2012 Lineup

[iPaulo xD]

Tom Delonge has confirmed Angels & Airwaves will be playing festivals this summer. So an appearance from them could be on the cards? 4th/5th on the main stage would suit them imo.

[LibertinesFanBoy]

Based on the fact i know Courteeners have a new album, maximo park have just been announced for rock am ring, miles kanes close friendship i could see a day looking something like this...

Kasabian

Bloc Party

Maximo Park

The Courteeners

Miles Kane

Tribes

Foster The People

Young Knives

Viva Brother (sadly)

[iPaulo xD]

I can See/Hope Foster the people low on the main stage

[Andre91]

I'd also like Foster The People on the main, could open it or play second from bottom?

[Sarge009]

Foster The People seem like an NME sub act to me.

I do think The Cribs look likely, though. They're doing a few tour dates next month and will have an album out by the time R+L comes around. Maybe even an NME headliner?

[evilduck]

Edit: Went and found the quotes from the Bestival thread. Coz I'm nice.

I was talking to Ryan from The Cribs the other day, asked what festivals they were playing and he said Reading and Leeds, think he said T aswell but I can't remember. Didn't mention Bestival but I didn't ask specifically.

Edited February 14, 2012 by evilduck

[MJMilz14]

Didn't Blur and Metallica get 2 hours each in 2003?

Which years have had headliners that have all played 90 minutes? 2001, 2002 and 2004? I think Pearl Jam got 1 hour 40 minutes in 2006.

[mrtourette]

The Cribs are quite an obvious booking though, it would be a surprise if they weren't there.

Edited February 14, 2012 by mrtourette

[MJMilz14]

[quote name=iPaulo ' timestamp='1329212388' post='3727512]

I remember Ian Watkins from lostprophets saying he is still waiting to headline reading and leeds when he was doing a R1 interview a few weeks ago.. Maybe in the next year or two if they have more success?

[Yellow_Fellow]

Foo Fighters

The Killers

The Black Keys

Justice

Kasabian

New Order

Dizzee Rascal

Kaiser Chiefs

Green Day

At The Drive In

Lostprophets

The Maccabees

Edited February 14, 2012 by Yellow_Fellow

[ArcticGorilla]

Where the hell has the New Order rumour come from?

[Yellow_Fellow]

I'm going by the fact Bestival have them but don't tout them as exclusive - I assume they're somewhere else and I want to believe we have them.

[ArcticGorilla]

Foo Fighters

The Killers

The Black Keys

Kasabian

Bloc Party

Kaiser Chiefs

Greenday

Dizzee Rascal

White Lies

[azzeB]

^ Pretty sure the Killers wouldn't be subbing.

[MelRollins]

[jump]

Tom Delonge has confirmed Angels & Airwaves will be playing festivals this summer. So an appearance from them could be on the cards? 4th/5th on the main stage would suit them imo.

[Yellow_Fellow]

^ Pretty sure the Killers wouldn't be subbing.

[iPaulo xD]

Huge fan of the band, just got tickets for there Cardiff show which will be my 10th time seeing them, and I actually think they could pull off a headline show.

BUT absolutley no way on this earth will they ever headline Reading and Leeds now. They had there chance to capitalise at there peak in 2007, but took too long making a new album which didn't exactly appeal to the masses (even though I loved it) and the time has gone.

Best they can really hope for i'd have thought is a better recieved new album this year to possibly elevate them back to 3rd from top, or another NME headline slot.

Sad, but true.

[jump]

They've done nothing to stay as headliners in fairness. People have dropped from headliners before.

[Spud001]

Foo Fighters

The Killers

The Black Keys

Kasabian

Bloc Party

Kaiser Chiefs

Greenday

Dizzee Rascal

White Lies

[Yellow_Fellow]

Not in such a short space of time and with a "comeback" album due.

[jump]

Pulp released an album between their 2000 headline performance and their 2002 sub.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Pulp were bigger then than the Killers are now.

[Spud001]

Pulp weren't selling out Hyde Park the year before.

[jump]

Pulp were bigger then than the Killers are now.