Headliners

[PaulDavis]

Is it just me or has many people seen the two headliners every year they've been???

This is my 3rd V and i have seen the past 3 years of headliners

The best was either The Verve or Foo Fighters, Then The Killers. Muse was a waste of time for me

Oasis will be the best headliners i'll have probably seen out of the past 3 Vs

[rhysieg]

the last time i didnt see the main stage headliner was v06, watched kasabian instead of radiohead. muse were easily the best headliner ive seen, killers were the worst, the verve and foo fighters were brilliant, although not on the same level as muse.

[The Fly]

Only seen three of the main stage headliners - Foos, Verve and Muse (in that order). Massive Foos fan though, but they are fantastic live. The early afternoon acoustic set made that day more special

[luckysalt]

2001 I watched RHCP on Main stage [toploader was on second stage headlining] then the Sunday I watched Muse headline second stage as Texas were headlining main

2005 was next time I went, I watched Prodigy headline second stage [whilst Scissor Sisters did main], the Sunday I watched half of Oasis then left to watch SFA headline the Union and they were late on and finished about 30 minutes after Oasis did as well, it was empty by the time they started, when they finished it was packed out ha ha

2006 I watched both main stage headliners Morrissey and Radiohead

2007 I watched The Killers on main, I think I may have left and watched the end of Coxon in the Union though, and Sunday I watched half of Foos headline and then Primal Scream in the JJB

2008 I watched The Verve on main then went to watch Chemical Brothers in the JJB [they must have been on a good 30 minutes after Verve had finished], then Sunday I watched Prodigy on Second stage

This year again I'll probably do a mix of headliners again, jumping from one stage to another

[staffsknot]

The Foo Fighters have been the best headliners V has ever put on (at least the ones I've been to), but then I think Dave Grohl is a god and so I'm bias. They were awesome at Wembley and hope they forget this hiatus and come back ASAP!

The Verve were awesome for the nostalgia value and probably the next best headliner I've seen.

To be fair though I've enjoyed all the headline acts, but if you go to a festival don't just go for the headliners, see as many different bands as possible, otherwise save yourself a few bob and go and see the two big acts at their own gigs

[Benj]

Is it just me or has many people seen the two headliners every year they've been???

This is my 3rd V and i have seen the past 3 years of headliners

The best was either The Verve or Foo Fighters, Then The Killers. Muse was a waste of time for me

Oasis will be the best headliners i'll have probably seen out of the past 3 Vs

[mercury]

2002 i watched stereophonics and badly drawn boy

2003 i watched coldplay and none of the headliners on the other night (in hindsight i wish id seen underworld though)

2004 i watched primal scream and the other night half of kings of leon before i got bored

2005 i watched half of oasis then super furry animals, and on the other night ian brown

2006 i watched radiohead then on the other night half of morrissey then the cooper temple clause

2008 i watched carbon/silicon and the verve

[brfcstar]

2000- Watched Richard Ashcroft and Travis

2002- Watched Stereophonics and the Chemical Bros

2003- Watched Feeder and Underworld

2004- Watched KOL and half Primal Scream half Massive Attack

2005- Watched Prodigy and Oasis

2006- Watched Razorlight and Kasabian

2007- Watched half Killers half Damian Rice and Primal Scream

2008- Watched Chemical Bros and half Muse half Prodigy also caught Ian Brown finnish with F E A R.

[MOLLYJESS]

2007 I watched Killers - superb inthe rain.

2008 - VERVE!!! my god, I'll never forget that night - was absolutely FANTASTIC!! I thought they would be good, but not that good, very nostalgic and the crowd were just so brilliant, and Richard Ashcroft gave everything he had to give - best headliner for me (and I love the Killers!!!)

Can't wait to see Killers and Oasis this year.

[fairy_]

01 - rhcp and muse

04 - (went for one day) half massive attack then half strokes

06 - (went for one day) radiohead

07 - went for one day, left before headliners!

08 - muse and guillemots

[Hairywookie]

2003 - Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay

2004 - Delays and Muse

2005 - Half of Scissors Sister/Prodigy and Oasis

2006 - Cooper Temple Clause and Fatboy Slim

2007 - had to go home on the Saturday and watched Foo Fighters on the Sunday

2008 - The Verve and Muse

So thats 7.5/11 headliners

Therefore i have watched approx. 68% of the mainstage headliners in my time at V

[Grimmy]

Muse was a waste of time for me

[Bunny]

This is going to rack my brains (especially early V Festivals as the whole weekend seemed to be a haze) - I've put Main Stage in bold - can only think of one year I watched both :

'98 - The Verve and Fun Lovin Criminals

'99 - Finlay Quaye and Massive Attack

'00 - Travis and Moby

'01 - Ian Brown and Texas

'02 - Stereophonics and Badly Drawn Boy

'03 - Coldplay and Red Hot Chillis

'04 - The Bees and The Strokes

'05 - Oasis and The Prodigy

'06 - Radiohead and Razorlight

'07 - Foo Fighters and Damien Rice

'08 - The Prodigy (only went one day)

[Squall Moogle]

Headliner wise I have seen Morrisey (missed the start), Radiohead and Muse.

I would say Radiohead and Muse equalled each other, Radiohead might be better but I was with my ex then, even with her moaning they were still great.

[indie-rocknroll]

Is it just me or has many people seen the two headliners every year they've been???

This is my 3rd V and i have seen the past 3 years of headliners

The best was either The Verve or Foo Fighters, Then The Killers. Muse was a waste of time for me

Oasis will be the best headliners i'll have probably seen out of the past 3 Vs

[Carpetburn]

I've long since stopped worrying about headliners. For me 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2004 were standout years where I really enjoyed who I saw at the end of the day. This year; I may catch Oasis but likelihood is I'll be elsewhere on both nights...

1996 - Didn't go on Pulp day (to my eternal shame)

Paul Weller

1997

Blur

The Prodigy

1998

The Verve

The Charlatans

1999

Manic Street Preachers

Suede

2000

Moby

Travis

2001

Muse

RHCP

2002

Manic Street Preachers

Groove Armada

2003

Coldplay

RHCP

2004

Muse

The Strokes

2005

Oasis

The Prodigy

2006

Radiohead

Morrissey

2007

Primal Scream

Graham Coxon (still can't get over the fact Iggy & The Stooges were on the undercard to Damien Rice - talk me through that one)

2008

Richard Hawley (it's a long story.....)

Chemical Brothers

2008