Lineup 2018

[HeyPorter]

It’s funny that the Panic! slot has deflected attention from the equally bad choice of FoB straight headlining. Makes it slightly less ridiculous. 

[stocky3000]

Where does this leave royal blood for a UK festival?

[j.gibbard]

[Muggy12345678]

Festival is dead 

[Dan Wilcox]

Wording on the website makes it fairly obvious those are the only headliners we're getting. Only exclusive mentioned seems to be Dua Lipa. 

[CRW5252]

Just now, Mattymooz said:

On the plus side, nearly 25% of the bill is female, that aint too bad

But then they have, presumably, passed on the idea of Paramore or Flo playing. Both more viable headliners than everyone they got this year apart from Kendrick.

[williamxturner]

Does anyone going to R&L actually care about KOL? I literally have no idea how they're relevant at all anymore

[CRW5252]

1 minute ago, j.gibbard said:

SoundCheck Podcast would be better headliners than FOB playing their new album 

[Gucci Piggy]

4 minutes ago, justanothername said:

Chomping a finger off could also be creative, doesn't mean its a dumb idea

Think you mean "doesn't mean it's not a dumb idea" mate.

[Mattymooz]

2 minutes ago, stocky3000 said:

Where does this leave royal blood for a UK festival?

Bestival

[Dan Wilcox]

Just now, williamxturner said:

Does anyone going to R&L actually care about KOL? I literally have no idea how they're relevant at all anymore

Last album was OK. I think the first 2 singles did alright commercially but nothing special.

But by all accounts they're not good live.

[Stuielooie]

FALL OUT BOY JUST TWEETED A LINEUP WITH TRAVIS SCOTT INSTEAD OF POST MALONE

[dentalplan]

1 minute ago, danz026 said:

Exactly, way more goes into this than people think. It’s been established that Kendrick can only do the Saturday Reading slot. Maybe that’s also true of Panic. 

Perhaps, yeah. But it goes to show that the boundaries between 'outright headliner' and 'coheadliner' aren't really what people think and it's more of what an act is willing to accept rather than how big they are.

1 minute ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:

Another thought, perhaps Sunday main stage is KoL, Courteeners, Skepta, The Wombats. Then NME headliner being J Hus. I can't see them putting Skepta in the tent against KoL.

That's a great shout. I'm gonna update my prediction on the other thread.

[emzy452]

I feel like this is karma for everyone complaining about how long the lineup was taking 

[charliehughes97]

Lineup is fake, no AM....

[CRW5252]

1 minute ago, williamxturner said:

Does anyone going to R&L actually care about KOL? I literally have no idea how they're relevant at all anymore

For the most part no but people will know there hits I'd imagine. Similar booking to Kasabian really.

[Mattymooz]

Just now, Stuielooie said:

FALL OUT BOY JUST TWEETED A LINEUP WITH TRAVIS SCOTT INSTEAD OF POST MALONE

Travis probably dipped out after having his kid. No reason why they'd change it last minute to hold him back and bump Post Malone up in font size

[Hawky]

Welcome to Leeds '18 where this is what the punters are like:

[Matt42]

Every year we move closer to this - but it seems once again that Parklife and Boomtown are growing to become bigger and better festivals and making Reading look like a joke

[Guest]

Oh shit I didn't even realise Post had been bumped up, just thought he'd replaced Travis.

[willutalk]

What’s more is that they obviously thought they could rest on the fact that they got KOL as being a stronger/bigger headliner. Yet really they’ve been stagnating for a good while yet.

Cardboard cutouts would do just the same job.

[Bandit Tom]

Anybody else think the poster looks rushed and awful? It looks extremely messy like it was put together last minute.

[lightning1000]

Just now, Hawky said:

Welcome to Leeds '18 where this is what the punters are like:

But he’s a 15 year old who’s written on his forehead with a sharpie marker. He’s got bigger problems than his taste in music.

[Dan Wilcox]

2 minutes ago, Mattymooz said:

Travis probably dipped out after having his kid. No reason why they'd change it last minute to hold him back and bump Post Malone up in font size

My source only got the info that Travis was playing on Sunday. Can't see why he'd pull out of R/L and not the other European festivals he's playing beforehand. 

[MIchael_scarn]

Saw a reply about 'metal heads' going to download, what about the people interested in indie rock etc? You really reckon 250 quid to go and watch courteeners as the biggest band of that genre on that lineup is worth it? Give over and stop suggesting that people who are disappointed in this lineup are just metal lovers.

Edited February 13, 2018 by MIchael_scarn