2012 Lineup

[pat carney]

enough with the cure, just give us some rumours to dampen this boring debate for a while

[thetime]

enough with the cure, just give us some rumours to dampen this boring debate for a while

[eFestivals]

How many young people actually go to Cure gigs? Quite a few, wouldn't say its in the majority but a good chuck of their audience is under 25 and since 2006, that percentage of young cure fans at Cure gigs has grown (at the gigs I've been to anyway).

The Cure's 'popularity' in the UK is maintained because of just how few gigs they play here - for the last ten+ years it's been barely one each year.

While that means they could shift tickets for the likes of Reading, it also means that numbers would be limited compared to the sorts of headliners R/L nirmally gets, and it also means that a part of the normal Cure audience would be put off by it being R/L they'd have to go to.

The effect wasn't the same (or at least, as great) with Bestival as its a more 'adult' festival.

But all the same Bestival didn't sell-out until mid-August last year - showing that The Cure are far far too small a draw compared to the normal R/L headliners who can normally sell it out in minutes after the announcement.

[gazza_20]

a question Neil.

you said you can't see Kanye being booked or similar words to that effect. Do you think Jay Z has a chance? or would their joint album kinda rule this out?

My thought is they could both be asked to do Wireless?

[Bisque]

Also, i went to Bestival last year and was surprised how young the audience and general demographic were. I'd say a good chuck of the audience were younger than me and my GF (I'm 21, she is 22) and the rest went up to the ago of 30 max.

[eFestivals]

a question Neil.

you said you can't see Kanye being booked or similar words to that effect. Do you think Jay Z has a chance? or would their joint album kinda rule this out?

My thought is they could both be asked to do Wireless?

I guess there's a bigger chance of Jay-Z doing it than Kanye or the pair of them together - but it's a guess.

[beau1]

While that means they could shift tickets for the likes of Reading, it also means that numbers would be limited compared to the sorts of headliners R/L nirmally gets, and it also means that a part of the normal Cure audience would be put off by it being R/L they'd have to go to.

The effect wasn't the same (or at least, as great) with Bestival as its a more 'adult' festival.

But all the same Bestival didn't sell-out until mid-August last year - showing that The Cure are far far too small a draw compared to the normal R/L headliners who can normally sell it out in minutes after the announcement.

[gazza_20]

I guess there's a bigger chance of Jay-Z doing it than Kanye or the pair of them together - but it's a guess.

[VCK]

Yeah but anyway....rumours?

[JBarbour]

But surely there's no one else R&L type that would block book a hotel. To ask to, why would it be a whole hotel block booking in Reading when Leeds is to be played too? And is there a chance that it's not a headliner that's got it booked?

[harrison123]

I think Jay Z is almost a definate no as with a new child i don't think he'll want to be over here when he could stay close to home

[mrtourette]

Well that depends on his view on child care, Matt Bellamy had a kid two or three weeks beofre Muse headlined. Although I don't know if it was in the UK or the US, I'd imagine the latter given tht it's Kate Hudson's.

[TYLER_4]

Yeah but anyway....rumours?

[gazza_20]

Maybe the band/artist in question playing leeds friday night then heads straight to reading after their performance?

Kanye and Jay-Z both have homes in UK. Considering FR let's artists use helicopters they put on to transport acts from airports and between the two site

[The Mean Bean]

Well that depends on his view on child care, Matt Bellamy had a kid two or three weeks beofre Muse headlined. Although I don't know if it was in the UK or the US, I'd imagine the latter given tht it's Kate Hudson's.

[harrison123]

Yeah but Matt Bellamy quite clearly hates his kid, why else would he call it fucking "Bing"?

[JBarbour]

my point is that they have block booked a hotel for the whole reading weekend instead of say two nights in reading and one night in leeds?

[JBarbour]

Yeah but Matt Bellamy quite clearly hates his kid, why else would he call it fucking "Bing"?

[gazza_20]

Why would they need to stay over night in leeds? Say if they are headlining the friday at leeds, when it would be more convenient to head straight to reading that night ready for sat/sun

[Vacant0]

I think Jay Z is almost a definate no as with a new child i don't think he'll want to be over here when he could stay close to home

[VCK]

i dont think we'll be getting any tonight buddy.

[pat carney]

come on neil you skinny pink dreadlocked gopher

[Banana Co]

Anybody who desperately wants to see The Cure should buy a weekend ticket for a European festival for <100 squid and have a whale of a time. That's my plan.

[zahidf]

I imagine we'll find out a lot more after the Brits/NME awards bashs when people get drunk and spill the beans...

I can't see The Cure being booked for Reading, when the same organisor could book them for latitude, and get a bigger, more appropriate crowd.

Foo Fighters will probably the only 'classic' headliner for this year IMO

[sirignano]

i keep refreshing this page in the hope there'll be a rumour... so sad.