Lineup 2018

[Hawky]

People need to stop acting like this is the full line-up, yeah I get it the headliners aren't great barring KoL (for me) and Kenny, but it would suggest there's some room for a decent undercard. Here's hoping. 

Edited February 13, 2018 by Hawky

[UndergroundSound]

I can see the headline slots working out OK for me if I can do something like this:

Friday

Watch part of fall out boy and hopefully better acts on other stages 

Saturday

Kendrick

Sunday

hopefully Skepta on NME.

 

 

Not happy that they missed out on foos, however that would have been ok if they had signed acts such as Paramore, Florence Royal Blood etc. Not sure why they went so wrong there.

[Dukey]

Just now, Hawky said:

People need to stop acting like this is the full line-up, yeah I get it the headliners aren't great barring KoL (for me) and Kenny, but it would suggest there's some money for a decent undercard. Here's hoping. 

I'm reasonably happy with KOL and incredibly happy with Kendrick. The whole Panic co-headlining thing just baffles me, and the undercard needs some serious work.

[Hawky]

Just now, Dukey said:

I'm reasonably happy with KOL and incredibly happy with Kendrick. The whole Panic co-headlining thing just baffles me, and the undercard needs some serious work.

Panic is the opposite of Cho sued  

[TOMHAMPTON]

As much as I love kendrick, I feel like he could be booked any year, and they shouldn’t have spent so much money on him & left out Foos who i dont know when they’ll be back in the UK.

[Lukie74]

2 minutes ago, Hawky said:

People need to stop acting like this is the full line-up, yeah I get it the headliners aren't great barring KoL (for me) and Kenny, but it would suggest there's some room for a decent undercard. Here's hoping. 

The only issue being that only one act from the top 3 main and top 2 NME wasn't announced at this point-to-point LG. Even if that missing act is amazing, the top 2 stages looking quite weak imo

[Dukey]

Just now, TOMHAMPTON said:

As much as I love kendrick, I feel like he could be booked any year, and they shouldn’t have spent so much money on him & left out Foos who i dont know when they’ll be back in the UK.

I'm relieved I bought Foo's tickets for Manchester, they're the big miss for me.

Take out FOB and put in Foo's and suddenly it looks a lot stronger. 

[Odessa]

1 minute ago, TOMHAMPTON said:

As much as I love kendrick, I feel like he could be booked any year, and they shouldn’t have spent so much money on him & left out Foos who i dont know when they’ll be back in the UK.

Lol how do you know when Kendrick will be back in the UK?

[Andre91]

6 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

i've heard a number, a very very silly number.

Higher than the £6m that gets thrown about for Eminem? 

Edited February 13, 2018 by Andre91

[Fast Drones]

6 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

i've heard a number, a very very silly number.

dm me x 

[TornShaun]

13 minutes ago, justanothername said:

What time does this happen at? Really want to see 

 

[MIchael_scarn]

1 minute ago, Dukey said:

I don't think Panic will close either site, similar to 2016 with Biffy/FOB

Shambolic if they do. If his set is exactly like his tour watching it whilst it's still light would be another disaster that I wouldn't put past FR.

Does seem like there's less funds being spent on headliners due to the lack of quality this year and arguably last year and the year before that. Dunno whether this is acts demanding more or if it's due to other factors like it's becoming much more expensive to run or poor ticket sales. Thoughts?

[Andre91]

I bet Post Malone cost a lot too. 

[Dukey]

1 minute ago, MIchael_scarn said:

Shambolic if they do. If his set is exactly like his tour watching it whilst it's still light would be another disaster that I wouldn't put past FR.

Does seem like there's less funds being spent on headliners due to the lack of quality this year and arguably last year and the year before that. Dunno whether this is acts demanding more or if it's due to other factors like it's becoming much more expensive to run or poor ticket sales. Thoughts?

It will struggle to sell based on this lineup.

Leeds doesn't normally sell out, but I think Reading may struggle this year.

[georgehorjj]

Thing is despite there being lots of rap music, there's not even good names for hip hop in my opinion. Obviously asides from Kendrick and BROCKHAMPTON, I was really hoping to see Joey Bada$$ for instance or Isaiah Rashad, Goldlink, Injury Reserve etc.. Would take them over J Hus any day.

[dentalplan]

The continued suggestion of ‘relevant indie rock bands’ coming up with Catfish as a headliner just confirms what we already knew.

[Fast Drones]

who the fuck are brockhampton

are they just odd future 2018

[eFestivals]

4 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

Higher than the £6m that gets thrown about for Eminem? 

nope, less.

[SomeoneListeningIn]

I think the Kendrick day could sell out. I wouldn't be so sure about the other two, especially the Fall Out Boy day.

[WFD]

3 minutes ago, DR OK said:

But when your superstar headliner commands the fee that Kendrick does (the highest fee ever paid by Reading apparently) its going to impact their budget and corners will have to be cut somewhere.  

I was going to say something similar, it points towards the days of expecting two stadium acts and a big arena act to be over.  Foo Fighters and Arctic Monkeys can name their own price really and expecting either of them plus Kendrick was maybe just dumb from the start.

Still can't quite fathom some of the others - Royal Blood have always seemed ambitious and can't see them being too modest to headline R&L on their second album, and presume FR would have jumped at them - can't believe they've been outbid by a scaled-down Bestival (as was the speculation yesterday).

And Paramore would have seemed the best of both worlds for this with their poppier direction while still retaining some credibility from their earlier career.

[Andre91]

 

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

nope, less.

£4/5m then? If so, that’s a bloody huge fee, regardless. 

[dentalplan]

3 minutes ago, Fast Drones said:

who the fuck are brockhampton

are they just odd future 2018

NO MUM THEY’RE A BOY BAND!

[Yellow_Fellow]

Brockhampton lowkey tempting me for a Saturday ticket and if you disagree you’re homophobic

[WFD]

12 minutes ago, Hawky said:

People need to stop acting like this is the full line-up, yeah I get it the headliners aren't great barring KoL (for me) and Kenny, but it would suggest there's some room for a decent undercard. Here's hoping. 

Why hold it back though?  Agreed there will be a few added which will improve it , and this format doesn't help, remember the confusion with the Muse day last year before Liam Gallagher was added.

Just seems like there aren't many acts with a reason to be held back for the next few weeks, there aren't that many obvious suspects touring at the moment.

[dentalplan]

Just now, Yellow_Fellow said:

Brockhampton lowkey tempting me for a Saturday ticket and if you disagree you’re homophobic

Wow, you just made me gay for tolerance.