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Eminem headlining Reading 2013

cerysll [Edit] [Delete] 57 replies 19:38 December 10th, 2012

Worst headliner ever

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not leeds though?

MIDDLEMAN | 10 Dec '12, 19:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh he is on at leeds too
  
  wasn't listed on the leeds site when I looked.
  
  MIDDLEMAN @MIDDLEMAN | 10 Dec '12, 19:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
lol

Would've been a great booking about 10 years ago.

Puds | 10 Dec '12, 19:40 | X | ^ This | Reply

very_small_monk this'd this
- he actually did headline in 2001...
  
  guntrip @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 19:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I saw him last year
    
    pretty good show. not as Big Boi or Lil Wayne mind. some really TERRIBLE CGI backdrops of guns spinning as well.
    
    guntrip @guntrip | 10 Dec '12, 19:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Did he?
    
    Makes sense. I've always disliked his work, but at least back then he was a relevant artist who managed to bring something marginally fresh to the table, whereas nowadays he's nothing more than an embarassingly bloated self-parody.
    
    Puds @guntrip | 10 Dec '12, 19:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - he's still pretty popular
      
      shrewbie @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 19:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - yeah
      
      he was meant to play 3rd/4th from top in 2000 but had some visa troubles and couldn't get into the country (as I remember it), so he came over instead in 2001 (with D12) and headlined. he was absolutely huge then, mind, inbetween Marshal Mathers and the Eminem Show and same year as that first D
      
      guntrip @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 19:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - *first D12 record
        
        apparently his last LP went double platinum here, which is over 600k copies.
        
        guntrip @guntrip | 10 Dec '12, 19:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- he was a good booking 11 years ago
  
  first one I went to
  
  mug_mug_mug @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 19:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I was there too
    
    It was quite a punchy one two that year with Marilyn Manson and then Eminem. 11 years down the line, somewhat less relevant but still very popular with the more mainstream Reading contingent.
    
    the-breacher @mug_mug_mug | 11 Dec '12, 12:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
Worst headliner ever

uhm, sure?

Idiot

Yesiamaduck | 10 Dec '12, 19:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
- My Chemical Romance, Razorlight, The Darkness and Travis
  
  would surely all sit comfortably below Eminem, since 2000.
  
  MIDDLEMAN @Yesiamaduck | 10 Dec '12, 19:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - My Chem were actually quite a good headline act really.
    
    Not everyones thing obviously, but I remember it being quite fun.
    
    aactv @MIDDLEMAN | 11 Dec '12, 10:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    zahidf this'd this
    - It was fun on TV, I enjoyed it
      
      Until Brian May showed up
      
      Yesiamaduck @aactv | 11 Dec '12, 11:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Good headliner I think

Nobody really saw it coming, still a massive artist, more than enough songs to pull it off. Could have been a lot worse.

Aaron | 10 Dec '12, 20:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
I think that'd be kinda good actually

He's got a lot more brilliant songs than you'd realise. Also is a rapper that appeals to RAWK KIDZ

iaminterested | 10 Dec '12, 20:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
In terms of selling tickets

I think it's a pretty great choice.

littlebirds | 10 Dec '12, 20:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
worse than linkin park, jimmy page & robert plant, porno for pyros, the sisters of mercy, the cramps,

starship, the pogues, the mission, saxon, hawkwind, status quo, squeeze, thin lizzy, the michael scheneker group, budgie, gillan, girlschool, ufo, whitesnake, the scorpions, golden earring, wishbone ash, curved air, ten years after and the clyde valley stompers? I think not...

ryanwilson | 10 Dec '12, 20:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I think so.
  
  The Cramps, The Pogues, Saxon, Hawkwind, Thin Lizzy, MSG, UFO, Whitesnake, Scorpions and Wishbone Ash are all miles better than Eminem. And some of them aren't even THAT good.
  
  Puds @ryanwilson | 10 Dec '12, 20:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Jfc
    
    MIDDLEMAN @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 20:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Actually, could've possibly left off Hawkwind and Whitesnake.
      
      BUT I STAND BY THE REST
      
      Puds @MIDDLEMAN | 10 Dec '12, 20:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I mean, really
        
        What sort of wrongun would favour Eminem over The Cramps?
        
        Puds @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 20:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        TheWza and crashingthrough this'd this
        
        if the Cramps just did 15 versions of 'Human Fly' then maybe
        
        but seeing as they would have played some of their other songs then I would take Eminem every time.
        
        ryanwilson @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 20:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        total lunacy,
        
        The Cramps are solid.
        
        SOLID YOU FOOL
        
        heartworms @ryanwilson | 11 Dec '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        LOL
        
        The Cramps are shit they have one good song and that's it, let's all move on now.
        
        ryanwilson @heartworms | 12 Dec '12, 19:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        here's a song that isnt about you
        
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mrjcNBD1RE
        
        mug_mug_mug @ryanwilson | 12 Dec '12, 19:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - these were the two most ridiculous assertions, granted.
        
        but Eminem's body of work, up until his most recent couple of albums, is pretty solid. If his music isn't your thing then fine, but he is still a massively influential and popular artist, and I'm pretty sure Reading & Leeds aren't going after the Wishbone Ash crowd anymore.
        
        MIDDLEMAN @Puds | 10 Dec '12, 20:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Were you there for
  
  Porno for Pyros? AMAZING
  
  Rev_Kramer @ryanwilson | 11 Dec '12, 13:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Kasabian headlined last year.

Game over.

domgourlay | 10 Dec '12, 21:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
i guess thats why they call it window pane :s

Jordan_229_2 | 10 Dec '12, 21:23 | X | ^ This | Reply

building_downtown, theShipment, phontaine, Antpocalypsenow, littlebirds, and andyvine this'd this
- someone's going to have to explain this one to me
  
  incandenza_ @Jordan_229_2 | 12 Dec '12, 02:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - widely considered one of the worst metaphors in music history
    
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U
    
    it's in there somewhere
    
    theShipment @incandenza_ | 12 Dec '12, 20:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
You do know, that he has a new album coming out, right?

Dre's producing it, so ...

lurchy2 | 10 Dec '12, 21:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ...it's going to be creatively stillborn, like everything else he's produced since The Documentary?
  
  I agree.
  
  littlebirds @lurchy2 | 10 Dec '12, 22:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
enjoy eminem at reading

georgiabeth | 10 Dec '12, 21:57 | X | ^ This | Reply

niallKP, theShipment, and incandenza_ this'd this
Is this the part where I once again argue that his recent stuff is miles better than his old stuff?

His lyrics and flow are unbelievable. Just a shame about the fucking choruses.

stanstubbs | 10 Dec '12, 22:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
- and his stupid voice
  
  furio @stanstubbs | 10 Dec '12, 23:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Really?
  
  I remember an admirably farfetched Quietus article, aligning some of his recent verses with Edgar Allan Poe, but never bit the bullet and followed up. Anything in particular worth a listen?
  
  whatisthewhat @stanstubbs | 11 Dec '12, 04:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Ooh, never read that, will look it up.
    
    The verses on stuff like this are phenomenal - just ignore the singing...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRivTANDeZo
    Have got stacks of unreleased things from the past couple of years I found knocking around the interweb. Absolutely knocks spots off anything from the old days.
    
    stanstubbs @whatisthewhat | 11 Dec '12, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I genuinely think his verse on that track with Lil Wayne from the last album might be the best thing he's ever done
  
  Some of the rhyme schemes in there are absurdly complex
  
  Antpocalypsenow @stanstubbs | 11 Dec '12, 12:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4421662#r7211327
  
  littlebirds @stanstubbs | 11 Dec '12, 12:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Well yeah, but his singles have always been shit.
    
    All about the album tracks and unreleased stuff innit.
    
    stanstubbs @littlebirds | 11 Dec '12, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
Eminem gets far too much hate these days.

in_limbo | 10 Dec '12, 23:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ...
  
  Everything since The Eminem Show's been shit obviously, but for at least three albums he managed to balance being massive commercially with genuinely being good and bringing something different to the table, which is a rare feat.
  
  in_limbo @in_limbo | 10 Dec '12, 23:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  whatisthewhat this'd this
  - Everything since 8 Mile OST
    
    Yesiamaduck @in_limbo | 11 Dec '12, 00:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Yep, true.
      
      Some shite on that too though. The beginning of the end
      
      in_limbo @Yesiamaduck | 11 Dec '12, 01:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - The Eminem offerings werent
        
        Yesiamaduck @in_limbo | 11 Dec '12, 11:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        stanstubbs this'd this
I saw him headline at T a few years ago

It was alright. He kept saying "what's up Edinburger" though and he relied on his backing track a bit too much. This guy stole the show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YfTauNOBoo

kubrahhh | 11 Dec '12, 01:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Hahaha
  
  Aaron @kubrahhh | 11 Dec '12, 10:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  medulla and furio this'd this
I like Eminem

but he really didn't make a good job of headlining Reading last time.

Damian | 11 Dec '12, 09:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
- South Park cartoon for 10 mins
  
  D12 (without Eminem for 15 mins)
  Yeh, Eminem, amazing headliner!
  
  Rev_Kramer @Damian | 11 Dec '12, 13:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
Will Daphne & Celeste be opening the stage?

So they can meet their idol....

lobotomypop | 11 Dec '12, 13:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
Piss

I think festival republic just alienated a lot of their demographic with Eminem, unless they're trying to provoke another 50 Cent style piss bottling,which, when you try and put a has-been as a headliner, you're sort of asking for.

Icedpaul | 11 Dec '12, 14:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
nah

He headlined v last year and that sold out. He's definitely big enough to headline and the uniqueness of it will attract curious kids

zahidf | 11 Dec '12, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
angry teenage boys everywhere rejoice

incandenza_ | 12 Dec '12, 02:18 | X | ^ This | Reply

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