2013 Lineup

[adam1234]

Really happy about what has been announced so far. I don't like eminem but I'm sure there will be a decent alternative. I like watching headliners on all stages anyway. I hope blur are announced so more of my friends are tempted. However if it was up to me personally I would like sabbath.

[adam1234]

Also the Beatles are amazing and the best band ever by a long long way...

[Luke Routledge]

Yeah that's another cool thing about them. Me and three of my mates who are all into the Beatles all have different favourite albums.

Yeah anyway, 2013 lineup;

I realised the other day that Sabbath are probably the only potential headliner that will get me there. Obviously it's not all about the headliners but the likely undercard doesn't seem like it will be that great so far either.

How are other people feeling about how the lineup is shaping up?

[dart]

Yeah that's another cool thing about them. Me and three of my mates who are all into the Beatles all have different favourite albums.

Yeah anyway, 2013 lineup;

I realised the other day that Sabbath are probably the only potential headliner that will get me there. Obviously it's not all about the headliners but the likely undercard doesn't seem like it will be that great so far either.

How are other people feeling about how the lineup is shaping up?

[Lost_addict]

So The Beatles for the 3rd headliner?

[dart]

So The Beatles for the 3rd headliner?

[2rare2die]

See, people say this, but for how many bands have you heard 50-odd songs by and 7 complete albums multiple times, found them all ranging from dull to mildly likable, and still made an effort?

I'm willing to bet there are very few if any bands people do that for, and I'm not prepared to do it for the Beatles just because they're the first modern pop band.

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah I know what you mean about back catalogues, and that how I tend to get in to bands, but I've always found the opposite with The Beatles. When I first started secondary school we spend a good half a year purely studying them, which was cool learning about their history and stuff (that's when I sort of fell in love with John Lennon ) but I could never get into the albums/record I listened to for my homework. I just found single tracks I liked- Come Together, Here Comes The Sun, Lucy In The Sky... In fact, there were quite a few tracks I liked, but I just couldn't get interested in the albums- and therefore I found them overrated. But yeah, as you say, everyone's entitled to a different opinion and I guess I'm just destined to think like that

Good point about influences though. You have to give them credit for seemingly influencing basically every band since them

On the line-up, I more interested in what we think is likely to be announced. Foals are excellent, and Biffy & System will be good, but other than that I'm not particularly a fan (although I might give FOB and Deftones a watch). I'm more keen to see the up & coming bands Drenge, Deap Vally, Mallory Knox etc, and whilst I reckon they'll get announced, I'm tempted to try a smaller fest where they're going to get longer sets and a better turnout.

That'll probably change in March though...

[dentalplan]

Yeah I know what you mean about back catalogues, and that how I tend to get in to bands, but I've always found the opposite with The Beatles. When I first started secondary school we spend a good half a year purely studying them, which was cool learning about their history and stuff (that's when I sort of fell in love with John Lennon ) but I could never get into the albums/record I listened to for my homework. I just found single tracks I liked- Come Together, Here Comes The Sun, Lucy In The Sky... In fact, there were quite a few tracks I liked, but I just couldn't get interested in the albums- and therefore I found them overrated. But yeah, as you say, everyone's entitled to a different opinion and I guess I'm just destined to think like that

[mrtourette]

When I was at primary school we used to sing Sgt Pepper's and When I'm 64 in assembly instead of hymns.

[dentalplan]

When I was at primary school we used to sing Sgt Pepper's and When I'm 64 in assembly instead of hymns.

[the wonderwhy]

What? You used to study The Beatles at school and listened to their albums as homework?

Was this guy your teacher?

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Sound City players are playing The Forum (the one in Kentish Town not this one) next week. On sale now, 65 quid.

[kev1664]

Sound City players are playing The Forum (the one in Kentish Town not this one) next week. On sale now, 65 quid.

[thetime]

If only I lived in London, would be there I a flash. Checked train ticket prices this morning after seeing the tweet from the foo fighters twitter account. Cheapest train return I could muster was £120 then I'd need a hotel on top of that. Basically it would have cost me more than a ticket to Leeds. Shame really.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I'd assume its hard to keep all of them together for a decent amount of time though, as they all have other commitments.

I can understand why its 65, what with their previous gig(s)? being three hours long, and all the people involved, but its put me off.

[jump]

If only I lived in London, would be there I a flash. Checked train ticket prices this morning after seeing the tweet from the foo fighters twitter account. Cheapest train return I could muster was £120 then I'd need a hotel on top of that. Basically it would have cost me more than a ticket to Leeds. Shame really.

[devilman]

Damn frustrating when acts just do one of gigs in london rather than elsewhere.

[kev1664]

It would be quite good to see them at a festival, the only bad thing would be what kind of slot they would take, and would it be worth it at the expense of other acts.

[dentalplan]

If only I lived in London, would be there I a flash. Checked train ticket prices this morning after seeing the tweet from the foo fighters twitter account. Cheapest train return I could muster was £120 then I'd need a hotel on top of that. Basically it would have cost me more than a ticket to Leeds. Shame really.

Edited February 12, 2013 by dentalplan

[thetime]

Welcome to my world. Nobody does gigs up here. I spend a fortune on them. Tremonti in Edinburgh this weekend is 7 hours round trip in good conditions but if last night's trek to Australian Pink Floyd is anything to go by it'll be a lot longer. I felt like an ice road trucker on the way home

[Luke Routledge]

Its not only that is £65 and in London but the fact its next week! Living in North Yorkshire I wouldnt mind getting a mega bus and crashing at a friends house in London or something but give me some time!!

[LondonTom]

£65!!! Tempted would be brilliant to see!....if they are still on sale when I get paid!!! Though I am going Muse at the Shepards Bush Empire on the monday (Ahh the benefits of living in london...you get to pay for special expensive gigs).

[kev1664]

You can actually get there and back for under a tenner if you Megabus it.

Edit: I don't know why I assumed you would be travelling from Leeds - misread the post. My apologies. But yeah, still probably cheaper.

[Bisque]

20 mins from Waterloo but there are important things in the world £65 can be spent on right now.