Headliners already confirmed for Reading Festival 2008?
January 7, 2008 Filed Under Rumour
At the moment I am currently getting a lot of information from a very reliable source and they seem to think that the headliners for Reading Festival 2008 are pretty much already confirmed! Here is what are source is saying at the moment.
- Rage Against The Machine
- Kasabian
- The Verve
(None of the nights are confirmed here)
Lets see how things pan out over the next few months leading up to the festival.
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January 7th, 2008 1:55 pm
If this happens, i will gladly post a video of me wetting my pants fully onto youtube.
January 7th, 2008 2:04 pm
This is probably the best thing, EVER!
January 7th, 2008 4:49 pm
i know its quality isn’t it!? I am actually going to Leeds but its still the same. I really hope its going to be Rage.
Adam, that was absolutely hilarious by the way!
thank you both for the comments!
January 8th, 2008 6:57 am
“…and they seem to think…”
So no confirmation yet. Just the same rumours other sites have had for months?
January 8th, 2008 1:59 pm
well a person from inside Festival Republic is a pretty solid bet, and probably a little more accurate than the sources other sites are using at the moment. Anyway i thought we were friends strictly reading?
January 9th, 2008 11:29 am
Ah yeah, just recognised the site URL!
People from “inside” have always said stuff though
Nice site - linked me yet brother?!?
January 10th, 2008 7:42 pm
yeah i agree that its not 100% but its better than nothing right
I need to set up some links, and i haven’t got around to doing it yet since i made the new layout. I’ll get it up soon though, thanks for the comments!
January 15th, 2008 6:41 am
Thats frikkin amazing. Cheers for lettin all prospective festivers know. Any idea when the 08 line-up will be announced though (officially or otherwise)? Cheers again
Bring on Rage
January 15th, 2008 11:19 am
usually the same day as the tickets go on sale, so not for a while yet. There is a chance that it could be Metallica instead of the Verve though.
January 16th, 2008 12:12 pm
when do the tickets go on sale? anyone know? write back…
January 17th, 2008 3:02 pm
The Verve?????????!
fuck off.
Metallica sounds better. bad enough there’s one indie band rumoured to headline, you don’t want another fucking one!!
January 22nd, 2008 2:30 pm
Mna that sucks, Ok the verve were ok back in 1997, but 2008! don’t think so. Rage against machine ?? wtf!!! put them in a tent out the way!!
January 25th, 2008 12:58 pm
ratm/ kasabian would be soooo good. verve are alright but don’t really know many of their songs. bring it on!
January 26th, 2008 3:50 pm
zombie.cupcake, u do realise this is an indie festival. why not just go to download if u hate it so much?
January 28th, 2008 11:54 am
Lol to the max at ‘Daves’ views on Rage Against The Machine.
February 6th, 2008 8:29 am
Its only been indie since indie and emo kids fucked it up
February 6th, 2008 2:47 pm
Didn’t Melvin Ben(Mean Fiddler’s director of festivals) Say that all the headliners are American ?
February 6th, 2008 2:52 pm
still verve n kasabian may b there, but not headlining.
February 7th, 2008 7:16 am
Yeah all the headliners will be American Guitar bands. Yeah thats true they could still be there. Who knows! cheers for the comments!
February 7th, 2008 11:33 am
Line up rumored to be:
FRI- Killers
SAT-RATM
SUN-Metallica
Still not sure about Killers but other two seem highly likely (source wikipedia)
February 8th, 2008 8:35 am
This is rubbish!
There will be three AMERICAN headliners for Reading this year and The Verve are headlining at Galsto anyway
February 9th, 2008 9:07 am
It wasn’t rubbish at the time but now yes, obviously things have changed and now the Verve are headlining Glastonbury. Melvin Benn (i think thats his name) also announced that all the headliners will be American too yes, that is correct and that has been covered here on the site
Thanks for the comment!!
February 13th, 2008 5:09 am
sooo rumours are it is between rage, who are pretty much confirmed i think, metallica, green day, foo fighters, weezer, the strokes, r.e.m etc etc. personally, if they go heavy and have rage and metallica, or foos even, they need green day, or more likely gamble on the strokes, bit of indie. good mix, strokes headlined 2002, and were brill. come on!
February 13th, 2008 2:55 pm
Verve are headlining V, so i doubt that will happen personally, but rage? That would be amazing, and Kasabian, that would be the WORST thing ever, as they are shit.
My predictions, based on the normal (indie, rock, old school)
Blur
Feeder
Rage
February 15th, 2008 11:17 am
All The headliner are america, look wot bob and admin sayin about melvin Benn
February 15th, 2008 1:58 pm
Graham Coxon has confirmed Blur won’t be reforming which sucks cos that would have been well good.
I’ve also heard the rumour that all 3 headliners will be American bands so let’s hope for Rage. Even though they’re now confirmed for T in the Park I think it’s still quite likely.
February 15th, 2008 4:18 pm
everyone jus knows that this is to good to be true. . .:(
February 16th, 2008 12:55 am
just an idea but wot are linkin park doin this summmer
February 16th, 2008 5:03 am
ratm would be aweeeesome!
get metallica to play, we dont want too much indie!
metallica and rage would be amazzzziiiinggggg!
February 16th, 2008 6:42 am
the verve have announced they are headlining glastonbury and Melvin Benn from festival republic has said all the bands will be American too! so there is a good chance that it will be Metallica now i reckon
Thanks for the comment
February 19th, 2008 3:33 am
Now Rage against the Machine have been confirmed as headlining T in the park is there still a chance they’ll play Leeds/Reading? I know some festivals make their headliners agree to not headline any other festivals…
February 19th, 2008 5:06 am
Metallica would be awesome alongside RATM!
Chuck abit of GreenDay in there maybe with the foos aswell and you got yourself an amazing line up!!aint gonna happen though is it?
February 21st, 2008 3:38 pm
I pray to god that T in the Park promoters have MADE rage against machine PROMISE that they wont headline reading, anyone can scream and shout. Hope Foo Fighters headline, glad the Verve aint, like i said b4 they were ok in 97, this is 08! and they werent that good in the first place to have this kinda longivity (sorry if spelt wrong) M,y chemical romance are ok but not quite headliners, vevlvet revolver would be good.
February 21st, 2008 4:08 pm
i’ve heard stuff about oasis headlining
maybe its just wishful thinking
February 24th, 2008 7:06 am
clearly it is. all 3 are american.
Fri Sat Sun
Rage Linkin Park Metallica
Queens Kasabian Slipknot
Cypress Hill Stereophonics MAchine Head
make it happen!
February 24th, 2008 11:36 am
that clearly didnt work. sorry, bit clearer
Friday: Rage, Queens of the stone age, Cypress Hill
Saturday: Linkin Park, Kasabian, Stereophonics
Sunday: Metallica, Slipknot, Machine Head
February 25th, 2008 8:54 am
Wont’ be Kasabian, they’ve announced that its 3 American bands headlining this year.
I reckon it will be Rage, Kings of Leon (even though they are headlining Glasto which puts a bit of doubt on them) and Metallica
February 25th, 2008 4:15 pm
yeah i’ve posted about that as well! I don’t think it will be KOL with them headlining Glastonbury.
Thanks for the comment!
February 26th, 2008 4:06 am
Dave ur a f**kin idiot wiv a crap taste in music, mychem rnt fit to lik tom’s cock. nd thers always a ratm rumour 4 reading
February 26th, 2008 3:16 pm
Hey man, I’m afraid that in future comments like this will not be accepted. I am trying to create a community of readers and this doesn’t help. Please feel free to use the site, but remember that it should be done in a respectful way. Thank you!
February 27th, 2008 12:56 pm
Apparently lots of people have been saying today that on kerrang radio The Audition (band) said they will be at Reading and that the Foo’s Where Headlining ?
March 3rd, 2008 2:40 am
Green day have put on their website they are playing reading leeds hope ratm and metallica join them great line up!!
March 3rd, 2008 3:33 am
verve can’t headline, its going to be three american bands headlining this year, so no chance of radiohead
March 4th, 2008 9:32 am
where does it say Green day headlining on there website
March 4th, 2008 9:38 am
tickets out 31st march official website
March 4th, 2008 7:33 pm
Fri - Killers
Sat - Metallica
Sun - RATM
I read 1 persons comment up the list of no way to RATM as it was 97 and now its 08! Well I can tell you now they will rock harder than any band this year period!
March 6th, 2008 7:42 am
fuck the verve Metallica!
March 7th, 2008 9:27 am
Confirmed…
Friday: Pixies, Weezer, Killers
Saturday: RATM, Dr Dre + Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill
Sunday: Metallica, System of a Down, Slipknot
There’s also talk of another “silly” act… I’ll keep you posted
March 8th, 2008 6:44 pm
wot and Dr dre + snoop dogg and cyprus hill at the reading festival isnt a silly act
March 10th, 2008 12:54 pm
Hi guys,
i well want green day to headline coz they kick major ass. i will def go if green day play and i am going to lowlands festival in netherlands so that should be fun.
March 12th, 2008 3:27 pm
Reading?
This doesnt sound like a reading line up to me.
System of a down?
Slipknot…
Mate come onnnn
March 12th, 2008 5:43 pm
no way the pixies will headline, as they did a couple of years ago. im thinking:
fri: strokes,weezer
sat: metallica, kasabian
sun: RATM, cypress hill
we may even see a colab between rage and cypress. how good would that be
March 13th, 2008 10:39 am
thank you both for the comments. Slipknot at Reading would be weird
March 14th, 2008 5:09 pm
The dates on the Green Day site are from 2005
March 15th, 2008 6:55 am
if metallica play it will definetly be on the sunday, because it is primarily known as a day for hard rock and metal. perfect line up would be greenday, ratm, metallica, but it will most likely be killers
March 15th, 2008 7:22 am
AC, thanks for the comment. Thats the only information i could find as well when i looked on their website. I have no idea who is going to play. we are not really any closer than we were 3 months a go.
At the moment i’ve not been updating the site enough either. I have a 3 week break over easter so be prepared for some improvements!
March 15th, 2008 7:04 pm
i would like RATM and Metallica with a touch of weezer and of course the foo fighters please. I thank you.
March 17th, 2008 3:10 am
plllllleeeeeaaassseeee slipknot, metallica and rage. then i will go naked to leeds.
March 17th, 2008 4:45 pm
the only good band ( in my opinion ) is RATM i dont like indie so thats why im at download bring on kiss offspring and lostprophets!!
March 18th, 2008 2:38 am
If RATM headline……
Its gona be the best day of my life
March 18th, 2008 2:38 am
If RATM Headline Reading
It Will Be The Best Thing Of My Life !
March 18th, 2008 5:16 am
thanks for the comments guys!
March 19th, 2008 8:17 am
aerosmith are american.
March 19th, 2008 9:12 am
they are down as a rumour but i think its unlikely. I just can’t really imagine it…
thanks for the comment
March 19th, 2008 12:36 pm
Friday: RATM
Saturday: Killers
Sunday: Metallica
http://www.strictlyreading.co.uk
March 20th, 2008 2:07 am
What About Lamb Of God ? They are American, dunno what they have been up to recently but wld be amazing if they played ! along with killswitch engage, but im just waffling now lol
March 20th, 2008 11:11 am
Slipknot have already played Reading so why is that unlikely?
RATM is a great idea, they were brilliant last time, Foo’s are always awesome and they love playing Reading, Green Day will be good if they are allowed to play at a decent volume this time!!
QOTSA Kick arse
March 20th, 2008 11:13 am
fair enough, i didn’t know that. I just didn’t really think it would be the right audience
March 26th, 2008 11:56 am
I don’t think so…
The dude in charge said 3 American headliners…
Defo believe RATM are headlining though…
March 27th, 2008 7:27 am
god i hope the killers are there lol i would actaully pay just to see them……….gosh verve aren’t THAT good…….RATM are pretty sweet and would be fricken A live./… urgh Metallica
kasibian would be awsome aswell
March 27th, 2008 10:26 am
thanks for the comments. I think kasabian are out now. Emma yeah Benn said its three American headliners!
March 27th, 2008 12:20 pm
if ratm are there
it will suck.
bring on the foos tho!
March 27th, 2008 7:22 pm
i’ve got to dissagree sorry. i think it Rage play it will be an amazing atmosphere!
thanks for the post though
March 30th, 2008 2:53 pm
On the reading official website says two of the headliners are not performing at another UK Festival