2013 Lineup

[thetime]

You can't! I probably have you confused with someone else but I was sure you quite a big fan of Band of Horses?

[eFestivals]

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

they have. Wireless.

[Role Model]

What about Kanye West & Jay-Z? Fits in with the new direction.

[Hart Attack]

Jack White

Frank Turner

Twin Atlantic

Dinosaur Jr.

Placebo

Bring Me The Horizon

A Day To Remember

Young Guns

Sleeping With Sirens

Don Broco

Reel Big Fish

Black Sabbath

The Prodigy

Deftones

Killswitch Engage

Funeral For a Friend

Kids in Glass Houses

While She Sleeps

Bad Religion

[Yellow_Fellow]

What about Kanye West & Jay-Z? Fits in with the new direction.

[mrtourette]

Yeah the only new direction is suggested at by the three-day dance tent and the three-day hip hop/grime tent. I can't see how that will influence the main stages much, I think they'll keep it the roughly same. Deftones are a standard booking, Alt-J played this year and red hot NME favourites playing high up the R1/NME is nothing new.

There's clearly a play to diversify and capture more music that is relevant to todays youth (and as much as I dislike it it's something that R&L should be doing) but I think it'll stay on the periphery initially. We'll still get the same old shit on the main stage.

Edited November 30, 2012 by mrtourette

[mrtourette]

Anyone think that Alt-J 'headlining' could be another very loose use of the English language by Melvin and by the time March rolls around they could actually be the Sunday night 'co-headliners' along with the dance act?

Edited November 30, 2012 by mrtourette

[dentalplan]

Anyone think that Alt-J 'headlining' could be another very loose use of the English language by Melvin and by the time March rolls around they could actually be the Sunday night 'co-headliners' along with the dance act?

[Andre91]

Anyone think that Alt-J 'headlining' could be another very loose use of the English language by Melvin and by the time March rolls around they could actually be the Sunday night 'co-headliners' along with the dance act?

[mrtourette]

I don't think they need to do that anymore now there's the dance stage. But who knows, it's certainly a possibility.

Edited November 30, 2012 by mrtourette

[Black_Crow]

my guess is -

R/L - The Prodigy - Blur - Arctic Monkeys

Sonisphere - Depeche Mode - Tool - Black Sabbath

T - Daft Punk - Biffy Clyro - Green Day

[thetime]

my guess is -

R/L - The Prodigy - Blur - Arctic Monkeys

Sonisphere - Depeche Mode - Tool - Black Sabbath

T - Daft Punk - Biffy Clyro - Green Day

[Role Model]

So freshen up everywhere but the mainstage and have the same tired old boring rock bands that play every year? Great stuff.

Edited November 30, 2012 by Role Model

[mrtourette]

Is soni on?

[Lewis Cato]

Post announcement and all that, I've had another crack:

Friday

Main Stage

Arctic Monkeys

Dizzee Rascal

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Deftones

Jamie T

Public Enemy

Sum 41

Twin Atlantic

While She Sleeps

NME/Radio 1

Placebo

Enter Shikari

A Day to Remember

Miles Kane

Tame Impala

Local Natives

Reverend and the Makers

Palma Violets

Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

The Computers

Radio 1 Dance

Sub Focus

Netsky

Radio 1Xtra

Frank Ocean

Wretch 32

Dot Rotten

Lock Up

Bad Brains

Against Me!

Festival Republic

The Joy Formidable

Death Grips

Pulled Apart by Horses

Saturday

Main Stage

Biffy Clyro

Jack White

Vampire Weekend

The Darkness

MGMT

Django Django

Of Monsters & Men

The Futureheads

Don Broco

NME/Radio 1

Alt-J

The Enemy

M83

Feeder

Beach House

Bastille

The Airborne Toxic Event

Twin Shadow

Four Year Strong

Your Demise

DZ Deathrays

Radio 1 Dance

Magnetic Man

Rudimental

Radio 1Xtra

Boy Better Know

Lethal Bizzle

Tempa T

Lock Up

Reel Big Fish

Alkaline Trio

Festival Republic

Everything Everything

Passion Pit

Chromeo

Sunday

Main Stage

Depeche Mode

Nine Inch Nails

Avenged Sevenfold

Frank Turner

NOFX

Killswitch Engage

Tribes

Pure Love

Max Raptor

NME/Radio 1

Foals

The Wombats

Jake Bugg

fun.

Wild Beasts

Marina & the Diamonds

Lucy Rose

Manchester Orchestra

Childish Gambino

Peace

Arcane Roots

Radio 1 Dance

Knife Party

Madeon

Radio 1Xtra

The Weeknd

Jessie Ware

Akala

Lock Up

Rocket from the Crypt

Buzzcocks

Festival Republic

Bat for Lashes

The Polyphonic Spree

Lianne La Havas

Edited December 2, 2012 by Lewis Cato

[Luke Routledge]

Is soni on?

[thetime]

It looks like its on. I googled sonisphere and on the main website it says, "2013. Coming soon to your world"

[Dan R]

With soni uk, nothings been confirmed or denied. But the later it gets without an announcement, the less likely its looking.

[the wonderwhy]

Anyone think that Alt-J 'headlining' could be another very loose use of the English language by Melvin and by the time March rolls around they could actually be the Sunday night 'co-headliners' along with the dance act?

[dentalplan]

They could co-headline with The XX maybe. A dance/pop act that you probably wouldn't find on the new dance stages they've introduced.

[astroman123]

I'm glad i'm giving festivals a miss next year. Surely when they announce part of the line up they announce a couple of the main stage headliners? Not some piss poor Paulo Nutini rip off.

[the wonderwhy]

I think The xx are a bit big for co-headlining the NME stage

[kev1664]

I think The xx are a bit big for co-headlining the NME stage

[Mouseboy11]

If Depeche Mode headline Sonisphere I can only imagine it'll go under again.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

The XX are definitely too big for co-headline. Look at how well their second record sold, and their corresponding tour. Alt-J can easily headline in their own right too, especially at the moment.