2013 Lineup

[thetime]

It's a real shame Reading only has the one stage.

[GuitarManDan15]

It's a real shame Reading only has the one stage.

[jump]

Alright, keep your fucking knickers on.

[kev1664]

In regard to 30stm set a few years back, me and my friend got so bored we started a drinking game.

Every time jared doesn't sing the words, drink

For ever person he gets on stage do a shot

Every time he does some shit dancy pirouette, drink

Every time you see a 14 year old girl crying and going 'this is amazing, the best day of my life' or words to that affect, drink

There were more but I can't remember them because as anyone who has seen the steaming pile of shit thtat is a 30stm live show can imagine about 3 songs in we were absolutely smashed

[Asdaprice]

If there is, I suspect they're very much sold out already!

I book my Reading Hotel the weekend after the fest normally.

I suspect there is likely to be something left in Leeds city centre, considering its a fair distance away, anythign convenient is like gold dust though, if Reading is antying to go by (I suspect Leeds is worse, considering the non urban location)

[the wonderwhy]

Wu Tang Clan playing this the same weekend

http://www.cabaretvert.com/

[Ukulelelad92]

If there is, I suspect they're very much sold out already!

I book my Reading Hotel the weekend after the fest normally.

I suspect there is likely to be something left in Leeds city centre, considering its a fair distance away, anythign convenient is like gold dust though, if Reading is antying to go by (I suspect Leeds is worse, considering the non urban location)

[the wonderwhy]

So Tomahawk are actually on Eminem day (they're at Rock En Seine on the Friday)... reckon they might headline Lock Up?

[SOAD]

Would guess more likely to headline FR. Would love it if they headlined either though... Green Day, Tomahawk and Biffy all closing my days at the fest = awesome!

[DaveElNino]

Its widely acknowledged that Alt-J are the smallest band to headline the NME in sometime, if not ever, and are punching way above their weight in a slot that is normally reserved for much more established bands, They're nowhere near skrillex in popularity terms and many a year of having the kind of backcatalogue that phoenix have.

[thetime]

Really? On their upcoming tour they've sold out 2 nights at Brixton

[Dead throne]

anyone know when Warped UK will announce?

Sorry, this is quite unrelated...

[DaveElNino]

Sigur ros sold out 3 nights at brixton very quickly, dont think selling out brixton is a good way to judge.

Edited March 20, 2013 by DaveElNino

[Muppetmark]

Really? On their upcoming tour they've sold out 2 nights at Brixton which are selling on eBay at twice face value (and sold out sharpish when they went on sale). That's not dissimilar to The Maccabees pre-Reading UK tour, just that they've done it on one album. It's also around where LCD Soundsystem were in 2010, and definitely bigger than Klaxons were after their second album. As for the one-album thing, up until 2008 that was pretty much the norm for a R1 headliner.

[DMCJ2]

Despite the fact I like both of them surely beady eye were smaller than alt j currently are and only headlined due to members of the band

[mrtourette]

Sigur ros sold out 3 nights at brixton very quickly, dont think selling out brixton is a good way to judge.

[GuitarManDan15]

Beady eye had the Oasis effect, I'd like to point out i thought that was a shit booking.

My claim that Alt J are a weak headliner is that they simply don't have enough material to headline and all the hype has died away. They'd have to play all of the first album plus a third of an unreleased second album to just about fill that slot. Bands headlining the NME off one album was the norm but its becoming a lot less of an established practice as the tents got bigger.

The Maccabes had 3 albums by the time they were announced for Reading 2012 and they are an established act.

As for up till 1 album thing being the norm till 2008, so was the 'heavy' day. Reading has changed. The tent has grown to 20,000 capacity and more established artists are playing it. Brixton is 5,000 i think, so 2 nights there is 10,000. Plus they are headlining against Eminem, who is a huge draw this year. Magnetic Man are also a really popular and I would expect the NME tent to be very empty

[Com Truise]

Sigur ros sold out 3 nights at brixton very quickly, dont think selling out brixton is a good way to judge.

[Gucci Piggy]

Beady eye had the Oasis effect, I'd like to point out i thought that was a shit booking.

My claim that Alt J are a weak headliner is that they simply don't have enough material to headline and all the hype has died away. They'd have to play all of the first album plus a third of an unreleased second album to just about fill that slot. Bands headlining the NME off one album was the norm but its becoming a lot less of an established practice as the tents got bigger.

The Maccabes had 3 albums by the time they were announced for Reading 2012 and they are an established act.

As for up till 1 album thing being the norm till 2008, so was the 'heavy' day. Reading has changed. The tent has grown to 20,000 capacity and more established artists are playing it. Brixton is 5,000 i think, so 2 nights there is 10,000. Plus they are headlining against Eminem, who is a huge draw this year. Magnetic Man are also a really popular and I would expect the NME tent to be very empty

[mrtourette]

Will be interesting too see what size crowd Alt-J get, I'll wager that it's bigger than people here expect.

[thetime]

Will be interesting too see what size crowd Alt-J get, I'll wager that it's bigger than people here expect.

[Com Truise]

Will be interesting too see what size crowd Alt-J get, I'll wager that it's bigger than people here expect.

[Com Truise]

You could be right, typed in leeds fest on twitter and this came up.

NME/Radio One stage has a much better line up then Main Stage #SortItOut #LeedsFest

[the wonderwhy]

Are you saying that Sigur Ros aren't big enough to headline NME?

[dancelittleliar]

Magnetic Man all the way for that Sunday night. What a way to finish the weekend up at Leeds