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Furious-Red

Seathrun66 wrote: »

I agree with much of what you say, but Lana Del Ray ain't headlining. She may do a sub-headline slot but is more likely to do a late afternoon/early evening set like Hozier, Ellie Goulding, etc. I thus believe that the missing headliner is Radiohead and we may have another headliner in the place of New Order. Or Brian Wilson to sub-headline as he did before Madness in 2009. Primal Scream could also return (they're playing with Massive Attack that weekend in Bristol). Whatever happens, the doom-mongers should take it easy as there are plenty of very decent acts to be added.

Agree LDR will not headline the Main Stage as said she will either do a mid afternoon set (Hozier/Ellie) or sub the headliner(Sam Smith).

Primal Scream are headlining Sea Sessions next month

Id be shocked if Radiohead are not the final headliner

bodhrandude

There could be a choice alright, maybe Muse, The Cure, Massive Attack, Radiohead and I hear others saying Red Hot Chilli Peppers (I hope not), fcuk knows really, I hope next announcement banners start appearing soon as all this guesstulating is giving me a sore head ha ha.

sadie06

Seathrun66 wrote: »

Don't be so sure. I prefer the latter, but there are many who dislike Yorke's voice, their perceived miserabilism or semi-proggy style. For me they've been the best band on the planet for years. For others LCD will be the main event and they'll attract all the dance heads. Whatever happens, to have those two as headliners would be a hell of a coup for EP.

How in the name of God can anyone dislike that voice?

I'm a fan of The Smiths and Morrissey also, so I am well used to liking a band and a voice that many, many others vehemently dislike. I just had no idea that people held any strong feelings in that regard towards Radiohead. To me (like you) they are the best band on the planet.

sadie06

You are all getting my hopes up again for Radiohead.

Why would it not have been announced yet?

maximoose

sadie06 wrote: »

. I just had no idea that people held any strong feelings in that regard towards Radiohead.

There's definitely a lot of people actively dislike them, I think in part down to seeing them as "pretentious" or uppity.

They would draw a massive crowd I'm sure though, and I'll be absolutely delighted if they end up playing.

MJohnston

sadie06 wrote: »

You are all getting my hopes up again for Radiohead.

Why would it not have been announced yet?

I mentioned before that I think the PR schedule was probably determined months and months ago, before the last festival even, and they're sticking to that PR schedule even though it's now sold out because that's the easiest way to go about things. My experience working with PR (in a completely different industry mind you) tells me that they hate moving schedules because it was such a pain in the arse for them to coordinate them in the first place.

ghostdancer

BullBlackNova wrote: »

On the headliners point that keeps coming back up... LCD are massively popular here. Someone else had a list of the other festivals they are headlining this summer - in itself, that should settle the debate. They'll attract a major crowd.

i doubt it. their crowd at Coachella was, by several accounts, quite small. one of the smallest headliner crowds in recent memory.
i have little doubt they'll have small crowds at various other US festivals too.

they're not that big here either. their 3rd Tripod night didn't even sell out straight away, still tickets left later that evening (at least). they're headliners, but the field won't be packed or anything.

ghostdancer

ghostdancer wrote: »

BullBlackNova wrote: »

On the headliners point that keeps coming back up... LCD are massively popular here. Someone else had a list of the other festivals they are headlining this summer - in itself, that should settle the debate. They'll attract a major crowd.

i doubt it. their crowd at Coachella was, by several accounts, quite small. one of the smallest headliner crowds in recent memory.
i have little doubt they'll have small crowds at various other US festivals too.

they're not that big here either. their 3rd Tripod night didn't even sell out straight away, still tickets left later that evening (at least). they're headliners, but the field won't be packed or anything.

Have a look at their audience at Glasto (I expect it to be enormous, regardless of the clashes) and the resultant hype after they storm it. They're far bigger now than in 2010.

And Coachella ain't what it was. By all accounts dance stuff has taken over. The cool kids have headed elsewhere. Everywhere else they play will be rammed.

sadie06

sadie06 wrote: »

You are all getting my hopes up again for Radiohead.

Why would it not have been announced yet?

A possible explanation is that their album hits the shops on 17 June and an announcement that week would boost the sales of CDs and vinyl.

Sad Professor

Seathrun66 wrote: »

A possible explanation is that their album hits the shops on 17 June and an announcement that week would boost the sales of CDs and vinyl.

I doubt that's the reason.

They announced (and sold out) their whole tour before even confirming that there was an album.

Sad Professor

Sad Professor wrote: »

Seathrun66 wrote: »

A possible explanation is that their album hits the shops on 17 June and an announcement that week would boost the sales of CDs and vinyl.

I doubt that's the reason.

They announced (and sold out) their whole tour before even confirming that there was an album.

It's got to be a possibility though. Apart from Lollapalooza Berlin all the European dates are early Summer (last one is NOS Lisbon 7-9 July) and thus had to be announced by Feb/March. Even if Radiohead announce in mid-June there'll still be eleven weeks to the Picnic.

scruff monkey

<donaldtrump>Don't worry about the announcement, everybody is gonna love the announcement, it's gonna be a great announcement, we just have the best announcements, everybody loves them. Those other festivals, those are just low energy announcements. They're loser announcements.

And Pink Moon is gonna have a wall, it's gonna be beautiful, i know how to build a wall folks, it's gonna keep the scum out, you'll love my wall.</donaldtrump>

keith_d99

Come on ... Make it happen!

Easy Rod

Wild Beasts have announced new album to be released on 5th August so we should have some new tracks from that in their set. Can't post their new song as I'm in work but I like it, but of a departure form their previous record but they tend to be a band that can do that.

BadTurtle

keith_d99 wrote: »

Come on ... Make it happen!

Sounds like a snippet of the track they did with Danny Brown in there. I won't be getting my hopes up on a new album before this documentary is released but they could be in with a shout for EP.

keith_d99

BadTurtle wrote: »

Sounds like a snippet of the track they did with Danny Brown in there. I won't be getting my hopes up on a new album before this documentary is released but they could be in with a shout for EP.

Single rumoured this week

sally cinnamon89

Easy Rod wrote: »

Wild Beasts have announced new album to be released on 5th August so we should have some new tracks from that in their set. Can't post their new song as I'm in work but I like it, but of a departure form their previous record but they tend to be a band that can do that.

They were 'meh' a few years back, They should put them in a tent this time

bodhrandude

bodhrandude wrote: »

OK it could be argued that Portishead didn't have new product but nearly everything they've released up till then have been classics and they packed out that two hours with seminal classics, even missing one of their biggest hits Only You.

Weren't they superb? And when Machine Gun kicked in. Wow!

srm23

I think a RHCP greatest hits set on the sat or sunday night when locked would be a good laugh. I find it unlikely they will be there though.
I would prefer that to Radiohead of which im sure ill know next to none of the songs played.

Easy Rod

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

They were 'meh' a few years back, They should put them in a tent this time

I slightly disagree with the 'meh' part but fully agree with the tent part.

They've played the festival twice before and both times have been given the exact same mid afternoon stage time for some reason. Forbidden fruit had them headlining the Undergrowth stage (I think) 2 years ago and they were great, hopefully EP take that route this time too.

bodhrandude

I'm fed up with the wait here guys so I'm just assuming they are announced, just post videos of who you want announced and it should happen.

scruff monkey

srm23 wrote: »

I think a RHCP greatest hits set on the sat or sunday night when locked would be a good laugh. I find it unlikely they will be there though.

They wont be there, they have dates in Eastern Europe on the 2nd and 4th (Budapest & Prague).

Slobberdawn

It's intriguing that the will they/won't they debate on Radiohead seems so evenly split. Usually when someone mentions a big act on here for EP you get the feeling that there's about 20% chance of them turning up.

A few of you seem quite confident on both sides.

How about these guys for a late afternoon main stage slot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jptSHuThLE

How about these guys for a late afternoon main stage slot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jptSHuThLE

scruff monkey

Slobberdawn wrote: »

It's intriguing that the will they/won't they debate on Radiohead seems so evenly split. Usually when someone mentions a big act on here for EP you get the feeling that there's about 20% chance of them turning up.

A few of you seem quite confident on both sides.

maybe we should create a thread with a poll? Are we able to create threads with polls?]

It would allow the winning side to point and laugh

Slobberdawn

Slobberdawn wrote: »

It's intriguing that the will they/won't they debate on Radiohead seems so evenly split. Usually when someone mentions a big act on here for EP you get the feeling that there's about 20% chance of them turning up.

A few of you seem quite confident on both sides.

They're an ideal Picnic act and the bookers for EP would have sought them.

There's an obvious vacant headline slot (or two).

They're scheduled for comparably sized festivals.

They're playing a Festival Republic slot the week after in Berlin so FR could have booked them in for two shows.

The list of other potential headliners or sub-headliners is narrowing down by the week as gigs get announced and bands get ruled out. Eg Noel Gallagher, RHCP, Primal Scream, etc. That still leaves Muse and some others as an option but I'd be very surprised if Radiohead aren't playing.

former total

bodhrandude wrote: »

I'm fed up with the wait here guys so I'm just assuming they are announced, just post videos of who you want announced and it should happen.

And this differs from the last three months of posts, how exactly?

bodhrandude

former total wrote: »

And this differs from the last three months of posts, how exactly?

I was OK up till the starting of May, I mainly talked about the current line up but it seems EP have changed the rules and now the second announcement is late by almost three weeks. You can only talk about the current line up a number of times until you start repeating yourself, so we need new artists and groups to talk about, what is unusual about that?

scruff monkey

bodhrandude wrote: »

just post videos of who you want announced and it should happen.

I'd like a Spice Girls/Dita Von Teese combination for reasons...

but that aint happenin and and videos even remotely close to it would get me banned for life...