We have all the Reading Festival 2012 rumours as well as your Leeds Festival 2012 rumours
Reading Festival Rumours are likely to be the same as Leeds Festival rumours but you’re just never know!
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- Green Day
- Foo Fighters – ”We may play Reading in the summer next year, if we get through all of this run OK. Festivals are where we cut our teeth and became a good band,” drummer Taylor Hawkins told The Daily Star.
- The Killers
- Kasabian
- Mumford & Sons
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Metronomy – NME Awards tour bands are notorious for popping up at Reading.
- The Cure
- Azealia Banks – One of the most sought after acts of the summer see above.
- Tribes – Fully expected to return and bounce up the line up.
- The Maccabees – The band are gearing up for a big summer that’s expected to culminate at Reading and Leeds.
- The Subways – Definitely expected to return in 2012, awaiting official word
- Ladyhawke – Is back with a new album and is expected to return to Reading in 2012.
- Blood Red Shoes – New album due in march, expected to support the album with festival dates.
- The Gossip – Will be playing festivals in 2012, and without Glastonbury the band are expected to land at either Reading or IOW
- Enter Shikari – Will be playing festivals in 2012, and who’d bet against another appearance
- Billy Talent – At RamR, word is they’re likely for Reading, if Sonisphere and Download haven’t beaten FR to the punch.
- Dry The River – Will be a hot property in 2012, they will return to Reading.
- Howler
- Theme Park
- The Maccabees
- Florence & the Machine
- Spector
- The Cribs - Are expected to announce Festival dates and a bigger tour, to follow their series of intimate dates.
- Rammstein – apparently doing UK festivals next year and we can’t see it being Sonisphere – Admin
- Arctic Monkeys - Speaking about European Festivals: ”We’re not doing any, I don’t think”.
- Friends
- Lostprophets - No officially word, but the band have continually expressed an interest in playing this year.
- Glasvegas - Playing Bilbao BBK rumoured to make Reading return in 2012.
- The Klaxons - Were tipped for a Reading return, just cancelled a date in Spain to focus on new album. Remaining dates appear uncertain.
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Their management have stated that they will be focusing on their own dates, although they remain linked to Sonisphere Festival
- Radiohead – Thom Yorke has suggested that the band will stick to their own shows this summer. Have been announced European Festivals but still appear unlikely
- The Darkness – Headlining Isle Of Wights other stage and their own UK date, appear unlikely for the time being.
- Rammstein – Are expect to return to the UK this summer in some capacity – David
- Soundgarden – Announced for Download, were expected to appear at Sonisphere Festival.
- The Stone Roses – Try V, Pheonix Festival or TITP
- The Killers – Stolen from another website
- Jay-Z & Kanye West
- Rage Against the Machine – if it happens, we’ll buy you all a ticket. Try Sonisphere.
- Bjork – The former headliner will be looking for a home in 2012, but whether Reading is ready to welcome her back remains to be seen.
- Van Halen – if Download Festival haven’t got them, no one has them.
- Black Sabbath – just a simple “no” as headlining Download Festival
- My Chemical Romance – people seem to think they’ll come back next year. They won’t
- The Prodigy – They seemed locked in for a while, but they’re only playing Download Festival. In a rumoured last second switch.
- Metallica – Download Festival headliners.
- Pearl Jam – Isle Of Wight exclusive.
- Noel Gallagher – A Special guest at Isle Of Wight, he shouldn’t be ruled out in a more limited festival season.
- Biffy Clyro – Considered favourites to sub headline Reading at one point, but surprised everyone by announcing a special guest slot at Isle Of Wight. Have also been announced for Download Festival.
- Ed Sheeran – Will be playing Mallorca Rocks and with his propensity for perpetual gigging he looks a certainty to return to Reading & Leeds, if V don’t nap him first.
- Two Door Cinema Club – Would certainly be testing the Reading audiences patience but by announcing a date at Mallorca Rocks we know they’ll be in the mix come summer.
- Franz Ferdinand – Headlining Field Day Festival in London and playing Primavera Festival in Barcelona could this be the year the former headliners return to their rightful home?
- Death Cab For Cutie – At Primavera, a natural enough fit for R&L
- SBTRKT – Has to be a top contender to headline the dance tent with a sold out date at London’s KOKO and a big slot a Primavera already announced
- The xx – Are officially back in business in 2012, strong candidates to sub or headline the NME Stage. A hot commodity on the festival circuit.
- A$AP Rocky – An art house favourite who made his way onto the BBC’s Sound Of 2012 list. A potential Carling Stage or Dance Tent act.
- The Vaccines – Are returning to Isle Of Wight for a second year running, no reason to think they won’t do the same at Reading Festival
- Noah And The Whale – Have been announced for Isle Of Wight Festival.
- Skrillex – The most hated man in Dub Steps name is being thrown around in relation to a lot of different festivals including Reading
- MIA – Has been announced for Rock Am Ring, appears likely for Reading, but never taken anything MIA for granted
- Tenacious D – Will be playing Festivals this year, but we expect Sonisphere and Download to lead the charge for the comedy duo.
- Linkin Park – Never say never, announced for RamR and with The Prodigy situation they’re now an outside bet for Reading (we wouldn’t get your hopes up though)
- Razorlight – Playing Thetford Forrest have dodged Reading since 2007 infamous performance.
- The Gossip – At Exit Festival, don’t rule them out.
- Wolfmother – At Exit Festival, name in circulation for both Reading and Sonisphere.
- Snow Patrol – at Bilbao BBK
- Warpaint – Playing Bilbao BBK, could they make it three Readings in a row?
