Primal Scream

[ArcticMonkeys333]

I know I've done a few of these topics and i am sorry but i am new to this and i am really grateful for the infomation people have already given to my previous topics. So could they play, if so headliner ? sub ? NME tent ? They do seem like a perfect live band with the few clips I've seen

[Dave The Hedgehog]

They're playing Bestival this year so I'm not sure if they'll be at Reading or Leeds, but then I'll be at Bestival and I'm waiting to see the line-up before I decide to go to Leeds so you never know.

I'd personally shove them on as headliners on the main stage - especially if they're doing Screamadelica along with some of their other hits from XTRMNTR and Vanishing Point - but looking at some of the other rumours I'd put them realistically as sub-headliners or NME headliners at the most.

[Joe-]

Would love it, already seeing them twice this year!

[luckysalt]

Heard a rumour they're doing V.

[rexclark]

If they play It'll be 2nd top or NME headliner. I personally think it'd be a great booking but then again I'd prefer if they booked Suede.

[Vieuphoria]

2nd top main? really? I would love for them to do that but didn't they last play like 4th?

[hazzamid11]

Screamadelica plus a small greatest hits set before is a much bigger draw than than them playing songs from the likes of beautiful future and riot city blues (although there are some great tracks on this one)

Edited January 27, 2011 by hazzamid11

[mrtourette]

I don't think they'd get as high as subbing the main and I really don't think that Screamadelica would sound good played on a big stage. Hoever they would be an amazing NME headliner.

[rexclark]

In hindsight, I don't think Primal Scream would be second top, but they would easily headline the NME. I just think with them doing Screamadelica the demand for them will be higher.

[harderfaster]

Screamadelica plus a small greatest hits set before is a much bigger draw than than them playing songs from the likes of beautiful future and riot city blues (although there are some great tracks on this one)

Edited January 28, 2011 by harderfaster

[hazzamid11]

I just saw that they've been doing the 'hits' set before. Why not after? I think that'd work better. If they did headline NME they'd be pretty pushed for time, so if they did Screamadelica (which they'd more than likely do) they'd be pretty limited in what hits they could play, and I'd want to hear some XTRMNTR stuff...

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I'm actually going to go out on a limb and say that I prefer XTRMNTR to Screamadelica solely based on the fact that it's a more Primal Scream album than Screamadelica is. Screamadelica is a great album - arguably the 3rd best of the 90s behind 'Loveless' at no. 1 and 'Nevermind' at no. 2 - but it's Andy Weatherall through and through; he's probably a lot more responsible for the sound on that album than most people give him credit. XTRMNTR is also a lot more vicious; musically, lyrically, politically...

If Screamadelica was an album designed to make people love each other under the banner of ecstasy fueled hedonism, XTRMNTR was an album designed to make people kill each other in a speed-induced rage.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet...

[mrtourette]

XTRMNTR is their best album. I was quite disappointed last time they played Reading as it was a greatest hits set and didn't include much from XTRMNTR or Evil Heat.

[hazzamid11]

I find it difficult to say which is better, as they are both completely different, but they are my favourite primal scream albums, a general greatest hits set i think would be better than doing Screamadelica, I only say this however as im already seeing it twice.

[moz4pm]

primal scream at manchester ritz in 2005 is one of the best gigs i've ever seen, a fantastic live band, i was right at the front and bobby gillespie was like some sort of demon during Accelerator and Swastika Eyes, sends shivers down my spine thinking about it. I'd love to see them sub the mainstage, they headlined nme last time they played

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

At last! Other people who agree that XTRMNTR is their best!

[Dave The Hedgehog]

At last! Other people who agree that XTRMNTR is their best!

[VCK]

They played 2nd top in 2000, 4th top in 2003 (on a day which included bands such as Metallica, SOAD and Sum 41 )

Last time they played was 2006 when they headlined the NME tent and put on a quality show. Can see them playing 4th if they come back, and they do owe us another performance.

[VCK]

At last! Other people who agree that XTRMNTR is their best!

[Vieuphoria]

My favourite is also XTRMNTR. But i don't think they have ever released a bad album post Screamadelica. The first two don't count.

[charley]

One of my absolute favourite ever Reading mainstage headliners. But i'd agree Screamadelica is best suited to the tent.

[Lithium05]

Possibly playing. Definately shite.

[moz4pm]

idiot. they may have lost their creative touch but you cant argue with screamadelica, vanishing point and XTRMNTR not to mention they're fantastic live

[onemangang]

primal scream at manchester ritz in 2005 is one of the best gigs i've ever seen, a fantastic live band, i was right at the front and bobby gillespie was like some sort of demon during Accelerator and Swastika Eyes, sends shivers down my spine thinking about it. I'd love to see them sub the mainstage, they headlined nme last time they played

[moz4pm]

it was very good but i was right at the front, its the only gig i've seen there