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yeah it would be wouldnt it
something that doesnt affect you and other people would enjoy should be cancelled because you dont approve.
you are the best poster
on DiS, hands down <3
but he has
really shit hair ;)
:(
why would it be nice?
Why?
Were you hoping for a nice camping holiday at Little John's Farm on August Bank Holiday weekend, only to have your plans ruined?
Its a piss-poor line-up!
I dont believe its sold out either.
sooooooooo
other people are gonna love it
admittedly i would hate to BE THERE. but the slightly obvious solution to that is to NOT GO. stupid idiot
it is a piss-poor line-up, yes, but
you do realise that you don't actually HAVE to go??!??
You do though
http://www.thelaw.gov.uk/mandatory+attendies+of+reading+festival.php
10/10
:D
Hahah
It sold out in record time this year.
And, yes the line up sucks, but Rage Against The Machine are there!
Which is the reason most people are going I'd presume
The Line Up
Is better than last years by a long way. Still not going though, Latitude wins.
*Bundoz in difference of opinion with Reading/Leeds zombies shock*
Er, im not going. I didnt buy a ticket cos the bill is so awful. Touchy bunch, aint ya?
i'm just saying
that whilst i agree with you i don't think the bill is much cop, why would it be good if it was cancelled?
I think your missing the point.
Im only throwing a stone at what i believe to be a shitty, unimaginative bill put together by smug, lazy, money-grabbing-fuck-the-punter promoters. I wouldnt like to see any festival cancelled, but i'd like to see the Reading/Leeds organizers get a black eye or two for their increasingly contemptible attitude towards the punters re bands, conditions and pricing.
why didnt you say that rather than just being a bit of a bellend?
Cos i like pissing you off!
XD
I went to my 10th (and final) Reading in 2004
but, I have many fond memories of th event.
There's no denying the fact that the line-ups declined in quality pretty significantly in general, but, there's still lots to see.
I'm sure I was just getting too old for it too. When I first when aged 14 the average age was around 21 or so.
By the time I was 21 that had dropped to 15/16 and the line-up had changed to meet the expectations of the younger demographic.
I got coach tickets last year
And I felt like I was on a school trip. I'm sure me and my friend (both 20 at the time) were the oldest ones on the coach.
Sounds amazing.
Did the people at the back of the coach tell people to 'pass on' "Tell the driver to turn the radio on" ?
i think the
festival looks shit too.
but i got a day ticket just to see QOTSA and then Rage.
I don't think i will enjoy anything else there particularly on that day. But I don't care. The list of bands I MUST see is shortening nicely.
Damn you sigur ros at Lattitude!!
But rage comes first.
Does seem like a bit of a stupid thread though. Why not just find one of the others about leeds and reading and post:
I don't like it?
A 'stupid thread' that you posted on
no less.
Ah...
wtf do you care, if you're not going? If you've been jilted in the past, then fair enough, but it seems strange that you're quite emotional about the festival given that it doesn't directly involve you.
Whatever, fill your boots..
Ive been every year since 94,
and am very dis-heartened by its increasing decline in quality. But i believe the majority of DiSders posting on this (obviously bogus) thread are the ones being 'quite emotional', not me. Have a nice festival.
mmm....
It's cool that you're a devotee to the festival, but i just don't entirely see why you've started a thread just for the sake of it. As for myself, i've never been to the festival, so i'm not emotionally attached as it were - but mate, it's a pretty random thread to start. Were you bored at work?
I started this thread cos i felt like it.
Its friday - lighten up.
...and yes im bored at work.
Whats your excuse?
p.s.
are you new to DiS by any chance?
Yep, i'm bored at work
and, no, i'm not that new to DiS. Presumably, you wanted to people to post replies on here - i'm just saying something, that's all. Please don't take it the wrong way - i'm not saying you take it the wrong way. I mean it's 'a' way, and some say it's the only way! Just be safe and always wear protection...
*wanted (to) people*
.
Sorry deanno.
Your really not my type.
...nice trunks though
;)
two years ago
TV On the Radio, Broken Social Scene and Animal Collective played. Last year Arcade Fire, Tokyo Police Club, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem played. I bought a ticket but i'm scared there will be nothing this year thats anywhere near as good as those bands :( :( :(
its all about the little tents
Obviously fucking metallica or whatever are going to headline but reading is all about the little punk band playing in the carling tent at one on saturday, with their amazing first album no-one has heard yet, and them becoming your new favouite band.
^ not many people seem
to be making this point. Of course the main stage is bum, the main stage is rubbish for listening to music on anyway, so why would you WANT any good bands to be playing there? I don't know (or really care) what the full line-up is this year but, previously, Reading's strength has tended to be it's depth.
So, to all the haters, ENOUGH!
(i'm going to eits atp)
unnh!
what a sell-out loser! EITS ATP is sheee-iiiiiite! I'M going to P4K vs ATP so i can see Sacred Wank Sleeves.
You ALL deserve
to go to the 'mainstream dickhead' concentration camps.
Clearly, THIS is the only event that means ANYthing this year.
http://www.bangfaceweekender.com/
is that sarcasm or not?
it looks fantastic though
Are the Violets playing the carling stage
this year Andrew?
hahahaha
certainly not. you have to be popular to play at reading.
Cock
I'm going, looking forward to it actually, Line-Up is better than last years. Looking forward to most of the Main Stage stuff (Yes, that includes the killers headlining, never seen them before, not into manics). You can't say the lineup is shit yet, wait for the reast of the R1 stage, there usually are some gems.
The Killers
were so so bad last year on the Pyramid Stage.
We watched them play about two songs and left in boredom.
i'd like to see conor oberst maybe
but that line up is pretty tosh and i won't be in the country anyway so i don't really care.