2025 R&L Festival

[Pjonze]

Foo Fighters are 30 in 2025. They are doing stuff.

[tomarchbold]

4 hours ago, Chad888 said:

The ONLY person who said Foos were out also said Robbie Williams is headlining. And he said that he got the information from Melvin's dog. Another nobody with no info.

 

Foos were booked, but people questioned it after Dave got another woman pregnant, but that would have been factored into everything I'm certain. It wasn't news out of the void, the band would have dealt with this for 9 months+

exactly, i honestly think foos are still in major contention - the news isnt anything career ending, dont get me wrong its not a great look for Dave thats for sure, but i honestly dont think it would be a big issue.

 

lets say r&l announce foos, i doubt all the comments will be in uproar over it, i dont think people really care that much about it tbh

 

plus the guy who keeps claiming he knows inside knowledge is a waffler and needs to be ignored 

[NorthernSoul52]

Waffler is a great word.

[tomarchbold]

2 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Waffler is a great word.

it is a personal favourite ill be honest

[craigcharles420]

QOTSA and Foos would be a very nice 2000s throwback day, and I'm sure they're both still suitable for R&L

[Dukey]

If Chappell Roan does headline, would she be the first person on the “BBC Sound of” list to headline R&L?

[Benj]

1 hour ago, Dukey said:

If Chappell Roan does headline, would she be the first person on the “BBC Sound of” list to headline R&L?

That list is mad

 

Festival headliners, mainstagers  and Award winners all over the shop

[NorthernSoul52]

Yeah, they have botched that list. Absolutely crackers.

[northernangel]

5 hours ago, Chad888 said:

 

I thought they said they wouldn't do R&L again or something similar after pulling out of the 21 festival. Or won't play UK shows...?

 

QOTSA, Foo Fighters, Post Malone would be a very good lineup for me, 3 id like to see.

 

QOTSA wouldn't play higher than second header. After being told that Hozier/Chappel Roan are a single slot co-head ... 

 

Post Malone | Eminem | Foo Fighters

 

QOTSA | Central Cee | Chappel Roan &sp guest Hozier

Someone else quite reliable has heard Foos were out.

[Chad888]

1 hour ago, craigcharles420 said:

QOTSA and Foos would be a very nice 2000s throwback day, and I'm sure they're both still suitable for R&L

 

Foos have historically been allowed to curate their own day, too. 

 

Foo Fighters, A Day to Remember, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, The Distillers, Enter Shikari, Yungblud, Mayday Parade, SWMRS, Milk Teeth.

 

[Andre91]

4 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

 

Foos have historically been allowed to curate their own day, too. 

 

Foo Fighters, A Day to Remember, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, The Distillers, Enter Shikari, Yungblud, Mayday Parade, SWMRS, Milk Teeth.

 

That was a right day until Lil Uzi Vert (who was originally on the lineup) pulled out and it messed with the running order. It left Enter Shikari’s two sets clashing with The Story So Far and A Day To Remember. I remember cursing the clashfinder when I saw that! The Story So Far were amazing in the tent though and I had a blast crowd surfing for half their set. ADTR were the worst I’ve ever seen them that day. They looked so uninterested. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Andre91

[northernangel]

7 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

 

Foos have historically been allowed to curate their own day, too. 

 

Foo Fighters, A Day to Remember, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, The Distillers, Enter Shikari, Yungblud, Mayday Parade, SWMRS, Milk Teeth.

 

I just kinda guessed a bill had been booked for them. Great day that but wet! Thought Foos were better in 2019 than 2012

[Chad888]

2 hours ago, Dukey said:

If Chappell Roan does headline, would she be the first person on the “BBC Sound of” list to headline R&L?

Do you mean headline between being nominated and the winner? Either way, it seems winning that doesn't bode well for anybodies career at all.

 

2023 - Fred Again.. (2nd) > 24 headliner

2022 - Central Cee (5th) > 25 headliner 

2021 - none

2020 - none

2019 - Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, Billie Eilish (nominated) > All 23 headliners

2018 - none

2017 - Davie (nominated) > 22 headliner

2016 - Dua Lipa (nominated) > Glasto 24

2015 - Stormzy (3rd) > 20 headliner

 

So it seems that the next headliners come around 4/5 years after appearing but not winning sounds of.

 

 

[Chad888]

4 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

Either way, it seems winning that doesn't bode well for anybodies career at all.

 

Looking at the list of winners and not one of those acts went anywhere. 

 

Haim headlined R1 stage and has 1 song people know they did but barely remembers the tune.

 

Sam Smith just can't seem to catch a break no matter how culturally relevant he tries to play.

 

Years and Years last headline performance was Solihull festival where they went alongside an ABBA tribute band.

 

Jack Garratt 2 albums did nothing, singles never sold. Vanished.

 

Ray Blk, debut album, not a single song charted at all. Never heard again.

 

Sigrid had a good start, but since 2019 every song and album has had worse and worse and worse performances.

 

Octavian, first album hit 98 in the album chart. Second album didn't chart. 3 singles and 1 peaked at 37. Vanished.

 

Celeste, album hit number 1 but didn't make Platinum. Only 3 singles even charted at the giddying height of 47.

 

Pa Saliu, Florence, Last Dinner Party, Pinkpantheress it's early in their career to see if they've had the death knell curse hit them.

[charlierc]

20 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

I’d rather watch that family of puppets mess about on stage for 90 mins than watch Central Cee.

They've retired the puppets by the look of it.

 

Maybe a singing career is a way to bring them back.

[charlierc]

34 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

 

Haim headlined R1 stage and has 1 song people know they did but barely remembers the tune.

 

Sold out the O2 when I saw them there 3 years ago and drew a big crowd at Glastonbury that summer, so a lot of people are still on board. Maybe not quite bona fide festival headliners, but it's not like their tours are playing to a half-empty Kentish Town Forum.

[Dukey]

49 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

Do you mean headline between being nominated and the winner? Either way, it seems winning that doesn't bode well for anybodies career at all.

 

2023 - Fred Again.. (2nd) > 24 headliner

2022 - Central Cee (5th) > 25 headliner 

2021 - none

2020 - none

2019 - Lewis Capaldi, Sam Fender, Billie Eilish (nominated) > All 23 headliners

2018 - none

2017 - Davie (nominated) > 22 headliner

2016 - Dua Lipa (nominated) > Glasto 24

2015 - Stormzy (3rd) > 20 headliner

 

So it seems that the next headliners come around 4/5 years after appearing but not winning sounds of.

 

 

I meant more, headlining they year they were nominated but that’s interesting none the less! 

[OddRon]

27 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Sold out the O2 when I saw them there 3 years ago and drew a big crowd at Glastonbury that summer, so a lot of people are still on board. Maybe not quite bona fide festival headliners, but it's not like their tours are playing to a half-empty Kentish Town Forum.

Massive in America, don’t seem to have same level of success here but definitely critically acclaimed and sells out big shows.

[p0sterb0y]

BMTH  / Chappell Roan

Eminem / Kasabian

Post Malone / Hozier

 

Chappell Roan - rumoured + touring EU August 

Eminem - rumoured + apparently playing Untold in August 

Post Malone - apparently playing Untold in August

Other 3 I'm not as confident on.

 

Or is Chappell Roan a big 3 headliner now?

[Chad888]

29 minutes ago, OddRon said:

Massive in America, don’t seem to have same level of success here but definitely critically acclaimed and sells out big shows.

 

They've got that country girl vibe that resonates with US audiences which doesn't seem to translate well to British culture. In this country Taylor Swift had taken and polarised that entire market.

[Andre91]

Fontaines DC, Sabrina Carpenter & Foo Fighters for the Big 3 in 2026. 

[roughbloke]

Eminem

chappel

travis Scott 

[K2SO]

Here to drop some info I've heard.

 

Monday lineup, Foos out, Travis Scott in. Kasabian unlikely.

[nathanh]

2 minutes ago, K2SO said:

Here to drop some info I've heard.

 

Monday lineup, Foos out, Travis Scott in. Kasabian unlikely.

Do you have any other names? Would love for the lineup to be out Monday

[K2SO]

Just now, nathanh said:

Do you have any other names? Would love for the lineup to be out Monday

 

Haven't heard any other names. I'm not 100% on Monday, but I've had this info from 2 sources so I'm reasonably confident in it.

 

Honestly I don't think there's any clear headliners this year to be speculated on. Travis is the only one I'd put any money on.