MCR For Big Weekend

[Banana Co]

They always have it in out of the way places that bands seldom visit/ get near to

It has zero relevance in regards to the Reading line up

[kibble]

I can't seem to grasp FF's playing almost everywhere it seems. I'm a huge fan but i'm almost sick of seeing their name everywhere and they haven't even played a show yet!

So, they're playing...

2 Of their own shows at MK:Bowl- 120,000 people alone over both days.

Oxegen

TITP

IOW

and now Radio 1's big weekend.

Plus I'm expecting, like most people, for them to headline Reading next year and they mentioned that they were doing an Arena tour sometime.

Too much Foo for me.

[jump]

I can't seem to grasp FF's playing almost everywhere it seems. I'm a huge fan but i'm almost sick of seeing their name everywhere and they haven't even played a show yet!

So, they're playing...

2 Of their own shows at MK:Bowl- 120,000 people alone over both days.

Oxegen

TITP

IOW

and now Radio 1's big weekend.

Plus I'm expecting, like most people, for them to headline Reading next year and they mentioned that they were doing an Arena tour sometime.

Too much Foo for me.

[Banana Co]

How the f**k can you afford 4 festivals, 2 staduim shows and a trip to America?

[Banana Co]

I can't seem to grasp FF's playing almost everywhere it seems. I'm a huge fan but i'm almost sick of seeing their name everywhere and they haven't even played a show yet!

So, they're playing...

2 Of their own shows at MK:Bowl- 120,000 people alone over both days.

Oxegen

TITP

IOW

and now Radio 1's big weekend.

Plus I'm expecting, like most people, for them to headline Reading next year and they mentioned that they were doing an Arena tour sometime.

Too much Foo for me.

[mrtourette]

Same thing as The Strokes this year for me though, I'm not going to either of the MK shows or any other festivals so by the time they play R&L next year I won't care what they've done this year.

[kibble]

How the f**k can you afford 4 festivals, 2 staduim shows and a trip to America?

[Banana Co]

So MCR did a version of Common People by Pulp. Does anyone think that, in someways, if they play it, they will ruin the build up to the even more epic Pulp version. It sounds extremely similar except from Gerard Way's annoying American voice.

[mooseman]

So MCR did a version of Common People by Pulp. Does anyone think that, in someways, if they play it, they will ruin the build up to the even more epic Pulp version. It sounds extremely similar except from Gerard Way's annoying American voice.

[Banana Co]

It won't ruin at all, and there isn't really a build up to pulp playing common people anyway.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

It won't ruin at all, and there isn't really a build up to pulp playing common people anyway.

[Banana Co]

'Course there is. To the uneducated fest goer, it's there best/most famous song.

[luckysalt]

Why are you so obsessed with the R&L line up? I assume you have no interest in going? Were you ever contemplating going? It's like you're glad that the festival has a so called weak line up. There are alot of people very happy with the line up. I take it you're going to V? I think the V line up is horrible. I'd rather have my bollocks chemically burnt off than go anywhere near that fest, do I go on there going on about how shit it is? No I don't as even though I feel the R&L line up is far superior I wouldn't gloat as I'm sure the people going to V will have an amazing time and good on them.

As for V having a really good booking with Eminem as an exclusive, did you see him at TITP last year? He's awful live. V Fest is welcome to him.

[rexclark]

Im not going to V no, Im just commenting on all festivals in general, anyway, I haven't been slagging it off really, just Benn, Im glad that the bubble seems to be bursting in the whole sell out straight away thing, thats all, and I didn't like Benn's smugness. Im certainly not obsessed with it, I talk about all the line ups of all the fests, especially ones Ive been to before and will always have an interest in, I hope that everyone going to a certain festoval gets the line up they want but the market is obsessed with getting exclusives and it dilutes the consumers experience.

Im just a bit shocked with the Reading and Leeds line up, and Im able to write about whatever fest I want, Im not trolling, just saying how I feel, Im not looking to try and get a reaction. Im glad you enjoy the fest, you look at the fest the right way and you are loyal to it. Thats fair enough, if you went on the V board too, you would see how much im slagging that off as well and Ive been the past six years straight but I ain't going this year, its as you say horrible. I've been very loyal to that fest over the years but enough is enough.

Anyway, sorry if I upset you with my comments, no intention to.

[Bisque]

No worries, I'm just getting a bit fed up with the constant slagging off of the festival. i do agree that this years headliners aren't the bset but the undercard is fantastic.

Every fest has a bad year, you simply can't consistently have strong headliners. We'll see how strong the line up is once it's complete.

[rexclark]

Just out of interest & going off topic... who do you think out of the under card is making it a strong one for you?

Personally for me it's just really Friendly Fires, Enter Shikari (who aren't big bands) & Madness for nostalgic/fun reasons.

[Bisque]

If we're talking about non Main stage headliners then, The National, Madness, The Streets, 2 Many DJs, Elbow, Interpol, The Pigeon Detectives and The View. I also think there'll be alot of acst on the Festival Republic I'll be wanting to see.

i think if you look at the line up as a whole there's something for everyone, quite a good varied line up and as i've said in other threads there's nothing R&L does better than spot the next big thing and catch them before they become huge. It'll be interesting to see who it is this year. The Vaccines will be mentioned but IMO that's an obvious choice as they're clearly gonna be big.

[RichieParf]

I agree, it's all 'Foo' much to take. I think ur right about them playing next year just like The Strokes played the festivals last year. It will be the same for Foo Fighters next year.

[Banana Co]

Ever heard of a tour before?

[adustlandfairytale]

I'm sure i heard Dave Grohl say that Foo Fighters would be EVERWHERE in the summer and people would be sick of them. I'm sure i read that in an interview. Anyway they are playing Reading or Leeds this year. It's next year!

[rossg123]

Carlisle is in England.

Just before we get any more stupid replies.

[Mariner]

Carlisle is in England.

Just before we get any more stupid replies.

[RichieParf]

Yeh but I never stop hearing about them ATM.

[mrtourette]

It's a fair point, not only the gigs but they've got a film coming out, they played the big NME gig and show and there seems to be a new article about them every few days on nme.com. Everything they do is high profile and they're definitely getting massive exposure at the moment. Not that I mind, I think they're fantastic.

[Banana Co]

They've confirmed something like 6 gigs over the course of a few months in 3 countries (or 2 if scotland and england only count as one), I think you might be exaggerating!

Edited April 2, 2011 by ellibob198