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[she bangs the drums]

Its pretty obvious that at both Leeds and Reading the biggest crowd of the weekend will be for Muse but how do you think the other Headliners will fare?

I was watching highlights from Oxygen and TITP and MCR didn't really get big crowds at either of these festivals, in fact Slash and Two Door Cinema club seemed to attract far bigger crowds, I know they are probably more suited to R&L but do you think they will draw in a big crowd? The opposition isn't the greatest in Beady Eye, personally I can see the Horrors easily filling the Festival Republic Tent.

At Leeds you have Pulp v Janes Addiction v Bosstones, at first I though Janes Addiction may get a Faith No More sized crowd but a lots of the younger crowd don't seem too bothered about Pulp so I'm now thinking that at Leeds the Strokes will get the biggest crowd of the day on the Sunday.

Obviously NME darlings the Vaccines and Ed Sheeran (who sounds a bit like James Blunt to me?) will draw in very big crowds and I think Madness will have the biggest crowd of the day time bands on the Main Stage, any others that could surprise?

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

she bangs the drums, on 08 August 2011 - 02:25 PM, said:

Its pretty obvious that at both Leeds and Reading the biggest crowd of the weekend will be for Muse but how do you think the other Headliners will fare?

I was watching highlights from Oxygen and TITP and MCR didn't really get big crowds at either of these festivals, in fact Slash and Two Door Cinema club seemed to attract far bigger crowds, I know they are probably more suited to R&L but do you think they will draw in a big crowd? The opposition isn't the greatest in Beady Eye, personally I can see the Horrors easily filling the Festival Republic Tent.

At Leeds you have Pulp v Janes Addiction v Bosstones, at first I though Janes Addiction may get a Faith No More sized crowd but a lots of the younger crowd don't seem too bothered about Pulp so I'm now thinking that at Leeds the Strokes will get the biggest crowd of the day on the Sunday.

Obviously NME darlings the Vaccines and Ed Sheeran (who sounds a bit like James Blunt to me?) will draw in very big crowds and I think Madness will have the biggest crowd of the day time bands on the Main Stage, any others that could surprise?

I don't think it's obvious it'll be for Muse. There's a lot of competition for Muse, where as Pulp aren't facing that much. Jane's Addiction are a very niche band, where as many people will go and see Pulp simply for Common People. I think MCR will get a very decent sized crowd, they have a very big teenage fan base in UK which are willing to travel. I know a lot of people going purely for MCR/30STM.

With regards to NME, I've not seen the mention Ed Sheeran? Ed Sheeran is the chav link to indie, so I think he will pull in a decent crowd, but it looks as if he's potentially up against Friendly Fires or Enter Shikari who will both draw massive crowds. I think Shikari will draw the biggest midday crowd.

Obviously a few years ago, everything would have been different. JA drawing a massive crowd etc. etc. but it's simply not the same crowd anymore.

[Nialldotcom]

Madness and Enter Shikari will get the biggest midday crowds in my opinion. Then at Reading The Strokes and Muse will get the biggest headliner crowds.

[Banana Co]

koike, on 09 August 2011 - 03:18 AM, said:

Where is the largest crowd here?   

BBC Introducing.

[Calzum]

Nialldotcom, on 08 August 2011 - 03:46 PM, said:

Madness and Enter Shikari will get the biggest midday crowds in my opinion. Then at Reading The Strokes and Muse will get the biggest headliner crowds.

Don't forget about Two Door Cinema Club they're huge (Can't see why though )

[mattl]

The Offspring is my choice for largest crowd.
Enter Shikari, Madness and Rise Against could also draw considerable sized crowds.

[mrtourette]

The Offspring are up against The Vaccines so I don't think either band will get as big a crowd as they normally would.

Edited by mrtourette, 09 August 2011 - 12:10 PM.

[rexclark]

mrtourette, on 09 August 2011 - 12:09 PM, said:

The Offspring are up against The Vaccines so I don't think either band will get as big a crowd as they normally would.

Can't see there being a huge crossover of fanbase with the two bands. The Vaccines will get a huge crowd no matter who they're up against.

[swede]

rexclark, on 09 August 2011 - 01:32 PM, said:

Can't see there being a huge crossover of fanbase with the two bands. The Vaccines will get a huge crowd no matter who they're up against.

Yeah cos ones punk and ones indie, people cant like both, can they !!   Its one of my biggest clashes of the weekend.

[rexclark]

swede, on 09 August 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Yeah cos ones punk and ones indie, people cant like both, can they !!   Its one of my biggest clashes of the weekend.

Of course people can like both. I personally enjoy both acts but the majority of the R&L crowd will go see the currant popular act that NME drools over. It happens every year, look at last year with Mumford and Sons and Pendulum.  I would be very surprised if alot of the crowd choose Offspring over The Vaccines.

[Benj]

swede, on 09 August 2011 - 03:12 PM, said:

Yeah cos ones punk and ones indie, people cant like both, can they !!   Its one of my biggest clashes of the weekend.

Me too, it will be very much decided 20-30 minutes beforehand, depending on mood, I suspect