Trnsmt 2025

[DomDom1984]

Stereophonics aren't touching this with a Glasgow date confirmed. 

 

Pulp did LOADS of shows around TRNSMT btw, so I'm not sure on that as a reason to rule out Fontaines DC

[gfa]

6 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said:

Stereophonics aren't touching this with a Glasgow date confirmed. 

 

Pulp did LOADS of shows around TRNSMT btw, so I'm not sure on that as a reason to rule out Fontaines DC

Pulp were on a comeback after 10 years

Fontaines have toured loads recently and are a fairly small main trnsmt headliner to begin with i think. I'm sure it would be fine to be fair

[Burritomancer]

This week last year was when the lineup was announced so surely it has to be imminent but there’s been no hype or build up posts. 
 

Genuinely I don’t know who could be there, knowing our luck it’ll be Gerry Cinnamon and two nights of Catfish. 

[iammcculloch]

36 minutes ago, Burritomancer said:

This week last year was when the lineup was announced so surely it has to be imminent but there’s been no hype or build up posts. 
 

Genuinely I don’t know who could be there, knowing our luck it’ll be Gerry Cinnamon and two nights of Catfish. 

Calvin Harris will headline every night with a different support between Liam Gallagher, Catfish and Gerry Cinnamon. Ultimate TRNSMT

[NorthernSoul52]

53 minutes ago, iammcculloch said:

Calvin Harris will headline every night with a different support between Liam Gallagher, Catfish and Gerry Cinnamon. Ultimate TRNSMT

PURE UNCUT TRNSMT

[DomDom1984]

I shouldn't be having a go at DF for repetitive headliners as far as TRNSMT goes tbh. Outside of Liam Gallagher, it hasn't really happened. T in the Park still has me cautious with them, and this year's was, Garbage's placing aside, the closest to what T would be now.

 

So we might see that precedent return. 

 

[iammcculloch]

The lack of headliner level acts out there that would play TRNSMT that makes it harder for them. TITP could get Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem, Biffy, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters but they're all too big now to headline TRNSMT, they would play their own big Scotland show than do TRNSMT. Sabrina Carpenter, Chapelle Roan and Olivia Rodrigo are getting that way quick. Which leaves you picking between Catfish, Sam Fender (for now), The 1975 (for now), Gerry Cinnamon and Kasabian. I know Catfish, The 1975 and Cinnamon have all done big Scotland shows aside from TRNSMT but the only one I can see doing it again is The 1975. I would like them to do something different and get Noah Kahan and/or Olivia Rodrigo to change this usual mould of acts and bring something different but I honestly don't believe they will.

[Johndenis]

22 hours ago, gfa said:

They'd probably do glasto as a one off (although they are meant to be broke at the moment, so trnsmt could be a good extra dates to help get a paycheck in)

I thought the 1975 would be comfortably beyond being broke by now?  They have done multiple arena tours.  Have just seen your label explanation - sounds very Factory/New Order for a band in 2025, there must be a ring fence.

 

@NorthernSoul52 - do you mean the Noah ticket prices leapt up between winter and summer?

 

I see no reason for TRNSMT to spend more money than they have done to date or depart from the dubious white guys with guitar formula.  It's literally 2 miles from my house so I'd prefer a better line up than their typical but I can't see it.  Tbf to DF they must have lost a few quid on the Connect reboots where they tried to be tasteful and the audience sadly didn't seem to be there.  Personally the venue was a major turn off.

 

Kasabian (meh), Fontaines (I'd go to that), 1975 (meh-ish)

[gfa]

1 hour ago, iammcculloch said:

The lack of headliner level acts out there that would play TRNSMT that makes it harder for them. TITP could get Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem, Biffy, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Foo Fighters but they're all too big now to headline TRNSMT, they would play their own big Scotland show than do TRNSMT. Sabrina Carpenter, Chapelle Roan and Olivia Rodrigo are getting that way quick. Which leaves you picking between Catfish, Sam Fender (for now), The 1975 (for now), Gerry Cinnamon and Kasabian. I know Catfish, The 1975 and Cinnamon have all done big Scotland shows aside from TRNSMT but the only one I can see doing it again is The 1975. I would like them to do something different and get Noah Kahan and/or Olivia Rodrigo to change this usual mould of acts and bring something different but I honestly don't believe they will.

This is the exact issue - they aren't choosing to get these acts on the way up and the festival will never grow to be TITP size where they could get really large headliners.

 

They clearly want to stay around 50k mark with their current price point, which is why AM or The Killers seemingly won't be booked again.

 

edit - i guess what i'm saying is if there was scope to grow they may go for bigger headliners but currently capacity is limited really, it can't feasibly get to T size without moving.

Edited 1 hour ago by gfa

[iammcculloch]

31 minutes ago, Johndenis said:

I thought the 1975 would be comfortably beyond being broke by now?  They have done multiple arena tours.  Have just seen your label explanation - sounds very Factory/New Order for a band in 2025, there must be a ring fence.

 

They were sued for $2.7 million by the promotors of that festival in Malaysia for Matty kissing Ross onstage and the festival getting cancelled. Not sure what the outcome of that is but when the lawsuit happened they started releasing a lot of rare vinyls and collectables. That and I think their stage production was expensive to take around the world.

[NorthernSoul52]

God, I forgot about Malaysia. Yeah, that will have cost a pretty penny.