2013 Lineup

[The Placid Casual]

Maybe not, but the last album Green Day released got to number 31....

[The Placid Casual]

Album sales don't apply to green day, they already have a huge UK fanbase and have proven to be ticket sellers in the past to justify a booking.

30stm not so much

[kaosmark2]

But it was the third album of their in quick succession. The 2 others got to #2 and #10

[2rare2die]

But it was the third album of their in quick succession. The 2 others got to #2 and #10

[dentalplan]

I don't think QOTSA will be above 5th in the album charts.

EDIT: Forget that, I just checked their past album chart placings.

Edited May 27, 2013 by dentalplan

[The Placid Casual]

Which means that only one of the three albums placed higher than 30STM, which shows that chart positions aren't always that relevant when when discussing headliners.

[Com Truise]

I don't think QOTSA will be above 5th in the album charts.

EDIT: Forget that, I just checked their past album chart placings.

[PDAD]

Dare i say Paramore/30stm co headline next year? With QOTSA playing under Arctics..

[Yellow_Fellow]

But they haven't just released albums...?

[2rare2die]

And 30STM would draw a similar sized crowd

[lightning1000]

What have I started haha.

All I was saying is if they're fanbase is as big as people make out over here, why have bands with supposed smaller fanbases such as Foals, the national etc sold better?

Of course I know album sales aren't everything but they're a fairly decent indicator of popularity.

I think paramore and 30stm share a similar type of fan (teenage girl) yet paramore were number 1 and 30stm 5. That's quite a difference.

[lightning1000]

Plus they were fucking atrocious in 11.

I know they were a lot of people there who were disappointed and wouldn't give them a 2nd chance. Is expect a smaller crowd next time they play.

[Gucci Piggy]

And they're still headlining, look at that.

[jonodillieono]

New Chvrches song is amazing. I'm expecting big things from them

[Yellow_Fellow]

What? He was saying their newly released album isn't doing as well in the charts as The National's, and therefore they aren't as big as people make them out to be. What on earth does a band without a newly released album headlining have to do with that?

[dentalplan]

Has there been any indication of how well sales are going this year?

[thewayiam]

Dare i say Paramore/30stm co headline next year? With QOTSA playing under Arctics..

[PDAD]

if 30stm new album does well then both them and paramore can be considered to headline next year. 30 stm had no issues selling an arena last time and i'm sure they've done that more than once.

they didn't have the biggest crowd last time but end of the day, the fest struggled with foo's headlining, bar Blur, I can't think of a header than would and then even it'd just be day tickets I think. I'm thinking realistic options, not just who people want.

[rawaudioinput]

Has there been any indication of how well sales are going this year?

[thewayiam]

Are you suggesting that it's realistic Paramore and 3OSTM both headline on separate days?

[Mouseboy11]

Anyone reckon A$AP Rocky will do Wild For The Night with Skrillex?

[PDAD]

Nah, sorry just that one of them can both be considered. Paramore's new album seems to have got a lot of liking and if 30 STM' (I dislike them by the way) new one does well, you just never know. People were saying about Queens going the same way as Biffy subbing Download then R&L headline, well look where 30 STM are this year and they've had shit loads of radio play success, I'm not sure if more mind but out the UK, are far bigger (though not really relevant).

The best IMO for ticket selling as things stand they could book right now is Arctic Monkeys, Blur and the 3rd is a difficult one but I reckon Depeche Mode would go down well. I'd put Metallica in there but without confirmation of a new album anytime soon there is nothing to go on.

[lightning1000]

If bands with albums not in the chart are headlining, what godly reason is there that charts matter?

[Com Truise]

Anyone reckon A$AP Rocky will do Wild For The Night with Skrillex?

[dentalplan]

Well early birds haven't sold out so I'm guessing pretty badly currently, however I think in the long run this year will sell well. A lot of people I know, including me, are planning on going to Reading but haven't bothered buying tickets yet as we know there's no rush but we will all end up with tickets in some shape or form when the time comes around. Another factor which I think has effected initial ticket sales is the fact that the level of tickets bought on announcement day to sell on has decreased drastically which I think used to be a sizable chunk of tickets sold. If you have a look on eBay now the secondary ticket market is pretty much dried up and in the last few weeks the few tickets that have gone up for auction have gone for only a little less than face value which is a good sign for demand for the festival but a bad sign for anyone looking for a cheap ticket.