2012 Lineup

[justice11]

Anyone put any real thought into the other two nme headliners (besides the Maccabees)? Can see justice being there which would be a great shout, and after recently seeing them they would definitely be one of the best acts over the weekend. Also TDCC, but the courteeners IMO would be a lot better.

[JBarbour]

Is it because Blur seem set to headline now that its all gone a bit quiet on here tonight?

[JJOKOCHA]

Promised my wife and son i'd take them to a festival this year, sorry love, you may have to wait until next year!!

FOOS, KASABIAN and BLUR......WOW

[the wonderwhy]

How long do we reckon it will take for tickets to sell out? Especially if Blur, Kasabian & Foos are headlining?

[jump]

I'm saying where act act that decides to tour has a chance to play a selection of fests, T is the one you see it happen at a lot before they go on and do the rest.

[Flobadobalob]

See I was thinking that but I'm sure I went to see pendulum, unless they finished just before feeder. Can you remember the covers?

[JJOKOCHA]

Anyone put any real thought into the other two nme headliners (besides the Maccabees)? Can see justice being there which would be a great shout, and after recently seeing them they would definitely be one of the best acts over the weekend. Also TDCC, but the courteeners IMO would be a lot better.

[JJOKOCHA]

How long do we reckon it will take for tickets to sell out? Especially if Blur, Kasabian & Foos are headlining?

[redcarsgofaster]

Courteeners definitely > TDCC

TDCC were shite last year, but that was because it was raining, crowd weren't lively and it was light, they were much better in '10 when they were in NME

[kev1664]

Feeder - Breed

Manic's - Pennyroyal tea

Dirty pretty thing's - In bloom

[JJOKOCHA]

TDCC are a brilliant Iive band, seen them a few times and always deliver, although they do work better when the sun is out

I kind of hope the courteeners and the enemy go to V so they have have the complete set

[kev1664]

I reckon this year we will get quite a few more. It would be nice to see, unless of course the covers are terrible.

[dirtymookie]

Are people really that bothered about knowing the headliners before the announcement? It really doesn't make a difference to me as I'm normally more interested in the undercard. But when tickets come out its just a simple 2 tab job, one for seetickets, one for the line-up.

[JJOKOCHA]

according to NME Awards R&L will have best international band and the best british band.

[cwaite123]

according to NME Awards R&L will have best international band and the best british band.

[edfirth]

anyones guess really. I'm saying pretty quick, as soon as I found out Blur were SR I rushed to find someone on Vodafone VIP because if Blur are there then could be queing hours for a ticket!!

[edfirth]

Which is the same as last year best international band - MCR and best british band - Muse, coincidence?

[edfirth]

Yes mate I do. But I think there is a difference between how influential they were as a band, and how much they are bothered about now, especially without Peter Hook, I agree with the guy below, if he was in the band, people would care. It's similar to Happy Mondays, without the full original, it wouldn't be the bigger thing it is now.

The Stone Roses are the same issue there as a bit at R&L. The majority of the crowd at V is 17 years old girls screaming for Ed Sheeran, while at R&L it's the same but not for Ed Sheeran. V is much more chav populated though, well from my experience.

[Gravyshambles]

any big revelations in the last couple of hours?

[jonodillieono]

Foo Fighters and Kasabian then.

[dirtymookie]

Yeah Kasabian an Foos

Oh and congrats on makin the 11500th post

Edited February 29, 2012 by dirtymookie

[VCK]

The reason why if they would have to sub I have doubts they will play is cause as it's mentioned, the sub is quite often being watched to pass time for the headliner on, IMO, they'd use someone a lot more relevant to todays R&L festival crowd for a sub. Interpol played 3rd last year, it wasn't dark dark but wasn't exactly light

[gazza_20]

They're no more irrelevant to the modern R&L crowd than Pulp are I'd say. I'm sure most of the crowd knows Blue Monday, it seems to get played at every Indie night I go to, plus World In Motion, True Faith and Bizarre Love Triangle still get played fairly frequently on music channels. Then there's the Joy Division covers they do. It would be a great singalong

Watching footage of Interpol from both Reading and Leeds last year it would be too light for New Order's live show in that slot. They seem to be one of those bands, like Radiohead, The Prodigy and Kasabian, whose live performances depends on the light show they have.

[Dukeeyyy]

Pleasseeee be true

[jazz565]

If Blur, Kasabian and Foo Fighters do headline. Its gonna be a fucking mission to get tickets this year!