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[gr4h4m]

wghennessy, on Mar 1 2010, 06:40 PM, said:

Kasabian,Kings of Leon and Muse to be honest are playing somewhere every year and I wouldnt want them at Leeds. Rage played Leeds recently and U2 and Stevie Wonder just aren't a Leeds/Reading band.

Im pretty happy with Blink,MCR and Arcade Fire to be honest.

I'm not saying we should bring back kings of leon or anyone else who has played in the last two or three years but when you look at the other festivals leeds/reading is extremely weak

[Budweiser]

2 years ago we had Metallica, rage and Killers.. that is the worst set of headliners ever.

[Azzy G]

Budweiser, on Mar 1 2010, 06:49 PM, said:

2 years ago we had Metallica, rage and Killers.. that is the worst set of headliners ever.

haha, no chance, rage and metallica on the same bill, that was excellent!

[Role Model]

it's just strange that this is the huge festival that's had all these great headliners the past few years, i might be more tempted to laugh if i hadnt already bought a ticket.

[beards]

f**ksake! any chance this lot could be playing under the headliners? thank god I'm going Rock Am Ring and Glasto aswell

[Hart Attack]

Linkin Park
My Chemical Romance

Arcade Fire
Franz Ferdinand

Green Day
Blink 182


...would be much better.

[Budweiser]

Azzy G, on Mar 1 2010, 06:51 PM, said:

haha, no chance, rage and metallica on the same bill, that was excellent!

nono, i'm reffering to this set of headliners.. not Metallica and rage

[likelyladtom]

Where does it say headliners anywhere?

It just says TBC main stage?

[she bangs the drums]

Leeds_Brett, on Mar 1 2010, 07:30 PM, said:

Also after looking at the V announcement

Its a very sad day when V is looking better than Leeds

RIP Reading and Leeds.

Arcade Fire bore the pants of many people and are not headline material at all.
Blink 182 and MCR are pretty average live.

Unless something like Soundgarden (NME) Chemical Brothers (NME) and Rancid/NOFX (Lock Up) happens then I doubt I will bother for the first time in a long while.

Download's headliners of AC/DC and Rage will definitely be taking many punters from R & L this year.  Thank god there are 120,000 tickets.

[Chihiro Cheeks]

I love all 3 but I'm surprised that any of them are classed as big enough to headline. Not complaining tho =D

[DR OK]

Shocking selections if true. Probably all suitable to be second from top on the bill. I'll still go if the undercard is strong but with these headliners id expect a bloody good undercard because none of these bands can be that expensive to book?

[jonnyisRFC]

Budweiser, on Mar 1 2010, 06:49 PM, said:

2 years ago we had Metallica, rage and Killers.. that is the worst set of headliners ever.

Are you serious  

Dw ive now read you post above

Edited by jonnyisRFC, 01 March 2010 - 06:59 PM.

[Tristan]

Arcade Fire...good - headline material? Perhaps not. Still worth a watch though.

This won't be a wind up. People get so upset when only 1% or whatever of the line up is suggested! There are still 9+ bands on the Main Stage to come, not to mention the smaller stages...

Day ticket for me I think, as usual - I'm still looking out for bands like the Manics, British Sea Power, The National, Yeasayer etc to make an appearance.

[tweemo freak]

I like My Chemical Romance and Blink 182 and Arcade Fire are somewhere in the middle but they're all  a little 2 small to headline. It's a good start though                                                                                  .

[DaveElNino]

zahidf, on Mar 1 2010, 07:45 PM, said:

Could be a world exlcusive performance. Its very odd mind, but i love the band so not too bothered.

MCR got bottled last time they played reading, and no one cares about Blink 182 really, so those two are very odd.

It could very well be their return to live shows.

And looking at it, I think this set of headliners is comparable to 2004. My Chemical Romance are clearly more deserving than The Darkness. Green Day and Blink 182 are both similar style bands who were returning a few years after their last performance (2nd on the bill), although Green Day were clearly bigger - but didn't have the appeal of no UK shows in 6 years. Arcade Fire and The White Stripes are probably on a similar footing as well.

Clearly not the greatest set of headliners (especially when judged against the competition this year) but definitely not the massive drop off compared to all prior sets of headliners that some people are perceiving it to be.

[readingyid]

The V headliners are poor and Reading's rumoured headliners are poor too. Arcade fire are a great band and blink 182 are worty headliners, but where is the huge headliner like Radiohead, Metallica, Pearl Jam etc etc

Glasto and Download have amazing headliners, What's going on??

[Role Model]

have festival republic just run out of cash  

[RamonesRool]

Can you still buy weekend tickets for Download?  Or is it like R/L where it sells out as soon as they go on sale?

Argh always trusted R/L to have a great lineup and at least one great headliner but this is a massive surprise and disappointment to me!  I kind of convinced my friends we shouldn't go to download and go to Leeds instead (as usual) but now I'm gonna look a f**king ass when I tell them the headliners  

[Letterbox]

AC/DC vs Blink 182
RAGE vs MCR
Aerosmith vs Arcade Fire

and then read this ..


Is there a large rivalry with Download and Sonisphere? Does their heavier line-ups mean Reading is going to turn to more of an indie festival?

There is a fierce rivalry with Download and Sonisphere. Reading will definitely never be an indie festival. Last year was more of a radio friendly year but this time it will be going back to its old way. Reading has always been the best and this shall continue.
  

Pathetic.

[gr4h4m]

the only thing I could think of would be

Linkin Park
MCR

Green Day
Blink 182

Soundgarden
Arcade Fire

that sounds and looks better