system of a down

[kev1664]

Did it? Most people slagged it off when it was announced and in the end all it did was show Strokes up compared to Pulp.

[kev1664]

Rubbish, the Strokes were brilliant and Pulp only played one song from their best album, and even that sounded bad compared to the rest of the set

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

Well having System & Eminem headline makes the line up seem a little dated, hell if it was 2001 I'm sure people would be going mad for it. Add to that whilst Biffy might be a headline sized band now, that massive tour will put a lot of people off forking out for another chance to see them.

Actually, that sounds exactly like something R&L would book, so maybe you're right.

[Lithium05]

Rubbish, the Strokes were brilliant

[dentalplan]

Biffy, SOAD and Eminem all played the same day in 2001.

BORING REPETITIVE FESTIVAL

/s

[kev1664]

Well having System & Eminem headline makes the line up seem a little dated, hell if it was 2001 I'm sure people would be going mad for it. Add to that whilst Biffy might be a headline sized band now, that massive tour will put a lot of people off forking out for another chance to see them.

Actually, that sounds exactly like something R&L would book, so maybe you're right.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

The same could have been said for RATM and Metallica in 2008 only replace 2001 with 1996. It's how the festival seems to book.

[DL50]

Biffy, SOAD and Eminem all played the same day in 2001.

BORING REPETITIVE FESTIVAL

/s

[jump]

Didn't System have Deftones supporting them on their US tour last year?

[Lewis Cato]

Yeah they did

[2rare2die]

Yes they played in 2001 but that was 12 years ago!

V had the Killers play 3 times in 6 years

TITP had Kasabian come back after 2 years, and Snow Patrol after 3 years

It does annoy me when Reading repeat bands lower down e.g. Enter Shikari and Crystal Castles, but headliner wise you cannot say that it is repetitive and boring

[kev1664]

Very true. But at least RATM were riding the first wave of reunion hype & Metallica are established as one of the biggest constant touring heavy bands in the world. Add to that the Killers, who at the time were at their peak commercially & it's not hard to see why that sold well.

Where as System have nothing new to offer since their Download headline set, Biffy subbed Download last year & are undertaking a MASSIVE tour in the Spring & Eminem is hit & miss live & has certainly divided opinion on whether he should have been booked again... & then the organisers sit around scratching their heads wondering why it's not an instant sell out, deary me.

Edited January 8, 2013 by kev1664

[jonodillieono]

Eminem

System of a Down

Deftones

I'm starting to think that's really likely

[zahidf]

If system of a down are playing, they will play second from top under Black Sabbath imo. I imagine they are big fans of Sabbath, and would be ok subbing them.

E.g, soundgarden last year subbing Sabbath at download.

[jump]

If system of a down are playing, they will play second from top under Black Sabbath imo. I imagine they are big fans of Sabbath, and would be ok subbing them.

E.g, soundgarden last year subbing Sabbath at download.

[allan14]

I cant see them not headlining, just as the have only played in the UK once in such a long time. Them under Sabbath would be a pretty amazing night tho!

[eFestivals]

personally, I think Melvin would be hesitant about booking SOAD again, because there were very nearly serious crowd issues last time they played. If i'm remembering rightly it ended up as just a broken limb or two, and Melvin did his best to play it all down.

[jump]

personally, I think Melvin would be hesitant about booking SOAD again, because there were very nearly serious crowd issues last time they played. If i'm remembering rightly it ended up as just a broken limb or two, and Melvin did his best to play it all down.

[eFestivals]

Haven't things changed tho? You've got the 2nd barrier now and System have lost a bit of intrest since 2003.

yep, but I still think that Melvin would put some thought into whether it was a sensible booking to make, as it wouldn't have taken much for that to have become a (very bad) career-defining moment for Melvin.

[2rare2die]

personally, I think Melvin would be hesitant about booking SOAD again, because there were very nearly serious crowd issues last time they played. If i'm remembering rightly it ended up as just a broken limb or two, and Melvin did his best to play it all down.

[SOAD]

Fuck yeah! Really can't see SOAD not playing now... SOAD and Biffy as headliners = absolutely incredible. PS again to people saying they can't headline... they're one of the biggest metal bands of all time and it would only be their second and third UK dates within 8 years so the demand will be there.. will be very shocked if they sub.

[thewayiam]

To add the any headline rumors for them. It seems the fest has had headliners which have only subbed at Reading and Leeds.

[jump]

Was that at Reading or Leeds? Seem to remember them having to stop their set for a while at Leeds because of the front barriers collapsing, but they've since moved the main stage (due to the chaos in '09) and put in the second barrier in place, so they may feel the safety issues have been addressed.

[mrtourette]

They're nowhere near one of the biggest metal bands of all time.

[SOAD]

To add the any headline rumors for them. It seems the fest has had headliners which have only subbed at Reading and Leeds.