2013 Lineup

[AcademicPistol]

I can really sense the Josh Homme influence on their 2 newest albums.

They have always been a band I think are descent but the way they have evolved I really respect because that is very for a band to do successfully especially when their first 2 albums were so sucessfull.

[gazza_20]

The Bad Thing, Teddy Picker, Only Ones Who Know, D Is For Dangerous are some of their best imo. Tbh i like the whole album. Regarding Suck It And See, The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala, All My Own Stunts, Don't Sit Down.. and Library pictures are some of my picks, not to mention Suck It And See being one of the best songs Turner has ever written. But my favourite off the album is Black Treacle.

[AcademicPistol]

I would like to add though I think brick by brick is the worst song I have heard from them. Ever.

[Andre91]

Correct me if im wrong but didnt turner make a comment on the lines of arctic monkeys being a good recording band rather than a good live on.

Ive only seen them once and was disapointed and left for the gossip.

[VCK]

READING FRIDAY/LEEDS SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

Biffy Clyro

The Prodigy

Garbage

Lostprophets

Frank Turner

A Day To Remember

Mona

City And Colour

We Are The In Crowd

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Chase And Status

OFWGKTA

READING SATURDAY/LEEDS SUNDAY

MAIN STAGE

The Killers

Snow Patrol

White Lies

Death Cab For Cutie

Noah And The Whale

Gogol Bordello

The Joy Formidable

Jamie T

Girls

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Placebo

Tribes

READING SUNDAY/LEEDS FRIDAY

MAIN STAGE

Green Day

Soundgarden

You Me At Six

Rancid

Bring Me The Horizon

Young Guns

Twin Atlantic

Alexisonfire

Streetlight Manifesto

NME/RADIO 1 STAGE

Friendly Fires

Vampire Weekend

Edited April 12, 2012 by VCK

[Shootenanny!]

I would like to add though I think brick by brick is the worst song I have heard from them. Ever.

[MAD HARRY 27]

well it does yes, but i was saying most people's 1st. I find it a bit boring, I don't think you'll easily find a better debut album than arctic's 1st and it it heavily thought of as one of the finest debut's ever, 2nd in my opinion had good tracks but some of them showed lack of imagination. Alex his self said they don't know how to make a big hit anymore.

Cornerstone IMO is the best song off of Humbug by a fair bit. Potion Approaching starts like it's going to be good then it just isn't. Pretty Visitors is IMO the 2nd best, it's alrite but Corner Stone in my view can be repeated many times and is the only one.

Humbug is a very slow and dreary easy to turn of album IMO.

[MAD HARRY 27]

I would like to add though I think brick by brick is the worst song I have heard from them. Ever.

[willutalk]

READING FRIDAY/LEEDS SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

Biffy Clyro

The Prodigy

[Dan R]

The Prodigy under Biffy I really couldn't see happening. After The Prodigy headlining Download they wouldn't accept an offer to sub and Biffy Clyro have less experience compared to The Prodigy. Yes Biffy headlined Sonisphere in 2011. + The Prodigy personally I think bring me to the stage the Biffy. Bffy could well headline just it wouldn't happen with The P subbng. Nice line-up nevertheless !

[Andre91]

The Prodigy could headline next year because they're headlining somewhere else this year. Muse headlined in '11 after headlining everywhere in '10, Foo's are headining this year after doing the rounds last year. See a pattern here ? Haha! The Stone Roses are an option too then :L

[2rare2die]

SLEEPER!!! (not heard them mentioned for ages and got a bit excited lol, The It Girl was a great album!)

[thetime]

As long as its not all headliners thats predictable and is a bit different thats fine by me. What destivals need is a kick up the arses and not have same headliners every year like muse/arctic monkeys/foos/kol/kasabian and the likes.

[thetime]

SLEEPER!!! (not heard them mentioned for ages and got a bit excited lol, The It Girl was a great album!)

[2rare2die]

Sleeper - delicious is one of the best indie pop songs of all time.

[Banana Co]

I would like to add though I think brick by brick is the worst song I have heard from them. Ever.

[Shootenanny!]

Have you heard Choo Choo? Its an early demo, listen to that and I garuntee you will change your mind

[Gucci Piggy]

I actually like Choo Choo

[kaosmark2]

All this talk of Arctics having one of the best debuts of all time depresses me. They're a pretty good band, but fuck me, I've heard dozens of better debuts than that.

[Martino231]

I'd love to see The Prodigy headline next year. They're one of the few reasons that I'd consider going to Download this year. The Prodigy, Blur and Green Day would be my dream line up but with the apparent disbanding of Blur, they're not very likely.

[2rare2die]

A few debut albums that beat Arctic Monkeys (off the top of my head, and just my personal opinion of course)

G N' R - Appetite For Destruction

Pearl Jam - Ten

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Weezer - The Blue Album

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (counted as her debut outside of Canada)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Slipknot - Slipknot

[Hart Attack]

A few debut albums that beat Arctic Monkeys (off the top of my head, and just my personal opinion of course)

G N' R - Appetite For Destruction

Pearl Jam - Ten

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine

Weezer - The Blue Album

Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (counted as her debut outside of Canada)

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Slipknot - Slipknot

[Banana Co]

Arcade Fire - Funeral

The Strokes - Is This It?

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan

[AcademicPistol]

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

[Andre91]

Slipknot - Slipknot

Edited April 13, 2012 by Andre91