2025 Headliners

[UncleJunior]

6 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I really don't get the Paramore chat. Never played the festival before, seemingly not active next year in Europe as it stands,

Very reliable source elsewhere has all but confirmed them.

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, UncleJunior said:

Very reliable source elsewhere has all but confirmed them.

Afraid I missed that one. Who broke the info here?

[fraybentos1]

4 hours ago, kalifire said:

Nobody I’m aware of predicted Rod Stewart

There was info on Rod on the discord.

[NorthernSoul52]

Aye. Remember Rod being tipped there.

[nikkic]

2 hours ago, MichaelsBeard said:

Source on Discord said he’s lined up for BST 

We had this chatter last year, too.

 

Fingers crossed it comes off this time. 

[Stokesy10]

7 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

 

2022 was a game of 2 halves. 1st half was dull, 2nd half was fabulous. 

It certainly picked up, you're right, I felt it was much, much towards the end though. Really annoyed with my decision that night. Should have gone Little Simz.

[Stokesy10]

5 hours ago, kalifire said:

Friendly reminder for anyone just tuning in and seeing incredibly self-assured takes: absolutely nothing is locked in at this point. 
 

Fender, 1975, and O-Rod remain completely guesses with no substantive info behind any of them. Nobody I’m aware of predicted Rod Stewart, and yet some are harping on about the main three with absurd levels of unjustified confidence. 
 

All is still to play for. 

So you're saying Peter Kay is still on?

[Stokesy10]

4 hours ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

Stevie would be an amazing get. 

I cannot express how happy it would make me. I would cry at the announcement, cry on the day of the gig, and cry all through it. 

 

f**k.

[Stokesy10]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I'm aware that for a lot of people, the Wonder news will be - well, wonderful.

 

But must admit I'm a little melancholy on it. Do understand that if you can get an artist of his calibre, you clearly do. But quite liked the way it looked that the festival might blood an all-new trio of younger options.

Or just have a mixture.

[charlierc]

8 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I really don't get the Paramore chat. Never played the festival before, seemingly not active next year in Europe as it stands,

They do have a new album in the works according to an interview a few weeks ago and were apparently telling fans they met while supporting Taylor Swift that they were working on plans to come back to Europe in 2025.

[charlierc]

5 hours ago, kalifire said:

Friendly reminder for anyone just tuning in and seeing incredibly self-assured takes: absolutely nothing is locked in at this point. 
 

Fender, 1975, and O-Rod remain completely guesses with no substantive info behind any of them. Nobody I’m aware of predicted Rod Stewart, and yet some are harping on about the main three with absurd levels of unjustified confidence. 
 

All is still to play for. 

In fairness his name was building in momentum over the week or so before he was confirmed.

[NorthernSoul52]

3 minutes ago, charlierc said:

They do have a new album in the works according to an interview a few weeks ago and were apparently telling fans they met while supporting Taylor Swift that they were working on plans to come back to Europe in 2025.

Fair enough. We'll see how it turns out. I'd have just assumed there was a reason the festival hadn't got them before, and it possibly factored into cost or disinterest.

[charlierc]

2 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Fair enough. We'll see how it turns out. I'd have just assumed there was a reason the festival hadn't got them before, and it possibly factored into cost or disinterest.

I'd argue 2017 was a missed opportunity given they were in Europe for most of June/July that year, including for a UK theatre tour, but maybe they just weren't on one another's radar at that time.

[NorthernSoul52]

10 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I'd argue 2017 was a missed opportunity given they were in Europe for most of June/July that year, including for a UK theatre tour, but maybe they just weren't on one another's radar at that time.

Aye, that could well have been primo space.

 

But if they have got them over the line - and at less than what I assume the going rate to be - then fair play to them.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

34 minutes ago, charlierc said:

I'd argue 2017 was a missed opportunity given they were in Europe for most of June/July that year, including for a UK theatre tour, but maybe they just weren't on one another's radar at that time.

2024 too. Wouldn’t have killed them to take one night off the Eras tour, surely. But at least we got them eventually. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Technically it could have. We've no idea what the contracts looked like for that support gig. Logistics too, given they had shows all three days and had been advertised as such.