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-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
If the Killers are a headliner, playing unopposed on the What stage on Friday night, then the talent/headliner pool must be lacking. I don't even think they're close to playing that slot. I see them more as a Which closer or LN.
I can see Coldplay headlining Friday next year. I didn't catch the Glastonbury set, are they still using lasers and lots of visual effects? Maybe Florence can come back and Pre HL for them.
Friday is so up in the air. I still think Foo Fighters will play Friday. I could see Coldplay, Muse, or The Killers get that spot but I would show just to catch the last 30 minutes to each of there shows. Just not a fan of any of them but they are headliner worthy
I agree that Foo Fighters are the most likely friday HL. I'm ok with this, as their live show is pretty fucking great. I say this as someone who isn't their biggest fan either.
I saw The Killers back in 2005 (or 2006), and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I was seriously surprised.
I saw them as well and although the show was good they just don't come across as a headliner to me. Maybe they are bigger than I realize in the US.
They were pretty big when I saw them... they could have been a headliner then. Now? Probably not so much. Maybe pre-headliner? Unless they are releasing a new album. Isn't Brandon Flowers doing his solo thing now anyway?
But hey, A/C Superfly did schedule KoL as a headliner... so what do I know??
They headlined Coachella in 2009. They aren't any smaller and if they are around next summer will be promoting a new record. Headlined the same day Muse did in 2010. Those 2 are VERY close in popularity.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
Post by NotMitchelBade on Jun 27, 2011 13:58:11 GMT -5
Could Muse headline Saturday? I doubt it. If the Killers are too big to not HL, does that mean we get either Killers or Muse? Or would Muse be cool with a LN set? I'm also assuming that Muse is bigger than the Killers, which seems to be the case to me.
Post by dtownknight on Jun 27, 2011 13:59:03 GMT -5
I don't think the Killers could play an unopposed headlining spot. RHCP will probably play Coachella on their new tour. They haven't played their since 2007 and they are all about some california. I think we'll get Coldplay as a Friday headliner and Maybe-Maybe Foo Fighters, but I really believe their is someone that is going to come out of the woodwork that we haven't even talked about to headline Sat.
They probably are, but it's pretty close. They appeal to pretty much the same fanbase. They could probably get away with Coldplay on Saturday, but those two seem like Friday type headliners.
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
-When I Hear My Name -Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground -Blue Orchid -Passive Manipulation -Red Rain -Death Letter -My Doorbell -Hotel Yorba -Same Boy You've Always Known -Lovesick -Little Ghost -We're Going to Be Friends -The Hardest Button to Button -Black Math -The Nurse -I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself
Encore: -Ball and Biscuit -Seven Nation Army -Screwdriver
And wow, you're like a walking, talking infomercial to turn people away from Pearl Jam and Ohio State, aren't you? Before you started posting here I quite liked Pearl Jam and was indifferent towards OSU, now I find myself wishing that Eddie Vedder falls down a mine shaft or that Columbus is infested with locusts
There is no doubt Coldplay, Muse or Foo Fighters would headline a Friday night of Bonnaroo in 2012. I think The Killers have dropped off in the last couple of years, and would be slightly less of a headliner than the other three, but they would still likely headline. These discussions are not making me very excited for 2012.
Lerxst, there are 5 bands on the list that could headline. Allman would never be 7th on any lineup. Queens of the Stone Age would not be 9th on any lineup either.
Muse got big around the time the Twilight books came out because the author is a big fan. I honestly think it was a coincidence but it still makes me giggle to think that little fan girls love Muse because of some silly book/movie.
I'm not a Muse fan; I actually don't doubt they would headline, I would just rather they not.
Lerxst, there are 5 bands on the list that could headline. Allman would never be 7th on any lineup. Queens of the Stone Age would not be 9th on any lineup either.