only 9 bands on Blink day

[ska_4_life]

Well okay good point. But it's never happened on mainstage, and when was lostprophets slotted in?

Im still standing by the fact they have never done it on mainstage.

Also the bands they have done it with are hardly common bands. They were more special anouncements. You cant even compare faith no more and shadow puppets to Reel big fish and dropkicks.

Lostprophets I can only assume someone pulled out. Mainly coz i dispise them. Not coz of thier music, but thier welsh and play the festival too much. Grr.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Well okay good point. But it's never happened on mainstage, and when was lostprophets slotted in?

Im still standing by the fact they have never done it on mainstage.

Also the bands they have done it with are hardly common bands. They were more special anouncements. You cant even compare faith no more and shadow puppets to Reel big fish and dropkicks.

Lostprophets I can only assume someone pulled out. Mainly coz i dispise them. Not coz of thier music, but thier welsh and play the festival too much. Grr.

[ska_4_life]

Actually they were offered high main but declined so they could play a more intimate gig in the tent.

[DaLumberjack]

GnR will definitely get 2 hours. Blink may well do too. I think someones idea about the other mainstage bands getting longer sets isn't a bad shout, particulary Limp Bizkit, Cypress Hill and Weezer since any of them could (and should) easily sub instead of being as low as they are.

[ska_4_life]

Cypress Hill headlined back in the early '90's, so they could easily be higher.

[rexclark]

Cypress Hill headlined back in the early '90's, so they could easily be higher.

[saskofreak]

I'd rather it be Tim Armstrong doing his song with Cypress Hill instead and then announce a Transplants reunion.

[rockinthecasbah]

Just a random thought, you reckon that some of the bands on blink day (Cypress Hill, Weezer, Limp Bizkit) will be getting a longer setlist than usual at those times, meaning that blink still get the hour 'n' half spot.

Do people know if this has ever happened before.

[Vieuphoria]

To be honest i refuse to believe the the music industry, and this festival has stooped so low as to let Blink-182 have a 2 hour set when The Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Rage Against The Machine all didn't. All were bigger bands in their time... except maybe Pixies. Such a completly depressing state for music to be in.

However i think both Blur and Metallica got 2 hours in 2003... but that i am very unsure of.

[Lithium05]

I'll believe that when it happens, those guy always have side projects that go awol or 2/3 years delayed..

[ska_4_life]

To be honest i refuse to believe the the music industry, and this festival has stooped so low as to let Blink-182 have a 2 hour set when The Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Rage Against The Machine all didn't. All were bigger bands in their time... except maybe Pixies.

[andthegunslinger]

Nah Pumpkins definately got an hour and a half. Was Chillis who did 2 hours.

Keep in mind that every year we have these imaginary "rules" to how the festival is run but every year

2010 - Friday becomes "metal sunday"

2009 - No heavy headliners or metal sunday.

2008 - Last Shadow Puppets "slotted in" and Rage Against the Machine playing the "indie slot"

I'm sure there are examples from every year that break the template of how the festival is normally booked.

So of course it's POSSIBLE somebody will be slotted in on the Blink day but what I think is most likely:P

Guns N Roses will get a 2 hour slot (Have played 2+ hour gigs for the last 10 years and every date on the tour they're on has been 2+ hours, sometimes as long as over 3 hours. Will definately do 2 hours.

Blink have played about 60 gigs since reforming and never played a 2 hour set. Their songs are generally 3-4 mins long so they'd need about 30 songs to fill 2 hours and to my knowledge have yet to do that. I can't see this being the case for Reading/Leeds. Will almost definately do 2 hours.

So:

- I think every band below will get a slightly longer set (as is evident from past years when acts have dropped out) So perhaps an extra song per act.

- Was rumoured Green Day were originally booked to headline above Blink so perhaps that's why there's a space. Maybe the slot will be filled for the next announcement. I'd say the above is most likely though.

Edited April 26, 2010 by andthegunslinger

[sjp_121]

I'll believe that when it happens, those guy always have side projects that go awol or 2/3 years delayed..

[pink_triangle]

I think to really pull off a 2 hour set you need a bigger back catalogue of hits than blink 182 have. The likes of oasis, green day, foos etc can play 2 hour sets where even your floating festival fan knows most of the songs. Even playing a 90 minute set a lot of non blink fans will struggle to know half the songs.

[pink_triangle]

What you have to remember though is there will be a lot of banter from Blink.

In any case Ash are a rumour to be added now so there may not be 9bands on Sunday

[sjp_121]

Transplants, not Cypress Hill.

[Dukeeyyy]

maybe that space on the main stage will be filled by whoever is headlining lock up tent e.g dropkicks, the used etc.. but ash are also a possibilty in between ym@6 and limp bizkit..

[sixftbabe]

Anyone else heard the new cypress hill version of paradise city featuring slash??wouldn't be a bad bet for him to turn up at the festival with them and he's got a new album out as well so reckon they could play extended set with slash...thats my shout anyway

[rexclark]

Anyone else heard the new cypress hill version of paradise city featuring slash??wouldn't be a bad bet for him to turn up at the festival with them and he's got a new album out as well so reckon they could play extended set with slash...thats my shout anyway

[saskofreak]

Oh sorry.

But I do hope Transplants do have a new album out at sometime.

[Hart Attack]

jimmy eat world above you me at six. my god i would love sunday even more. failing that, get up kids above thrice.

[sixftbabe]

I really can'timagine Slash and GnR playing the same weekend, it's possible but unlikely IMO.