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

[dentalplan]

Mogwai headlining the NME tent.

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[lightning1000]

Yeah, fob pulled out to do the vma's, it was a few months before they really went big.

Things always look different with hindsight though, like how in 05, kol were a bit of a weak sub. I remember the year before they'd bagged a big slot at v somehow and played before oasis at glastonbury at the gallaghers request, but they were a completely different band to today.

I'm with VCK though, 2000 and 2002 looked like fantastic years.

[thejimbola]

2001 was pretty awesome and my first festival. Pretty gutted I missed 2000 as that was awesome too, but I think Leeds 2002 is by far the best lineup I have seen. I don't think that will ever be beaten for me (not at Reading/Leeds anyway).

[Asdaprice]

I thought kol were shocking even in 2005. Never got the "ohh they were awesome till sex on fire sold them out thing". To me they've always been hillbilly, redneck, awful vocals, sounding trash

[Lithium05]

I thought kol were shocking even in 2005. Never got the "ohh they were awesome till sex on fire sold them out thing". To me they've always been hillbilly, redneck, awful vocals, sounding trash

[Sparticus]

Kings of Leon weren't considered a weak sub at the time. They were big then, just in a different way to what they became. They were a band with massive critical success and haha shake heartbreak was huge with the Leeds crowd at the time. Remember this is before the crowd changed to 6th form students and people who are happy to have the lumineers play 4th

[dancelittleliar]

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!

Edited March 18, 2013 by dancelittleliar

[thetime]

Killers

Arctic Monkeys

Kings of Leon

My Chemical Romance

The Charlatans

Razorlight

Kasabian

[mrtourette]

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.

[thetime]

Yeah fucking Travis headlining, how the standards have slipped.

[dentalplan]

Gary Numan subbing Dance Stage. Mental.

[thetime]

I still go misty eyed looking at the second stage of 2001, this years 2nd stagebI just want to vomit.

[mrtourette]

I'm sure the kids of today will think the opposite.

[thetime]

I'm sure the kids of today will think the opposite.

[Justiceforcedave]

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.

[lightning1000]

Funny you should say that, I was in 6th form around that time, was a massive kol fan (still am despite come around sundown being terrible), but they were playing Apollo venues at the time and they did seem out of their depth.

I still remember loads of people whinging about qotsa playing under the killers, some things never change, the lineup may look awesome years on, but people will always find something to moan about.

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the weekend was that Manson was fantastic, I've heard he's been terrible at all the download/sonisphere shows.

[2rare2die]

yeah, the only times I've seen him were at Leeds in 05 and 01. Great both times, loved him opening with gene wilders boat speech from Willy wonka and the chocolate factory

[VCK]

Yeah fucking Travis headlining, how the standards have slipped.

[alex28]

With time I'm pretty sure this years line up will look stronger and stronger.

[luckysalt]

I saw Manson in 2005 too and thought he was fantastic, I remember when he was behind the massive high presidental address type thing and then walked out and he was on the huge stilts, his stage show was very impressive

[Chinaski_]

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.

[Gucci Piggy]

yep..definitely need ..Trail of Dead back again this year

[Cockney_Jesus]

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

[Amy Lawn]

[Asdaprice]

Ditto. Never liked them.