2013 Lineup

[mrtourette]

Surprised at he lack of Noah & The Whale, not just at R&L but festivals this Summer in general. I would have thought that with new stuff out thy'd be hitting the road and be in reasonable demand.

[Gucci Piggy]

Am I right in thinking the FR Stage gets completed in July? A friend from college who knows Proxies well asked them if they're playing Leeds and they said they find out in July. Not sure if that means they're wanting/hoping/expecting to play, but I just thought I'd share it.

[the wonderwhy]

Am I right in thinking the FR Stage gets completed in July? A friend from college who knows Proxies well asked them if they're playing Leeds and they said they find out in July. Not sure if that means they're wanting/hoping/expecting to play, but I just thought I'd share it.

[lightning1000]

It was Neil the old booker, not Melvin. May be different this year with a new one although I doubt it.

[the wonderwhy]

It was Neil the old booker, not Melvin. May be different this year with a new one although I doubt it.

[johnngypsy]

Any word on The Joy Formidable? Everyone seemed convinced they'd be there before the announcement, i have been off here for a while though so may have missed something..

[Gucci Piggy]

I thought it was the old booked that had said it in an interview.

The Joy Formidable said they weren't playing, and it's looking likely they were telling the truth. Unfortunately.

[mrtourette]

Any word on The Joy Formidable? Everyone seemed convinced they'd be there before the announcement, i have been off here for a while though so may have missed something..

Edited April 17, 2013 by mrtourette

[mrtourette]

As for Melvin, traditionally he doesn't do any of the bookings other than lending his weight behind persuading headliners to get on board. And while he oversees the whole thing he doesn't get his hands dirty booking the likes of the FR stage. Neil Pengelly spoke at great length about booking the FR last year in interviews, I specifically remember him talking about the process of booking FIDLAR before they'd ever played in the UK.

Edited April 17, 2013 by mrtourette

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah I know Melvin doesn't actually book any bands but I swear I remember him saying something like

"...and the FR stage is great for people who love new music as we approach bands late on to keep it fresh and current"

Maybe they were both bigging it up

I'm hoping The Joy Formidable are going to be at that Portsmouth thing with The Cribs. They added Delphic the other day

Edited April 17, 2013 by MattDavies__

[mrtourette]

Yeah I know Melvin doesn't actually book any bands but I swear I remember him saying something like

"...and the FR stage is great for people who love new music as we approach bands late on to keep it fresh and current"

Maybe they were both bigging it up

[sjseabass]

Yeah I know Melvin doesn't actually book any bands but I swear I remember him saying something like

"...and the FR stage is great for people who love new music as we approach bands late on to keep it fresh and current"

Maybe they were both bigging it up

I'm hoping The Joy Formidable are going to be at that Portsmouth thing with The Cribs. They added Delphic the other day

[lightning1000]

Frank turner in this weeks NME

David Cameron is a twat," he says. "He carries himself with the attitude that he's Prime Minister because he thinks he should be, which is a deeply unpleasant trait. I wouldn't vote for that c**t. But I'm amused when people spout that 'Nick Clegg stabbed me in the back' stuff, because the Lib Dems have always been a deeply unprincipled mish-mash of unrealistic bullshit. They're all politicians at the end of the day so fuck 'em all."

Pretty much sums up he's got a poor view of politicians in general, therefore the Thatcher fucked the kids song doesn't really make him a hypocrite, in my opinion of course

[the wonderwhy]

Frank turner in this weeks NME

David Cameron is a twat," he says. "He carries himself with the attitude that he's Prime Minister because he thinks he should be, which is a deeply unpleasant trait. I wouldn't vote for that c**t. But I'm amused when people spout that 'Nick Clegg stabbed me in the back' stuff, because the Lib Dems have always been a deeply unprincipled mish-mash of unrealistic bullshit. They're all politicians at the end of the day so fuck 'em all."

Pretty much sums up he's got a poor view of politicians in general, therefore the Thatcher fucked the kids song doesn't really make him a hypocrite, in my opinion of course

[dentalplan]

Frank turner in this weeks NME

David Cameron is a twat," he says. "He carries himself with the attitude that he's Prime Minister because he thinks he should be, which is a deeply unpleasant trait. I wouldn't vote for that c**t. But I'm amused when people spout that 'Nick Clegg stabbed me in the back' stuff, because the Lib Dems have always been a deeply unprincipled mish-mash of unrealistic bullshit. They're all politicians at the end of the day so fuck 'em all."

Pretty much sums up he's got a poor view of politicians in general, therefore the Thatcher fucked the kids song doesn't really make him a hypocrite, in my opinion of course

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Frank turner in this weeks NME

David Cameron is a twat," he says. "He carries himself with the attitude that he's Prime Minister because he thinks he should be, which is a deeply unpleasant trait. I wouldn't vote for that c**t. But I'm amused when people spout that 'Nick Clegg stabbed me in the back' stuff, because the Lib Dems have always been a deeply unprincipled mish-mash of unrealistic bullshit. They're all politicians at the end of the day so fuck 'em all."

Pretty much sums up he's got a poor view of politicians in general, therefore the Thatcher fucked the kids song doesn't really make him a hypocrite, in my opinion of course

[Mouseboy11]

Turner's to upper class to be Libertarian really

[GuitarManDan15]

Frank turner in this weeks NME

David Cameron is a twat," he says. "He carries himself with the attitude that he's Prime Minister because he thinks he should be, which is a deeply unpleasant trait. I wouldn't vote for that c**t. But I'm amused when people spout that 'Nick Clegg stabbed me in the back' stuff, because the Lib Dems have always been a deeply unprincipled mish-mash of unrealistic bullshit. They're all politicians at the end of the day so fuck 'em all."

Pretty much sums up he's got a poor view of politicians in general, therefore the Thatcher fucked the kids song doesn't really make him a hypocrite, in my opinion of course

[seanthomason123]

Friday:

Green Day

System Of A Down

Deftones

Frank Turner

Bring Me The Horizon

New Found Glory

The Blackout

Dropkick Murphys

Pure Love

NME:

Skrillex

ASAP Rocky

Major Lazer

Bastille

Peace

Deap Valley

Theme Park

Temples

The Strypes

Dance:

Sub Focus

Modestep

Lock Up:

Rancid

Festival Republic:

Everything Everything

Saturday:

Eminem

Chase & Status

Foals

White Lies

Brand New

Twin Atlantic

Tribes

Dog Is Dead

Willy Moon

NME:

Alt-J

Jake Bugg

Tame Impala

Imagine Dragons

Lower Than Atlantis

Johnny Marr

Palma Violets

Swim Deep

Mallory Knox

Dance:

Magnetic Man

Feed Me

Lock Up:

Pennywise

The Wonder Years

Festival Republic:

Tomahawk

Sunday:

Biffy Clyro

Nine Inch Nails

Fall Out Boy

The Lumineers

Editors

The Horrors

Hadouken!

Frightened Rabbit

Don Broco

NME:

Phoenix

Azealia Banks

Disclosure

City And Colour

Haim

Alex Clare

Laura Mvula

CHVRCHES

The Xcerts

Blitz Kids

Dance:

Knife Party

Baauer

Iggy Azalea

Lock Up:

Bad Religion

Streetlight Manifesto

Festival Republic:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[Com Truise]

Not really. He's always hated Cameron/Tories. It was down to the fact that he/the press around him originally portrayed him to be this left wing/anarchist figure, but then he came out with all this libertarian stuff, more suited to the Tea Party/centre right wing Republicans in America. I suspect if they weren't as fascist as they are, he'd be UKIP.

[dentalplan]

Fred Macpherson ‏@fredmacpherson9m

Frank Turner's hatred of David Cameron is almost enough to make me want to vote Conservative.

[Dead throne]

Friday:

Green Day

System Of A Down

Deftones

Frank Turner

Bring Me The Horizon

New Found Glory

The Blackout

Dropkick Murphys

Pure Love

NME:

Skrillex

ASAP Rocky

Major Lazer

Bastille

Peace

Deap Valley

Theme Park

Temples

The Strypes

Dance:

Sub Focus

Modestep

Lock Up:

Rancid

Festival Republic:

Everything Everything

Saturday:

Eminem

Chase & Status

Foals

White Lies

Brand New

Twin Atlantic

Tribes

Dog Is Dead

Willy Moon

NME:

Alt-J

Jake Bugg

Tame Impala

Imagine Dragons

Lower Than Atlantis

Johnny Marr

Palma Violets

Swim Deep

Mallory Knox

Dance:

Magnetic Man

Feed Me

Lock Up:

Pennywise

The Wonder Years

Festival Republic:

Tomahawk

Sunday:

Biffy Clyro

Nine Inch Nails

Fall Out Boy

The Lumineers

Editors

The Horrors

Hadouken!

Frightened Rabbit

Don Broco

NME:

Phoenix

Azealia Banks

Disclosure

City And Colour

Haim

Alex Clare

Laura Mvula

CHVRCHES

The Xcerts

Blitz Kids

Dance:

Knife Party

Baauer

Iggy Azalea

Lock Up:

Bad Religion

Streetlight Manifesto

Festival Republic:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

[Com Truise]

Would bet everything I own that he does anyway

[jonnomanofsteele]

Wouldn't bother me, I hate Fred Macpherson anyway, dunno how someone who looks like such a twat and makes such mediocre music can be so stuck up.. then again half of music industry is like that nowadays

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Who's Fred Macpherson when he's at home?