Roskilde Festival 2024

[festivalguy97]

I guess we are getting some names early next week

[UnBiloTitled]

Some new names should definitely be around the corner.
I keep my fingers crossed that there are some good artists this time.
It should be the last names before the poster reveal sometime this spring. it's usually in april right?

[FrogLobster]

Could see Kings Of Leon being added as a headliner on Saturday; they are about next summer.

Their last 5 or so albums are utterly forgettable but they had some amazing early songs on those first few albums. Haven't seen them since about 2009 so not sure what their current sets are like.

[festivalguy97]

16 hours ago, UnBiloTitled said:

Some new names should definitely be around the corner.
I keep my fingers crossed that there are some good artists this time.
It should be the last names before the poster reveal sometime this spring. it's usually in april right?

As I've read in other forums, artist like 21 Savage and Maneskin are probably the biggest names we are getting next week. Cannot see anyone else getting added at this point for headliners. Smaller names are harder to predict, but I can see Michael Kiwanuka, Air, L´imperatrice and others. 

[festivalguy97]

In case you missed it, Friday is officially sold out 

[stereodista]

On 2/23/2024 at 12:27 PM, festivalguy97 said:

As I've read in other forums, artist like 21 Savage and Maneskin are probably the biggest names we are getting next week. Cannot see anyone else getting added at this point for headliners. Smaller names are harder to predict, but I can see Michael Kiwanuka, Air, L´imperatrice and others. 

I don’t know when it will be announced, but there is a much bigger name than either of those on the way. 

[festivalguy97]

14 minutes ago, stereodista said:

I don’t know when it will be announced, but there is a much bigger name than either of those on the way. 

It´s SZA, they just announced her!

[FrogLobster]

SZA headlining the Saturday.

Also added:

Tems (NG)
Tyla (ZA)

Bad Gyal (ES)
Ida Laurberg (DK)
Jessie Ware (UK)
Kim Gordon (US)

47Soul (PS)
Les Amazones d'Afrique (ML)
Angel Du$t (US)
Gel (US)
HAEPAARY (KR)
HHY & The Kampala Unit (UG)
The Last Dinner Party (UK)
Lorenzo Senni (IT)
Lovebites (JP)
LSDXOXO (US)
Majur (BR)
ML Buch (DK)
Myrkur (DK)
Nick Shoulders (US)
Sofia Kourtesis (PE)
Titi Bakorta (CD)

SZA, Myrkur, Kim Gordon, Angel Dust and Gel are great additions for me! 😁

Edited February 29 by FrogLobster

[UnBiloTitled]

The Last Dinner Party is the number one must see for me at the moment. Fantastic band.
I lived on the hope that they would be booked, and luckily they did!

[FrogLobster]

Full Lineup announced:

[FrogLobster]

Overall, im content for my tastes.

Some acts I haven't seen before but have been wanting to see for a while (Heilung, Better Lovers, Skrillex, Myrkur), a bunch that have seen before and will reliably put on amazing shows (Foos, Jane's Addiction, PJ Harvey, The Armed, Frank Carter, Kvelertak, While She Sleeps) and some im curious to check out (Doja Cat, Khrungabin, Gel, Belle and Sebastian, Kim Gordon, Julie Christmas, Lankum etc). I usually don't like the rush of sprinting between stages at fests so have breathing room to check out the smaller stages and more niche acts. 🙂

Its clear they have struggled with larger-name headliners; Foos being the only main heavy-hitter. Thursday top slots look like a scrambling mess, Doja is definetly weaker/risky booking and no idea of SZA's size in Denmark as AFAIK she has never played here before. Surprised they didn't draft in a large Danish pop name (Lukas Graham, MO, Jada, Minds of 99) for one of the Orange headliner positions.

I do understand why people are saying its massively weaker than previous years; because overall it is. Especially if you go back 5 or 6 years and compare it to 2019 and 2018 lineups.

 

Edited April 9 by FrogLobster

[frankburns]

Timetable:

https://www.roskilde-festival.dk/en/lineup/schedule

[UnBiloTitled]

All in all, I have extremely mixed feelings about this lineup. It's weak, yes, but also quite okay, quite strong, in its own way? 
But considering what it could have been, with the acts playing at festivals around the same dates as Roskilde.
I have to say that, as usual nowadays (unfortunately), I'm disappointed with the lineup. 
But, I'm not there for the music anymore. It's been many many years since Roskilde's lineup appealed to me in that way.

That said, I'm really looking forward to the highlight of the year. Let the countdown begin! 

 

[FrogLobster]

Lucked out on the set times and no clashes between the main acts I want to see! Currently got this running order (with enough gaps to check out some other stuff on smaller stages):

Weds: Better Lovers > Frank Carter & Rattlesnakes > Doja Cat > Heilung
Thurs: While She Sleeps > Belle & Sebastian > Gel > Khruangbin > Last Dinner Party > Skrillex > Brutalismus 3000
Fri: Aurora > Kim Gordon > Kali Uchis > Foo Fighters > Julie Christmas > Kvelertak
Sat: Lankum > PJ Harvey > Jane's Addiction > Myrkur > The Armed

Edited May 11 by FrogLobster

[adequate8]

Looks like a wet one? Going tomorrow and Fri

[FrogLobster]

16 hours ago, adequate8 said:

Looks like a wet one? Going tomorrow and Fri

Started raining just as Doja Cat was finishing; but wasn't that heavy.

 

Rain predicted for Friday and Saturday; fully expect the trains leaving the festival site on Saturday will be rammed. 😅

Edited July 4 by FrogLobster

[FrogLobster]

In my attendance of 60+ festivals all across Europe, I think Ice Spice might have been the worst musician I have seen on a festival stage.

Edited July 5 by FrogLobster

[FrogLobster]

Ok, I take it back. This 'Sexy Red' set makes the Ice Spice one look like Bjork. And she is subbing FOO FIGHTERS.

Edited July 5 by FrogLobster

[jonathansoegaard]

On 7/5/2024 at 6:36 PM, FrogLobster said:

Ok, I take it back. This 'Sexy Red' set makes the Ice Spice one look like Bjork. And she is subbing FOO FIGHTERS.

Haha these last two comments are legendary 😅

 

As a smart human being I chose other concerts. 

In general I was very skeptical by the Roskilde program, but in the end I actually saw some great concerts. I would say though that:

I was not surprised by some concerts not performing on Orange. What were they thinking? I'm not only talking Sexyredd/Ice Spice. PJ Harvey was oddly placed there as well (this concert I saw). 

 

Watching Jane's Addiction the last day made one thing very clear to me: I miss more artists that are crazy skilled on their instruments - or bring a band that can give this feel. I was blown away at how well they played and sounded together - wish my body had more energy at this point.