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Every cloud has a silver lining

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With the apparent headliners seemingly weak - Although they all deserve it collectively it's just not cutting it - does anyone else think this might make way for acts with expansive back catalogues to get a place further down the Main Stage bill, rather than just the usual one hit wonders reaping their fifteen minutes, some of which may be quite pricey? Acts such as:

Manics

The Flaming Lips

The Offspring

Soundgarden

Happy Mondays

The Specials

Primal Scream

Super Furry Animals

Weezer

Jane's Addiction

Morrissey

Belle & Sebastian

Bright Eyes

Death Cab For Cutie

Reef

Suede

No Doubt

Rancid

NOFX

The past three years has seen MF/FR capture some really coup-ish headliners in RHCP, Pumpkins, RATM, Metallica and Radiohead but the downside is that the Main Stage has, save one or two bands, mainly been bands who had only recently found success. So maybe with My Chemical Romance, Arcade Fire and Blink 182 all headlining this might give Melvin and co. a chance to get a number of acts that could really add some "meat" to the line-up.

What do you guys think?

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With the apparent headliners seemingly weak - Although they all deserve it collectively it's just not cutting it - does anyone else think this might make way for acts with expansive back catalogues to get a place further down the Main Stage bill, rather than just the usual one hit wonders reaping their fifteen minutes, some of which may be quite pricey? Acts such as:

Manics

The Flaming Lips

The Offspring

Soundgarden

Happy Mondays

The Specials

Primal Scream

Super Furry Animals

Weezer

Jane's Addiction

Morrissey

Belle & Sebastian

Bright Eyes

Death Cab For Cutie

Reef

Suede

No Doubt

Rancid

NOFX

The past three years has seen MF/FR capture some really coup-ish headliners in RHCP, Pumpkins, RATM, Metallica and Radiohead but the downside is that the Main Stage has, save one or two bands, mainly been bands who had only recently found success. So maybe with My Chemical Romance, Arcade Fire and Blink 182 all headlining this might give Melvin and co. a chance to get a number of acts that could really add some "meat" to the line-up.

What do you guys think?

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I think there will be, but I wouldn't like to predict who. Rancid would be amazing, I can see weezer and the offspring. Flaming lips are headlining green man but people would love that.

Well I just booked tickets to Isle of Wight so this is the first year in 4 I won't be going to Leeds for the weekend.

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With the apparent headliners seemingly weak - Although they all deserve it collectively it's just not cutting it - does anyone else think this might make way for acts with expansive back catalogues to get a place further down the Main Stage bill, rather than just the usual one hit wonders reaping their fifteen minutes, some of which may be quite pricey? Acts such as:

Manics

The Flaming Lips

The Offspring

Soundgarden

Happy Mondays

The Specials

Primal Scream

Super Furry Animals

Weezer

Jane's Addiction

Morrissey

Belle & Sebastian

Bright Eyes

Death Cab For Cutie

Reef

Suede

No Doubt

Rancid

NOFX

The past three years has seen MF/FR capture some really coup-ish headliners in RHCP, Pumpkins, RATM, Metallica and Radiohead but the downside is that the Main Stage has, save one or two bands, mainly been bands who had only recently found success. So maybe with My Chemical Romance, Arcade Fire and Blink 182 all headlining this might give Melvin and co. a chance to get a number of acts that could really add some "meat" to the line-up.

What do you guys think?

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Manics

The Flaming Lips

Soundgarden

Happy Mondays

The Specials

Primal Scream

Super Furry Animals

Weezer

Belle & Sebastian

Bright Eyes

Reef

Suede

No Doubt

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i think the days will be (with the headliners that efests are saying...)

Blink

Lostprophets

Limp Bizkit

Avenged sevenfold

dropkick murphys

NoFx

Billy Talent

Bowling for soup

special guests

Arcade Fire

Pixies

Franz Ferdinand

Biffy Clyro

Klaxons

The subways

Foals

Young Knives

Mystery jets

Young Guns

MCR

soundgarden

The offspring

30 seconds to mars

sum 41

Taking back sunday

Gaslight Anthem

Frank Turner

King Blues

My passion

What do you think??

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i think the days will be (with the headliners that efests are saying...)

Blink

Lostprophets

Limp Bizkit

Avenged sevenfold

dropkick murphys

NoFx

Billy Talent

Bowling for soup

special guests

Arcade Fire

Pixies

Franz Ferdinand

Biffy Clyro

Klaxons

The subways

Foals

Young Knives

Mystery jets

Young Guns

MCR

soundgarden

The offspring

30 seconds to mars

sum 41

Taking back sunday

Gaslight Anthem

Frank Turner

King Blues

My passion

What do you think??

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i think the days will be (with the headliners that efests are saying...)

Blink

Lostprophets

Limp Bizkit

Avenged sevenfold

dropkick murphys

NoFx

Billy Talent

Bowling for soup

special guests

Arcade Fire

Pixies

Franz Ferdinand

Biffy Clyro

Klaxons

The subways

Foals

Young Knives

Mystery jets

Young Guns

MCR

soundgarden

The offspring

30 seconds to mars

sum 41

Taking back sunday

Gaslight Anthem

Frank Turner

King Blues

My passion

What do you think??

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