2013 Lineup

[guitarbhoy1888]

That'll be Blur and Alex Turner then...

[guitarbhoy1888]

BearFur.

[Lithium05]

black sabbath would be a bit of an unpopular booking imo

Edited December 16, 2012 by Lithium05

[mrtourette]

With regards to the Arctic Monkeys, if they're doing a load of European festivals it would be logical to assume that they'll be doing a UK one and with T and IOW ruled out and V unlikely (due to having played in 2011) then Glastonbury and R&L are all that's left. They've been put down as an R for both, so it looks like one or t'other.

[LondonTom]

Jesus people go on about music being shit these days but here you have people raving about Stereophonics

I think Arctic Monkeys would more sense for Glasto at the moment (6 years, got festival dates the weekend either side of it and confirmed dates only up to July so far..)

[seanthomason123]

What do people think about Linkin Park being a potential headliner? 2013 will be ten years since they last played, they haven't been to the UK for two years or so and have released more albums with more hits in their back catalogue. Would go nicely alongside eminem, but which day would they fit in?

[mrtourette]

More hits?

[seanthomason123]

By that I meant singles, not chart toppers.

[mrtourette]

I don't think there's anything that particulalrly makes them likely and nothing to rule them out. Just apathy and disinterest. I don't think many people give a fuck about them any more, but then again I though that about Eminem.

[seanthomason123]

Yeah that's what I thought, just highlighting the possibility because no one was expecting Eminem. But they have released a new album. I would say they're a possibility for Saturday but they're not an upcoming band. Blur, Linkin Park and Eminem would be insane.

[mrtourette]

It's worrying that they have an album out as that means that they may be touring, although they did a load of European festivals this year so maybe they'll give it a miss next Summer.

[LondonTom]

Blur, Linkin Park and Eminem would be insane.

[seanthomason123]

Prediction/wishlist:

Friday:

Blur

Bloc Party

Dizzee Rascal

Foals

NME: Bring Me The Horizon

Saturday:

Linkin Park

Biffy Clyro

Deftones

Incubus

NME: Alt-J

Sunday:

Eminem

Mumford & Sons

Lostprophets

Vampire Weekend

NME: The XX

[Weloveyouneil]

This sites shit now, neils gone down the pan, a w*nk host

[Weloveyouneil]

This sites shit now, neils gone down the pan, a w*nk host

[thewayiam]

Prediction/wishlist:

Friday:

Blur

Bloc Party

Dizzee Rascal

Foals

NME: Bring Me The Horizon

Saturday:

Linkin Park

Biffy Clyro

Deftones

Incubus

NME: Alt-J

Sunday:

Eminem

Mumford & Sons

Lostprophets

Vampire Weekend

NME: The XX

[AcademicPistol]

Sorry didnt mean that neil, but hurry up with some info please

[Guest]

Don't particularly see Linkin Park as an R&L headliner, sub I'd say.

Oh, and also, they're really shit.

[DL50]

What do people think about Linkin Park being a potential headliner? 2013 will be ten years since they last played, they haven't been to the UK for two years or so and have released more albums with more hits in their back catalogue. Would go nicely alongside eminem, but which day would they fit in?

[Chrisw16]

Linkin Park headlining would basically kill off Reading, they'd be a pathetic headliner and are a shit band.

[seanthomason123]

Don't particularly see Linkin Park as an R&L headliner, sub I'd say.

Oh, and also, they're really shit.

Edited December 17, 2012 by seanthomason123

[seanthomason123]

Linkin Park headlining would basically kill off Reading, they'd be a pathetic headliner and are a shit band.

[Hart Attack]

Linkin Park aren't rap metal any more, haven't been for a long time. They're more electronic alt-rock these days, probably much better suited to the modern Reading crowd. They sold out arenas on their last tour, multiple nights at some venues I think. Living Things got to #1 in the charts, A Thousand Suns went to #2. Both are Gold-certified.

Edited December 17, 2012 by Hart Attack

[seanthomason123]

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.

[mrtourette]

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

Edited December 17, 2012 by mrtourette