2013 Lineup

[2rare2die]

Fans of Foo Fighters have most of the bands they want to see on the Foos day. Fans of The Cure have no other bands they want to see on The Cure day.

[OneTwo]

I'm not saying that i don't want to see a mixture of genres at R+L (to be honest that's one of the things that attracted me to the festival in the first place), i'm just saying that i don't think Daft Punk would be as big a draw as some people on here seem to think. Who knows, maybe i'm wrong and they'd shift a shed load of tickets, but to me they just don't seem like a big deal.

[gazza_20]

Simmer down lads. Daft Punk could headline IMO, but I can't see The Libertines doing so. Surely they would have done in 2010? They weren't even that big when they were around anyway, it's only since they broke up that there's been this whole mythical aura attached to them. I certainly don't remember them getting as much coverage on MTV2 et al as The Strokes, Muse, Foo Fighters, The Darkness and White Stripes who were the leading Alternative Rock bands circa 2002-03. They played 3rd from top when they were still together as well, and before that 6th (when they were touring Up The Bracket). They were probably around the same size as Two Door Cinema Club are now, but obviously with a dedicated, bordeline obsessive cult fanbase.

[AcademicPistol]

I maintain, Reading and Leeds needs to adopt hip hop properly.

[gazza_20]

I will actually point out that the one festival that would get Daft Punk over any is Coachella and they didn't actually headline there in 2006 the last time they played. they subbed under Depeche Mode and then went onto headline Rock Ness 2nd stage and Wiress in 07, which as someone stated on here was not a 70k festival back then.

Top and bottom of it IMO, Daft Punk will not play R&L in favour of an audience that will appreciate it more. As soon as they become available, Wireless, Global gathering and Creamfields will be all over them to play.

[RichieParf]

Daft Punk would be a huge draw. Their shows are pretty rare, and people are always asking for them.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Sad but true and Hip-Hop/R&B & Dance seem to hand in hand at the moment.

It could be a slightly 'edgier' version of Glasto which would probably sell well?

[Vieuphoria]

To be fair R/L's has always given a light to hip-hop. Public Enemy and Cypress Hill both headlined once. But I would be all for a decent lot of hip-hop in the coming years.

[OneTwo]

Daft Punk

Beastie Boys

Pearl Jam

Morrissey

Green Day

Slipknot

I'd be all over this, obviously i know this is not going to happen but a guy can dream

[Vieuphoria]

Put Beastie's above them please. Or a Co-headline at least.

[Vieuphoria]

Next year...

The Prodigy

Pendulum

Pearl Jam

Biffy Clyro

Green Day

Dizzee Rascal

is my guess. Although I guess Bloc Party could be booked as a headliner depending on how the new album goes. Same with Biffy.

[GRichards23]

I'm fine about the hip-hop/rap route. But I only consider Eminem, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre worthy IMO. Kayne West yes is huge but IMO he is complete w*nk, but then a lot of people like him.

Jay-Z

Dizzee Rascal

Linkin Park

Slipknot

Avenged Sevenfold

Biffy Clyro/Bloc Party co-headline

Mumford and Sons

Sounds good to me but I should think a fair few wouldn't like it.

Edited April 9, 2012 by GRichards23

[Vieuphoria]

yeah I think a Biffy/Bloc co-headline would make sense.

[rug568]

yeah I think a Biffy/Bloc co-headline would make sense.

[rug568]

I maintain, Reading and Leeds needs to adopt hip hop properly.

[Vieuphoria]

I still think it would have been the perfect year to book Public Enemy. 20 years since they headlined.

Plus Wu-Tang have a new album out, De La Soul are touring, as are The Roots. None have been booked so far. Madness.

[Yellow_Fellow]

To be fair R/L's has always given a light to hip-hop. Public Enemy and Cypress Hill both headlined once. But I would be all for a decent lot of hip-hop in the coming years.

[rug568]

Rap music is one of the only genres that major festivals don't really cover that much. I agree that rap music should be wider represented, maybe have a day in Festival Republic devoted to it like the Dance Stage?

I think there is a relatively big market for it and it would please the hipsters as they could pretend to be black for a day.

[Whittick]

Daft Punk would be a huge draw. Their shows are pretty rare, and people are always asking for them.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Because Daft Punk don't just press play...

[Mouseboy11]

They're not regarded as two of the worlds best Dj's/Producers for just pressing play.

[OneTwo]

Because Daft Punk don't just press play...

[Yellow_Fellow]

case in point.

[The Mean Bean]

Top tip for the day; if you would like to be respected on a message board, don't make a completely obtuse comments about an act that's very popular on said message board.

[Vieuphoria]

case in point.