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[VCK]

So quite a few people have been saying that this year's Main Stage is weak. Personally I think there is a good mix of bands but it suffers a similar problem to 2009 in that it looks unorganised and bands are wrongly placed, some of which are too high up.

This is in the order of how it would be at Reading. The Friday is a mix of Indie and more heavy bands like it used to be until a few years ago, the Saturday is, as usual, more Indie oriented and heavy Sunday is back again. I added Stereophonics because I couldn't think of anyone else to fill their slot who aren't exclusives at other festivals.

FRIDAY

The Strokes
Stereophonics
The Offspring
Madness
Jimmy Eat World
Seasick Steve
Two Door Cinema Club
The Blackout
Architects

SATURDAY

Pulp
Elbow
Interpol
The National
Friendly Fires
The View
Frank Turner
The Pigeon Detectives
The Joy Formidable

SUNDAY

Muse
My Chemical Romance
30 Seconds To Mars
Deftones
Enter Shikari
Rise Against
Bring Me The Horizon
Taking Back Sunday
We Are The Ocean

[mrtourette]

All makes sense apart from adding the Stereophonics, although I'm glad that The National have been put in 'too high'.

[VCK]

mrtourette, on 25 May 2011 - 02:06 PM, said:

All makes sense apart from adding the Stereophonics, although I'm glad that The National have been put in 'too high'.

Yeah, I mean I understand that they are a hugely critically acclaimed act and have won a few awards but I was still quite surprised to see them 3rd as I wouldn't have thought they were as well known as Biffy Clyro, Dizzee Rascal or Weezer.

It's also that I couldn't see them going above any of the 3rd headliners this line-up has, so I moved them down to 4th instead.

Mind you, FR always put a critically acclaimed North American act high up the bill which always surprises me when they do, such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Arcade Fire and The Raconteurs. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart for Main Stage next year?

[Banana Co]

Remember Arcade Fire were not as well known and now they are one of the biggest bands in the world.

[VCK]

Banana Co, on 25 May 2011 - 02:20 PM, said:

Remember Arcade Fire were not as well known and now they are one of the biggest bands in the world.

They were pretty well known when they headlined, but that set last year only boosted their profile even further.

I meant 2007 when they were on before RHCP and I remember thinking that 2nd was a bit high for a band of their (then) stature.

[jump]

VCK, on 25 May 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

They were pretty well known when they headlined, but that set last year only boosted their profile even further.

I meant 2007 when they were on before RHCP and I remember thinking that 2nd was a bit high for a band of their (then) stature.

I remember thinking to myself RHCP are going to completely upstaged by AF and then they were, also I remember RCHP fans bitching "Who the f**k are Aracde Fire?" (times never change) before they came on too.

[jonnyx]

Stereophonics ?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

[mrtourette]

Don't forget MCR, another critically aclaimed US band that FR have pushed up the bill.
























































                

Edited by mrtourette, 25 May 2011 - 02:55 PM.

[hazzamid11]

Next it will be bands like You Me At Six up th..... oh wait they just pretend to be American.

[Banana Co]

hazzamid11, on 25 May 2011 - 05:50 PM, said:

Next it will be bands like You Me At Six up th..... oh wait they just pretend to be American.

Yeah a lot of bands are like that. Lostprophets spring to mind!

[Yellow_Fellow]

How do either of those bands do that?

[Jackmypie]

Swap Stereophonics with  RATM or QOTSA And it would be a sweeet line up.

[JWC126]

Well Fat Josh sings in the worst Californian accent ever for a start...

[Calzum]

Yellow_Fellow, on 25 May 2011 - 06:49 PM, said:

How do either of those bands do that?

Lostprophets
This video is OBVIOUSLY not set in the US and is set in the welsh countryside with them surrounded by Sheeps

You Me At Six
Check out this video they even said they sound American in there tracks

both of the bands are shit anyway  

Edited by Calzum, 27 May 2011 - 08:51 PM.