Headliners 2023

[jonday81]

1 hour ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

I think we can all agree a foo fighters secret set on the park could be dangerous so I propose they invent a new type of set, namely 'a surprise set' and they occur on the other stage or pyramid stage.

Like a secret set they don't say who it is but it affords them the luxury of getting a massive band and it not potentially being dangerous as they are on an adequately big stage.

Maybe this will make it a little less special for those in attendance but it makes it easier to handle the Blur, Foo fighters and U2 crowds they will have this year if they were on the JP/Park 

Such a good shout. Means everyone gets the chance to see the set too!

[CaledonianGonzo]

Guns & Roses are still Lock of the Week afaic

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, jonday81 said:

Such a good shout. Means everyone gets the chance to see the set too!

Everyone also gets a chance to see it if it's on in The Park or in the John Peel Tent.

[Neil]

8 minutes ago, eddie_corrigan said:

Not sure U2 will play with a replacement drummer but stranger things have happened. 

Larry Mullen Jr. says he may not drum with U2 if the band tours in 2023 (nme.com)

more inclined to beleive the Foos will turn up somewhere

they'll need to break-in a new drummer with some shows.

[gfa]

11 minutes ago, a6l6e6x said:

We really need some news, seems like everyone is going insane

I don't think we'll even hear anything until March 

Typical day on efestivals.co.uk

[jonday81]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Everyone also gets a chance to see it if it's on in The Park or in the John Peel Tent.

Not if they close the field.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Just now, jonday81 said:

Not if they close the field.

So people with their hearts set on it have to get there a bit earlier.

[BenG92]

No matter what madness you may read here, take comfort in knowing it's nothing near as bad as socials for Download before and after the announcement

"Metallica wouldn't play 2 nights, that's a waste of a slot"

"BMTH can't headline, not big enough and they're shit"

"<band that headlined recently> should sub/play a lower stage"

"Where's SOAD?" (singer literally does not want to tour and is doing vegas for a payday)

"Where's Maiden?" (band that played 2022)

"Where's Ozzy?" (man that can barely stand up)

[DeanoL]

Thing is, there's going to be four headliner-sized acts booked (plus legend). There have been for the past few. One act will be booked for a secret set but with the option of stepping in as headliners if anything happens. The festival had a few close calls in the past losing acts last minute and I've convinced after the mess in 2015 they've taken to having an act on site that can step-in. This will generally be an act that they have a good relationship with for obvious reason. Foos fit this (so do Pulp to be fair).

Secondly you have the fact that while the festival may know who they want playing, things might not be all signed sealed and delivered. It's possible GnR have got awkward and they're courting other bands, either legitimately or as a negotiating tactic.

(And I do think Bono doing his solo thing as legend does actually work as a possibility)

[Jose Pose]

4 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

No matter what madness you may read here, take comfort in knowing it's nothing near as bad as socials for Download before and after the announcement

"Metallica wouldn't play 2 nights, that's a waste of a slot"

"BMTH can't headline, not big enough and they're shit"

"<band that headlined recently> should sub/play a lower stage"

"Where's SOAD?" (singer literally does not want to tour and is doing vegas for a payday)

"Where's Maiden?" (band that played 2022)

"Where's Ozzy?" (man that can barely stand up)

Oh I’ve still definitely read far worse on here.

[Jose Pose]

1 minute ago, DeanoL said:

Thing is, there's going to be four headliner-sized acts booked (plus legend). There have been for the past few. One act will be booked for a secret set but with the option of stepping in as headliners if anything happens. The festival had a few close calls in the past losing acts last minute and I've convinced after the mess in 2015 they've taken to having an act on site that can step-in. This will generally be an act that they have a good relationship with for obvious reason. Foos fit this (so do Pulp to be fair).

Secondly you have the fact that while the festival may know who they want playing, things might not be all signed sealed and delivered. It's possible GnR have got awkward and they're courting other bands, either legitimately or as a negotiating tactic.

(And I do think Bono doing his solo thing as legend does actually work as a possibility)

I don’t recall them ever having a close call to the point they literally need a standby on site.

They’ve had incidents like any festival has most years, but always in plenty of time to sort an adequate replacement.

[clarkete]

2 minutes ago, Jose Pose said:

Oh I’ve still definitely read far worse on here.

Think you meant to say written 😜

[DeanoL]

1 hour ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

no because they announce who the opening act is, their name is on the schedule. 

It's not consistent and they can do what they want. For a couple of years the Friday Other opener was a secret set. Libertines played as a TBA in 2015. There's nothing to stop them making the Pyramid opener a secret set - it's quite a cool idea actually as the festival has generally lacked that sort of defined opening moment with how people arrive days early and there's stuff going on before the festival "proper" kicks off on Friday morning.

[DeanoL]

2 minutes ago, Jose Pose said:

I don’t recall them ever having a close call to the point they literally need a standby on site.

They’ve had incidents like any festival has most years, but always in plenty of time to sort an adequate replacement.

2015

[maelzoid]

I have little excitement over Foos headlining again so soon. But an hour of them tearing through the hits with no solos and long intros at 3pm on the pyramid - that, I'd be all over.

[maelzoid]

30 minutes ago, eddie_corrigan said:

Not sure U2 will play with a replacement drummer but stranger things have happened. 

Larry Mullen Jr. says he may not drum with U2 if the band tours in 2023 (nme.com)

more inclined to beleive the Foos will turn up somewhere

Yes, they once played with a replacement bassist because Adam was too hungover to perform.

[Jose Pose]

3 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

2015

What Dave Grohl breaking his leg?

Pretty sure that didn’t happen at the festival and didn’t necessitate a standby headliner act to be at the festival.

It was resolved by a simple bump up for an act that had already been booked months or years previously.

 

 

[wro_lap]

Right, I've just read through the last few pages and can't decipher: where has the U2 info actually come from?

[Florian Saucer Attack]

6 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

It's not consistent and they can do what they want. For a couple of years the Friday Other opener was a secret set. Libertines played as a TBA in 2015. There's nothing to stop them making the Pyramid opener a secret set - it's quite a cool idea actually as the festival has generally lacked that sort of defined opening moment with how people arrive days early and there's stuff going on before the festival "proper" kicks off on Friday morning.

oh I didn't know that

[CaledonianGonzo]

5 minutes ago, wro_lap said:

Right, I've just read through the last few pages and can't decipher: where has the U2 info actually come from?

A dude with a v short posting history.

[clarkete]

11 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

It's not consistent and they can do what they want. For a couple of years the Friday Other opener was a secret set. Libertines played as a TBA in 2015. There's nothing to stop them making the Pyramid opener a secret set - it's quite a cool idea actually as the festival has generally lacked that sort of defined opening moment with how people arrive days early and there's stuff going on before the festival "proper" kicks off on Friday morning.

I was there, it went down well and compared to these days there were certainly folks on site who didn't know - I had a couple of friends on site who were jealous they missed it, which made it better obviously. 

[kalifire]

43 minutes ago, Neil said:

that was an error will correct it.

Presumably you’ll correct Arctic Monkeys as well then, given the info came from the same source? 

[MEGABOWL]

5 minutes ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

oh I didn't know that

It was. The palpable groan when the ‘Beady Eye’ backdrop was unveiled in 2013 was hilarious.

[CaledonianGonzo]

12 minutes ago, DeanoL said:

It's not consistent and they can do what they want. For a couple of years the Friday Other opener was a secret set. Libertines played as a TBA in 2015. There's nothing to stop them making the Pyramid opener a secret set - it's quite a cool idea actually as the festival has generally lacked that sort of defined opening moment with how people arrive days early and there's stuff going on before the festival "proper" kicks off on Friday morning.

A lot of people were hoping for something like that last year as a welcome back after two cancelled festivals.

In the end they went with Ziggy Marley, so adjust your expectations accordingly.

[Neil]

Just now, CaledonianGonzo said:

A lot of people were hoping for something like that last year as a welcome back after two cancelled festivals.

In the end they went with Ziggy Marley, so adjust your expectations accordingly.

ziggy was great, enjoyed him loads. was superb to be back in a field watching live music again, it made me cry.