2014

[the wonderwhy]

Also, with the way my friends have warmed to the Soni line up I have a feeling that there are going to be a lot of people this year defecting from Reading

[kaosmark2]

Sonisphere will steal the Download regulars who like repetition, and attract casual rock fans who go to a festival every few years. It won't nick any other regulars from anywhere else.

[rawaudioinput]

Just with a weak Reading year I could imagine some of the Reading goers in to heavier music may decide to go to Soni instead

I'm really happy with the headliners as I haven't had the chance to see any of them; largely to the fact that Reading have pulled me in every year with a couple of great, rare bands

[dentalplan]

You've certainly had the chance, you just haven't taken it.

[mrtourette]

Just with a weak Reading year I could imagine some of the Reading goers in to heavier music may decide to go to Soni instead

[Gucci Piggy]

There is no definitively weak and strong, just subjectively good and bad.

Of course Reading will lose people to Soni, and also to Download and V and T, but will get people from V and Download and IOW, and so on and so on, dependent on the line-up of each festival. It's what happens in such a competitive marketplace, as Soni flaking out for two years showed.

However I highly doubt Soni having Metallica and Maiden is going to be a nail in the coffin for Reading.

[kaosmark2]

There was no definitively weak and strong, until Reading's announcement this year. That announcement created definitively weak.

[mrtourette]

There was no definitively weak and strong, until Reading's announcement this year. That announcement created definitively weak.

[Gucci Piggy]

And yet some people will like it and will like the line-up in general. Crazy isn't it?

[Gucci Piggy]

The headliners and subs haven't actually been announced, we just think we know the rest of the headliners.

[kaosmark2]

Yeah I was just on about that announcement though, not the overall lineup. The overall lineup could be amazing.

[Gucci Piggy]

Oh I got that, but Arctics/QOTSA/Paramore aren't an announcement. I was thinking you might mean that.

[kaosmark2]

Yeah, just the official announcement. Blink, Jake Bugg, etc.

[mrtourette]

Wow it's almost as though I was being serious.

Edited December 16, 2013 by mrtourette

[Dead throne]

when's the next Soni announcement btw?

[kipper64]

January. Some time after the 7th.

[Andre91]

The Prodigy

Skrillex

Motorhead

Frank Turner

Coheed and Cambria

Bowling For Soup

Band Of Skulls

Placebo

Jimmy Eat World

Iron Maiden

Soundgarden

Killswitch Engage

Mastodon

Sepultura

Architects

Bury Tomorrow

Deftones

Alice In Chains

Metallica

Machine Head

Slayer

Stone Sour

Billy Talent

While She Sleeps

36 Crazyfists

Judas Preist

The Darkness

I don't think that'd be too bad at all. Probably wildly unrealistic though.

[dentalplan]

Reckon there'll be a comedian on Saturn again?

[kipper64]

Nah, worked well in 2011, but was one of many peoples gripes about 2012's line up. Reckon they'll just stick to having comedy in the tent

[Dead throne]

The Prodigy

Skrillex

Motorhead

Frank Turner

Coheed and Cambria

Bowling For Soup

Band Of Skulls

Placebo

Jimmy Eat World

Iron Maiden

Soundgarden

Killswitch Engage

Mastodon

Sepultura

Architects

Bury Tomorrow

Deftones

Alice In Chains

Metallica

Machine Head

Slayer

Stone Sour

Billy Talent

While She Sleeps

36 Crazyfists

Judas Preist

The Darkness

I don't think that'd be too bad at all. Probably wildly unrealistic though.

[insideaway]

The Prodigy

Skrillex

Motorhead

Frank Turner

Coheed and Cambria

Bowling For Soup

Band Of Skulls

Placebo

Jimmy Eat World

Iron Maiden

Soundgarden

Killswitch Engage

Mastodon

Sepultura

Architects

Bury Tomorrow

Deftones

Alice In Chains

Metallica

Machine Head

Slayer

Stone Sour

Billy Talent

While She Sleeps

36 Crazyfists

Judas Preist

The Darkness

I don't think that'd be too bad at all. Probably wildly unrealistic though.

[dentalplan]

Nah, worked well in 2011, but was one of many peoples gripes about 2012's line up. Reckon they'll just stick to having comedy in the tent

Edited December 19, 2013 by dentalplan

[atomised]

Has there been any confirmation that they are maintaining the 2 stage set up

[lharris92]

they most likely will, wouldn't think on why they'd want to change it

[she bangs the drums]

Has there been any confirmation that they are maintaining the 2 stage set up