2012 Lineup

[Prufrock]

They're post-indie melodic experimental blues rock, obviously.

Seriously, who cares?

[LondonTom]

The Kooks are a typical indie shity pop band with guitars... I'd never group a band like The Kooks with The Black Keys! I'd definitely say they were just simply Rock/BluesRock/Alternative but I don't think it's a huge deal, unless it's a topic of conversation like it is now, I dont think I'd ever criticise someone for labelling them as Indie?

[blah_blah]

Does it really matter what genre they are?? They're AMAZING!!! enough said...

[harderfaster]

The Kooks are a typical indie band...

[the wonderwhy]

The Kooks are a typical indie band... I'd never group a band like The Kooks with The Black Keys! I'd definitely say they were just simply Rock/BluesRock/Alternative but I don't think it's a huge deal, unless it's a topic of conversation like it is now, I dont think I'd ever criticise someone for labelling them as Indie?

[thetime]

You lot wouldnt know a indie band if it bit you on the bum.

[the wonderwhy]

You lot wouldnt know a indie band if it bit you on the bum.

[thetime]

'Indie' (rightly or wrongly) covers a massive part of the market now. Its meaning has changed dramatically.

[2rare2die]

Which is a shame, as being a indie band is used in a derogative way in recent years, where proper indie bands in my view were brilliant.

Bands like Belle and seastian, stereolab, sparklehorse, carter, smiths etc etc.

[LondonTom]

It's exactly the same as emo. When i was younger it was used to describe people like Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional and no-one cared, now it just seems to be used as a term to throw at any young American pop punk band to try and put them down

[thetime]

They were good bands though ...now you have YM@6 in that genre It only takes one/two terrible bands with loads of marketing putting them in that pigeon hole to turn the meaning into something bad.

[VCK]

How about some older bands on the NME Stage? Fun Lovin' Criminals, Super Furry Animals, The Dandy Warhols, The Cult, Silverchair, Belle & Sebastian, any one of them will do!

Edited April 12, 2012 by VCK

[kaosmark2]

Or the punter belueving everything nme/kerrang tell them. Genres/tosub genres are just for fans who need to pigeon hole bands so they can fit into a genre.

[the wonderwhy]

Or the punter belueving everything nme/kerrang tell them. Genres/tosub genres are just for fans who need to pigeon hole bands so they can fit into a genre.

[kaosmark2]

Not really. You need genres or else you can't really define music.

[mrtourette]

Not really. You need genres or else you can't really define music.

[thetime]

How about some older bands on the NME Stage? Fun Lovin' Criminals, Super Furry Animals, The Dandy Warhols, The Cult, Silverchair, Belle & Sebastian, any one of them will do!

[Vieuphoria]

How about some older bands on the NME Stage? Fun Lovin' Criminals, Super Furry Animals, The Dandy Warhols, The Cult, Silverchair, Belle & Sebastian, any one of them will do!

[rivalschools.price]

I've always been puzzled by genres,i can remember when grunge came out and i loved all the bands but soundgarden,nirvana,alice in chains and pearl jam didnt sound anything like each other but they were all labelled grunge.

same thing with nu-metal,the top nu-metal bands were korn,papa roach,limp bizkit and linkin park. who on earth lumped those four bands together in the same genre??

The Used were another bizarre one, to me they were a stright up rock band, but everyone called them emo(!!??!)

[rivalschools.price]

Just looking at the line up again.

do we really live in a world where all time low are higher up the bill than gaslight anthem??

[ElliotC139]

The extra spot on Saturday main, could there be any evidence pointing toward a day to remember?

[Banana Co]

The extra spot on Saturday main, could there be any evidence pointing toward a day to remember?

[Vieuphoria]

Just looking at the line up again.

do we really live in a world where all time low are higher up the bill than gaslight anthem??

[quilani]

They don't fit in on that day.

[Vieuphoria]

Does anyone thing there is room for Ghostpoet on the Dance stage? I'd really like to see him, but i've no idea how bit he is.