Lineup 2014

[mattgimmeshelter]

Anyone attempted to figure out the clues on the wristband?

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do I know you?

A campsite of mates I was with spent the whole of friday morning trying to work it out. I didn't know this was a general thing that people were doing?

They came to conclusion that Kasabian were going to be playing a set at 22:10 on some stage. The fact there was a toaster fits with their new song "beanz". it's mega reaching I know but we were just having a laugh.

[dentalplan]

Yes thankyou dental, they were fantastic. Made me feel a little bit less shit about being dragged to gerard way.

Good man.

Downloading Whales and Leeches now - they were probably my biggest surprise of the weekend so cheers again.

Ah. That album kinda isn't as good as the other two (IMO) but still cool.

[evilduck]

That was my 8th Reading and it was pretty damn good. We were camped at the back of brown and had no dicks around us, although we packed up during the day on Sunday and left after Blink so didn't see any of the Sunday night twattishness.

Queens were the best thing of the weekend by a mile. It was a short setlist, but they packed in a load of great stuff. Millionaire and Do It Again were brilliant.

Other highlights included Drenge, Chvrches, Band of Skulls, The Hives and Metronomy.

[kemosabe]

on another note did anyone camp in pink moon camping? if so was it any good and how much did it cost?

[dentalplan]

All of your dignity.

[kemosabe]

worth it if I dont have to camp with chavs.

[seanz25]

on another note did anyone camp in pink moon camping? if so was it any good and how much did it cost?

We did the podpads in that area. Showers and toilets where very good for a festival smelt bad but where clean so can't complain. Still not sure it was worth £500 though. It's a massive treck to the main arena from there, although it took me just as long convincing security that my disability meant that without using the staff boat they'd need an ambulance the following morning. Even presenting a disability wristband, official doctors documents and being told transport would be available from FR. Proper bunch of jobsworth staff they where.

Edited August 26, 2014 by seanz25

[dentalplan]

worth it if I dont have to camp with chavs.

True that.

[FloorFiller]

i thought i was totally done with Leeds as it seemed to be slowly but surely going down the shitter, but this year was the first time since i stopped going in '10 that i thought i was really missing something. gutted that i didn't get to see QOTSA (who's set / setlist was just perfect) / JEW play Futures in full

Glastonbury will always come first for me but if they can pull together another decent lineup next year (and i can pull together the money) i may well attempt to return to Leeds

[justanothername]

Just a question about people saying the audience is declining each year, is it happening more festivals other than R&L?

[dentalplan]

Do you mean it getting worse, or do you mean the audience actually declining in numbers? Either way, yes I think so.

EDIT: Also, side note, I didn't realise Grey Worm from GoT played the 1xtra stage.

Edited August 26, 2014 by dentalplan

[Yellow_Fellow]

The audience numbers at Reading are doing just fine, it's selling more tickets than it used to back in ye olde glorie daes

[Dead throne]

Anyone seen Architects?

And how were Clean Bandit?

[justanothername]

Do you mean it getting worse, or do you mean the audience actually declining in numbers? Either way, yes I think so.

EDIT: Also, side note, I didn't realise Grey Worm from GoT played the 1xtra stage.

The audience numbers at Reading are doing just fine, it's selling more tickets than it used to back in ye olde glorie daes

It was more about the "quality" of the audience i.e LADs and Chavs. Should have been more clear

[justanothername]

Blood is streaming via NME now

http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/world-premiere-stream-pulled-apart-by-horses-brilliant-brutal-new-album-blood?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=pabhlpstream

[Rose-Colored Boy]

Just a question about people saying the audience is declining each year, is it happening more festivals other than R&L?

It was more about the "quality" of the audience i.e LADs and Chavs. Should have been more clear

V Fest actually imprvoed a lot this year.

[mattgimmeshelter]

reading was packed this year, crowd size of arctic monkeys definitely made it feel like it was a sell out year.

[TenInchToenaiIs]

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do I know you?

A campsite of mates I was with spent the whole of friday morning trying to work it out. I didn't know this was a general thing that people were doing?

They came to conclusion that Kasabian were going to be playing a set at 22:10 on some stage. The fact there was a toaster fits with their new song "beanz". it's mega reaching I know but we were just having a laugh.

nah mate, turned up at 5pm on Sunday

[atomised]

Funny that, I was over near the bar on the left of the arena on all 3 nights and the headliners crowds all seemed small. On Saturday night I crossed the arena just behind the sound tower with ease. Hadn't been able to do that for eminem last year.

Perhaps the crowds were more dense further forward

[Yellow_Fellow]

The crowds were v dense this year

Edited August 26, 2014 by Yellow_Fellow

[Rose-Colored Boy]

The crowds were v dense this year

As evidenced by the hordes pulled out unconscious.

[Gucci Piggy]

My friends hat got stolen by a very drunk Irish person, if anyone has any leads PM me

Hahahaha ffs I thought that said "My friend has got stolen by a very drunk Irish person".

[DarthSaul]

when does most of the shit you guys have been talking about (dicks in the campsite stuff) actually happen?

[Gucci Piggy]

Have any tours been announced yet?

[atomised]

Crossfaith in November