Reading/Leeds Getting Glastonbury headliners

[JBarbour]

From a tradition of getting glastonbury headliners I would guess for one of the Reading & Leeds 2010 headliners will be either

Kasabian (sub headliners at Glast)

Blur (if they ever do another gig, not looking as likely after comments from damon and a new gorillaz album on the way) if not blur then gorillaz??

Also can see The Specials making an appeance maybe sub headlining or headlining Radio 1/NME

Other bands with albums late 2009 or 2010, not all headline bands, but can see these at either Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Download, TITP or V

Noel Gallagher!! (Glastonbury second stage?)

No Doubt (TITP)

Beastie Boys (V?)

Elbow (R&L)

Linkin Park

Cypress Hill

Goo Goo Dolls

Blink 182 (Download?)

Angels & Airwaves (Tom DeLonge can only pick one band to tour with)

Amy Winehouse (V or Glast)

Velvet Revolver

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Bands playing Glastonbury then Reading & Leeds following years

Glastonbury 2007 - Arctic Monkeys + Killers

Reading & Leeds 2008 - Killers

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Artic Monkeys

Glastonbury 2008 - Kings Of Leon

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Kings of Leon

Glastonbury 2007 - Kaiser Chiefs (support headliners)

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Kaiser Chiefs (support headliners)

Glastonbury 2007 - The Gossip (Headliners John Peel Stage)

Support Headliner John Peel - Jamie T

Reading & Leeds 2009 - The Gossip (Headliners NME)

Support Headliner NME Stage - Jamie T

Glastonbury 2004 - Muse

Reading & Leeds 2006

Glastonbury 1999 - Manic Street Preachers

Reading & Leeds 2001

Glastonbury 1998 - Pulp

Reading & Leeds 2000

Glastonbury 1998 - Blur

Reading & Leeds 1999

Glastonbury 1997 -The Prodigy

Reading 1998

Glastonbury 1995 - The Stone Roses

Reading 1996

Edited September 16, 2009 by craigb

[scottt]

Bands I see playing uk festivals next year:

Pavement (if these rumours are true)

Paramore

Blink 182

Greenday

Beastie Boys

Linkin Park

Iron Maiden

Faith No More (if any new material is released)

Glassjaw

Less than Jake

Arcade Fire

Avenged Sevenfold

Slipknot (should the tour last an extra year, as it seems it will)

Alkaline Trio

Foo Fighters

[benissright]

I dont think this proves anything other than that the same bands rotate around festivals.

[VCK]

Stone Roses didn't actually play Glasto. Squire was involved in some sort of cycling accident and they pulled out, with Pulp as their replacements.

[thetime]

Stone Roses didn't actually play Glasto. Squire was involved in some sort of cycling accident and they pulled out, with Pulp as their replacements.

[benissright]

Again, i would say its a coincedence. But theres not even enough examples to make it that!

[JBarbour]

about ten years of coincidences there! I got bored after a bit so prob is more bands. I do agree that some of the bands just rotate but they rotate from glastonbury to reading/leeds. there is a tie between the two festivals. festival republic manages glastonbury and owns reading/leeds

Edited September 16, 2009 by craigb

[VCK]

Glastonbury 2009 - Rolf Harris

Reading & Leeds 2010 - Rolf Harris

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[howlin_pete]

It also often happens because Glastonbury often take big gambles on their headliners and get them just before they go huge. Happened with Muse, KOL and to a certain extrent Arctic Monkeys

[Azzy G]

Glastonbury 2009 - Rolf Harris

Reading & Leeds 2010 - Rolf Harris

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[rexclark]

most the examples given are just bands who have been doing the rounds most years so it's obvious if they don't play one of the big fests they'll play the other.

[benissright]

about ten years of coincidences there! I got bored after a bit so prob is more bands. I do agree that some of the bands just rotate but they rotate from glastonbury to reading/leeds. there is a tie between the two festivals. festival republic manages glastonbury and owns reading/leeds

[Cardboard Box City]

Glastonbury 2009 - Rolf Harris

Reading & Leeds 2010 - Rolf Harris

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

[JBarbour]

Just looking at other festivals like V TITP etc and comparing them to glastonbury, there are some that you could say they play glastonbury one year then other festivals the next. But Reading/Leeds seems to have a lot more than any other festivals.

Like someone said I think that glastonbury take a chance on artists that may not be a massive band at that moment they headline. Then the following years other festivals sign them based on there glastonbury appearance. I still think a lot of bands go from glastonbury to reading/leeds though

[VCK]

Already seen Rolf. Dont need to again.

A good 60,000 people in a field meant for about 40,000 max. It was a squeeze.

[thomasowen]

From a tradition of getting glastonbury headliners I would guess for one of the Reading & Leeds 2010 headliners will be either

Kasabian (sub headliners at Glast)

Blur (if they ever do another gig, not looking as likely after comments from damon and a new gorillaz album on the way) if not blur then gorillaz??

Also can see The Specials making an appeance maybe sub headlining or headlining Radio 1/NME

Other bands with albums late 2009 or 2010, not all headline bands, but can see these at either Glastonbury, Reading/Leeds, Download, TITP or V

Noel Gallagher!! (Glastonbury second stage?)

No Doubt (TITP)

Beastie Boys (V?)

Elbow (R&L)

Linkin Park

Cypress Hill

Goo Goo Dolls

Blink 182 (Download?)

Angels & Airwaves (Tom DeLonge can only pick one band to tour with)

Amy Winehouse (V or Glast)

Velvet Revolver

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Bands playing Glastonbury then Reading & Leeds following years

Reading and Leeds 2006 - Arctic Monkeys

Glastonbury 2007 - Arctic Monkeys + Killers

Reading & Leeds 2008 - Killers

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Artic Monkeys

Reading and Leeds 2007 - Kings of Leon

Glastonbury 2008 - Kings Of Leon

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Kings of Leon

Reading and Leeds 2006 - Kaiser Chiefs

Glastonbury 2007 - Kaiser Chiefs (support headliners)

Reading & Leeds 2009 - Kaiser Chiefs (support headliners)

Reading and Leeds 2002 - Muse

Glastonbury 2004 - Muse

Reading & Leeds 2006

Edited September 21, 2009 by thomasowen

[howlin_pete]

Since I've been going to festivals it seems to me that more bands are made at Glasto (Muse, KOL Jay-Z) and slayed at Reading (The Darkness, RHCP) in terms of big names in the festival circuit.

[thomasowen]

Since I've been going to festivals it seems to me that more bands are made at Glasto (Muse, KOL Jay-Z) and slayed at Reading (The Darkness, RHCP) in terms of big names in the festival circuit.

[VCK]

I think KOL's headline performance at Reading this year might have hindered their reputation. Not saying they'll fade into obscurity but I think maybe festival promoters may reconsider booking them after Caleb's tantrum in future.

[eFestivals]

there is a tie between the two festivals. festival republic manages glastonbury and owns reading/leeds

Completely wrong.

Melvin Benn in a personal capacity runs the site management at Glastonbury.

Melvin and FR have nothing whatsoever to do with the acts that play Glastonbury.

[eFestivals]

Muse and Jay Z were huge before Glasto, whilst KOL were pretty big but became huge because of Sex on fire. If you think of small acts (Arctc Monkeys, Klaxons etc) then Reading and Leeds is where they made it big.

While Muse were big before headlining Glasto, lots of people didn't consider them as headline material until they actually got on the Glasto stage and proved that they were. If you care to check the Glasto forums (or even the V forums from that same year when they were announced as 2nd to Dido) you'll see that's true.

Likewise, the same is true of KoL - the difference there tho is that they didn't convince the doubters by their show.

And Klaxons still ain't big.

[ivan]

I think KOL's headline performance at Reading this year might have hindered their reputation. Not saying they'll fade into obscurity but I think maybe festival promoters may reconsider booking them after Caleb's tantrum in future.

[thomasowen]

While Muse were big before headlining Glasto, lots of people didn't consider them as headline material until they actually got on the Glasto stage and proved that they were. If you care to check the Glasto forums (or even the V forums from that same year when they were announced as 2nd to Dido) you'll see that's true.

Likewise, the same is true of KoL - the difference there tho is that they didn't convince the doubters by their show.

And Klaxons still ain't big.

Edited September 22, 2009 by thomasowen

[ivan]

God forbid that a band should release an album quicker than one every 3 years . Personaly I think it's great that those two bands have such a quick turn around of albums, it reminds of the times when bands had to be productive because they didn't know how long their popularity would last.

[thomasowen]

God forbid that a band should release an album quicker than one every 3 years . Personaly I think it's great that those two bands have such a quick turn around of albums, it reminds of the times when bands had to be productive because they didn't know how long their popularity would last.

Yes but KOL did headline Glasto last year , played V , did Leeds the year before that I think

Oh and The Killers - Glasto 2007 , V 2007 , Leeds 2008 , V 2009