Who Is Everyone Hoping For ?

[Dave The Hedgehog]

And Blur...

That'd throw a spanner in the works for my plans if that happened. End of the Road would be completely off the cards, as would any trip to another festival at the start of summer.

[Joe-]

I'd love to see Blur or Pearl Jam. Anything other than 2 headliners that are hardly inspiring (Muse and MCR), Strokes are still exciting for me though.

[SoTheSagaBegins]

Pretty resigned to the fact of MCR, Muse and The Strokes headlining. Apart from The Strokes, i'm not majorly excited about the other two.

But, as always, i'm sure there'll be plenty of other top bands over the weekend. I'd love to see any of the following announced:

Foals

Justice

Mumford & Sons

Bombay Bicycle Club

Pulp

Frank Turner

The Vaccines

[Dave The Hedgehog]

I'd love to see Blur or Pearl Jam. Anything other than 2 headliners that are hardly inspiring (Muse and MCR), Strokes are still exciting for me though.

[Joe-]

Yeah, Arcade Fire was an awesome booking. I doubt MCR will be around much longer (Even the guitarist said so). Although, if Reading were getting new headliners this year it'd probably be Paramore and Mumford and Sons.

[kaytee...]

Pulp

The National

We Are Scientists

Magnetic Man

The Decemberists

The Kills

Elbow

Foals

The Maccabees

QOTSA

I know It's unlikely now but seeing both Green Day and Muse on the same bill would make it for me

[Clemo]

Yeah, Arcade Fire was an awesome booking. I doubt MCR will be around much longer (Even the guitarist said so). Although, if Reading were getting new headliners this year it'd probably be Paramore and Mumford and Sons.

[XrtVra]

Any of

Flaming Lips

Pixies

Bon Iver

Beach House

Jonsi

The National

Foals

and I would consider going

(ie. I'm probably not going this year )

[Poleski]

I think it'll take another album the size of their first to land Mumford anywhere near a headline spot as a folk (albeit a pop-folk) headliner at Reading would have to be a massive one. Also Paramore are pretty much split up, I think its only Hayley Williams left so she will no doubt branch out into a solo career Gwen Stefani style.

If I had to pick a band who were on their first album to headline in future I'd be pretty much stumped, the Vaccines in a few years maybe? There's not a hell of a lot out there really.

[jump]

I think it'll take another album the size of their first to land Mumford anywhere near a headline spot as a folk (albeit a pop-folk) headliner at Reading would have to be a massive one. Also Paramore are pretty much split up, I think its only Hayley Williams left so she will no doubt branch out into a solo career Gwen Stefani style.

If I had to pick a band who were on their first album to headline in future I'd be pretty much stumped, the Vaccines in a few years maybe? There's not a hell of a lot out there really.

Edited March 21, 2011 by jump

[Dave The Hedgehog]

The new bands scene is awful right now.

[Bisque]

Only new headliner I can think of for R+L would be Dizzee Rascal. Headlined Beach Break Live, Global Gathering & Bestival & subbed Glastonbury. One more album. Like it or not, he would be huge at R+L, biggest crowd last year (maybe with Limp Bizkit & Blink).

I could see a newish dance act such as SHM or Deadmau5 headlining a fest but probably not R+L.

[Englishdragon]

If The Offspring, Mumford and sons (who Id put money on headlining the nme tent), Rise against and Frank Turner are announced tonight it will be enough to buy a ticket in the next couple of days.

Im happy with the headliners and I know im not going to know a lot of the new bands playing so if those 4 are on the bill id be happy enough to get a ticket before listening the bands I know nothing about

[Poleski]

Too right.

It's not that there aren't any good bands - there are hundreds out there; most being given the tiny respect they are due and others who lay undiscovered - it's just that there aren't many MEGA new bands that can headline festivals and draw in a hundred thousand people, and still retain the same traditional audience that is attracted to R&L. We don't have a new band like Nirvana, for instance.

Edited March 21, 2011 by Poleski

[burgess93]

Yeah, Arcade Fire was an awesome booking. I doubt MCR will be around much longer (Even the guitarist said so). Although, if Reading were getting new headliners this year it'd probably be Paramore and Mumford and Sons.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

What I mean in terms of festival headliners is that festivals like Glastonbury should have headliners for the masses where as R&L should have headliners that may not appeal to the masses but to R&Ls clientelle they are considered a big deal. You'd never see RATM headline Glasto.

[rexclark]

Pulp

Elbow

The Young Knives

Suede

Garbage

Justice

The Streets

Neon Trees

Art Brut

Hot Chip

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

Prodigy

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

The Coral

Pixies

Queens of the Stone Age

Green Day

Exit Calm

Justice

Daft Punk

Alice in Chains

Magnetic Man

DJ Yoda

Soundgarden

Beastie Boys

So, nothing like what the announcement is going to be today, unfortunately.

[Bobs]

I'd like to see

Enter Shikari

White Lies

The Horrors

Muse

Pulp

The Strokes

The Futureheads

Maximo Park

Interpol

Beastie Boys

Madness would be fun too

[Chihiro Cheeks]

My Chemical Romance

Thirty Seconds To Mars

Lostprophets

Deftones

The Offspring

Incubus

Jimmy Eat World

All Time Low

Taking Back Sunday

Funeral For A Friend

Rise Against

Muse

[jump]

What I'm not hoping for is....

Muse

Elbow

Interpol

Friendly Fire

Enter Shikari

View

Frank Turner

Taking Back Sunday

We Are The Ocean

2manydjs

Streets

Death From Above 1979

Panic At The Disco

Warpaint

Cahpel Church

Cage The Elephant

Peter Doherty

The Strokes

Pulp

National

Jimmy Eat World

Madness

2 door Ciname Club

Seasick Steve

Pigeon Dectives

Joy Formiddable

Janes Addiction

Crytsal Castles

Bomaby Bicyle Club

Everything Everything

Kills

OFWGKTA

Midnight Beast

MCR

30STM

Offspring

Deftones

Rise Against

BMTH

New Found Glory

Black Out

Architects

Beady Eye

White Lies

Noah & The Whale

Vaccines

Metronamy

Patrick Wolf

Naked & Famous

Horrors

[Chihiro Cheeks]

What I'm not hoping for is....

Muse

Elbow

Interpol

Friendly Fire

Enter Shikari

View

Frank Turner

Taking Back Sunday

We Are The Ocean

2manydjs

Streets

Death From Above 1979

Panic At The Disco

Warpaint

Cahpel Church

Cage The Elephant

Peter Doherty

The Strokes

Pulp

National

Jimmy Eat World

Madness

2 door Ciname Club

Seasick Steve

Pigeon Dectives

Joy Formiddable

Janes Addiction

Crytsal Castles

Bomaby Bicyle Club

Everything Everything

Kills

OFWGKTA

Midnight Beast

MCR

30STM

Offspring

Deftones

Rise Against

BMTH

New Found Glory

Black Out

Architects

Beady Eye

White Lies

Noah & The Whale

Vaccines

Metronamy

Patrick Wolf

Naked & Famous

Horrors

[chappiepunk]

Good post! Ten mins until it gets deleted tho haha

[pixxyy]

Aslong as Justin Bieber performs i'll be happy

[jump]

Good post! Ten mins until it gets deleted tho haha