Kasabian

[Mud Dweller]

Festival whores, no thanks.

[Mardy]

This is pretty much what I was saying above. I think they'll do a good job, but I also think quite a lot of people dislike them (slightly irrationally). So it will be a criticised booking if it hapens.

[Justiceforcedave]

I won't watch them but to be fair to them I think they've earnt a Glasto headline slot, they've worked their way up the bill of various festivals and not played at Glasto since 09. Like I said, I won't be watching them but I don't begrudge them the slot....hopefully they'll play at the same time as The Smashing Pumpkins on the other

[LondonTom]

Kasabian need to take a step back from all the festivals they play, wait till we start missing them, then headline in style.

Great band and great live, but they play festivals way too much, so people get to used to their constant availability.

[Mud Dweller]

To be fair to them I think they've earnt a Glasto headline slot, they've worked their way up the bill of various festivals and not played at Glasto since 09. Like I said, I won't be watching them but I don't begrudge them the slot

[FloorFiller]

i agree that there's nothing wrong with working your way up the festivals - even if it does seem that Kasabian never ever left the festival circuit - but now that they HAVE reached the level of headliner / headlined pretty much every festival apart from Glastonbury, i'd like them to take a step back and give it a couple of years before they do headline it, so that whenever they do headline it'll be a 'wow Kasabian headlining Glastonbury' rather than a 'for fuck sake Kasabian headlining Glastonbury'. surely even their fans must be sick of the sight of them now

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Yeah, i definitely agree with that.

[Vanderlyle]

i agree that there's nothing wrong with working your way up the festivals - even if it does seem that Kasabian never ever left the festival circuit - but now that they HAVE reached the level of headliner / headlined pretty much every festival apart from Glastonbury, i'd like them to take a step back and give it a couple of years before they do headline it, so that whenever they do headline it'll be a 'wow Kasabian headlining Glastonbury' rather than a 'for fuck sake Kasabian headlining Glastonbury'. surely even their fans must be sick of the sight of them now

[mrtourette]

surely even their fans must be sick of the sight of them now

[FloorFiller]

i didn't say they were at EVERY actual festival, but they have played every festival (R/L, V, T, Oxegen, the rest) in quick succession over the past few years. if they weren't at one, they were at another etc, and in the past few years in high spots (subbing or headlining)

Glastonbury has always been one for having 'special' headliners - i.e. not ones that have been everywhere all the time previously. it's always bands coming back with a new album / coming back after a long break / not doing any other festivals. so if Kasabian were to headline, it'd make a lot more sense for it to be after they've buggered off for a bit. they're at that stage in their career where they can take as long as they want with their new album etc and people won't forget about them, so i hope that's what they do, and then when they do headline Glastonbury, it'll be welcomed

[JBarbour]

My local leisure centre have just announced they are playing!

Headline material for Glasto?

To be fair at this leisure centre I have seen The Prodigy, King of Leon, Travis, The Vaccines, Dizzee Rascal.

[russycarps]

They are danny dyers favourite band. What more needs to be said?

That being said, I dont actually hate them.

I dont like their music, but I have to say fair play to them, they really are living the rockstar dream. They are just friends who made a band at college, got spotted playing in shitty pubs and given a record deal arent they?

I much prefer them to the likes of mumford and sons, who got given their recond deal through the public school old boy network.

[salvador wali]

It's because they're from the midlands. I bet you don't like UB40 or The Enemy either.

[PurpleFire]

At Leeds last year they were the best of the three headliners...Subways were the best act I saw at the festival however!

[LondonTom]

Can't believe it's not been posted yet!

Edited February 11, 2013 by LondonTom

[mrtourette]

That's reserved for special occasions

[beau1]

If they were going to book a R+L headliner from last year I'd much rather it be The Cure. It is not going to happen but they would be much better.

[collydamo]

At Leeds last year they were the best of the three headliners...Subways were the best act I saw at the festival however!

[Vanderlyle]

I much prefer them to the likes of mumford and sons, who got given their recond deal through the public school old boy network.

[PurpleFire]

Kasabian are a Festival band, they play Festivals because they have the songs that are made to be Festival Songs!

Underdog, Fire, Switchblade smiles, club foot, LSF!

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Kasabian are a Festival band, they play Festivals because they have the songs that are made to be Festival Songs!

Underdog, Fire, Switchblade smiles, club foot, LSF!

[Sketchead]

What's a festival song? Or a festival band?

And I'm fairly sure they play festivals because they're booked.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

You know what he means, stop being an arse.

Edited February 11, 2013 by thesecretingredientiscrime

[FloorFiller]

i know what 'festival band' means, but it's a horrible term - basically a nice way of calling bands like Kasabian and Two Door Cinema Club shit but festival crowds love them so that's okay

[rhysieg]

kasabian deserve a lot more credit than people give them. I can understand the "indie landfill" tag from the singles they release, but their albums as a whole are actually a lot more creative and experimental than people realise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfGP2hCB754