2012 Lineup

[YumYum]

What is it that makes the chili's so bad live?

Edited July 29, 2011 by YumYum

[rexclark]

What is it that makes the chili's so bad live?

[Vacant0]

Sorry for all of these predictions but i'm bored haha

Friday

NME

Swedish House Mafia

[MJMilz14]

What is it that makes the chili's so bad live?

[Vacant0]

Two things summed up the night for me... firstly a guy in the crowd pointing out someone else who was stood there paying more attention to chewing a bit of dry skin off his thumb than listening to the band, and the fact that I seriously contemplated half-way through the set leaving to catch the View of all bands! What's worse is I didn't leave and still wish I had :angry:

The fact that Razorlight put on the best show of the 3 headliners that year tells you everything (although sub-headline slots from Arcade Fire and Nine Inch Nails more than made up for it, both were sublime)

[MEGABOWL]

For me personally I had wanted to see them for as long as I could ever remember. Somehow I convinced myself they would be truely brilliant, fun to watch and would give the crowd what they wanted.

What we actually got was self-indulgant turd by a band who looked like they hated everyone in the crowd almost as much as they hated each other playing what was, frankly, a shit album, and not even playing those bad songs well.

Two things summed up the night for me... firstly a guy in the crowd pointing out someone else who was stood there paying more attention to chewing a bit of dry skin off his thumb than listening to the band, and the fact that I seriously contemplated half-way through the set leaving to catch the View of all bands! What's worse is I didn't leave and still wish I had :angry:

The fact that Razorlight put on the best show of the 3 headliners that year tells you everything (although sub-headline slots from Arcade Fire and Nine Inch Nails more than made up for it, both were sublime)

[jazz565]

The bottom five of Friday mainstage don't seem to have any correlation with the top three. I'm not sure Biffy would play under Pendulum or Bloc Party but that's more debatable. The XX wouldn't sub to SHM, and I don't think they'd play.

Franz Ferdinand, Bright Eyes and The Maccabees are out of place. FF and Bright Eyes too low, Maccabees too high.

Chemical Brothers wouldn't play, let alone do NME in a tent, especially if SHM had already done Friday.

Sunday looks more realistic, but Maximo Park stick out like a dogs collar in a kebab. You've put all those heavier bands which look decent, and then Maximo Park third?!

[VCK]

For me personally I had wanted to see them for as long as I could ever remember. Somehow I convinced myself they would be truely brilliant, fun to watch and would give the crowd what they wanted.

What we actually got was self-indulgant turd by a band who looked like they hated everyone in the crowd almost as much as they hated each other playing what was, frankly, a shit album, and not even playing those bad songs well.

Two things summed up the night for me... firstly a guy in the crowd pointing out someone else who was stood there paying more attention to chewing a bit of dry skin off his thumb than listening to the band, and the fact that I seriously contemplated half-way through the set leaving to catch the View of all bands! What's worse is I didn't leave and still wish I had :angry:

The fact that Razorlight put on the best show of the 3 headliners that year tells you everything (although sub-headline slots from Arcade Fire and Nine Inch Nails more than made up for it, both were sublime)

Edited July 30, 2011 by VCK

[VCK]

Oh yeah, regarding Tool - I remember them being rumoured a few times but it never happened. I think they could easily 2nd headline like NIN did, they'd make a suitable sub before SOAD.

[mrtourette]

I'd be amazed if Tool subbed anywhere, they have a very specialised stage show including mulitmedia displays and Maynard singing from the back of the stage either in the shadows or as a silhouette behind a screen. I doubt they'd be able to install that as a sub-headliner or want to play anywhere that meant doing a set in daylight (unless the stage was modified with one of those hoods to make it darker).

They'd be in high demand from plenty of other festivals who would have them as headliners and do whatever they could to accomodate them, I just couldn't see them playing R&L below anyone.

Edited July 30, 2011 by mrtourette

[VCK]

I'd be amazed if Tool subbed anywhere, they have a very specialised stage show including mulitmedia displays and Maynard singing from the back of the stage either in the shadows or as a silhouette behind a screen. I doubt they'd be able to install that as a sub-headliner or want to play anywhere that meant doing a set in daylight (unless the stage was modified with one of those hoods to make it darker).

They'd be in high demand from plenty of other festivals who would have them as headliners and do whatever they could to accomodate them, I just couldn't see them playing R&L below anyone.

[rexclark]

The only headliner I saw in 07 was The Smashing Pumpkins and I thought they were amazing. I can't imagine I wouldv'e enjoyed The Chilli's or Razorlight more.

[gazza_20]

I didn't see Razorlight but I thought the Pumpkins were miles superior to RHCP. Whilst it wasn't a mindblowing performance it was satisfactory. I didn't leave thinking "OMG I've just seen the Pumpkins OMG OMG!" but more like "hmm, yeah, that was pretty good".

All three 2nd headliners seemed to upstage the headliners that year. From what I remember the three most talked about acts after the festival were NIN, KOL and Arcade Fire.

BTW you're spot on about RHCP.

[gazza_20]

Oh yeah, regarding Tool - I remember them being rumoured a few times but it never happened. I think they could easily 2nd headline like NIN did, they'd make a suitable sub before SOAD.

[mrtourette]

The Prodigy, Bloc Party, NIN and Kaiser Chiefs have all pulled off 2nd before, all bands that require darkness for their light shows to work.

It's not likely that Tool will play, I agree, but if they did I think they'd nail it as a 2nd headliner.

Edited July 30, 2011 by mrtourette

[gazza_20]

Different guess. Will all these similar thoughts going round, looks like if its a fair bit of it, could be a geat year. A lot predictable but what you expect.

Bloc Party

The Prodigy

The Raconteurs/No Doubt

Brand New

Afi

Maximo Park

Kasabian

Kaiser Chiefs

Editors

Death Can For Cutie

We Are Scientists

Less Than Jake

Vampire Weekend

Foo Fighters

QOTSA/Biffy Clyro

Pendulum

The Cribs

Rancid

Chase and Status

[rivalschools.price]

What is it that makes the chili's so bad live?

[gazza_20]

theyre not always bad live.i've seen them put on some awesome performances.

its just that their 2007 reading performance sticks in everyones mind.they had been touring non stop for something like two years and decided it would be a good idea to jam through half their set.disaster.

on the subject of headliners that year,i thought smashing pumpkins were great and i watched ash instead of razorlight so cant comment on them.

2007 also marked the end of the 'real' kings of leon,this was the last great performance by them before they decided to go 'mega/stadium' and changed their sound to match.shame as they were awesome for the first few albums and were fantastic live.

[chappiepunk]

Different guess. Will all these similar thoughts going round, looks like if its a fair bit of it, could be a geat year. A lot predictable but what you expect.

Bloc Party

The Prodigy

The Raconteurs/No Doubt

Brand New

Afi

Maximo Park

Kasabian

Kaiser Chiefs

Editors

Death Can For Cutie

We Are Scientists

Less Than Jake

Vampire Weekend

Foo Fighters

QOTSA/Biffy Clyro

Pendulum

The Cribs

Rancid

Chase and Status

[VCK]

Another altered line-up:

FRIDAY

System Of A Down

Slipknot

Lostprophets

Limp Bizkit

Rancid

Atreyu

Billy Talent

Anti-Flag

Cancer Bats

Trash Talk

SATURDAY

Foo Fighters

Biffy Clyro

Pendulum

The Gaslight Anthem

You Me At Six

Less Than Jake

Twin Atlantic

Streetlight Manifesto

Airbourne

SUNDAY

Kasabian

Bloc Party

Manic Street Preachers

Death Cab For Cutie

MGMT

White Lies

Yuck

Jack Penate

One Night Only

Chapel Club

Maximo Park, Chase And Status and Placebo to headline NME.

[Banana Co]

Completely unrealistic but;

FRIDAY MAIN

Green Day

Prodigy

Placebo

Feeder

NME

Flaming Lips

Foals

Bon Iver

DANCE

Groove Armada

Beardyman

DJ Yoda

SATURDAY MAIN

R.E.M.

Editors

Doves

Noel Gallagher

NME

Avenged Sevenfold/Chase & Status (co-headlining)

Funeral For A Friend

The Subways

LOCK UP

Less Than Jake or The Subways

SUNDAY MAIN

Foo Fighters

Biffy Clyro

Iggy And The Stooges

Primal Scream

NME

Chemical Brothers

Graham Coxen

Delphic

LOCK UP

Dropkick Murphies

[mrtourette]

You get a +1 for not including Pendulum or Mumford.

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

I agree with the completely unrealistic bit. Great line-up though

[chappiepunk]

Great line-up though

[Banana Co]

Only if Green Day played a greatest hits set, and nothing off the last 2 albums.