Question about Timing

[anything++]

OK, so this will be my first time at Reading Festival and since I've noticed that there are forums which refer to 'Beady Eye vs. MCR' or 'Strokes vs. Midnight Beast' etc. I was just wondering how the timings of headliners work. Will all of the headliners of each stage be playing simultaneously, meaning that people can only see one of the four each day?

[Rudzkii]

This is why they charge £7 for lanyards! No one knows, but generally they will be playing around the same time.

[XrtVra]

Headliner of main stage is usually an hour and a half

Headliner of NME and Lockup is an hour

Headliner of FR is 45/50mins

I would expect Muse to be 2hrs, and I don't know how Strokes/Pulp will work, maybe 1hr 15 each?

Anyway, all headliners end at 11, so you could watch the first 30 minutes of MCR, then watch Beady Eye, but in general its best to just pick one, otherwise you will have a bad view for the second, and not see anything worthwhile at the first..

[lharris92]

main stage headliner will start before the rest... then the others will have smaller sets but will get around 60 mins (maybe a bit more)...

they announce the timings on the website the week of the fest too so make sure you check it out

[Clemo]

But in short its best to just go for the one headliner, it gets a bit confusing when you go lower down because of mainstage acts usually getting slightly longer, so don't make any plans concrete.

[mattl]

I'd expect 75 mins for Jane's Addiction though as opposed to the normal 1 hour NME headlining slot. They're living legends.

[XrtVra]

I'd expect 75 mins for Jane's Addiction though as opposed to the normal 1 hour NME headlining slot. They're living legends.

[Welshyyy]

Last year: (Leeds)

Main Stage: Arcade Fire - 9.30

NME: Pendulum - 10

Festival Republic - 10.10

Saturday: (Leeds)

Excatley same as above

Main Stage: Blink - 9.30

NME: Klaxons - 10

Festival Republic 10.10

Sunday: (Leeds)

Pretty much the same again

apart from..

Main Stage: Guns 'N' Roses - 9

NME: LCD Soundsystem - 10

Festival Republic: 10.10

i'd just go by them times until the start of the festival.. i don't think they'll be much different, but i could be wrong with the Strokes & Pulp Co-Headlining.

so if you did want to see two headliers you'd have to see one, leave half way through to see the other one, which we did with Guns 'N' Roses and Alkaline Trio but both was amazing either way

[mrtourette]

Does Leeds finish earlier than Reading? I'm sure GNR were down to play 21:30 - 23:30 last year at Reading.

[mrtourette]

OK, so this will be my first time at Reading Festival and since I've noticed that there are forums which refer to 'Beady Eye vs. MCR' or 'Strokes vs. Midnight Beast' etc. I was just wondering how the timings of headliners work. Will all of the headliners of each stage be playing simultaneously, meaning that people can only see one of the four each day?

[DaveElNino]

Faith No More did get a longer set - I think it was billed as 1hr 15, but they played around 1hr 20. I don't know if we'll get the same with Jane's Addiction though.

As for 2ManyDJs I can't see them going on later than Muse purely due to curfews.

And Leeds does finish earlier than Reading.