Foals

[VCK]

Be funny if Yannis was just at Reading to watch bands. Top trolling.

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Will it be on the BBC website do we think afterwards?

Won't embed but the whole thing's here Edited August 29, 2015 by Zac Quinn

[charley]

Was pretty empty in the tent for Foals, Slaves had a much bigger crowd straight after. I thought Foals were more popular than that, if it was a rehearsal to headline in the next couple of years I'd say they failed it.

[Mouseboy11]

Was pretty empty in the tent for Foals, Slaves had a much bigger crowd straight after. I thought Foals were more popular than that, if it was a rehearsal to headline in the next couple of years I'd say they failed it.

I was pretty packed in down the front, not sure about further back.

[charley]

You could just walk to the barrier no problem at all. But yes the front was busy as it tends to be.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Slaves WAS rammed tho

[thewayiam]

I was pretty packed in down the front, not sure about further back.

 

Come on Mouseboy, it's generally packed down the front, it's full of 16 years old who don't stand at the back if they don't need to. 

 

They were only clashing with Marmozets.

[lightning1000]

Except Marmozets had probably as mamy people watching them as foals did. It's pretty laughable if they're being pushed to being a headliner when not many people give a fuck about them.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Except Marmozets had probably as mamy people watching them as foals did. It's pretty laughable if they're being pushed to being a headliner when not many people give a fuck about them.

That isn't a fair comparison and you know it.

[thewayiam]

Except Marmozets had probably as mamy people watching them as foals did. It's pretty laughable if they're being pushed to being a headliner when not many people give a fuck about them.

 

Been trying to say that for months! You know why there is no London date?, because a place a short drive to the west of London pulls in about 20 people for them lol.

[the wonderwhy]

It was unannounced promotional set, only half an hour long and at the beginning of the day. 

 

You can't honestly have expected them to pack the tent out for it? 

[Rose-Colored Boy]

It was unannounced promotional set, only half an hour long and at the beginning of the day. 

 

You can't honestly have expected them to pack the tent out for it? 

 

Well said! When Foals headline Reading in a slot a) announced with more than two hours notice; a year after their album came out rather than 24 hours; c) at a time of day when most people aren't still in bed; I'm sure they'll do just fine. The organisers want it to happen, Radio 1 are backing it to happen, the band say they're ready for it to happen, it's gonna happen. And I'm not a fan.

[the wonderwhy]

Are they the first band to play secret sets at both sites, out of interest?  

Edited August 30, 2015 by MattDavies__

[thewayiam]

It was unannounced promotional set, only half an hour long and at the beginning of the day. 

 

You can't honestly have expected them to pack the tent out for it? 

 

 Behave Matt, it was known WAY before their picture upload. The whole of Twitter and Facebook worked out Wild Horses and there wasn't likely to be much Marmozets cross over

 

Are they the first band to play secret sets at both sites, out of interest?  

 

Yes

[Yellow_Fellow]

Behave Matt, it was known WAY before their picture upload. The whole of Twitter and Facebook worked out Wild Horses

[Citation Needed]

People on site weren't 100%. I've heard things between Chris Martin, an early Metallica set, and Green Day all thrown around. You aren't here, you can't comment on the way this was received.

[thewayiam]

[Citation Needed]

People on site weren't 100%. I've heard things between Chris Martin, an early Metallica set, and Green Day all thrown around. You aren't here, you can't comment on the way this was received.

 

LMFAO, Chris Martin at R&L? Green Day even though they headlined it two years ago and played the same set virtually the year before?! LOL.

If you check before the fest on Twitter and Facebook I think it's obvious I can! This was before ANYONE got to the fest by the way!

[#FreeComTruise]

LMFAO, Chris Martin at R&L? Green Day even though they headlined it two years ago and played the same set virtually the year before?! LOL.

If you check before the fest on Twitter and Facebook I think it's obvious I can! This was before ANYONE got to the fest by the way!

 

LMFAO LOL

[thewayiam]

LMFAO LOL

 

I know EXACTLY!

 

I feel embarrassed for someone who posted that they'd heard it might be Chris Martin, nothing against the guy but WTF would he be doing playing a secret set in the NME tent at Reading?, you're more likely to catch him doing a Stone Circle set at Glastonbury! And Green Day, they aren't about touring, no dates, live in California , got a phone call asking if they wanted to play a 30 min set 11hrs away at R&L in the NME tent, 30 mins short of the last secret set they did (which was only at Reading), yeah sure. I've come out with some shit, but SERIOUSLY?!!!

BTW, by same Green Day set I mean NME slot, not actual playlist.

[thewayiam]

I pretty much confirmed it about a month before - had a last minute wobble due to time changes but made sense in the end - only having to sound check slaves kit vs the five piece who opened

 

Sometimes I wonder what people are thinking when they post things! Okay, I can understand people like them, people want them to headline, MB has said he wants them, they'd said they want to blah blah blah but don't bloody bullshit saying that on a sold out day at the fest, even a 75% sold out day that social media went batshit crazy at the prospect of Foals doing a secret set and then 50k suddenly decided they didn't hear of anything so packed out Marmozets (which was quiet apparently), Neon Waltz and Ho99o99 whoever they are!

[ghostdancer1]

Was pretty empty in the tent for Foals, Slaves had a much bigger crowd straight after. I thought Foals were more popular than that, if it was a rehearsal to headline in the next couple of years I'd say they failed it.

 

i'm watching the video now and the tent is clearly full.

 

 

[kingcrawler]

http://www.nme.com/news/foals/87962?

[Gucci Piggy]

If an act is booked I reckz it's Foos

[#FreeComTruise]

"Benn did, however, confirm that one headline act is booked for 2016 and that they boast a "drummer, bassist, guitar and singer" among their ranks."

 

Gosh, what a great clue. 

[lightning1000]

I think they were talking about the Leeds crowd? Also TCV played secret sets at both sites.

And yes it wasn't a fair comparison to marmozets crowd size, I was drunk and thought it would be fun to dig up the old foals aren't big enough argument...

[thewayiam]

http://www.nme.com/news/foals/87962?

 

Is it me or does this lead you to think one day and future indicates not next year?