Festival Rumour 2012 Thread

Furious-Red

Just a thread where people can talk about any festivals next years. People can talk about rumours , wishlists , line up guess's etc .

Ill start ha

Isle of Wight festival is moving to the same weekend as Glastonbury(since there will be no Glastonbury)

Seattle grunge-legends Soundgarden, no strangers to the rumour mill, could be making an appearance on a UK festival stage sometime in 2012.

With Soundgarden already penning new material and confirming earlier this week that they will be playing the New Orlean's Voodoo Experience Festival in October, the question is now raised as to whether or not Chris Cornell and Co will visit the UK festival arena?

UK festivals likely to make the booking would be the long-running Download Festival at the spiritual home of rock in Donington, or it's more venomous younger sibling Sonisphere. Or even the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Those who were at 2009's Download may recall Chris Cornell's solo set revitalising a few Soundgarden and Audioslave tracks and only today Download Festival Chief booker Andy Copping teased fans with a message on Twitter saying, "Do yourselves a favour...go & put 'Rusty Cage' on by Soundgarden, crank it up & then tell me you don't love it!"

Nothing official has been announced just yet but Andy Copping is currently in the midst of arranging acts for 2012's Download bash. Other hotly-tipped bands to feature on next year's Download and Sonisphere line-ups include Black Sabbath, KISS, Van Halen, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Green Day, Foo Fighters and Tenacious D.

Mushy

Some huge names there. Machine Head may be doing one, Rush are confirmed almost but dont know which one yet.

Can see qotsa being in the mix. Any bands touring from now that didnt do too many shows in Europe this summer arevery likely.

Furious-Red

I can see Machine Head doing Download . Wouldnt mind Rush doing Sonisphere since im thinking about doing that instead of Oxegen next year. They would be perfect for the opening night .

Found some fake posters

rednik

Scorpions should be touring the UK on their final tour. Latest Van Halen rumours have them in Europe in May/June with some German dates being booked and then festivals including Download, no confirmation yet. Their new album is possibly coming out in 2012 on the Columbia label after 35 years with WB.

Furious-Red

Red Hot Chili Peppers are rumoured to be making a huge headlining appearance at the iconic Knebworth venue next summer with official announcements expected in the next couple of weeks.

The world-famous band, who’ve just released their tenth studio album ‘I’m With You’, are sculpting together plans for a massive world tour, after they announced a further two dates in France last week. With dates in Europe scheduled for the rest of this year, and American and Canadian dates expected for early 2012, it looks like the Chilis will be returning to the UK and Europe for summer 2012 festival and stadium dates.

Although nothing official has been said yet, the Knebworth shows are the subject of an intense gossip, and from what we are hearing, it looks like the rumours could indeed be true. What’s currently unknown is whether the ‘By the Way’ band would be in the Knebworth area to headline the now-massive Sonisphere festival, which saw the big four of thrash tear up the stage earlier this year, or to play their own stand-alone headline gigs as part of the tour. Whatever the plans are, RHCP fans in for a treat come summer 2012.

Ahead of the possible announcements, RHCP unveiled two more gigs in France after their initials pair of shows in Paris’s Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy sold out. French fans will now be able to catch the band in the Stade de France on the 29th and 30th of June – tickets are set to go on sale soon.

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Mushy

Cant see it not being Soni if those French dates are true. Not good start for me anyway.

Furious-Red

Also the fact the company promoting their UK tour is the same company who run Sonisphere

Furious-Red

Hellfest first announcement

lordgoat

Tickets for Primavera go on sale on the 3rd. E99 for the first 1000 tickets.

honru

lordgoat wrote: »

Tickets for Primavera go on sale on the 3rd. E99 for the first 1000 tickets.

Is tempting but I have to say, Electric Picnic gave it a good run for its money this year. Though I would have liked to have seen Neubauten and PiL.

First announcement for Hellfest is looking a little "meh" to me but it's early days yet.

lordgoat

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

Is tempting but I have to say, Electric Picnic gave it a good run for its money this year. Though I would have liked to have seen Neubauten and PiL.

First announcement for Hellfest is looking a little "meh" to me but it's early days yet.

100 quid, flights for 70 accommodation for 100ish.
can't really beat that.

honru

It would either be PS or EP though, don't have the moola in these times to do both.

Furious-Red

Yea i was reading on the Download forum that people are saying Van Halen/Tool/Black Sabbath/Iron Maiden would be some of the headliners for Hellfest

Furious-Red

Pretty realistic bar Good Charlotte who are taking a break

Mushy

To those for Primavera, just read the same event will happen in Portugal a week later.

Also, if that is anyway near the Download lineup, I'll gladly go elsewhere.

uniqueusername

Anyone know what date electric picnic will be on next year? Isnt it usually the first weekend of sept?

Furious-Red

Would love to go to this festival , pity about the location ha

System Of A Down, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit are amongst the many of who have been confirmed for the 2012 Soundwave Festival in Australia.

The line-up so far is as follows:

SYSTEM OF A DOWN
SLIPKNOT
LIMP BIZKIT
MARYLIN MANSON
HOLE
A DAY TO REMEMBER
MACHINE HEAD
LAMB OF GOD
TRIVIUM
ALTER BRIDGE
LOSTPROPHETS
ANGELS & AIRWAVES
COBRA STARSHIP
THE USED
YOU ME AT SIX
DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
UNWRITTEN LAW
COAL CHAMBER
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
THURSDAY
FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS
RAISED FIST
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN
ZAKK WYLDE'S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
MASTODON
UNDEROATH
SAVES THE DAY
CIRCA SURVIVE
STEEL PANTHER
JACK'S MANNEQUIN
MESHUGGAH
SISTERS OF MERCY
ENTER SHIKARI
FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK VEIL BRIDES
MADINA LAKE
ZEBRAHEAD
HATEBREED
BIOHAZARD
TIMES OF GRACE
CKY
STREET DOGS
DRAGONFORCE
GOJIRA
KVELERTAK
LETLIVE
HELLYEAH
CRO-MAGS
THE CAB
RELIENT K
VERSA EMERGE
HEROES FOR HIRE
KILL HANNAH
THE DANGEROUS SUMMER
CHIMAIRA
FRAMING HANLEY
WATAIN
ROYAL REPUBLIC
I AM THE AVALANCHE
TURISAS
RIVER CITY EXTENSION

The festival will be arriving at the following cities:

SATURDAY 25 February - BRISBANE
SUNDAY 26 February - SYDNEY
FRIDAY 2 March - MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 3 Mar - ADELAIDE
MONDAY 5 March - PERTH

honru

Yeah it is always very good, unfortunately it's all packed in to one day, so you'll only get to see a dozen or so sets at most. A lineup like that could easily be held over three days in this part of the world.

Mushy

Oz fests are always good cos bands dont tour there as much. Soundwave appears very heavy-oriented this time. Hopefully Meshuggah pop up next year.

honru

I met someone who travelled all the way from Australia to Hellfest so it does seem they are crying out for large scale, multi-day festivals like we have in Europe.

Furious-Red

Legendary rockers Van Halen are a notoriously dysfunctional and hard to work with band. They’re also a band that’s been speculated to headline Download Festival on many occasions – especially in 2012. Festival forums have been rife with posts rumouring Van Halen to headline next year – one thread has 31 pages and over 600 posts. But today, a whole range of 2012 European Van Halen dates surfaced – with the message that they’d be CANCELLED before they’d even been announced.

Music websiteMelodicrock posted 13 dates going from May 28th to June 23rd next summer, which suggest that Van Halen would be rocking out the European festival circuit next year – and sure enough, there is a June 10th date at Donnington’s Download Festival. But, since the announcement, Twitter has been going crazy with posts from Melodicrock, Andy Copping (the organiser of Download Festival) and Van Halen fans. While Melodicrock claims that all the dates are real, Andy Copping has responded by saying that the Download date was fake – and that he never scheduled/booked the band to play at his festival next year.

Melodicrock wrote: “I feel as if I owe the fans to report what I hear and this info was 100% solid. As was past reports of select dates planned for this year. See...this kind of stuff happens from time to time but goes unreported. But with dysfunctional VH and their complete lack of communication...”

The reporter also got into a bit of a tiff with Copping – he wrote to the festival chief: “@Maverick_AC You're new to dealing with Van Halen right?” to which Copping replied: “@MelodicRock No, everyone else is.”

Copping had earlier tweeted a message claiming that the dates were “bollocks”: “@VanHalenUK @MelodicRock That's brilliant, a tour that wasn't even booked, gets cancelled...ha ha ha! What a load of old bollocks!”. While he was in a humorous mood when the news first broke out, he couldn’t contain his anger later when a fan asked whether he had actually booked them or not – he fumed “@peterou812 NO! THEY WERE NOT BOOKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

It is a very clouded and convoluted situation right now – and one that probably won’t be cleared up for at least a few months. But what’s interesting is a French music website reported yesterday that Van Halen had cancelled their European tour – APART from their mystery Download Festival slot. They didn’t include any dates.

he cancelled dates were:

May
28 - Paris Zenith
30 - Zuerich Hallenstadion

June
1 - Barcelona Pala Jordi
3 - Milano Arena Fiera
5 - Dortmund Westfalenhalle
7 - Sweden Rock Solvesborg
10 - Download Festival Donnington
13 - Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
15 - Hellfest Clisson France
17 - Fields Of Rock Festival Holland
19 - Berlin O2 Arena
21 - Prag
23 - Grasspop Metal Meeting Belgium

Mushy

Andy Copping is notorious for being a spoofer.

Furious-Red

Yea how many bookers say " XXXXX " are not playing the festival and then flash forward a few weeks/months later they gett announced. Also the fact the dates match up with Download is pretty much a cert.

I remember in 09???? Hot Press or the Irish Times leaked that the Killers were headlining Oxegen , but MCD said no they were not. Suprise Suprise they headlined the festival that year

Mushy

I just notice it a lot with Copping. Now fully expect them to play it.

Furious-Red

Yea id be amazed if VH didnt play . Also that Australia festivals gives you a example of which bands might be floating around during the summer

Furious-Red

Manchester indie legends The Stone Roses are rumoured to announce a huge 2012 reunion tour next week, with the full original line-up - Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary "Mani" Mounfield and Alan "Reni" Wren – signing up for a series of comeback gigs.

Now many of us we'll be muttering to ourselves, “I've heard this before”, even more will be under the impression that a reunion tour will never happen, however, media sources across the internet have learned this evening that there is to be a major announcement next week regarding the Manchester band.

Earlier this year tenacious band members John Squire and Ian Brown buried the hatchet after not talking for over 15 years. That development, followed by the scheduling of a press conference by the band next week, has sparked rumours that something BIG is to be announced by Stone Roses very soon.

Following their self-titled 1989 album and ‘The Second Coming’ five years later, The Stone Roses parted ways. Rumours of a reunion have emerged and dissolved constantly over the years, the last being earlier this year in April, which eventually came to nothing. This time things are expected to be different as something, possibly in the shape of a huge show (at Manchester's Heaton Park) and tour, looks certain to be announced by the band next week.

Mushy

Wouldnt say no to seeing them, festival or not.

Léan

Anyone heard any rumours regarding Primavera?
When do they even start announcing the lineup? Their website sucks tbh.

honru

Léan wrote: »

Anyone heard any rumours regarding Primavera?
When do they even start announcing the lineup? Their website sucks tbh.

Think I read somewhere that there will be announcement in the next month.

lordgoat

Léan wrote: »

Anyone heard any rumours regarding Primavera?
When do they even start announcing the lineup? Their website sucks tbh.

At a guess i'd say Wilco will be at it. They love Spain and are in Europe before May so.

Also the festival in Oporto Optimus-prima i don't think will be as big as the one in Barca, def will be one to keep an eye on though for next year.

Furious-Red

According to Download forums its

Machine Head

Foo Fighters
Paramore

BFMV(Second Stage)

Rammstein

Other bands:
Alice in Chains
Steel Panther
Skindred
Deep Purple
Fightstar

Mushy

Think its too early to specify the exact layout. I'd be under fierce pressure to go.there cos of Paramore and Machine Head if true. Luckily I wouldnt listen to firstly those pleas, secondly those bands.

Furious-Red

Yea i think this guy sums the rumours up very well

I dont believe this

Heres the reasons,
- They wouldn't have the three headliners booked yet, or Andy would have stated so on twitter, always does
- Van Halen were in negations and it appears to have fallen through another headliner wouldn't have been signed up already
- Bullet back AGAIN, no chance, they subbed last year on main and they headlined second stage the year before, theres absolutely NO Chance they're playing again next year, theres no where for them to go
- Foo Fighters said themselves they were in talks for R&L, things do change but im not convinced, they already did Europe early summer this year, why would they again next year? makes no sense, bands have touring patterns, of course Foos are the one band who do tour all throughout a year.
-MachineHead, headliner? not big enough im afraid.
-Fightstar are on a break, would they be signed up to a festival already for next year, im not so sure, surely the band would be doing a new album first but its all solo projects at the moment so I can't see why they would commit to a festival at this moment in time.

Also seems Black Sabbath and Manowar are doing Sonisphere

Straight from Eric Adams(Manowar)

"We are very looking forward to playing along side Metal legends Black Sabbath at Sonisphere festival Knebworth next year

Mushy

Black Sabbath would sway me alright, but then couldnt see Rush being another headliner cos it may seem ike 2 old bands headlining. Not that I'd complain, itd make them more likely for High Voltage, which is probably the coolest festival to go to for relaxing and live bands.

Mushy

Two headliners bagged for Download.

Furious-Red

Mushy wrote: »

Two headliners bagged for Download.

Where did ya find out that?

Mushy

Furious-Red wrote: »

Where did ya find out that?

Coppings twitter

Furious-Red

Could Chickenfoot be possible?

Just about to press play on the new Chickenfoot album...

Mushy

Furious-Red wrote: »

Could Chickenfoot be possible?

Yeah he always bigs them up.

Furious-Red

According to a Kerrang Twitter , Download will have an announcement on Nov 12th

Mushy

Thats very early so it must be a big name. Big and someone who hasnt played in years. So with that Im gonna say Van Halen. Are there any other bands that would garner such an earlyannouncement?

StaticAge11

Original Guns N Roses, Black Sabbath?

GNR rumours will be flying around with the Rock and Roll hall of fame announcements.

Sabbath are reportedly going to announce something soon

Mushy

StaticAge11 wrote: »

Original Guns N Roses, Black Sabbath?

GNR rumours will be flying around with the Rock and Roll hall of fame announcements.

Sabbath are reportedly going to announce something soon

Manowar said something about Sonisphere with black sabbath. They would be my guess if it wasnt for what was said.

Jeden

Seems like the festival promoters in the UK are much more organised in terms of announcing dates and headliners in advance. I wonder is this a hang up from the times of old in Ireland when the masses would flock regardless of how well organised or how far in advance dates were announced.

With the mass immigration of 18-25 year olds I reckon promoters are going to have to start adding value whereever they can to maintain the same numbers. No bad thing in my book, the days of festival goers being milked mercilessly are long gone.

Furious-Red

We proudly present LYNYRD SKYNYRD for Sweden Rock Festival 2012. Hell yeah!

Next year's Reading And Leeds Festivals will have "terrific" headliners, according to the event's chief.

Melvin Benn, managing director at organiser Festival Republic, told BBC Newsbeat that he's already locked in some "very exciting" bookings for 2012.

He said:

I couldn't be happier overall with where we're going with all the festivals.

Furious-Red

Furious-Red

Download have updated there website with


Also Black Sabbath have a new pic , which prob means a reunion and either a Download/Sonisphere slot

Organisers of Wireless Festival are to announce the first bands of the 2012 line-up on Tuesday 8th November.

2012 will see Wireless head into it's 8th year as a multi-day festival in the heart of London. Set in the surroundings of Hyde Park and taking place over multiple stages, Wireless Festival delivers some of the biggest and best of today’s dance, pop and rock acts.

The event's legendary dance day has seen performances from Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Underworld, Deadmau5, Dizzee Rascal, Klaxons, 2manydjs, LCD Soundsystem and many more. Past years have also included headliners such as Jay-Z, P!nk, Depeche Mode, Kasabian, Morrissey, Kanye West, Massive Attack, White Stripes and The Strokes.

The first acts of 2012's Wireless Festival are set to be announced on Tuesday 8th November with tickets for the event expected to go onsale from 9am on Friday 11th November.

Mushy

Despite what Manowar said I see Black Sabbath doing Download. I wont make the mistake of buying a ticket too early though.

rednik

Latest rumours on Van Halen are that they will make an official announcement at the Grammy nomination show on Nov 30th. Hopefully the news will be about the new album and tour.

Furious-Red

Mushy wrote: »

Despite what Manowar said I see Black Sabbath doing Download. I wont make the mistake of buying a ticket too early though.

I think i read on the DL forums that the whole Manowar playing before Sabbath at Soni was all made up BS. Also someone said if they do a ozzfest type day it will be at DL because both are run by Live Nation

Mushy

Furious-Red wrote: »

I think i read on the DL forums that the whole Manowar playing before Sabbath at Soni was all made up BS. Also someone said if they do a ozzfest type day it will be at DL because both are run by Live Nation

Yeah its not feeling right for Black Sabbath not to be at Download.

I see Soundgarden being at one, probably Reading.