2012 Lineup

[TYLER_4]

2008 was the best lineup in a long time. ^^

[shoptildrop]

They can but the dont seem to, they usually play one or the other! That applys to the bigger bands, the smaller bands very often do both!

[FortMorris]

Bloc Party fit the bland label if the other 2 do!

[LibertinesFanBoy]

Coldplay.

[JJOKOCHA]

Went to see SBTRKT last night at Sheffield (was epic) and they said 'we will be headling a stage at a festival near you this summer' must be Dance Stage?

[ashrichards]

no one does both its either/or the only exceptions have been people who appear as unbilled secret sets at L/R or at the strongbow tent at V. Whilst they may share same bands from year to year (not so much now V has become very pop party) they never have the same bands on the same year it's like an unwritten rule....

So when V lineup is announced on Sunday it will be safe to say none will appear at L/R this year

[Dom123]

Lol https://twitter.com/#!/MelvinBenn

[PigOnAntibiotics]

Went to see SBTRKT last night at Sheffield (was epic) and they said 'we will be headling a stage at a festival near you this summer' must be Dance Stage?

[ArcticGorilla]

It's Bloc Party

[TYLER_4]

It's Bloc Party

[LibertinesFanBoy]

i doubt it.

[shoptildrop]

So if V announce Kasabian and the foo's we will all be confused

Just kidding

Really want to know the 3rd headliner now!

[TYLER_4]

by 'i doubt it' what i actually mean is i fucking hope not

[Dom123]

the 3rd headliner will be a smaller band, in the other year's you have a massive band(foos) a medium sized (kasabian) and a smaller band(Bloc party?)

[JJOKOCHA]

Bloc Party were sick in 09 really hope they headline or sub as long as they're there!

[BTK1609]

I can't see it being Bloc Party, my money is still on The Cure (not that I've got any lol).

[TYLER_4]

aslong as there is a decent alternative to bloc party, ive got no problem.

[dclarke12]

the 3rd headliner will be a smaller band, in the other year's you have a massive band(foos) a medium sized (kasabian) and a smaller band(Bloc party?)

[ozziesteveo]

Anyone else getting the feeling it might not be the 'bigger' type band (Green Day etc) as our third headliner and Melvin may have opted for a lesser, up and coming act instead???

[JJOKOCHA]

Anyone else getting the feeling it might not be the 'bigger' type band (Green Day etc) as our third headliner and Melvin may have opted for a lesser, up and coming act instead???

[ArcticGorilla]

I can't see it being Bloc Party, my money is still on The Cure (not that I've got any lol).

[ashrichards]

I cant remember who said it but they said although the Foo's were a huge band, they wouldn't be a huge sum of money to book due to Dave Grohls love for the festival. Allowing Melvin to book a bigger band than we are used to seeing. Allowing the likes of hopefully Green Day/ Linkin Park/ SOAD etc. Just a guess

[ArcticGorilla]

Everyone's gonna be in a state of flux when the 3rd headliners announced.

[shae]

have green day been ruled out or something? Seems like everyones forgotten about them

[Poppington]

Yeah....what he said.

My problem is that I'm always disappointed by the lack of heavy rock/metal. And before anyone starts with that "go to Download/Sonisphere" crap, the reason I go to R&L is because as much as I love my metal, I love pretty much every type of music out there, and I actually go to a festival wanting a bit of variety. If I wanted to watch the same handful bands every single year, then yeah...I'd go to one of those other festivals, but I don't. I want variety, and R&L always used to be the best place to find it. I just think that R&L are targeted far too much toward the trendy young crowd these days. There used to be a little of everything for everyone, but not so much these days.

I always said that the right formula for headliners at R&L was one truly legendary headliner, one current big thing headliner and one huge comeback headliner. In that respect, I think 2008 got it pretty spot on. There weren't a huge amount of bands that I was particularly into that year, but at least we had some variety.