All headliners are Exclusives

[rexclark]

Reading and Leeds is an ALTERNATIVE festival, not a rock festival. Look at the history, plenty of non rock acts have headlined.

[mrtourette]

True but I think Kanye West is a little bit of a stretch in the other direction.

[jump]

True but I think Kanye West is a little bit of a stretch in the other direction.

[eFestivals]

F.U.C.K you D.I.C.K head.

joe1990 is now on moderation, following too many complaints. Hopefully, he'll start acting his age and not his shoe size as a result, but if not he'll be gone.

[lharris92]

we would never have guessed that all the headliners would be exclusive in one form or another

[PurpleFire]

The Melvin Anouncment has just confirmed what we aleady knew! Exclusives to Leeds!

Nothing More Nothin Less, He might aswell had just said 'Leeds Festival' and we could have come to the same outcome.

[rachbon]

jeeso, a 5 page thread just repeating the same shite we've all been talking about for months.

leeds headliners never (or rarely) play other english festivals. the only other festivals in the UK that are big enough to share a headliner are isle of wight and T in the park and i can't see some of the rumoured leeds acts headlining those festivals.

so they would obviously be exclusives. we must have all known this already.

Edited January 25, 2011 by _rachelbon

[Vacant0]

It has another 50 Cent written all over it, I think they could get away with someone like Jay Z though as he's not an irritating shit like West or 50 Cent.

[jump]

Maybe its just me? but I really don't see Kanye West as being anything like 50 Cent.

Edited January 25, 2011 by jump

[Role Model]

Not very comparable honestly, same genre just about, but their music's at different ends of the Hip-Hop spectrum.

Edited January 25, 2011 by Role Model

[jump]

It has another 50 Cent written all over it, I think they could get away with someone like Jay Z though as he's not an irritating shit like West or 50 Cent.

[PigOnAntibiotics]

Only thing which makes me think that My Chemical Romance might be headlining is that they would surely be on the festivals circuit this year and they're on no other festivals bills, meaning they must surely be an exclusive somewhere? Reading and Leeds rarely book exclusives that aren't headlining.

[rexclark]

There's no chance that Kanye would headline R&L but that's not to say another Hip Hop act could headline and the same goes for a Dance act. The festival will book the acts who are most suited and will sell most tickets regardless of the genre of music they are.

[Yellow_Fellow]

I'm actually not so sure Kanye wouldn't be approached.. he's on the hip hop side yeah, but he's recently struck a chord with the pretentious pitchfork reading lot, so maybe the bookings would be in his favour after all.

[Vacant0]

Here I'm referring to the crowd reaction and not about their music, but music wise I find them both annoying and pretentious.

Does anyone remember that fake feud they had when they said who ever lost would retire from music and when 50 Cent lost they came out and said it's bullshit.

[rexclark]

I'm actually not so sure Kanye wouldn't be approached.. he's on the hip hop side yeah, but he's recently struck a chord with the pretentious pitchfork reading lot, so maybe the bookings would be in his favour after all.

[Vacant0]

I just can't see it, it takes a certain type of Hip Hop act to win over the R&L crowd and I don't think Kanye fits that bill. If they booked him it'd be a massive gamble and I don't think it'd pay off. He's much more suited to V fest IMO.

[rexclark]

I'm sure he'd put on an amazing show but the crowd at R&L can be a very unforgiving crowd, all it would take would be a few w*nkers in the crowd throwing stuff (and there would be), it would probably spread to a few more then Kanye would walk off. Sad but true. Although musically he may be respected the general consensus of most people is that as a man he's a c**t and people won't forget that.

[kev1664]

Unless jayz headlines this year or next I can only see Dizzee being the next hip hop act to headline the festival. He has quite a few heavier tracks and has recently said he like to bring a rock album out off the back of his performances at reading and Leeds. His crowd was huge but he was on before the libertines aswell which could have boosted the crowd. I'd still say in two or 3 years he will headline, him and biffy next to step up.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Speaking of Rap music - are Snoop Dogg or Eminem doing anything this year at festivals?

[jump]

Speaking of Rap music - are Snoop Dogg or Eminem doing anything this year at festivals?

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Eminem is expected at Vfest.

[jump]

Expected as in unconfirmed rumour?

[Role Model]

V is clearly the perfect crowd for Eminem now, after Recovery can't say I'd be too gutted to miss out on him playing.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Can't say I'd be too gutted to miss out on him playing.