2013 Lineup

[gazza_20]

The Bloc Party ones? They're roughly the same size but the MCR dates were warm-ups for their album coming out, and there were only 3. Their proper tour for the album was in arenas (even if they didn't sell them out).

[lightning1000]

Fratelli's played 3rd from top with the enemy 4th and biffy clyro 5th.

[lightning1000]

It was the day when qotsa subbed rage in 08

[Gucci Piggy]

Yeah, we're talking about TITP though

[Yellow_Fellow]

Biffy Clyro? Ugh... Am I the only person who finds them incredibly dull?

[Andre91]

if this is dull, you have ADHD.

[Gucci Piggy]

Unless they suddenly become hugely mainstream-popular, I reckon they'd be tried out as a headliner first at Download before Live Nation/Fest Republic would want to take the risk of them headlining Reading/Leeds.

[madday_]

They did sell them out

[Gucci Piggy]

I was thinking today about Soundgarden. If their new album is released this year as has been said by them, they must be likely to appear at a festival next year.

Having played Download and Hard Rock Calling this year, I can only see R&L and Sonisphere as possibilities for them next year.

If Sonisphere does go ahead I can definitely see Pearl Jam or Soundgarden playing there. If it doesn't go ahead, I could easily see Pearl Jam playing Hard Rock Calling and Soundgarden playing R&L.

Or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself. I really want Pearl Jam or Soundgarden to play next year.

[Chinaski_]

if this is dull, you have ADHD.

[Chinaski_]

I was thinking today about Soundgarden. If their new album is released this year as has been said by them, they must be likely to appear at a festival next year.

Having played Download and Hard Rock Calling this year, I can only see R&L and Sonisphere as possibilities for them next year.

If Sonisphere does go ahead I can definitely see Pearl Jam or Soundgarden playing there. If it doesn't go ahead, I could easily see Pearl Jam playing Hard Rock Calling and Soundgarden playing R&L.

Or maybe I'm just trying to convince myself. I really want Pearl Jam or Soundgarden to play next year.

[Vieuphoria]

and to be fair that Biffy Clyro is far different to the most recent Biffy Clyro. Newer Biffy is rather dull... that said older Biffy is kinda shit.

[Justiceforcedave]

I do find it funny how Bloc Party fans seem to be in denial to a certain degree about their popularity. Seems to happen a lot on these forums.

Sadly for BP I think their days of subbing at a large festival like Reading are over. I think their chances of headling are minimal, even if they split up and got back together again they're not going to be causing huge ripples.

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

Tbh if they played reading next year i wouldnt expec anything less than a sub slot or headline nme slot. A lot does hinge on the success of their new album, but i think they just will always pull a big crowd (well at least next year). Plus melvin loves putting bands too far up the line up.

[eFestivals]

Didn't you say they were in with a shout in your view for Glasto though?

I possibly did, but I'm pretty sure it would have been an "in the future" sort of thing and not "next year".

I think they might headline TITP next year. From what i've heard the Scots go mental over Scottish bands, so I doubt it would be too conversational if they headlined.

As they're subbing at IOW and Download and headlined Sonisphere last year, surely they can't be that far off? Considering Arcade Fire and MCR have headlined in the last two years, and Biffy are bigger than both were before the line up was announced, I really can't see that popularity is really that much of a problem.

yeah, I can see them perhaps headlining T next year. As you point out, there's a reason why they'd work as headliner there before they'd work for a similar fest in England.

[Mouseboy11]

Surely Pearl Jam wouldn't play HRC again so soon? Maybe they will i'm not sure what they're like with repeats.

[Mouseboy11]

Pendulum have split up to, so no them.

[Vieuphoria]

They've split up?

Oh this is fantastic news

[eFestivals]

They've split up?

Oh this is fantastic news

not only did they say they've split up, they pretty much said that the music they did with Pendulum was for kids.

/me sits back and waits for their to be a trend about "I always thought Pendulum were shit" from those who've been lapping them up.

[PurpleFire]

not only did they say they've split up, they pretty much said that the music they did with Pendulum was for kids.

/me sits back and waits for their to be a trend about "I always thought Pendulum were shit" from those who've been lapping them up.

Edited June 19, 2012 by PurpleFire

[Yellow_Fellow]

Knife Party Rob Swire's new dance act is just Pendulum in Dubstep Drag

Edited June 19, 2012 by Yellow_Fellow

[Vieuphoria]

"don't really feel like going back to junior school anytime soon".

Brilliant. So shit, then they think they're shit.

efestivals just made my day

[Yellow_Fellow]

I don't really get the hate for Pendulum. They wrote good DnB and had a good thing going with In Flames. But I guess in EDM you have to stay at the front of the scene, and that's what they're doing.

[kaosmark2]

They wrote good DnB

[eFestivals]

I don't really get the hate for Pendulum. They wrote good DnB and had a good thing going with In Flames. But I guess in EDM you have to stay at the front of the scene, and that's what they're doing.

one day you might see what's very funny about what you've written there.