Monday, April 1, 2013

Third Headliner Speculation

Osheaga has confirmed a few times on Facebook that there will be a third headliner announcement in the coming weeks. Many have speculated that it may be Green Day, which I have talked about in a previous post. However, another possibility has come up : The Killers. 
The Killers are headlining Lollapalooza on the Friday, which gives them plenty of time to get back to Montreal for the Sunday headlining spot. Furthermore, they are skipping Montreal on their spring tour despite a show in Toronto, which they usually never do. 
They are therefore a definite possibility. 

 This brings the list of possible headliners to 3:
- Green Day
- The Killers 
- The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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8 comments:

  1. GilmourrApril 2, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    Question, why Greenday? I have an idea as to the other two you posted.

    What about postal service, modest mouse?

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    1. Osheaga lineup and rumoursApril 2, 2013 at 4:35 PM

      Green Day was on a thumbnail for the lineup when it first got posted, it was since removed. Furthermore, they had their own page on the website, just like other bands. There are two possible reasons for this: they were booked and dropped out, or Osheaga wanted to keep them for a future announcement.

      As for The Postal Service, they are playing Minnesota on the Friday and Lollapalooza on the Saturday. It is possible that they will play Osheaga on Sunday, as they will do a few sets of 3 shows in 3 nights during their tour, and they are skipping Montreal during that tour. However, I think it is mostly wishful thinking at this point, though it is possible.

      Modest Mouse is doing nothing in North America apart from a few shows around Coachella. Nothing points to them playing unfortunately.

      Hope that clears things up for you!

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    2. GilmourrApril 2, 2013 at 7:10 PM

      Yeah it does, thanks for the reply. Do you have a link or post of the thumbnail? Green Day would probably keep me from Osheaga, really dislike their music.

      What about the strokes or daft punk? I think postal service would kill it on Sunday if they were the final gig

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    3. Osheaga lineup and rumoursApril 3, 2013 at 6:42 AM

      Well, the Lollapalooza board (where I got the screenshot) is down right now, but I think it's on this page if you want to check it out: http://theboard.lollapalooza.com/showthread.php?4385-Osheaga-2013/page4

      As far as I can tell, the Strokes aren't touring right now, so they won't be at Osheaga.
      Daft Punk have unfortunately confirmed that they are playing NO festivals in 2013.

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  2. CraticApril 3, 2013 at 12:14 AM

    They have confirmed via Twitter that Green Day will NOT be attending

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    1. CraticApril 3, 2013 at 12:16 AM

      https://twitter.com/osheaga/status/313677359129690112

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    2. Osheaga lineup and rumoursApril 3, 2013 at 6:38 AM

      This is true. However, they said something similar via Facebook and then retracted: http://imgur.com/eEkEP1T
      I do believe that Green Day likely pulled out just before the lineup announcement and that they will not be playing. This would explain why they aren't playing Montreal in the spring too.
      The replacement headliner will probably be The Killers or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

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  3. UnknownApril 30, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    why no kings of leon? they are also doing lolla and toronto?

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