Headliners 2023

[JonSnow]

Jumping onto the thread this afternoon like

Edited January 7, 2023 by JonSnow

[DeanoL]

Your farewell tour doesn't last this long and get constantly extended if the show is rubbish. Nor do tickets sell at £150+ for those shows.

A name like Elton could certainly still keep going on name recognition alone while putting out a mediocre show, but not for this long, at those prices, in those size venues.

[jonday81]

21 hours ago, chazwwe said:

Fred Again going up against GnR would sort me out completely. But 'big artist' could mean Elton. 

I'll keep saying this, if I can end my evenings with Prodigy/Fred Again and then Pulp > Elton, it would be an all time. 

That would be my perfect outcome!!

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, nikkic said:

GNR question…..

Have they always had a bad live rep, or is it that they’re now “past it”? 

They were superb every time I saw them (the last time was 1993).

[incident]

2 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Perhaps Coachella is more your vibe?

Ah come on now, no need to go below the belt.

[whitehorses]

If the recent headliners were organised slightly differently; E.g. 2022 had been Billie, Arctics, Macca and 2023 Kendrick, GNR, Elton then most of these arguments dissolve. 

Edited January 7, 2023 by whitehorses

[Florian Saucer Attack]

50 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

Your farewell tour doesn't last this long and get constantly extended if the show is rubbish. Nor do tickets sell at £150+ for those shows.

A name like Elton could certainly still keep going on name recognition alone while putting out a mediocre show, but not for this long, at those prices, in those size venues.

Yeah there is a reason the Ian Brown karaoke tour didn't last 4 years

[Zoo Music Girl]

2 hours ago, Hugh Jass II said:

Elton doesn’t have a bad live reputation anyway, folk who have seen him say he’s great. As CalGon says it’s just the Dill Danding stuff people use as a stick to beat him with.

I don't have any experience of seeing him live and in all honesty I'll probably see him at the farm, but haven't people also said that Disney live performance is bad? I don't have Disney so haven't seen it.

[Hugh Jass II]

21 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I don't have any experience of seeing him live and in all honesty I'll probably see him at the farm, but haven't people also said that Disney live performance is bad? I don't have Disney so haven't seen it.

Haven’t watched the Disney thing so can’t comment.

I am seeing him at the O2 in April so will report back.

[gigpusher]

21 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I don't have any experience of seeing him live and in all honesty I'll probably see him at the farm, but haven't people also said that Disney live performance is bad? I don't have Disney so haven't seen it.

I only count the opinion of people who have actually seen someone live. A recording of a concert can not come across well even when people there have enjoyed it tremendously. 

[Crazyfool01]

23 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I don't have any experience of seeing him live and in all honesty I'll probably see him at the farm, but haven't people also said that Disney live performance is bad? I don't have Disney so haven't seen it.

Setlist is pretty much all songs I know and I’m more of a casual listener to music than most on here … I think it’ll be my most known headliner ever it’s gonna be an absolute blast with everyone singing along … 

[Alex DeLarge]

Reading this thread after being away for a while makes me think Elton is right.

Saturday nights alright for fighting...

[Gnomicide]

The Disney+ thing is pretty poor but the crowd seem to be having a great time, which is how it should ultimately be judged.

[sisco]

1 hour ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I don't have any experience of seeing him live and in all honesty I'll probably see him at the farm, but haven't people also said that Disney live performance is bad? I don't have Disney so haven't seen it.

Oddly I thought the Disney + thing was fine And I know being in that crowd, with the atmosphere…. It’ll be amazing 

[TGCarr]

So are the subs 

capaldi/lizzo/ 1975?

 

can’t see how 1975 ain’t at the festival in some capacity?

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

The Disney+ thing is pretty poor but the crowd seem to be having a great time, which is how it should ultimately be judged.

Reviews of the actual gigs look good:

https://www.spin.com/2022/11/elton-john-dodger-stadium-review/

https://consequence-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/consequence.net/2022/11/elton-john-dodger-stadium-farewell-concert-review/amp/?

https://variety-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/variety.com/2022/music/concert-reviews/elton-john-dodger-stadium-concert-review-tour-farewell-1235437264/amp/?

[clarkete]

1 minute ago, TGCarr said:

can’t see how 1975 ain’t at the festival in some capacity?

🤮

 

[TGCarr]

1 minute ago, clarkete said:

🤮

 

I ain’t the biggest fan either. 
But I just can’t see them not at the festival considering they’re touring Euro festivals and currently have Glasto weekend free

[FloorFiller]

7 minutes ago, TGCarr said:

I ain’t the biggest fan either. 
But I just can’t see them not at the festival considering they’re touring Euro festivals and currently have Glasto weekend free

They’re in an weird too big to sub/too small to headline position so outside of them doing a secret set, which is a very real possibility tbf,I can’t see where they’d fit in. 

[Skip997]

4 hours ago, MEGABOWL said:

That Stones one was funny. The difference in perception between people watching at home and those in the field felt huge. Maybe it wasn’t but reading the comments when I got home on the Monday was a real eye opener. I must have assumed everyone would enjoy it as much as the people around me in the field did. So naive.

I was in the field for about 15/20 minutes. They were poor, I left. Public Enemy were superb.

Lemmy once said the Stones are a great studio band, but a bad live act. Reckon he knows more than me.

[TGCarr]

9 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

They’re in an weird too big to sub/too small to headline position so outside of them doing a secret set, which is a very real possibility tbf,I can’t see where they’d fit in. 

Sub Elton? 
 

they are massive, but I think they’d appreciate subbing. But I’m leaning more secret set as well. Which would be utter chaos 

[sisco]

26 minutes ago, TGCarr said:

So are the subs 

capaldi/lizzo/ 1975?

 

can’t see how 1975 ain’t at the festival in some capacity?

If Neil’s info is correct then Lizzo and Capaldi are on the same day.

Doubtful The 1975 are subs either 

[Crazyfool01]

12 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

I was in the field for about 15/20 minutes. They were poor, I left. Public Enemy were superb.

Lemmy once said the Stones are a great studio band, but a bad live act. Reckon he knows more than me.

I had to leave site in an ambulance after spent the set sat down at back of field … nowt to do with the stones though !! 

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

I had to leave site in an ambulance after spent the set sat down at back of field … nowt to do with the stones though !! 

Did your hat short circuit?

[TGCarr]

20 minutes ago, sisco said:

If Neil’s info is correct then Lizzo and Capaldi are on the same day.

Doubtful The 1975 are subs either 

Hmmm that really is a stacked day.

 

i personally can’t see how they can’t sub if it’s below Elton