Slane 2004

Originally posted by raven136
i heard its coldplay or radiohead for slane.
is this true

Please god no..

the best band to headline would be radiohead with support from the frames,bell x1,snow patrol and the white stripes.

what a sad slane that would be...

i think the foo fighters would be great but thats probably just wishful thinking

of course music is subjective... and that my opinion that the line up suggested by raven would be a fairly dull affair...

the line up normally always takes in different tastes of music and im all for that, the different the better

Originally posted by p.pete
Looking at the last few years - Chili's, Steriophonics, U2, Robbie, Manics etc. I'm not really sure if aerosmith would fit in among that lot....

nothing would fit in among robbie williams the fat ****

aerosmith would definitely rock the place, i think they'd fit it just as well as any of them

certainly bell X1, the frames and co. would be better off going as spectators cos they ain't got the talent, fan base or songs that would merit being in the top 5 acts at slane

Originally posted by Dr. Dodger
first of all, i enjoy quite a few irish acts, josh ritter and damien dempsey being two of them but if you think for one minute that bell X1 and the Frames are up there with the White Stripes, RHCP, Foo Fighters and Coldplay then you're so dillusional that you probably think people take you seriously.

Josh Ritter is American. I think The Frames have the potential to be a world class band... They're every bit as talented as White Stripes or Coldplay. Similar backgrounds too. That's not to say I think they're necessarily as good or better than either band. It's all about personal taste.

Aerosmith, AC/DC, or Iron Maiden would not be headlining Slane. Slane is hardly a "rock" festival like it was in the 80s, more like a (very) dumbed down version of the V Festival in the UK, the gentlest festival of them all (no, seriously). And its gotta keep in region with the people with the limited musical tastes too.

Also, Radiohead and especially Coldplay would not be playing Slane this year. They have no need to support their lastest releases, so count them out. The White Stripes look likely to play the Reading Ireland festival instead.

One band I would see on the cards for Slane is Travis, since they missed out on the V2002 festival due to the state of their drummer. Enjoy.

I'd settle for Bowie, Pixies and/or Radiohead, I guess.

ACDC.. i *think* are on a tour in America during the summer.. so that would probably rule them out...

Originally posted by raven136
And to the person who said that neither coldpaly,radiohead or the whitestripes will play because they have nothing to promote could you please explain why the mean fiddler(owned Partially by mcd)are looking for all three bands to play at festivals in England.

Eh, so what? Am I supposed to believe you? Where did you get this information?

Since Coldplay and Radiohead both played 4/5 Irish shows to support their lastest releases, I sincerely doubt that they will be returning anytime soon. Both bands seem to be taking the year off to record a new album. I'm sure Glastonbury will have no problem finding a replacement for Oasis if the inevidible happens, but since Coldplay played the festival two years ago (and since Glastonbury actually wants a bit of variety), I doubt it will be them.

And read my earlier post; I said that The White Stripes were looking likely to play the Reading Ireland festival, which in turn would mean they will play the Reading/Leeds festivals aswell.