Lineup 2014

[2rare2die]

Well thats boring

Do Leeds ever do "secret" sets or is it just a Reading thing??

Leeds had Kaiser Chiefs play a secret set one year, and Gallows and Them Crooked Vultures played both sites when they both did it.

Reading gets Green Day every year, Leeds just gets a truck full of Oxo cubes.

The factory that makes all of England's Oxo cubes is in my home town, makes me feel proud

[mrtourette]

Oh and as I've said before, the arctics crowd is going to be riddiculously big.

Of course it is, doesn't take a genius to predict that.

[purplebenny]

Of course it is, doesn't take a genius to predict that.

I know theyll propabably pull the biggest crowd of the weekend by some margin, but i just cant understand why..

They've played every single festival possible over the past 2 years, and theyre show hasnt changed.. its boring at this stage and they dont even seem.to care or enjoy it anymore..

The setlist aswell.. it's not exactly anything special.. seen them twice on this circuit.. second time almost put me to sleep

Edited August 7, 2014 by purplebenny

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Bands of Skulls have reiterated that there's no clash with AM and there's a 15 min changeover. Is there anyone dancey likely to close? There's too many bands on that day for it to finish early surely.

[Gucci Piggy]

Bands of Skulls have reiterated that there's no clash with AM and there's a 15 min changeover. Is there anyone dancey likely to close? There's too many bands on that day for it to finish early surely.

That's pretty good. Are We Are Scientists subbing that stage? Either way, WAS/CHVRCHES > Band of Skulls > AM would be a decent finish to the festival.

[Yellow_Fellow]

I know theyll propabably pull the biggest crowd of the weekend by some margin, but i just cant understand why..

then there's no hope for you

[mrtourette]

I know theyll propabably pull the biggest crowd of the weekend by some margin, but i just cant understand why..

They've played every single festival possible over the past 2 years, and theyre show hasnt changed.. its boring at this stage and they dont even seem.to care or enjoy it anymore..

The setlist aswell.. it's not exactly anything special.. seen them twice on this circuit.. second time almost put me to sleep

Why are Eastenders and Coronation Street continually amongst the most-watched programmes every week? Why do so many people go to watch the Transformers films?

[dentalplan]

Gezza Way will get biggest crowd of the weekend for NME - unless the topic was just headliners.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Gezza Way will get biggest crowd of the weekend for NME - unless the topic was just headliners.

Agreed. Big star, no real competition, sense of intrigue even from people who didn't like MCR, will have a huge crowd.

[mrtourette]

Bands of Skulls have reiterated that there's no clash with AM and there's a 15 min changeover. Is there anyone dancey likely to close? There's too many bands on that day for it to finish early surely.

Strange, there is one fewer band on the FR that day but that won't lose enough time to finish somewhere around quarter/half past nine, and there's no obvious act to jump up and play after them.

[justanothername]

I know theyll propabably pull the biggest crowd of the weekend by some margin, but i just cant understand why..

They've played every single festival possible over the past 2 years, and theyre show hasnt changed.. its boring at this stage and they dont even seem.to care or enjoy it anymore..

The setlist aswell.. it's not exactly anything special.. seen them twice on this circuit.. second time almost put me to sleep

You are aware how popular the Arctic Monkeys are right?

[dentalplan]

You are aware how popular the Arctic Monkeys are right?

It does seem that way based on what he wrote.

[Dan R]

I know theyll propabably pull the biggest crowd of the weekend by some margin, but i just cant understand why..

They've played every single festival possible over the past 2 years, and theyre show hasnt changed.. its boring at this stage and they dont even seem.to care or enjoy it anymore..

The setlist aswell.. it's not exactly anything special.. seen them twice on this circuit.. second time almost put me to sleep

Isn't T the only UK festival they've played since AM came out? They've done a lot of their own shows but theres gonna be a huge number of casual fans.

[mattgimmeshelter]

I love when people do the "They've played finsbury and T, and did a tour last year so most that have wanted to see them have seen them" argument. Because that is never the case, and so inaccurate.

Alot of the reading audience this year will probably be seeing them for the first time, since AM material, or not since reading 2009. There will be fans who have seen them recently but this won't be a massive portion of the crowd.

[Gucci Piggy]

If any band who I was willing to pay £50 to see was playing a festival I was going to, a couple of months after I'd seen them, I'd still see them at the festival anyway.

It may put me off buying a ticket, but I doubt it'd put off many people who have tickets.

[dentalplan]

I wonder what the consensus on best and worst main stage headliner performance will be. Tough competition for that worst one.

[Gucci Piggy]

I bet QOTSA best and Paramore/Blink worst.

[dentalplan]

I think Paramore best and Arctic Monkeys worst.

For QOTSA, if people have seen them before at a gig it probably won't be as good and they're pretty gimmick-free so it might not impress people just going along to check them out. Paramore will have all the confetti cannons and stuff.

[purplebenny]

You are aware how popular the Arctic Monkeys are right?

Yes?.. Though I made,that clear? I've seen them twice, with Leeds probably being my third..

Weren't they the first day to sell out at Reading? That made,me think a large amount of people who went to the Finsbury show are going specifically for them..

[purplebenny]

I think Paramore best and Arctic Monkeys worst.

For QOTSA, if people have seen them before at a gig it probably won't be as good and they're pretty gimmick-free so it might not impress people just going along to check them out. Paramore will have all the confetti cannons and stuff.

Paramore best,

Blink worst..

[JSmurphy]

I really do hope Nero pull a decent crowd as they're the act i'm most excited for throughout the entire weekend, would be such a shame if the tent is dead quiet.

[Tobieski]

Paramore will have all the confetti cannons and stuff.

That makes all the difference

[mrtourette]

That makes all the difference

It worked for Coldplay at Glastonbury, and remember that's the sort of crowd that wouldn't put up with Dave Grohl's cheap attempts at getting people going.

Edited August 7, 2014 by mrtourette

[dentalplan]

I've been saying Arctics need to close with N1PA as confetti falls but that's probably not very rock and roll, eh?

[justanothername]

Yes?.. Though I made,that clear? I've seen them twice, with Leeds probably being my third..

Weren't they the first day to sell out at Reading? That made,me think a large amount of people who went to the Finsbury show are going specifically for them..

So you do understand why they'll pull the biggest crowd then

And why would people go to Finsbury just go for Arctics? All the people I know who went to Finsbury are excited for at least one other headliner and even got tickets before they were announced. It just seems foolish to suggest someone will pay £200 for a weekend or £100 for a day just to see one band. There had to be other bands that they must enjoy for them to spend that amount