more stages for Reading/Leeds

[thetime]

The arena defiantly needs expanding at Reading, I thought, I didn't expect it to be that small at all! Not for the size of the festival. (Though in some ways a good thing, as it's fucking easy to go from stage to stage!).

[the wonderwhy]

Yeah, the arena was definitely a lot smaller/more cramped than I thought it would be. Then again, I can say the same for the campsites

Looking at the site map there's a big gap between purple, brown & orange, not sure what's there but it means they might be able to shift everything along a bit?

[Yellow_Fellow]

Can we have a Pitchfork stage?

Please?

[guitarbhoy1888]

What they need is better food options, something like Healthy T from T In the Park. (Just because their changing it up, so may as well get decent grub in!)

[guitarbhoy1888]

im gonna go for a full dance stage (house, techno act) not commercial dance. more like the slam tent at T

an unsigned tent ... send in a tape and you could get picked

and a heavier stage

i don't think bedroom jams exists anymore.

at TITP its the transmission stage now

which is a kind of alternative stage

this year it had ...the blackout, jake bugg, reverend, PABH ect.

looking forward to the announcement before xmas though

[mrtourette]

A little tent or something like the BBC stage given over to an independent record label for each day to put a load of their bands on would be a nice touch (I think they do this on the Thursday night at Leeds).

[jump]

im gonna go for a full dance stage (house, techno act) not commercial dance. more like the slam tent at T

an unsigned tent ... send in a tape and you could get picked

and a heavier stage

i don't think bedroom jams exists anymore.

at TITP its the transmission stage now

which is a kind of alternative stage

this year it had ...the blackout, jake bugg, reverend, PABH ect.

looking forward to the announcement before xmas though

[5co77ie]

Wondering if something like the Jaegar Truck would work at both? It doesn't actually need a tent or much space.

[guitarbhoy1888]

There was one at Camden Crawl, Download, Hevy and Slam Dunk this year and normally there's one at Soni too.

[LondonTom]

i was at both T and leeds this year and i have to say. 90% of the healthy T stalls were actually at leeds ...

[mrtourette]

I am concerned that these extra stages might not actually be musical, but promotional alcohol/video game tent/stages that they usually have littering around the outside of the arena with a couple of unsigned bands chucked on during the day to give it some validity.

Also might be worth thinking why they'd want to do this, expanding the dance range has always looked likely but do they really need two or three new stages to do that? I smell a cheap excuse to raise ticket prices.

Edited November 1, 2012 by mrtourette

[nowyouregideon]

I've always said Dance Stage needs to be separate to Lock-Up. The tent is rammed a lot of the time for the Dance, spills to outside the tent a lot of the time whereas I always see the Lock-Up pretty empty.

[jump]

I've always said Dance Stage needs to be separate to Lock-Up. The tent is rammed a lot of the time for the Dance, spills to outside the tent a lot of the time whereas I always see the Lock-Up pretty empty.

[thetime]

Rubbish I've seen the Lock Up being rammed plenty of times.

[5co77ie]

Benn says, "a lot more diversity of music" I guess that means they won't be so rock orientated anymore.

[mrtourette]

Benn says, "a lot more diversity of music" I guess that means they won't be so rock orientated anymore.

[jump]

That mainly for the headliners isnt it? Ive been in there and the crowd has been sparse on occasions.

[thetime]

Flogging Molly, Alakline Trio, Frank Turner, Gallows, Plain White Ts, Capdown, King Prawn I all remember being rammed despite them not being the headliners and even when the tent isn't rammed you need space for the circle pits.

[jump]

Wouldnt argue but there has been time the crowd has been sparse, usually go in there early to check out someone ive never heard of.

[Englishdragon]

Flogging Molly, Alakline Trio, Frank Turner, Gallows, Plain White Ts, Capdown, King Prawn I all remember being rammed despite them not being the headliners and even when the tent isn't rammed you need space for the circle pits.

Edited November 1, 2012 by Englishdragon

[2rare2die]

Wouldnt argue but there has been time the crowd has been sparse, usually go in there early to check out someone ive never heard of.

[jump]

I think this news is the nail in the coffin for Leeds being the festival it was 10 years ago and the final push towards mainstream acts. The way its worded I think the Lock up will be down to 1 day again (which will be one of the new areas), there will be a new dance tent and then the Relentless stage at leeds will become a actual stage for both festivals.

[Englishdragon]

I'm not understanding the logic of extra stages to be added means getting rid of the existing stages.

Edited November 1, 2012 by Englishdragon

[mrtourette]

I'm not understanding the logic of extra stages to be added means getting rid of the existing stages.

[jump]

Because it makes sense due to space, the 6 current stages are

1. Main

2. NME

3. FR

4. Lock up

5. Dance

6. BBC Introducing

2 of those are actually one stage so to say 8, maybe 9 it must mean that they are thinking of turning the stage that is split in 2 to 3. That way you get

1. Main

2. NME

3. FR

4. BBC Inro

5. Dance stage becomes 3 days in a new tent NEW STAGE 1

6. Lock up (1 day)

7. New stage instead of dance stage (1 day)

8. New Stage (1 day) NEW STAGE 2

9. Relentless tent becomes a recognized stage - NEW STAGE 3

I cant see, due to space, how they can do it any other way