Stereophonics

[gaffo:P]

Wouldn't a minded seeing them on the line up this year?

too late too be added?

[jump]

Too late and unlikely in the 1st place.

[harderfaster]

definitely too late. debate aside, they'd play 4th or higher on the main, or 2nd or higher on NME.

[jump]

definitely too late. debate aside, they'd play 4th or higher on the main, or 2nd or higher on NME.

[harderfaster]

i was just trying to go for the minimum spot that wouldn't cause an argument - the point being that those minimum spots had already been announced so they couldn't play.

[onemangang]

definitely too late. debate aside, they'd play 4th or higher on the main, or 2nd or higher on NME.

[mrtourette]

Not at R&L they wouldn't.

[jump]

Somewhat unrelated but it just occurred to me that they would of been a much better last minute 3rd headliner for Download than Def Leppard. Kinda fit in with classic headliner vibe, although they aren't true bona fide headliners anymore they have headline festivals before and Download have had much, much weaker headliners and I still see their vids on Kerrang sometimes.

[jump]

REALLY?? stereophonics are still an arena band you no, there far to big to do the n.m.e. they have more right to headline than mcr, they wont of course because there not as current. there in the same leauge as pulp were they could share/sub headline.

[harderfaster]

Somewhat unrelated but it just occurred to me that they would of been a much better last minute 3rd headliner for Download than Def Leppard. Kinda fit in with classic headliner vibe, although they aren't true bona fide headliners anymore they have headline festivals before and Download have had much, much weaker headliners and I still see their vids on Kerrang sometimes.

[eltel72]

So are Madness and they are playing 5th.

[harderfaster]

in my humble opinion i think they could easily pull off subbing, but then again i think the same about feeder and manics, based on the fact that they have a shit load of hits that would go down a storm with almost any crowd. sadly, however, they're irrelevant and unlikely to get such a spot. if they did play i reckon they'd play 3rd main.

[harderfaster]

[onemangang]

So are Madness and they are playing 5th.

[jump]

if people say 'stereophonics aren't r/l material, they're v material' (which is what was spouted in a thread a month or so back) then i hate to think what those people would say about phonics as a download headliner...my opinion is that they could please any crowd at any festival with a hit-filled set on a sunny day, at the top of bottom of the line up.

[jump]

thats what im saying, you couldn't see them in the tent nor the phonic. the phonics are more current i could of easy seen them sub in sted of 30stm wow thats a poor booking haha plus the national 3ed o dear either spot they could of done with pure class.

[harderfaster]

I'm not sure, Feeder have headline before and Stereophonics aren't a R&L band because they are very much and band living on the past glories not becuase of their sound the same way Def Leppard or Aerosmith wouldn't headline R&L, they've headline R&L before I think(?). I'm just saying the reaction would of been much better for the 'phonics instead of Def Leppard if they were announced last month.

[harderfaster]

thats what im saying, you couldn't see them in the tent nor the phonic. the phonics are more current i could of easy seen them sub in sted of 30stm wow thats a poor booking haha plus the national 3ed o dear either spot they could of done with pure class.

[jump]

I would say a lot of R/L bands are living on their past glories. Feeder, Manics... Just looking at this year: The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, Madness... All bands that, if we're being honest, the majority of the crowd just wants to see their hits, and 2% of the crowd would have heard their new stuff, much like Stereophonics would be.

[pink_triangle]

No way would stereophonics be booked as 4th headliners, the same position as jimmy eat world and friendly fires. They are a band who have sold multiple amount of records as those 2 bands combined. The last album is the only real flop they have had and they have had a number 1 album in the last 4 years. They would definitely be in an equivalent slot to the opffspring and possibly 1 higher.

They could probably get away with the nme tent headlining but not a chance they would sub the tent.

I think they would go down really well, however the fact that their core fanbase is 30+ may put people off.

[jump]

No way would stereophonics be booked as 4th headliners, the same position as jimmy eat world and friendly fires. They are a band who have sold multiple amount of records as those 2 bands combined. The last album is the only real flop they have had and they have had a number 1 album in the last 4 years. They would definitely be in an equivalent slot to the opffspring and possibly 1 higher.

They could probably get away with the nme tent headlining but not a chance they would sub the tent.

I think they would go down really well, however the fact that their core fanbase is 30+ may put people off.

[mrtourette]

There's no way they'd sub R&L.

R&L wouldn't put them as high up as other festivals would and I doubt they'd want to play lower slots when they could play higher at other festivals. Same as why bands like the Kooks are always more likely to play other festivals.

[pink_triangle]

I think they arent booked because the organiser just dont like them. There are other bands aimed at older people booked. I disagree they would play significantly lower at r and leeds compared to other festivals. They generally arent headlining festivals so they would only play one slot lower at the most.

[jump]

I think they arent booked because the organiser just dont like them. There are other bands aimed at older people booked. I disagree they would play significantly lower at r and leeds compared to other festivals. They generally arent headlining festivals so they would only play one slot lower at the most.

[rexclark]

I think they arent booked because the organiser just dont like them. There are other bands aimed at older people booked. I disagree they would play significantly lower at r and leeds compared to other festivals. They generally arent headlining festivals so they would only play one slot lower at the most.