2013 Lineup

[dentalplan]

Also regarding the Manics, they were probably bigger during their peak.

Edited November 2, 2012 by dentalplan

[thetime]

Also regarding the Manics, they were probably bigger during their peak.

[mrtourette]

Yeah I'm with dentalplan here, I know it probably isn't meant to come across that way but saying "they were bigger during their peak" sounds like stating the obvious.

Explain yourself Mouseboy!

[Mouseboy11]

Meant at both their peaks the Manics were bigger in theirs obviously

Not sure, just remembered the Manics sold out the Millenium. Something I can't remember the phonics doing (could be wrong)

[jump]

Meant at both their peaks the Manics were bigger in theirs obviously

Not sure, just remembered the Manics sold out the Millenium. Something I can't remember the phonics doing (could be wrong)

[Mouseboy11]

We do look after our own

[thetime]

We do look after our own

[jump]

http://www.gigwise.c...-be-a-bad-thing

Would more dance music at Reading and Leeds be a bad thing?

The festivals have so far managed to retain their credibility...

[Mouseboy11]

I wonder why wales have never had a big festival? Could of easily had manics and phonics headline back in the 90s, perhaps even now.

[thetime]

Yeah that's a good point actually, biggest one we have is that one on the beach. Think it's for surfing or something but I forget the name!

[jump]

Yeah that's a good point actually, biggest one we have is that one on the beach. Think it's for surfing or something but I forget the name!

[Mouseboy11]

Wakestock, that's the one!

[AcademicPistol]

We aren't mates remember? We're the same person, I'm also the same person as AcademicPistol & Gazza_20!!!

[2rare2die]

Oh I totally agree. The young dead rock star sells records & creates some what of a legacy, you only have to look at Lennon or Cobain (prime examples) to see it's as simple as that. Richey's situation was rather fascinating also, resulting in many conspiracy theories and 'sightings', so it's easy to see why it helped their sales.

[jump]

Yeah we have split personality disorder. But we are good people.

[lharris92]

indeeds we is

[Duw13]

Entirely this.

The difference in my opinion is whilst the Manics remain a big draw with the older crowds due to being 'legends', Stereophonics are hardly "down with the kids" these days, nor would I consider them to be 'legends' that connect with an older generation of fans in the way that the Manics, Pulp, etc do... So that's why I'd say Manics are more likely to be booked at a festival like R&L.

But this may just be my take on it.

[Jack0624]

i heard metallica play reading/leeds every five years, which would mean they're due to play this year. Anyone else heard this is? is just coincidence?

[Chrisw16]

i heard metallica play reading/leeds every five years, which would mean they're due to play this year. Anyone else heard this is? is just coincidence?

[jump]

i heard metallica play reading/leeds every five years, which would mean they're due to play this year. Anyone else heard this is? is just coincidence?

[kaosmark2]

Well me, myself and I are good lads but I don't trust the other one!

[Jack0624]

They headlined with a 6 years gap and then a 5 year gap which means nothing as they headlined off the back of new albums which is the real pattern.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Lennon was hardly a 'young rock star' when he died and The Beatles were the biggest band this country has ever produced long before he passed. And Nirvana were arguably the biggest band in the world before Kurt died. I kind of get what you mean about the legacy part but both sold a massive amount of records in their respective lifetimes.

[kaosmark2]

Lennon was only 40 when he died, I'd say that's pretty young all things considered...

Besides my argument was not about the size of the bands prior to the incidents, I'm well aware how big the Beatles & Nirvana are/were. I was merely pointing out that in situations such as Lennon, Dimebag, Richey Edwards, Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Hendrix, Amy Winehouse etc... their deaths were met with wide scale media attention, a rise in their respective album sales (regardless of how big they were prior, each case is individual) & what many people consider to be a legacy cementing them as 'icons' which in turn continues to sell records. I wasn't for a second suggesting that Lennon's death is the only reason he continues to shift records from beyond the grave.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

In the short term yes it's the media attention, in the long term I'm afraid you're wrong.