2012 Lineup

[gazza_20]

[Charliefro]

Friday

Main

Kasabian

Bloc Party

Noel Gallagher

Vampire Weekend

Bombay Bicycle Club

NME

Weezer

You Me @ 6

All American Rejects

Saturday

Main

Jay Z

Kanye West

Florence & the Machine

No Doubt

We Are Scientists

NME

Fleet Foxes

Death Cab For Cutie

Bon Iver

Sunday

Main

Foo Fighters

Biffy Clyro

Mumford & Sons

Incubus

Gaslight Anthem

NME

Daft Punk

Justice

Ed Sheeran

[scottguesty]

this is based on nothing other than what i would like to see with a few realistic possibilities-though i don't think I've catered for the diva thats block booked the hotel.

MAIN

bloc party/biffy clyro co headline

the raconteurs

the hives

mgmt

the dandy warhols

NME

the smashing pumpkins

MAIN

the stone roses

mumford and sons

noel gallagher

the la's

viva brother

NME

feeder

MAIN

foo fighters

tenacious d

the darkness

slash

papa roach

NME

the cribs

[GRichards23]

R&L - Jay-Z/Kayne West, Kasabian, Foo Fighters

Download - Nickelback, Rammstein, Blink 182

IOW - The Killers, Elbow, Radiohead

[joe1990]

cant see Noel gallagher being on the main stage, more likely headlining n.m.e. to me he does have a whiff of V about him.

[Buko]

I can see there only been 9 bands on the main stage again, especially if we have headliners that big.

Maybe even 8 bands on the Friday.

[Dan R]

I can see there only been 9 bands on the main stage again, especially if we have headliners that big.

Maybe even 8 bands on the Friday.

[she bangs the drums]

was a big fan way back in the early 90s, never saw them live and would I want to now? hmmm yes and no, do I really want to see a band that releaded one brilliant album 20 years ago.

but saying that I will go anywhere to see them

[thetime]

Not forgetting that the band were not just a one album wonder and had many 7/12 inch songs that were very good and never made it onto the first album for one reason or another, Fool's Gold, Sally Cinnamon, One Love, Where Angels Play, Standing Here, Mersey Paradise to name a few were all good songs.

[eFestivals]

my guess, tho only a guess but based on solid info we have about this, is that R/L won't have them but V will.

[JWC126]

If they do than that's ridiculous. That crowd would only recognise Fool's Gold from that awful remix song that released this year.

[eFestivals]

If they do than that's ridiculous. That crowd would only recognise Fool's Gold from that awful remix song that released this year.

I suspect that the normal V crowd will know much more of their stuff than today's normal R/L crowd would - after all, the crowd at V is on-average significantly older than at R/L, and so Stone Roses are more within their musical references.

Plus of course whichever fest they play will attract the Roses fans anyway.

Edited October 17, 2011 by eFestivals

[joe1990]

I suspect that the normal V crowd will know much more of their stuff than today's normal R/L crowd would - after all, the crowd at V is on-average significantly older than at R/L, and so Stone Roses are more within their musical references.

Plus of course whichever fest they play will attract the Roses fans anyway.

[she bangs the drums]

no not a one album wonder and if they didnt implode on themselfs we wouldnt have had to put up with the gallagher brothers for nearly 20 years.

[eFestivals]

how do you work that one out? V is full of kids and its designed for the younger audience.

it's about 5 years since I last went to V and I've only ever been the Chelmsford one .... but it's definitely been the case when I've been that the average age is at least 5 years older than it is at R/L.

Don't forget, the vast majority of the R/L crowd is under 20. While the acts at V might be less credible musically and more chart focused, the age of the people there to see the acts it has has been noticeably older.

[jump]

I can see Stone Roses at V. V does seems to get a fair few older brit-pop/indie bands particularly from the 90's over the last few years, probably more than R&L does. Off the top of my head...

Verve

Specials

Happy Mondays

Pogues

Madness

Echo & The Bunnymen

Manics

Primal Scream

Charlatans

Paul Weller

Sterophonics

Travis

Squeeze

[VCK]

If they do than that's ridiculous. That crowd would only recognise Fool's Gold from that awful remix song that released this year.

[she bangs the drums]

To be fair the same would probably apply to a lot of the R/L crowd nowadays...

Put Daybreak after Ten Storey Love Song, and replace Tightrope and Your Star Will Shine (two of their weakest tracks IMO) with Bye Bye Badman and What The World Is Waiting For and you're onto a winner

[charley]

If V get Stone Roses can Readin ghave PWEI please, went to see the new line up last night and they were amazing. Surely a good enough draw to headline a tent or a mid afternoon main stage set. Ideally with The Prodigy so they can do Their Law together.

[JIM-182]

Stone Roses shouldn't headline anywhere.

[gazza_20]

The Stone Roses playing V does make more sense and they chuck bucket loads at bands.

The Stone Roses and Lady GaGa to headline then maybe. Both two very different acts. I don't think Coldplay will headline if The Stone Roses do. I reckon V might've gone for Coldplay but might not have got them.

[rug568]

I bet the majority of V people wouldn't know who the hell the Stone Roses are.

[gazza_20]

I bet the majority of V people wouldn't know who the hell the Stone Roses are.

[rug568]

i'm not saying they won't play, i'm just saying it would be a bad move on v's, part i think they would lose a large majority of the crowd they have seemed to be aiming for lately. also i think they would have to do a lot to persuade the hipster crowd to come to V

[gazza_20]

i'm not saying they won't play, i'm just saying it would be a bad move on v's, part i think they would lose a large majority of the crowd they have seemed to be aiming for lately. also i think they would have to do a lot to persuade the hipster crowd to come to V