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Dubstep at Reading - is there hope

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:07 pm
by bjackman
any hope of this? i suppose they don't announce lineups for smaller tents until later on.. and the Killers fans aren't really gona be up for much bass-weight-meditation

to be honest rage against the machine are gona be a story for the grandkids, and i'm gettin my GCSE results 2 days before so i might not be in a state to appreciate music..

still, is there just a little chance?

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:13 pm
by edd
not got a clue but theres dubstep at glastonbury, still sounds like theres a pretty cool line up

you reckon youll be celebrating after your results then?!

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:44 pm
by boyd
Doubt it very much.

Reading doesn't really cater for dj's, and if it did it wouldn't be dubstep, it'd be something along the lines of soulwax/simian mobile disco/digitalism etc. The dance tent is usually just terrible indie bands with synths, as opposed to plain old terrible indie bands on the other stages :lol:. Only joking, kind of.

I'm going anyway, mainly because despite its shittiness I always have a good laugh with a few mates, plus I wouldn't miss ratm for the world. Hitting up bestival for the electronic side of things 8).

GCSE results at reading..those were the days. I remember getting the phone call and writing them down on a piece of muddy paper i found on the floor. Good times.

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:06 pm
by the wiggle baron
I doubt dubstep (possibly skream or something similar at a stretch?) but there normally is something to keep you going in the dance tent.

I think I was particularly lucky, but the year I went I was blessed with DJ krust, rahzel, dj format, roots manuva, yoda, jurassic 5...goldie lookin chain!

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:35 pm
by ed g
The Wiggle Baron wrote:
I think I was particularly lucky, but the year I went I was blessed with DJ krust, rahzel, dj format, roots manuva, yoda, jurassic 5...
Yeah I went that year. Was actually really good. The Roots and Dj Yoda played also. Haven't seen a similar line-up since.

Wasn't that the year 50 cent got bottled off as well? :lol: I have a memory of watching that for a bit and then wondering off to see Krust.


But to answer the question: judging on the last few years' line-ups, I'd be suprised if there was any dubstep.

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:38 pm
by ed g
bjackman wrote: i'm gettin my GCSE results 2 days before so i might not be in a state to appreciate music..
First time I went to Reading was the day of my GCSE results. Picked them up and jumped straight in my mate's car to head down...got good results, sun was shining, celebratory joint with the car windows open...was a good day. :D

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:51 pm
by sofabed
Whaat i didn't realise results come 2 days before, oh snap.

Yeah Rusko is playing Glastonbury, should be pretty big.

As for Reading, i really don't see any big dubstep names playing but ya never know.

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:01 pm
by concept_
Ed G wrote:
bjackman wrote: i'm gettin my GCSE results 2 days before so i might not be in a state to appreciate music..
First time I went to Reading was the day of my GCSE results. Picked them up and jumped straight in my mate's car to head down...got good results, sun was shining, celebratory joint with the car windows open...was a good day. :D
Reading and GCSEs is like one of those standard things everyone does innit. Rites :). Yea Reading is jokes but is a rock festival more than anything else. They should bring back the bacardi tent they had that was so so sick and jus always packed.

Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:48 pm
by bjackman
damn.. never mind..

i suppose if they do get anyone they would post on the forum

and yeah, hopefully celebrating GCSE results coz i'm gettin my revise on!