HeyPorter Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said: You're posting on eFests whilst stood watching a band at a festival? A band you're enjoying, too? It is the Kooks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gucci Piggy Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Retro P said: It is the Kooks. Next it's Travis Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyPorter Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gucci Piggy said: Next it's Travis Scott Hope we get informed when Fallout Boy are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj200 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Retro P said: Hope we get informed when Fallout Boy are on. 9 45 pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, VCK said: The Main Stage crowds look very lively this year, more so than recent years. Maybe we're just getting old and the promoters know that this year's line up is what the younger ones will enjoy, despite us saying it's the worst ever. To be fair if you're 22 you're generally too old for Reading lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavmeisterdeluxe Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 I didn't even post whilst watching The Kooks and I was bored stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCK Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Fall Out Boy are really not a headliner. Imagine just how much stronger it would look if they booked Foo Fighters instead of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammers Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 They're playing some animated film in the background which I am wayyyy more focused on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfc_478 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, VCK said: Fall Out Boy are really not a headliner. Imagine just how much stronger it would look if they booked Foo Fighters instead of them. Who cares. Come see Wolf Alice, sod Fall Out Boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre91 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 So my 0.000005% hope that they will play Take This To Your Grave in full to mark it’s 15th anniversary is looking good, right? Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammers Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, rfc_478 said: Who cares. Come see Wolf Alice, sod Fall Out Boy! Genuinely feel like WA would put on a more memorable performance than FOB on the Main Stage. Yeah, they don't have all the 'crowd pleasers' but raw, non-diluted emotion beats pyro and Disney backgrounds every day. Edited August 24, 2018 by Cammers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalschools.price Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Right, I hope you guys will Ilook at my profile and see that I haven’t got a history of trolling or any sort of agenda but the Attendance today is pitiful They can Pit their sold out signs as much as they want but there is at least 15000 less people here than normal ive been coming here for 16 years, definitely lowest attendance ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCK Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, rfc_478 said: Who cares. Come see Wolf Alice, sod Fall Out Boy! Was kind of curious to see if they'd pull it off. They didn't. I really can't get my head round booking them as a festival headliner in 2018. I'd like to think they had someone else lined up who pulled out, and they were their replacement. 45 minutes ago, rivalschools.price said: Right, I hope you guys will Ilook at my profile and see that I haven’t got a history of trolling or any sort of agenda but the Attendance today is pitiful They can Pit their sold out signs as much as they want but there is at least 15000 less people here than normal ive been coming here for 16 years, definitely lowest attendance ever I went past the Leeds site today and the car park was half empty. Not as many people milling about at the entrance like usual either. TBH I think the festival hit its commercial peak in the mid to late 2000s and has been on a slow decline since. Edited August 24, 2018 by VCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavmeisterdeluxe Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 1 hour ago, rivalschools.price said: Right, I hope you guys will Ilook at my profile and see that I haven’t got a history of trolling or any sort of agenda but the Attendance today is pitiful They can Pit their sold out signs as much as they want but there is at least 15000 less people here than normal ive been coming here for 16 years, definitely lowest attendance ever I can't see how many more people could have been on that field for Post Malone to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalschools.price Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 27 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said: I can't see how many more people could have been on that field for Post Malone to be fair. Eminem last time he playeplays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalschools.price Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 Small crowd For the festival in general but amazing day all round Fever 333, Royal Republic,La dispute, The Used, DFA 1979 were awesome and BMTH and Front Bottoms were great on R1 tent Great day all round Lock up had decent attendance Bring on tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeddingatReading Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 45 minutes ago, Chavmeisterdeluxe said: I can't see how many more people could have been on that field for Post Malone to be fair. This. I only caught the end of Post because I wanted to see the wombats but the state of some of the people after due to the crushing was unreal, as much as I hate to admit it he had one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen at reading and I’ve been for the past 8 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivalschools.price Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 The fever 333 performance today was awesome. Only the second band I saw for the day but they’ve set the bar high, not sure they’ll be upstaged all weekend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfa Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, BeddingatReading said: This. I only caught the end of Post because I wanted to see the wombats but the state of some of the people after due to the crushing was unreal, as much as I hate to admit it he had one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen at reading and I’ve been for the past 8 years or so. Post had a FAR bigger crowd than FOB, we were right side behind the second barrier and there was so much room there. The wolf alice tent on the way out didn’t look particularly busy either but i guess this was because of rhe rain, out of our camp of 20 just 4 of us went to FOB and another 3 at Wolf Alice. The silent disco is still going strong the queue for it was huge! Edited August 25, 2018 by gfa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferda Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 I think FOB were OK. Not my preferred booking either but comes Sunday and they will look like an amazing headliner compared to KOL... Re crowd size for Post, it was definitely smaller than for Gallagher last year. I stopped for 2 songs out of curiosity while walking to the Pit and there was plenty of room in front of the bar which was rammed last year for LG. Btw, Post's fans pretty much destroyed it for Creeper, terrible atmosphere in the front full of people chatting and ignoring the music. :-/ Attendance for both FOB & WA was heavily impacted by the rain and cold, R1 tent being at best half full only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyisRFC Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 9 hours ago, rivalschools.price said: Right, I hope you guys will Ilook at my profile and see that I haven’t got a history of trolling or any sort of agenda but the Attendance today is pitiful They can Pit their sold out signs as much as they want but there is at least 15000 less people here than normal ive been coming here for 16 years, definitely lowest attendance ever I agree with you about the arena, however the campsite is completely rammed everytime I go there, it seems like sitting around the camp is more appealing these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, jonnyisRFC said: I agree with you about the arena, however the campsite is completely rammed everytime I go there, it seems like sitting around the camp is more appealing these days. Campsite has been like that since 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeddingatReading Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 56 minutes ago, Ferda said: I think FOB were OK. Not my preferred booking either but comes Sunday and they will look like an amazing headliner compared to KOL... Re crowd size for Post, it was definitely smaller than for Gallagher last year. I stopped for 2 songs out of curiosity while walking to the Pit and there was plenty of room in front of the bar which was rammed last year for LG. Btw, Post's fans pretty much destroyed it for Creeper, terrible atmosphere in the front full of people chatting and ignoring the music. :-/ Attendance for both FOB & WA was heavily impacted by the rain and cold, R1 tent being at best half full only Really pissed me off all the Post fans at Creeper, I was there enjoying myself and got dirty looks from most people just because I knew some of the words, everyone was just shouting bring on post or something like that the whole time and I felt kinda bad for Creeper, all in all a stupid booking imo putting Creeper just before Post and clashing them with BMTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj200 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 When will fall out boy set be on iplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD27 Posted August 25, 2018 Report Share Posted August 25, 2018 Standing on the sidelines of the main stage, Post Malone got the biggest crowd of the day by far, followed by The Kooks (for some reason). Seemed quieter on site than previous years apart from Post set, but I guess a lot of people went back to the campsites later in the day maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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