Who have we got so far then?

[jordanuk90]

Oh dear God no....

If he plays, I would take it upon myself to get him to do one of his famous gig walk outs... I think launching some burgers at him should do the trick...

[indieleeds]

Including self-confirmations, strong rumours/who's playing other festivals/shows around that time, new material out, not played Reading in a while/did other UK fests last year and who I think will be appearing etc.....its probably a good chance that some/most of the following will be there -

Green Day

MCR

Blink-182

Pendulum

The Maccabees

The Big Pink

The Drums

Bombay Bicycle Club

The Futureheads

Biffy Clyro

Dizzee Rascal

Hot Chip

LCD Soundsystem

MGMT

Klaxons

Ash

Animal Collective

The Cribs

Delphic

The Flaming Lips

Foals

Franz Ferdinand

Hadouken!

The Horrors

Interpol

NoFX

Paramore

30 Seconds To Mars

Pavement

Pigeon Detectives

Simian Mobile Disco

Sub Focus

The Subways (well they took last year off from Reading so they are prob due back )

Them Crooked Vultures (if not a Download exclusive)

We Are Scientists

Editors

Weezer

The Wombats

The XX

[olly!olly!olly!]

I reckon The Specials and Feeder will be there

[wheres the mudfight]

I reckon there's at least a decent chance of all the following playing:

Green Day (ish)

Blink 182

MCR

Paramore

Gaslight Anthem

Alkaline Trio

Dropkick Murphys

Flogging Molly

King Blues

Tom Gabel

Biffy Clyro

Frightened Rabbit

hot hot heat

vampire weekend

MGMT

the Specials

NOFX

Rancid

Pendulum

Lawrence Arms

the Cure

the Ramones

Actually, the last few are not very likely but I thought I'd add them as the rest just about makes my decade so I might as well go mad not really sure about Green Day Headlining either but I'd love it if they did!

Edited February 19, 2010 by wheres the mudfight

[rexclark]

I don't know if anyones interested but Adam Green self confirmed a week or so ago. He'll be on the NME stage or maybe headline the FR tent. He puts on a good live show so he'll get a good slot on the bill.

[jammy2211]

Looks like my Reading days are over, these rumours are tending towards a shipwreck 0_o. Might be swayed to go if some of my friends are there, but it seems like we're all going our seperate ways festival-wise .

Seriously though, Reading isn't pulling the sort of bands that brought me there in the first place. Will give it the benefit of the doubt until announcement day.

[revert]

Lostprophets need to be added to that list, Punktastic are sure they are playing. And they're nearly as accurate as efests when it comes to these things.

[zeppelin]

Looks like my Reading days are over, these rumours are tending towards a shipwreck 0_o. Might be swayed to go if some of my friends are there, but it seems like we're all going our seperate ways festival-wise .

Seriously though, Reading isn't pulling the sort of bands that brought me there in the first place. Will give it the benefit of the doubt until announcement day.

[jammy2211]

This is what i was thinking but at the same time if they book some "interesting" bands I'd be tempted, like I expect Gorillaz to play england at some point and they haven't been announced anywhere yet - that sort of band, that you don't see everywhere else might tempt me

plus, if all my friends are going I probably will, some of the best times are i nthe campsite

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Dizzee Rascal is playing, so I've heard from various 'in the know' people.

[Lewis2804]

Dizzee Rascal is playing, so I've heard from various 'in the know' people.

[zeppelin]

I think I'm pretty much converted to Download now, this will be my first year there but it always tends to book more bands to my tastes. I live 20 mins from Donnington at Uni and now people who go every year.

Problem is Reading still books some alternative type bands Download seems at the moment not to ever go for - random examples from recent years but people like 65Daysofstatic, Silversun Pickups, Battles, Arcade Fire, Manchester Orchestra, Brand New, Thursday etc. Chances are Reading will still put a few bands like that up this year >_>.

Download goes more in that direction every year though, with Reading going towards V and V heading towards Xfactor so, hopefully soon I'll just have my perfect festival on my doorstep .

[jonnyisRFC]

I reckon there's at least a decent chance of all the following playing:

Green Day (ish)

Blink 182

MCR

Paramore

Gaslight Anthem

Alkaline Trio

Dropkick Murphys

Flogging MollyKing Blues

Tom Gabel

Biffy Clyro

Frightened Rabbit

hot hot heat

vampire weekend

MGMT

the Specials

NOFX

Rancid

Pendulum

Lawrence Arms

the Cure

the Ramones

Actually, the last few are not very likely but I thought I'd add them as the rest just about makes my decade so I might as well go mad not really sure about Green Day Headlining either but I'd love it if they did!

[sjp_121]

Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly?!?!?

That would probably make my weekend if they both played.

[wheres the mudfight]

F*cking hell if them 3 all play i might cry.

[thomasowen]

Flogging molly were excellent in 06

Edited February 20, 2010 by thomasowen

[wheres the mudfight]

Flogging molly were excellent in 06

[thomasowen]

having trouble distinguishing years. was that the year they played twice? in which case, yes they were - twice

[tomdsjames]

I only saw Flogging Molly in 2008 and they were amazing!