2027 Headliners

[chew the fat]

Ridiculously early I know, but 2025 is starting to shape up.

 

Based on touring/album cycles and a teeny bit of intel on who they're interested in over the coming years..

 

Raye, Taylor Swift, Radiohead

[Kaboom Boxer]

Raye, Sam Fender, Lady Gaga

[NorthernSoul52]

Sam Fender, The 1975, Lady Gaga.

[Andy0808 v5]

Ffs

[NorthernSoul52]

But Raye really depends if her trajectory maintains. One of those who could be theoretically wounded by the 2026 gap.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Chappell Roan

[NorthernSoul52]

Chappell Roan depends if she wants to stick the course or not.

 

Then of course, we could have a massive breakout star next year who gets primed for the 2027 run too.

[northernangel]

Sam Fender, Radiohead, Lady Gaga but it's way too early for who might even be around then. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Sam Fender does seem safe as houses. If Harry Styles can be persuaded to it, he could be a shout, but it really depends if he'll tour three years on the bounce. (Which assumes he starts touring next year again behind record number four.)

[Crazyfool01]

Taylor might pull me back in . … few years off this though 

[NorthernSoul52]

Obviously she's got enough clout to do whatever she wants now, but I do wonder if, with The Eras Tour genie out of the bottle, we'll see her return to conventional two-hour pop shows ever again.

[fraybentos1]

22 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:

Taylor might pull me back in . … few years off this though 

few years off efests? nah come on CF you're part of the furniture here! can't lose you

[fraybentos1]

The fallow year makes things hard to predict in terms of who is about. Would imagine any from: Sam Fender, Harry Styles, Gaga, Chappel Roan, Charli XCX. That's all i can think atm.

[Crazyfool01]

1 minute ago, fraybentos1 said:

few years off efests? nah come on CF you're part of the furniture here! can't lose you

A few years off the festival happening is what I meant . As for the festival the break next year is probably well timed for me 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Chappell Roan headlining in 2027 would be the only passable excuse for them not booking her in 2025 (though of course she could absolutely do both years). 
 

Fender also a lock, you’d say. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

1 minute ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Chappell Roan headlining in 2027 would be the only passable excuse for them not booking her in 2025 (though of course she could absolutely do both years). 
 

Fender also a lock, you’d say. 

 

Someone in the R&L forum claiming she's on the top line for that next year.

[fraybentos1]

Just now, Rose-Colored Boy said:

would be the only passable excuse for them not booking her in 2025

what about if she doesn't want to? The festival does great to get a lot of these stars as they are on the way up such as Billie and O Rod but they can't get everyone. I imagine they would try but not everyone fancies it, not least cause the pay isn't good.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Someone in the R&L forum claiming she's on the top line for that next year.

Ffs. 

 

5 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

what about if she doesn't want to? The festival does great to get a lot of these stars as they are on the way up such as Billie and O Rod but they can't get everyone. I imagine they would try but not everyone fancies it, not least cause the pay isn't good.

Of course. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

55 minutes ago, Andy0808 v5 said:

Ffs

No, it’s klf 

[NorthernSoul52]

19 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

 

Someone in the R&L forum claiming she's on the top line for that next year.

That's very fast for a one-album artist.

[NorthernSoul52]

34 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said:

The fallow year makes things hard to predict in terms of who is about. Would imagine any from: Sam Fender, Harry Styles, Gaga, Chappel Roan, Charli XCX. That's all i can think atm.

 

In your young pool of homegrown talent, you've got Sam Fender, Dave and The 1975 (R+L top-line draws, arena behemoths and chart heavyweights in one sense of another), Harry Styles (stadium-filling act) and likely Charli XCX and Raye (set to scale new heights as live draws over the next year.)

 

This, of course, assumes that Fred again.. has already got 2025 in the bag.

 

Then you've got the American contingent, and then you'll still have the old stagers for a Sunday night. (Boat probably gone for Billy Joel if he doesn't this year though.)