2025 R&L Festival

[charlierc]

9 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Finsbury is 40,000, innit? 

 

2 hours ago, Sam Y said:

45 so basically 

I thought it was over 50k tbh.

 

Certainly for some reason I thought more were there when I saw Arctic Monkeys there in 2014. But apparently that was 40,000 a night. Though in retrospect I think they could've done Wembley on that tour cycle and might have preferred it given I don't especially like Finsbury's acoustics.

[Sam Y]

18 minutes ago, charlierc said:

 

I thought it was over 50k tbh.

 

Certainly for some reason I thought more were there when I saw Arctic Monkeys there in 2014. But apparently that was 40,000 a night. Though in retrospect I think they could've done Wembley on that tour cycle and might have preferred it given I don't especially like Finsbury's acoustics.

I've had mixed experiences there. Highly dependent where you are in the crowd I think

[charlierc]

16 minutes ago, Sam Y said:

I've had mixed experiences there. Highly dependent where you are in the crowd I think

Been 4 times. Rage Against the Machine free show in 2010, I don't remember that well as the crowd was just nuts so surviving the mosh was the main priority. But I remember being disappointed by AM 2014, and thinking both QOTSA in 2018 and Pulp in 2023 had the same lack of loudness issues.

 

I admit it's a slightly strange place to be in to want it to be louder given I've had to wear earplugs at gigs ever since I was about 19/20, but still.

[tomarchbold]

Friday:

Main Stage - Chase & Status / Hozier / Jamie T / Gracie Abrams / Royal Otis / English Teacher 

Chevron - Little Simz / Friction / Nathan Dawe / Talia Mar / Kenny Lee Owens 

Radio 1 Stage - The Vaccines / Wunderhorse / Ethel Cain / The Murder Capital 

Festival Republic - Skindred / Cassyette / Kid Kapichi 

BBC Introducing - Himalayas / dainty / Frankie Beenie 

 

Saturday:

Main Stage - Charli XCX / Kasabian / Blossoms / Ellie Goulding / CMAT / Olivia Dean

Chevron - Fat Boy Slim / Joel Corry / Ben Hemsley / Shygirl / Marc B 

Radio 1 Stage - Inhaler / Benson Boone / Piri & Tommy / Andy Goodwin

Festival Republic - Soft Play / Boston Manor / Lime Cordiale

BBC Introducing - split chain / Heriot / arimea 

 

Sunday:

Main Stage - Eminem / Chappell Roan / IDLES / Declan Mckenna / Pale Waves / Bilk

Chevron - Jungle / Sammy Virji / Girls Don't Sync / Sigala / Surya Sen 

Radio 1 Stage - Tate Mcrae / Rizzle Kicks / Pa Salieu / Arthur Hill

Festival Republic - Amyl & The Sniffers / Kenny Hoopla / Ben Stellar

BBC Introducing - ALT BLK ERA / love is noise / broken hearts club 

 

[tomarchbold]

2 minutes ago, tomarchbold said:

Friday:

Main Stage - Chase & Status / Hozier / Jamie T / Gracie Abrams / Royal Otis / English Teacher 

Chevron - Little Simz / Friction / Nathan Dawe / Talia Mar / Kenny Lee Owens 

Radio 1 Stage - The Vaccines / Wunderhorse / Ethel Cain / The Murder Capital 

Festival Republic - Skindred / Cassyette / Kid Kapichi 

BBC Introducing - Himalayas / dainty / Frankie Beenie 

 

Saturday:

Main Stage - Charli XCX / Kasabian / Blossoms / Ellie Goulding / CMAT / Olivia Dean

Chevron - Fat Boy Slim / Joel Corry / Ben Hemsley / Shygirl / Marc B 

Radio 1 Stage - Inhaler / Benson Boone / Piri & Tommy / Andy Goodwin

Festival Republic - Soft Play / Boston Manor / Lime Cordiale

BBC Introducing - split chain / Heriot / arimea 

 

Sunday:

Main Stage - Eminem / Chappell Roan / IDLES / Declan Mckenna / Pale Waves / Bilk

Chevron - Jungle / Sammy Virji / Girls Don't Sync / Sigala / Surya Sen 

Radio 1 Stage - Tate Mcrae / Rizzle Kicks / Pa Salieu / Arthur Hill

Festival Republic - Amyl & The Sniffers / Kenny Hoopla / Ben Stellar

BBC Introducing - ALT BLK ERA / love is noise / broken hearts club 

 

i meant meghan trainor instead of ellie goulding... got them confused😂

[charlierc]

5 minutes ago, tomarchbold said:

i meant meghan trainor instead of ellie goulding... got them confused😂

Well it would be quite the new direction for Ellie Goulding to start singing how she's all about that bass.

[tomarchbold]

Just now, charlierc said:

Well it would be quite the new direction for Ellie Goulding to start singing how she's all about that bass.

not my proudest moment, thats for sure😂

[tomarchbold]

Friday:

Main Stage - Chase & Status / Hozier / Jamie T / Gracie Abrams / Royal Otis / English Teacher 

Chevron - Little Simz / Friction / Nathan Dawe / Talia Mar / Kenny Lee Owens 

Radio 1 Stage - The Vaccines / Wunderhorse / Ethel Cain / The Murder Capital 

Festival Republic - Skindred / Cassyette / Kid Kapichi 

BBC Introducing - Himalayas / dainty / Frankie Beenie 

 

Saturday:

Main Stage - Charli XCX / Kasabian / Blossoms / Meghan Trainor / CMAT / Olivia Dean

Chevron - Fat Boy Slim / Joel Corry / Ben Hemsley / Shygirl / Marc B 

Radio 1 Stage - Inhaler / Benson Boone / Piri & Tommy / Andy Goodwin

Festival Republic - Soft Play / Boston Manor / Lime Cordiale

BBC Introducing - split chain / Heriot / arimea 

 

Sunday:

Main Stage - Eminem / Chappell Roan / IDLES / Declan Mckenna / Pale Waves / Bilk

Chevron - Jungle / Sammy Virji / Girls Don't Sync / Sigala / Surya Sen 

Radio 1 Stage - Tate Mcrae / Rizzle Kicks / Pa Salieu / Arthur Hill

Festival Republic - Amyl & The Sniffers / Kenny Hoopla / Ben Stellar

BBC Introducing - ALT BLK ERA / love is noise / broken hearts club 

 

 

 

 

i made my stupid change haha

[northernangel]

4 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

Friday:

Main Stage - Chase & Status / Hozier / Jamie T / Gracie Abrams / Royal Otis / English Teacher 

Chevron - Little Simz / Friction / Nathan Dawe / Talia Mar / Kenny Lee Owens 

Radio 1 Stage - The Vaccines / Wunderhorse / Ethel Cain / The Murder Capital 

Festival Republic - Skindred / Cassyette / Kid Kapichi 

BBC Introducing - Himalayas / dainty / Frankie Beenie 

 

Saturday:

Main Stage - Charli XCX / Kasabian / Blossoms / Meghan Trainor / CMAT / Olivia Dean

Chevron - Fat Boy Slim / Joel Corry / Ben Hemsley / Shygirl / Marc B 

Radio 1 Stage - Inhaler / Benson Boone / Piri & Tommy / Andy Goodwin

Festival Republic - Soft Play / Boston Manor / Lime Cordiale

BBC Introducing - split chain / Heriot / arimea 

 

Sunday:

Main Stage - Eminem / Chappell Roan / IDLES / Declan Mckenna / Pale Waves / Bilk

Chevron - Jungle / Sammy Virji / Girls Don't Sync / Sigala / Surya Sen 

Radio 1 Stage - Tate Mcrae / Rizzle Kicks / Pa Salieu / Arthur Hill

Festival Republic - Amyl & The Sniffers / Kenny Hoopla / Ben Stellar

BBC Introducing - ALT BLK ERA / love is noise / broken hearts club 

 

 

 

 

i made my stupid change haha

Awful for me which is expected buy I'm not sure Idles are going 3rd down now after headlining Other at Glastonbury. I reckon they could be second down with co-headliners.

[Gejonimo]

11 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

Friday:

Main Stage - Chase & Status / Hozier / Jamie T / Gracie Abrams / Royal Otis / English Teacher 

Chevron - Little Simz / Friction / Nathan Dawe / Talia Mar / Kenny Lee Owens 

Radio 1 Stage - The Vaccines / Wunderhorse / Ethel Cain / The Murder Capital 

Festival Republic - Skindred / Cassyette / Kid Kapichi 

BBC Introducing - Himalayas / dainty / Frankie Beenie 

 

Saturday:

Main Stage - Charli XCX / Kasabian / Blossoms / Meghan Trainor / CMAT / Olivia Dean

Chevron - Fat Boy Slim / Joel Corry / Ben Hemsley / Shygirl / Marc B 

Radio 1 Stage - Inhaler / Benson Boone / Piri & Tommy / Andy Goodwin

Festival Republic - Soft Play / Boston Manor / Lime Cordiale

BBC Introducing - split chain / Heriot / arimea 

 

Sunday:

Main Stage - Eminem / Chappell Roan / IDLES / Declan Mckenna / Pale Waves / Bilk

Chevron - Jungle / Sammy Virji / Girls Don't Sync / Sigala / Surya Sen 

Radio 1 Stage - Tate Mcrae / Rizzle Kicks / Pa Salieu / Arthur Hill

Festival Republic - Amyl & The Sniffers / Kenny Hoopla / Ben Stellar

BBC Introducing - ALT BLK ERA / love is noise / broken hearts club 

 

 

 

 

i made my stupid change haha

Not saying it's massively ambitious or wrong or way out or whatever, but f**k me that's dreadful.

 

That said, weekend ticket worth it to see Heriot on BBC Introducing

[Benj]

7 minutes ago, Gejonimo said:

Not saying it's massively ambitious or wrong or way out or whatever, but f**k me that's dreadful.

 

That said, weekend ticket worth it to see Heriot on BBC Introducing

 

Aye awful, yet a very good, realistic prediction

[tomarchbold]

2 minutes ago, Benj said:

 

Aye awful, yet a very good, realistic prediction

thank you, never said the lineup was any good haha. i just wanted to be realistic and see how close we can get rather than be silly and do the most stacked unrealistic lineup predicitions

[Benj]

19 minutes ago, tomarchbold said:

thank you, never said the lineup was any good haha. i just wanted to be realistic and see how close we can get rather than be silly and do the most stacked unrealistic lineup predicitions

 

And should clarify its awful for me, sure it would be great for many.

There would not be one end of the night I'd be looking forward to on any stage, in fact bar Chappell Roan none of the top 6 on main stage appeal in the slightest but would for many.

 

My 11 year old just went to see Meghan Traynor the other day too! I assume she'd be there as an irony type thing for the 16 year old girls

 

Edited October 16 by Benj

[tomarchbold]

7 minutes ago, Benj said:

 

And should clarify its awful for me, sure it would be great for many.

There would not be one end of the night I'd be looking forward to on any stage, in fact bar Chappell Roan none of the top 6 on main stage appeal in the slightest but would for many.

 

My 11 year old just went to see Meghan Traynor the other day too! I assume she'd be there as an irony type thing for the 16 year old girls

 

oh for sure for the 16yr old girls. to me she fits the same sort of becky hill, mabel, mimi webb female pop type they book every year no matter what

[Lawsie]

Friday 

Main Stage: Twenty One Pilots / Charli XCX / Chappell Roan / Blossoms 

Chevron: Jungle / Joy Orbison / Zero / Obskür 

BBC R1: girl in red / London Grammar / Inhaler / Caity Baser 

FR: Jake Bugg / Electric Callboy / Sea Girls / Vistas 

 

Saturday

Main Stage: Eminem / Chase & Status / Don Toliver / Jamie T 

Chevron: Jamie xx / The Blessed Madonna / Chris Stussy / Oppidan  

BBC R1: Finneas / The Vaccines / Rizzle Kicks / Sports Team  

FR: Skindred / Kenny Hoopla / Mannequin Pussy / Beauty School Dropout 

 

Sunday 

Main Stage: Linkin Park / Paramore / IDLES / Wunderhorse 

Chevron: The Streets / Sammy Virji / SHY FX / Window Kid 

BBC R1: 070 Shake / Nessa Barrett / Nemzzz / BERWYN 

FR: Amyl & The Sniffers / The Used / The Reytons / As It Is 

[Chad888]

I'm completely out of touch with modern music, half the names being bandied about in aghast they're now headlining size (even if they aren't, but are still in discussion).

 

 

 

Since 2021s return, and the start of 6 HLs, we've had 4 years now, and they seem to fit a certain flow, so it does some to follow a pattern which can be used to predict.

 

Older Indie:

Liam Gallagher > Arctic Monkeys > Foals > Liam Gallagher

 

Newer Indie/rock:

Catfish atB > Bring me the Horizon > Sam Fender > Catfish atB

 

Older Rock:

QOTSA > Rage Against the Machine > The Killers > Blink 1

 

US Chart:

Post Malone > Megan the Stalion > Billie Eilish > Lana Del Ray

 

UK chart

Stormzy > Dave > 1975 > Fred Again

 

Random filler:

Disclosure > Halsey > Imagine Dragon > Gerry Cinnemon

 

So maybe:

 

Olivia Rodrigo (US chart)

Foo Fighters (Old Rock)

Strokes (Old Indie)

Central Cee (Brit Chart)

Hozier (Newer Indie)

Chase & Status (Random filler)

Edited October 16 by Chad888

[OddRon]

Someone in the glasto thread mentioned that Chapelle is exclusive to R+L, has that been discussed on here? Only post I can see is the one that mentions her and Hozier

[tomarchbold]

3 hours ago, OddRon said:

Someone in the glasto thread mentioned that Chapelle is exclusive to R+L, has that been discussed on here? Only post I can see is the one that mentions her and Hozier

nobodys mentioned she is exclusive, would be big if she is.

 

i certainly expected her to be there though, especially if the slot is as high up as has been rumoured

[OddRon]

1 hour ago, tomarchbold said:

nobodys mentioned she is exclusive, would be big if she is.

 

i certainly expected her to be there though, especially if the slot is as high up as has been rumoured

Someone on the Chappell Roan Glasto thread did earlier today

Edited October 16 by OddRon

[Benj]

1 hour ago, tomarchbold said:

nobodys mentioned she is exclusive, would be big if she is.

 

i certainly expected her to be there though, especially if the slot is as high up as has been rumoured

She won’t take anything but a v high slot, she’s drawn HUGE crowds at US festivals this summer, I suspect assuming an exclusive (not just festival) she’ll be top 2 without a doubt.

 

Otherwise she could easily play her own shows and make more money

[tomarchbold]

2 minutes ago, Benj said:

She won’t take anything but a v high slot, she’s drawn HUGE crowds at US festivals this summer, I suspect assuming an exclusive (not just festival) she’ll be top 2 without a doubt.

 

Otherwise she could easily play her own shows and make more money

would pull a lot of day tickets in my view. same sort of lana del ray crowd, just not as big

[Suprefan]

8 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

nobodys mentioned she is exclusive, would be big if she is.

 

i certainly expected her to be there though, especially if the slot is as high up as has been rumoured

 

if she is exclusive then she is probably headlining. And that mock with her third to twenty one pilots of all bands is an insult in a sense. 

[Suprefan]

6 hours ago, tomarchbold said:

would pull a lot of day tickets in my view. same sort of lana del ray crowd, just not as big

lana cant draw 100,000 like chappell did over the summer. Youre underestimating her. 

[Andre91]

Chappell Roan headlining would be such a brilliant booking.

[OddRon]

If she does not cancel to do an awards show instead. I wouldn’t get a ticket just for her with some of the shows she’s cancelled or dropped out of recently. (I’m aware some of those have been for her wellbeing but the cancelled Europe dates were inexcusable)