Does anyone have a slight feeling the 3rd headliner could be...

[VCK]

...Pulp?

They could easily headline, if Muse are headlining Reading Friday and The Strokes on Reading Saturday, I think they'd be suited to the "legends slot" like Radiohead were. Give the "heavy day" to Muse, let The Strokes have all the NME Indie toss, and then have a mixed line-up on Pulp's day, The Prodigy, Manics and Feeder would all make a good run up.

[Leyser]

I would say yes except for the fact they will be at several other festivals this summer. For purposes of headliners being exclusive I'm saying Pulp subbing

[thetime]

and then have a mixed line-up on Pulp's day, The Prodigy, Manics and Feeder would all make a good run up.

[Leyser]

The dance act last would be good in theory, but you have to consider that those international festivals go on all night. With Readings curfew that would mean Blur in the sunset

[RichieParf]

Pulp aren't going to headline if they're subbing everywhere else, which seems to be the case. They weren't reformed in time to be booked as a headliner anyway.

[thetime]

The dance act last would be good in theory, but you have to consider that those international festivals go on all night. With Readings curfew that would mean Blur in the sunset

[VCK]

They are indeed subbing everywhere, but they deserve a headline slot. Bigger legends than Blink 182 anyway.

Just a thought anyway, people are suggesting Green Day but I think them with Muse and The Strokes would seem a bit too bland and predictable. They always get one or two headliners not many people expect. We are, after all, not T In The Park.

[thetime]

has no one mentioned kasabian or has that been ruled out?

[RichieParf]

They are indeed subbing everywhere, but they deserve a headline slot. Bigger legends than Blink 182 anyway.

Just a thought anyway, people are suggesting Green Day but I think them with Muse and The Strokes would seem a bit too bland and predictable. They always get one or two headliners not many people expect. We are, after all, not T In The Park.

[Leyser]

would be nice to extend the curfew until 2am, blooody uk licence laws.

[thetime]

Music doesn't start till 6 pm or so.

[Leyser]

I heard the bands don't start playing till later in the afternoon, for example at Benicassium I heard you spend the whole day on the beach and then later on (around 6 or so) the bands start playing and then go into the wee hours of the morning

[thetime]

I heard the bands don't start playing till later in the afternoon, for example at Benicassium I heard you spend the whole day on the beach and then later on (around 6 or so) the bands start playing and then go into the wee hours of the morning

[VCK]

People are only suggesting Green Day because people always suggest Green Day. I'm not quite sure why everyone ignores this nice and reliable website we all utilise by pretending that MCR couldn't possibly be the headliners.

As for Pulp, being bigger 'legends' than Blink is all well and good, but measuring a bands actual size and popularity has so many different methods that its hardly worth doing, many a fruitless thread on here has been wasted on such endeavours. The fact is they are massively unlikely to be headliners if they're not exclusive, especially if the other festivals they play are not as headliners.

[thetime]

I'd believe MCR would headline if Muse were rumoured to be closing the Sunday at Reading, a slot definitely big enough for them.

I mean, not that I'd care because there's always going to be bands I really like booked and would make room for a decent NME/FR headliner, but imagine the outcry on here if MCR were announced as Sunday headliners at Reading!

Blink were part of Pop-Punk, a movement which meant pretty much nothing in the long run, it just consisted of a bunch of American "dudes" who wore baggy shorts and sang about skateboarding and having sex whilst strumming 3 power chords. Pulp were one of the leading acts in Britpop, one of the greatest movements in Alternative Music in recent years which helped shape Indie music. (For better or for worse, you decide, but it's legacy is more than notable)

I think it's arguable that Indie is more popular over here than Punk at least.

[Vacant0]

You being nostalgic vck?

Britpop wasn't a great alternative movement which lasted 3 years max. A lot would say pulp wasn't at all britpop, were radiohead britpop? No.

Oasis, blur, supergrass, compaq velcov maybe.

[joe1990 fresh account]

pulp cant headline. there not big enough, sub at the best.

[Yellow_Fellow]

I would considering Reading's thing with exclusive headliners.

[RichieParf]

I'd believe MCR would headline if Muse were rumoured to be closing the Sunday at Reading, a slot definitely big enough for them.

I mean, not that I'd care because there's always going to be bands I really like booked and would make room for a decent NME/FR headliner, but imagine the outcry on here if MCR were announced as Sunday headliners at Reading!

Blink were part of Pop-Punk, a movement which meant pretty much nothing in the long run, it just consisted of a bunch of American "dudes" who wore baggy shorts and sang about skateboarding and having sex whilst strumming 3 power chords. Pulp were one of the leading acts in Britpop, one of the greatest movements in Alternative Music in recent years which helped shape Indie music. (For better or for worse, you decide, but it's legacy is more than notable)

I think it's arguable that Indie is more popular over here than Punk at least.

[rexclark]

I don't think Pulp will headline, but I do think they'll play.

I'd love to see a leftfield headliner like Daft Punk play but I sadly can't see it happening.

ive been saying for a couple of years they should have a 90s festival, like the 80s rewind festival and it looks like your sunday lineup could be that vck. throw in a bit of shed seven and gene and it would be ideal.

sunday

prodigy(do what they do abroad and have a dnace act on last)

blur

pulp

portishead

manics

feeder

shed seven

gene

what a day that would be

im going of thread here but I would go for arctic monkeys, with pulp subbing.

Edited December 31, 2010 by rexclark

[Vieuphoria]

Mansun <3

[lucastang]

ive been saying for a couple of years they should have a 90s festival, like the 80s rewind festival and it looks like your sunday lineup could be that vck. throw in a bit of shed seven and gene and it would be ideal.

sunday

prodigy(do what they do abroad and have a dnace act on last)

blur

pulp

portishead

manics

feeder

shed seven

gene

what a day that would be

im going of thread here but I would go for arctic monkeys, with pulp subbing.

[Bahn]

i'd love to see pulp, but neil's prediction seems more fitting : pulp under the strokes on saturday.

as for the third headliner i can see Blur fitting in rather nicely.

reading has pulled off the Libertines reunion, and in 2009 they had radiohead.

so i'd expect some kind of reunited or some unexpected act that is exclusive to Reading.

Blur's done Glasto and TITP so it's only logical that they do Reading.

coincides well with Damon saying that 'blur will do something' in 2011.

or the Killers. but they've been too recently.

[thetime]

Blur to sub for Prodigy? Don't get me wrong Prodigy would be very good live but seriously?!

[RichieParf]

you didnt read my post properly, I was saying they should have a dance act last. not headlining but playing last, muse headling werchter last year but faithless played last to get every dancing.

this year chemical brothers are playing last at werchter but not headlining.