Why are Reading and Leeds so quiet this year?

[littlemisshouse]

I know in some opinions the line up is weak in comparison to other years but thats subjective

how come there is no excitement and tickets are selling so badly??

[Englishdragon]

I know in some opinions the line up is weak in comparison to other years but thats subjective

how come there is no excitement and tickets are selling so badly??

[she bangs the drums]

I guess its just a mixture of the line up and people finding it difficult to find £200 for a leisure event or choosing to spend £200 on something else instead. I wasn't going to go until I got a cheap ticket off ebay for £70 less than face value, tickets on ebay are all about supply and demand and the supply this year definitely outweighs the demand.

Like you say, the line up is subjective though I don't think anyone can argue that this years line up is full of re-cycled bands, there are not many bands on the line up that are really exclusive (despite what Melvin says) that punters think wow.

Muse are the biggest band playing and they have played every festival in Europe of the past few years so despite the bollocks that they are exclusive in Europe or whatever the promoter is saying, some people will just think its not worthwhile spending £200 to see them and others.

Personally I'm really looking forward to the weekend more than the actual bands though I am really looking forward to seeing Muse, Jane's Addiction, The Streets, Strokes, Glassjaw, The Offspring, Deftones and Enter Shikari so there will be plenty to enjoy.

[swede]

I know in some opinions the line up is weak in comparison to other years but thats subjective

how come there is no excitement and tickets are selling so badly??

[MEGABOWL]

Its all subjective really. OP say the lineup is weak but this is the first time Ive been since 2008 and I got my tickets due to the lineup and the fact I could get babysitters. Ive been to Glasto 2009-2011 but the fact there are so many bands that I wouldnt get to see at Glasto i.e. MCR/Offspring/Rise Against/DFA/Deftones really swung it for me this year, I cant wait !!

[jump]

I wouldn't say there isn't any excitement, I was smoking outside a tube station in central not too long ago and I saw a couple of girls getting giddy about going to Reading today.

[gooner1990]

Too many festivals, recycled bands, dreadful headliner on the Friday (MCR), high prices for tickets (although I too picked up a spare for £120) etc

[Poppington]

Even though i've seen most of the bands there before i still think the line-up is good. Am gutted though that i paid full price for a ticket at the end of last year's festival while quite a few others have picked them up for a good price. Oh well nevermind.

[Englishdragon]

Think the problem is they've mixed up the target audience, most people seem to either love friday and hate the other 2 days or hate most of friday and love the other two

[littlemisshouse]

Well I'm gutted I want to go but could do without the cost, my o/h canT afford it but if I were to go I'd get a right mouthful and in the process I'm losing 400 so to be honest I am looking forward to the whole weekend being over with. Can't WAIT to watch it on tv all weekend :/

[FestivalFriend]

this is a mystery to me too. good line up, good festival and cheap tickets and still nobody wants to go!

insted a bunch of people went to v wich is a shitty 2 day festival with a shitty pop line up and full of kids!

[Sparticus]

If anything the fesitval is too diverse this year. The main stage has a lot of different genres on it, and whilst there's some great acts playing, there is absolutely no flow at all, except for the MCR day.

Plus, no real usp, no big act has reformed and is exclusively playing (Pulp have played quite a few other shows), and the one stadium sized headliner they have has toured the circuit to death for the last five years.

[moz4pm]

the weekend is whatever you make of it, i've been going since 2004 and initially i did think this was a weak lineup. To combat that I did what I havent done since 2005, i checked out all the bands i didnt know already to give myself more value for money out of my ticket. And as a result theres 63 bands i want to watch, twice as many than any other year I've been to, glastonbury aside there arent many festivals that give you as much variety in the lineup as leeds and reading

[DJL]

... Whole load of reasons - people seem to have less expendable income each year yet prices have continued to rise, more festivals to choose from (for bands as well as punters), lots of recycled acts and overall a line-up which seems to have disappointed more people than it has pleased. If the forecast was better they probably would have had a bit of a surge too.

Personally, now I know the stage times, I'm happy with the line-up - enough bands to keep me interested with few clashes and limited stage hopping.

[shoptildrop]

this is a mystery to me too. good line up, good festival and cheap tickets and still nobody wants to go!

insted a bunch of people went to v wich is a shitty 2 day festival with a shitty pop line up and full of kids!