Other Stage Headliner / Pyramid Sub Headliners

[Chip Batch]

On 9/24/2024 at 7:28 AM, foolee said:

I’d actually look forward to two new younger subs being promoted in Fontaines & Yungblud. The former probably have released the best album of the year and were too low headlining the park, plus the album wasn’t out when they played this year. 

I like Fontaines a lot on record but they're not very inspiring live and aside from the lead single I think Romance is a dissapointment and their worst album. I appreciate they've tried a different sound for them though.

They'd do brilliant to take a pyramid sub slot and would be silly to turn it down.

 

Edited Wednesday at 01:11 PM by Chip Batch

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Superscally said:

IDLES were the best act of the weekend, whereas Jamie T stunk the place out. They might have little experience of headlining, but they proved they were ready for it on both occasions. 

You try telling Yamal's manager he's not playing in the Euro semifinal and see where that logic gets you...

 

I didn't go for IDLES (couldn't get time off, i'd have watched them otherwise - and i have seen them before)

 

That's fair enough - they put in a good show, but you can do that and still be overbilled!

Edited Wednesday at 01:21 PM by gfa

[NorthernSoul52]

On 9/24/2024 at 1:06 PM, giantkatestacks said:

I was amazed to hear this from the 20 year old as well - it is one of his real wants for other headliner. 

Kids these days. It's remarkable what goes around comes back around.

[Justcalledtosay]

On 9/25/2024 at 2:03 PM, Chip Batch said:

I like Fontaines a lot on record but they're not very inspiring live and aside from the lead single I think Romance is a dissapointment and their worst album. I appreciate they've tried a different sound for them though.

They'd do brilliant to take a pyramid sub slot and would be silly to turn it down.

 

Wow. It's my album of the year so far. Different strokes...

[glimmers_of_hope]

7 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

Wow. It's my album of the year so far. Different strokes...

Yeah, really rate romance. I've loved all their albums in different ways. There is so much I enjoy on romance. 

[foolee]

1 hour ago, Justcalledtosay said:

Wow. It's my album of the year so far. Different strokes...

 

1 hour ago, glimmers_of_hope said:

Yeah, really rate romance. I've loved all their albums in different ways. There is so much I enjoy on romance. 

Yeah, my album of the year so far quite easily. 

[NorthernSoul52]

So, Fontaines have a Manchester show in the calendar for next summer now too.

 

My mate just used the word "zeitgeist" to describe booking them two years on the trot, but I'm sorry, it's just a bit dull.

 

Understand that if '26 is the fallow year, then this is a "strike while the iron is hot" type of situation.

 

But just a bit of a shrug from me.

[wro_lap]

Fontaines are one of my favourite bands, but I hope they don't do Glastonbury next year. Would be the fourth time in five festivals, which just cheapens them a bit imo. Get them back in 2027 in a big slot on the Pyramid, with a totally different set to this year's Park set. I love them, but it would be an objectively poor booking to give them big slots two years running

[glimmers_of_hope]

I do sort of get the argument of not having a band play 4 out 5 festivals. They are continuing to release new music and ascending the slots. 

They are one of the more interesting big mainstream indie acts and on a hot streak. I would much rather they had a shot at a big pyramid slot than a nostalgia act, someone who is past it,  someone who is promoting a crap album.