Lineup 2020

[Jericode]

God the entire top of that main stage is awful.

Tame aren't gonna headline.

[Fuzzy Afro]

59 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

can’t see Dua being asked back, that slot in 2018 was poor

 

No it wasn’t, absolutely huge crowd at Reading

[Fuzzy Afro]

1 hour ago, bigcharlie65 said:

Alright I'm pretty sure Slipknot will not headline because they just don't appeal to a wide audience so in that case I will put 

Friday

MS: Travis Scott /Catfish & The Bottlemen // The Streets // Gerry Cinnamon

R1: Courteeners  // R1D: Odesza // TP: Bullet for my Valentine// FR: Vistas //R1xtra: Bakar 

Saturday: 

MS: Foals // Billie Eilish // Cage The Elephant 

R1: Milky Chance // R1D: Lauv // TP: Killswitch Engage // FR: Metronomy //R1xtra: Aitch 

Sunday :

MS: Tame Impala / Tyler the Creator // Vampire Weekend // Brockhampton 

R1: Skrillex // R1D: Oliver Heldans // LU: Cypress Hill //FR: La Femme// R1xtra: Kojey Radical 

 

 

Courteeners are far too big to be in the R1 at Leeds, that would be dangerous. They will either sub or (more likely) do a co-headline where they headline Leeds and sub Reading 

[Matt42]

I think Tame could co headline but not headline outright. It’s pretty mad that Kevin has toured heavily this year with no album out.

I don’t think they will be there in 2020 as there are too many other options.

I’d put money on the Killers, Travis Scott and Billie Eilish being there.

[Tom Connolly]

3 hours ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

 

No it wasn’t, absolutely huge crowd at Reading

crowd being big =\= a good set

[dentalplan]

3 minutes ago, Tom Connolly said:

crowd being big =\= a good set

I'm sure they'd rather have a well-attended poor performance than a poorly-attended blinding performance.

[TheWaters]

Dua Lipa isn’t my thing at all but I happened to be sat down towards the back when she was on and she was okay. Huge crowd. This year Anderson .Paak for example was one of my most anticipated acts and I was right in the crowd for. He was very very good, yet had a poor crowd. I know which one they’d take the chance on booking again in a high slot and it ain’t Andy.

Edited September 5, 2019 by TheWaters

[Tom Connolly]

fair enough then

[gfa]

7 hours ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

My early guess (Reading main stage only):

 

Friday:

STORMZY

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Gerry Cinnamon

Jimmy Eat World

 

Saturday:

TRAVIS SCOTT/BILLIE EILISH

The Vaccines

Lewis Capaldi

 

Sunday:

THE STROKES

Bring Me The Horizon

AJ Tracey

Don Broco

I don't think they will be doing 3/4 headliners none indie/rock for a fair few years yet, I hope anyway. Mind you with The Strokes i'd be pretty blinded regarding the rest of the lineup.

[Benj]

Bands I want next year that are more than possible, inc some I saw this year who’d I like to see again

Foals

wolf Alice

Girl in Red

Sam Fender

Dreamers (R1)

PUP (reckon they’d be ace on main stage for some strange reason)

WAAX

Smith Street band

judah and the Lion

Local natives

Houses

Brutus

Sharon Van etten

Wonder Years

Don broco

Grandson

Frank Turner 

 

 

 

Edited September 6, 2019 by Benj

[VCK]

Surely it's time the promoters stopped booking The Vaccines to play 3rd down and actually gave that slot to an artist who has done notable things more recently than 2012.

Edited September 6, 2019 by VCK

[Tom Connolly]

17 minutes ago, VCK said:

Surely it's time the promoters stopped booking The Vaccines to play 3rd down and actually gave that slot to an artist who has done notable things more recently than 2012.

The Vaccines are brilliant mate

[NerdsNatterings]

The Vaccines shouldnt be getting booked over a lot of bands of a similar size. Seen then twice at festivals and they've been dull as fuck both times, even though I should like them. Keep pushing up bands like Nothing but Thieves, Frank Carter, Frank Turner over them any day of the week. 

[Samjones]

29 minutes ago, VCK said:

Surely it's time the promoters stopped booking The Vaccines to play 3rd down and actually gave that slot to an artist who has done notable things more recently than 2012.

Their most recent album is great

[Jericode]

Combat Sports is better than English Graffiti but I think they're better off doing the headline circuit for stuff like Y Not every other year.

Absolutely push Nothing But Thieves and Frank Carter higher.

[Hart Attack]

Main:
Slipknot
Bring Me The Horizon
Architects
Don Broco
Neck Deep
Marmozets
Alice Glass
Yonaka
Dream State

BBC Radio 1:
Bombay Bicycle Club
Lewis Capaldi
Octavian

Festival Republic:
White Lies

Lock-Up/Pit:
New Found Glory

Dance:
Disciples

BBC 1Xtra:
Yxng Bane
 

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Main:
Catfish & The Bottlemen / Tame Impala
Wolf Alice
Idles
Krept & Konan
Slowthai
Fever 333
Black Honey
Vukovi

BBC Radio 1:
Loyle Carner
Brockhampton
Metronomy

Festival Republic:
Cage The Elephant

Lock-Up/Pit:
AFI

Dance:
Sigma

BBC 1Xtra:
Kano
 

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Main:
The Killers
Two Door Cinema Club
Vampire Weekend
Nothing But Thieves
Pale Waves
Aitch
Fickle Friends
The Xcerts
Black Foxxes

BBC Radio 1:
Marshmello
Run The Jewels
Sam Fender

Festival Republic:
Friendly Fires

Lock-Up/Pit:
Skindred

Dance:
Bicep

BBC 1Xtra:
Wiley

[Tom Connolly]

2 hours ago, Jericode said:

Combat Sports is better than English Graffiti but I think they're better off doing the headline circuit for stuff like Y Not every other year.

Absolutely push Nothing But Thieves and Frank Carter higher.

NBT are absolutely fucking quality, hope they get to headline size at one point

[Jericode]

Has there been any sign of new music from them lately? It's been what, two years since Broken Machine came out?

I reckon they could easily do 4th down on Main with a new album, maybe even 3rd if it blows up. They subbed NME last time so they're already in that sort of ballpark.

[Andre91]

Nothing But Thieves are blander than the food on Kitchen Nightmares. 

[Tom Connolly]

3 minutes ago, Jericode said:

Has there been any sign of new music from them lately? It's been what, two years since Broken Machine came out?

I reckon they could easily do 4th down on Main with a new album, maybe even 3rd if it blows up. They subbed NME last time so they're already in that sort of ballpark.

had an EP out in Septemberish time

[Tom Connolly]

1 minute ago, Andre91 said:

Nothing But Thieves are blander than the food on Kitchen Nightmares. 

that’s where you’re wrong mate

[Tom Connolly]

1 minute ago, Andre91 said:

Nothing But Thieves are blander than the food on Kitchen Nightmares. 

that’s where you’re wrong mate

[Benj]

5 hours ago, Jericode said:

Combat Sports is better than English Graffiti but I think they're better off doing the headline circuit for stuff like Y Not every other year.

Absolutely push Nothing But Thieves and Frank Carter higher.

The Frank Carter crowd was tiny and, beyond the front, completely disinterested. It’s dated, stayed stuff

I’d much rather see the Vaccines myself and I don’t want to see the Vaccines

[Andre91]

6 hours ago, Benj said:

The Frank Carter crowd was tiny and, beyond the front, completely disinterested. It’s dated, stayed stuff

I’d much rather see the Vaccines myself and I don’t want to see the Vaccines

Frank Carter dated? There are some unbelievably poor takes on this thread. 

[Andre91]

9 hours ago, Tom Connolly said:

that’s where you’re wrong

An infinitely better song than anything NBT have ever put their name to.