Glassjaw

[Hart Attack]

Saturday NME/R1 Stage.

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialReadingFestival

[Welshyyy]

special guests? says same on Leeds facebook but for Sunday

[Hart Attack]

That's what I was thinking. Assuming it's not an April fools joke...

[Welshyyy]

Someones brought it up on Leeds festival facebook saying 'April Fools' and Leeds Festival homepage replied with 'no not april fools' or something

[Englishdragon]

They have been added to the official site as the special guests.

Anybody else never heard of them?

Edited April 1, 2011 by Leeds_Brett

[Welshyyy]

They have been added to the official site as the special guests.

Anybody else never heard of them?

[mrtourette]

Are they on Spotify? Maybe they don't really exist

[pink_triangle]

I would have thought they a bit too small for an april fools joke. Would seem pointless using a band many have never heard of for this purpose.

[mrtourette]

Yeah I thought that, they've just played a couple of UK gigs this week so maybe they were waiting for those to pass before announcing.

[Welshyyy]

doesn't sound to bad?

[gary1979666]

Glassjaw are amazing - been around a while.

[Hart Attack]

Surprised by the reaction... haven't listened to them much myself (although what I've heard sounds good), but I've seen them requested quite a lot. I was expecting a lot of 'f**k YEAH!'s, but it seems to be mostly '...who?'s at the moment.

[therefused]

YESSSSSSSSSS. I love this band. Does anyone know who there likely to clash with?

[Banana Co]

IMO they are one of those bands that has good music but when the singer starts to sing it sounds bad.

[Banana Co]

Bit of a boring special guest really.

[jump]

Has anyone noticed they are using a different font on their name on the line up poster on the official site?

[circlepit]

Both Glassjaw albums are classics in the punk / hardcore world. Worship and tribute crossed over to the NME shoegazing world as well...GJ should be ace in the tent. Daryl's vocals are always a bit cruddy live but there should be plenty of GJ army screaming back the words.

On another note RE the nme tent, I wish you indie followers would move about a bit in the tent, where's the fun in standing still while watching guitar bands go mental on stage?

Will never understand I guess.

[Banana Co]

Has anyone noticed they are using a different font on their name on the line up poster on the official site?

[jump]

Cause they are special guests I think.

[Banana Co]

So was Serj in 2010 and they didn't use a different font. Special Guests is just a place holder on the line up poster till the band is announced.

[Welshyyy]

YESSSSSSSSSS. I love this band. Does anyone know who there likely to clash with?

[Banana Co]

Chance are they'll clash with Jimmy Eat World

[Welshyyy]

Or The National.

[onemangang]

they are rubbish

[jump]

they are rubbish