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[Letterbox]

AF up against GnR on the sunday, I could see that working.

[brettredmayne]

this blur  info has only come from radio 1 with no other sources.

Although please please be true

[4u2nv]

eFestivals, on Mar 25 2010, 10:34 AM, said:

a much smaller act in today's terms, made even smaller in a Reading/Leeds sense by the fest being sold out at the point they were announced.

True, but, still a massive act. Also the tent was made larger last year and along with the multiple screens around the tent I still think it’s possible that Arcade Fire might headline it, especially when not a lot of people know or listen to them. For those reasons I think it’s possible.

[Role Model]

IF this is true, i would think the most likely act it opens the door for is Eminem. i doubt Blur due to recent interviews, and Pearl Jam just seems unlikely with them playing Hyde Park Calling.

[eFestivals]

Role Model, on Mar 25 2010, 10:40 AM, said:

IF this is true, i would think the most likely act it opens the door for is Eminem.

I'd agree with that speculation, on the basis he seems to have disappeared from Wireless which he was defo scheduled to play.

(note: based around that 'if').

[JAnderson]

Any chance at all of Blur Neil?

[st dan]

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent.

[Role Model]

st dan, on Mar 25 2010, 12:48 PM, said:

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent.

yeah exactly my thinking, would be a really special set.

[eFestivals]

4u2nv, on Mar 25 2010, 10:39 AM, said:

I still think it’s possible that Arcade Fire might headline it, especially when not a lot of people know or listen to them. For those reasons I think it’s possible.

Not a lot of people know them?

They played 2nd from top on the main stage at R/L in 2007.
They headlined Latitude in 2007.
They played 3rd from top on the main stage at T in the Park in 2007.

They did all those things without anyone knowing them.

[Role Model]

shows you how great they are, achieving all that without people knowing who they are  


imagine what they can do when people realise they exist.

Edited by Role Model, 25 March 2010 - 10:52 AM.

[steleeds2009]

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent...

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I'm with you there. The crowd on the main stage spoiled it for me last time Arcade Fire played. Will be a million times better in a tent with just Arcade Fire fans. Be much like when Manics closed the NME tent 2 years ago. They were on at the same time as the killers. So all the mainstream festival folk were there. Felt more like there own club gig as it was just their fans.

[FloorFiller]

a part of me wants this to be true, so that the speculation of a third headliner can begin again (and i think Eminem is the biggest possibility)
but it would absolutely kill me having to miss Arcade Fire... more than any other clash i've ever had to face haha
goddamn Reading and Leeds 2010

[Role Model]

i have a horrible feeling my mates would choose GnR's over Arcade Fire  

[Chihiro Cheeks]

So many different combinations...my head hurts!

[steleeds2009]

If this is true, my money is on Eminem.

This is something I did bored at work the other week. Points to Eminem been the 3rd headliner...


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Namely that Leeds Fest, T in the Park and Oxygen Festival always seem to have similar headliners.

So i've looked back and over the last 5-6 years these three festivals have always shared at least one headliner....

2009 - Kings of Leon
2008- Rage Against the Machine
2007- Razorlight
2006- Franz Ferdinand
2005- Foo Fighters
2004- The Darkness (Leeds and Oxygen, can't find T in the Park Poster).

This year T in the park have MUSE EMINEM KASABIAN...

whilst Oxygen has MUSE EMINEM AND ARCADE FIRE...

Seeing as Kasabian are down for V so wouldn't headline Leeds, looks like we will have either Eminem or Muse.

[FloorFiller]

Role Model, on Mar 25 2010, 10:55 AM, said:

i have a horrible feeling my mates would choose GnR's over Arcade Fire  

that decision would absolutely tear me in two haha
GnRs, a band i've loved since... god knows when, vs. Arcade Fire, my current favourite band
gahhh

[DaveElNino]

I love Arcade Fire - but the idea of them headlining Leeds/Reading scares me. I've seen them at 6 different festivals in the past few years, and the only outdoor stage that they've commanded with the same quality as at their own shows was at a 20,000 capacity on France. Not to say that they were bad at Reading 07, or Glastonbury, they just lost a little something when playing to such a large crowd on not 100% committed fans.

With the expansion of the Radio 1 Stage I can definitely see them headlining it - for years their set in the R1 stage in 2005 was the best festival set I'd seen and put up against GnR or even Blink I think they'd draw a decent sized but not unsafe crowd.

[Boosh]

jesus.
this is so confusing.
i moderate the rumours section on the leeds boards and all this is not helping my dissertation progress at all

[DaveElNino]

steleeds2009, on Mar 25 2010, 11:58 AM, said:

2004- The Darkness (Leeds and Oxygen, can't find T in the Park Poster).

This year T in the park have MUSE EMINEM KASABIAN...

whilst Oxygen has MUSE EMINEM AND ARCADE FIRE...

Seeing as Kasabian are down for V so wouldn't headline Leeds, looks like we will have either Eminem or Muse.

The Darkness headlined T in 2004 - played up a slot when Bowie had to pull out. Muse headlined their 2nd stage at the same time.

[craigb]

eFestivals, on Mar 25 2010, 10:50 AM, said:

Not a lot of people know them?

They played 2nd from top on the main stage at R/L in 2007.
They headlined Latitude in 2007.
They played 3rd from top on the main stage at T in the Park in 2007.

They did all those things without anyone knowing them.

And sub headlined the other stage at glastonbury the same year






http://www.twitter.com/aledsavedlatin is the link for the comment about 3rd or 4th down

Why would a member of another band know the order of the line up?

Does that mean KIGH playing as well, its not like they big enough to sub and know who they playing under is it?

What is going on this year with the line up, isn't normally put to bed by now?

It does make it a lot more interesting and more exciting for Monday, maybe FR hired a secret spin doctor this year!

Edited by craigb, 25 March 2010 - 11:29 AM.