Kaiser Chiefs

[rivalschools.price]

The line up this year is sounding gash to be honest..

Worst rumours since I started going..

[pink_triangle]

I think Kaiser's will go below Arctic's, with The Kooks in third. A la Saturday is our indie day, and Friday will be the more alternative type heavyish day we had with RATM last year. More of it comes down to who they just end up booking, but I can see Lostprophets being 2nd to KoL.

As for heavy bands on the R1 stage, every year I expect someone heavyish to be chosen to play against The Killers or Franz Ferdinand or Razorlight and thus far, no such luck. I'd say FFAF / Enter Shikari / Coheed are all possible choices but I can't see it happening . Maybe Brand New...God Please Brand New.

[ilovemaiden]

dont expect ant sympathy here mate.they think the likes of me and you should be going to download.

[thomasowen]

The kooks would never be 3rd headliner, as much as they hate them they sell way too many records for that slot. 2nd headliner is the lowest they could play. As for a heavier band headlining the radio 1 tent none of ffaf, enter shikari, coheed or brand new are big enough for that slot.

Edited March 2, 2009 by thomasowen

[Benj]

I reckon below Arctic Monkeys, what with the Yorkshire connection. I then hope they will go for a more established act to go below KOL. They had Queens last year, Arcade fire before that, I reckon we could be surprised. I also wouldn't be at all shocked for them to put a much heavier band headlining the NME stage one day.

[noalarms]

With them not playing V I guess they are playing leeds and reading... how shit.

[jammy2211]

The kooks would never be 3rd headliner, as much as they hate them they sell way too many records for that slot. 2nd headliner is the lowest they could play. As for a heavier band headlining the radio 1 tent none of ffaf, enter shikari, coheed or brand new are big enough for that slot.

[beLIEveR]

The amount of records you've sold in the past means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if you didn't go on to follow it up. If you don't agree, remind me where The Automatic were last year?

Saying the kooks are too big to play 3rd is absolutely laughable.

[pink_triangle]

.Coheed / Brand New have both 2nd headlined the tent before, FFAF headlined it and Enter Shikari are much bigger then they were when they played 4th from top with a new album soon. I can easily see any of them headlining the tent to be honest (at least if the R1 stage was like it used to be lol), but I was just throwing out random names. Would be overjoyed with them anywhere on the line up anyway .

[thomasowen]

The amount of records you've sold in the past means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING if you didn't go on to follow it up. If you don't agree, remind me where The Automatic were last year?

Saying the kooks are too big to play 3rd is absolutely laughable.

[thomasowen]

I know coheed and brnad new have 2nd headlined but neither have increased their popularity significantly enough to merit a headline slot on any stage other than the lock up. Neither can compete with the cribs, babyshambles and manics when it comes to popularity. As for enter shikari i assume they must have increased their popularity without me noticing. I thought they were awful last time they played so would certainly avoid if they headlined.

[Flobadobalob]

You two dont have a clue. Brand new and coheed both have big cult followings. Anywhos i reckon the "heavier" headliner for 2nd stage will be Gallows.

[thomasowen]

You two dont have a clue. Brand new and coheed both have big cult followings. Anywhos i reckon the "heavier" headliner for 2nd stage will be Gallows.

Edited March 3, 2009 by thomasowen

[Flobadobalob]

Obviously they have a cult following, but that doesn't mean enough of that following will go to Reading and Leeds for them to headline NME stage.

[thomasowen]

Same can be said about radiohead.

[hearing_aid]

I think when a bands last 5 albums have gone to number 1 in the charts in the UK and you have had a few number 1's in the US and in other countries you have probably gone well beyond cult status.

[Flobadobalob]

I think when a bands last 5 albums have gone to number 1 in the charts in the UK and you have had a few number 1's in the US and in other countries you have probably gone well beyond cult status.

[moz4pm]

Yeah but is that following part of the reading/leeds target audience? I dont think so.

[howlin_pete]

Are you expecting Radiohead to have a small audience? It will be massive

[stephen07]

Are you expecting Radiohead to have a small audience? It will be massive

[Flobadobalob]

Are you expecting Radiohead to have a small audience? It will be massive

[moz4pm]

No it wont be small, but im thinking it wont be massive either. The crowd will not be as big as kol or arctics. I just dont see the normal reading crowd going for radiohead. Thats going off the point anyway. Im arguing the point of why coheed and brand new were apparently too small to be where they were on nme stage a few years ago.

[kmb182uk]

I agree that Radiohead will probably have the biggest crowd of the weekend.

[jammy2211]

I know coheed and brnad new have 2nd headlined but neither have increased their popularity significantly enough to merit a headline slot on any stage other than the lock up. Neither can compete with the cribs, babyshambles and manics when it comes to popularity. As for enter shikari i assume they must have increased their popularity without me noticing. I thought they were awful last time they played so would certainly avoid if they headlined.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

The Tears played to about 12 men and their dog, made me chuckle.