Which band(s) could realistically headline *ALL* the major UK festivals: Glastonbury, Reading, V, Download, Isle of Wight, T in the Park, Bestival?
I think the only answer is The Prodigy.
We were discussing this in the pub last night. Are there any other bands who are big enough and have enough of a cross-genre appeal that they could realistically headline *any* of the major festivals in 2013?
Foo Fighters was another potential, but I can't quite see them headlining Glastonbury for some reason.
The Prodigy are the only band who could equally please the metal kids at Download, the rockers at Reading, the dads at Isle of Wight, the pop fans at V/T, the students at Bestival and the middle managers at Glastonbury. I don't think there's anyone else who could do it.
Hmmm, intersting...
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The Floyd.
..
Rage against the machine
not to headline glastonbury
not big enough
When they played 94 Glastonbury
they were pretty high up the bill. Or one of those years. But I know it's changed a lot since, but they would be big enough to do it I think.
Rolling Stones
I was going to add a could *and* would caveat.
As in, the Stones probably cold do it, but would they do it? I doubt it.
*could
obviously, technically, no one could play them all due to exclusivity agreements
any one of those though, if they paid enough, could have the stones i think
I don't mean play all the festivals in a single year.
I take your point that the Stones are likely to do any gig that pays them enough money, but I can't really see them being invited to play, or accepting to play, Download or Bestival. I think in reality they'd probably only ever do Glastonbury (or Isle of Wight at a push for the 60s connection).
disagree
also disagree that prodigy would be anywhere near the top of the bill for pretty much any festival in this day and age
Prodigy headlined Download this year...
No chance in the hell the Stones would be booked to headline Download.
Daft Punk
could do it
or would they struggle with Download?
I'm not sure they would you know
no way would they fit at download at all
On balance you may be right
Metallers love a crossover but maybe that's too far.
Dizzee Rascal
in time maybe if he does another raw album or two, best I can come up with since you mentioned Prodigy already.
Can't think of any
Prodigy is a very good call.
Prodigy would never headline Glasto
Other Stage headliners through and through, my friend.
They did in 1997 I think
Though they've come a long way down in popularity since then
and the headliners are bigger now than they were then
although I reckon Prodge could probably just about pull off a Pyramid headline slot
They did the Friday in '97 (Radiohead were Saturday's ones).
They didn't come across well: sound issues.
they'd pull it off in the sense that people would probably have a good time
which is obviously important, but in terms of status, nah way
I know enough metallers who love Muse
to think they could pull it off
.
I'm not sure they'd go down that fit with the Bestival thing.
think they would, easily
if the cure can, why not?
Muse, for sure
Def
Muse, Prodigy, Foo Fighters, RHCP.
Yeah, the answer is Muse
I'd
disagree with Foo Fighters not being able to play Glastonbury. They can headline V, they can do Glasto.
Red Hot Chilli Peppers comes to mind.
Pearl Jam.
The Cure
would they go down well at Download?
i
think they'd have issues at v, never mind download
Nah
Everyone loves The Cure.
RaDiOhEaD
Not Download, surely.
I mean, I'm sure loads of people who go to Download like 'em, but there's no way they'd fit in.
If they played the My Iron Lung EP
and plenty of the heavier tracks from The Bends / OKC they'd be alright, and tracks like Myxomatosis and Bodysnatchers.
Of course they'd never do this.
Nirvana
Nickelback
Metallica.
Metallica at V?
Having a laugh mate.
i'd go.
KISS.
Can't see Kiss at Reading
Weren't big enough to save Sonisphere 2012
so nope
Led Zep
Pendulum
you cunts
No way for Glasto
yes way
oh I thought you meant Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath are too lumbering for the Glastonberry crowd yes
Black Sabbath could easily
metallers and hipsters like em, V and maybe Glasto would be the only ones that would be a little weird IMO
The Peppermint Apes
crossover appeal
smashing pumpkins?
Eminem
The Strokes at their peak maybe?
Definitely not Download.
White Stripes could conceivably do it
easily.
The only one that may be a bit sticky would be Download, but it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility - I go to that festival and like The Stripes, and I think a lot (not all, of course) of other attendees would feel the same.
The Kayas
sWeEt GoRiLla
Fucking Slayer
The answer to most tough questions is Fucking Slayer
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Depeche Mode
probably not but close
Rammstein
The Chemical Brothers
Oh wait
I didn't see Download in that list.
Muse at Bestival?
hmm. But yeah, them, and maybe The Prodigy?
Dingus Khan
yeah!
its 2012
The prodigy glasto not a chance not big enough. They could headline beautiful that's about it. The times are a changing
um
Prodigy headlined download last year, and IOW several years in a row.
They could headline one of the bigger festivals if this new album is as big a hot as the other ones
AC/DC
No problem.
correct
They wouldn't, but they could
yep
or . . . Alice Cooper?
Neither. Absolutely no way AC/DC or Alice Cooper
would headline V or Bestival... and Glastonbury never have 'hard rock' headliners.
Dingus Khan
easily
Beastie Boys
Well... y'know, they could have.
PLACEBO 2000
Or... Biffy?
Prince?
who cares.
Elton John
motorhead
Oasis
Spinal Tap
If there was any justice in the world
A
Lemar?
I'm going to go for...
...The KLF.