2013 Headliners

[mblackhouse]

http://twitter.com/vf

Pearl Jam?

[she bangs the drums]

http://twitter.com/vf

Pearl Jam?

[eFestivals]

I think VF are a few days late with that one....it was posted on this thread last Friday, just go back a few pages!

I'm pretty sure that's a fake.

[Lithium05]

I'm pretty sure that's a fake.

[luckysalt]

I think all those acts could play even if that image is a fake.

Andy has said the 3rd headliner will be soon, not long to wait at all actually.

Which makes me think its this week probably Thursday the day before tickets go back onsale.

[AcademicPistol]

I think all those acts could play even if that image is a fake.

Andy has said the 3rd headliner will be soon, not long to wait at all actually.

Which makes me think its this week probably Thursday the day before tickets go back onsale.

Edited September 24, 2012 by AcademicPistol

[mrtourette]

I though it looked fairly realistic. Are you sitting on some information that disproves it perhaps?!

[eFestivals]

I though it looked fairly realistic. Are you sitting on some information that disproves it perhaps?!

I've just had a graphics expert look at it ... he's convinced it's faked.

I'm less sure, but there's still some stuff that strongly suggests to me that it is faked.

[eFestivals]

Pearl Jam have been downgraded from SR to R in the last couple of days so I'd imagine so.

nah, that was me changing my mind about how it should be listed in the first place rather than something new having me change it.

[5co77ie]

Running it through 'shop reveals a few weird anomalies - the star behind it isn't correctly overlaid on the left of the image and goes into some weird repeat behind the Download logo - something not ususal on the posters of previous years, the angles of the spikes also don't match on this 'second wave'

The over shadowing on the main logo - bottom left at the D and the overly red flames top right - aren't repeated on the rest of the images on the left and right of the page - where orange is orange and not red. I concede it's possible the camera angle and whatever screen it's being displayed on may cause some weird colouring effects - but the fact the blinds in the image (right) and the thumb and live nation logo are clear - suggest the image blur is on the image being projected. However the skulls, and flowers on the left aren't blurred.

Talking of which it seems the Pearl Jam logo has an under image ghost - the other two Rammstein and Maiden are above - as are Download logo and the dates. Also weirdly Stone Sour has absolutely no ghosting and QOTSA far less - I don't know how a camera would out the focus on only the top half of the screen without motion blur. And blur the middle of the image not the edges.

The on sale image to is too over burnt left and right - way above anything' when the image contrast is fiddled with - suggesting this has been edited - perhaps it actually said 'Headlining' a ghost of the 'H' under 'On suggests it's been 'shopped.

The clincher though is the totally focused and colour correct bottom of the Lotus Flower (from last year's poster) top centre - a direct repeat of last year's image - yet bizarrely showing scan lines and completely 'off image'.

I'm pretty sure this isn't a real image, and the poster has been put together and then displayed for the purpose of this photo. I'd suggest the Live Nation header to give it authenticity actually gives it less so - why would a letter head prove the image (on screen) real? It's not like it would have been posted.

A good and original effort.

Edited September 24, 2012 by 5co77ie

[mrtourette]

nah, that was me changing my mind about how it should be listed in the first place rather than something new having me change it.

[Deckard69]

Well I think the perfect line up would be:-

Fri - Main Stage

Tool

Machine Head

The Cult

Sabaton

Ghost

Katatonia

2nd Stage headliner

Lost Prophets

Sat - Main Stage

Iron Maiden

Stone Sour

Motley Crue

5 Finger Death Punch

Twisted Sister

Volbeat

2nd Stage Headliner

Deep Purple

Sun - Main Stage

Rammstein

Deftones

Limp Biscuit

Mastadon

In Flames

WASP

2nd Stage Headliner

30 Seconds to Mars

What u think guys?

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I would have to get at least a day ticket if TOOL headline the Friday, though with that god awful under card I'd be turning up as they arrive on stage. Machine Head, subbing, really? They played last year a slot lower & have done little to nothing to warrant a return, never mind a return in a slot higher.

[biffoire]

I would have to get at least a day ticket if TOOL headline the Friday, though with that god awful under card I'd be turning up as they arrive on stage. Machine Head, subbing, really? They played last year a slot lower & have done little to nothing to warrant a return, never mind a return in a slot higher.

[jump]

Machine Head were pushed down the bill as Prodigy requested Chase and Status to sub for them apparently. Otherwise they would have been 2nd on the bill.

[AcademicPistol]

But to the point they are not required to play back to back years. F*ck off Machine Head.

Edited September 24, 2012 by AcademicPistol

[neilloggie]

Considering they only managed to produce one album of any worth before splitting and having a money-grabbing reunion I doubt it'd be any good.

*ducks incoming abuse*

[kaosmark2]

I find Machine Fucking Head really really boring. I've seen them 3 times now and they've never impressed me.

*is really inviting a lot of abuse*

I think they do a lot for charity, as they proved by giving the proceeds from the Christmas No1 and doing a free gig afterwards.

[biffoire]

I thought MH were great when they threw their toys out the pram with the Soni organisers and somehow got rebooked thinking they were heroes.

Special Fucking Guests? Big Fucking Babies more like.

[AcademicPistol]

*is really inviting a lot of abuse*

[she bangs the drums]

I thought MH were great when they threw their toys out the pram with the Soni organisers and somehow got rebooked thinking they were heroes.

Special Fucking Guests? Big Fucking Babies more like.

[Sparticus]

Quick question, why is everyone predicting tool when a perfect circle are touring four months before download, not headlining obviously.

[lharris92]

not everyone is predicting tool

but otherwize they could easily tour a few months after as tool. (think of PJ and SG this year )

[Hart Attack]

I've just had a graphics expert look at it ... he's convinced it's faked.

I'm less sure, but there's still some stuff that strongly suggests to me that it is faked.

[thejimbola]

I assume any 'leaked posters' are fake these days. I know just how easy it is to make them, and how would anyone have gotten a hold of the actual poster anyway? If there's a leak, it's generally just a list of bands from either an inside source or Kerrang or someone announcing early.

This is one I made the other day and stuck on Facebook, just to see if anyone would buy it: