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[mrtourette]

http://www.last.fm/charts/artists/top/place/United+Kingdom/tag/rock?ending=1355054400

15th most listened-to rock band in the UK this week, ahead of The Strokes, Blur, Oasis, Biffy Clyro, The White Stripes, Rage Against The Machine, Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, Pearl Jam... they're also pretty overdue for a return to Reading.

Don't know how people have reached the conclusion that nobody cares about them or that they wouldn't draw.

[rug568]

Linkin Park have 47 million likes on facebook. More than The Cure, Kasabian and Foo fighters together. Is that sub material?

[Guest]

Also, Florence and The Machine subbed. LP would headline Soni or Download easy, but R&L not so much.

Oh, and they're still really really shit.

[seanthomason123]

Means fuck all. How many of those people who 'liked' them would buy a ticket to Reading or Leeds?

[seanthomason123]

I think this has to be the stupidest post of all time, including all the shit by Gazza etc.

Online popularity means fuck all. How many 'likes' are from England? How many people who 'like' the Facebook site want to see them live? I'm sorry man but that stance is fucking idiotic.

By your logic Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber should headline.

[Lithium05]

Considering people were whinging about Eminem potentially miming, I can't believe Linkin Park are being suggested. Worst mimers in the business, I suspect they've never played "live" in the traditional sense. Everything they do is auto tuned to ridiculous lengths. Awful that a band can be so highly regarded, when they're barely even trying.

[mrtourette]

Pipe down. Loads, because Reading & Leeds have a young fan base and Linkin park are massively popular.

[AcademicPistol]

A festival with Eminem and Linkin Park would sell out.

[mrtourette]

I'm not saying that they WILL headline, I'm say that they're NOT sub material. Why so much hatred? Haha.

Edited December 17, 2012 by mrtourette

[thewayiam]

I think this has to be the stupidest post of all time, including all the shit by Gazza etc.

Online popularity means fuck all. How many 'likes' are from England? How many people who 'like' the Facebook site want to see them live? I'm sorry man but that stance is fucking idiotic.

By your logic Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber should headline.

[Mouseboy11]

A festival with Eminem and Linkin Park would sell out.

[Mouseboy11]

Your right on the whole like thing on facebook.

But, I've seen a few posts by Gazza, he had been saying for a while about The Killers headlining the isle Of Wight Festival next year had he not? And it got announced today that they are.

He hasn't been on here for a few days now it seems but you still mention his name? It is amusing

[dentalplan]

Linkin Park wouldn't sub as there are plenty of festivals that would have them as headliner, they don't need to go back to R+L if it means downsizing their set and so on.

But it's true that they're not really relevant to the festival anymore. For a band who have been touring regularly for 15 years, they'd have probably been considered before now if they were. They're much bigger in Asia and South America where metal is still pretty huge, that'll be where all the likes come from.

It's not outside the realms of possibility though, and it's a fair enough shout. It'd just polarize the R+L crowds, a bit like Eminem.

[Andre91]

Gangnam Style has more YouTube views than anything else ever. Going by this online popularity schtick, this surely means that it is the greatest song ever concieved by man?

Online popularity means nothing.

Gangnam Style is pretty amazing when you're drunk though

[seanthomason123]

I would agree with that, I doubt they'd sub, which is why I doubt they'd play.

However the logic behind it (more likes on facebook from people that could live in China or Australia or may not even be interested in festivals) is daft.

[seanthomason123]

Linkin Park wouldn't sub as there are plenty of festivals that would have them as headliner, they don't need to go back to R+L if it means downsizing their set and so on.

But it's true that they're not really relevant to the festival anymore. For a band who have been touring regularly for 15 years, they'd have probably been considered before now if they were. They're much bigger in Asia and South America where metal is still pretty huge, that'll be where all the likes come from.

It's not outside the realms of possibility though, and it's a fair enough shout. It'd just polarize the R+L crowds, a bit like Eminem.

[Mouseboy11]

Gangnam Style has more YouTube views than anything else ever. Going by this online popularity schtick, this surely means that it is the greatest song ever concieved by man?

Online popularity means nothing.

Gangnam Style is pretty amazing when you're drunk though

[thewayiam]

You are Gazza and I claim my £10.

[Chrisw16]

Friday

Main

Eminem

Biffy Clyro

Chase And Status

Deftones

Rancid

De La Soul

The Joy Formidable

Young Guns

The Skints

NME

Foals

Temper Trap

Everything Everything

M83

Palma Violets

Bastille

Savages

Fixers

CHVRCHES

Festival Republic

The Dandy Warhols

Saturday

Main

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

Editors

White Lies

Noah And The Whale

Of Monsters And Men

Band Of Horses

Dry The River

Lucy Rose

NME

Placebo

NOFX

Bring Me The Horizon

Deaf Havana

Gallows

Don Broco

Dan Le sac V Scroobius Pip

Savages

Canterbury

Festival Republic

Explosions In The Sky

Sunday

Main

Blur

Jack White

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Maccabees

Foster The People

The Hives

Jake Bugg

Tribes

Spector

NME

Alt-J

Hurts

Tame Impala

Battles

Peace

The Weeknd

Caribou

Haim

Swim Deep

Festival Republic

Alabama Shakes

Trying to stay positive here, and get away from a stupid Linkin Park playing argument. What do people think?

[mrtourette]

I'm just saying that they're a huge band with the capability to headline. It doesn't matter where the people are from; it's just the fact that, like eminem, the cure, foo fighters etc. and all of the other past headliners-they have millions of facebook likes. People listen to their music.

[festivallad90]

Friday

Main

Eminem

Biffy Clyro

Chase And Status

Deftones

Rancid

De La Soul

The Joy Formidable

Young Guns

The Skints

NME

Foals

Temper Trap

Everything Everything

M83

Palma Violets

Bastille

Savages

Fixers

CHVRCHES

Festival Republic

The Dandy Warhols

Saturday

Main

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

Editors

White Lies

Noah And The Whale

Of Monsters And Men

Band Of Horses

Dry The River

Lucy Rose

NME

Placebo

NOFX

Bring Me The Horizon

Deaf Havana

Gallows

Don Broco

Dan Le sac V Scroobius Pip

Savages

Canterbury

Festival Republic

Explosions In The Sky

Sunday

Main

Blur

Jack White

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Maccabees

Foster The People

The Hives

Jake Bugg

Tribes

Spector

NME

Alt-J

Hurts

Tame Impala

Battles

Peace

The Weeknd

Caribou

Haim

Swim Deep

Festival Republic

Alabama Shakes

Trying to stay positive here, and get away from a stupid Linkin Park playing argument. What do people think?

[AcademicPistol]

Gangnam Style has more YouTube views than anything else ever. Going by this online popularity schtick, this surely means that it is the greatest song ever concieved by man?

[dentalplan]

It nearly has a billion views where as most Mozart stuff only has a few thousand.

[DL50]

The whole Linkin Park argument makes me laugh

Absolutely no chance of them headlining, doesn't matter what stats you throw at us, how many likes they have on FB or how many people have listened to them this week

They are simply not as big any more, they will not be headlining

Despite all this, it looks like Mumford and Sons, Black Sabbath and now Arctic Monkeys are all more likely anyway

[eFestivals]

You are Gazza and I claim my £10.

such an easy guess is only worth a penny.

Lol, I don't even know who he is, I've seen his posts on here, that is all.

yes, and gazza knew eminem would be announced, he just couldn't shut up about him on the day of the announcement before the announcement.

Alternatively, you're telling porkies with your words and I'm telling porkies with my words that follow yours.

Edited December 17, 2012 by eFestivals