2013 Lineup

[Luke Routledge]

I can see GD headlining this year (simply as i think they may have been booked before the triology and BJ's problems) but yeah, i think they would need to have one big album, preferably that is a lot more mature than some of the things they have been doing recently (what kind of 40 year old musician writes a song called 'fucktime?!') if they want to remain headline status. Otherwise i can see them gradually fading away like so many other bands have.

[PDAD]

Are the likes of rhcp and greenday relevant though? You could also say the same about blur, metallica and sabbath.

Now I agree linkin park are shit live but does a headliner need to be relevant?

[dart]

Its pretty hard to watch GreenDay as a band in their 40s thinking they are 20 years old. I am sure people will disagree with me but I think Blink 182 have done a great job in showing their age and still making good music.

[PDAD]

Its pretty hard to watch GreenDay as a band in their 40s thinking they are 20 years old. I am sure people will disagree with me but I think Blink 182 have done a great job in showing their age and still making good music.

[Luke Routledge]

Linkin Park are a whole other ballpark of not-relevant though. if they were announced as the third headliner of Reading and Leeds there would be a countrywide gasp of 'what the fuck?'

[FloorFiller]

Yep agree, would have Blink over Green Day a million times over.

[FloorFiller]

I disagree. Both of their previous album have sold well plus havent played in the country for a few years. I am expecting them to be the final headliner.

Edited March 4, 2013 by FloorFiller

[mrtourette]

Sorry this may have been covered a thousand times but not read any R/L posts this year. Are the day splits for bands/headliners known?

[dart]

but would Blink even be considered a headliner now that their reunion hype is over? i seem to recall their headline status being brought into question in '10. think they'd sub if they were to return (which i can't see happening any time soon)

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I disagree. Both of their previous album have sold well plus havent played in the country for a few years. I am expecting them to be the final headliner.

[lightning1000]

'07 had Dinosaur Jr. ergo it's better.

[Andy_47]

All rumours at the moment are just names being thrown out there haha when was the hampden show? I haven't actually seen them since reading so I wouldnt know how good they are now but listening to their bootlegs now and they seem like they have got it back.

I agree though, Green Day would be good too. I think whoever it'll be will be a good'un

[dart]

By the way, though Stadium Arcadium is patchy and not that great, it does contain the chili's best song by a country mile: Wet Sand. My favourite song of all time, would urge anybody to listen to it.

[PDAD]

I'd much prefer any of the guessed. Green Day rumours have some legs at least and that's the best case scenario. RATM would be cool and I missed Metallica at Download because of vodka jelly shots so they'd be welcome too.

[FloorFiller]

By the way, though Stadium Arcadium is patchy and not that great, it does contain the chili's best song by a country mile: Wet Sand. My favourite song of all time, would urge anybody to listen to it.

[johnngypsy]

I'm gonna take a guess at Green Day because if they were offered to headline i think they would have said yes straight away. They must be well aware that 21st Century Breakdown wasn't that well received, let alone the latest three so they'll probably wanna headline while they still can because i get the feeling they will fall off. So this year or next is possibly their last chance. Also has anyone ever seen Green Day and not enjoyed it? Still rate them as my favourite live band.

And in reply to negative comments towards Arctic Monkeys a few pages back despite them being terrible at Leeds in 2009 i saw them headline their own festival kind of thing at Don Valley Bowl in Sheffield in 2011 and it was absolutely incredible. (The hometown crowd probably did help to be fair but Leeds isn't exactly far away.)

[truthpigeon]

Big fan of a good 1/2 of Stadium Arcadium. Would enjoy seeing them headline as long as they play a great career spanning set. Noticed Blur have disappeared from the rumours list. So I'm going to guess we'll either get Sabbath, Green Day or RATM as headliner. Think RHCP will do 2014.

[Hucksy]

Hard Rock Calling announcement supposedly tomorrow, if aren't announced for that surely they're going to be the most likely?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Hard Rock Calling announcement supposedly tomorrow, if aren't announced for that surely they're going to be the most likely?

[dart]

Still would like to know where stereoboard thinking Arctics are headlining's come from...

[lharris92]

1 week left until this argument ceases to rage and the next one begins...

please let it be someone who has hardly been mentioned (aerosmith) cause then it shall be amusing to see the reactions.

off topic slightly here but is worth it anyway:

over 1000 pages debating/arguing about this years line up over a few topics.... got to be a new record!!

[dart]

1 week left until this argument ceases to rage and the next one begins...

please let it be someone who has hardly been mentioned (aerosmith) cause then it shall be amusing to see the reactions.

off topic slightly here but is worth it anyway:

over 1000 pages debating/arguing about this years line up over a few topics.... got to be a new record!!

[Hucksy]

what?

[dart]

Apologies, grammar wasn't great there. I would have thought if Sabbath aren't announced tomorrow for Hard Rock Calling, surely that increases their chances of being the final R/L headliner? Can't see anywhere they would play in the UK unless they wait for an Autumn arena tour or something

[mrtourette]

I think Green Day is the best shot left. Normally the suggestion would be laughed out of town due to the Emirates gig and the six-week gap in tour schedule but the the second half of the claim that they're headlining/NIN are playing that surfaced before anything had come out about NIN being proved likely seems to lead weight to the Green Daybit being true. Also as johnngypsy said they'd probably jump at the chance and could be had pretty cheap and they're a general all-round crowd-pleaser.