Lineup 2014

[kaosmark2]

Even V has a day which is heavier than the other one how are you not getting this

Because how can you draw a pattern from that?

[Gucci Piggy]

they've not objective

[VCK]

Biffy also had a 2 hour set.

The Cure had 2h30, and spent longer on stage than Foos did.

GnR didn't get that much longer.

The pattern is that they typically agree to the request of headliners if they want a longer set. It's unlikely Arctics will request this.

Didn't Biffy only have 90 minutes? And yeah The Cure had 2 hours and 30 but Foo Fighters were scheduled for 3 hours. GNR had two hours but turned up late so only played about an hour long.

[6t6o6m]

Too many clashes, I'm finding more everytime I look.

Obviously not a bad thing!

Edited June 18, 2014 by 6t6o6m

[sjseabass]

I feel at this point the main stage lineup is based way more on who's actually available to play each day rather than trying to theme them particularly. For years now it's been so muddled you have to put in loads of caveats and exceptions to define a day as 'heavy' or 'not heavy'.

And Biffy did only get 90 minutes. Which was for the best - I'm not convinced they'd be the universally accepted major festival headliners they are now without that set going down so well, and playing so few early songs most people don't know contributed to that (as much as I missed Jaggy Snake etc).

[mrtourette]

The whole 'heavier day' and 'longer than 90-minute headliner' are archaic theories and outdated cliches that died a few years ago. All three headliners got longer than 90-minutes in 2012 fer chrissakes. Of course one day will look 'heavier' than the others to someone, it's bound too unless all three days have exactly the same goddam bands, but what is heavy to one is different to another. To their credit over the last few years the organisers have been a lot more fluid and flexible with the structures were previously thought to exist, so still trying to fit acts and bands into the 'longer than 90-minute headliner role' (and arguing whether they're suitable for such a role) or 'the heavier day' or arguing that either still even exist is fucking retarded. It's nonsensical over-analysis, the organisers have shown that they can and will do whatever they want regarding set times. It's not like the old days where every day had the same amount of acts and those acts had the same set times (hence the longer or shorter headliner sets and the assumption that only certain acts deserving/suiting them being nonsense), all through the line-up there are variations now on all stages. Just go with it.

Edited June 19, 2014 by mrtourette

[lightning1000]

The whole 'heavier day' and 'longer than 90-minute headliner' are archaic theories and outdated cliches that died a few years ago. All three headliners got longer than 90-minutes in 2012 fer chrissakes. Of course one day will look 'heavier' than the others to someone, it's bound too unless all three days have exactly the same goddam bands, but what is heavy to one is different to another. To their credit over the last few years the organisers have been a lot more fluid and flexible with the structures were previously thought to exist, so still trying to fit acts and bands into the 'longer than 90-minute headliner role' (and arguing whether they're suitable for such a role) or 'the heavier day' or arguing that either still even exist is fucking retarded. It's nonsensical over-analysis, the organisers have shown that they can and will do whatever they want regarding set times. It's not like the old days where every day had the same amount of acts and those acts had the same set times, all through the line-up there are variations now on all stages. Just go with it.

That's what she said

[mrtourette]

That's what she said

And you know what, I did just go with it, and it was the best night of my life.

[rawaudioinput]

If anyone wants to go to Camden Crawl I have a free spare going

[nickybu]

Anyone has an idea if there are any secret sets at leeds this year?

[Yellow_Fellow]

It's a secret.

[dentalplan]

Anyone has an idea if there are any secret sets at leeds this year?

There's one on the rock stage I believe. Unlikely to be anything major, probably just a second set by someone.

[kaosmark2]

Bearfur are doing a set of Muse covers.

[dentalplan]

Bearfur are a poor man's Muse Artic.

[Gucci Piggy]

Pottos Head are playing between Jake Bugg and Arctic Monkeys.

[sjseabass]

There's one on the rock stage I believe. Unlikely to be anything major, probably just a second set by someone.

Fingers crossed for Pulled Apart By Horses. Off the main stage, back where they belong.

[Mouseboy11]

Mongol Horde were brilliant tonight, won't spoil it but they've got some brilliant covers in their set.

[Gucci Piggy]

Mongol Horde were brilliant tonight, won't spoil it but they've got some brilliant covers in their set.

Kind of wish I went in Leeds now just for that Weenie Beenie cover

[dentalplan]

Kind of wish Frank Turner never got involved with music and became a banker.

[Bisque]

Do the still put a fake band or Chelsea player on the line up anymore?

[Babyquack]

Do the still put a fake band or Chelsea player on the line up anymore?

Nope, I don't think so. The booker who used to do that left last year (or maybe this year I forgotten but either way, he isn't with the festival anymore)

[dentalplan]

They just have Giggs every year now instead.

[Bisque]

Isn't Giggs a really bad British rapper some people tried to get banned from playing due to connections with the criminal underworld & gang violence including drugs & weapons?

[mrtourette]

"Some people tried to get banned from playing"?

[Bisque]

"Some people tried to get banned from playing"?

I think it literally was some people.