Omnibus 2013 Headliner Speculation and Argument Thread

[heart cooks brain]

Tool hates LA

OH COOL I DIDN'T KNOW

[DeadSkin]

So we can scratch the Beastie Boys

[nyarlathotoats]

Unfortunately

[xuclarockerx]

Wikipedia still has then as '79-present'

[TickleMeElmo]

Wikipedia still has then as '79-present'

Well, technically they haven't announced that they are calling it quits yet, though I'm sure they will.

[AeroplaneJunkie]

No Doubt is releasing an album September 25th. That helps.

[Bumblebee]

No fucking clue. But it's conceivable he might be willing to come out for one night to a place like four hours away for a shit ton of money. In 2006 I'm pretty sure they did Coachella and then no other shows for a couple of weeks, right?

Tool played Coachella April 30th 2006 and started their theater tour in Seattle May 2nd.

Maynard hasn't worked in April for quite a few years now and has to be onsite at his vineyard every day during that period. Though rehearsing in Arizona and doing a quick fly out could be an extreme possibility.

I agree with Elmo, Jack White can't headline, or if he did he'd be a very shitty one. He's the perfect subheadliner though.

Jack COULD headline with some modifications to his set, but what's weird is he doesn't seem to want it, and doesn't seem to mind that the Black Keys are possibly richer and are bigger ticket sellers.

I wonder how early the headliners are locked in? Didn't P.T. say in an article they were booked by summer?

Bon Iver agreed onsite after 2011 and signed a week later. Pretty sure Radiohead were locked up before the doublechella announcement. Dre contacted the hologram people around this time last year. I've heard of some Euro festivals working on headliners 15 months in advance.

Agreed, but I don't think they'll sell their total allotment of tickets in the pre-sale. It seems to me like there's something to be said for announcing the lineup, having (what's left of the) tickets go on sale that Friday, and selling out in a few hours. Creates more of a buzz than if all the tickets are already sold when the lineup is announced.

On the contrary, if Coachella sold all 160-170,000 weekend tickets in pre-sales and before lineup I'd say they are equal footing with Glastonbury as the premier festival in the world.

Eminem's Coachella appearance occurred a few weeks ago. he's not coming back in 2013.

Bon Iver guested in 2011 and subbed in 2012.

I'd say Eminem is poised to play Coachella in the very near future after the very positive reviews of his guest spot. He wouldn't have been able to headline without it.

Jack White could headline Coachella. I don't know how someone can look at the placement of the Foo Fighters and the Black Keys and the Muses of the festival circuit and not see Jack White as having approximately the same value. This isn't the same thing as Thom Yorke and the Thom Yorke Experience playing a modestly-received four-year-old side project/solo album in its entirety. It's a full-fledged attempt to carry on his own musical legacy, hence the performance of multiple White Stripes songs in his set list. Granted, by April of next year, it would be a lazy headlining booking, but it's not absurd to say he could headline.

Jack could make a killer set with several high profile guests. Have a balloon drop like Arcade Fire, but have exclusive flexi-discs attached and watch the crowd fight over them!!!

I know you're just being a penis hole, but I don't think The Stones will ever headline cus they could play that size of a crowd on their own tour. Most/All of the prior Coachellla headliners couldn't. Stones don't "need" Coachella and Coachella has no reason to pay them what a "50k people show at Anaheim Stadium" would on their own. Why even bother? They wouldn't. Same for U2.

Pretty sure U2 played for a tiny fraction of their regular pay. They were in desperate need of brownie points in the UK music press and that gig seem to do the trick. It is possible Stones/u2 could do Coachella for a similar reason as u2 did for Glasto and do it to help launch a tour that people under 40 would be interested in.

Not sure how much of the AEG/GV vs. Live Nation(u2 has exclusive tour deal) vs. Michael Cohl thing fits into the picture.

GV would have to bill the rolling stones for roughly 10 million for both weekends. And even though GV doesn't have to do it cuz coachella will sell out regardless, They would do it for ego alone. What other American music festival could claim that they've had Roger Waters, Paul McCartney, and the Rolling Stones headline?

I'd say the Stones are only worth the money they'd ask is if Mick Taylor and Wyman were present. The gig could very well be a mediocre set as they haven't played together in 5 years.

It would wonderful for them to entice Roger Waters to wrap up his Wall tour at Coachella. That would be pretty fucking amazing. Just leave that shit up for a week.

Roger won't tour the Wall 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2012. He's already tourned down a lucrative Euro run later this year. Pretty sure everything wraps up in Phili in a couple months.

No Doubt is releasing an album September 25th. That helps.

If No Doubt debuted their first new material in a deace it would be a big deal. After they do a run of Californian shows it's quite a bit less special. Not sure of their touring plans or if they are doing several months of album promo before playing shows.

[WhatLies]

No doubt headlining would seem strange to me. Do they really have that much of a draw? Gwynn Stefani had a more lucrative solo career than with no doubt, which I guess can be seen Asa good thing.

[xuclarockerx]

Did anyone here see Gorillaz coming in 2010?

[Mugwog]

No doubt headlining would seem strange to me. Do they really have that much of a draw? Gwynn Stefani had a more lucrative solo career than with no doubt, which I guess can be seen Asa good thing.

Millions of women in their 20s/30s today grew up with No Doubt. They have a large enough catalog to hold a sub or headline set. Also from what I've heard from their previous tours (unfortunately missed the Garbage/Distillers/No Doubt tour) is they are a great live band with proper energy for the crowd. So possibly a sub more than headliner, but you never know..

[guedita]

I think Bumblebee should be the headliner.

[guedita]

Sorry, to clarify, Bumblebee with several high profile guests. And a balloon drop like Arcade Fire, but not balloons, one anvil.

[Bons222000]

Millions of women in their 20s/30s today grew up with No Doubt. They have a large enough catalog to hold a sub or headline set. Also from what I've heard from their previous tours (unfortunately missed the Garbage/Distillers/No Doubt tour) is they are a great live band with proper energy for the crowd. So possibly a sub more than headliner, but you never know..

I'm kind of expecting them on the bill next year, but they are definitely not a good live band. In fact, they are a very bad live band...and this is coming from someone who has seen them multiple times.

If you have any doubts youtube will back me up.

[Bumblebee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_...009_(No_Doubt)

No Doubt are massive in the so cal region. Selling out some 15 amphitheaters in one calandar year. More tickets than any other headliner anyone could name.

[guedita]

Cool Wikipedia link.

[Mugwog]

[SepaGroove]

No Doubt is terrible. I'd be pissed if GV booked them as a headliner. I would never see them anyway, but just to see their name at the top of the bill on one of the days would disturb me.

[SepaGroove]

It would wonderful for them to entice Roger Waters to wrap up his Wall tour at Coachella. That would be pretty fucking amazing. Just leave that shit up for a week.

How about a Pink Floyd reunion to headline one night? Waters and Gilmour on the fields would be magic.

[mikey1313666]

How about a Pink Floyd reunion to headline one night? Waters and Gilmour on the fields would be magic.

Signed!

[AeroplaneJunkie]

yeah i couldn't see no doubt as a headliner, they'd be a strong sub. and if they did headline, it would be a short set with a dj on the main stage after

[unit300021]

So part of me really does think that Incubus will headline next year as the weak Kroq headliner. I know they are opening for Linkin Park in the upcoming Honda Civic tour but that's more of having two headlining acts on the same tour and both can't play at the same time sort of deal. Plus they do have an extensive back catalog and from Southern California. Obviously the fiver would close the stage after them. I just wouldn't be shocked to see their name on the line up. If not them then No Doubt for the Kroq headliner.

Pearl Jam seems to be the obvious headliner choice next year and for good reason. However I wouldn't be surprised if they aren't simply because I believe Eddie when he said they would never play the Polo Fields again. However money does talk and he swallows his pride and they play.

For the third one I am thinking they are going back to a classic headliner so that leaves me to think either Bruce or Neil. However I'm going to think they are combining the Classic with the left field pick and say Tom Petty.

Not who I want there but who I think will be. Now go ahead and rip all you want.

[xuclarockerx]

What's "left field" about Tom Petty?

[menikmati]

Pearl Jam also once said they would never ever play festivals again....so I don't buy for a second Eddie wouldn't play because he doesn't wanna play on the polo fields....just seems to me that GV has never approached/asked them all these years as other festivals have (in fact, there was just some article that stated Paul T. hasn't contacted PJ about headlining because he worries fans would just park it at the main stage all day for that...big wtf? on that).

[menikmati]

Oh and Incubus headlining??? What the fuck?

[unit300021]

I never said Incubus was a good choice of a headliner or if they deserve to be or not. I don't really listen to them so I don't really know their headlining status or not. Maybe they sub then or co-headline like Kanye/The Strokes. I just have a gut feeling they will be there.

[xuclarockerx]

I guess Incubus being there would be about on the level of Jack Johnson's bewildering booking

[Phunkevil]

Bands that open for Linkin Park do not headline Coachella. This is 2012.

[Mugwog]

Bands that open for Linkin Park do not headline Coachella. This is 2012.

Linkin Park will headline,

Kittie with close out the Mojave

[MDallum]

No Doubt is terrible. I'd be pissed if GV booked them as a headliner. I would never see them anyway, but just to see their name at the top of the bill on one of the days would disturb me.

Nightmare 2013 headliners: Green Day & Deadmau5 / Foo Fighters / No Doubt

[Mugwog]

Nightmare 2013 headliners: Green Day & Deadmau5 / Foo Fighters / No Doubt

But what if the undercard was beyond cats in space?