Chris.

i'm pretty sure MCR are only headlining because they failed to outbid Download to get System of a Down. also plenty of headliners they could get, Daft Punk, Kayne West, Green Day, AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Iron Maiden could all pull off headlining Reading, where as MCR won't. IMO they should have got Green Day or Iron maiden and have MCR subbing, that would look much stronger to me, where as you compare to say T in the Park who have about 6 bands capable of headlining Reading, where as Reading can only really seem to scrap two headliners together every year.

i think they will either draw a decent sized crowd, but still not big enough for a headline slot, or they will get alot of $h!t. also, look just how terrible they are live: rbBQu2HrPnM

like or loathe MCR they just failed to sell out a UK arena tour, something that all the headliners last year can do, MCR are just not big enough to draw a crowd anymore, let alone close the entire festival. they would be a good booking, just not headlining.

Yes but at the same time there is the lock up stage which is worth £300. as I said, it's not about the headliners, those are only 3 bands, but some of the $h!t MCR will get will be priceless, last time they played Reading they got bottled majorly, people arent going to take well to them being headliners.

My Chem are the worst headliner since Razorlight, which is still one of my best and funniest memories of Reading, theres nothing like a good bit of universal hatred for a headline act.

yes because that is the entire line up, 3 bands. infact in 2007 i didnt see any of the headline bands and had one of the best weekends of my life and saw loads of my favourite ever bands, you can't judge a line up from the inevitably $h!t headliners. especially when the best sets are never even on the main stage.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5538017222_7411d71c37_b.jpg nice one NME.

NkTrG-gpIzE well looking forward to seeing this. mainly because it's directed by Duncan Jones who directed the fantastic 'Moon'.

I saw them supporting QOTSA once, to be honest I wasn't very impressed.

that really sells it to me, might have ti check it out, will certainly be seeing the film anyway.

I think it says alot that this is where unemployment is before the cuts have been rolled out, it's only going to get higher and higher. for example look at just unemployment for the ages 16-24, almost 1 million unemployed and not in education or training, and this is before the future jobs fund and ema have been scrapped which means that number will rise, this is the reason that despite having A Levels I am working a $h!tty job for £5 an hour getting told constantly by co-workers that i'm too over qualified to work there, infact I have more qualifications than anyone there, yet get paid the least, it wouldnt be so bad if I knew I could move into a career I want, but there really isnt hope with this much unemployment. It really is tragic how high unemployment is right now and it's a complete sham that the Government are failing to recognise this and instead are just making cuts that will rise unemployment significantly. I understand the economy is f***ed, but f***ing up alot of jobs in a already dire job market is not the answer to save it.

Nah can't see that, I am fairly sure Pulp will be subbing The Strokes though!

at the same time as Korn? you'd be surprised just how much of a crowd Korn can still pull, especially at Download, i'd say The Darkness are f***ed.

OK maybe Labour havent ALWAYS been crap, but they have in their last run of office, "new Labour" was complete bollocks, it does look like they are on the up with Milliband, so we'll see, but there are some things that just can't be forgiven (taking us to war being the top one). I should always be clear, as $h!t as labour have been, they have been no where near as bad as the Tories are now, and had been for their last few run's in office (Major, Thatcher). i'll be honest i don't have too much knowledge of pre-Thatcher days when it comes to politics. i would like some 'fresh blood', obviously Lib Dems were not the answer I was hoping them to be, I can't see myself voting for a "big" party for the next 10 years, I waaaay more trust Green than any of them.

I don't mind, but maybe it would be better to wait until after UP, I wasn't trying to be pushy or anything, just making sure it wasn't forgotten about :)

Labour and Conservative are indeed both crap, but Shelli's points are abysmal and don't even go near why both parties are $h!t.

*AHEM*

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did someone enter Mimicry as a joke? and i thought that Rebecca Black song was terrible.

just in case you wanted a laugh, The Darkness have got back together and are playing Download Festival where they will probaly get bottled and then releasing a new album which will probaly be even more terrible than the albums they already have. i guess they wanted some more $$$ so got back together.

already have my ticket for Reading, not too fussed though as it will be my 6th year and i'm going to Glasto for the first time and will $h!t all over Reading. I really hope it's not MCR headlining, just because, despite my hatred, thats weak as, MCR really don't pull a crowd these days, didnt sell out many dates of their arena tour this year, i can't see them pulling off a main stage headline slot at Reading, hopefully they will pull someone epic out of the bag and have MCR in the subheadline slot. seriously compare MCR to blink-182 last year, blink pulled 100,000 people at Reading and have sold out an arena tour that's bigger than the unsold out arena tour MCR have just done, not really in the same league are they. i only really care about the lock up stage though.

this has just been released properly in the UK. it's out on vinyl, might have to buy it.

k4Eo0nFo0Ew TUNE. out 28/3.

i havent heard them all yet but the quality is very AVERAGE so far. Girls - Lust For Life would be incredibly better if it didnt have such horrifically bad vocals.

FdGNTqgp51M this is only a bonus track on Travis' album, but f*** it's good, had to share it.