Garth 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 It's time again for the speculation to start, as festival dates and some headliners are allegdily being confirmed. Lets see what you guys think and if any of the posters from the UK will be heading along. Download 10th,11th & 12th of June Currently announced are: Friday: Main Stage - Feeder, Garbage, Dinosaur Jr., Megadeth, Biffy Clyro & JJ72. Snickers Stage - Billy Idol, The Used, My Chemical Romance & The Bled. Saturday: Main Stage - Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, H.I.M, Anthrax, Alter Bridge & Bowling For Soup. Snickers Stage - In Flames, Chimaira, Lamb Of God, Bullet For My Valentine, Meshuggah, Unearth & Every Time I Die. Sunday: Main Stage - System of a Down, Slipknot, Slayer, Nightwish, Killswitch Engage, Papa Roach & Mudvayne. Snickers Stage - Motorhead, DKT/MC5, Lacuna Coil, Mastadon, Caliban, & As I Lay Dying Glastonbury 24th, 25th & 26th of June - SOLD OUT Confirmed headliners are now: Friday:White Stripes Saturday:Coldplay Sunday:Kylie Minogue T in the Park 9th & 10th July - SOLD OUT Saturday: Main Stage - Foo Fighters, Keane, The Killers, Embrace, Audioslave, Joss Stone & The Beautiful South Sunday: Main Stage - Green Day, Travis, Queens of the Stone Age, Snoop Dogg, Razorlight, Athlete & Biffy Clyro Saturday: Stage 2 - New Order, The Streets, The Coral, Jimmy Eat World & Fightstar Sunday: Stage 2 - The Prodigy, Kasabian, Bloc Party & Kasier Chiefs. Saturday: King Tut's Tent - Doves, James Brown & Dizzee Rascal Sunday: King Tut's Tent - Interpol & Ian Brown. V Festival 20th & 21st of August - SOLD OUT Chelmsford - Saturday, Weston Park - Sunday: Main Stage - Oasis, Special Guests, Maroon 5, Zutons, Jet & Goldie Lookin' Chain. 2nd Stage - Chemical Brothers, Doves , Kasier Chiefs & The Bravery. JJB Arena: Texas & Robert Plant Chelmsford - Sunday, Weston Park - Saturday: Main Stage - Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Embrace, Athlete, Joss Stone & Rooster. 2nd Stage - Prodigy, The Music & Thirteen Senses. JJB Arena: Dizzee Rascal & Ian Brown. Reading and Leeds Festival 26th,27th &28th of August - READING SOLD OUT Friday Reading/Saturday Leeds: Main Stage - Pixes, The Kilelrs, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Coral, Elbow & Dropkick Murphys. Radio 1 Tent: Bloc Party, The Futureheads & LCD Soundsystem. Saturday Reading/Sunday Leeds: Main Stage - Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon, Razorlight, Charlatans, Jimmy Eat World, Roots Manuva, The Transplants & Simple Plan. Radio 1 Tent: Kasabian & Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Sunday Reading/Friday Leeds: Main Stage - Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, Incubus, Iggy and the Stooges, NOFX & Funeral For A Friend. Radio 1 Tent: The Tears, Babyshambles & The Arcade Fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 How nice of you to mention T In The Park. Despite my reservations about this list after seeing you mention the Download festival, I feel that it is overall a good list of the best UK festivals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 I only remembered Download because I'm probably going and my best friends keep going on about how excited they are. I will amend the list for you my good sir and hopfully you level of appaltion shall decrease. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Heh, my well end up opening up my student house for the Reading Festival. "You dont want to sleep in the mud? Ok, give us money and get out by 8:30 tomorrow morning." Still not gonna go this year though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Not a bad plan, you'll just have to hope for weather like last year, it was literally the drizzling shits the first couple of days, thankfully it cleared up. I'm not sure if I should go to Reading or not this year. I've been the past 5 years and it's become a bit of a tradition now, but it looks like I'm going to Download instead.I'd really have to save a hell of allot of money to get a ticket this year as the past years my parents have bought the tickets, this year they've said no way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Eskimo 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 Why are Feeder headliners for Download? Strange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cameron chaos 0 Report post Posted February 10, 2005 They sell well and are British. If it wasn't for the fact they are in the studio, I can imagine Lostprophets on the bill instead of them. So, could be worse. I might go to the Urban Music Festival this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 G Money, you'll be glad to know that i've ammended my first response to this topic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 Why are Feeder headliners for Download? Strange. Because they wanted to add an Indie day to the bill. I'm sure there are better bands out there than Feeder that fill the bill of "Indie" Feeder are just about big enough to headline a tent IMO, no where near big enough to headline a main stage at Download. G Money, you'll be glad to know that i've ammended my first response to this topic. Yes, I am indeed pleased to here it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystery Eskimo 0 Report post Posted February 11, 2005 Ah, I see...isn't an indie stage going to get shit on? I thought Download was pretty hardcore. But anyway, I'm not sure where to go for my festival fix this year. Nothing particularly exciting announced so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2005 Yeah download is by and large a metal festival and I'm pretty sure this stage will get shit on. I've got a bunch of friends that went last year and are already bitching about it. I wouldn't mind personally if they'd at least gotten some better bands for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renegade 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 Reading festival has sucked for a while now, shame since its about a 20 minute drive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 It sucks? That's news to me, I've gone the last 5 years and really enjoyed it. The last 2 years I will admit haven't been spectacular, but it's still a way off from completely sucking yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Renegade 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 The last Festival I really enjoyed was 2k2, anything past that has been pretty unspectacular to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Decemberists 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 Aren't the Quo playing pretty much every festival this year? I think I'm going to pass... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2005 I only remembered Download because I'm probably going and my best friends keep going on about how excited they are. I will amend the list for you my good sir and hopfully you level of appaltion shall decrease. My exact response. I'm gonna go, camp with my mates, bitch about how crap metal is and try to take advantage of some goth chicks. Should also be going to Reading, as that's more to my taste. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 I'm more of a Reading fan as well myself, I prefer the variety there to most other festivals. Also it has become a tradition to go now as well. Hopefully I'll be able to come up with the money to go, although it's looking doubtful at the moment. I've got my Download ticket to pay for, got a trip to Birmingham in April to finance, it dosen't help that I'm leaving my job this coming Monday so I'm not going to have anymore money coming in apart from sporadic electrical work I'll be doing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted February 23, 2005 Heh, I'll be back home in Birmingham for most of April. Working to get my lazy student ass some money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted March 2, 2005 Bamped as a new batch of Reading tickets have gone on sale. Click to the NME website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Bump: Heavily updated line ups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dace59 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 But no love for Bloodstock Open Air? I plan on being there just for Children of Bodom and the chance to talk my way backstage to interview some of the British bands performing. It should be a good show and at skipping distance from Brum and fairly cheap (£40 for both days) I' can't really pass it up. Unless Uni ties my hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Got my Glasto ticket. (!) May go to Leeds. Pixies, plus Killing fucking Joke are a mild rumour. That would do me just fine. However, I will be auctioning my kidney off in GC for anyone interested as I usually go through a couple of hundred on beer and wine alone in preparation for a festival. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Garth 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Well there are at least 135 music festivals of some kind going on in the UK, if I included that I'd have to include them all wouldn't I now? I was just trying to cover the more well known ones. I would of thought you'd be free in time for it, it being the very far end of June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Decemberists 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2005 Wooo, Isle of Wight Festival. Moz and Roxy Music = even more debt for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Derek Bailey Report post Posted April 8, 2005 I am going to the Vincent Gallo-curated All Tomorrow's Parties, although the lineup is kind of disappointing, especially after last year's Sonic Youth/Stephen Malkmus one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted April 8, 2005 I am going to the Vincent Gallo-curated All Tomorrow's Parties, although the lineup is kind of disappointing, especially after last year's Sonic Youth/Stephen Malkmus one. I think there's a few good acts on, Suicide in particular interest me, but I can never be arsed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Derek Bailey Report post Posted April 8, 2005 I still think it's a pretty good lineup, but last year there was hardly a moment when there wasn't a band who I'd pay to see playing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2005 Sigh, It looks like I'm doing Leeds as well. I'll enjoy it, I'm pretty sure, but I'll have to kill and eat my own food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2005 Ohhhkay. I just spent £220 on a leeds ticket. What the fuck am I doing? I'm gonna have to work my arse off this summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
