Top 10

[Vieuphoria]

Who are your top 10 acts.

[Vieuphoria]

for me.....

1. The Libertines

2. Weezer

3. Ash

4. Guns n Roses

5. Emo Philips

6. Queens Of The Stone Age

7. Cypress Hill

9. Warpaint

10. Limp Bizkit

[lharris92]

1. Weezer - totally blew me away and everyone there i believe

2. Limp Bizkit - entertaining and brought back some memories of songs i used to listen to

3. QOTSA - great set and a good comeback gig

4. Biffy Clyro - apart from missing a few older songs but that was expected

5. Zebrahead - went into there not expecting much but was very entertaining

6. Ash - went along and was a great show

7. Billy Talent - got in as they were just starting and was a great setlist and great banter

8. Milton Jones - brilliant alternative act, quality jokes

9. Blink 182 - entertaining with the banter and the drum solo was epic

10. Dizzee Rascal - had the crowd going from start to finish

weezer blew me away and the others were all great too for different reasons i just listed them but there was hardly anything between them all really

edit: i went to reading ;o

Edited August 30, 2010 by lharris92

[paulomas]

this list isn't necessarily in order of how good the band actually were, but a mix of the atmosphere, how much fun i had etc. as you can tell by my top placed band..

1) BLINK 182!!!!!!!!!

2) Arcade Fire

3) The Maccabees

4) Foals

4) Local Natives

5) Phoenix

6) LCD Soundsystem

7) The Drums

Mystery Jets

9) Wild Beasts

10) Girls

(at Reading, not Leeds)

Edited August 30, 2010 by paulomas

[Dukeeyyy]

1 Biffy Clyro

2 Blink 182

3 Guns N'Roses

4 The Gaslight Anthem

5 Weezer

6 Limp Bizkit

7 Gogol Bordello

8 Enter Shikari

9 Angelos Epithemou

10 The Rats (Gallows)

At Leeds

Edited August 30, 2010 by Dukeeyyy

[j...rox]

1. Arcade Fire

2. Phoenix

3. We Are Scientists

4. Klaxons (Pretty damn good I was smack bang in the middle after We Are Scientists and after seeing how many left I just thought no point so stayed. They blew me away and have no qualms about missing this Blink show which didn't seem like my kinda thing.)

5. The Libertines (Not as good as Wednesday)

6. The Cribs

7. LCD Soundsystem (Not awesome after Phoenix but still pretty decent)

8. The Futureheads

9. Biffy Clyro

10. The Gaslight Anthem

Lows:

1. Lostprophets (Rubbish at V in 08, thought give them one more try they were just awful)

2. Mystery Jets

3. Band of Horses (Not bad i'm a huge fan and expected a bit more)

Not a shabby weekend all in all. Arcade Fire I

[Vieuphoria]

I really have a problem understanding why people though Blink put on a decent show :S

[johnmcga]

Highs (in no particular order):

1. Goldheart Assembly. Stunning sound - they were first on in the NME tent on Sunday so a tiny crowd, but well worth getting up for.

2. Arcade Fire. Totally blew me away. Beautiful.

3. Weezer. I know very little about them and they held my attention for an hour. Really cracking set. 10/10.

4. Frank Turner. Packed tent and a nice singalong. Can't ask for much more.

5. General Fiasco. Went along not expecting much, actually they were pretty exciting.

6. Freelance Whales. Another new band I'd heard good things about. They had a lovely attitude and some beautiful harmonic sounds. And a squeezebox thing.

7. Gaslight Anthem. No nonsense Springsteen-esque rock. I think they appealed to the Hold Steady fan in me.

8. Klaxons. I had a right good dance to them in the tent last night. Seems like they've really developed as a live act. Must give the new stuff a proper listen.

9. We Are Scientists. Worth it for the banter alone.

(Sorry, I can only give you a top nine - there weren't any other bands that really stood out for me over the weekend. Lots of others I enjoyed though.)

As for the bottom:

1. Guns n Roses. Worst band I've seen at Reading by a mile. I'm surprised at the range of opinions on here about their set - guess it just goes to show what different tastes we all have!

I didn't see anything else that was offensively bad, to be honest.

Edited August 30, 2010 by johnmcga

[the_mars_volta]

1. Queens Of The Stone Age

2. Atari Teenage Riot

3. Guns N' Roses

4. Weezer

5. Ash

6. Paramore

7. Biffy Clyro

8. Serj Tankian

9. The Gaslight Anthem

10. Limp Bizkit

[Vieuphoria]

^^^^

Your top 5 is a good top 5

[jimmyd93]

I really have a problem understanding why people though Blink put on a decent show :S

[paulomas]

I really have a problem understanding why people though Blink put on a decent show :S

[paulomas]

.

Edited August 30, 2010 by paulomas

[lharris92]

I really have a problem understanding why people though Blink put on a decent show :S

[adam1234]

Leeds

Blink

GnR

Limp Bizkit

Biffy

The Libertines

QOTSA

Weezer

Arcade Fire

The Maccabees

Pulled Apart By Horses

[Vieuphoria]

It's because just about everyone of my age (late teens, early twenties) went through a phase of loving them. Nostalgia innit! Tom still can't sing, but I would've paid good money to see them just because I was obsessed with them when I was a kid! Gutted I didn't go

[roymcbean]

1) Weezer

2) QOTSA

3) Libertines

4) LostProphets

5) Limp Bizkit

6) Biffy

7) Dizzee Rascal

Blink 182

9) Billy Talent

10) All Time Low

GnR awful. NoFX pathetic. Paramore poor. End of. w*nkers

[saskofreak]

1. blink

2. gogol bordello

3. streetlight manifesto

4. crystal castles

5. motion city soundtrack

6. king blues

7. weezer

8. frank turner

9. cypress hill

10. alkaline trio

[SomeDay]

1 Blink

2 Weezer

3 QOTSA

4 Arcade Fire

5 Dizzee Rascal

6 The Gaslight Anthem

7 Kele

8 The Futureheads

9 Gallows

10 Russell Kane

[Scoobyben]

1) QOTSA

2) Weezer

3) Biffy Clyro

4) Blink 182

5) Frank Turner

6) Guns N' Roses

7) Ash

Billy Talent

9) Gogol Bordello

10) Zebrahead

[bennyk]

At Leeds

1.Mumford & Sons (by a mile)

2.Kele

3.Pendulum

4.Sub Focus

5.Dizzee Rascal

6.Libertines

7.Two Door Cinema Club

8.Libertines

9.30H!3

10. Foals

Lows: GnR, Blink 182 were awful, NOFX just a bunch of tossers

[binkibonko]

Only went on the sunday but i have to say Kele nailed it along with the Sub Focus DJ set and Blink were amazing!

[theramm]

Leeds -

1. Guns N Roses – Banged out the hits with enthusiasm & skill. Big show with the feel of a large stadium gig

2. Limp Bizkit – Delivered last year at Download & killed it at Leeds too, great crowd & the 1st band of the weekend that made it feel like I was at a festival.

3. Weezer – Really surprised me, a casual fan before the performance & a big fan now. Rivers was the frontman of the weekend

4. Cypress Hill – Been a fan for 15+ years & they didn’t disappoint. Great setlist too

5. Against Me – Unexpected gem of the weekend. Never heard anything by them but was recommended them by a mate…I can’t be the only person who saw them? Amazing set.

6. The Gaslight Anthem – Another passionate performance by one of the most consistent bands I’ve seen of late.

7. Cancer Bats – A band that have too big of a sound for a small stage, killer riffs & beautifully brutal songs

8. A Day to Remember – Really got the crowd going for an early Sunday slot

9. Biffy Clyro – Not the best I’ve seen the Biff but still played their hearts out. Thought we’d get some new material tbh.

10. Billy Talent – Another reliable midday performance. ‘Rusted by Rain’ is a song made for big outdoor gigs.

I think the majority of people are just saying ‘I’m a big Blink fan’ or used to be a fan so I thought their performance was good. Just the lack of any objectivity is a bit disappointing. I’m a huge Public Enemy fan, seen them 6 times but it didn’t stop them from being f**king dreadful at The Warehouse Project in Manchester. They have however, been brilliant on other occasions. Blink were average at best (at Leeds). If the organisers wanted a ‘pop punk’ band with enough casual appeal/chart success to headline, either Greenday or The Offspring would’ve blown Blink off the stage.

[ap3311]

NOFX just a bunch of tossers

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

1. Weezer

2. Kids in Glass Houses

3. Biffy Clyro

4. Frank Turner

5. Paramore

6. Lostprophets

7. The Libertines

8. The Gaslight Anthem

9. Young Guns

10. QOTSA