2012 Lineup

[Prufrock]

I thought Cypress Hill were pretty good and I wasn't even baked...

[Mouseboy11]

Hence the name

Edited March 31, 2012 by Mouseboy11

[RichieSpenno]

Skindred need to be booked.

[LEMON_WOLF]

Skindred need to be booked.

[The Mean Bean]

Not taking yourself too seriously and having a bit of a laugh does not excuse how shite LMFAO are.

[thetime]

mazzy star just have to be booked!

[Andre91]

Not taking yourself too seriously and having a bit of a laugh does not excuse how shite LMFAO are.

[Tubson]

Little roy would be class

[thetime]

Daft punk playing pukkelpop, belguim week before reading/leeds. Think organisers missed a trick there.

[Andre91]

I don't get the big thing about seeing Daft Punk live? From every video I've seen, its just them stood there playing a bunch of CD's. I don't get that tbh, its just a giant DJ set from what I've seen. Don't get me wrong, I like their music, but I don't get the big thing about seeing them live. I don't see the point in DJ sets, paying all that money to stand and listen to a CD...

[rug568]

I don't get the big thing about seeing Daft Punk live? From every video I've seen, its just them stood there playing a bunch of CD's. I don't get that tbh, its just a giant DJ set from what I've seen. Don't get me wrong, I like their music, but I don't get the big thing about seeing them live. I don't see the point in DJ sets, paying all that money to stand and listen to a CD...

[Matt9009]

Daft punk playing pukkelpop, belguim week before reading/leeds. Think organisers missed a trick there.

[chriseede]

link? I cant find anything bout that

[thetime]

It's an April Fool.

[JBarbour]

Anyone read the article in the Guardian regarding festivals. Most of the context been mentioned here already

But quite interesting nonetheless

Have we fallen out of love with the great British music festival?

http://gu.com/p/36tx6

[thetime]

Anyone read the article in the Guardian regarding festivals. Most of the context been mentioned here already

But quite interesting nonetheless

Have we fallen out of love with the great British music festival?

http://gu.com/p/36tx6

[MEGABOWL]

Wouldnt go that far but fasions change, Its so much cheaper to go into europe to a festival where tickets are cheaper, weathers better, lineups are better and are on longer(roskilde,werchter 4 days music).

The bands that are playing festivals everyone has seen them as bands tour so much more nowadays and people are like meh!Newbies at festivals baulk at the idea of paying 200 plus for a festival ticket and when you put travelling and spending money your not going to get much change out of 500 quid...ffs a holiday abroad is cheaper.

Take reading its not changed much since I started going since the mid 90s, and frankly its a bit dated. Glastonbury has stayed fresh, and then you got the festivals like bestival and latitiude which are fresh.

So perhaps they have fallen out of love with festivals, but they will fall in love again when festivals start with fresh ideas. Reading and leeds probably dont know how to change.

[JBarbour]

I really thought after struggling to sell out last year they'd have had a bit of a rethink this year. Maybe a different stage, change some of the existing ones around or something. I don't think they've even considered it, same old same old.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

I don't get the big thing about seeing Daft Punk live? From every video I've seen, its just them stood there playing a bunch of CD's. I don't get that tbh, its just a giant DJ set from what I've seen. Don't get me wrong, I like their music, but I don't get the big thing about seeing them live. I don't see the point in DJ sets, paying all that money to stand and listen to a CD...

[thetime]

Dont forget they increase or have the option to increase the capacity each year. So although they may not sell out they may well be selling the same amount of tickets as a few years ago. It hasn't quite broke yet. Its getting close to breaking though.

[Andre91]

Daft punk don't just stick on their greatest hits y'know!

I suppose you have to have an interest in dj'ing to fully appreciate what they do live, some of the gear they use is phenomenal. Visuals are meant to be shit hot as well.

[jonodillieono]

Yeah I've heard the visuals are sick I appreciate that real top quality DJ-ing is a skill, but its just not my thing or something I'd be interested in or impressed by live. But each to their own

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Daft punk playing pukkelpop, belguim week before reading/leeds. Think organisers missed a trick there.

[thetime]

no they're not? I dunno if this is crap april fools but I really got a little bit excited at the thought of some shows this summer.

[JBarbour]

So announcement in the next few weeks... (guessing from prev years)

You think we'll get rest of nme and either dance or lock up?

A few big spaces to fill. Saturday®/Sunday(l) low down on the main stage and 3rd on the nme stage. Sunday®/Friday(l) 4th on the nme stage.

Still got

Howler NoFX Refused Tenacious D Tribes

Struggling to place Ten D. Can't see them playing between Mystery Jets and Blood Red Shoes. On the Sunday they would be clashing with Kaisers and/or Bullet so I think the tent would be rammed and it seems a little low (4th on nme). Does it flow if they played nme on the Saturday Miike Snow, Billy Talent, Ten D, The Cribs, At the Drive In?