2025 R&L Festival

[Benj]

Based solely on Spotify listeners he still seems to be hugely popular, even if the scene as a whole is in its death throes

 

It doesn’t for one second mean he’d be a guaranteed ticket shifter for a day at a festival mind

 

[gfa]

2 minutes ago, Benj said:

Based solely on Spotify listeners he still seems to be hugely popular, even if the scene as a whole is in its death throes

 

It doesn’t for one second mean he’d be a guaranteed ticket shifter for a day at a festival mind

 

That's not really what he would be meant to be, he is just there to round out the weekend and provide an act to help bring some value to weekend tickets for the gcse lot.

 

Hence, secondary headliner - Megan a few years back was similar

[tomarchbold]

10 hours ago, RandomEnglishPerson said:

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

im not saying i want him to or think he deserves to. but my view is, he is one of the main figures of the current era of uk rap. and like it or not, he isnt going to play the same slot/lower than he did in 2023, leaving second headliner the only real outcome tbh. 

 

if they are planning to spend big on the likes of a foos or an eminem, having a cheap second one down makes sense, just dont think anyone with a brain would go see him after the 2023 set

[tomarchbold]

5 minutes ago, gfa said:

That's not really what he would be meant to be, he is just there to round out the weekend and provide an act to help bring some value to weekend tickets for the gcse lot.

 

Hence, secondary headliner - Megan a few years back was similar

exactly, i would not go see him but tbh it makes sense and for the school leavers, theyd go see him. i mean his set in 2023 was bloody rammed.

 

i see:

 

Eminem / Chase & Status (Live) 

Olivia Rodrigo or Paramore / Twenty One Pilots

Foo Fighters / Central Cee

[Benj]

20 minutes ago, gfa said:

That's not really what he would be meant to be, he is just there to round out the weekend and provide an act to help bring some value to weekend tickets for the gcse lot.

 

Hence, secondary headliner - Megan a few years back was similar

 

Yup, works as a second headliner, as per my thoughts about just having some stuff there for the kids to be excited about

[Benj]

37 minutes ago, tomarchbold said:

exactly, i would not go see him but tbh it makes sense and for the school leavers, theyd go see him. i mean his set in 2023 was bloody rammed.

 

i see:

 

Eminem / Chase & Status (Live) 

Olivia Rodrigo or Paramore / Twenty One Pilots

Foo Fighters / Central Cee

 

Paramore over O-Rod is a huge stepdown and completely changes the image/ feel of the whole lineup!

Eminem and Chase and status replicating a 2013 top two paring 12 years later would also be v strange, as much as it still makes sense!

Edited September 25 by Benj

[gfa]

I think TOP would be looking at the main headline slot to be honest at this point.

 

2 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

Eminem / Chase & Status (Live) 

Olivia Rodrigo or Paramore / Twenty One Pilots

Foo Fighters / Central Cee

I'd change up a bit to be more like

 

Eminem / C&S

Olivia Rodrigo / Indie Act (Kasabian?)

Foos / Central Cee

 

There's no way there won't be a single british indie act as i've said a few times now 🙂 given how many we had this year. Esp with two rappers

 

Maybe O Rod isn't happening (or no Eminem). If they get O Rod, Eminem, C&S and Central Cee thats 4/6 headliners not bands (C&S arguable).

 

I'd say C&S And Central Cee seem a lock, so would question if we can expect to lose one of O Rod and Eminem in place of a band.

 

Kasabian are surely going to do it eventually so perhaps them as the indie act.

 

To be honest cannot see there not being a women though - but Eminem just seems right. Hard to say

[Lawsie]

35 minutes ago, gfa said:

To be honest cannot see there not being a women though - but Eminem just seems right. Hard to say

The Glasto board seem to have Eminem high up on their list of potentials. Really hope R&L get him but I can't see him doing both 

[tomarchbold]

5 minutes ago, gfa said:

I think TOP would be looking at the main headline slot to be honest at this point.

 

I'd change up a bit to be more like

 

Eminem / C&S

Olivia Rodrigo / Indie Act (Kasabian?)

Foos / Central Cee

 

There's no way there won't be a single british indie act as i've said a few times now 🙂 given how many we had this year. Esp with two rappers

 

Maybe O Rod isn't happening (or no Eminem). If they get O Rod, Eminem, C&S and Central Cee thats 4/6 headliners not bands (C&S arguable).

 

I'd say C&S And Central Cee seem a lock, so would question if we can expect to lose one of O Rod and Eminem in place of a band.

 

Kasabian are surely going to do it eventually so perhaps them as the indie act.

 

To be honest cannot see there not being a women though - but Eminem just seems right. Hard to say

you make a good point about the bands 

 

C&S / Twenty One Pilots

Olivia Rodrigo / Kasabian

Foos / Central Cee

 

that would be a solid lineup (excluding cench) and i think itd sell well

[Lawsie]

9 minutes ago, tomarchbold said:

you make a good point about the bands 

 

C&S / Twenty One Pilots

Olivia Rodrigo / Kasabian

Foos / Central Cee

Swap TOP and C&S and I reckon that's a good shout 

[Benj]

2 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

you make a good point about the bands 

 

C&S / Twenty One Pilots

Olivia Rodrigo / Kasabian

Foos / Central Cee

 

that would be a solid lineup (excluding cench) and i think itd sell well

O-Rod Kasabian seems like such a strange combo

 

I know they don’t necessarily try to combine them (the opposite perhaps if anything) but for whatever reason that just seems so bizarre!

 

C&S/  Central Cee

OR / TOP

FF/ Kasabian 

 

Makes most sense. We know for sure we’d never see that though

[Andre91]

Central Cee below O-Rod would work to pull in the Radio 1 crowd. 
 

I think Foos will have another guitar band under them, even if it’s the indie headliner. 
 

Chase & Status x Twenty One Pilots

 

Olivia Rodrigo x Central Cee

 

Foo Fighters x Kasabian  

[WhoOdyssey]

Won't be O-Rod from what I've heard, she'll be at a certain other UK festival...

[tomarchbold]

10 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Won't be O-Rod from what I've heard, she'll be at a certain other UK festival...

so what are you hearing on the other headliners?

 

[Glastozone]

14 hours ago, WhoOdyssey said:

Won't be O-Rod from what I've heard, she'll be at a certain other UK festival...

Does the other uk festival’s name start with a B or a G?

[sisco]

39 minutes ago, Glastozone said:

Does the other uk festival’s name start with a B or a G?

If she’s only doing 1 festival it’ll be Glastonbury.  There were rumours about her rearranged Manchester dates fitting that timeframe too. (Although could be BST but…. Is that a festival?)

[gfa]

31 minutes ago, sisco said:

If she’s only doing 1 festival it’ll be Glastonbury.  There were rumours about her rearranged Manchester dates fitting that timeframe too. (Although could be BST but…. Is that a festival?)

Yes for all intents and purposes

[Rusty Spoon]

Foo Fighters just cancelled their first public appearance since the Davie G news (I believe) at Soundside Festival this weekend. Still not convinced they're not going to be taking a mini-hiatus. 

[SweetJesus]

Not a chance they'll go on tour until Dave solve his problems

[Andre91]

Chase & Status x Kasabian 

 

Doja Cat x Central Cee

 

Linkin Park x Twenty One Pilots 

[tomarchbold]

7 minutes ago, Rusty Spoon said:

Foo Fighters just cancelled their first public appearance since the Davie G news (I believe) at Soundside Festival this weekend. Still not convinced they're not going to be taking a mini-hiatus. 

really hard to tell. its still fresh news, but might just be wishful thinking

[tomarchbold]

Eminem x Charli XCX ~ Bicep

Chase & Status x Central Cee ~ Little Simz

Paramore x Kasabian ~ Camelphat 

[Aromaticmusic1]

16 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

Eminem x Charli XCX ~ Bicep

Chase & Status x Central Cee ~ Little Simz

Paramore x Kasabian ~ Camelphat 

This would be very very weak for any fans of rock/ indie and I can’t see them going from 4/6 being indie/ rock to only 2, especially when one of them is kasabian who were listed as a subheadliner on their insta poll thing

[Aromaticmusic1]

Also I know there have been rumours but surely not central cee after his performance last time as a sub also has he even grown that much since last year

[Benj]

On 9/26/2024 at 4:21 AM, Glastozone said:

Does the other uk festival’s name start with a B or a G?

No chance she chooses boardmasters over Reading

 

Reading would ultimately also have way more financial clout

 

(deffo BST too if you meant that)

Edited September 27 by Benj