Arcade Fire NME? Source?

[JAnderson]

Any chance at all of Blur Neil?

[st dan]

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent.

[Role Model]

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent.

[eFestivals]

I still think it’s possible that Arcade Fire might headline it, especially when not a lot of people know or listen to them. For those reasons I think it’s possible.

Not a lot of people know them?

They played 2nd from top on the main stage at R/L in 2007.

They headlined Latitude in 2007.

They played 3rd from top on the main stage at T in the Park in 2007.

They did all those things without anyone knowing them.

[Role Model]

shows you how great they are, achieving all that without people knowing who they are

imagine what they can do when people realise they exist.

Edited March 25, 2010 by Role Model

[steleeds2009]

I'm pretty glad in a way at this information. The fact that AF could close the festival in a tent where it would be an amazing atmosphere and it would be full of people who really appreciate and understand them. I could see the sing-a-longs being quite special in a tent...

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I'm with you there. The crowd on the main stage spoiled it for me last time Arcade Fire played. Will be a million times better in a tent with just Arcade Fire fans. Be much like when Manics closed the NME tent 2 years ago. They were on at the same time as the killers. So all the mainstream festival folk were there. Felt more like there own club gig as it was just their fans.

[FloorFiller]

a part of me wants this to be true, so that the speculation of a third headliner can begin again (and i think Eminem is the biggest possibility)

but it would absolutely kill me having to miss Arcade Fire... more than any other clash i've ever had to face haha

goddamn Reading and Leeds 2010

[Role Model]

i have a horrible feeling my mates would choose GnR's over Arcade Fire

[Chihiro Cheeks]

So many different combinations...my head hurts!

[steleeds2009]

If this is true, my money is on Eminem.

This is something I did bored at work the other week. Points to Eminem been the 3rd headliner...

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Namely that Leeds Fest, T in the Park and Oxygen Festival always seem to have similar headliners.

So i've looked back and over the last 5-6 years these three festivals have always shared at least one headliner....

2009 - Kings of Leon

2008- Rage Against the Machine

2007- Razorlight

2006- Franz Ferdinand

2005- Foo Fighters

2004- The Darkness (Leeds and Oxygen, can't find T in the Park Poster).

This year T in the park have MUSE EMINEM KASABIAN...

whilst Oxygen has MUSE EMINEM AND ARCADE FIRE...

Seeing as Kasabian are down for V so wouldn't headline Leeds, looks like we will have either Eminem or Muse.

[FloorFiller]

i have a horrible feeling my mates would choose GnR's over Arcade Fire

[DaveElNino]

I love Arcade Fire - but the idea of them headlining Leeds/Reading scares me. I've seen them at 6 different festivals in the past few years, and the only outdoor stage that they've commanded with the same quality as at their own shows was at a 20,000 capacity on France. Not to say that they were bad at Reading 07, or Glastonbury, they just lost a little something when playing to such a large crowd on not 100% committed fans.

With the expansion of the Radio 1 Stage I can definitely see them headlining it - for years their set in the R1 stage in 2005 was the best festival set I'd seen and put up against GnR or even Blink I think they'd draw a decent sized but not unsafe crowd.

[Boosh]

jesus.

this is so confusing.

i moderate the rumours section on the leeds boards and all this is not helping my dissertation progress at all

[DaveElNino]

2004- The Darkness (Leeds and Oxygen, can't find T in the Park Poster).

This year T in the park have MUSE EMINEM KASABIAN...

whilst Oxygen has MUSE EMINEM AND ARCADE FIRE...

Seeing as Kasabian are down for V so wouldn't headline Leeds, looks like we will have either Eminem or Muse.

[JBarbour]

Not a lot of people know them?

They played 2nd from top on the main stage at R/L in 2007.

They headlined Latitude in 2007.

They played 3rd from top on the main stage at T in the Park in 2007.

They did all those things without anyone knowing them.

Edited March 25, 2010 by craigb

[FloorFiller]

KIGH have a new album out so i'd guess they're playing, though not subbing to AF surely

pretty sure other bands must get told what bands are playing around them though so it makes sense that he'd know (though i doubt he's supposed to be teling people)

[PurpleFire]

EMINEM Can just jump off ship right now, Its just plain crap, yes its an ALT festival but there is no room for him when the majority is ROCK.

Ah these forums are full of positives and negatives lol, cannot wait for monday now!

[steleeds2009]

As the long as the surprise headliners aren't Kings Of Leon I will be happy.

[FloorFiller]

EMINEM Can just jump off ship right now, Its just plain crap, yes its an ALT festival but there is no room for him when the majority is ROCK.

Ah these forums are full of positives and negatives lol, cannot wait for monday now!

[Andrinald]

Yeah, I'm starting to think Eminem is more likely than Blur actually. Definitely goes along with RobDaBanks statement and with Neil Pengelly's tweet that we have the 3 best headliners this year. Blur have come from nowhere really with very little source. Libertines into Eminem would certainly be a bit strange though.

I'm aware I'm rambling now, but Blink, Guns and Roses and Eminem/Blur with Arcade Fire on NME is a huge line up. Certainly much better than the Blink, Arcade Fire, MCR line up that was rumoured not long ago.

Blink and Eminem are pretty much the two acts I would like to see most right now. 2 headliners I love would be awesome considering I have only watched one headliner out of the past two years.

[JBarbour]

I'd agree with that speculation, on the basis he seems to have disappeared from Wireless which he was defo scheduled to play.

(note: based around that 'if').

[PurpleFire]

Have to see on monday, I do wish Libertines will confirm tho and play.

[eFestivals]

Neil Pengelly's tweet that we have the 3 best headliners this year.

that's a comment that should be ignored.

It's not like he'd ever say "we don't have the best headliners", is it?

[wee_insomniac]

f**k it, we've got 4 days until the announcement, can we all not just wait? lol

[Role Model]

EMINEM Can just jump off ship right now, Its just plain crap, yes its an ALT festival but there is no room for him when the majority is ROCK.

Ah these forums are full of positives and negatives lol, cannot wait for monday now!