The last time Biffy Clyro, Green Day, System Of A Down and Eminem all played Reading and Leeds together...

[VCK]

How much the standard of the festival has gone downhill since 2001. What a line-up that was, puts this year's to shame. Aside from the aforementioned, there was Fun Lovin' Criminals, Supergrass, Feeder, Rancid, Eels, QOTSA, The Strokes, The Cult and the Manics when they were one of the biggest bands in the country. Oh, and OPM.

[luckysalt]

Few of my mates went that year, my first year was the year after [which I think kicked 2001's ass]

By the way I did do my first festival that year. It was V.

Look how much that has changed.

[Asdaprice]

It's just moved with the times....most of those bands that looked wicked on the lineup now weren't anybody back then! I think it's always easy to look back and think wow what a great lineup, and I'm sure when foals start headlining places we'll think this is a good lineup (but I do anyway )

[Matt42]

Few of my mates went that year, my first year was the year after [which I think kicked 2001's ass]

By the way I did do my first festival that year. It was V.

Look how much that has changed.

[Chavmeisterdeluxe]

I sense there being a Lost Prophets/Backyard Babies joke before this thread is over.

[dancelittleliar]

Yeah, there's what, 6 headliners on there? RHCP, Coldplay, Foos, Kylie, Muse and possibly Snow Patrol. 10 year old line ups can never be compared to modern ones

[luckysalt]

Yeah, there's what, 6 headliners on there? RHCP, Coldplay, Foos, Kylie, Muse and possibly Snow Patrol. 10 year old line ups can never be compared to modern ones

[luckysalt]

Also in regards to V the amount of bubblegum pop on the bill has changed so much in terms then to now Kylie, Nelly Furtado and Atomic Kitten [who were announced later and not on the poster] is pretty much all thats there compared to now. Now you get The Wanted and stuff on the bill, whereas back then you wouldn't have had Blue playing, no way.

Same can be said for Reading and the change its had. Its a shame, but I know festivals have gotten bigger and to maintain that big capacity they've had to change to offer a wider taste of music to get more people to go. That V line up was done at a festival that was probably half the capacity it is now

[DaveElNino]

In 2001 Coldplay were coming off a tour of Academy venues, Muse had only just released OoS and had also just done academies.

Besides if you want to go for line-ups that featured a ridiculous number of headliners...

Apart from the following year, every Reading since then has had at least one band on that line-up headline.

Edited March 17, 2013 by DaveElNino

[Matt42]

In 2001 Coldplay were coming off a tour of Academy venues, Muse had only just released OoS and had also just done academies.

Besides if you want to go for line-ups that featured a ridiculous number of headliners...

Apart from the following year, every Reading since then has had at least one band on that line-up headline.

[DaveElNino]

Honestly speechless, that is just the best lineup i've ever seen. ever.

[the wonderwhy]

Am I the only person that find its funny when you see big bands playing such low slots on older festival lineups.

makes me thing, how long is it gonna be until we have palma violets headlining festivals worldwide alongside haim

[lightning1000]

Honestly speechless, that is just the best lineup i've ever seen. ever.

[luckysalt]

Last time I went was 2005, that line up was awesome, sadly Ive lost my t-shirt from that year

Is that poster the final? Wheres MCR? I saw them in the tent that year, didn't they play before/after Arcade Fire, I remember watching Arcade Fire and Hot Hot Heat in the tent thought I watched MCR in there the same day?

EDIT - oh it says they're opening Main, that defo didn't happen, so what changed, I know Transplants pulled out [was gutted] but can't see that changing it

Edited March 17, 2013 by luckysalt

[Matt42]

Honestly I get a bit fussy about clashes, I'd die if I attended that year!

[DaveElNino]

Last time I went was 2005, that line up was awesome, sadly Ive lost my t-shirt from that year

Is that poster the final? Wheres MCR? I saw them in the tent that year, didn't they play before/after Arcade Fire, I remember watching Arcade Fire and Hot Hot Heat in the tent thought I watched MCR in there the same day?

EDIT - oh it says they're opening Main, that defo didn't happen, so what changed, I know Transplants pulled out [was gutted] but can't see that changing it

[Sparticus]

Fall out boy also pulled out in 05, along with jimmy.

05 was my first year so always going to be memorable.

Just remembered arctic monkeys played in the carling tent, that was mental!

Edited March 17, 2013 by Sparticus

[luckysalt]

They switched with Bullet for My Valentine as they'd got an MTV Award nomination thing. Rather than cancel completely they opened the main stage at Leeds then hotfooted it down to Reading to play in the late afternoon slot at Reading.

That year also originally had Jimmy Eat World in for Dinosaur Jr.

[luckysalt]

I also remember from that year how fucking amazing Blood Brothers were in the NME tent. Blew me away

[Yellow_Fellow]

Mogwai headlining the NME tent.

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[VCK]

2005 was my first ever Leeds. I only went on the Foo Fighters day, but I agree that the line-up was ridiculously strong. Three bands that all had headlining pedigree, two subs who'd go on to be two of the biggest bands of the 2000s, and then Arcade Fire, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro and Razorlight who were also future headliners. The likes of The Charlatans, Incubus, Iggy, NOFX, Dinosaur Jr and QOTSA playing in the 3rd/4th/5th slots added some strength to the bill too.

It was the perfect blend of newer, perhaps heat of the moment acts, and older, more seasoned bands. Shame you don't really get that nowadays underneath the top two on the Main Stage. I agree that 2005 was better than 2008, but only just as 2008's line-up was equally ridiculous. 2010 just three years ago was immense as well, the last genuinely great line-up Leeds had IMO. For me, '05, '08 and '10 are the "holy trinity" of the Bramham Park era.

However, for me 2000 and 2002 are the greatest line-ups Leeds has ever had.

Edited March 17, 2013 by VCK

[Sparticus]

Ah yeah I remember JEW pulling out too

I don't remember FOB pulling out, they weren't really anything at the time were they though?

I mentioned Arctics in the favourite set thread, it was an unbelieveable atmosphere in that tent for them, as they had never released anything yet just bootlegs and demos going around on the net the crowd sang along for everyword, Vampires was a special track.

[MJMilz14]

By my reckoning that saturday main stage has 5 acts out of the 10 who has eithier previously headlined, or would go on to headline. Throw in Arcade Fire and Arctic Monkeys from the tents, and that's 7 in a day. Incredible!

[2rare2die]

2005 was my first ever Leeds. I only went on the Foo Fighters day, but I agree that the line-up was ridiculously strong. Three bands that all had headlining pedigree, two subs who'd go on to be two of the biggest bands of the 2000s, and then Arcade Fire, My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro and Razorlight who were also future headliners. The likes of The Charlatans, Incubus, Iggy, NOFX, Dinosaur Jr and QOTSA playing in the 3rd/4th/5th slots added some strength to the bill too.

It was the perfect blend of newer, perhaps heat of the moment acts, and older, more seasoned bands. Shame you don't really get that nowadays underneath the top two on the Main Stage. I agree that 2005 was better than 2008, but only just as 2008's line-up was equally ridiculous. 2010 just three years ago was immense as well, the last genuinely great line-up Leeds had IMO. For me, '05, '08 and '10 are the "holy trinity" of the Bramham Park era.

However, for me 2000 and 2002 are the greatest line-ups Leeds has ever had.

[thetime]

2000 was my first year at Leeds, and the lineup that year was epic!