2012 Lineup

[TYLER_4]

im hoping a perfect circle play or even better tool never gunna happen but i can hope ey.

[Vieuphoria]

Brian May has dragged the name of one of THE greatest bands of all time thorugh the dirt so much! I'll remember Freddie as the greatest frontman that ever lived, but I will not acknowledge Queen as a band after he died, May has ruined that legendary name.

[Dukeeyyy]

Bloc Party would be a much bigger risk than Flo, of that there's no doubt.

[ArcticGorilla]

Neil could you tell us who you now think its between for the 3rd headliner?

Its was once upon a time Greenday, Cure and Killers.

What do you reckon now?

[Vieuphoria]

It'll be Prince. Playing the Batman soundtrack. In full.

[gazza_20]

Surely it's more likely FATM will be headlining Bestival than Reading? For example, her upcoming UK tour is pretty much exactly the same as Black Keys, and I can't see anyone saying they could headline.

[mrtourette]

I doubt Krist Novoselic would make an appearance, and I doubt they'd be stupid enough to cover a Nirvana song.

[eFestivals]

Who do you think at the moment is most likely to be the 3rd headliner?

Neil could you tell us who you now think its between for the 3rd headliner?

Its was once upon a time Greenday, Cure and Killers.

What do you reckon now?

I have no specific info to rule anyone in, just info to rule stuff out.

My best guess - just a guess, but based on solid facts away from anything specific to R/L - is that it will be Flo.

While people might say that her 2nd album didn't take her as big as she could be, there's a very decent chance that she might have been booked prior to it being released (and perhaps on the basis of a private listen by Melvin &/.or Neil P).

I find it hard to believe that she'd have been booked on what's looking like must be an exclusive basis by anyone but R/L now, or that her &/or her management would have chosen to headline a festival (Bestival) of a similar size to one she headlined 2 years ago.

[HuntingFools]

Haven't seen any mentions of the possibility of Arctic Monkeys doing a one-off U.K. headline set this summer, they were absolutely brilliant at Benicassim last year, (although dissapointing Reading '09) could possibly be them with Bloc Party or Flo underneath??? Possibly even with Black Keys subbing seeing as they're doing that for TBK in the States??

[VCK]

LEEDS FRIDAY/READING SUNDAY

MAIN STAGE

Foo Fighters

The Black Keys

Tenacious D

You Me At Six

Rancid

Bowling For Soup

Less Than Jake

Silverstein

Airbourne

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Two Door Cinema Club

The Wombats

The Drums

Tribes

LEEDS SATURDAY/READING FRIDAY

MAIN STAGE

Florence And The Machine

Dizzee Rascal

Lostprophets

The Gaslight Anthem

All Time Low

Wu-Tang Clan

Jamie T

Twin Atlantic

Girls

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Placebo

The Subways

Mona

Metronomy

LEEDS SUNDAY/READING SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

Kasabian

New Order

Kaiser Chiefs

The Vaccines

White Lies

Gogol Bordello

Bombay Bicycle Club

The Naked And Famous

Jack Penate

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

The Maccabees

Foster The People

Magnetic Man

The King Blues

[eonerf]

It'll be Prince. Playing the Batman soundtrack. In full.

[The Mean Bean]

I doubt Krist Novoselic would make an appearance, and I doubt they'd be stupid enough to cover a Nirvana song.

[gazza_20]

LEEDS FRIDAY/READING SUNDAY

MAIN STAGE

Foo Fighters

The Black Keys

Tenacious D

You Me At Six

Rancid

Bowling For Soup

Less Than Jake

Silverstein

Airbourne

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Two Door Cinema Club

The Wombats

The Drums

Tribes

LEEDS SATURDAY/READING FRIDAY

MAIN STAGE

Florence And The Machine

Dizzee Rascal

Lostprophets

The Gaslight Anthem

All Time Low

Wu-Tang Clan

Jamie T

Twin Atlantic

Girls

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Placebo

The Subways

Mona

Metronomy

LEEDS SUNDAY/READING SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

Kasabian

New Order

Kaiser Chiefs

The Vaccines

White Lies

Gogol Bordello

Bombay Bicycle Club

The Naked And Famous

Jack Penate

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

The Maccabees

Foster The People

Magnetic Man

The King Blues

[YumYum]

I doubt Krist Novoselic would make an appearance, and I doubt they'd be stupid enough to cover a Nirvana song.

[ArcticGorilla]

I have a sneaky feeling Arctic Monkeys are the dark horse to headline.

[Andrew Sebkhi]

Know they're not. The Black Keys are doing a few dates at Ally Pally, same as Flo but she also had a series of arena dates sold out, and very very quickly.

Thing is she is possibly too big to headline Bestival now, I reckon that if she did, she would've by now. I can't see much other than Dizzee playing below her though, presuming he wouldn't have objections to subbing her and i 'd doubt it, they are great friends.

[FortMorris]

I have a sneaky feeling Arctic Monkeys are the dark horse to headline.

[kev1664]

Anyone else expecting to see Krist Novoselic come out with Foo's? He plays bass on 'I Should Have Known' and with it being the Nirvana anniversary and all that shinanigans

[ArcticGorilla]

Didn't they confirmed they weren't doing any UK Festivals?

[Andre91]

bit much.

That has made me somewhat interested in seeing Foo's. Hmmm.

[rexclark]

If it's Flo, Kasabian and The Foos then IMO it's the worst headliners since I started going in 99 and I'm glad I won't see it.

[Andre91]

I have a sneaky feeling Arctic Monkeys are the dark horse to headline.

[JBarbour]

Didnt Black Keys play some arena dates before ally pally too? Obviously Florence is still way larger, that'd be a silly argument on my part. She's either a large Bestival headliner, so a small Reading one IMO.

Ignoring any ignorance I have, anyone know the last time a female fronted act headlined R+L?

[YumYum]

dont recall. Anyone got a link?

[swede]

I draw issue with comments like this.

It's not Freddie's legacy. It's Queen's legacy. Just because Freddie died it doesn't make the band his. May can do what he wishes with his music. Dappy is shite, but we can't just be snobby about it.