Lineup 2014

[sjseabass]

You can never have too much Cure.

But, seriously, of course we bloody would. We don't want to end up like V or, even worse, Sonisphere. R&L have one of the largest pools to choose from, and there have been enough viable suggests over the last few months for fill three of four years, so this is a kop out.

How do you know who's 'viable'? We might think bands are but for whatever reason, they're not.

I mean, it's a terrible booking, but maybe it really was the best they could do.

[home to you]

"Worst headliner ever?"

Wow. Blink will bring in a lot of people believe it or not.

It's a terribly lazy booking.

1) Way way way too soon

2) They can't play live

3) Nostalgia aside, their music is awful

This should never have been the first announcement.

[Muppetmark]

this is pushing me towards sonisphere.

[kemosabe]

I would blame it on auto correct but it was genuinely me calling it that

As you can tell im not a blink fan.

[SOAD]

Probably the worst announcement for any festival I've ever been to. Not a single band I care about.

[ToffeePopcorn]

http://view.info.festivalrepublic.com/?j=fec715787762057b&m=fe9615707367027c7d&ls=fe24177071610d7a7c1773&l=ff2613727d6c&s=fe2815757c63007d771077&jb=ffcf14&ju=fe871d75776c007e7c&r=0

Just looks so so wrong

[Deeps]

TitP 2011 was stacked tbf

One of the best lineups that I've seen for a festival. Some huge bands that catered for everyone. Last few years have been pish though

[Mouseboy11]

This sentence confuses me.

"Blink 182 are absolutely bunk! Only decent band that have been announced is OMAM, but I have no idea why Reading asked them to play."

[Babyquack]

We should take this as a hidden miracle. It may well push all the twats the festivals have attracted the past two years away. I'm already seeing so many people on my twitter timeline say they're gonna go V instead.

[ToffeePopcorn]

And just going by the way they've done Jake Bugg's logo, I'd say he's at least third.

[harryomatic]

Not the most inspiring announcement. Solid acts that will shift some tickets, but aside from Blink-182 the majority have been all over the festival scene last few years

[the wonderwhy]

How do you know who's 'viable'? We might think bands are but for whatever reason, they're not.

I mean, it's a terrible booking, but maybe it really was the best they could do.

Viable are in not a stupid suggestion like Outkast.

[mrtourette]

Blink headlining is fucking tragic, the rest is actually pretty solid in a predictable uninspiring way.

Some plus points:

1. Luckysalt is vindicated. Respect.

2. Might shut people up about the the fucking five year rule.

3. Shit headliners in 2014 (Blink, Arctics) when I can't go might make 2015's line up seem better.

[alex28]

Well I'm very pleased with Blink as they're one of my favourite bands and i didn't honestly think they'd be announced. However I can sympathise with everyone who's pissed off as it is very soon since they last played and it is lazy. Overall I'm happy and I'm intrigued to find out who the British headliner is.

[Muppetmark]

We should take this as a hidden miracle. It may well push all the twats the festivals have attracted the past two years away. I'm already seeing so many people on my twitter timeline say they're gonna go V instead.

disclosure are still a big enough draw for them.

[alex28]

Blink headlining is fucking tragic, the rest is actually pretty solid in a predictable uninspiring way.

Some plus points:

1. Luckysalt is vindicated. Respect.

2. Might shut people up about the the fucking five year rule.

3. Shit headliners in 2014 (Blink, Arctics) when I can't go might make 2015's line up seem better.

Are Arctics nailed on? Been away last couple days

[TheSilence]

Let's presume that Lucky is right and the other headliner is AM. Why wouldn't they announce them first rather than Blink. I think they got the announcements in the perfect order last year.

[sjseabass]

Viable are in not a stupid suggestion like Outkast.

But for all you know Outkast are more likely to be booked to headline than AC/DC.

[PDAD]

It's a fun festival, there's lots going on and you can have great bimbles, but the atmosphere isn't one of music lovers, it's of Londoners breaking away from City life. I'm glad I've been once but I wouldn't go again.

Ahh okay, cheers Yeah, it's one i'd like to go to but having been only to Reading, anything would seem a step up in late night entertainment. And if the first announcement is anything to go by, a lot would be a step up in music.

[FloorFiller]

Are Arctics nailed on? Been away last couple days

well Lucky said he'd gotten info that the two headliners were Blink and Arctics, so now that Blink have been announced Arctics are seeming pretty likely. only thing making them seem unlikely is efests taking them off the rumours list, so i guess we shall see

[kemosabe]

I know when i brought up Pendulum as a headliner a few weeks ago people thought they were too weak to headline but too strong to sub... Are they bigger or smaller then Blink and does this announcement change anything??

[jonodillieono]

Didn't realise that I am Legion is a Noisia project

[dentalplan]

You can get back to me on that later.

Just remembered about this. Are they unlisted because they're not playing then Neil?

[Hart Attack]

Best case scenario.

[Muppetmark]

AM to be the green day act of this year, we will rule them in and out so many times.