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Forest Fest - 2026 - Emo - Co. Laois

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  • #212
    Appletart Upsetter
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124062879#Comment_124062879

    I did not know the capacity of Marley Park and I have no real handle on the current popularity of The Cure. I've underestimated both!



  • #213
    Mucker46
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124062845#Comment_124062845

    Fully agree but cure played 3 arena last year and marlay next year. They will defo not be playing FF



  • #214
    Appletart Upsetter
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    Apropos of nothing, my favourite Cure song is "A Forest".



  • #215
    corm500
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124062539#Comment_124062539

    My guess of THE Pogues is starting to look slightly more possible 😁



  • #216
    Lavdogg
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    My guesses for the last headliner/ support slots

    The beta band

    The Stunning

    Razorlight

    Toots and the maytals



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  • #217
    scruff monkey
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    beta band are too niche, the audience has a lot of middle aged live laugh **** off punters, they don’t listen to the beta band.

    Stunning are not big enough for headline, could be a tent headliner though?

    razorlight, certainly the right area.

    toots is dead and there was legal trouble over the name of the band after but again not the type of headliner they’d go for.


    divine comedy could be a runner, radio friendly, hit heavy, mass appeal and finish their tour in Lyon on 23rd

    Sugababes have a single uk date that month and would also work

    Post edited by scruff monkey on


  • #218
    GreatScott2024
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124063593#Comment_124063593

    They'd be doing well to get Toots and the Maytals, considering Toots has sadly passed.



  • #219
    Macy0161
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    How does the "The Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter" fit the blur?



  • #220
    rubick
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    Razorlight too modern for FF. Hopefully.



  • #221
    scruff monkey
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064186#Comment_124064186

    Their biggest hit was almost 20 years ago, they are a danger danger.



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  • #222
    rubick
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064205#Comment_124064205

    Weekend ruined.



  • #223
    corm500
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064075#Comment_124064075

    Ooh, that's a good call



  • #224
    Penfailed
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    I'm going to say Simple Minds, Primal Scream or a curve ball - Utah Saints.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #225
    LLamachara
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    I can definitely see Simple Minds doing it. Saw them at Trinity this year and exact same crowd as FF.

    Was at Ash last night. They mentioned something about next summer. Can see them playing similar slot as Therapy?



  • #226
    Mucker46
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064325#Comment_124064325

    Ash would be a welcome addition.



  • #227
    paulie13
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064325#Comment_124064325

    It was some gig - I'd love if this came to pass



  • #228
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064348#Comment_124064348

    They were excellent in the tent at FF a couple of years ago.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #229
    scruff monkey
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064447#Comment_124064447

    Friday main stage openers in the wet weekend of 2023, always good value.



  • #230
    bennyineire
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    The Chemical Brothers are to big I suspect

    but they would be the perfect Saturday night headliners



  • #231
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064459#Comment_124064459

    I was trying to get my van parked up in a field a few miles away, due to the campervan field fiasco of that year and missed Ash, unfortunately.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



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  • #232
    rossie1977
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    Ash have played twice, once on big stage in the rain and other midnight slot in the big tent in 24 so they are pretty much regulars.

    Chemical Brothers/The Cure are Glastonbury/Isle of Wight type headliners..they won't be doing FF.

    Devine Comedy played last year (2024), I just don't see Neil Hannon returning given between each song he was complaining about 'Mr DJ' and the crowd shouting 'sing my lovely horse' at him for 2 hours which he ignored lol.

    The Stunning opened the main stage in 24 they won't be Saturday headliner



  • #233
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064932#Comment_124064932

    I agree with that summation.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #234
    manofwisdom
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    So that narrows it down to

    The Police,
    The Eurythmics
    The Bangles
    The Housemartins
    The Smiths
    The Mighty Lemon Drops
    The Cars
    The Pretenders
    The Pixies
    The La's
    The Specials
    The Beat
    The Clash
    The Damned
    The Boomtown Rats
    The Corrs
    The Streets
    The Smashing Pumpkins
    The Verve
    The Offspring
    The Strokes
    The White Stripes
    The Presidents of the United States of America
    The Cardigans
    The Who

    To name but a few



  • #235
    scruff monkey
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124064221#Comment_124064221

    c,mon dude, say something to kick that number , you needs to, make it rain 2K

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    Post edited by scruff monkey on


  • #236
    budgemook
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    "The Presidents of the United States of America"

    One can dream



  • #237
    machiavellianme
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124065957#Comment_124065957

    Why not The Wildhearts? Fits the buzz of Kerbdog from last year.

    Or the Breeders

    Or just The-rapy?

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  • #238
    adaminho
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124065957#Comment_124065957

    Come on you missed the most obvious one, The The!



  • #239
    RolandGoose
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124066779#Comment_124066779

    The The! 🙌

    ...... Just kidding, The Rutles obviously!



  • #240
    Furious-Red
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    Saturday headliner announcement being teased, what about The Darkness being the headliner?



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  • #241
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124067959#Comment_124067959

    That would be class!

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



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