2025 R&L Festival

[andyrhodes24]

14 minutes ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

i wonder if central cee would be shitter this time around after 2023...

I was laughing all the way through his last Leeds set, it was like a parody complete with a posse on stage

[RandomEnglishPerson]

2 minutes ago, andyrhodes24 said:

I was laughing all the way through his last Leeds set, it was like a parody complete with a posse on stage

I remember being in the front pen from NBT until the Killers and out of curiosity watched him instead of KennyHoopla and Joey Valance and Brae, big mistake, never felt so disappointed in an act, no one was having fun, everyone was just stood there miserably singing his songs and the "moshpits" were dire, worst of all there's a video on YouTube of me trying to mosh in on of them and its unbelievably cringe

[nathanh]

2 hours ago, WhoOdyssey said:

 

This came from the same source that confirmed the IOW headliners to me btw, which I posted about in that forum.

Do you know if they are main headliners or is there a possibility we are still on 5/6 headliners and Cench is first on?

[WhoOdyssey]

3 minutes ago, nathanh said:

Do you know if they are main headliners or is there a possibility we are still on 5/6 headliners and Cench is first on?

Not sure unfortunately! I reckon they'll still have 6 and Central Cee will be on first, but that's just me guessing. 

[nathanh]

1 minute ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Not sure unfortunately! I reckon they'll still have 6 and Central Cee will be on first, but that's just me guessing. 

No problem. Was thinking the same, Central Cee being one of our 3 main headliners would be dire and just scream that Foos took all the money.

[gfa]

1 hour ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

I remember being in the front pen from NBT until the Killers and out of curiosity watched him instead of KennyHoopla and Joey Valance and Brae, big mistake, never felt so disappointed in an act, no one was having fun, everyone was just stood there miserably singing his songs and the "moshpits" were dire, worst of all there's a video on YouTube of me trying to mosh in on of them and its unbelievably cringe

a mosh pit to central cee is unbelievably cringe full stop to be fair.

[andyrhodes24]

1 hour ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

I remember being in the front pen from NBT until the Killers and out of curiosity watched him instead of KennyHoopla and Joey Valance and Brae, big mistake, never felt so disappointed in an act, no one was having fun, everyone was just stood there miserably singing his songs and the "moshpits" were dire, worst of all there's a video on YouTube of me trying to mosh in on of them and its unbelievably cringe

I’m finding there’s more and more acts at R&L where I’m stood there thinking wtf, he was possibly the standout example. The kids who pack into the front pit don’t even look like they enjoy it, just get in for the vibes and to put on snapchat.

[BenG92]

On 8/2/2024 at 10:25 AM, BenG92 said:

Fontaines D.C. to headline one night, sub at a minimum. 100k+ sold already this year and they just added Finsbury park. MASSIVELY broad appeal across the dark fruits crowd, the heads, and the yoof. Calling it now. 

 

Based on what's been posted about Glasto today, I'm starting to think I'm not crazy for posting this 👀

[NorthernSoul52]

14 minutes ago, BenG92 said:

Based on what's been posted about Glasto today, I'm starting to think I'm not crazy for posting this 👀

What have I missed?

[BenG92]

2 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

What have I missed?

 

Apparently been offered pyramid subs:

 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Just now, BenG92 said:

 

Apparently been offered pyramid subs:

 

 

My word!

[illustration.toxic]

just having a little fun and made this probably wont happen and wishful thinking but just wanted to make something for the fun of it

 

 

[Andre91]

2 hours ago, illustration.toxic said:

just having a little fun and made this probably wont happen and wishful thinking but just wanted to make something for the fun of it

 

 

Very cool looking poster but it would genuinely be the worst R&L lineup for me since I started going in 2010. Awful. I can’t see Hozier being a big headliner, more likely for Glastonbury, I should think.

[Benj]

8 hours ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Not sure unfortunately! I reckon they'll still have 6 and Central Cee will be on first, but that's just me guessing. 

Thought I’d posted this already but seems I never pressed go.

 

Is that kind of music still trending with the youth?

 

Im the worst person in the world to know but it all seems a little passé and tired now and im and old coont! 

[WhoOdyssey]

1 hour ago, Benj said:

Thought I’d posted this already but seems I never pressed go.

 

Is that kind of music still trending with the youth?

 

Im the worst person in the world to know but it all seems a little passé and tired now and im and old coont! 

Not as much as it was a few years ago - UK rap is pretty much nonexistent in the charts aside from Dave and Central Cee.

 

Headie One’s fall has been crazy, his debut album in 2020 got to #1, but his follow up this year only managed #52.

 

And even Central’s singles aren’t as big as they were, his new collab with RAYE barely scraped the Top 40.

[gfa]

14 hours ago, illustration.toxic said:

just having a little fun and made this probably wont happen and wishful thinking but just wanted to make something for the fun of it

 

 

The chevron on this is crazy stacked

 

I think this would actually sell decently in general (although there is no way Hozier is the main headliner - just swap with 21 pilots and it would be better i think)

[NorthernSoul52]

14 hours ago, illustration.toxic said:

just having a little fun and made this probably wont happen and wishful thinking but just wanted to make something for the fun of it

 

 

If Rodrigo isn't topping Glastonbury, this might not be too far off a theoretical top six.

 

Didn't think Hozier would be big enough. Before this summer, wouldn't have though Charli XCX either, but she's done the miles to make it work.

[andyrhodes24]

17 hours ago, illustration.toxic said:

just having a little fun and made this probably wont happen and wishful thinking but just wanted to make something for the fun of it

 

 

This is sick, I’m very disillusioned with R&L at the moment but I’d get a ticket for this 100%. The Foos day is incredibly stacked.

[Benj]

1 hour ago, andyrhodes24 said:

This is sick, I’m very disillusioned with R&L at the moment but I’d get a ticket for this 100%. The Foos day is incredibly stacked.

Yup, it’s sadly far too good to ever come to pass

 

Its the kind of thing that was manageable 2008-14ish but there’s too much competition in the U.K. to allow something like this at a non Glastonbury festival in 2025

Edited September 24 by Benj

[Tom Connolly]

central cee? surely not…

he was absolutely appalling in 2023

[Andre91]

Central Cee is shite. I know some will say that Dave has headlined but he isn’t an artist in the same way Dave is. He’s just shite.

Edited September 24 by Andre91

[RandomEnglishPerson]

2 hours ago, Andre91 said:

Central Cee is shite. I know some will say that Dave has headlined but he isn’t an artist in the same way Dave is. He’s just shite.

im now going along with the belief he's gonna headline and if so its gonna be a case of seeing whose on the Festival Republic stage or the Radio 1 stage

[tomarchbold]

18 minutes ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

im now going along with the belief he's gonna headline and if so its gonna be a case of seeing whose on the Festival Republic stage or the Radio 1 stage

i dont think he will headline outright, second headliner for sure, if he does do it outright - god help us

 

[RandomEnglishPerson]

3 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

i dont think he will headline outright, second headliner for sure, if he does do it outright - god help us

 

even if so, cant imagine him playing before BMTH, TOP or FFs

[gfa]

18 hours ago, Tom Connolly said:

central cee? surely not…

he was absolutely appalling in 2023

options for a UK rapper are pretty poor nowadays - a lot of them have nose dived