The line up

[JameSemajj]

Take a deep breath, calm down, and fantasise and poisoning NME and everyone associated with it.

[ArcticMonkeysUK]

... I was calm... he set me off again

[ubermark]

PRODIGY AND RADIOHEAD ARE GOING TO BE FECKING EPIC

however i have literally no hope in the nme stage at all

[Lithium05]

Nice generalisation idiot... How 'V' was reading last year? There was more metal at reading than download in 2008.... Stop being so pathetic and always blamming it on the kids every time...

[spwan-of-the-devil]

Someone hold me back for f*cks sake

Is there anyone more up their own arse than Radiohead fans?

[HoTWire]

Have you seen what the Festival Republic tent was like last year?

The likes of Eliot Minor and Glasvegas are precisely why I was relying on a decent mainstage line-up to draw me to Reading this year.

[JameSemajj]

PRODIGY AND RADIOHEAD ARE GOING TO BE FECKING EPIC

however i have literally no hope in the nme stage at all

[Lithium05]

Are you all serious? I can't get my head around this.. let me repeat...

Radiohead (arguably the dullest band in the world, stop.)

The Prodigy (arguably the biggest band of the moment, but are appearing at every festival in the country so hardly a major coup is it?! seriously I wouldn't bat an eye if they were announced for Bloodstock!)Deftones (who all of you have been pissing and moaning will never play for bloody years - and now get a whole 25 minutes... yay )

+ Placebo, Brand New, EoDM, AFI, Fall Out Boy who are all fantastic live!

[theramm]

Yay if only to say your ignorant whining on this subjects been boring!

[Spiral_Low]

Pretty terriable line up. Placebo the only band I really like, so not gonna bother going as they always tour the UK loads with a new album. Deftones ok but too low down and to be honest they are poor live. Prodigy the only other that intrests me and i'm not really a fan, a slipknot/prodigy clash even isn't an issue for at download, slipknot all the way.

Edited March 30, 2009 by Spiral_Low

[garno5]

Looks like I'm one of the only people actually pretty pleased with the lineup.

[JameSemajj]

Ignorant how? because not all of us want a mainstage jammed with generic indie shite, when people wanted some metal all the scenesters on here kept sayin it was about diversity...where's the f**king diversity now?? One Metal band so far & the Deftone's aren't the best live act going.

Enjoy the chavs.

[Bradders]

Lithium you're obviously annoyed but there's no reason to just make stuff up. We both know the Deftones won't get 25 minutes. They'll get at least 40, probably 45-50.

[Lithium05]

Yes, they'll all be at radiohead wont they

[bekimo]

Oasis

[kaosmark2]

Are you all serious? I can't get my head around this.. let me repeat...

Radiohead (arguably the biggest band in the world, stop.)

The Prodigy (arguably the biggest band of the moment)

Deftones (who all of you have been pissing and moaning will never play for bloody years)

+ Placebo, Brand New, EoDM, AFI, Fall Out Boy who are all fantastic live!

Sonisphere costs a damn fortune and they've only announced a couple of bands that haven't been at Reading in the past couple of years.

The only thing I will conceed is that I can't understand why Bloc Party have been given another high slot. At least the Subways come back and play on different parts of the lineup.

[Lithium05]

Lithium you're obviously annoyed but there's no reason to just make stuff up. We both know the Deftones won't get 25 minutes. They'll get at least 40, probably 45-50.

[Messi30]

no they won't be at Radiohead - most likely on the rob about that time

[Troop Dogg]

For me its only Deftones, Prodigy and Radiohead I'd want to see and they're spread over 3 days and I've already seen them several times each, so there's little chance of me going.

Glasto here I come!

Edited March 30, 2009 by Troop Dogg

[HoTWire]

This is interesting from an interview /index.php?showtopic=117606">linked here :

Has Sonisphere changed the focus of Reading and Leeds, the classic heavy day of the festival seems to be missing this year?

''It has a little bit but once we announce the Lock-Up Stage and announce two Radio 1 stage headliners that are both huge rock acts people will see how rounded it is. Metallica played our festival last year and Nine Inch Nails played two years ago so Sonisphere having them does not make a huge difference to us.''

So I'll be interested to see what the Lock Up holds...

[kaosmark2]

I tend to agree.. all this Brainwashing from the media, controlling what people listen to! It just pisses me off when its always the teenagers who get the blame for everything!

[Messi30]

lock up holds about 50 ppl before its rammed - with the crud on mainstage might be a little sweaty in there

[When Jokers Attack]

lucky c**ts gettin radiohead

[spwan-of-the-devil]

LMAO!

You know that's true!!

B x

[howlin_pete]

Well, one of them looks to be Lost Prophets who are a pop act. If the other is Janes Addiction, and they dont cl;ash with Radiohead, there will be some redemption to this lineup. If not, enough of my mates got tickets so I;l probably still go although I'm nott 100%