The Strokes added to Oxegen line up

[Guckeery]

http://www.efestivals.co.uk/news/11/10308j.shtml

Strokes at oxegen now too, looks like an alright line up actually.

[swordfish]

Think they will be the AF of last year then

[mrtourette]

R&L is going to have to pull out some pretty special subs/thirds/tent headliners to avoid looking like T and Oxegen minus their headliners.

Still at least we don't get shit like Black Eye Peas, the Script or Paolo Nutini.

Edited March 8, 2011 by mrtourette

[Charliefro]

line ups good but festival it self is rubbish

went last year and it was just lame

security guards to strict

i got searched for running wouldnt let people on shoulders and if you didnt get down they woudl cut off wrist band apparently

crowds where crap too

[Guckeery]

line ups good but festival it self is rubbish

went last year and it was just lame

security guards to strict

i got searched for running wouldnt let people on shoulders and if you didnt get down they woudl cut off wrist band apparently

crowds where crap too

[John92]

They have two of our headliners subbing... MCR i can understand as they fit the R/L demograph more than oxegen/titp, but i wouldn't have said that is the case for the strokes.

Saying that, I think a strokes headline set would be a lot better than a strokes subbing set.

I'd expect a few exclusive acts as the 2nd/3rd/tent headliners to make sure that it isnt too much like titp/oxegen.

[theloveofmusic1]

that is stupid! Surely Melvin can't be seriously be happy with the so called "headliners" that is rumours atm, 2 out of the 3 are playing other festivals and not headlining! it can't look good for the reputation of Reading & Leeds

[bennyk]

i hope Melvin has got us a cheeky surprise

[Bisque]

Still at least we don't get shit like Black Eye Peas, the Script or Paolo Nutini.

[Joe-]

How embarrassing for Reading..

[mrtourette]

It was the dance tent, as long as it doesn't spill out of there it's OK I guess.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Oh man, Melv had better pull something good out this year...

[Leyser]

There is a lot of shit on that line up

[Cieran]

Surely if they have the Strokes playing, they would not be headlining R+L.. right?! Isn't the Headliners festival exclusives? Not saying the strokes ain't going though!

[mrtourette]

No the headliners are not festival exclusives, they're headlining exclusives, and even so it would only be in the UK.

Edited March 8, 2011 by mrtourette

[Cieran]

I seen someone quote that the owner of Reading+Leeds quoted this year that the headliners are UK exclusives

[mrtourette]

Yeah exclusive headliners, in that they won't be headlining anywhere else in the UK.

[Just Jake]

Fair play, If the strokes and MCR do headline reading, it's a joke on FR side.

Not gunna make them look good.

[Guckeery]

Out of interest, anyone know why blink 182 aren't on the oxegen line up poster?

[Manno]

They appear to have pulled-out. Now I know Travis can't fly anymore, but wouldn't that rule out TITP the same weekend? I hope to god they do pull out and we (T) get The Strokes. I'll be more than depressed if we don't get them but they're beginning to look like a UK exclusive for R/L :angry:

[Guckeery]

Ahh interesting. I think travis has to travel by boat everywhere now

[purplehaze81]

How embarrassing for Reading..

[mrtourette]

It does look bad if you compare the headliners and subs, but TITP and Oxygen seem to have pretty poor undercards so a strong R&L line-up with heavier acts would save the day and back up the "R&L is a different type of festival with different people attending so MCR will be popular enough to headline" argument.

If they can pull out bands that aren't playing any other major festivals (Soundgarden, The Offspring, Deftones, Iggy, Alice In Chains, etc.) rather than the same bands that are on the undercard at TITP and Oxegen then it makes a statement that R&L is a different type of festival.

Edited March 9, 2011 by mrtourette

[Bisque]

MCR are not even subbing at Oxegen

[Messi30]

This made me laugh. But, then I remembered... The BEP have played Reading