Your own personal ultimate Reading Festival

[sjseabass]

Thought I'd try to come up with, from my own personal PoV, the best lineup that Reading could sort-of-feasibly provide for me. By this I mean all bands in more-or-less the positions as if they had been booked this year (although I have moved The Hives up because their placing is bizarrely low), vague 'theme' running through each main stage day, right balance of acts from different genres and eras, etc. Can only include bands which could actually be booked right now - no defunct bands (even if they could theoretically reform)! Basically, you're playing Reading Festival Booker: The Video Game. This is what I've come up with (and it demonstrates just how well-served I've been by the festival the last few years ):

Friday

Main Stage

Radiohead

Queens of the Stone Age

Buzzcocks

Enter Shikari

Brand New

The Gaslight Anthem

Bowling For Soup

Taking Back Sunday

Idlewild

NME / Radio 1 Stage

The Vaccines

Maximo Park

Metronomy

Death From Above 1979

The Joy Formidable

The Subways

Cold War Kids

Spector

Howler

Future Of The Left

Lock Up Stage

Refused

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

Cerebral Ballzy

Festival Republic Stage

The Naked And Famous

Nine Black Alps

Pete and the Pirates

White Denim

Shrag

DZ Deathrays

Saturday

Main Stage

Arcade Fire

Bloc Party

The National

The Maccabees

Frank Turner

We Are Scientists

Laura Marling

The Futureheads

Los Campesinos!

NME / Radio 1 Stage

At The Drive-In

Klaxons

The xx

The Hives

Pulled Apart By Horses

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster

Battles

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes

Funeral Party

Dinosaur Pile-Up

Lock Up Stage

Alkaline Trio

Killing Joke

Gallows

Festival Republic Stage

Feeder

Twin Atlantic

Lower Than Atlantis

Pull In Emergency

Iceage

We Are Augustines

Sunday

Main Stage

Foo Fighters

System Of A Down

Weezer

Lostprophets

Rise Against

Sum 41

Billy Talent

Cancer Bats

Hundred Reasons

NME / Radio 1 Stage

Bombay Bicycle Club

Crystal Castles

Miles Kane

Blood Red Shoes

Cage The Elephant

Chapel Club

The Young Knives

Anna Calvi

The Airborne Toxic Event

Tom Vek

Dance Stage

Nero

Simian Mobile Disco

Jagur Skills

Festival Republic Stage

The Hold Steady

Django Django

Johnny Foreigner

Grouplove

Alt-J

Stagecoach

Yes, I was very bored tonight. If you are too, give it a go .

[Andre91]

If I was booking next year:

Biffy Clyro

Avenged Sevenfold

Weezer

Cypress Hill

Bring Me The Horizon

Sum 41

The All-American Rejects

Four Year Strong

Twin Atlantic

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

White Lies

Vampire Weekend

Miles Kane

Cage The Elephant

The Subways

Jamie T

Jack Penate

The Stone Roses

Dizzee Rascal

White Lies

The Enemy

Foster The People

The Gaslight Anthem

Panic! At The Disco

Hyro Da Hero

Pulled Apart By Horses

NME:

The Vaccines

Foals

The View

KoRn

All Time Low

Less Than Jake

Chase & Status

Wu-Tang Clan

MGMT

Lock Up/Dance Stage Headliners:

New Found Glory

Bad Religion

Knife Party

Also, Festival booker would be a cool game

[Vieuphoria]

I got bored at work again. So why not. I just jumbled up the days/stages. Ensuring a dance/rock/alternative/punk headliner on each night. I also deleted some of the poop and replaced it with other stuff I like ha. As popular as they are... I've given Enter Shikari the year off.

Friday

Mainstage

The Cure

The Black Keys

The Maccabees

Public Enemy

Crystal Castles

Angels & Airwaves

Metronomy

Band Of Horses

Blood Red Shoes

NME/Radio One Stage

Justice

Foster The People

The Courteeners

Graham Coxon

Passion Pit

Santigold

Azealia Banks

Django Django

Friends

Here We Go Magic

Lock Up

Social Distortion

Anti-Flag

Every Time I Die

The Bouncing Souls

Trash Talk

Touche Amore

Festival Republic Stage

The View

Young Guns

Lower Than Atlantis

King Charles

We Are In The Crowd

Dog Is Dead

Saturday

Main Stage

Kasabian

Florence & The Machine

Kaiser Chiefs

Bombay Bicycle Club

The Shins

The Gaslight Anthem

The Hives

The Subways

The Joy Formidable

Los Campesinos!

NME/Radio One Stage

At The Drive-In

Rancid

Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

Billy Talent

Mark Lanegan Band

Dinosaur Jr

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip

Twin Atlantic

Pure Love

Futuresound Comp Winner Thing

Dance Arena

SBTRKT

Katy B

Little Dragon

Jaguar Skills

Modestep

Bassnectar (DJ Set)

Festival Republic Stage

Feeder

The Futureheads

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

Bastille

02:54

Zulu Winter

Sunday

Main Stage

Foo Fighters

Soundgarden

Tenacious D

Bullet For My Valentine

Wu-Tang Clan

Mastodon

Eagles Of Death Metal

Cancer Bats

Pulled Apart By Horses

NME/Radio One Stage

The Vaccines

Two Door Cinema Club

The Horrors

NoFX (Secret Set)

Miike Snow

Deaf Havana

Tribes

Dry The River

Howler

Of Monsters And Men

Lock-Up

Less Than Jake

Me First & The Gimme Gimmes

Gallows

Trubonegro

Saves The Day

Good Riddance

Festival Republic

Sleigh Bells

Battles

Veronica Falls

Grimes

Niki & The Dove

S.C.U.M

Edited July 7, 2012 by Vieuphoria

[sjseabass]

If I was booking next year:

Biffy Clyro

Avenged Sevenfold

Weezer

Cypress Hill

Bring Me The Horizon

Sum 41

The All-American Rejects

Four Year Strong

Twin Atlantic

Arctic Monkeys

Bloc Party

White Lies

Vampire Weekend

Miles Kane

Cage The Elephant

The Subways

Jamie T

Jack Penate

The Stone Roses

Dizzee Rascal

White Lies

The Enemy

Foster The People

The Gaslight Anthem

Panic! At The Disco

Hyro Da Hero

Pulled Apart By Horses

NME:

The Vaccines

Foals

The View

KoRn

All Time Low

Less Than Jake

Chase & Status

Wu-Tang Clan

MGMT

Lock Up/Dance Stage Headliners:

New Found Glory

Bad Religion

Knife Party

Also, Festival booker would be a cool game

[Vieuphoria]

Last.FM tried a game like this. Where you booked bands a month a head or something, and then got points for how popular those bands were in a months time. It was alright but nothing came of it. Would be a good thing for this site having thought about it.

[Andre91]

I like it your lineup! And yeah, need to pitch Festival Manager to Sega or someone. Start off at a local fest and end up booking for Glastonbury, use real acts (including new ones thanks to the wonders of the internet). I'd buy it, and so would the other couple of dozen people on here who make their own lineups .

[VCK]

Not gonna bother adding an NME because it'd be pointless creating a clash. This is Leeds POV by the way:

FRIDAY

The Stone Roses

The Flaming Lips

Primal Scream

Happy Mondays

The Gaslight Anthem

We Are Scientists

Graham Coxon

Howler

Dog Is Dead

SATURDAY

Rage Against The Machine

Pixies

Weezer

The Darkness

Rancid

Sublime (With Rome)

Billy Talent

Millencolin

Pure Love

SUNDAY

Arcade Fire

Pulp

Manic Street Preachers

Public Enemy

Maximo Park

Feeder

Eagles Of Death Metal

Young Knives

Yuck

I know a lot of the bands on there are oldies, but yeah.

[AcademicPistol]

^ Sublime with Rome above Billy Talent *scratches head*

[Gucci Piggy]

Cheers dude I just realised I put White Lies twice, it should be Editors below The Stone Roses and Dizzee haha yeah that'd be pretty awesome, get pitching haha.

Also, for my lineup, I'd have CKY, Smut Peddlers on the Lock Up too. And maybe The Network who could play a few Green Day tunes too ! Would be so unlikely though :L

[Andre91]

I was about to say just leave White Lies in there twice, but if you're gonna replace them with Editors it's cool.

[sjseabass]

They can just not play Leeds, it's fine . Are they working on new stuff at the moment? Would love to see them on main next year

[Andre91]

They can just not play Leeds, it's fine . Are they working on new stuff at the moment? Would love to see them on main next year

[Gucci Piggy]

I haven't actually heard anything about White Lies working on new material unfortunately. But Editors new album should be out early 2013 and they said they'd be back in England early 2013.

[Vieuphoria]

I hope their new abum is better than the last one. The last one was utter shite.

[Whittick]

Friday.

Main:

Tool

Smashing Pumpkins

Jane's Addiction

Placebo

Ice Cube

Rancid

Dinosaur Jr.

+44

Young Guns

Pure Love

NME:

Chase & Status

Crystal Castles

Miike Snow

Lock Up:

Social Distortion

Flogging Molly

FR:

The Subways

Saturday.

Main:

Radiohead

Soundgarden

Santana

Paul Weller

Mastodon

Afghan Whigs

Jack Penate

Futureheads

Grimes

NME:

The Mars Volta

How to Destroy Angels

Battles

Dance:

Devo (although they're not really dance)

SMD

FR:

Feeder

Sunday.

Main:

Pearl Jam

Black Keys

Love & Rockets

Cypress Hill

Sonic Youth

Jesus & Mary Chain

Battles

Tribes

Bastille

Howler

NME:

Vampire Weekend

The xx

Spector

Lock Up:

Sublime with Rome

Alkaline Trio

FR:

Yo la Tengo

Edited July 10, 2012 by Whittick

[thetime]

I haven't actually heard anything about White Lies working on new material unfortunately. But Editors new album should be out early 2013 and they said they'd be back in England early 2013.

[AcademicPistol]

Friday.

Main:

Tool

Smashing Pumpkins

Jane's Addiction

Placebo

Ice Cube

Rancid

Dinosaur Jr.

+44

Young Guns

Pure Love

NME:

Chase & Status

Crystal Castles

Miike Snow

Lock Up:

Social Distortion

Flogging Molly

FR:

The Subways

Saturday.

Main:

Radiohead

Soundgarden

Santana

Paul Weller

Mastodon

Afghan Whigs

Jack Penate

Futureheads

Grimes

NME:

The Mars Volta

How to Destroy Angels

Battles

Dance:

Devo (although they're not really dance)

SMD

FR:

Feeder

Sunday.

Main:

Pearl Jam

Black Keys

Love & Rockets

Cypress Hill

Sonic Youth

Foster the People

Battles

Tribes

Bastille

Howler

NME:

Vampire Weekend

The xx

Spector

Lock Up:

Sublime with Rome

Alkaline Trio

FR:

Yo la Tengo

[The Mean Bean]

Friday.

Main:

Tool

Smashing Pumpkins

Jane's Addiction

Placebo

Ice Cube

Rancid

Dinosaur Jr.

+44

Young Guns

Pure Love

NME:

Chase & Status

Crystal Castles

Miike Snow

Lock Up:

Social Distortion

Flogging Molly

FR:

The Subways

Saturday.

Main:

Radiohead

Soundgarden

Santana

Paul Weller

Mastodon

Afghan Whigs

Jack Penate

Futureheads

Grimes

NME:

The Mars Volta

How to Destroy Angels

Battles

Dance:

Devo (although they're not really dance)

SMD

FR:

Feeder

Sunday.

Main:

Pearl Jam

Black Keys

Love & Rockets

Cypress Hill

Sonic Youth

Foster the People

Battles

Tribes

Bastille

Howler

NME:

Vampire Weekend

The xx

Spector

Lock Up:

Sublime with Rome

Alkaline Trio

FR:

Yo la Tengo

[Vieuphoria]

The split isn't full confirmed. But I can't imagine a tour and such any time soon. But Kim and Thurston have been working together on the new Yoko album so they must still be talking.

[VCK]

^ Sublime with Rome above Billy Talent *scratches head*

[Gucci Piggy]

I hope their new abum is better than the last one. The last one was utter shite.

[Vieuphoria]

Good to know. Used to like them in their 1st/2nd album era stuff. the third was a bit poop for me. Had the new tracks sound better.

[Whittick]

Fantastic line-up, I'd definitely pay to go to this in an instant. But one question; Sonic Youth 5th from top, are you out of your fucking nut? (I'm sorry if that comes off as harsh, I just really really really really really love Sonic Youth... and they've split).

Edited July 10, 2012 by Whittick

[AcademicPistol]

Paved the way for 3rd Wave Ska in the 90s, massively influential band for that genre. They should be higher, in fact.

[Chinaski_]

Neil Young

Pixies

Jack White

The National

Graham Coxon

Grizzly Bear

The Shins

Les Savy Fav

The Walkmen

Fang Island

Arcade Fire

Nine Inch Nails

Jane's Addiction

The Mars Volta

Death From Above 1979

Rancid

The Gaslight Anthem

The Bronx

Hot Water Music

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Smashing Pumpkins

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Beck

Dinosaur Jr

Explosions in the Sky

Sunny Day Real Estate

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

Silversun Pickups

A Place to Bury Strangers

Cloud Nothings

bit American/Canadian biased, not fussed about other stages as I would never leave the Main.