Lineup 2015

[Bisque]

5 acts.

Blame wine & a lack of sleep at HMS Collingwood. Sorry

Edit: first time I've had decent internet

5) Boring Ed Sheeran

or

5) I think I dared to suggest Calvin Harris but no

Edited October 21, 2014 by Couchy

[Mouseboy11]

Well it was IMO. Never said like matty & that other guy who set up two accounts, denied it, still DM'd people & I feel is looking looking over my shoulder as I write this (totes forgot his name)t as 100% in your face fact

GAZZA

[lharris92]

Except Melvin said he's got headliners that no one would expect for Reading/Leeds

It was rather that he said there was one that wasn't a regular, wasn't it? Like Linkin Park.

Please sauce where Radiohead are "reading regulars" and honestly who could say they would expect them.

Besides all Melvin has to do is have hot air come out of his mouth until it sells a ticket to someone, then repeat until people see the lineup and pay for it if its bands they want to see

[2rare2die]

Never has, fucking Northerners

I've know Leeds sell out within a couple of hours back in the mid 2000's, so it's obviously pulled it's weight at some point, son

[Gucci Piggy]

Northerners just realised more quickly that it turned to shite

[lharris92]

incorrect, northerners got pulled into the shite that is known as drum and bass quicker.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

I took my girlfriend to see Ed Sheeran the other night for her birthday and enjoyed the show. If they book another big mainstream non rock sub I wouldn't mind it being him.

Also he's turned down IOW already for next year (and merked Giddings in the process) and did V and Glastonbury this year so could be a possibility.

Edited October 22, 2014 by Chavmeisterdeluxe

[the wonderwhy]

R&L wouldn't ever book Sheeran

[dentalplan]

...Not again anyway.

I think I read he's taking a break from music after he's finished his tour.

[#FreeComTruise]

Also he's turned down IOW already for next year (and merked Giddings in the process) and did V and Glastonbury this year so could be a possibility.

Is this why Giddings had a paddy about him being boring?

Edited October 22, 2014 by #FreeComTruise

[foolee]

I could see him subbing, he'd have some crossover and would be a step forward from Macklemore, if they're going different I could see something like this going down well.

The Prodigy

Ed Sheeran

Jamie T

[Matt42]

He really surprised me at T, surprised that he now has beef with iow, he was an act that I'd have 'nailed on' for IOW this year...

I think he may steer clear of the U.K this summer and instead tour America or wherever. He played a lot of UK shows last year!

[dentalplan]

When it became apparent that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were doing European festivals around R+L, not one person questioned whether they were too mainstream and wouldn't fit in at the festival, everyone just got on with deciding where they'd play. I don't know why they're now a beacon for acts people wouldn't consider playing then appearing on the bill.

[Matt42]

When it became apparent that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were doing European festivals around R+L, not one person questioned whether they were too mainstream and wouldn't fit in at the festival, everyone just got on with deciding where they'd play. I don't know why they're now a beacon for acts people wouldn't consider playing then appearing on the bill.

Weren't you the one originally saying Ed Sheeran would never play reading again?

[dentalplan]

Weren't you the one originally saying Ed Sheeran would never play reading again?

Yeah. My point was that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis haven't opened the door for a whole bunch of acts, rather than... the entire opposite.

[foolee]

I disagree, Ed Sheeran could easily sub with the right headliner, I wouldn't say there are too many right headliners but can see it working below the prodigy.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

Is this why Giddings had a paddy about him being boring?

Yeah, gigwise posted an article about Giddings saying he was boring and Ed replied saying something along the lines of it being odd as he'd asked him to play a few weeks ago and he turned him down due to another gig.

[Matt42]

Really unprofessional to slag off acts that reject offers, Ed said no because he was busy that weekend, not because he hates the festival or whatever.

[dentalplan]

That's not why Giddings said it. He said that the industry wasn't building headline acts and - probably tongue in cheek - that if 'boring' acts like Ed Sheeran were the future then 'we're all screwed'. Gigwise ran the article as a click friendly 'IOW boss calls Ed Sheeran a boring headliner' and Ed Sheeran responded saying that he'd just been asked recently. Probably not to headline though, if I may add.

[the wonderwhy]

Gigwise are The Tab of the music media.

[tyranicide]

Ed Sheeran is busy the weekend, that obviously means he's at Download

Edited October 22, 2014 by tyranicide

[justanothername]

The new Shikari is alright, really liked the start but it doesn't do anything different (reminds me of Common Dreads material)

[mrtourette]

Yeah, gigwise posted an article about Giddings saying he was boring and Ed replied saying something along the lines of it being odd as he'd asked him to play a few weeks ago and he turned him down due to another gig.

Nothing odd about a festival organiser being aware that mainstream commercial music fans like boring music. He's not in it to book bands he likes, he's in it to make the festival profitable.

[alan77]

So after reading the article about the headliner that is booked I have been trying to think who it would be

So its not someone we would expect and not a regular - so perhaps good to look at genre

I can't see it being a metal band or pop punk as that is quite 'Reading' so therefore I think it may be either a rapper, Dj or big popstar or big mainstream band

Calvin Harris?

U2?

Jay-Z/Kanye?

Pharell?

Coldplay?(on gigwise they were the first band to come up as possible headliners)

Ed Sheeran (he would be the favourite)

Rihanna?

Beyonce?

[Gucci Piggy]

Linkin Park