Reading Festival 2011

[harderfaster]

Muse aren't predictable

[jump]

r.e.m, coldplay, eminem artic, monkeys, all strong rumours for V. are reading lagging behind this year?

on another point to me they all seem like headliners,at least they are all big enought to headline. were do they all go?

[joe1990 fresh account]

Why don't you go and ask the people in the vfests forum.

[joe1990 fresh account]

Why don't you go and ask the people in the vfests forum.

[jump]

Selfish Lovers are apparently to be confirmed on Virtualfest.

[PaulDavis]

Selfish Lovers are apparently to be confirmed on Virtualfest.

[joe1990 fresh account]

cant believe boger and badger are a S.R for glasto, an im going to reading ooo the pain

[thetime]

cant believe boger and badger are a S.R for glasto, an im going to reading ooo the pain

[jump]

So is Peter Doherty, Festival Republic headliner?

[zahidf]

http://www.gigwise.com/news/60838/Reading-And-Leeds-Festival-2011-Headliners-Staggeringly-Good

Headliners are all festival exclusives then...

[thetime]

well that rules out foo fighters and pulp

[jump]

http://www.gigwise.com/news/60838/Reading-And-Leeds-Festival-2011-Headliners-Staggeringly-Good

Headliners are all festival exclusives then...

Edited January 24, 2011 by jump

[eFestivals]

I can't remember an organizer ever saying his line wasn't good though.

no organiser is ever going to say it's anything but 'outstanding' or similar.

After all, they wouldn't sell many tickets and nor would the bands they've booked be chuffed if he said it was shit.

[eFestivals]

well that rules out foo fighters and pulp

It doesn't rule out Pulp.

That article only says that the R/L *headliners* aren't *headlining* other festivals.

Pulp are not thought to be playing R/L as headliners, it's believed that they're playing as special guests.

[eFestivals]

Headliners are all festival exclusives then...

Nope, it doesn't say that. It says the headliners aren't *headlining* other fests.

[kev1664]

Staggeringly good. Either he is exagerating the headline acts booked or that it could be a different set of headliners than has been rumoured.

Staggeringly good to me would definately rule MCR out as a headliner.

Staggeringly good would suggest that Muse look certain. I'd say Green day would fall into that category. I can't help but feel however that although both very popular with the masses the feeling on these froums is that they have both been around the block a bit in the last few years and people would genrally prefer something else.

An other band that would fit this staggeringly good status are Blur, even though the strokes are very popular I'd much prefer a performance from blur.

Muse / Blur / Green Day looks stronger than Muse / The Strokes / My Chemical Romance.

However that would be the first time ever that all 3 are repeat headliners would it not? So there could also be some left field staggeringly good headliners that have never headlined before. All would be big doubts though.

Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys, ACDC I can't think of anymore at this minute in time. I bet there is a fair few more.

I think he may just be exagerating.....

[eFestivals]

Staggeringly good. Either he is exagerating the headline acts booked or that it could be a different set of headliners than has been rumoured.

or - by far the most likely - he's simply spouting some words to help promote the festival he runs.

I think he may just be exagerating.....

Those would have been the most sensible words to focus your post on.

[zahidf]

Nope, it doesn't say that. It says the headliners aren't *headlining* other fests.

[jump]

Staggeringly good. Either he is exagerating the headline acts booked or that it could be a different set of headliners than has been rumoured.

Staggeringly good to me would definately rule MCR out as a headliner.

Staggeringly good would suggest that Muse look certain. I'd say Green day would fall into that category. I can't help but feel however that although both very popular with the masses the feeling on these froums is that they have both been around the block a bit in the last few years and people would genrally prefer something else.

An other band that would fit this staggeringly good status are Blur, even though the strokes are very popular I'd much prefer a performance from blur.

Muse / Blur / Green Day looks stronger than Muse / The Strokes / My Chemical Romance.

However that would be the first time ever that all 3 are repeat headliners would it not? So there could also be some left field staggeringly good headliners that have never headlined before. All would be big doubts though.

Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys, ACDC I can't think of anymore at this minute in time. I bet there is a fair few more.

I think he may just be exagerating.....

Edited January 24, 2011 by jump

[thetime]

Why do people keep saying Green Day have been round the block, over exposed etc. the haven't played an UK in 6 years and they have played big shows since then but that was to direct fans so the casual fans who would turn up at a festival hasn't seen them.

[eFestivals]

I guess, but i can't imagine he'd let one of his headliners play the second stage at guilfest or anything...:-)

I can't imagine that either.

But I can imagine The Strokes playing a non-headlining slot at Glasto and then headlining R/L.

That doesn't mean that's what I'm expecting to happen this year, but it's hardly an outrageous possibility.

[jump]

probably because there live shows are so predictable.

get people out of the crowd to sing, play guitar on one of there songs...geesh they have been doing that for a decade or more.

[thetime]

That's more to do with them having the same routine than them being over toured.

[lharris92]

probably because there live shows are so predictable.

get people out of the crowd to sing, play guitar on one of there songs...geesh they have been doing that for a decade or more.

[zahidf]

I can't imagine that either.

But I can imagine The Strokes playing a non-headlining slot at Glasto and then headlining R/L.

That doesn't mean that's what I'm expecting to happen this year, but it's hardly an outrageous possibility.