The line up is crap...

[kaosmark2]

That Saturday is still appalling. None of the bands fit The Cure and ignoring Gaslight, you've now got five bands in a row that sound a bit the same. I'm not a fan of having specific days where all of the bands on appeal to the same fanbase.

[dirtymookie]

Seeing as most of my mates have grown out of going due to other festivals that offer more bang for their buck (Reading has piss all on aside for the bands), meaning a much smaller camping group, the lineup is the most important factor in me deciding to go now.

I can cope with the feeling that I'm being mugged simply by being at the fest, if the lineup is good. I don't think that this years is. Its full of bands I think are crap as well as bands that if I really wanted to see them, I could have done so last year or the year before that. The Cure, At The Drive and a couple of lower placed bands aside, there's nothing that makes me want to go.

Really, would it have been that hard for FR to make some slightly more imaginative bookings - I actually hate KoRN, but I'd have been pleased to see them on the lineup for the first time ever, they're in the limelight again due to their stuff with Skrillex and they're touring that month ffs - but no, All Time Low, Enter Shikari and Crystal Castles again...

If the lineup was more imaginative I swear to god more people would go - you've got to be a hell of a committed fan of The Cure to buy a day ticket with that undercard. Its not as if FR would even have to cut out the commercial popular bookings that get the school leavers going - they could just balance the lineup - for example; The Flaming Lips, PJ Harvey or The Specials in at 3rd above Bombay Bicycle Club and then someone different and 'a bit cool' like TV on the Radio or Janelle Monae in for Crystal Castles or Angels and Airwaves (who could still go in the tent) and that attracts some of the Latitude or All Tomorrows Parties Crowd.

Do agree that this thread isn't exactly necessary btw - but you did ask a question so I gave a rant.

[2rare2die]

I fail to see how a band that has only played the festival twice before and haven't actually played other UK Festivals is a 'lazy' booking.

[2rare2die]

That Saturday is still appalling. None of the bands fit The Cure and ignoring Gaslight, you've now got five bands in a row that sound a bit the same. I'm not a fan of having specific days where all of the bands on appeal to the same fanbase.

[RichieParf]

How do Enter Shikari sound like any of the bands around them exactly? And i remember Placebo, Rage Against The Machine, and Slipknot all playing below Stereophonics in 2000 and it being an excellent day of music, so why should we have a day of bands just to fit The Cure?

[Bisque]

The crowd vanished after they played this.

Edited March 19, 2012 by Couchy

[Stylo92]

I'd disagree with a bit of that but I'd strongly recommend both Band Of Skulls & Pulled Apart By Horse, they are both great bands.

[moz4pm]

ATDI

Cribs

Mastodon

The Shins

Odd future

Blood red shoes

gallows

the cure

crystal castles

coheed and cambria

cancer bats

foster the people

graham coxon

hives

black keys

justice

two door cinema club

horrors

mark lanegan band

Yes there is a lot of crap on the lineup but there is plenty I want to see, There will always be more bands you dislike than ones you like but its the diversity of the festival that makes it so successful. There's some odd bandplacings this year but overall its a good lineup with a lot more to get excited about than last years

[kaosmark2]

The latest NME announcement has made a huge difference IMO. Mastodon and Lanegan! LANEGAN!

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

The only likely names getting thrown around for the 3rd sub spot were Dizzee Rascal & Bloc Party.

To be fair it's pretty hard to find any current acts that would fit in well under The Cure. IMO I think Flaming Lips would of done a good job under them.

[Joe-]

IMO the main stage isn't great, a few good ones, probably on par with previous years.

The NME is really good though. And the FR will probably be decent.

[Whittick]

There are so many bands that would be cheap, yet would make the line up so much stronger. Paul Weller ? Futureheads ? Garbage instead of Paramore ?

[Benj]

There are so many bands that would be cheap, yet would make the line up so much stronger. Paul Weller ? Futureheads ? Garbage instead of Paramore ?

[cheeseisamazing]

Hell, the two best bands on the day clash with each other!

[Vieuphoria]

They are not the best two. They are by far not the best.

[mrtourette]

'Best' is subjective, arguing about it is pointless. Everyone knows it's Foos and Mark Lanegan.

[rug568]

Mark Lanegan and the Cure for me.

[kaosmark2]

On the day, and that was before Lanegan was announced. I stand by how accurate the comment was at the time.

Lanegan >>>>>> the rest of the day put together.

[The Mean Bean]

The best 2 bands are The Cure and The Cure.

[Vieuphoria]

The Cure and Lanegan

[Gucci Piggy]

You Me At Six and All Time Low

[AcademicPistol]

Florence and Paramore.

Brian Badonde > the Reading and Leeds line up.

[rug568]

You Me At Six and All Time Low

[Gucci Piggy]

please say you're joking.

[Regular Chris]

The Cure and Social Distortion which is a bit of a problem