Real Estate last night in Leeds were solid, but felt they were upstaged by Far Caspian in support. Only a half-hour slot, but they just seemed to lock into something more direct and effective with their soundscapes.
Did it? They sold 25k tickets for Gunnersbury, 36k in total on the tour. That isn’t proven headliner numbers.
From a performance point of view they absolutely proved they can put on a headline worthy set. But I don’t think 36k tickets ‘proves’ they’re a headliner.
It’s a weak booking by any standard. Suspect when they bumped Korn up they probably thought they’d got Green Day & another stadium level headliner so it made more sense.