Favourite R+L set ever?

[Paul ™]

Too hard to choose, been most years since 1995 (apart from 1998/99/2000/06/07)

[Babyquack]

Hmm, only been twice so here's my favourites:

2011: Muse (OOS!!), Pulp, White Lies

2012: The Hives, Dry The River, Alt-J, Kasabian, Foo Fighters

[kev1664]

Weezer @ leeds 2010 was by far and away the best set I've ever seen, best front man performance I have ever seen. How I would love to relive it again. There have been other good sets but not comparable to that.

Best by year

RATM 2008

Them crocked vultures 2009

Weezer 2010

Pulp 2011

Foo Fighters 2012

Other notables

Pulled apart by horses 2009

Manchester Orchestra 2009

Pendulum 2008

Manic Street Preachers 2008

My Chemical Romance 2011

Muse 2011

Death From Above 1979 2011

Rival Schools 2011

Feeder 2012

The cure 2012

Bullet For My Valentine 2012

Billy Talent 2012

Turbonegro 2012 (although they were much better at download).

Best run of 3 was probably dizzie>libertines>arcade fire 2010 in fact make that 4 wit the cribs before dizzie.

Edited March 13, 2013 by kev1664

[huntyyy]

Green Day in the Nme tent last year, probably one of the best sets I've ever seen at any festival.

[kev1664]

I've often thought it would be great to have a massive band open each day or a day, they would probably draw a lot more people to the arena early on than what would be normally, it would earn them quite a bit more cash through sales in the arena.

Obviously I understand that it's probably beyond the budget to book acts like that early on, but it's different, and food for thought, and certainly got a fair few people in early.

[VCK]

I've seen some great performances at Reading and Leeds over the years, but Metallica, RATM and the Manics in 2008, and Radiohead in 2009 stand head and shoulders above the other bands I've watched.

[Areophobia]

I've seen some great performances at Reading and Leeds over the years, but Metallica, RATM and the Manics in 2008, and Radiohead in 2009 stand head and shoulders above the other bands I've watched.

[dannyv18]

Enter shikari '12

Weezer '10

Cure '12

Pulp '11

[lharris92]

Green Day in the Nme tent last year, probably one of the best sets I've ever seen at any festival.

[dancelittleliar]

Did you see Radiohead at Reading or Leeds VCK?

Theres a lot to choose from, but Weezer in '10 was something else as others have said here. Head and shoulders above the rest.

Remember when Rivers was doing kick ups before he came to the mic?

[Gravyshambles]

Muse were pretty sick in 2011

[Simpo]

I put this together a few months ago... might move Manics up a few place, and The Cure down a couple... maybe put ATDI in.

20.Fucked Up

19.Manic Street Preachers

18.Coheed & Cambria 2006

17.Muse 2006

16.QOTSA 2010

15.Pulp

14.Arctic Monkeys 2005

13.Pixies

12.Crystal Fighters

11.Weezer

10.Gogol Bordello 2006

9.The Streets 2011

8.2manydjs 2011

7.Foo Fighters 2005

6.The Horrors 2011

5.Pearl Jam

4.Faith No More

3.Nine Inch Nails

2.Arcade Fire 2010

1.The Cure

I will forever love Leeds Festival for all this, and more.

[Jadey]

Rage Against the Machine 2008 - amazing

also Flogging Molly 2011 was great fun

Edited March 14, 2013 by Jadey

[SOAD]

Very hard to choose but probably NIN in 07.

[SOAD]

Best of each year was probably:

2006 Coheed and Cambria

2007 Nine Inch Nails

2008 The Subways

2009 Faith No More

2010 Queens of the Stone Age

2011 Muse

2012 Billy Talent

[VCK]

Did you see Radiohead at Reading or Leeds VCK?

Theres a lot to choose from, but Weezer in '10 was something else as others have said here. Head and shoulders above the rest.

Remember when Rivers was doing kick ups before he came to the mic?

[evilduck]

Manic Street Preachers 08, Weezer 10, Arcade Fire 10, Radiohead 09 are all ones that instantly come to mind. The Hives and The Cure last year were amazing as well, and MCR in 11.

Edited March 14, 2013 by evilduck

[alex28]

So many to choose from, but these are my faves:

Rage Against The Machine '08

Enter Shikari '09

Lostprophets '09

Limp Bizkit '10

Weezer '10

Queens Of The Stone Age '10

MY Chemical Romance '11

reckon Weezer '10 was the best though, absolutely incredible set.

[alex28]

Also, BMTH '11 was pretty damn good.

[Englishdragon]

Rage against the machine 2008

Weezer 2010

Queens of the stoneage 2005 - The 8 minute version of no-one knows is still one of my favourite live songs of all time

Blink 182 2003

Municiple waste 1007 - Im on the video thats on youtube of the circle pit and during the last song the lead sing shouted us from accross to pit to help us out. he chucked something into the crowd to stand on, about 5 of my mates lifted him onto it and help him up on this whilst the entire crowd screamed "municipal waste are gonna fuck you up". Sometimes the smaller gigs are the best

The Dwarves 2007 - I still have the image of he who cannot be named sat on top of the speakers, naked, pretending to w*nk off to the crowd.

Pendulum 2008 - So much better than their headline set

Iron Maiden 2005

Edited March 14, 2013 by Englishdragon

[kev1664]

Municiple waste 1007 - Im on the video thats on

[The Placid Casual]

Going off my only Leeds fest (last year) I'd have to go for the Main Stage headline sets, The Hives and Twin Atlantic

[sammylee]

Only went last year but would have to be The Cribs for me.

[rexclark]

Couldn't pick just one but it would be between, Blur 99, Pulp 11, Arcade Fire 10, The Smashing Pumpkins 07 and Guns n Roses 02.

[Chinaski_]

Top 5 would probably be:

5. Hot Water Music, 2011

4. The Libertines, 2010

3. Titus Androncius, 2009

2. Weezer, 2010

1. Arcade Fire, 2010