2013 Lineup

[VCK]

It's easier to play high up at Download than it is Reading and Leeds. Didn't Jimmy Eat World sub one year?

[Role Model]

and even Lostprophets headlined Download......

I can't see QOTSA ever headlining Reading, it would take something truly massive for them to make the step up.

[YumYum]

It's easier to play high up at Download than it is Reading and Leeds.

[Andy0808 v3.0]

I think Josh Homme is quite happy to just sub Reading and wouldn't really even demand headline status, i think he's very much in Dave Grohls boat with his views on Reading where he's just happy to play there.

[gazza_20]

I think Biffy or Bloc Party will be making the step up, if QOTSA new album goes down well I think they'll headline download/sonisphere then Leeds in 2014.

ATM id say it's between Biffy, BP, Blur, Metalica, Prodigy and The Killers

[gazza_20]

What new material do they have?

[jump]

They both will.

Bloc Party are not not playing this year to return as subs next year, almost no chance at all, no UK shows yet at all. UK arena tour and R&L English Festival Exclusive i think.

Biffy Clyro will most likely headline T next year, there is almost no chance I don't think IMO they'll headline that/Oxygen and sub at R&L, not even to Blur. Arena tour and shared header with T/Oxygen.

The Killers - Playing V this year, played Hard Rock Calling next year, by playing T, they are playing to a crowd that haven't had as much chance to see them as English fans have. I don't think this will happen.

Blur - Alex James bums NME and vise versa. Huge outdoor gig at Hyde Park, not sure if it is being run by LiveNation but if so, you put your house on them headlining R&L next year on a UK Exclusive.

The Prodigy - If they played, I think they headline, they surely aren't going to sell out Mk Bowl with Pendulum as the main support as we know that it'd be a likely choice for their sub at R&L, plus headline Download this year and sub at R&L next when IOW/Global gathering and Creamfields will offer them headline, V could get away with offering sub as they have headline sized bands as subs more than most.

When you look at that. Biffy Clyro would be your Kasabian this year, Blur would be your Foo Fighters this year, Bloc Party would be unfortunately your band that headlines but plays sub at T, and with the thinking of Biffy Clyro, The Killers and Lady GaGa as headliners and they have different subs usually, Bloc party subbing The Killers isn't something that hasn't been done and didn't work before. Honestly by then Pendulum could probably sub main to Biffy, it's more the sub main I'm thinking here.

[Lewis Cato]

I had a re-think of a couple of things:

It seems every spring we become more and more surprised at the acts booked year-on-year; so why not push it that bit more.

An Enter Shikari/YM@6 NME co-headliner might have been excusable this year; but definitely not the next. So next year I predict an Enter Shikari/YM@6 NME co-headliner.

[VCK]

READING FRIDAY/LEEDS SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

The Killers

Dizzee Rascal

Primal Scream

The Darkness

Skrillex

Gogol Bordello

Jamie T

Twin Atlantic

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

The Specials

Editors

READING SATURDAY/LEEDS SUNDAY

MAIN STAGE

Blur

New Order

White Lies

Friendly Fires

Band Of Horses

Frank Turner

The Horrors

Wild Beasts

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Lostprophets

All Time Low

READING SUNDAY/LEEDS FRIDAY

MAIN STAGE

Biffy Clyro

The Prodigy

Garbage

Public Enemy

Rancid

Bring Me The Horizon

Young Guns

Airbourne

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Vampire Weekend

Spector

Edited March 15, 2012 by VCK

[gazza_20]

I disagree with a lot of that but I haven't got the energy to argue about it.

[dclarke12]

I had a re-think of a couple of things:

It seems every spring we become more and more surprised at the acts booked year-on-year; so why not push it that bit more.

An Enter Shikari/YM@6 NME co-headliner might have been excusable this year; but definitely not the next. So next year I predict an Enter Shikari/YM@6 NME co-headliner.

[Lewis Cato]

The Prodigy have a new album coming out next year, plus they were supposed to be headlining this year but got stolen by Download.

[alex28]

I think the main candidates to headline next year are:

Green Day

Bloc Party

Biffy Clyro

Metallica

The Killers

Blur

[Gucci Piggy]

I'm thinking something like:

Biffy Clyro

Pendulum

Bring Me The Horizon

Frank Turner

Bloc Party

Franz Ferdinand

Miles Kane

You Me At Six

Blur

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

White Lies

Metronomy

I may be being hopeful by assuming they'd choose to book Jack White over Enter Shikari though.

Edit: Forgot White Lies. I've put them in for Jack White now.

Edited March 16, 2012 by Will-2609

[jump]

The Prodigy have a new album coming out next year, plus they were supposed to be headlining this year but got stolen by Download.

[rockinthecasbah]

Actually, with all this talk about people thinking Bloc Party can headline, what is the biggest venue they've played as one of their own gig?

I know the Reading Festival kids love them, but I only had them down as an Academy sized band?

[Mouseboy11]

The Libertines to headline next year, chatter of them reforming.

[thetime]

The Libertines to headline next year, chatter of them reforming.

[Mouseboy11]

Your joking right?

[Hart Attack]

[thetime]

I'm not quite sure what you're hinting at here, I know they played 10' but the crowd was enormous and I think they'd be great headlining.

Carl Barat has said he's sure they'll work together when "it's needed" so it's not impossible.

[gazza_20]

[Mouseboy11]

[Andre91]

Bloc Party and Fall Out Boy clash would kill me!

[kaosmark2]

There's only 2 bands on that Saturday I would want to see, and I'm not phenomenally desperate to see either. A few I'd watch out of boredom, but it's pretty awful.

Contrastingly, SOAD/Bon Iver clash would hurt.