Reading/Leeds Festivals 2005 Thread
 

Yeah ok, getting on the Download thread bandwagon, but some big news t'would seem.

According to NME, the headliners for 2005 will be Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden and Pixies.

Pretty hawt.

The Pixies are shitty, thats a stupid idea.

You fu</>cking die.

On a related note, it does show Mean Fiddler are a little bit behind the times. Foos have played SO many times, Iron Maiden have a bigger following in the US than here and everyone who wanted to see the Pixies saw them last year, myself included.

That said, I'd still see them again....and again.

Also, here are the latest rumours from efesties, which is usually reliable.

Reading Festival - Friday 26 August until Sunday 28 August 2005
Main Stage
unknown day
Foo Fighters - rumour
Iron Maiden - rumour
Pixies - rumour
Manic Street Preachers - rumour
New Order - rumour
unknown stage
unknown day
Babyshambles - rumour
Bloc Party - strong rumour
Elbow - rumour
Hot Hot Heat - rumour
Kaiser Chiefs - rumour
Kasabian - rumour
Killing Joke - rumour
Muse - rumour
Queens of the Stone Age - rumour
The Bravery - rumour
The Kills - strong rumour
The Mars Volta - rumour
Velvet Revolver - rumour

I'd also say there is a good chance the following bands could play

Weezer
Feeder
Less Than Jake
New Found Glory
Athlete
Jimmy Eat World
Brand New
The Used

Reading is getting shite.
From that all I'd pay to see are Bloc Party, Mars Volta, Pixies,Foo Fighters and Muse.
Oh and New Order, as long as John Barnes raps :shifty:
Apart from that shiity line up, Elbow, The Kills, Babyshambles etc are shite and will always be shite. God damn indie kids, stay at V.
I'll probably go for the one day again, the Concrete Jungle Stage day when the line-up is shown.

Just saw your second post Sid.
Some more decent bands there but it's the same bands all the god damn time.

Thought I'd bump this up as the announcement is on Monday

Lineup at the moment looks to be

FRIDAY
Pixies

Saturday
Foo Fighters
The Charlatans

Sunday
Iron Maiden
Marilyn Manson

Probably see Queens Of The Stone Age and The Killers on the Main Stage at some point, it looks like its gonna be an amazing line up

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I'll be going to Reading just to see Maiden. :cool:

HardKore, TPWW meet :love:

Charlatans rule. Saw them last at Isle of Wight festival last year.

I think V is looking stroger as a whole and so is Download, and I don't even like metal or nu metal or punk.

Despite that, There are some quality bands on such as Feeder, Billy Idol, Garbage, Him, Velvet revolver, Sabbath and SOAD.

I also hate how Leeds/Reading is full of kids. IOW last year was a full mix from 14 to 45 (roughly) and the atmosphere compared to Leeds is 10 times better.

I won't be going to IOW this year, Headliners are REM, Razorlight and Morrisey which is pretty weak as they should all be like, one or two slots below a decent headliner. The other bands are shit as well, except for Roxy Music and Supergrass.

If the full line up of Leeds means there are 3/4 bands I would like to see each day, I will go.

I heard not to hold out hope for Maiden though. Muse is more likely. As are the Manics and I also heard Groove Armada.

Maiden are confirmed, Muse almost certainly aren't playing, Manics are unlikely, as they'd headline a day, Groove Armada is a possibility, but to be honest they're "Not A Reading band" unless they headline the dance tent or something.

Also, the V line up is shit....Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand headlining a day? Fair enough, Oasis, Prodigy and Chemical Brothers, but aside from that, the depth isn't great.

This is the rumoured Reading line up

Main Stage
Friday 26 August
Pixies
Saturday 27 August
Foo Fighters
The Charlatans
Sunday 28 August
Iron Maiden
Marilyn Manson
unknown day
Elbow
NoFX
Queens of the Stone Age
Razorlight
The Killers
NME Radio 1 Stage
Saturday 27 August
Babyshambles
The Arcade Fire
unknown day
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Bloc Party
Kasabian
The Tears
unknown stage
unknown day
Hot Hot Heat
Incubus
Killing Joke
Nine Black Alps
The Blood Arm
The Departure
The Kills
The Mars Volta
The Subways

AND thats half the number of rumours there were last year.

Download looks awesome however.

I also hate the kids at Reading/Leeds, they get a load of booze they can't handle, act like twats, set fire to tents etc.....

A guy at work who is a sound tech a reading and he understands that Maiden have not yet signed and may not.

I might be wrong.

The guy who owns eFestivals is privy to the line up already and he said ages ago that the headliners are Pixies, Foos and Maiden

I've been told the Radio 1 Lineup is:


Friday: Kasabian, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Saturday: The Tears, Babyshambles, Arcade Fire
Sunday: Bloc Party, The Futureheads

T owns Reading again this year except this year I'm not going :(

And I'm and indie kid so thats to be expected.

I'd love to go to T, but you practically can't be further away from it than Torquay :(

(People in Cornwall don't like music, fact)

Ha yeah my friend wanted to go but he lives in Dorset :( you poor southerners. :wavesad:

I've heard Iggy's playing :cool:

Just a rumour, but from the stuff I've read it sounds very possible

MAIN STAGE LINE-UP TO DATE
FRIDAY 26TH - READING / SATURDAY 27TH - LEEDS
PIXIES - only confirmed UK dates / only UK festival performances
THE KILLERS - only exclusive English festival performances
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - only UK festival performances
THE CORAL - only UK festival performances
ELBOW - only UK festival performances


SATURDAY 27TH - READING / SUNDAY 28TH - LEEDS
FOO FIGHTERS - only English festival performances
KINGS OF LEON - only UK festival performances
RAZORLIGHT
THE CHARLATANS
JIMMY EAT WORLD - only UK festival performances


SUNDAY 28TH - READING / FRIDAY 26TH - LEEDS
IRON MAIDEN - only UK festival performances
MARILYN MANSON - only UK festival performances
INCUBUS - only UK festival performances
IGGY & THE STOOGES
NOFX - only UK festival shows




NME / RADIO ONE STAGE
LINE-UP TO DATE
FRIDAY 26TH - READING / SATURDAY 27TH - LEEDS
KASABIAN
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB

SATURDAY 27TH - READING / SUNDAY 28TH - LEEDS
THE TEARS - debut UK festivals shows
BABYSHAMBLES
THE ARCADE

SUNDAY 28TH - READING / FRIDAY 26TH - LEEDS
BLOC PARTY - only UK festival appearances
THE FUTUREHEADS

:drool:

Looks shite.

Each to his own

Put it this way, out of the 15 main stage acts announced, I definetly wont see 3, and I will definetly see 10, might watch Bloc Party and The Futureheads instead of Manson and Maiden

£137 for the weekend....

Well worth it considering the lineup

I want. :'(

That's pretty much all that interests me, not really worth the money IMO...

Did any of you happen to catch the NME Shockwaves tour? It had the Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, The Futureheads and The Killers. It was such a good gig for me at least (I saw them in Birmingham) maybe the best overall that I've been to. All four bands were top notch with Bloc Party being probably the weakest and the Kaiser Chiefs probably being the best.

I just mention cos a lot of you guys seem to be into those bands....

Wanted to go, lack of funds prevented it..:(

Also, not a fan of Bloc Party

I dunno, I personally don't think its as good as Reading.

Scissor Sisters are terrible live (saw them at V last year), Franz aren't fantastic, Embrace are dull, I've seen The Zutons twice, I hate Jet, Seen The Hives, don't like Athlete, The Music or Doves. Wouldn't pay £100 to see Kaiser Chiefs and The Bravery.

That said, V did get Oasis and Robert Plant

T IS THE BEST

I have to agree with cactus in that I'm not a big fan of Scissor Sistors (at all) and I've seen Franz twice (though they were good both times) Embrace are dull seen the Zutons twice (though again excellent) seen the Hives etc etc.

Weakest V line up I've seen for three or four years - even with Oasis which was quite a coup.

T always does have the best lineup, as its usually a mix of V and Reading with a few other bands thrown in

I'm willing to bet Bad Religion and The Alkaline Trio will headline the concrete jungle this year

Bad Religion are supposed to be doing festival dates in August so it could well happen. Apparently there's a good chance Me First And The Gimme Gimmes will play too.

I'll day it for maiden, seen foo's twice b4.

Prety good. Charlatans better play after Razorlight, and KOL but I suppose its how big a band is at the current time at Leeds.

BRMC were support to Blur on the Main Stage a few years ago, now they job to Kasabian.

NOFX, Incubus... I can miss that.

Iggy!! ROCK AND ROLL BABY!!!!!!


I could work this for a weekend. Friday I chill at the Main Stage smoking some drugs Elbow and the Coral are cool. The Killers are alright and QOTSA are possibly my favourite current band. The a large 'Fuck Off' to the pixies because they are dull and uninspiring and off to jig with Kasabian.

Saturday I will just, well get stoned mostly. Wander about and just enjoy the vibe for the early day, then to The Main Stage for The Charlies and all the rest.

Sunday, Doesn't seem to be many bands I want to see that day. Wouldn't miss Iggy.
Hopefully the NME stage will get The Zutons or the Kaisers as well that day and we could watch that, but NOFX and Incubus do nothing for me. As for the last 2, Manson and Maiden would be good but Bloc Party and Futureheads are also. I think watch the first half of Manson, then to the NME stage, watch the last half of the FH's and the first.....most of BP and then catch the end of Maiden, because I suppose everyone should see them once in their lives.

So thats my weekend.

Two of my fav bands ever play the last day in Marilyn Manson and Incubus, plus I really want to see Bloc Party. Not sure whether thats worth 60 pound though. Festivals are becoming more and more of a rip-off.
If I do go to a festival it will be Download.

Weekend Tickets have sold out for Reading

This batch has sold out yes, they dont release all the tickets in one batch.

Apparently it is completely sold out, they've already released the tickets in 3 batches. Last year after the festival, earlier this year, and the general sale that started Monday.

They'll probably be a small batch of 1000 - 2000 released on seetickets in May or June

Ebay is swarming with bastards trying to sell tickets for about £200 a go, it really pisses me off. As it goes it's probably best they sold out, £135 is a hell of a lot for me. I'll probably end up just buying a day ticket for whichever day has the most bands I want see.

Trust me....you can buy them at the box office when you get there, I've heard numerous people saying they got them

You can, my mates have for the past two years.
The good thing about living in Oxford is that I'm only down the road. So I can get there as early as possible to get tickets.

Seems quite indie.

The Charlatans, Kasbian, Babyshambles etc

Well the NME/Radio 1 tent is bound to play indie isn't it. And lets face it, Indie is what the people want, they even have an indie day at Download now. All hail to the ultimate music genre!

This is the lineup thus far, after today's announcement

FRIDAY READING/SATURDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE

PIXIES
THE KILLERS
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
THE CORAL
ELBOW
SPECIAL GUESTS (EXPECTED TO BE THE USED)
DROPKICK MURPHYS

SATURDAY READING/SUNDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE

FOO FIGHTERS
KINGS OF LEON
RAZORLIGHT
THE CHARLATANS
JIMMY EAT WORLD
ROOTS MANUVA
TRANSPLANTS
SIMPLE PLAN

SUNDAY READING/FRIDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE

IRON MAIDEN
MARILYN MANSON
INCUBUS
IGGY & THE STOOGES
NOFX
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
ALKALINE TRIO
TURBONEGRO
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

NME RADIO ONE STAGE - FRIDAY READING/SATURDAY LEEDS

KASABIAN
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
FIGHTSTAR
THE SUBWAYS

NME RADIO ONE STAGE - SATURDAY READING/SUNDAY LEEDS

THE TEARS
BABYSHAMBLES
THE ARCADE FIRE
HOT HOT HEAT
THE KILLS
THE OTHERS

NME RADIO ONE STAGE - SUNDAY READING/FRIDAY LEEDS

BLOC PARTY
THE FUTUREHEADS
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
BRITISH SEA POWER
WILLY MASON
THE DUKE SPIRIT
MAXIMO PARK

Personally, I love the lineup. Ok, there is definetly something seriously missing, but I want to see a band more or less all the time, so its great in my eyes.

Oh yeah, Bad Religion almost definetly headlining the Concrete Jungle and Echo and the Bunnymen (!) headlining the Carling Tent.

FRIDAY READING/SATURDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE
THE KILLERS
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
THE CORAL


SATURDAY READING/SUNDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE
FOO FIGHTERS
KINGS OF LEON
RAZORLIGHT
JIMMY EAT WORLD
SIMPLE PLAN


SUNDAY READING/FRIDAY LEEDS MAIN STAGE
INCUBUS


NME RADIO ONE STAGE - FRIDAY READING/SATURDAY LEEDS
KASABIAN
MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
THE SUBWAYS


NME RADIO ONE STAGE - SATURDAY READING/SUNDAY LEEDS


NME RADIO ONE STAGE - SUNDAY READING/FRIDAY LEEDS
THE FUTUREHEADS


That is all that interests me.

Sunday looks fucking awesome to me.

I've gotta say, the Saturday is pretty disappointing in comparison to the other days, but I'd still go and see Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon, Jimmy Eat World, Transplants, Babyshambles, The Arcade Fire, Hot Hot Heat and The Kills

Not to mention the Concrete Jungle has been named yet....

Just bought a day ticket for V......

Sonic fucking Youth are playing :cool: :drool:

I heard he's playing Second from top, But yeah I'll definetly see him.