Best show ever?

[DL50]

My favourites have been Radiohead and Gallows 2009

Weezer, Biffy and the Libertines 2010

[tamzaghi9]

Easily NiN in 2007. By far the best performance from a band I have ever seen.

[madday_]

Panic! at the Disco & MCR last year.

But that's the only one I've been to so not much experience haha

[sjp_121]

Pulp and Arcade Fire are the best for me.

Weezer and MCR a close second.

[RichieParf]

Muse last year for me - toughie though, could easily have been blink, lostprophets in 07 or Pulp.

[muffinman]

Panic at the disco were a good surprise last year, real good crowd at Leeds I thought.

Edited March 4, 2012 by muffinman

[Cydonia_90]

From each year:

2008: RATM

2009: Radiohead

2010: Toss up between Arcade Fire and Weezer, they were both incredible that weekend!

2011: Muse, closely followed by Elbow.

Edited March 4, 2012 by Cydonia_90

[TYLER_4]

Muse 06

Justice/ RATM 08

[Hawky]

09- Prodigy

10-Pendulum

11- Pulp

[rustysub]

NINE INCH NAILS

[Dukeeyyy]

Elbow were amazing last year

[SamSheppard]

09- Prodigy

10-Pendulum

11- Pulp

[harderfaster]

NIN 07. Feeder 06. Pulp 11. Rage 08. Didn't think Radiohead's set was as blinding as everybody is making it out to have been - it was very good, but no better than I'd expect it to be.

[JT436]

As half the people in this thread have said already, Arcade Fire in '10. While the crowd was small it was incredible. Everyone there seemed to be completely absorbed in the performance, and the connection between the band and the crowd because of this created a fantastic atmosphere. And the band themselves were faultless as always!

Also, Weezer and blink-182 in '10, Pulp, Elbow and The Antlers in '11.

Edited March 4, 2012 by JT436

[LEMON_WOLF]

Last year was my first time going but Descendents were pretty epic!

[jazz565]

top 5 just because it makes me happy remembering them!

5) Biffy Clyro 2010

4) Miles Kane 2011

3) Queens Of The Stone Age - 2010

2) The Maccabees 2010

1) Arcade Fire 2010

[dip]

07. Biffy Clyro/Lostprophets

08. RATM

09. Marmaduke Duke

10. Weezer

11. MyChem

[redcarsgofaster]

2005 - Arctic Monkeys in the FR Tent was epic, I had heard the hype but went in knowing no songs. It was rammed, and everyone else knew every word before anything had been officially released, pretty special.

Kasabian were brilliant that year too.

2006 - Primal Scream

2007 - Arcade Fire

2008 - n/a

2009 - Radiohead / The Prodigy

2010 - Arcade Fire / Magnetic Man

2011 - n/a

[JWC126]

Pulp into Strokes last year was the best few hours of live music I've ever watched. Everyone was putting Strokes down last year and it might not have been their best live performance, but just the fact it was the first time I've seen them, adn all my mates and the crowd around us were well into it and going crazy made it special for me. Pulp are just insane live, i only knew a few songs but they made me feel as into it as much as a hardcore fan, which I think is the mark of a great live band.

Weezer in 2010 were awesome as well, and I though Pete Doherty's solo slot in the FR trent last year was great.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Other than those already mentioned, from this year... Fucked up. Great show.

[Sam Halliday]

2007 - Turbonegro / Maximo Park

2008 - Metallica / Tenacious D (RATM were dissapointing. Nowhere near Download '10 standards)

2009 - Faith No More

2010 - Weezer

2011 - Death From Above 1979/F****d Up (Only went the Sunday)

[Hart Attack]

2008 - Rage Against The Machine, Metallica

2009 - Lostprophets

2010 - Blink-182, Weezer, Limp Bizkit

2011 - My Chemical Romance, 30 Seconds To Mars

[kaosmark2]

NIN. Obviously.

[dclarke12]

Only doing past 2 years as I forget who was what year etc. before that:/

but top 3 would be Weezer and blink in '10 and pulp last year although panic! at the disco, my chemical romance, 30 seconds to mars were all brilliant! and who could forget my personal man crush - frank turner in 10 and twice in 11!

these were at Leeds by the way

[Wheezy the Penguin]

Arcade Fire 2010. Easily. Close enough to the stage to appreciate how talented they are, size of the crowd made it feel almost intimate, a humble yet faultless performance.

Best performance from 2011 - DFA1979/The National. 2009 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Maybe? Struggling to recall a standout act.