SleepingGiants

Central Cee is a bigger artist.

Nowhere near big enough.

Hey there, going to Leeds festival not by car for the first time with my mate, does anyone have experience getting there by train? (travelling from a large Northern city)

Not for me mate. Need more Rap and Rock imho. Not V Fest.

Surely a big rap artist special guest...

Some would say I am probably in the demographic for Leeds. Everyone into music has heard of Chase and Status, Bicep etc + the new dance acts like LF System, James Hype and particularly Fred Again (would be an excellent special guest booking btw). Pendulum... I would say most would not have a clue...

Precisely. The Tramlines lineup while having some bands I really love (Bloc Party, Courteeners, Kaiser Chiefs) genuinely feels like a retro festival for the over 40s this year. Beabadoobee and Circa Waves are the closest it gets to any sort of relevancy for anyone below 30. Compare that to last year's far more exciting and even relevant trio of SF, Kasabian and Madness and it creates a really baffling feeling. How can two lineups be so drastically different in tone, especially regarding the headliners? I just think, as much as some will defend the festival, it is undoubtedly a below par lineup this year, taking advantage of a city desperate for live music. I thought the point of Superstruct was to make money and deliver higher quality acts across all their festivals? Well, clearly, they are keen to alienate large swathes of their audience and simply just increase the profits with a cheap cast off "first wave" (do we even know if/when they will announce this second wave??") I think they need to hold their hands up and say this is below par, we're going to book someone big in the second wave to offer a decent header alternative to those not stuck in 1985.

Think Tramlines have been hard done by compared to Truck tbh. Imo as a trio TDCC, Alt-J, Royal Blood Is significantly bigger than RA, Courteeners, PH &JA Probably prefer Tramlines undercard - Kaisers, Bloc Party, The Enemy, Blossoms all be immense - but can't help but feel that the Tramlines headliners are shocking in comparison. Only Courteeners feel on the same level as any of the Truck trio.

Any other acts lower down bill?

You must be joking! I can only find one/two decent sized headline act for a 45k festival

DMAs could easily be third down as they were scheduled in 2021. Blossoms/RA sub? Jamie T/Jamiroqui/NG headline? ?

Still feel like they will be holding something back for Tuesday?

The entry price is cheap - but extortionate food and drink prices, no reentry and no camping make it a more expensive affair.

Richard Ashcroft nailed on headline - more likely Blossoms sub imo

What if Blossoms are subbing Courteneers?