Reading festival

[211dave112]

anyone else going tomoro? what are you looking forward to most? (apart from not washing for 5 days!!)

[Untitled]

Reading sucks.

Leeds ftw.

Most excited for Muse, of course.

[Kyle]

I am.

Looking forward to;
Muse
Pearl Jam
Bedouin Soundclash
Dizzee Rascal
Mastodon
Dresden Dolls
Broken Social Scene
Sway
Eagles of Death Metal
Goldie Lookin' Chain
SLAYERRRR (GAAAH METAL \m/)

[Horrorshow34]

I think the line up's a little weak this year tbh. Although it would be funny to see Slayer play on the same stage as Belle And Sebastian

[Holyed]

I've just started packing, should be fun, last year was the best weekend i'd had in ages.

The lineup is pretty weak, but its not all about the music and there's enough bands I like to keep me happy, as I don't think i'll end up seeing anyway. Dance tents for the win.

[ATM]

What's the full line up?

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http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_reading.asp?ArticleID=1358&URLID=67

[The_Passenger]

http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_reading.asp?ArticleID=1358&URLID=67

I was under the impression the line-up would be better than that.

With that said, I'd probably go for Muse and The Twilight Singers alone, if I'd actually gotten tickets.

[sketchyjoe]

You guys should see Gogol Bordello and Against Me!

[Dead Star]

Gogol Bordello are great, I'm looking forward to them.

/is going to Leeds.

[rocknrollstar5]

I am, only saturday though.

looking foward to Arctic Monkeys, Dirty Pretty Things, The Fratellis, The Racontuers, The View and getting wasted in a field, again

[rocknrollstar5]

Gogol Bordello are great, I'm looking forward to them.

/is going to Leeds.

they are, im soooo gutted that im not going to be able to see them

NOT A CRIME!!!!

[nutty_bar]

I have only heard "Not Wearing Purple." A friend of mine was playing the Warped compilation. Is the rest of his stuff similar? polka-ish ska punk-ish?

[sketchyjoe]

It's gypsy-punk.

And the song's called Start Wearing Purple.

[rocknrollstar5]

yeah and they have another one called Not A Crime which has the coolest violin part

[Jacaranda]

I'd see: BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, FALL OUT BOY, TOWERS OF LONDON, PRIMAL SCREAM, SECRET MACHINES, GOGOL BORDELLO, BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH, BODY COUNT featuring ICE-T, the Arctic Monkeys, WOLFMOTHER, COHEED AND CAMBRIA, THE FALL, BE YOUR OWN PET, AGAINST ME!, SLAYER, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, MASTODON, THE DRESDEN DOLLS, ¡FORWARD, RUSSIA!, TAPES ‘N TAPES
hm I actually like that line up quite abit.

whoa that is so not alt/indie.

[sexymuffin]

man all this festival talk is getting me all psyched for the virgin festival

september 23rd here i come!

[Zmev]

festivals are ghey

[sgrevs]

Omigosh Animal Collective i want i want. and Broken Social Scene. not fair. ok you have to see TV on the Radio if youre going.

[Horrorshow34]

The View are playing! fantasic new band, off to see them on tour. Hope they don't become another NME-rated hype machine though

[rocknrollstar5]

they're the ones with that song with the double dutch in the chorus aren't they?

[Horrorshow34]

Don't know, apparently it's a Scottish accent

[rocknrollstar5]

Fooked if i know then, you dont get much further from Scotland than me and stilll be in Britain. I'm definately going to see them, if i can (times)

[211dave112]

just got back, the best bands for me were:
dirty pretty things
the cribs
the subways
futureheads
boy kill boy
the vines
mystery jets

was a great weekend, got very drunk and had the most fub ever and got a job as a male model!! haha.

[Kyle]

Hmm, I wasn't particuarly impressed by Dirty Pretty Things to be honest. The Vines however, did a great job. My best bands were;

Muse
Pearl Jam
Gogol Bordello
The Streets
Dizzee Rascal
Dresden Dolls
Mastodon
Bedouin Soundclash

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Best bands= Muse, Captian Everyting, Lightyear, Maximo Park, The Rakes, Bouncing Souls. I would say.

they was all realy good though, apart from 2 i didnt want to see.

this is leeds though.

[PAJJ]

it was an awesome weekend, so much fun, plus i got the new maiden album early :D,
best bands:

Pearl Jam




(Space to show just how much greater than the rest they were)




Dresden Dolls
Primal Scream
Eagles of Death Metal
Muse

[Phill]

I got back from leeds.

My best bands were

Rise against
Slayer
Dresden Dolls
Anti-Flag
Alexisonfire

Any quite a few others.

It was a top weekend.

[Kyle]

Slayer bored me a bit to be honest. It was quite a cool thing to see, as I wouldn't get a chance outside the festival, but I found them kinda boring on the whole. Even so, their position behind MCR is still criminal.

[rocknrollstar5]

I was only there for Saturday but i enjoyed what i watched
my best bands were:
Jet
Dirty Pretty Things
Arctic Monkeys

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I was only there for Saturday but i enjoyed what i watched
my best bands were:
Jet
Dirty Pretty Things
Arctic Monkeys
I thaught Arctic Monkeys were poor.

I was 3rd row from the front at leeds, i wanted to be there for muse, and it was hell, we all got crushed and nearly died.

What i saw of the band they were realy average, no stage presence at all.

Thats my opinion anyway.

[Kyle]

Yeah, they barely even spoke...he's far from an exciting frontman. I quite enjoyed dancing along to their set from a distance, but there was no way I was getting in there to be crush by 14 year olds.

Muse and The Streets were so good on the saturday. Mike Skinners crowd interaction was excelllent.

[munky_magik]

For Me:

2manydjs > Muse > Millencolin

Pearl Jam were disappointing for me :(

The Arctic Monkeys were bad from what I saw of them.

Even so, their position behind MCR is still criminal
This is true. Despite the fact that their material is repetitive, I thought they put on a pretty good show. They looked so very old though.

[Untitled]

Yeah, they barely even spoke...he's far from an exciting frontman. I quite enjoyed dancing along to their set from a distance, but there was no way I was getting in there to be crush by 14 year olds.

Muse and The Streets were so good on the saturday. Mike Skinners crowd interaction was excelllent.
The Get low thing was cool, cept from it was a bit cramped at the front, he was telling us to get lower but i was already ontop of about 6 people.

Cant fault muse, played a great set. Im biased though.

[PAJJ]

Pearl Jam were disappointing for me :(
why was this?
I'm a huge PJ fan and thought they were just stunning.
Wait were you at leeds?


This is true. Despite the fact that their material is repetitive, I thought they put on a pretty good show. They looked so very old though.
I was pretty impressed they handled the crowd pretty well, and i even saw metal heads who were throwing **** singing along by the end of the set :-/
Although it was a pretty poor hail of bottles in terms of bottling, which i suppose is a good thing.

[Kyle]

I thought he was talking about Slayer, not MCR, but I might wrong. but the comment about them looking old seemed to suggest that.

[PAJJ]

Yeah you're right, i should stop watching tv while posting, but apocalypse now is on, still thought MCR did a good job, as in terms of what i thought was going to happen/what people said was going to happen, still **** music though.

[rocknrollstar5]

I thaught Arctic Monkeys were poor.

I was 3rd row from the front at leeds, i wanted to be there for muse, and it was hell, we all got crushed and nearly died.

What i saw of the band they were realy average, no stage presence at all.

Thats my opinion anyway.

The only reason they were in my top 3 was because i like their music but yeah at Reading they were below par for what i expected of them

[ATM]

For Me:

2manydjs > Muse > Millencolin

Pearl Jam were disappointing for me :(

The Arctic Monkeys were bad from what I saw of them.


This is true. Despite the fact that their material is repetitive, I thought they put on a pretty good show. They looked so very old though.

How are 2ManyDJ's live? I'll be seeing them next month.

[211dave112]

i agree with what everyone seems to be saying about the arctic monkeys, their sound in all fairness was spot on and sounded exactly like the album but they just stand there looking like ****ing statues, maybe it was the size of the event, i've seen them at club sized venues and they seem better.

and also that panic at the disco guy getting hit by the bottle, dint know whether to laugh or not. i mean i hate them but all credit to the bloke for getting up and playing on and sounded in all fairness pretty good.

[Justanothernimrod]

I hate all my friends because they got to see Broken Social Scene before they split up :upset:

[munky_magik]

why was this?
I'm a huge PJ fan and thought they were just stunning.
Wait were you at leeds?
I'm not a massive Pearl Jam fan, but I do like them a fair bit. I just thought they were going to be an aful lot better than they were. I mean, Eddie Vedder and Matt Cameron were spot on. The band just seemed to draw songs out for too long in too similar a vein for me.

And I was at Leeds.

How are 2ManyDJ's live? I'll be seeing them next month.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. You'll love them.

I thought he was talking about Slayer, not MCR, but I might wrong. but the comment about them looking old seemed to suggest that.
Yeah, I was talking about Slayer.

[ATM]

Awesome, awesome, awesome. You'll love them.


Nice :cool: RJD2 is playing in the same tent.

[PAJJ]

I'm not a massive Pearl Jam fan, but I do like them a fair bit. I just thought they were going to be an awful lot better than they were. I mean, Eddie Vedder and Matt Cameron were spot on. The band just seemed to draw songs out for too long in too similar a vein for me.

And I was at Leeds.


fair enough, apparently they didn't play as great a set a leeds, not too sure why, but they were stunning at reading.

[Kyle]

The set at Leeds was way different, but still amazing;


'Don't Go'
'Animal'
'Corduroy'
'World Wide Suicide'
'Hail Hail'
'Severed Hand'
'Given To Fly'
'Green Disease'
'Even Flow'
'Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town?' (WOW!!!!!)
'Insignificance'
'Daughter'
'Lukin'
'Whipping'
'Not For You'
'State Of Love And Trust' (WOW!!!!)
'Black' (WOW!!!)
'Porch' (WOW!!!)
'Why Go'
'Evolution'
'Life Wasted'
'Alive'
'Rockin' In The Free World'

[PAJJ]

black, and small town would of been brilliant, but dude wheres the uke :p