Kaiser Chiefs

[fat_man_joe]

So, will the strong rumour become Confirmed?

Will you be happy? And where will they be?

Personally I can only see them as the sub headliner (as already discussed in that thread I think), because they're too big to be anywhere else. Probably under Arctic Monkeys if they are playing, which I'm pretty sure they are.

I wouldn't be too miffed if they were there. Not a massive fan of them but they're a good live band. I saw them at the Big Gig last year and they didn't impress me too much, but I think that's just because the Manics blew them away.

[Role Model]

Good live band, and I guess I'd rather have them playing 2nd to top than something really awful like Fall Out Boy.....

Can't say I'd really be happy with them playing though.

Edited February 28, 2009 by Role Model

[jackthebassist]

No thanks!

[rivalschools.price]

yikes.this is going to be the worst reading ever isnt it.

[Joshuwarr]

New album was slight return to form but nothing spectacular. Would be alright

[benisright]

Extremely lazy booking.

[gr4h4m]

New album was slight return to form but nothing spectacular. Would be alright

[sammysundae]

i know the line up hasn't fully come out yet. but the nature of tickets selling out is that i'm probably going to have to choose on the basis of what i know at the moment.

tbh, i think its very unlikely i'm going to reading this year. the headliners are the easiest bands they could have booked. radiohead are a great band, but i've seen them before.

the saturation of the festival market has got to a stage that there isn't really one particluarly strong festival in the uk this year. and in that case i'd rather go to something that has other stuff apart from bands. bestival and glasto it is for me i think.

this is the reason that TITP didn't sell out this year. i feel like sonisphere shook things up quite a lot this year. i know one of my mates is going to that and he's usually a reading man, as are his mates.

its a real shame, but it looks like i'm going to give it a miss this year.

i do think that the economic come down at the moment is going to have quite an effect on ticket sales this year. i wouldn't be surprised to see R/L sell out a lot slower this year. and i think that will be the case for a lot of festivals. its going to kill a lot of the newer/less competeive festivals off imo, probably quite a lot this year will get cancelled. its not looking like a strong year for individual line ups cos bands are getting so greedy with artists fees. i hope a few festivals do very well thius year and tbh, i hope a few go down the pan so it can settle back down and we can get some decent line ups again. the credit crunch is beginnign to hit everyone now and i don't think its fair that this shouldn't be passed on to the artists.relatively speaking they do very well. and a let up in some of the fees, and thus ticket prices perhaps, would surely be a good way of preserving the festival market for the future.

[Sparticus]

I'd actually disagree I thought it was awful

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

What do you want for tea? I want crisps!

Seriously though, this band went from being ok to sounding like a band who have run out of what little ideas they had.

Edited February 28, 2009 by Chavmeisterdeluxe

[brettredmayne]

as long as this doesnt mean radiohed have pulled out and the organizers have got desprate

[Role Model]

as long as this doesnt mean radiohed have pulled out and the organizers have got desprate

Edited February 28, 2009 by Role Model

[fat_man_joe]

as long as this doesnt mean radiohed have pulled out and the organizers have got desprate

[VCK]

Good live band. I'd watch them.

Extremely lazy booking.

[brettredmayne]

I presume if there not headlining it will be the same spot as 2006

[rivalschools.price]

as long as this doesnt mean radiohed have pulled out and the organizers have got desprate

[Bains]

They'll play under Arctic Monkeys I'd say, not too fussed, they aren't great by any means but I'd give them a watch.

[Azzy G]

if the 3 headliners do happen to be

arctic monkeys, kings of leon, and kaiser chiefs....

IM SELLING MY TICKET

I cant do download cos of a levels, so itl be Sonisphere for the win!

[rivalschools.price]

im also unable to go to download cos im away that weekend,imagine how i felt today when i see that download get faith no more and we get kaiser chiefs.ha ha.the gods of fate arnt looking after me.

[rivalschools.price]

just visited a couple of other sites and they are all pissed off about kaiser chiefs and all agree that having three 'indie' headliners is crap.makes you wonder if FR have any idea about the general opinion.surely they realise the gulf between last year and this year.and dont blame other festivals,there were loads of festivals last year as well.why do they have to book exclusive acts,cant they ship in the likes offaith no more,korn,alice in chains or NIN to save the day.im sure the rockers amounst us wont complain that they've already played another festival and therefore ar'nt exclusive.

[beLIEveR]

Good to see that they're compensating for the lack of indie...

[Happy Alien]

I can live with Kings of Leon playing - I quite like them. Never been an Arctic's fan and Kaiser Chiefs are something my mum likes so if they're the 3 headliners I'll be hoping for something very good on the other stages.

Although there's still time for the other acts to cheer me up - very gutted about Download line-up this year though I really want to go (stupid school holidays are always at the wrong time)

[beLIEveR]

Seriously, though, after Oh my God I predict a Fry-up, the one good thing they had going for them as a band (well written verses combined with relevant, catchy choruses) dried up completely.

Right now the sole thing that's keeping them going is that their lead singer is the only indie frontman with the balls to slag off Noel Gallagher. Love Oasis or hate Oasis, (I'm no a fan but I can't deny their first two albums and Morning Glory especially were good) it's something that needed to be done.

[stephen07]

please not a headliner, i hate the KC.

[Budweiser]

Dammit, cant stand them, looks like it's lock up for me.