2025 R&L Festival

[OddRon]

When are we thinking we’ll get our first announcement? It’s usually early December right? Have been out of the loop for a while.

[Andre91]

IDLES have just announced two huge shows in Bristol as their only UK dates in 2025 so they won’t be playing. 
 

I think it’s absolutely mad how they haven’t been booked for the festival in forever. 

[Benj]

20 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

 

This would be an instant weekend ticket for me. It’s about time Idles played R&L again.

They've just sent an email saying their only UK shows in 2025 will be a couple of dates in Bristol

...so the wait goes on

[charlierc]

50 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

IDLES have just announced two huge shows in Bristol as their only UK dates in 2025 so they won’t be playing. 
 

I think it’s absolutely mad how they haven’t been booked for the festival in forever. 

I remember stumbling across them in the New Band tent when I was making a day trip to R&L in 2017. That was quite the discovery indeed.

[charlierc]

21 hours ago, andyrhodes24 said:

2018 was a great year, thought R&L lineup was poor personally though. Courteeners leaked around then, there were some calls for them to headline like that’d ever happen. Seemed to be around then that Y Not, Truck etc really started to booked proper big names.

The best festivals that year seemed to be in June and July tbf. Something that, by design, R&L isn't. But it is what iti s.

[charlierc]

4 hours ago, FeverDream said:

This feels like one of those insane EU festivals like Mad Cool where you look at it and think blimey, if only R&L could replicate.

Think part of the problem is the oversaturation of the UK market given we have a lot more festivals competing for all the names. If R&L had a money is no object budget they could put something truly insane together tbf.

[charlierc]

5 hours ago, Chad888 said:

Imagine drinking a glass of ribena squash, but rather than 1:5 ribena to water, it's around 2 part ribena to 1 part water.

 

 

That sounds remarkably sweet.

 

Though I guess it would also have that alcohol burn, which is always the part of drinking I find the least fun.

[northernangel]

1 hour ago, Andre91 said:

IDLES have just announced two huge shows in Bristol as their only UK dates in 2025 so they won’t be playing. 
 

I think it’s absolutely mad how they haven’t been booked for the festival in forever. 

I don't think see why the festival would see Idles as priority for the festival. They aren't really the Reading scene.

[nathanh]

2 hours ago, OddRon said:

When are we thinking we’ll get our first announcement? It’s usually early December right? Have been out of the loop for a while.

Normally mid December however last year it was 23rd November so we will have to wait and see whether they go for that Mid/Late November time again