this is it

[Role Model]

Blink will be fun after a day of drinking, that's why i'm alright with them headlining.

[TomDB]

If the Libertines are "special guests" does that mean they won't be announced Monday and they'll try to keep them under wraps longer?

[iammonky]

Although this news sounds spot on, I still have a little doubt in my mind about it.

Are these 3 unlikely bedfellows from Rob Da Banks Twitter comment and dont we usually share a headliner with TinthePark.

Im still thinking we are yet to have a big suprise: Something like;

BLINK 182, EMINEM and GUNS N ROSES with Arcade Fire headlining the NME tent

[Tomleeds]

I dont understand what you mean by libertines are 'special guests'..?

[YumYum]

I dont understand what you mean by libertines are 'special guests'..?

[evilduck]

Blink will be fun after a day of drinking, that's why i'm alright with them headlining.

[fat_man_joe]

They used this term for Ian Brown last year, i think its sort of to get someone to play a slot lower than usual by bigging them up . . .

[SamSC]

Just joined. Couldnt stand JUST reading aha, so this is pretty much certain then? i dont suppose there are much complaints. but i would rather have seen someone better than arcade fire, but im extrememly happy with the libertines im guessing it will be libs then arcade fire on the saturday then. blink friday and GNR sunday.

[eFestivals]

Neil, same applies to you, you announced GnR today like you came up with it.

oh do f**k off. I did no such thing. I simply posted the info I had.

It was Keese, who brought up Libertines, you never even mentioned them.

I've talked headliners. They're not a headliner.

And they weren't mentioned by me because I'd had a mass of very well sourced info over very many months, all of which said they'd turned down 2010 but would play 2011. I was avoiding throwing something in which wasn't of relevance to this year, and which might not have happened after all next year.

This year you haven't got the lineup correctly on your own or of your "sources"

I know. I've not said anything different to this.

But I did get two of them right (the third I didn't ever say was right), and I did get no Green Day right - and had a large amount of people saying what I'd said was defo wrong. Including Keese.

[eFestivals]

If the Libertines are "special guests" does that mean they won't be announced Monday and they'll try to keep them under wraps longer?

Nah .... it's gonna be all over next week's NME (including an interview with them).

For many people, that's going to be better than porn but will bring about much the same effect.

[eFestivals]

I dont understand what you mean by libertines are 'special guests'..?

It means they've needed their ego's flattered.

[lacney]

I'm fairly happy with the situation, I dont mind Libertines but I'm just glad they arent the headliners, I couldn't of coped with another ego driven, money grabbing band taking the headline slot

[gazza_20]

to be fair neil just announced who it was.

he said no info on guns, keese had it, but neil didnt rule it out

they both said yes blink

arcade fire all we knew was keese having no info n not until recently telling neil so he says they weren't heading so neil was right on that.

wether neil knew libs were a good chance this year but not headlining but then until the annuncement the idea of them playing lower than 2nd/co-headline hadn't been raised.

so one each both with no ifo, 1 each both the same

neither called each other wrong

[eFestivals]

wether neil knew libs were a good chance this year but not headlining but then until the annuncement the idea of them playing lower than 2nd/co-headline hadn't been raised.

so one each both with no ifo, 1 each both the same

neither called each other wrong

Until Keese posted it, I'd have said (and did say to some) that there was no chance of the Libs this year, because I was aware they'd long ago agreed to play next year and not this year.

I'd love to know what it was that's changed things. It might come out, or it might not.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Until Keese posted it, I'd have said (and did say to some) that there was no chance of the Libs this year, because I was aware they'd long ago agreed to play next year and not this year.

I'd love to know what it was that's changed things. It might come out, or it might not.

[SamSC]

Well i hope nothing changes, as it happens, pete doherty was arrested yesterday. but hes been on bail so many times its not even worth considering.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Well i hope nothing changes, as it happens, pete doherty was arrested yesterday. but hes been on bail so many times its not even worth considering.

[Boba73]

Looking pretty shabby imo but will still be a good weekend, always is. Want's to be, got an early bird ticket last year already.

I might be the only one going that only knows the Libertines from Gavin and Stacey...

[rockinthecasbah]

I'm not quite sure why Neil appears to be getting criticism here. He got 2 out of the three headliners (including Arcade Fire who no-one saw coming, and then sticking to them when things appeared to suggest they weren't.) One of the things that makes Efestivals so reliable is the fact that he'll wait until he has the information from a trusted source, rather than just making guesses up based on what others might be saying. If that means he's sometimes slightly slower with a prediction, then so be it.

Anyway, after that slightly sucking up paragraph, I'm pretty happy with the headliners. I'll happily see all three headliners if there's nothing that grabs me on the other stages, and though I was never a massive fan, The Libertines will be interesting, and a coup for the festival, in spite of the nonsensical 'they're only big cos he's a druggie,' posts.

[purplehaze81]

I'm still hoping Neil is wrong about Arcade Fire. I really can't understand why they would be headlining.

[scottt]

Neil, are we to sasume then that MCR are playing below GnR?

Maybe a late booking, which would explain rumours of them maybe headlining.

Kind of annoyed by these headliners. Usually on the indie day i can go to the lock up, but theyve pretty much chosen the only 2 big indie bands i like. And i love Blink and GnR. Could be some horrible clashes in store

Still better to be complaining about that, than about the awful headliners (like lst year )

[Dirty Boots]

Blink will be fun after a day of drinking, that's why i'm alright with them headlining.

[moff]

Extremely happy at this turnout. GNR and Arcade Fire are two of my favourite bands, and Blink are decent too.

That said a QOTSA NME clash on the Blink night would be unreal.

[Dirty Boots]

I wouldn't bet on QOTSA playing the NME stage. At least, I hope Festival Republic aren't that stupid.

[oO Dan Oo]

Hope this is true, Would be very happy to see Guns N Roses and Blink 182

Hoping for a good alternative while Arcade Fire are on though