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[lucastang]

Reading

Friday
Young Guns - 5
A Day to Remember - 3
New Young Pony Club - 7
Girls - 6
Two Door Cinema Club - 8
Lostprophets - 7.5
Delphic - 7
Queens of the Stone Age - 8.5
LCD Soundsystem - 7

Saturday
The Gaslight Anthem - 6
Modest Mouse - 4
The Maccabees - 7
The Cribs - 7
Dizzee Rascal - 7.5
The Libertines - 8.5
Arcade Fire - 9

Sunday
You Me at Six - 1
Limp Bizkit - 6
Cypress Hill - 6
Weezer - 7.5
Paramore - 6
Blink 182 - 9.5/10 (would've given 10/10 if musicianship and sound was so poor)

[jonnyisRFC]

Stephen K Amos 7/10
NOFX 6/10
Lostprophets 6/10
Biffy Clyro 8/10
QOTSA 7/10
Gn'R 6/10

The Gaslight Anthem 9/10
Modest Mouse, 3/10 was really looking forward to MM but think they would have been much better in a tent and also their was about 200 people wtching them ? so i went and watched Gallows solid 8/10.
Frank Turner 8/10
Dizzee Rascal 4/10, should have seen Serj :\
Libertines 8/10
Arcade Fire 9/10

The King Blues 8/10
Peers 9/10
Limp Bizkit 8/10
Cypress Hill 2/10
Weezer 9/10
Paramore 4/10
Blink 182 9/10

[Joeclem]

Friday

Young Guns - 7
A Day to Remember - 4
Gogol Bordello - 6
NOFX - 7
Lost Prophets - 7
Biffy Clyro - 8.5
Queens of the Stone Age - 9.5

Saturday

Gallows - 7
Dizzee Rascal - 8
The Libertines - 9
Pendulum - 9

Sunday

King Blues - 7
Thrice - 9
All Time Low - 7.5
You Me At Six - 7
Limp Bizkit - 9
Cypress Hill - 7
Weezer - 9.5
Paramore - 7
Blink 182 - 7

[Vieuphoria]

9 for Blink?

are you guys f**king deluded???????!

[ap3311]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 04:55 PM, said:

9 for Blink?

are you guys f**king deluded???????!

Go slag off Blink in a different thread... Oh wait you already did.

[Vieuphoria]

It's not slagging off. They were awful.

[micawber]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 05:09 PM, said:

It's not slagging off. They were awful.

You're confusing personal opinion with fact. I didn't think they were that good, but that's just my opinion. The fact is that many people loved them. Get over it.

[Vieuphoria]

micawber, on 31 August 2010 - 05:17 PM, said:

You're confusing personal opinion with fact. I didn't think they were that good, but that's just my opinion. The fact is that many people loved them. Get over it.

I really don't think i am.

The hundreds of peopel f**king off from there crowd would agree.

I'm sure it was nice for the fans to see them./ But for a non-fan, or a casual fine like me.... It was awkward, desparete and the weakest headline set possibly of all tiem.

[she bangs the drums]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 06:20 PM, said:

I really don't think i am.

The hundreds of peopel f**king off from there crowd would agree.

I'm sure it was nice for the fans to see them./ But for a non-fan, or a casual fine like me.... It was awkward, desparete and the weakest headline set possibly of all tiem.

I'm 36 and my mates are all older so we never got into them the first time around and all of us loved them  

I've seen Arcade Fire before and found them really boring and wouldn't unzip my tent to see them ,but looking at most peoples scores on here, lots of people loved them so it's all about opinion.

Edited by she bangs the drums, 31 August 2010 - 06:37 PM.

[Vieuphoria]

I didn't see Arcade Fire either. They kinnda bore me, and they drew a tiny crowd.

It's not a matter of opinion with Blink. The fact is, it's pretty clear people seem to look at Blinks gig through Rose tinted glasses. It's strange that people can't even be slightyl critical of the bands set. It was hideous.

[rexclark]

Friday

The Futureheads - 7
The Gaslight Anthem - 5
Kevin Bridges - 8
Modest Mouse - 6
The Maccabees - 6
The Cribs - 8
Dizzee Rascal - 8
The Libertines - 7
Arcaed Fire - 10

Saturday

Emo Philips - 8
L'Amour La Morgue - 7
Limp Bizkit - 9
Weezer - 8
Kele - 8
Blink 182 - 7

Sunday

Billy Talent - 2
Gogol Bordelo - 6
NOFX - 4
Eddie Argos - 9
Adam Green - 7
QOTSA - 8
Guns n Roses - 9

[rockinthecasbah]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 06:43 PM, said:

I didn't see Arcade Fire either. They kinnda bore me, and they drew a tiny crowd.

It's not a matter of opinion with Blink. The fact is, it's pretty clear people seem to look at Blinks gig through Rose tinted glasses. It's strange that people can't even be slightyl critical of the bands set. It was hideous.

You can't always rate your enjoyment of a band based solely on how good they were. Being in amongst a big crowd of people singing along and jumping around plays a part to. I'm no more than a casual fan of Blink, but I got in the crowd, sung along and had a good time, even though watching back on the TV I thought they looked pretty poor (thought similar about The Libertines actually.)

[fishman17]

Friday

Alkaline Trio - 3.5 : Dreadful sound (I know they can do better!)
Queens of the Stone Age - 10 : Band of the weekend
Biffy Clyro - 9 : Awesome crowd, good to hear Jaggy Snake
Lostprophets - 8 : Too muddy! However the parts that were good were awesome
NOFX - 7.5 : Laugh out loud funny at times
Gogol Bordello - 7.5 : Solid as ever, good party atmosphere
A Day to Remember - 4.5 : I just wanted it to end

Saturday

Pendulum - 9 : Best sound of any band of the weekend by a f**king mile!
Enter Shikari - 7.5 : Crowd was so rough I was too busy concentrating on that rather than the band, plus dissapointing for them
Crystal Castles - 7 : Suprisingly good! Catchy and great sound
Frank Turner - 7 : I knew no songs, but he was awesome!
The Maccabees - 3.5 : Bored me to tears, we left after two songs (I think)

Sunday

Blink-182 - 8.5 : Perfect band to end the weekend with, despite not being the best. Really chilled out and happy atmosphere
Paramore - 3 : Worst band I have ever seen live. Shit sound and an even worse crowd! Why so high up?
Weezer - 9.5 : A true lesson in how to put on a f**king good show, Rivers you are a legend! Had no idea I'd enjoy them this much
Limp Bizkit - 8 : Solid as ever, a greatest hits set. Would have been better but it was pretty rough for the last songs so I was cautious
Los Campesinos - 5 : Meh

Edited by fishman17, 05 September 2010 - 12:09 PM.

[rexclark]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 06:43 PM, said:

I didn't see Arcade Fire either. They kinnda bore me, and they drew a tiny crowd.

It's not a matter of opinion with Blink. The fact is, it's pretty clear people seem to look at Blinks gig through Rose tinted glasses. It's strange that people can't even be slightyl critical of the bands set. It was hideous.

I'm not really a fan of Blink and only went to see them as my girlfriend is a big fan, but although I don't particularly like there music there is no doubting they played a good set.

[fishman17]

The Maccabees were a lot tighter than Blink, but you didn't exactly have a magical moment of seeing your childhood band where everyone was singing and taking care of each other. Here the vastly tighter band was dreadful.

[Vacant0]

Not really sure if these are in the actual order I saw them in - and the lack of amazing main stage scores I blame on the sound really - so here goes:

SATURDAY
----------------
Arcade Fire 8.5/10
The Libertines 8.75/10 (silly rating because it wasn't quite a 9 but was obv more special for me than Arcade Fire)
Giggs 7/10
Gallows 8/10
The Invasion Of 1/10
The Cribs 7/10
Modest Mouse 6/10

Edited by Vacant0, 05 September 2010 - 02:48 PM.

[lucastang]

Vieuphoria, on 31 August 2010 - 04:55 PM, said:

9 for Blink?

are you guys f**king deluded???????!

I understand that you were only a casual fan, so if you really didn't like Blink they there were plenty of other stages you could have gone to.
Don't get me wrong, the musicianship was poor, the sound was even worse, Tom being so off on something that he couldn't do anything. But the fact that the crowd were singing along to every word, the atmosphere within it, the energy they had, biggest headliner crowd, flares being set off, and just seeing Blink 182 (for most a childhood band) and them of course splitting up and the only English shows they did, I would have given a 9.

[paulomas]

lucastang, on 06 September 2010 - 12:37 PM, said:

I understand that you were only a casual fan, so if you really didn't like Blink they there were plenty of other stages you could have gone to.
Don't get me wrong, the musicianship was poor, the sound was even worse, Tom being so off on something that he couldn't do anything. But the fact that the crowd were singing along to every word, the atmosphere within it, the energy they had, biggest headliner crowd, flares being set off, and just seeing Blink 182 (for most a childhood band) and them of course splitting up and the only English shows they did, I would have given a 9.

well said. and i'm sure if Soundgarden had headlined (which will never happen) and they weren't actually that good or tight or whatever you keep saying but you enjoyed it because you were watching one of your favourite bands again after x amount of years, you'd rate it at least 9. just because you thought they were shit, doesn't the the tens of thousands of people who absolutely loved it did.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

anyone who watched enter shikari think the dubstep in their songs was f**cking dreadful and it kind of killed some of the songs
they done the same when i say them support the prodigy and noticed on videos they done the same at reading
my mate on the other hand thought it was genius
thoughts anyone?

[Vieuphoria]

paulomas, on 06 September 2010 - 01:22 PM, said:

well said. and i'm sure if Soundgarden had headlined (which will never happen) and they weren't actually that good or tight or whatever you keep saying but you enjoyed it because you were watching one of your favourite bands again after x amount of years, you'd rate it at least 9. just because you thought they were shit, doesn't the the tens of thousands of people who absolutely loved it did.

haha cheap shot It could happen, very easily.... but thats not for this discussion.

I am critical of things i like though. Weezer were the best band of the weekend for me... but 2 and a half covers in an hour set is just to cricket. The Libs could have interacted a bit more. GnR could have showed up on bloody time. Atari Teenage Riot could be a little less corny with their politics. Blink could learn to play their instruments. It's easy to say yeah i enjoyed it, but they weren't good. It's foolish to say they were the best thing ever because they are playing old songs that i like badly.