2012 Lineup

[brettredmayne]

Ive heard he is researching Fred West, Mark Chapman, and Dr Shipman. He loves a bit of the killers

[eFestivals]

Ive heard he is researching Fred West, Mark Chapman, and Dr Shipman. He loves a bit of the killers

Steady. You're in danger of making my weak humour look amusing.

[brettredmayne]

Steady. You're in danger of making my weak humour look amusing.

[TYLER_4]

Any news or do you still have doubts still?

[eFestivals]

yeah hows your week of searching for rumours going, been a while since the rumour list has been updated.

the rumours get updated just about every day - but not necessarily the Reading/Leeds rumours. I can only update with stuff that I hear, I can't make them up out of nothing.

[brettredmayne]

At least we keep the thread of I really like this band too play before the thread WHY ARE THIS BAND PLAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[muffinman]

I'd rather be kept guessing for at least another month for the headliners, like one headliner is definite, but the other two are questionable.

Keep up the good work Efest!

[harrison123]

Reading always says they have exclusive headliners and as Biffy Clyro haven't been announced as headliners for any festivals yet I can see them headlining and being like this years MCR, playing lower at all festivals other than reading, this is made more likely by the fact they have a new album out this year.

Recently when asked by a fan if they were playing leeds festival Jack Barakat of All Time Low said yes they would be so they are most likely playing.

Twin Atlantic have been heavily played by Radio 1 so I can see them either opening the main stage or playing somewhere in the middle of the NME stage.

The Vaccines are almost a cert after having such a fantastic response last year, I can see them playing quite high up the main stage - maybe 5th?

You Me At Six having released a new album last year and saying they will be playing some big slots at big festivals this year seem like a definite to me and I can see them playing 3rd or even a risky sub.

Paramore are releasing a new album this year and as they haven't toured the UK for a long time I can see them coming back by playing reading as either sub or a VERY risky headliner

Young Guns have a new album and I can easily see them playing after the opener this year, they are perfect main stage material.

Lostprophets are an almost cert with the new album and everything but by seeing the size of the venues they are now playing I think they will end up playing 4th, they have definitely lost some of their popularity

Kids In Glass Houses are slowly growing and now have quite a large fanbase in the UK and I can defiantly see them being the 3rd band of the day as they didn't play last year even though they didn't have a new album out, this must be their year.

Overall I think one day could end up going something like this:

Biffy Clyro

Paramore

You Me At Six

Lostprophets

The Vaccines

All Time Low

Kids In Glass Houses

Young Guns

Twin Atlantic

What do you think?

[TYLER_4]

i think that is a shockingly shit line up!!! and i hope to god youre wrong. no offence

[rug568]

If paramore headline it will not sell out. It is that simple.

[Andre91]

I think You Me At Six could play 3rd, they seem to get big crowds, they have when I saw them at Leeds and Sonisphere. I don't think Paramore could headline yet.

[harrison123]

Idk, Paramore can sell out venues such as the o2, much bigger than mcr can, with a decent nme headliner i think it would sell

[jonodillieono]

The Vaccines are horribly out of place. They'd be on the indie day if they played

[mrtourette]

At bare minimum R&L outright headliners are English festival exclusives, Biffy wouldn't even be that since they're playing IOW and Download. It's not even as if they could make a ridiculous "North of England exclusive" up like they did with Pulp as Download and IOW are reasonably close to Reading. For them to headline it would have to be a big shift in policy for FR and I doubt they'd do it, no way would they put them in the top slot when they're subbing two other festivals in close geographical proximity. It's different from the MCR situation. I can see them headlining next year, but for that to happen they'd have to skip this year.

Edited January 25, 2012 by mrtourette

[mrtourette]

I can see the Vacccines being given a good slot unless they want to capitalise on their mainstream sucesss and play V this year. Wouldn't be surprised if that happened.

[mooseman]

Biffy Clyro

Paramore - they subbed in 2010, to soon for them to do it again, even though R&L seem to love repeating sub headliners.

You Me At Six - way, way to high, they played 6th in 2010 and I don't think they have got much bigger.

Lostprophets

The Vaccines - wrong day, too high up

All Time Low - terrible band, but probably about right as they played 7th last time

Kids In Glass Houses

Young Guns

Twin Atlantic

What do you think?

[Chr1s]

Nobody thinking Garbage could be on the line-up somewhere, maybe 3rd top on main?

[Andre91]

Biffy aren't a weak headliner. Have you seen them?

[mrtourette]

Nobody thinking Garbage could be on the line-up somewhere, maybe 3rd top on main?

[mrtourette]

Biffy aren't a weak headliner. Have you seen them?

[Chr1s]

They were in my prediction, headlining the tent. But yeah 3rd/4th on main stage also a possibility.

[The Mean Bean]

Nobody thinking Garbage could be on the line-up somewhere, maybe 3rd top on main?

[Hucksy]

They're a weak headliner when looking at the status and profile. They're no Muse/Green Day/Foos/Metallica on that front.

[VCK]

They're a weak headliner when looking at the status and profile. They're no Muse/Green Day/Foos/Metallica on that front.

[o0oDrummer]

Also Biffy haven't been around as long as Foo's/GreenDay/Metallica. They would pull of a great headline show IMO.