The full line ups for the 2010 festivals at Reading and Leeds have finally been announced and have effectively split music fans down the middle. The anticipation was almost too much to bear but the news has sent some into the “wow, what a line up” camp and others into the “what on Earth is this?” camp. One of my friends fell into the latter category and summed it up completely on is Facebook status – “Er, Reading… 2003 called and it wants its line up back!”
There are certainly some blasts from the past in there and that has led to criticism that the festival is failing to nurture and showcase the new talent in favour of has-beens that struggle to perform on stage today. This is a little unfair because there are still plenty of modern acts on there that can be considered up and coming. The headliners are a little different… especially as it has been announced that The Libertines will reform especially for the festivals.
Take a look at the headliners and see for yourself:
Reading Friday August 27 & Leeds Sunday August 29
Main Stage
Guns N’ Roses
Queens Of The Stone Age
Biffy Clyro
Lost Prophets
NoFX
Gogol Bordello
Billy Talent
NME/ Radio 1 Stage
LCD Soundsystem
Phoenix
Mumford & Sons
Delphic
Yeasayer
The Big Pink
Two Door Cinema Club
Reading Saturday August 28 & Leeds Friday August 27
Main Stage
Arcade Fire
The Libertines
Dizzee Rascal
The Cribs
The Maccabees
Modest Mouse
Gaslight Anthem
NME/ Radio 1 Stage
Pendulum
Enter Shikari
Crystal Castles
Special Guests
Frank Turner
Reading Sunday August 29 & Leeds Saturday August 28
Main Stage
Blink-182
Paramore
Weezer
Cypress Hill
Limp Bizkit
You Me At Six
All Time Low
NME/ Radio 1 Stage
Klaxons
We Are Scientists
Foals
Band of Horses
Kele
The Drums
So which camp are you in?
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