2014

[Com Truise]

doing a Kings of Leon and getting unfairly high slots at festivals for ridiculously long in the future just off the back of one song.

KOL subbed R&L in 07, headlined Glasto in 08, before anything from Only by the Night was released

[Rose-Colored Boy]

yeah if they were putting out stuff that merited it at the time, fair enough to get big slots! my point was that they've kept getting big slots since the OBTN-era because of Sex on Fire, despite releasing fuck all of note since then.. likewise Bastille's output as a whole is probably popular enough right now to play third or fourth down at V, but even if their actual output falls of a cliff I can see them getting good slots because of Pompeii for years to come.

[Boris The Spider]

They've had 2 UK no.1 albums since Sex on Fire...

[Rose-Colored Boy]

So have The Script, so what?

[Rose-Colored Boy]

If we're looking at it purely from album chart positions then it should have been Beyoncé subbing The Script last summer, but did anyone question it being the other way around? No, because album charts are the most irrelevant motherfuckery of them all next

[Boris The Spider]

Kings of Leon are an impeccable live band, so comparing them to The Script is just.. No.

[Boris The Spider]

Also, no one was slating The Script for not having any notable works to coincide with their festival appearances...

[thetime]

Kings of Leon are an impeccable live band, so comparing them to The Script is just.. No.

I think you will find a few disagreeing with you on this comment, I finally managed to catch them last year and were ok.

Nothing more, not great but not rubbish.

[Boris The Spider]

That's fair enough, I've seen them around 15 times & they've never put a foot wrong for me.

Different strokes for different folks & all that.

[Boris The Spider]

Of course I understand that Sex on Fire threw them into the mainstream, but I just didn't think it was fair to say that they only get to headline off the back of that one single when they've had 6 successful albums.

[sisco]

Bastille, The 1975 and even the likes of Rudimental are all ok but should not be 3rd up at major festivals in my opinion. So both The 1975 and Rudimental both 3rd at IOW shocks me a little and of course shows i know fuck all! And because of that i suddenly have no doubt that Bastille will be 3rd at V.

For me i class bands such as The Vaccines and TDCC for that sort of position at the moment (although i could see both subbing off the back of new albums).

[daniel.k]

Bastille, The 1975 and even the likes of Rudimental are all ok but should not be 3rd up at major festivals in my opinion. So both The 1975 and Rudimental both 3rd at IOW shocks me a little and of course shows i know fuck all! And because of that i suddenly have no doubt that Bastille will be 3rd at V.

For me i class bands such as The Vaccines and TDCC for that sort of position at the moment (although i could see both subbing off the back of new albums).

Agreed they shouldnt be 3rd at a major festival, but without a big push by someone they may not reach some people. TDCC and Vaccines did well in the 4th slot, so Bastille could do that but I dont think the 1975 could. Rudimental would be better or MTV stage but later on than they were last year, maybe subbing or 3rd. Dont know who would play 3rd at V this year though, as I would expect someone bigger than Bastille or Rudimental

Edited February 25, 2014 by daniel.k

[Gucci Piggy]

KOL were pretty dull at Werchter last year to be honest, and I'd been waiting years to see them.

[adam1234]

Agreed they shouldnt be 3rd at a major festival, but without a big push by someone they may not reach some people. TDCC and Vaccines did

well in the 4th slot, so Bastille could do that but I dont think the 1975 could. Rudimental would be better or MTV stage but later on than they were last year, maybe subbing or 3rd. Dont know who

would play 3rd at V this year though, as I would expect someone bigger than Bastille or Rudimental

I think you are being too optimistic tbh third would be about right for both of them

[DomDom1984]

The Script were not bad at T. Not spectacular, but they've got a frontman who actually has some charisma. Which puts them above KoL.

[daniel.k]

Coldplay to headline V as they have released a new song?

[Pothuthic]

Good shout

[sisco]

Someone mentioned that the other day as a possibility..... who was that now?

[daniel.k]

I was talking about coldplay headlining last year or this last year, maybe jumped the gun abit

Someone mentioned that the other day as a possibility..... who was that now?

Well done. So did me and Zac Quinn although we were slightly after you

Edited February 25, 2014 by daniel.k

[daniel.k]

This is where V pull Coldplay and Daft Punk out from no where....

Zac are you sure you just didnt get an unlucky place. Where abouts were you?

Oh looks like I mentioned Coldplay the other day

[sisco]

Didnt they?? Sure some must have.

And i honestly dont care, the liklehood is its not them anyhow

just hope them toilets get in my way Daniel. Christ in that position they will never get cleaned

[daniel.k]

Didnt they?? Sure some must have.

And i honestly dont care, the liklehood is its not them anyhow

just hope them toilets get in my way Daniel. Christ in that position they will never get cleaned

I know them toilets would be packed if Coldplay did play.

It might not be them, I just hope they arent doing T with T having their announcement today and that could tie in with the song release

[sisco]

I know them toilets would be packed if Coldplay did play.

It might not be them, I just hope they arent doing T with T having their announcement today and that could tie in with the song release

They arent playing T

[thetime]

They arent playing T

Or v.

[daniel.k]

They arent playing T

Or v.

Okay. Apart from Biffy+Calvin whats the main rumours for the last headline slot for T?