Who is the 3rd headliner likely to be?

[Asdaprice]

A bands are probably given secret slots due to having a good relationsip with the festival, people read too much into it imo.

[mrtourette]

True, but what I meant was from the festivals perspective, wouldn't they think an element of "oh we had the press/hype with their secret slot last year and so many thousand people saw them". I dunno, but like I said, I just would find it abit weird if I was the organiser. I'd want variety. Still good booking though should they get it.

[dentalplan]

Just out of interest, when was the last time an act played stadiums/large outdoor shows in the same Summer as R+L?

[jump]

True, but what I meant was from the festivals perspective, wouldn't they think an element of "oh we had the press/hype with their secret slot last year and so many thousand people saw them". I dunno, but like I said, I just would find it abit weird if I was the organiser. I'd want variety. Still good booking though should they get it.

[jump]

Just out of interest, when was the last time an act played stadiums/large outdoor shows in the same Summer as R+L?

[luckysalt]

From my understanding Green Day are the thrid headliner and are doing the aresnal ground because they want a UK date around the time of their other euro shows because they feel it will be a big merch seller, something they think would be lacking from festival shows.

[purplehaze81]

Chas + Dave for 3rd headliner!

[pat carney]

both green day and system of a down played 'river rave' in 2001, could be them

http://members.tripod.com/modern_music/concertreviews00100.html

Edited February 26, 2013 by pat carney

[Asdaprice]

People who went last year couldn't all fit into the tent and they didn't play Leeds. There was a rumour that Green Day didn't enjoy playing R&L before that so it could of been the case of it being a chance to butter them up for the future. A good booking is very debatable imo, they still have their non-sold out London date aswell as coming off the frotman having breakdown and 3 dud albums.

[jump]

System have played with all of these so I am assuming they are all the 3rd headliner.

Mars Volta (who will reform and get bumped up)

Linkin Park (who people like and therefore must be playing)

Madonna who (fits the pop description)

Coldplay

Black Eyed Peas

Guns N Roses

Gorillaz

Nine Inch Nails

Ozzy

Black Sabbath

Green Day

Nickleback

Eminem

Travis

Kings Of Leon

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Snow Patrol

Rihanna

Slipknot

Foo Fighters

Beastie Boys

Chemical Brothers

Prodigy

New Order

Oasis

Snoop Dog

Iron Maiden

Blink 182

Metallica

White Stripes

Basement Jaxx

Muse

Rammstein

Counting Crows

The Stokes

Tool

[jump]

Yeah, true I guess.Regarding the good booking thing, I guess I see things differently. When I go to a fest I like the headliners to be classic, the kind that has songs everyone knows, and know how to perform with energy and intensity. Green day also haven't been playing too much new stuff live (and god forbid if they tried to do do's or tres live....). Plus they haven't played a uk fest headline slot in a while. Your arguably "good" bookings, like arctics with their succesful 2 albums about to promote their "exciting" 3rd.....were shit. Didn't energise the crowd, looked bored, and played terribly. KOL, bad as well. Obviously there's other factors, blink sung terribly despite being an old classic to degrees, and chili peppers were practically having a hissing fit on stage, but green day look like the still perform. I'd prefer that then a headline slot to a band off 1 or 2 albums

Edited February 26, 2013 by jump

[Asdaprice]

That doesn't really change that Green Day are on a bit of nose dive lately and lots of bands fit your description better.

Who said Artic Monkees & Kings Of Leon were/are good bookings? As for the complaint about hissy fits from Chili Peppers didn't Billie Joe throw a hissy fit at a fest which kick started his rehab thing and canned tour dates?

[jump]

True, but seeing as Green Day are the most heavily rumoured I thought I'd talk about them.....

Loads of people have said they are good bookings, the comments I make aren't all directed at you. Although I would find it interesting to see who you do think would be a good booking, because you seem to most suggestions? Other then AC/DC?

RHCP was a band on potential break up hissy fit, they all looked pissed at each other. Billie Joe was just a drug fuelled incident at Justin Bieber, not the band. Plus he's coming out of rehab. I'm gonna assume he'll be OK and the band chemistry will be fine, but if not then yes, they're fucked.

[thewayiam]

I've just been told it will be NME tent they'll headline. Of course things change, but thats what Ive heard.

[thewayiam]

System have played with all of these so I am assuming they are all the 3rd headliner.

Mars Volta (who will reform and get bumped up)

Linkin Park (who people like and therefore must be playing)

Madonna who (fits the pop description)

Coldplay

Black Eyed Peas

Guns N Roses

Gorillaz

Nine Inch Nails

Ozzy

Black Sabbath

Green Day

Nickleback

Eminem

Travis

Kings Of Leon

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Snow Patrol

Rihanna

Slipknot

Foo Fighters

Beastie Boys

Chemical Brothers

Prodigy

New Order

Oasis

Snoop Dog

Iron Maiden

Blink 182

Metallica

White Stripes

Basement Jaxx

Muse

Rammstein

Counting Crows

The Stokes

Tool

[jump]

And I'd bet it'll be the Biffy day. Put Rise Against subbing them that day and it becomes pretty strong.

And jump dived straight in having a go at me for suggesting a guy might know something on a 1st post.

[thewayiam]

Stop playing the victim, 3/4 times a year you read a rumour and then start going about how it's a fact before you realise it's not.

[jump]

I'm not playing any victim lol. No part of me said it was fact, that's you putting words as usual into people's heads.

Edited February 26, 2013 by jump

[Duw13]

What would we say is the order of likelihood then? Something like-

Black Sabbath

*Unexpected/unmentioned curveball*

Green Day

Blur

Linkin Park

AC/DC

The Who

Metallica

[thewayiam]

Let me change that statement to multiple times a year you get carried away when hearing a rumour (like right now with how you're saying NIN are playing NME) from a very weak source and I was reminding you what normally happens in this situation that it turns out to be false before you get any more excited.

Also the phrase is putting words into peoples mouth.

[jonodillieono]

And I'd bet it'll be the Biffy day.

Edited February 26, 2013 by jonodillieono

[Mouseboy11]

If it's an exclusive show in the UK this year it'll be rammed.

[jump]

not me

[thewayiam]

People will die.

I might be over estimating them a bit but I'm pretty sure Nine Inch Nails have a massive following* and so putting them up against the smallest headliner (well probably smallest) would be pretty silly

*I'm thinking they have around the same size fanbase as The Cure

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

People will die.

I might be over estimating them a bit but I'm pretty sure Nine Inch Nails have a massive following* and so putting them up against the smallest headliner (well probably smallest) would be pretty silly

*I'm thinking they have around the same size fanbase as The Cure