2013 Lineup

[mrtourette]

"You can certainly expect guitars. It's definitely all locked down. In fact I had hoped I would have announced one today but paperwork prevents that and I certainly hope that one of them will be announced before Christmas. There's people there who will have headline before, there's people there who definitely haven't headlined before so again, it's doing what Reading and Leeds does; it provides the absolute foundations where you know you've got this great show and it also provides that opportunity for bands to step up and become headliners in their own right and that's what 2013 will be offering".

I've written it out (minus stuttering and stalling) and I really do think he's just answering the question without giving anything away, like he does. I wouldn't read too much into it by assuming he's set a formula for the headliners. All he's done is said is at least one has headlined before, at least one hasn't headlined before, at least one has guitars. Every set of headliners for years have gone by that so he hasn't given much away.

[mrtourette]

What's going on with this announcement then? I thought they said earlier that we'd be getting more tonight, but I've just woken up and can't find any new information...

[dentalplan]

Good work fella

[Andre91]

I'm so hoping SOAD are a headliner now. Been listening to them all evening.

Biffy

The Prodigy

Vampire Weekend

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

Editors

System Of A Down

Jack White

Deftones

[Hart Attack]

No, Radio One said there would be more on R&L tonight but that was Deftones guesting with Zane Lowe, not another announcement.

[rexclark]

Sabbath

Biffy Clyro

Blur

[the wonderwhy]

One plus of English A-level. Transcribe like a boss.

[Hawky]

im starting to doubt us having Sabbath

Im going with Saturday being a heavy day with ADTR Deftones BMTH and SOAD headlining (Dreamin)

Friday is Arctic Monkeys with Mumford subbing and Vampire weekend somewhere

Sunday- Sabbath and Tool.... ( hahaha)

[mrtourette]

Going off topic a bit- can you do shorthand then?

I'm doing Journalism at Uni next year & will need to get to 100 wpm

[the wonderwhy]

Depeche Mode

Bloc Party

Editors

Foals

Arctics

Mumford

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

YMAS/BMTH

Black Sabbath

Biffy/SOAD

Deftones

Alt-J

something along those lines would be very good

Edited November 29, 2012 by MattDavies__

[the wonderwhy]

I learned shorthand doing Journalism at Uni, but that was a considerable time ago.

[SOAD]

I'd say you have the closest guess so far.

I'd say your subs based on that would be SOAD, Bloc Party and The Prodigy.

This is thoughts on your guess though.

[dentalplan]

Going off topic a bit- can you do shorthand then?

I'm doing Journalism at Uni next year & will need to get to 100 wpm

[Gravyshambles]

I was counting down the minutes until my lunch break today so I could check the announcement, when I saw it i nearly shouted 'WHAT THE FUCK!?"

Terrible first announcement.

[Yellow_Fellow]

I'd say you have the closest guess so far.

[willutalk]

Headlined before: Black Sabbath.

Not headlined before: Depeche Mode.

Stepping up: Mumford & Sons.

[Chinaski_]

I'm desperate to do another weekend, but unfortunately, you need to book out a whole chalet, which means getting an agreement with 3+ other people. Particularly awkward considering that it's the price of a festival per person and all has to go on one card (~£550 min).

[rug568]

Don't think sabbath will headline.

My money is on SOAD, Arctics and Blur

[Gravyshambles]

One headliner has done it before...

• 2012: The Cure, Kasabian, Foo Fighters

• 2011: My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Pulp, Muse

• 2010: Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182

• 2009: Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead

• 2008: Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica

• 2007: Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins

• 2006: Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Pearl Jam

• 2005: Pixies, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden

• 2004: The Darkness, The White Stripes, Green Day

• 2003: Linkin Park, Blur, Metallica

• 2002: The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses (Leeds), The Prodigy

• 2001: Travis, Manic Street Preachers, Eminem

• 2000: Oasis, Pulp, Stereophonics

• 1999: The Charlatans, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers

• 1998: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Beastie Boys, Garbage

• 1997: Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Metallica

• 1996: The Prodigy, Black Grape, The Stone Roses

• 1995: Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, Neil Young

• 1994: Cypress Hill, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chili Peppers

• 1993: Porno For Pyros, The The, New Order

• 1992: Nirvana, The Wonder Stuff, Public Enemy

• 1991: Iggy Pop, James, The Sisters of Mercy

• 1990: The Cramps, Inspiral Carpets, Pixies

• 1989: New Order, The Pogues, The Mission

• 1988: Ramones, Starship, Squeeze

• 1987: The Mission, Status Quo, Alice Cooper

• 1986: Killing Joke, Hawkwind, Saxon

• 1984 and 1985: No festival these years

• 1983: The Stranglers, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy

• 1982: Budgie, Iron Maiden, The Michael Schenker Group

• 1981: Girlschool, Gillan, The Kinks

• 1980: Rory Gallagher, UFO, Whitesnake

• 1979: The Police, The Scorpions, Peter Gabriel

• 1978: The Jam, Status Quo, Patti Smith

• 1977: Golden Earring, Thin Lizzy, Alex Harvey

• 1976: Gong, Rory Gallagher, Osibisa

• 1975: Hawkwind, Yes, Wishbone Ash

• 1974: Alex Harvey, 10cc, Traffic

• 1973: Rory Gallagher, The Faces, Genesis

• 1972: Curved Air, The Faces, Ten Years After

• 1971: Arthur Brown, East of Eden, Colosseum

• 1970: The Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple

• 1969: Pink Floyd, The Who, The Nice

• 1968: T. Rex, Jethro Tull, The Nice

• 1967: The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Cream

• 1966: The Who, The Yardbirds, Cream

• 1965: The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, The Animals

• 1964: The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones

• 1963: The Rolling Stones, Long John Baldry, Muddy Waters

• 1962: Humphrey Lyttelton, Kenny Ball

• 1961: Roger Damen, John Frodsham, Dick Charlesworth, Charlie Barnes, Tubby Hayes, Ken Colyer, Clyde Valley Stompers

Take your pick.

[Chinaski_]

Headlined before: Arctic Monkeys

Making the step up: Depeche Mode (never headlined a UK festival before )

Older: Blur

Edited November 29, 2012 by Chinaski_

[Chinaski_]

One headliner has done it before...Take your pick.

[mrtourette]

The Yardbirds headlined three years in a row? Disgraceful!

[DL50]

Fucking hell good work with that list

Surely it must be Sabbath that have headlined before though??

Obviously been discussed a lot bit i think we can all agree the one being pushed up has to be Mumfords or Biffy

One who has never headlined before?? Depeche mode would be weak. I think that makes it AC/DC or Jay Z and Kanye West

Forgot to mention SOAD! Anyone know if they have anything planned next year or not?? If so i think they should definitely be thrown into the mix

Edited November 29, 2012 by DL50

[Gravyshambles]

Hmmm....either Porno for Pyros, The The or Scorpions

[the wonderwhy]

One headliner has done it before...

• 2012: The Cure, Kasabian, Foo Fighters

• 2011: My Chemical Romance, The Strokes, Pulp, Muse

• 2010: Guns N' Roses, Arcade Fire, Blink-182

• 2009: Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead

• 2008: Rage Against The Machine, The Killers, Metallica

• 2007: Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins

• 2006: Franz Ferdinand, Muse, Pearl Jam

• 2005: Pixies, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden

• 2004: The Darkness, The White Stripes, Green Day

• 2003: Linkin Park, Blur, Metallica

• 2002: The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Guns N' Roses (Leeds), The Prodigy

• 2001: Travis, Manic Street Preachers, Eminem

• 2000: Oasis, Pulp, Stereophonics

• 1999: The Charlatans, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers

• 1998: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Beastie Boys, Garbage

• 1997: Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Metallica

• 1996: The Prodigy, Black Grape, The Stone Roses

• 1995: Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, Neil Young

• 1994: Cypress Hill, Primal Scream, Red Hot Chili Peppers

• 1993: Porno For Pyros, The The, New Order

• 1992: Nirvana, The Wonder Stuff, Public Enemy

• 1991: Iggy Pop, James, The Sisters of Mercy

• 1990: The Cramps, Inspiral Carpets, Pixies

• 1989: New Order, The Pogues, The Mission

• 1988: Ramones, Starship, Squeeze

• 1987: The Mission, Status Quo, Alice Cooper

• 1986: Killing Joke, Hawkwind, Saxon

• 1984 and 1985: No festival these years

• 1983: The Stranglers, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy

• 1982: Budgie, Iron Maiden, The Michael Schenker Group

• 1981: Girlschool, Gillan, The Kinks

• 1980: Rory Gallagher, UFO, Whitesnake

• 1979: The Police, The Scorpions, Peter Gabriel

• 1978: The Jam, Status Quo, Patti Smith

• 1977: Golden Earring, Thin Lizzy, Alex Harvey

• 1976: Gong, Rory Gallagher, Osibisa

• 1975: Hawkwind, Yes, Wishbone Ash

• 1974: Alex Harvey, 10cc, Traffic

• 1973: Rory Gallagher, The Faces, Genesis

• 1972: Curved Air, The Faces, Ten Years After

• 1971: Arthur Brown, East of Eden, Colosseum

• 1970: The Groundhogs, Cat Stevens, Deep Purple

• 1969: Pink Floyd, The Who, The Nice

• 1968: T. Rex, Jethro Tull, The Nice

• 1967: The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Cream

• 1966: The Who, The Yardbirds, Cream

• 1965: The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, The Animals

• 1964: The Yardbirds, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones

• 1963: The Rolling Stones, Long John Baldry, Muddy Waters

• 1962: Humphrey Lyttelton, Kenny Ball

• 1961: Roger Damen, John Frodsham, Dick Charlesworth, Charlie Barnes, Tubby Hayes, Ken Colyer, Clyde Valley Stompers

Take your pick.