2025 Headliners

[fraybentos1]

18 minutes ago, Oll678 said:

Yeah interesting that Chappel isn’t listed as a UK exclusive anywhere, doesn’t sound like there’s a spot for her at BST so hoping she’s at Glasto. She epitomises the festival for me, feel like she’d be perfect for it! 

Sunday before Olivia it looks very likely now 

[Chip Batch]

41 minutes ago, Someoni said:

So does this have any bearing on  things do we think?

Four acts on there I'd watch. 

[charlierc]

12 minutes ago, incident said:

 

Indeed, especially since R+L started pretending that they had 2 headliners per day.

 

Lewis Capaldi was one example, quite recently, although I think he ended up pulling out of R+L

Yeah that was when Lewis was a second stage head before The Killers during the dual main stage experiment that has since been canned.

 

Looks too like they've canned the 6 headliners idea. Hozier & Chappell Roan appear to be co-heads but BMTH & Travis Scott seem to be standalone bill-toppers.

[giantkatestacks]

The 21 year old says a) that would have cost them a fortune and b) would want to go for travis, trippie and virji if it wasnt an arena style 15 years old hellfest.

Edited December 5, 2024 by giantkatestacks

[charlierc]

45 minutes ago, Jamm said:

Do they necessarily have to do any UK dates next year though? They could just do a few fleeting dates across the summer in Europe and that be it. They did R&L 2017, but they’re a bit more limited in headliner choice and it could get me there on a day ticket. Mind you R&L day tickets are extortionate these days.

Well it's a moot point now given the Reading and Leeds line-up is out with no Muse on it.

 

I am aware that the possibility is there - the 2024 tour schedule is literally just two Middle East concerts. But feels like in theory at least the machine would be more active than just the 3 European shows announced so far (although a Brazil date was being rumoured on their Reddit) and if they are going to be in the area, why not throw in a show in the UK?

 

Guess we'll find out though. Like you say, not an obligation.

[Sorcha17]

"Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive."

From the NME article - very odd wording there on the exclusivity.

[hjwright]

Sammy Virji sub-headlining is huge for him. Fair play.

[jonnytee1]

1 hour ago, nikkic said:

That is shocking 

Bad innit 😂😂

[charlierc]

6 minutes ago, Sorcha17 said:

"Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive."

From the NME article - very odd wording there on the exclusivity.

So we think that potentially means a show in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the week before R&L?

[fraybentos1]

Sunday run of Rod Stewart> Nile Rogers> Chappell> O Rod will be superb 

[fraybentos1]

2 minutes ago, charlierc said:

So we think that potentially means a show in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the week before R&L?

I think it means playing another english festival but not headlining (glasto)

 

People might cry for me mentioning rumours from the discord again but been said for a couple weeks there that she is subing O Rod on the sunday. This is now way more likely.

[sedra]

10 hours ago, Meerkat said:

Don't know much about Neil Young so have decided to give him a listen. Just listened to the After the Gold Rush album and I like it!

 

Any recommendations on where to go next?

Harvest

[Euphoricape]

1 hour ago, Someoni said:

So does this have any bearing on  things do we think?

Get The Chats on the farm 🚜 😎

[FloopFiller]

21 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

I think it means playing another english festival but not headlining (glasto)

 

People might cry for me mentioning rumours from the discord again but been said for a couple weeks there that she is subing O Rod on the sunday. This is now way more likely.

Yeah we got a few bits that she was subbing ORod but all kind of doubted it because we also had info she was headlining Reading/Leeds and assumed she’d be a UK exclusive or something. She isn’t, and there aren’t many other places she could realistically pop up in a non-headlining position, so that looks very good for Glastonbury (and a massive booking for them too given her trajectory). 

[fraybentos1]

16 minutes ago, FloopFiller said:

and there aren’t many other places she could realistically pop up in a non-headlining position,

I think there’s now zero apart from Glastonbury 

[CaledonianGonzo]

If they get Chappell, Chaka, Smokey and Duran Duran on the Pyramid in non top line slots that's some serious heat.

[fraybentos1]

25 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

If they get Chappell, Chaka, Smokey and Duran Duran on the Pyramid in non top line slots that's some serious heat.

Paramore too 

[archiegow]

Really was tempted to put BMTH on my newest lineup prediction as Other headliner but looks like they’re an R&L exclusive which makes Loyle/Charli/The Prodigy much more secure. Wonder if they could be in headliner contention after the fallow?

[Han Ford]

5 minutes ago, archiegow said:

Really was tempted to put BMTH on my newest lineup prediction as Other headliner but looks like they’re an R&L exclusive which makes Loyle/Charli/The Prodigy much more secure. Wonder if they could be in headliner contention after the fallow?

I'd love to see BMTH headline glasto but it feels like they're currently missing some 'big' commercial songs that a lot of the audience would know. And I say that as a massive BMTH fan.

 

Then again they're a British band that's worked their way up festival line-ups relentlessly, if their commercial peak gets any higher than it is right now, then I'd say they absolutely do deserve to headline the pyramid.

[Suprefan]

1 hour ago, fraybentos1 said:

Sunday run of Rod Stewart> Nile Rogers> Chappell> O Rod will be superb 

 

so how did we get to Olivia on Sunday when that means 3 nights in a row for herself now.

[FKA SOSOTWS]

47 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

If they get Chappell, Chaka, Smokey and Duran Duran on the Pyramid in non top line slots that's some serious heat.

But if Chappell is on Sunday, would Duran Duran play on a different day than Nile Rodgers?

[Jamm]

11 minutes ago, FKA SOSOTWS said:

But if Chappell is on Sunday, would Duran Duran play on a different day than Nile Rodgers?

I think Duran Duran was always just hopeful because of the date(s?) with Nile.

[fullfathom5]

31 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

 

so how did we get to Olivia on Sunday when that means 3 nights in a row for herself now.

This is what confuses me, I know some have said she’s Sunday, but it seems to me Saturday is better suited. I dunno???

[Andre91]

2 hours ago, hjwright said:

Sammy Virji sub-headlining is huge for him. Fair play.

He won’t be subbing. He’ll be headlining the very cool Chevron Stage. 

[Suprefan]

28 minutes ago, fullfathom5 said:

This is what confuses me, I know some have said she’s Sunday, but it seems to me Saturday is better suited. I dunno???

 

Like how did it go from Neil Young and senior Sunday to Olivia and Chappell crashing the olds party. So its gonna be the Powerpop Girls, Olivia and The 1975 as the most anti Taylor lineup you could think of lol.