Who is the 3rd headliner likely to be?

[Ukulelelad92]

The emirates gig wasn't a flop, standing tickets sold out in no time. It's just the lack of people wanting to pay £70 for seated tickets causing the problem

[evilduck]

I'd still be fairly pleased with Green Day as the third headliner. Despite their shit recent albums, they usually do a pretty long setlist with older stuff so it won't all be new rubbish.

[dancelittleliar]

Teenagers shit themselves for Green Day honestly, besides perhaps Arctics it's the best band they could book for the GCSE age group. The reason for low Emirates sales is probably more to do with the expense for young un's than a dip in popularity. There are plenty of headliners who could just sell out an arena that have played (i.e. Arcade Fire, The Cure, My Chemical Romance etc.). It would do leaps and bounds for the Leeds sales

Just to put it into perspective for Leeds, it's been 3 years since they played in the north (Manchester July 2010) and 4 years since they played yorkshire (Sheffield October 2009)

Edited March 7, 2013 by dancelittleliar

[Muppetmark]

the problem for green day is that its during the exam time for us younguns, i have a gcse 2 days after it, so we arent buying tickets. also standing is back on sale for some reason o.O

[dart]

Teenagers shit themselves for Green Day honestly, besides perhaps Arctics it's the best band they could book for the GCSE age group. The reason for low Emirates sales is probably more to do with the expense for young un's than a dip in popularity. There are plenty of headliners who could just sell out an arena that have played (i.e. Arcade Fire, The Cure, My Chemical Romance etc.). It would do leaps and bounds for the Leeds sales

[zahidf]

The emirates gig wasn't a flop, standing tickets sold out in no time. It's just the lack of people wanting to pay £70 for seated tickets causing the problem

[Asdaprice]

Yeah I'd be pleased with green day. If they repeat the 2004 set that would be just dandy.

I find it odd though, getting a headliner who you just got to do a secret set the year before. Something about that seems abit cheap to me. Maybe they were struggling for ideas.

Still, green day, eminem, and biffy clyro. S'not bad, especially with NIN and system

[Muppetmark]

Nah they don't, teenagers shit themselves far more for acts like Kasabian than Green Day, like rhcp Green Day aren't really 'in' for teenagers these days they've past it a bit.

[jump]

Loadsa stadning seems to be left

https://www.stargreen.com/green-day.html

It'd help Leeds sales to have Green Day. Would do Fuck all for Reading sale though.

[dancelittleliar]

Nah they don't, teenagers shit themselves far more for acts like Kasabian than Green Day, like rhcp Green Day aren't really 'in' for teenagers these days they've past it a bit.

[dart]

the vast majority of teenagers i know shit themselves more for Green Day than Kasabian, maybe i just have weird social circles but Green Day are one of the most popular bands at my age group

[dancelittleliar]

I'd be more inclined to think you have weird social circles haha, Green Day are not very popular amongst various people at my age group I find

[dart]

I don't know what your school is (or was) like, but in my year (Yr 11) that's just plain wrong. Green Day is far, far more popular than Kasabian, even now. Them and Arctics are probably the two universally teenageally loved bands nobody would pass down an opportunity to see,

[Muppetmark]

I don't know what your school is (or was) like, but in my year (Yr 11) that's just plain wrong. Green Day is far, far more popular than Kasabian, even now. Them and Arctics are probably the two universally teenageally loved bands nobody would pass down an opportunity to see,

[dancelittleliar]

The thing that Green Day have about them is the name, everyone knows them and that goes down well at a festival. Like, I wasn't a Cure fan but I bought a ticket last year because I liked a few of their songs and thought it would be the last chance I get to see them. I can see Green Day selling a hell of a lot of tickets off the back of their American Idiot singles amongst the youngsters

[Asdaprice]

yeah i think green day would go down well at a fest. They're a band I wouldnt pay to see at their own show, but at a decent rock fest with them catering to a more greatest hits setlist, they'd go down a treat.

As for age groups whatnot, in 2004/5 they were HUGE. Everywhere. Their greatest hits album way back when was very popular with my age group too. It depends where you are and what type of person you are though, if you're a northern indie kid, kasabian would be "best thing evaaa". If you're more a general rock fan liking the hardcore/punk/rock scene, you'd prefer green day. Lots of both types exist. I wouldn't worry about how much teenagers like them, I'm sure alot out there do.

[zahidf]

yeah i think green day would go down well at a fest. They're a band I wouldnt pay to see at their own show, but at a decent rock fest with them catering to a more greatest hits setlist, they'd go down a treat.

As for age groups whatnot, in 2004/5 they were HUGE. Everywhere. Their greatest hits album way back when was very popular with my age group too. It depends where you are and what type of person you are though, if you're a northern indie kid, kasabian would be "best thing evaaa". If you're more a general rock fan liking the hardcore/punk/rock scene, you'd prefer green day. Lots of both types exist. I wouldn't worry about how much teenagers like them, I'm sure alot out there do.

[NGM]

I doubt this is anything to go by, but in this article http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/03/01/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-drug-interview-rolling-stone/

He is quoted saying his manager said 'we need to talk about the reading festival '

Now I know this could easily (probably) be talking about the 'secret' set at reading last year but you never know. Just thought I'd post to get your thoughts

[Purple_Gorilla]

I think all but one person I know would be disappointing with Green Day being the final headliner, I know a lot they're vastly popular, but I'd be so underwhelmed. I hope there's a good act on another stage if they do play

[Andy_47]

First off, I'm a huge Green Day fan. Saw them four times during the 21CB tour, twice in Glasgow, twice in London. So hearing that they're a probability at this point has me positively giddy.

However, I can accept that they're trilogy has gone down like a lead balloon. Granted I still enjoy them and can listen start to finish without skipping a song. They'd have had a terrific album if they'd thrown together all the singles into one album but they tried something knew, whatever. On a quality perspective it maybe didn't paint them in a good light but from a fans point of view I appreciate they recorded and released that sheer quantity of songs in an effort to please their fan base (or as others want to argue, triple their album sales).

From what I read from luckysalt (I think) is that the emirates is a gig they want to do from a merchandising standpoint. As in a festival gig isn't going to shift 500 t shirts at £25 that they would easily do at their own show. And people saying "it hasn't sold out!" well standing sold out in December when my friends tried to get tickets. There's seated left and a new batch of standing that came out on Tuesday. Paying upwards of £70 for a gig ticket these days to most seems stupid so I can see why it isn't shifting, that and the perceived lack of quality in the Uno, Dos, Tre experiment (although I argue that if you went to the Emirates and paid anything less than £60 then you weren't getting the full emirates experience)!

They'd be amazing at R+L however. Knock their studio stuff all you want, they bring it live. There's always alternatives to see but right now out of Metallica, sabbath and them, they're the band I have the most confidence in putting on the best show for the R+L audience. I'd love to see sabbath again but they wouldn't be the same at Leeds as it was at download. Metallica will be back when they've got something to promote (other than themselves). Green Day will play a motivated and set that will bitch please everyone, as they tend to do.

So yay. Green Day.

[NGM]

First off, I'm a huge Green Day fan. Saw them four times during the 21CB tour, twice in Glasgow, twice in London. So hearing that they're a probability at this point has me positively giddy.

However, I can accept that they're trilogy has gone down like a lead balloon. Granted I still enjoy them and can listen start to finish without skipping a song. They'd have had a terrific album if they'd thrown together all the singles into one album but they tried something knew, whatever. On a quality perspective it maybe didn't paint them in a good light but from a fans point of view I appreciate they recorded and released that sheer quantity of songs in an effort to please their fan base (or as others want to argue, triple their album sales).

From what I read from luckysalt (I think) is that the emirates is a gig they want to do from a merchandising standpoint. As in a festival gig isn't going to shift 500 t shirts at £25 that they would easily do at their own show. And people saying "it hasn't sold out!" well standing sold out in December when my friends tried to get tickets. There's seated left and a new batch of standing that came out on Tuesday. Paying upwards of £70 for a gig ticket these days to most seems stupid so I can see why it isn't shifting, that and the perceived lack of quality in the Uno, Dos, Tre experiment (although I argue that if you went to the Emirates and paid anything less than £60 then you weren't getting the full emirates experience)!

They'd be amazing at R+L however. Knock their studio stuff all you want, they bring it live. There's always alternatives to see but right now out of Metallica, sabbath and them, they're the band I have the most confidence in putting on the best show for the R+L audience. I'd love to see sabbath again but they wouldn't be the same at Leeds as it was at download. Metallica will be back when they've got something to promote (other than themselves). Green Day will play a motivated and set that will bitch please everyone, as they tend to do.

So yay. Green Day.

[Frankly Mr Shankly]

One word from Neil on who he THINKS it might be & everybody's suddenly acting like they've been confirmed.

[dancelittleliar]

When was the last time they did a UK festival anyway?

[lightning1000]

When was the last time they did a UK festival anyway?

[dancelittleliar]

I think they played t in 05? Could be wrong though