Massive Guitar Bands

[Dave The Hedgehog]

It's on Sky Atlantic every week

[rexclark]

I wouldn't bother seeing him if he played and if I did it would only be to see Steven Van Zandt. I miss The Sopranos, best show on TV!

[lharris92]

He's got no place at the current R&L because well he's a bit too good.

[Hildebrand]

I yearn for a day when he does something completely bonkers and offers to headline the Festival Republic tent or do something low-key on another stage armed with an acoustic guitar and maybe a piano, and a setlist that consists entirely of 'Nebraska' tracks.

[Hildebrand]

Maybe this suggestion isn't as crazy as it appears after all the Dropkick Murphys seem very very likely to play.

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/rolling-stone-video-blog/watch-bruce-springsteen-perform-badlands-and-shipping-up-to-boston-with-the-dropkick-murphys-20110319

[Festival Liam]

If Gaslight Anthem can play, so can Bruce. Simple.

[therefused]

If Gaslight Anthem can play, so can Bruce. Simple.

[Festival Liam]

how? bruce is a massive name, and wouldnt play reading.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

All added up, I doubt we would ever see him.

[Clemo]

I can't see him playing Reading, the point about his similarities to the Gaslight Anthem are true but they're taking a bigger risk having a headliner with that musical style than booking Gaslight Anthem 5 down on the mainstage.

I'd love to see him but from the people you see at Reading I wouldn't see him going down too well, but he would still have a big enough crowd from the amount of his fans who would pay for a day ticket just to see him.

[Stylo92]

I have a sneaky suspicion it might be Van Halen.

[Role Model]

I have a sneaky suspicion it might be Van Halen.

[Stylo92]

We're talking about Reading, not Download remember.

[Role Model]

Metallica and System are a total different kettle of fish though.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

What about Metallica and System being at reading/leeds one year? hm? So its possible

Edited March 20, 2011 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[Stylo92]

Completely and utterly different as Role Model said.

Van Halen would be a completely pointless and odd booking for R+L due to demographics.

[jump]

they were just examples of how it can differ from the norm. What stops them from playing, as they definitely are a 'big guitar band'?

[eFestivals]

why's everyone still debating it?

There's no one else in the frame. It's got to be Muse, Strokes & MCR.

[jump]

We have moved onto "why aren't Valen Halen, Bruce Springsteen and other dinosasur acts suitable for R&L headlienrs" now.

Edited March 21, 2011 by jump

[Stylo92]

We have moved onto "why aren't Valen Halen, Bruce Springsteen and other dinosasur acts suitable for R&L headlienrs" now.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

they were just examples of how it can differ from the norm. What stops them from playing, as they definitely are a 'big guitar band'?