AC/DC for Leeds and Reading.

[Andy Santiago]

Very strong chance that the /DC are headlining one of the nights.

[pete gusher]

it would be much better if kiss played. now that WOULD be awesome

billy corgan has hinted that the pumpkins are reforming for some summer festivals. i wonder............

[geordierussell]

Very strong chance that the /DC are headlining one of the nights.

Thats the rumour every year, however they do have a new album out this year so you never know.

[Glen666]

No official announcments will be made until 3rd April.

Strong contenders to perform are : Alice Cooper, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, Tool, Pearl Jam, Tool, Strokes. No mention of AC/DC as yet though.

[Andy Santiago]

Zane Lowe played 'whole lotta Rosie' on evening session last week and more than hinted at an AC/DC festival headline this year.
If that is the case,I'm having a large slice of that!

[damnation]

Very strong chance that the /DC are headlining one of the nights.

Ooooo, i have a slight semi on already!

however i can't see it happening. they're too rock n roll for Reading. the only reason Maiden did it is they're aimed at kids, you know. panto metal for teenage boys. the DC are a different beast entirely. mind you i wouldn't mind a day in the mud with AC/DC, TURBONEGRO, THE WILDHEARTS (Yeah, they'd do it!), THE CULT & MOTORHEAD. and maybe THE STOOGES too!

very amusing suggestion about Kiss lemo. they aren't big enough to headline the Rivermead Centre nevermind the festival itself. they need to go back in their pink coloured box and double quick

[pete gusher]

erm, kiss arnt big?
i take it your being sarcastic

[damnation]

erm, kiss arnt big?
i take it your being sarcastic

er, no

how are they big now ? even in the states their last tour was playing to half empty arenas. realistically over here in the UK they'd maybe manage one date in an arena. but apart from that, where else could they headline if they did a proper UK tour now ? maybe Hammersmith Apollo or Brixton Academy at the absolute max

they're a joke band. if they'd packed up after say Lick It Up they may have been remembered with some fondness. but all the crap since and the recent shit about replacing Ace & Peter but making their replacements where the same make up is fucking laughable

add onto that they've never really been big in the UK and thats what i meant.

whereas the DC or even Maiden can easily fill arenas here and Kiss can't. thats all

[pete gusher]

joke band? no. they might have had a gimmik but id say dressing up like a fucking schoolboy is pretty gimmiky too. kiss have written some amazing songs over the years

to me, kiss are much more of a festival band than AC/DC. the only people who would go see AC/DC would be AC/DC fans. people (other than fans) would go to see kiss not only for the music, but also for the stage show. for the same reasons i think marilyn manson is a great headliner

as for selling out arenas over here.... i dont know. if AC/DC can do it, i dont see why kiss cant. but im sure kiss have sold many, many more albums than AC/DC. id say that makes them bigger.

[damnation]

as for selling out arenas over here.... i dont know. if AC/DC can do it, i dont see why kiss cant. but im sure kiss have sold many, many more albums than AC/DC. id say that makes them bigger.

Lemo. is that serious ?

with Back In Black alone AC/DC have probably outsold Kiss!

its the second biggest selling album of all time with 42m copies and counting. second only to Thriller. i don't think (and you can check with the RIAA if u wish) Kiss have ever had an album thats sold more than 5m copies

it sounds like you've been listening to Gene's bullshit a bit too much!

everyone knows about ten AC/DC songs whether they're into rock music or not. Kiss wise most people just probably remember Crazy Crazy Nights from top of the pops when Paul showed his true colours and his dayglo pink and green tights

lol

[damnation]

just a quick update from the RIAA website. the official USA sales ranking people

in the USA alone AC/DC have sold 66m albums

Kiss have sold 19m the same as Toni Braxton

and its their home country!

http://www.riaa.com/gp/bestsellers/topartists.asp

[pete gusher]

well bugger me
i stand well and truely corrected
well done for making me look a cunt!

i dont agree with the people only know one kiss song tho. i think if you asked random people what songs they knew from both groups, you would get mixed results

[Andy Santiago]

You don't look a cunt Lemo,you just stood up for a band you obviously love.
Damnation,AC/DC,Turbonegro and The Wildhearts? That's more than a semi!! Stuff of dreams Mate!!

[damnation]

Damnation,AC/DC,Turbonegro and The Wildhearts? That's more than a semi!! Stuff of dreams Mate!!

you aint wrong Andy! throw in some Dolls and i'd die a very happy man

just a shame the Ramones aren't still around to fill my dream bill too

[pete gusher]

id love to see therapy there this year - the new album is out next month so i guess theres a slim chance

the rumours are so far -

Alice Cooper - strong rumour
Arctic Monkeys - strong rumour
Flaming Lips - rumour
Franz Ferdinand - strong rumour
Kaiser Chiefs - strong rumour
Muse - strong rumour
New Order - rumour
Pearl Jam - rumour
Placebo - strong rumour
The Strokes - strong rumour
Boy Kill Boy - strong rumour
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - strong rumour
Dirty Pretty Things - strong rumour
Gogol Bordellos - strong rumour
Less Than Jake - strong rumour
Maximo Park - strong rumour
Secret Machines - strong rumour
Sunshine Underground - strong rumour
The Deadbeats - rumour
The Raconteurs - strong rumour
The Rakes - strong rumour
The Used - strong rumour
The Wrens - strong rumour
The Young Knives - strong rumour
Wolfmother - strong rumour