2023 Festival

[Benj]

3 hours ago, BenG92 said:

LnR usually sells out much closer to the time if it does at all. It being the only place (so far) to see Billie and The Killers in England this year will do a lot of heavy lifting, bear in mind that there's an underlying theme of most festivals worldwide being underwhelming this year. 

Yup bar the last two years, where its sold out well in advance.

Without the COVID boom and Arctic Monkeys, it will be the first where we can maybe see if the two main stage format actually helps sell the fest, or whether people now knowing its a bit of a con hinders it.

There's obviously tonnes of other factors, the generally weak lineup being one for sure. I think the fact that Fender, The Killers and Eilish have pimped themselves everywhere for the last couple of years, will negate much of the hype for them, indeed it obviously has, it would've been a far bigger deal last year.

im obviously hoping they only sell half the tickets and have to revert back to the big tent! With the large amount of first timers making up the Reading crowd, a degraded experience wont have as big of an impact though

Edited January 30, 2023 by Benj

[TKOCF]

Leeds 2016 was atrocious weather wise. Reading 2018 wasn’t great either apart from Saturday.

Edited January 30, 2023 by TKOCF

[gfa]

5 minutes ago, TKOCF said:

Leeds 2016 was atrocious weather wise. Reading 2018 wasn’t great either apart from Saturday.

Yeah it properly pissed it down during travis scott on friday to be fair

[Chad888]

17 hours ago, gfa said:

they've been very lucky with weather, swear its not been shit for a long time

I remember Travis Scott playing to an empty crowd because it was torrential.

 

We must remember it is El Nino this year (not a hot summer due to global warming which will get pushed relentlessly), which usually means a long long hot summer with a lot of huge downpours and thunderstorms in August. 

[charlierc]

19 hours ago, Benj said:

Don’t remember 2012 being bad but was in the tent for the cribs when Florence was on.

Reading has been very lucky with the weather in the main over the years

Hmmm... I remember watching Florence's set on TV at the time and thinking it looked like a soggy one.

It's in full on YouTube and the rain doesn't look quite that intense, mind. Still present enough for a lot of hoods in the crowd though. As a counterpoint, looked like it was mostly dry for The Vaccines on before FATM.

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, Chad888 said:

We must remember it is El Nino this year (not a hot summer due to global warming which will get pushed relentlessly), which usually means a long long hot summer with a lot of huge downpours and thunderstorms in August. 

Given 2022 had a crazy hot July and early August before cooling off in late August, I dread to think what that might translate as.

Edited January 30, 2023 by charlierc

[Benj]

1 hour ago, charlierc said:

Hmmm... I remember watching Florence's set on TV at the time and thinking it looked like a soggy one.

It's in full on YouTube and the rain doesn't look quite that intense, mind. Still present enough for a lot of hoods in the crowd though. As a counterpoint, looked like it was mostly dry for The Vaccines on before FATM.

I don’t think I got a drop of rain on me that day, so probably just one big shower 

from my pics the Friday looked cold

Saturday and Sunday looked alright with folks in shorts and stuff and dry ground

 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Benj

[Andre91]

Just realised that it has been round about a decade since the fabled ‘cho sued’ moment on here (if you know, you know). What a time. 

[D666N]

Do we know when we are getting our next announcement?

[nathanh]

1 hour ago, D666N said:

Do we know when we are getting our next announcement?

Middle to end of May usually

[gfa]

52 minutes ago, nathanh said:

Middle to end of May usually

Nah theres not been a second announcement yet, i think there should be something next month/march ?

[nathanh]

3 minutes ago, gfa said:

Nah theres not been a second announcement yet, i think there should be something next month/march ?

Sorry mate my brain wasnt yet switched on I meant march

[D666N]

1 hour ago, nathanh said:

Sorry mate my brain wasnt yet switched on I meant march

No worries cheers buddy

1 hour ago, gfa said:

Nah theres not been a second announcement yet, i think there should be something next month/march ?

Cool, i'm hoping it's gonna claim it back in the next announcement, otherwise it looks like i'm travelling up to Scotland for TRNSMT instead!

[Benj]

11 minutes ago, D666N said:

No worries cheers buddy

Cool, i'm hoping it's gonna claim it back in the next announcement, otherwise it looks like i'm travelling up to Scotland for TRNSMT instead!

Who’s everyone realistically expecting?

At this stage I’ve not got a clue

[nathanh]

16 minutes ago, Benj said:

Who’s everyone realistically expecting?

At this stage I’ve not got a clue

Pop artists mainly really- could see Raye, Mimi and Flo getting mainstage slots

[D666N]

38 minutes ago, Benj said:

Who’s everyone realistically expecting?

At this stage I’ve not got a clue

In an ideal world, hopefully one of the MSE headliners drops out and the 1975 can come and pick up the pieces again. That'd be fantastic but upon further research it looks as though on the Reading Festival website, the poster has been taken down, pretty certain it was up so we could be receiving a line up update very soon?

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Benj said:

Who’s everyone realistically expecting?

At this stage I’ve not got a clue

people left once superstruct festivals announce i'd assume

victorious will rule loads out

[Benj]

 

Little bit of crossover one here so I assume some announced here may crossover back

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by Benj

[D666N]

9 hours ago, Benj said:

 

Little bit of crossover one here so I assume some announced here may crossover back

 

I'm going to try and blag tickets to this one instead of R&L. Looks like a pretty good festival from what i've seen

[Chad888]

https://www.carvemag.com/2023/01/every-uk-mp-who-just-voted-to-allow-water-companies-to-continue-dumping-raw-sewage-in-rivers-and-the-sea/

 

 

Anybody remember Enter Shikari being cut off from talking about this on stage last year?

 

I'd love to do a deep dive on where the money goes from the water companies to Reading Festival.
 

[Benj]

16 minutes ago, Chad888 said:

https://www.carvemag.com/2023/01/every-uk-mp-who-just-voted-to-allow-water-companies-to-continue-dumping-raw-sewage-in-rivers-and-the-sea/

 

 

Anybody remember Enter Shikari being cut off from talking about this on stage last year?

 

I'd love to do a deep dive on where the money goes from the water companies to Reading Festival.
 

The timing of that was increadible!

[charlierc]

On 2/2/2023 at 11:57 AM, Chad888 said:

https://www.carvemag.com/2023/01/every-uk-mp-who-just-voted-to-allow-water-companies-to-continue-dumping-raw-sewage-in-rivers-and-the-sea/

 

 

Anybody remember Enter Shikari being cut off from talking about this on stage last year?

 

I'd love to do a deep dive on where the money goes from the water companies to Reading Festival.
 

Given the current arguments over water companies and their sewage dumping, is "deep dive" a pun intended?

[VCK]

On 1/30/2023 at 8:53 PM, Andre91 said:

Just realised that it has been round about a decade since the fabled ‘cho sued’ moment on here (if you know, you know). What a time. 

Digging to China

EDIT: That was the year before, my bad

Edited February 7, 2023 by VCK

[VCK]

On 2/1/2023 at 10:40 PM, Benj said:

 

Little bit of crossover one here so I assume some announced here may crossover back

 

Wu-Tang and Nas? Outstanding.

[foolee]

Yungblud and Turnstile both announced for Pukklepop so thinking they’ll both be in the next announcement