MCR

[mrtourette]

Both NME and BBC articles could easily have been misquoted to make them sound more interesting. Also can he also quite easily claim that when he said "no other festivals" he meant England, as most people are aware of that general policy anyway, or UK, since they won't be headlining T.

Basically, unless they're headlining another festival in England, you could end up with egg on your face if you're ruling them out.

Edited February 22, 2011 by mrtourette

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Basically, unless they're headlining another festival in England, you could end up with egg on your face if you're ruling them out.

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

Hm, so if it is Muse, MCR and Strokes, there will be one band who have their own tour at the start of the summer, one who are playing other festivals and one who've played pretty much everywhere recently.

Nice work Melvin.

[therefused]

as someone else has mentioned though, wouldnt it look extremely shit to have mcr headlining, when at the most theyre subheadlining T.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

as someone else has mentioned though, wouldnt it look extremely shit to have mcr headlining, when at the most theyre subheadlining T.

[Rhodri]

as someone else has mentioned though, wouldnt it look extremely shit to have mcr headlining, when at the most theyre subheadlining T.

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

Depends how staggering the other bands are, eh?

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Have we considered every definition of the word 'staggering'? I for one would be pretty staggered if Bananarama headlined.

[j-j-j-j-joe!]

I'd be bewildered, I think. Rather than staggered. Something like that would just confuse me - I wouldn't have any real response; it would just be me saying "NO! Just... NO! NO... NO! WRONG! Just... NO! UGH!" for 10 minutes.

[Leyser]

There's something going round on the Download forum saying that MCR are announcing something tomorrow, not too sure what, if they play Download, it rules them out if headlining R&L, which is why i hope they play

[Leyser]

Surely it would seriously damage Reading's credibility though to have a headliner who subbed at a less-reknowned festival?

[jump]

Didn't Jay Z headline Glasto and then sub somewhere else that summer? Surely if the biggest festival in the world could do it so could R/L, especially with MCR being more relevant to the R/L crowd than at T.

[mrtourette]

Didn't Jay Z headline Glasto and then sub somewhere else that summer? Surely if the biggest festival in the world could do it so could R/L, especially with MCR being more relevant to the R/L crowd than at T.

Edited February 22, 2011 by mrtourette

[Leyser]

Nah, he headlined Wirless that year too. Kings Of Leon headlined Glasto and then subbed Vfest the same year though.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

The big thing will be if they are announced as Download headliners, which I doubt.

[saints15]

It'll get everybody guessing again then.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

And cheering!

[Leyser]

My feeling is that they will be headlining, or subbing. I don't think they would fit in the NME tent.

The interesting thing is the hate towards MCR this year. I don't believe it was to this extent with Arcade Fire last year (as a general consensus between general or hardcore music fans)

[saints15]

Honestly, I can see MCR headlining the NME tent this year. I don't think they'll be put on the mainstage but don't hold me to that. It's just a prediction -- I have no made-up sources and none of my friends know people at BPM Entertainment. Just a feeling.

[Role Model]

This time last year I think everyone was still hating on MCR at the thought of them headlining, so not much has changed.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I don't think they would fit in the NME tent.

Edited February 22, 2011 by Dave The Hedgehog

[eFestivals]

My feeling is that they will be headlining, or subbing. I don't think they would fit in the NME tent.

The interesting thing is the hate towards MCR this year. I don't believe it was to this extent with Arcade Fire last year (as a general consensus between general or hardcore music fans)

perhaps there wasn't the same 'hatred' for AF, but there was a very similar amount of disbelief that they'd be the headliner.

And the 'hatred' thing is quite understandable, for why it exists for MCR but didn't for AF. AF had passed a lot of Reading goers by, while the same isn't true for MCR because they're a band that are squarely in the same 'scene'.

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

I see MCR bagged two wins at the NME awards last night including best international band(!) and best video. They must be popular in somebody's eyes? Still, I hope it means that NME are crawling up their ass to headline the tent at Readng and second stage at T.

[bennyk]

My feeling is that they will be headlining, or subbing. I don't think they would fit in the NME tent.

The interesting thing is the hate towards MCR this year. I don't believe it was to this extent with Arcade Fire last year (as a general consensus between general or hardcore music fans)

Edited February 24, 2011 by bennyk

[jump]

I see MCR bagged two wins at the NME awards last night including best international band(!) and best video. They must be popular in somebody's eyes? Still, I hope it means that NME are crawling up their ass to headline the tent at Readng and second stage at T.

Edited February 24, 2011 by jump