2012 Lineup

[thetime]

i think a dave grohl day isnt so unbelievable. seeing as its nirvanas 20th.

[JIM-182]

I don't see how a former Nirvana drummer would get a whole day to himself in a sense, he wasn't the driving force behind Nirvana's success. I just hope Foo's don't make an appearance at all.

[Yellow_Fellow]

He's more than just 'a former Nirvana drummer' though isn't he. He's the biggest guy in rock. Some mad ignorance here.

[2rare2die]

I think last year showed off what adventurous booking causes...

[thetime]

He's more than just 'a former Nirvana drummer' though isn't he. He's the biggest guy in rock. Some mad ignorance here.

[VCK]

I just hope the line-up doesn't get leaked early like it did this year. Part of what makes the official announcement so great is the suspense leading up to it and the surprises when you finally see that yellow poster for the first time, which I didn't get in March.

[pablopablo]

If it gets leaked and it's good then I don't have a problem, its only disappointing if it's rubbish.

[JIM-182]

He's more than just 'a former Nirvana drummer' though isn't he. He's the biggest guy in rock. Some mad ignorance here.

[JIM-182]

Muse, Pulp and The Strokes had all headlined the festival before though, and MCR had played it several times before and also had previous experience headlining a major UK festival. So while not all together popular, i'd hardly class it as majorly adventurous

[Yellow_Fellow]

Why should he get any more special treatment than someone like Matt Bellamy? Or like Metallica? When they headlined in '08 they wouldnt have got their own day, even though theyve done way more than Foo Fighters, are more Legendary and better?

[JIM-182]

For a start, it may be the most famous, but it is no way the greatest, I've seen it. Secondly, its Nirvana, who are such an average band, and are only as famous as they are due to one man in the band and that is not Dave grohl.

And lastly, I am a fan of Nirvana, I own all of their albums, but they are average, and I stand by what I said above. I also like most of Foo Fighter's material, and respect Dave Grohl as an artist, but I don't think he deserves such special treatment as to be considered to have a day of his own. And I know its just a concept that is up for discussion, but I just get bored of people absolutely rimming foo fighters and Dave grohl when there are much better artists musically and historically.

As for foo fighters being "the reading band", they've only played a couple of times. Bloc Party have played LOADS and always get a huuuuge crowd. I'm not comparing the two, but if anyone is the reading band over the last decade then its got to be bloc party.

Edited December 27, 2011 by JIM-182

[Yellow_Fellow]

You seem to be looking at it as a quality matter, contrare to a popularity matter..

[JIM-182]

But there are bands more popular than foo fighters in this country. Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian for example. Probably Kings of Leon also.

[TYLER_4]

For a start, it may be the most famous, but it is no way the greatest, I've seen it. Secondly, its Nirvana, who are such an average band, and are only as famous as they are due to one man in the band and that is not Dave grohl.

And lastly, I am a fan of Nirvana, I own all of their albums, but they are average, and I stand by what I said above. I also like most of Foo Fighter's material, and respect Dave Grohl as an artist, but I don't think he deserves such special treatment as to be considered to have a day of his own. And I know its just a concept that is up for discussion, but I just get bored of people absolutely rimming foo fighters and Dave grohl when there are much better artists musically and historically.

As for foo fighters being "the reading band", they've only played a couple of times. Bloc Party have played LOADS and always get a huuuuge crowd. I'm not comparing the two, but if anyone is the reading band over the last decade then its got to be bloc party.

[JIM-182]

ive never heard so much bullshit on these forums. Please stop.

[lharris92]

gawd its just past xmas and the arguments are raging.

who cares if u do or dont like the foo fighters, im sure if they are booked there will be a few suitable alternatives.

anyway as for the dave grohl day things, is a bit overboard imo but would be interesting to see who would be on that day - doubt it will happen though.

Van Halen anyone??

[mrtourette]

These forums need an ignore function.

[mrtourette]

The Dave Grohl day would be a bit OTT, but whether you liked Nirvana and like the Foo Fighters or not you have to acknowledge his input in Nirvana, Nirvana's history with Reading, the Foos current position in the world of rock, their history with Reading and how much most people who would attend love Dave Grohl.

As with most arguments about line-ups whether they're good or not is a pretty redundant argument as we all have different tastes, it's more about perceiving how well it would work with the masses.

[mrtourette]

I just hope the line-up doesn't get leaked early like it did this year. Part of what makes the official announcement so great is the suspense leading up to it and the surprises when you finally see that yellow poster for the first time, which I didn't get in March.

[JIM-182]

Van Halen anyone??

[mrtourette]

I thought they were gunna be nailed on for download or IOW :/

[JIM-182]

Download and IOW have announced their headliners I doubt they'll be playing either of those.

I'd also be amazed if they were booked for R&L.

[mrtourette]

Ah OK, that makes more sense.

I think Kiss are just as unlikely as Van Halen.

[beards]

We need KISS!

[JIM-182]

I saw Kiss at Rock am Ring in 2010 and I found them really boring... Admittedly I'm not much of a fan so personally I'd be very underwhelmed if they were at Reading.