Sonic Youth

[midnightradio]

... the last NME/Radio One headliner?

They fit the bill for the 'long awaited American rock band', and openly stated earlier in the year that they wanted to play some English festivals. In said announcement, however, they did mention Glastonbury, but I would've thought that's had its major announcements by now?

The reason they haven't been announced yet might be because they were recently confirmed for ATP in December. I know the 'special guests' slots on the main stage are usually bands with contracts to other festivals, so this might be a similar deal (as ATP would look a lot less tempting if one of its leading features was playing at another festival a few months prior). This might be why we haven't heard any news on the third headliner by FR (they're waiting for ATP to shift more tickets), and why they're instead moving on to the lock-up announcements early to take away focus from it.

Talk about clutching at straws, huh?

Edited April 17, 2009 by midnightradio

[scottt]

I've considered them, not too sure wether there'd be enough people there that respect their music enough to make them headline worthy, either way, id love it to be true

Edited April 17, 2009 by scottt

[hearing_aid]

I don't think they would get the audience at Reading to headline.

[scottt]

I don't think they would get the audience at Reading to headline.

[hearing_aid]

Also Thurston Moore said the band wanted to play glastonbury. I could see them doing glastonbury and then ATP but don't think they would make 3 trips over to the UK in one year (even though we are long overdue a visit).

[scottt]

He said glastonbury and a few more hopefully, or something like that, so you never know

[thetime]

kim gordon still the most beautiful woman in rock music.

I dont think they will though, if they did play can see them late afternoon slot on main.

[vegetable]

atp announcements were awesome... could do with a couple of them for the remaining NME headliner!

[The_Functions]

Everyone says 'i don't think there's the audience for them a reading' but i beg to differ.

Have you seen the amount Indie kids that walk around with the oh so fashionable Goo tshirts from Urban Outfitters?

Half of the idiots that wear those tshirts probably don't have a clue who Sonic Youth are but would go and see them for the name alone.

(I said the same about rage. For some reason all my friends wanted to see them last year and were all like 'oh rage are legends man, never thought i would ever get to see them' yet i'd never heard any of them mention rage before the line-up was announced..)

[scottt]

Yeah i tihnk that was true about rage, i guess it could be true about Sonic Youth too. But i tihnk if they were at the same times as KOL, then most of them would watch them

[inspectedinspector]

I've always been interested in listening to Sonic Youth, but I've never met anyone whos into them to ask for reccommendations. It appears they have shed loads of albums, where should I start?! Thanks

[scottt]

Daydream Nation is where to start. Then Goo and Dirty.

[kaosmark2]

Daydream Nation is where to start. Then Goo and Dirty.

[scottt]

Yeah Sister too, I think in terms of getting into them though, them 4 are a good combinationof earlier and later work. And probably the easiest to listen to in the beginning.

[Bradders]

Sonic Youth would have "the rage effect" of people pretending they're huge fans, mostly because of the T-shirts... I do have one of those though, but I didn't get it from urban outfitters, they ruined a really nice t-shirt!

Edited April 19, 2009 by Bradders

[Joshuwarr]

I know its opinion at the end of the day but the idea that even a few people would choose to see KOL over Sonic Youth shocks me.

I mean, they're bloody amazing:

Edited April 19, 2009 by Joshuwarr

[wee_insomniac]

the 'special guests' slots on the main stage are usually bands with contracts to other festivals,

[hearing_aid]

Daydream Nation is where to start. Then Goo and Dirty.

[wee_insomniac]

I know its opinion at the end of the day but the idea that even a few people would choose to see KOL over Sonic Youth shocks me.

I mean, they're bloody amazing:

[Sparticus]

You think that's bad? There were people who went to the NME stage in 2005 to watch Kasabian instead of the Pixies!

[rexclark]

I'd love to see Sonoc Youth but I'm sure The Flaming Lips would be a better choice.

Edited April 19, 2009 by rexclark81

[The_Functions]

I'd love to see Sonoc Youth but I'm sure The Flaming Lips would be a better choice.

[hearing_aid]

In regards to rock/alternative music and from an artistic point of view I really think you could make a very strong argument that Sonic Youth are the 'best band ever' through the sheer quality and quantity of the music they have released or been involved in.

[rexclark]

In regards to rock/alternative music and from an artistic point of view I really think you could make a very strong argument that Sonic Youth are the 'best band ever' through the sheer quality and quantity of the music they have released or been involved in.

[kaosmark2]

I'd love to see Sonoc Youth but I'm sure The Flaming Lips would be a better choice.