Lineup 2015

[mrtourette]

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/melvin-benn-on-2015-reading-headliners-every-band-were-talking-to-has-got-guitars/3749741107001

Depending on how trustworthy he is to you,

1. No Kanye West, Jay-Z, or Beyonce for next year.

2. Co-headliners could be the thing for R+L in every single year.

3. He was not panicked at the power cut.

It's NME and Melvin Benn, possibly the least trustworthy combination out there.

Plus why the fuck would it ever be Beyonce?

[mrtourette]

Like all that shade Homme threw at Axl in 2010? Nah mate. Doesn't happen*

*happened once, during SFTD

Josh Homme isn't nearly as much of a pedantic, vindictive, nasty little prick as Jack White. We're talking about a guy who tried to force his ex-wife to change their kid's school just because Dan Auerbach's kids also went there.

Edited August 27, 2014 by mrtourette

[the wonderwhy]

Dunno if anyone's mentioned this quote from Newsbeat talking to MB. Shitty clue but more for bored people to read in to

'He wouldn't give too much information about who the first act confirmed are, only to say they have had an album in top 10 in the last year.'

[dentalplan]

If it's Linkin Park I'm gonna be pissed off.

[the wonderwhy]

Good excuse to not go again though

[dentalplan]

Yeah. Say if someone was to look into that quote and narrow that down to a shortlist of Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Linkin Park and Pearl Jam with a few rank outsiders (like even less likely than The Killers) not currently worth mentioning, who would people think?

Hypothetically.

[mrtourette]

Seems a fairly standard bunch of names that would be thrown around without any real info to rely on, which just shows what a waste of time it is trying to decipher his 'clues'.

[dentalplan]

They're also 'not regulars'. Keep up!

[mrtourette]

I don't understand what you mean.

[dentalplan]

That was another one of his vague clues.

[mrtourette]

Yeah I know, but as usual define regular. I'm sure he'd be happy making a case that Linkin Park and Pearl Jam aren't regular if it meant he could try and make it sound like a more exciting booking.

Edited August 27, 2014 by mrtourette

[Dom Wall]

Surely if a band released an album last year and it didn't get top 10; they're close to not being headliner material?

[Yellow_Fellow]

oh bloody hell

[dentalplan]

Yeah I know, but as usual define regular. I'm sure he'd be happy making a case that Linkin Park and Pearl Jam aren't regular if it meant he could try and make it sound like a more exciting booking.

I know. It's all just speculation though. Better to have something like this or people start thinking Beyoncé and 30STM are gonna headline.

Surely if a band released an album last year and it didn't get top 10; they're close to not being headliner material?

I think it was more that the band released an album in the past year rather than the placing.

[mrtourette]

Surely if a band released an album last year and it didn't get top 10; they're close to not being headliner material?

Yep, so what it basically means is that one of the headliners has released an album in the last year or so. Techinically it could have beeen released more than a year ago but still in the top 10 (top 10 what? Who the fuck knows) in the last year.

Another masterclass in saying something and yet absolutely nothing at the same time.

Edited August 27, 2014 by mrtourette

[Yellow_Fellow]

Why does Melvin Benn deny that Strokes/Pulp happened

[mrtourette]

Telling lies has never been an issue, as long as it makes the next line-up seem more interesting.

[mattgimmeshelter]

I hate commenting on what Melvin says, but could the "decide which day they do reading and which day they do leeds" mean that they are probably playing Rock En Seine.

[mrtourette]

I hate commenting on what Melvin says, but could the "decide which day they do reading and which day they do leeds" mean that they are probably playing Rock En Seine.

A very interesting point. Congratulations on breaking your duck.

[dentalplan]

I just read that wrong and had to re read it. Scenes.

[mattgimmeshelter]

Would Rock En Seine book bands this early though?

[justanothername]

Linkin Park would be my bet and I wouldn't be that bothered if it was as it would persuade some of my mates to go next year and I don't mind them but I'd prefer someone else

[Tobieski]

Judging by that video, Paramore

[Wakan Tanka]

Coming out the car park Monday (that's another story) I heard Melvin Benn on the radio regarding next years headliners saying one's been booked and just got to choose which days they want to play. They then played Pinball Wizard, could it be The Who ?.

[mrtourette]

No