Lineup 2015

[kingcrawler]

What about HAIM?

Edit: Haven't seen them around much in this thread and if they tour again surely they will return

I was expecting them to be recording next summer but they seem to have started already so suppose they could have new stuff out in time for festivals.

[FloorFiller]

My take on it is if they are gonna play R&L this year then it will be as headliners.

likewise. just can't see them accepting sub position at all. though they may be smaller than they once were they're definitely still a headliner sized act. if they start accepting sub positions at one or two festivals now then that's pretty much their headline status over when they're booked for future festivals (unless they've already been announced as a sub elsewhere?)

[Mash011]

If Linkin Park play they will absolutely headline. They're in the same area as Blink as they have nostalgia appeal for a lot of people but no one really cares about them otherwise.

Edited December 5, 2014 by Mash011

[kurtwba]

If Linkin Park play they will absolutely headline. They're in the same area as Blink as they have nostalgia appeal for a lot of people but no one really cares about them otherwise.

Hit the nail on the head

[Yellow_Fellow]

If Linkin Park play they will absolutely headline. They're in the same area as Blink as they have nostalgia appeal for a lot of people but no one really cares about them otherwise.

Not only is this wrong, but it also doesn't really back up them being a sure fire headliner

[devilman]

Not only is this wrong, but it also doesn't really back up them being a sure fire headliner

10p bet?

[jump]

If Linkin Park were in the running because their tour ended around the same time as the announcement but they weren't announced doesn't that mean would should be focusing on other bands to argue about headlining?

[nickybu]

I've got a feeling that Tom's Angels & Airwaves will show up somewhere on the MainStage. They're releasing a new album in 4 days and they're getting quite a bit of praise.

Edited December 5, 2014 by nickybu

[dentalplan]

If Linkin Park were in the running because their tour ended around the same time as the announcement but they weren't announced doesn't that mean would should be focusing on other bands to argue about headlining?

They were in the running 'cos they are rumoured for some other fests around the time as the German Eventim site leaked it or something. I dunno but there was an article. It wasn't just the dates being around the time of announcement or it could've been many acts.

The thing is - going back to SOAD again - they headline fests all around Europe I believe and I think SOAD are probably bigger here, but that's based on nothing but instinct. The only thing that sets them apart where R+L is concerned is Linkin Park headlined over ten years ago when they were absolutely massive. If R+L are putting on a perceivably heavier Soni-killer lineup like they did in 2013 then that might be the sort of booking they'd make. However when I suggested it, it was more of a pondering rather than an expectation.

Edited December 5, 2014 by dentalplan

[jump]

They were in the running 'cos they are rumoured for some other fests around the time as the German Eventim site leaked it or something. I dunno but there was an article. It wasn't just the dates being around the time of announcement or it could've been many acts.

The thing is - going back to SOAD again - they headline fests all around Europe I believe and I think SOAD are probably bigger here, but that's based on nothing but instinct. The only thing that sets them apart where R+L is concerned is Linkin Park headlined over ten years ago when they were absolutely massive. If R+L are putting on a perceivably heavier Soni-killer lineup like they did in 2013 then that might be the sort of booking they'd make. However when I suggested it, it was more of a pondering rather than an expectation.

System were big but never massive in both the UK and looking at Euro headliners is always a mish-mash as for example Rock Am Ring will have Limp Bizkit & 30 Secs To Mars headline as well as the likes of System, Metallica & Coldplay. If they had subbed R&L off the reunion I can see your point more but it was the 2^nd time round with no new material.

The thing is Linkin Park have always toured arenas in the UK, regularly get no 1/gold album and if anything them not playing the fest in years would probably help them more than harm them. Also keep in mind you were saying a few weeks ago The Strokes would still headline R&L, if Strokes are still headline material then Linkin Park still are.

Edited December 5, 2014 by jump

[thetime]

Have Linkin Park been a sub at any UK festival since they started headlining? No.

[Bisque]

Metallica

The Libertines / Kings Of Leon / The Killers

Linkin Park

Seems like a good spread of headliners covering rock/metal, indie & nu metal genre's.

[jump]

Metallica
The Libertines / Kings Of Leon / The Killers
Linkin Park

Seems like a good spread of headliners covering rock/metal, indie & nu metal genre's.

3 co-headliners? That's taking the piss!

Edited December 5, 2014 by jump

[Bisque]

3 co-headliners? That's taking the piss!

Sorry I meant one of either those three! Put them in order of who I think will it will be too.

Edited December 5, 2014 by Couchy

[dentalplan]

System were big but never massive in both the UK and looking at Euro headliners is always a mish-mash as for example Rock Am Ring will have Limp Bizkit & 30 Secs To Mars headline as well as the likes of System, Metallica & Coldplay. If they had subbed R&L off the reunion I can see your point more but it was the 2^nd time round with no new material.

The thing is Linkin Park have always toured arenas in the UK, regularly get no 1/gold album and if anything them not playing the fest in years would probably help them more than harm them. Also keep in mind you were saying a few weeks ago The Strokes would still headline R&L, if Strokes are still headline material then Linkin Park still are.

Yep those are fair points.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

The Killers

Brandon's doing solo stuff for a bit.

[justanothername]

Linkin Park won't sub

It is like when people were convinced last year that blink could have subbed

Edited December 5, 2014 by justanothername

[Yellow_Fellow]

Metallica

The Libertines / Kings Of Leon / The Killers

Linkin Park

Seems like a good spread of headliners covering rock/metal, indie & nu metal genre's.

Ah yes, the coveted formula of rock/metal, indie, and nu metal that Reading is so known for adhering to

[dentalplan]

Metallica

The Libertines / Kings Of Leon / The Killers

Linkin Park

Seems like a good spread of headliners covering rock/metal, indie & nu metal genre's.

Indie is rock and nu metal is metal and metal is rock.

Linkin Park won't sub

It is like when people were convinced last year that blink could have subbed

No it's not - read it again. That argument was that they couldn't headline again; nobody has said that about Linkin Park.

[5co77ie]

3 co-headliners? That's taking the piss!

3's the new 2

[Gucci Piggy]

Have Linkin Park been a sub at any UK festival since they started headlining? No.

Had SOAD before 2013 (genuine question)?

[jump]

Had SOAD before 2013 (genuine question)?

They subbed at R&L 2002ish then headlined Download a year or two later and split up shortly after.

Edited December 5, 2014 by jump

[Gucci Piggy]

They subbed at R&L 2002ish then headlined Download a year or two later and split up shortly after.

I know they subbed R&L around then but he said after they'd started headlining festivals. But yeah obviously they didn't play many festivals once they'd reached that level so not really comparable.

[Bisque]

Ah yes, the coveted formula of rock/metal, indie, and nu metal that Reading is so known for adhering to

I didn't say it was a formula, just that it covers the bases that the usual R&L attendee would like.

Metallica for older people & those who haven't seen them before.

Libertines for the teenage & fanboys audience.

Linkin Park for the indie/rocker/slightly older than a teenager group.

Just a suggestion.

[Andre91]

I've got a feeling that Tom's Angels & Airwaves will show up somewhere on the MainStage. They're releasing a new album in 4 days and they're getting quite a bit of praise.

I hope so! Although I'd rather then play on the NME or an 'indoor' stage.

Edited December 5, 2014 by Andre91