How the Main Stage should look?

[VCK]

So quite a few people have been saying that this year's Main Stage is weak. Personally I think there is a good mix of bands but it suffers a similar problem to 2009 in that it looks unorganised and bands are wrongly placed, some of which are too high up.

This is in the order of how it would be at Reading. The Friday is a mix of Indie and more heavy bands like it used to be until a few years ago, the Saturday is, as usual, more Indie oriented and heavy Sunday is back again. I added Stereophonics because I couldn't think of anyone else to fill their slot who aren't exclusives at other festivals.

FRIDAY

The Strokes

Stereophonics

The Offspring

Madness

Jimmy Eat World

Seasick Steve

Two Door Cinema Club

The Blackout

Architects

SATURDAY

Pulp

Elbow

Interpol

The National

Friendly Fires

The View

Frank Turner

The Pigeon Detectives

The Joy Formidable

SUNDAY

Muse

My Chemical Romance

30 Seconds To Mars

Deftones

Enter Shikari

Rise Against

Bring Me The Horizon

Taking Back Sunday

We Are The Ocean

[mrtourette]

All makes sense apart from adding the Stereophonics, although I'm glad that The National have been put in 'too high'.

[VCK]

All makes sense apart from adding the Stereophonics, although I'm glad that The National have been put in 'too high'.

[Banana Co]

Remember Arcade Fire were not as well known and now they are one of the biggest bands in the world.

[VCK]

Remember Arcade Fire were not as well known and now they are one of the biggest bands in the world.

[jump]

They were pretty well known when they headlined, but that set last year only boosted their profile even further.

I meant 2007 when they were on before RHCP and I remember thinking that 2nd was a bit high for a band of their (then) stature.

[jonnyx]

Stereophonics ?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

[mrtourette]

Don't forget MCR, another critically aclaimed US band that FR have pushed up the bill.

Edited May 25, 2011 by mrtourette

[hazzamid11]

Next it will be bands like You Me At Six up th..... oh wait they just pretend to be American.

[Banana Co]

Next it will be bands like You Me At Six up th..... oh wait they just pretend to be American.

[Yellow_Fellow]

How do either of those bands do that?

[Jackmypie]

Swap Stereophonics with RATM or QOTSA And it would be a sweeet line up.

[JWC126]

Well Fat Josh sings in the worst Californian accent ever for a start...

[Calzum]

How do either of those bands do that?

Edited May 27, 2011 by Calzum