More POP at Reading/Leeds

[adam1234]

This is not something that I neccessarily want myself as I would like L&R to stay away from V festival type acts. However with big changes anticipated next year could we see more pop acts integrated into the line-up? I think that there could definately be positives as long as the organisers chose the right kind of acts. I could see the likes of the Noisettes, Ellie Goulding, Paloma Faith, FUN, No doubt going down quite well. What do you think?

[jump]

Why is that when they say more dance and diverse music people assume it means pop especially if Sabbath is in the pipeline?

[mrtourette]

Probably, they won't compete directly with V and have the likes of Rihanna in high spots but it would certainly give more space for V/R&L crossover acts to play (although R&L has always had acts like those you listed).

[adam1234]

Why is that when they say more dance and diverse music people assume it means pop especially if Sabbath is in the pipeline?

Edited November 13, 2012 by adam1234

[Andre91]

I'm hoping the changes will be more Hip-Hop. That's all I think R&L could do with improving. That and a few more heavier bands.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

I'm hoping the changes will be more Hip-Hop. That's all I think R&L could do with improving. That and a few more heavier bands.

Edited November 13, 2012 by Frankly Mr Shankly

[jump]

To me unless R&L move dates it will be very stupid to compete with V as the pop fest, they are already a week apart so people will have to make a direct choice between the two with V the likely winner due to them already being known as the pop fest.

[LondonTom]

I can't see it being more pop and those types of acts as said before, what would the point in it moving closer to compete with V?

Plus if they are moving the moving the headliners around to attract a new audience (The Cure/ Sabbath if true) the two ideas seem to conflict no?

80's retro stage ftw!

[thetime]

80's retro stage ftw!

[Hart Attack]

Please, NO POP! Get more rock/metal/punk.

[kaosmark2]

ATP tent please.

[Chinaski_]

ATP tent please.

[thetime]

ATP tent please.

[kaosmark2]

Hell yes!

I don't see why people think there's going to be any significant changes to the music on offer. By 'more dance' they probably just mean an extra DJ stage somewhere and maybe having two days of dance and one of lock up.

[Dead throne]

Faggot.

[kaosmark2]

Faggot.

[Bisque]

Faggot.

[LondonTom]

I'd love some LMFAO.

[kaosmark2]

I was talking about the definition of Pop with a friend yesterday. His example of Dancey pop was Daft Punk.

Using his definition. More pop please!

[mrtourette]

Yeah pop is a bitch to define.

I wouldn't see the likes of Ellie Goulding or Paloma Faith as pop and that sort of stuff would be quite welcome at R&L, unlike tripe like Little Mix, Girls Aloud, Ollie Murs, etc. that you get at V or T.

[AcademicPistol]

Yeah pop is a bitch to define.

[mrtourette]

It's easy for you to define, but what other people consider to be pop varies from person to person. Makes discussion about it very difficult.

[eFestivals]

It's easy for you to define, but what other people consider to be pop varies from person to person. Makes discussion about it very difficult.

Yep. Because pop has become a dirty word, the vast majority who listen to pop - such as the sort of music which dominates EVERY festival (bar a few very specialist ones) - refuse to accept that they're listening to pop.

Metallica? pop music.

Foo Fighters? pop music.

Just about every 'indie' band ever (post '84)? pop music.

Etc, etc, etc.

[mrtourette]

By the correct definition yes, but many people don't see it that way so with all these different definitions (right or wrong) it's hard to pin down and have a conversation about pop music, because it's different to everyone. That's what I meant by it's hard to define.

[AcademicPistol]

It shouldn't be considered a genre. Just an abbreviation of the word popular and that's were the problem lies.