2024 headline speculation

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3 minutes ago, Unknownetroer said:

I've been almost completely wrong for three years straight now, but I bet the headliners will be at least one of these: Phoenix, MGMT, Big Thief (or maybe Angelina Lenker on the garden stage), Alvvays, The Smile, idles, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, and the Nation of Language headlining the Big Top. Given my track record though it might be better to just rule these ones out instead.

MGMT arent touring and I doubt Adrianne (Angelina?) would be doing double duty personally, I'm expecting Big Thief though. Not expecting Anohni anywhere either.

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17 minutes ago, Memory Man said:

Out of those i would only see SK but realise these are appropriate acts for eotr. Also seriously doubt phoenix.

think Phoenix are more GM, but there's certainly a more than 0 chance of them EOTR given they're in the area

[lessthanwill1]

The Tubs, Superchunk and Deeper all added to Canela Party.  They all seem quite likely for EOTR or Green Man.

It seems that Moseley Folk Festival is also announcing on Wednesday.  I think they sometimes share a headliner with EOTR right?  Maybe The Decemberists are doing both. 

Edited February 5 by lessthanwill1

[bobbyperu]

my final guesses although could also see Big Thief (or AL) headline. Maybe Alex G too as his US dates all finish before EOTR. Baxter Dury maybe 

 

there will be one headliner which for good or bad comes out of absolutely nowhere though. 
 

either way there will be lots of acts on the announcement who at this moment in time I don’t even know exist who by the time of the festival will be must sees!

 

going to be a long 2 days waiting.

 

Woods 

Decemberists 

Sleater Kinney

Alvvays

Lankum

 

Garden 

Mdou Moctar 

Camera Obscura 

Richard Hawley

 

Big Top

Nation Of Language 

Sophie Koutersis

Yves Tumor

[Lester_Freamon]

3 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said:

It seems that Moseley Folk Festival is also announcing on Wednesday.  I think they sometimes share a headliner with EOTR right? 

I think that's likely. Moseley made their first announcement for 2023 the previous December , so they're much later than usual. Announcing the same day as EOTR seems more than coincidental.

[shoebox]

14 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Superchunk

I know for a fact that someone on the team (he has to listen to all the "apply to play" acts and decide on them) is a massive fan and has been hoping for them to play for years. I'm praying he's finally got his way!

[Stillill42]

1 hour ago, shoebox said:

Love how some in here appear to be writing off the line-up before it's even announced.

If it is anything like last year I will have a stacked "must see" list with clashes all over the place. Bring it on!

 

You guys are a hoot. Last year was my first and it blew me away. You're a shower of lucky bastards and you should remind yourselves of that fact every morning with your porridge. 

[SweepingTheNation]

1 hour ago, Unknownetroer said:

I've been almost completely wrong for three years straight now, but I bet the headliners will be at least one of these: Phoenix, MGMT, Big Thief (or maybe Angelina Lenker on the garden stage), Alvvays, The Smile, idles, ANOHNI and the Johnsons, and the Nation of Language headlining the Big Top. Given my track record though it might be better to just rule these ones out instead.

MGMT say they aren't touring this album, ANONHI doesn't seem to be playing anywhere and Alvvays have a US date on the 31st.

[RedRockRick]

2 hours ago, Memory Man said:

Agreed re last years headliners, awful stuff and they can hardly do worse but it doesnt seem as though this year will be significantly better either so heres to another strong undercard

They sort of can: I refer you to the Black Deer line-up announcement, and rest my case.

[xxialac]

Not against having them on the bill but Adrianne Lenker, Alex G and Baxter Dury would all be extremely disappointing as headliners and stepdown in size of what went before.

[bobbyperu]

5 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Not against having them on the bill but Adrianne Lenker, Alex G and Baxter Dury would all be extremely disappointing as headliners and stepdown in size of what went before.

I’d imagine AL or BD more as Garden Stage headliners 

Feel like Alex G will make the step up to that level with his next record. 

[zahidf]

8 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Not against having them on the bill but Adrianne Lenker, Alex G and Baxter Dury would all be extremely disappointing as headliners and stepdown in size of what went before.

Baxter wouldnt headline, and if Adrianne is playing, would be in Big Thief surely

[lessthanwill1]

Okay how about…

Big Thief | Lankum | Slowdive | Sleater Kinney

Baxter Dury | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Squid | Mdou Moctar | The Decemberists | Nation of Language | Two Shell | Fat White Family | Sea Power | Protomartyr 

James Holden, Bill Ryder Jones, The Lemon Twigs, Allo Darlin’, deathcrash, Moor Mother, Flamingods, Nala Sinephro, Superchunk, English Teacher, Anais Mitchell, Lonnie Holley, Sofia Kourtesis, Curtis Harding, Zola Jesus, Sheer Mag, Lost Girls, Omni, Kali Malone, Show Me The Body, The Tubs, Backxwash, Mary Lattimore, Bess Atwell, MC Yallah, Fat Dog, Mary Halvorson, Mui Zyu, The Bug Club, Tara Clerkin Trio, William Doyle, Blue Lake, Lilo, Dos Monos, Astrid Sonne, Thus Love, Mary In The Junkyard, University, White Flowers, Butch Kassidy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, THE NONE, Pencil, The Itch. 

Edited February 5 by lessthanwill1

[Kempleton]

14 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Okay how about…

Big Thief | Lankum | Slowdive | Sleater Kinney

Baxter Dury | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Squid | Mdou Moctar | The Decemberists | Nation of Language | Two Shell | Fat White Family | Sea Power | Protomartyr 

James Holden, Bill Ryder Jones, The Lemon Twigs, Allo Darlin’, deathcrash, Moor Mother, Flamingods, Nala Sinephro, Superchunk, English Teacher, Anais Mitchell, Lonnie Holley, Sofia Kourtesis, Curtis Harding, Zola Jesus, Sheer Mag, Lost Girls, Omni, Kali Malone, Show Me The Body, The Tubs, Backxwash, Mary Lattimore, Bess Atwell, MC Yallah, Fat Dog, Mary Halvorson, Mui Zyu, The Bug Club, Tara Clerkin Trio, William Doyle, Blue Lake, Lilo, Dos Monos, Astrid Sonne, Thus Love, Mary In The Junkyard, University, White Flowers, Butch Kassidy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, THE NONE, Pencil, The Itch. 

I like some of them, I don’t like some of them, and I’ve never heard of some of them. In other words, a classic EOTR lineup.

If this is your final offer, I’m tempted to accept (despite the lack of Phoenix).

[SweepingTheNation]

49 minutes ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Okay how about…

Big Thief | Lankum | Slowdive | Sleater Kinney

Baxter Dury | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Squid | Mdou Moctar | The Decemberists | Nation of Language | Two Shell | Fat White Family | Sea Power | Protomartyr 

James Holden, Bill Ryder Jones, The Lemon Twigs, Allo Darlin’, deathcrash, Moor Mother, Flamingods, Nala Sinephro, Superchunk, English Teacher, Anais Mitchell, Lonnie Holley, Sofia Kourtesis, Curtis Harding, Zola Jesus, Sheer Mag, Lost Girls, Omni, Kali Malone, Show Me The Body, The Tubs, Backxwash, Mary Lattimore, Bess Atwell, MC Yallah, Fat Dog, Mary Halvorson, Mui Zyu, The Bug Club, Tara Clerkin Trio, William Doyle, Blue Lake, Lilo, Dos Monos, Astrid Sonne, Thus Love, Mary In The Junkyard, University, White Flowers, Butch Kassidy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, THE NONE, Pencil, The Itch. 

Don't think this is too far from what I'd think, with some caveats: the Decemberists are absolutely headlining if they're listed as main support at All Points East ahead of more obvious pulls Phoenix and Gossip; GY!BE are not coming over a month early for one festival date (and would probably headline if they did), and surely Fat Dog aren't playing three years in a row.

 

FWIW, I think...

Woods headliners: Big Thief, Sleater-Kinney, Decemberists, Lankum

Woods subs: Lemon Twigs, Squid, Nadine Shah

Garden headliners: Baxter Dury, Mdou Moctar, Ibibio Sound Machine*

Big Top late night headliners: Viagra Boys, James Holden (followed by Helena Hauff DJ set), Bob Vylan

 

( * Unsure about these, and as pointed out since Ibibio aren't big enough anyway, their upcoming London date is at Koko which is well below last year's Garden headliners' level)

Edited February 5 by SweepingTheNation

[ddsouza1]

It can't just be me that feels Lankum would be a crap headliner?

Is there a particular reason why people stopped thinking Yo La Tengo would be playing again?

[SweepingTheNation]

3 minutes ago, ddsouza1 said:

Is there a particular reason why people stopped thinking Yo La Tengo would be playing again?

Five times, at least three as headliner, seems a lot. Apparently they're doing a covers set at Primavera a la Ciutat, which might make them worth a semi-novelty revisit.

[RustySpanner]

17 minutes ago, ddsouza1 said:

It can't just be me that feels Lankum would be a crap headliner?

Is there a particular reason why people stopped thinking Yo La Tengo would be playing again?

Not just you. I don't think they would suit the Woods stage at all. Maybe we'll see a Bill Callahan type situation - listed as a headliner but play the Garden stage.

[SweepingTheNation]

4 minutes ago, RustySpanner said:

Not just you. I don't think they would suit the Woods stage at all. Maybe we'll see a Bill Callahan type situation - listed as a headliner but play the Garden stage.

I would say that they came across huge and enveloping on the Green Man Mountain stage last year, which is much bigger and more open than the Woods area - and also their one previous EOTR set was on Woods. We may understandably love Garden but if you're making a point of elevating someone to headline status you have to put them on the biggest stage.

Has it been mentioned that Moseley Folk Festival the same weekend is also announcing on Wednesday? Might be misleading but it sounds co-ordinated on some major artist's part.

[Hurray4theWhiffWhaff]

4 hours ago, Lester_Freamon said:

I think that's likely. Moseley made their first announcement for 2023 the previous December , so they're much later than usual. Announcing the same day as EOTR seems more than coincidental.

Last year the crossover with Moseley Folk was Wilco, Wallopers & Angeline Morrison

Bands that could make sense on both line-ups could be:

Lankum

Mdou Moctar

Eliza Carthy

Bonny Doon

Richard Hawley

Big Thief

BC CAMPLIGHT 

Bill Ryder Jones

Decemberists

Camera Obscura

[wolfamongwolves]

3 hours ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Okay how about…

Big Thief | Lankum | Slowdive | Sleater Kinney

Baxter Dury | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Squid | Mdou Moctar | The Decemberists | Nation of Language | Two Shell | Fat White Family | Sea Power | Protomartyr 

James Holden, Bill Ryder Jones, The Lemon Twigs, Allo Darlin’, deathcrash, Moor Mother, Flamingods, Nala Sinephro, Superchunk, English Teacher, Anais Mitchell, Lonnie Holley, Sofia Kourtesis, Curtis Harding, Zola Jesus, Sheer Mag, Lost Girls, Omni, Kali Malone, Show Me The Body, The Tubs, Backxwash, Mary Lattimore, Bess Atwell, MC Yallah, Fat Dog, Mary Halvorson, Mui Zyu, The Bug Club, Tara Clerkin Trio, William Doyle, Blue Lake, Lilo, Dos Monos, Astrid Sonne, Thus Love, Mary In The Junkyard, University, White Flowers, Butch Kassidy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, THE NONE, Pencil, The Itch. 

Yes please

Godspeed You! Black Emperor  , kali Malone,  flamingods, Backxwash,  Moor Mother, Nalo Sinephro, 

[wolfamongwolves]

Lankum for the Garden stage 

[xxialac]

26 minutes ago, wolfamongwolves said:

Lankum for the Garden stage 

All the good bands for the Garden stage.

[Hooskerdoo]

6 hours ago, SweepingTheNation said:

Thinking the standard wording of the date announcement is an admission of failure in and of itself sounds like "damned if they do, damned if they don't" to me.

No, just making an observation. Would expect to see words like "exciting" (which I just noticed was on their Instagram last week). Festivals usually big up their announcements to create anticipation, that's all. Not writing anything off.

[Hooskerdoo]

4 hours ago, lessthanwill1 said:

Okay how about…

Big Thief | Lankum | Slowdive | Sleater Kinney

Baxter Dury | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Squid | Mdou Moctar | The Decemberists | Nation of Language | Two Shell | Fat White Family | Sea Power | Protomartyr 

James Holden, Bill Ryder Jones, The Lemon Twigs, Allo Darlin’, deathcrash, Moor Mother, Flamingods, Nala Sinephro, Superchunk, English Teacher, Anais Mitchell, Lonnie Holley, Sofia Kourtesis, Curtis Harding, Zola Jesus, Sheer Mag, Lost Girls, Omni, Kali Malone, Show Me The Body, The Tubs, Backxwash, Mary Lattimore, Bess Atwell, MC Yallah, Fat Dog, Mary Halvorson, Mui Zyu, The Bug Club, Tara Clerkin Trio, William Doyle, Blue Lake, Lilo, Dos Monos, Astrid Sonne, Thus Love, Mary In The Junkyard, University, White Flowers, Butch Kassidy, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, THE NONE, Pencil, The Itch. 

I would take this in a heartbeat.