2021 Lineup

[wro_lap]

Just now, Tom Connolly said:

i’m laughing, it’s a travesty

yup. the whole idea could work if they actually communicated about it and booked the right acts to bed it in, but they've completely shat the bed. reeeeeally lazy.

[TKOCF]

4 minutes ago, Andre91 said:

What’s Crucast? 

Collection of DJs.

Darksy, Bru-C, Cooky, Skepsis, and others.

They're pretty good if you’re into that sort of thing.

[wro_lap]

The year is 2038. We've been back at Reading for several years now. The Wombats have just finished their set, 3rd from the top of main stage on their 20th consecutive year at Reading Festival. Next up Liam Fray from the Courteeners comes on stage, as they've alternated with Bastille on whose turn it is to play the festival every year since 2011. "Every single one a yas!" he exclaims. "You all excited for Post Malone tonight?"

[thewayiam]

Liam's day is clearly the strongest but my god it's still woeful. I shall still with £40 in Swansea. 

[thewayiam]

11 minutes ago, Miyn said:

Wombats again? Fucking hell, three years in a row in the same slot is dire eh?

Yup, did 2016 too so technically 3 times in 5 years.

[Andre91]

I’m interested to know what’s going on with stages. I would see: 

Liam Gallagher (would have to be hammered), KSI, QOTSA, Neck Deep, 100 gecs, Sofi Tukker, Bloxx, Stormzy, Gallows, Sports Team, Ashnikko, Jack Harlow, Two Door Cinema Club, Doja Cat, Beabadoobee, Disclosure, DaBaby & Fever 333.  

[Miyn]

2 minutes ago, thewayiam said:

Yup, did 2016 too so technically 3 times in 5 years.

2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021. 4 times in 5 years is crazy. I'd be embarrassed to walk out again if it was me.

[thewayiam]

6 hours ago, Dukey said:

I think last year was the first time I questioned if I'm too old and I was only 25 but I'll keep going as long as it doesn't go too downhill and become Wireless 2.0.

On a side note, the lineup pages has been updated so I'd say announcement is imminent - https://www.leedsfestival.com/lineup#poster

I'm going to put it out there that if £240 is worth paying for that then you're a dedicated trooper.

Edited September 24, 2020 by thewayiam

[JSmurphy]

They really have dropped the stages down to three, haven't they? That's massively disappointing. Nice to see them reduce prices of tickets with that in mind. Oh wait..

 

 

[Dukey]

Random side note but new Royal Blood song is very good - different direction for them 

[Melvin Benn]

We're a forward thinking festival you see, it would have been easy to just rebook last years line-up and then call it a day. We couldn't have booked it, we just couldn't. No, really, we couldn't have booked it. Rage decided they didn't want to play anymore. It's a shame we haven't got them for next year, but we've got to look forward to the future you see. If we booked the same acts for 2021 we'd be a year out of date, it's something we've never done and never will, we pride ourselves on being the most contemporary festival out there, and for me that's what makes Reading and Leeds truly special. I think it's amazing that after more than 40 years of running this festival, we can still book headliners that have never headlined before. 

Addressing some of the comments people have raised, a few people have mentioned that Post Malone headlined last year. I'm afraid your wrong on that one. He co-headlined with Twenty One Pilots last year, no one headlined that day. And anyway, Post Malone is like Travis Scott for me. It's pure rock and roll, no matter what kind of genre you put on it, it was an hour of pure rock and roll. I saw his headline set last year and it blew me away, I was utterly astounded. We just had to have him back. I'd put that performance up with some of the greats, Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine. It was incredible and I'm so pleased that we've signed a contract to have him headline every year.

I've had a few people come up to me recently and ask me if we're only having three stages this year. Which I'm planning to confirm after everyone's bought their tickets and the full deposits for tickets have been paid. No festival would ever dream of hiding information from the punters, but we are. For me, that's what makes Reading and Leeds special. We're innovators, we don't follow the normal route. No festival has done this before, and we're proud to be the only one to do so. There will also be no clashes site-wide. Three stages, and I repeat, NO CLASHES. This means that no-one will have any fear of missing out. You'll be able to see every single set. Even if you don't want to see it, you'll be sure you didn't miss out in anyway.

[gfa]

oh boy here we go... ^
 

this guy has a point until you realise theres no other stages except 1 small one

[Tom Connolly]

10 minutes ago, Melvin Benn said:

We're a forward thinking festival you see, it would have been easy to just rebook last years line-up and then call it a day.

Had me in the first half ngl 

[dum surfer]

So is there actually going to be less stages smaller now?

and that lineup is woeful, Christ almighty 

[BeddingatReading]

Hot Milk are a great addition to the lineup! They sound a bit like Stand Atlantic, I’ve been listening to them a little bit recently so I’m very happy with that, but tbh im happy for any pop-punk on the lineup

[wro_lap]

25 minutes ago, Melvin Benn said:

Addressing some of the comments people have raised, a few people have mentioned that Post Malone headlined last year. I'm afraid your wrong on that one. He co-headlined with Twenty One Pilots last year, no one headlined that day. And anyway, Post Malone is like Travis Scott for me. It's pure rock and roll, no matter what kind of genre you put on it, it was an hour of pure rock and roll. I saw his headline set last year and it blew me away, I was utterly astounded. We just had to have him back. I'd put that performance up with some of the greats, Rolling Stones, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine. It was incredible and I'm so pleased that we've signed a contract to have him headline every year.

"Post Malone didn't headline that day"
"I saw him headline that day..."

[Tom Connolly]

is that special announcement/ surprise thing whatever just those acts added do we think 

[JSmurphy]

1 minute ago, Tom Connolly said:

is that special announcement/ surprise thing whatever just those acts added do we think 

Yeah that'll be our lot I think.

[BeddingatReading]

6 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

is that special announcement/ surprise thing whatever just those acts added do we think 

The days are uneven but I think it’d be one or two down the bottom but that’s about it 

[Gerard the Fab]

1 hour ago, Miyn said:

Wombats again? Fucking hell, three years in a row in the same slot is dire eh?

Honestly could’ve at least got the fucking Vaccines

[thatTFBguy]

1 hour ago, Miyn said:

2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021. 4 times in 5 years is crazy. I'd be embarrassed to walk out again if it was me.

Don’t really see why they should be embarrassed, they pulled one of the biggest crowds of 2019 (according to VICE) and bet they go down well once again next year. 
 

Plus it’s the festival bookers who should get the flak anyway, not the band - they got offered likely good money to play a show and didn’t turn it down, don’t see what they’d be embarrassed about.

[Gerard the Fab]

On a positive note, having tried to add all the artists to a Spotify playlist, listening to Nova Twins and they’re very good

[Gerard the Fab]

But Dreya Mac has literally two songs!

[BeddingatReading]

Very surprised Aitch hasn’t been announced (not a complaint - at all!)

[LazyDavid]

I'd go see QOTSA, Yungblud, Gerry Cinnamon and Neck Deep, also KSI if I had nothing else to do, not sure I want to splash £80 on that yet though! Gig deprevation is the main thing making me think about it so far!