Lineup 2014

[Gucci Piggy]

I've bought day tickets twice and both times it was just for the headliner.

[justanothername]

I've bought day tickets twice and both times it was just for the headliner.

Looks like my pointed has been debunked.

But to festivals I been for a day there normally has been some other intensive to go and pay the price of the ticket (expect for when I went to Leeds in 2012 as my uncle didn't want to go any more so I took the ticket). But that is how I do things I guess

[Muppetmark]

Paramore pulled out of two dates in the US due to exhaustion and a chest infection. They will be nowhere near their best when reading comes around. Blink on last nights showing could rival qotsa for best IMO (I didn't even like blink till last night)

[kemosabe]

Im a little confused about the entire Band of Skulls thing... surely you don't want the FR stage finishing that early??

[2rare2die]

I've yet to be impressed with QOTSA in the two and a half times I've seen them at festivals, hoping this will be the year they prove me wrong about them as a live act.

[northwestuk]

You can swich your shifts with others...

If i was you i would camp with your mate and do your shifts (i know people who did this last year) at the WORST they will kick off... Almost cirtainly wont and you will have a good festival

why blacklist yourself when you might be able to get away with it?

Yeah, thanks for that

I may try it. So at worst if it was disallowed and I did it could I be kicked off the scheme, or would I actually be kicked off the site too?

[mrtourette]

It sounds like while they don't like volunteers camping with the general public it isn't banned or anything. If you're that bothered spend £40 on a cheap tent and sleeping bag to set up in the volunteers area and show our face their a few times and have your proper set-up with your mates. Gotta be better than losing £230.

[rawaudioinput]

Yeah, thanks for that

I may try it. So at worst if it was disallowed and I did it could I be kicked off the scheme, or would I actually be kicked off the site too?

They'd probably wag their finger but I can't see them coming down on you very hard; as long as you turn up on time for your shifts I can't see much of a problem

[dentalplan]

An empty sleeping bag would be suspect though. You should probably create a dummy of some sort.

[mrtourette]

Also a system of levers and pulleys that run underground to the general camping area, so that they dummy could be made to move around.

[Gucci Piggy]

Looks like my pointed has been debunked.

But to festivals I been for a day there normally has been some other intensive to go and pay the price of the ticket (expect for when I went to Leeds in 2012 as my uncle didn't want to go any more so I took the ticket). But that is how I do things I guess

To be fair it wasn't 100% normal circumstances. I wanted to go for the weekend but my mate wasn't allowed to, and then a couple of my brother's mates were going on the Strokes day so I decided to get a day ticket and go with them and join my brother's group.

And then Muse announced they were playing Origin in full and my brother was a being a little arseface about it like "Waheyyy I'm seeing Origin in full Will waheyyy", so my mum was like "Do you wanna go Will? I'll get us day tickets", so FUCK YOU brother. And then in the end she couldn't go so gave her ticket to my brother's friend and we just went and joined my brother's group.

So yeah basically one day ticket was because it was the next best thing after not being able to do the weekend (although I did only really pay the £90 for The Strokes (yeah £90 for that shite)), and the other was just for Muse, but I didn't pay for the ticket anyway.

Edited August 7, 2014 by Will-2609

[craigyb31]

On the NME website its been said that there will be an arena sized band playing a secret set at both Reading and Leeds, any thought on who it could be?

[justanothername]

To be fair it wasn't 100% normal circumstances. I wanted to go for the weekend but my mate wasn't allowed to, and then a couple of my brother's mates were going on the Strokes day so I decided to get a day ticket and go with them and join my brother's group.

And then Muse announced they were playing Origin in full and my brother was a being a little arseface about it like "Waheyyy I'm seeing Origin in full Will waheyyy", so my mum was like "Do you wanna go Will? I'll get us day tickets", so FUCK YOU brother. And then in the end she couldn't go so gave her ticket to my brother's friend and we just went and joined my brother's group.

So yeah basically one day ticket was because it was the next best thing after not being able to do the weekend (although I did only really pay the £90 for The Strokes (yeah £90 for that shite)), and the other was just for Muse, but I didn't pay for the ticket anyway.

Cool story

But I just realized that the only festival tickets I have bought for the day was both times I went to BST Hyde Park (which is more an outdoor gig than a festival) and I only paid full price for one of them as Neil Young was £2.50. I got Leeds from my uncle so that was a gift for my birthday and my dad bought Download day tickets for me and my brother for working hard during exams (apparently we were so he just bought them...).

But to add to this someone I know was going to get a day ticket for Biffy Clyro but it was too much for her and someone this year was going to get a day ticket for Arctics (and he is a huge fan as he doesn't listen to much else) and he decided it was too much even when I offered he could stay the night and leave on the Monday. So there has to be a lot of intensive to go from my perspective.

[sjseabass]

Nickelback

[justanothername]

On the NME website its been said that there will be an arena sized band playing a secret set at both Reading and Leeds, any thought on who it could be?

Probably be someone like Kaiser Chiefs at the end of the day...or Green Day as they're booked to play every year apparently

[sjseabass]

Be pretty funny if it just turned out to be Frank Turner

[Gucci Piggy]

Cool story

But I just realized that the only festival tickets I have bought for the day was both times I went to BST Hyde Park (which is more an outdoor gig than a festival) and I only paid full price for one of them as Neil Young was £2.50. I got Leeds from my uncle so that was a gift for my birthday and my dad bought Download day tickets for me and my brother for working hard during exams (apparently we were so he just bought them...).

But to add to this someone I know was going to get a day ticket for Biffy Clyro but it was too much for her and someone this year was going to get a day ticket for Arctics (and he is a huge fan as he doesn't listen to much else) and he decided it was too much even when I offered he could stay the night and leave on the Monday. So there has to be a lot of intensive to go from my perspective.

Aye I was talking to someone this morning who's considering a day ticket for QOTSA but because of them not playing last at Leeds doesn't know if it'll be worth it (and not really wanting to see anyone else).

[dentalplan]

Why would it matter who plays last? Was that person Matt and they really want it to be dark?

£100 is too much for a festival set by any band providing it wasn't a massive one-off show. I wouldn't pay that for Queens and the other ten bands I'd see.

Edited August 7, 2014 by dentalplan

[6t6o6m]

Think it will be Slipknot haha. Nah, don't know. Hope it's leaked before I'm there!

[dentalplan]

Bands of Skulls have reiterated that there's no clash with AM and there's a 15 min changeover. Is there anyone dancey likely to close? There's too many bands on that day for it to finish early surely.

I just spotted they've moved The Minutes to the morning before so it seems that's how they've done that.

[northwestuk]

The idea of a tent in both crew area and normal camping with my mate is brilliant, thanks!

Haha! Buy a creepy manikin and a tape player making snoring sounds or something.

[purplebenny]

On the NME website its been said that there will be an arena sized band playing a secret set at both Reading and Leeds, any thought on who it could be?

Does it say both?

Says a secret act, doesn't say if at Leeds aswell..

[craigyb31]

Does it say both?

Says a secret act, doesn't say if at Leeds aswell..

Thats how i read it any way, sorry for double podt flipping phone lol

Edited August 7, 2014 by craigyb31

[craigyb31]

Ffs no double post

[Gucci Piggy]

Why would it matter who plays last? Was that person Matt and they really want it to be dark?

£100 is too much for a festival set by any band providing it wasn't a massive one-off show. I wouldn't pay that for Queens and the other ten bands I'd see.

Was more just a contributing factor tbh. Rest of lineup doesn't appeal, costs a lot, QOTSA playing in the light.

And no it wasn't Matt, definitely not Matt.