First up, who's actually playing there? for the official lineup (announced a few weeks ago) click here. Watch out tho, some bands have cryed off since then, but luckily a few other bands have stepped into the breach to take their places, click here for some of our latest lineup news updates, oh, and there are a few bands having a little trouble, such as Ash and Spiritualized... but we're sure they'll be fine for the weekend... But we're not so sure about the now defunct Anti-Pop Consortium
Now, you know who's playing and when (ish, the lineup always changes at the last second, even we can't get it all 100% correct) Just who out of that massive list are you going to see?
Well, we've got a few preview articles for you, not telling you want to see, oh no, they tell you what we are going to see, ok, with the intention that you'll join us... but you know, no pressure man, no pressure...
Preview #1: Sean, Kp and Peter's picks
Preview #2: Gen, Adam and Raz's Picks
Preview #3: Ollie, Colin and Gareth's picks
Miranda's =emO= flavoured guide
So now, you've seen the lineup (which will change) and you've seen a few of our writers must see band lists for the weekend... anything else? why yes... How To guides of course. From last year's popular Festival Food on a Budget! article, to this year's Girly Guide to Reading. Not only will you be seeing great bands, but you'll be eating well and looking goood while doing it.
One more thing... As a large number of the DiS staff will heading off to either Reading or Leeds over the next couple of days, you'll have a good chance of spotting us in the crowd or campsite, while any 1st level stalker knows many of us have photographs on our staff profiles, it takes a decicated operative, ie someone who on the DiS Mailing List the to know that we'll be having an unofficial staff meetups behind the Reading Festival New Bands Tent (outside, just behind the sound booth or to the right of the booth inside the tent) before and after most of the acts, "you'll be able to spot us, our eyes will be darting around and we all look like we've been using computers too much, innit."
We will have a presence at the Leeds site, but as I'm sure you'll understand, going that far north is a little traumatic for some of our staff, even though both festivals will have nice high beer prices, just like in London...
My bus leaves in 12 and a half hours. weather reports claim temperatures around 20 degrees with some chances of showers.. I'll see you on the other side.
Reading all the stage times... (may be incorrect)
Reading - Steve Lamacq (compere/DJ)
Leeds - Mary Anne Hobbs (compere/DJ)
Friday Reading / Saturday Leeds
The Strokes 22:15 - 23:30
Pulp 20:30 - 21:45
Jane's Addiction 19:00 - 20:00
Weezer 17:35 - 18:35
The White Stripes 16:25 - 17:15
The Dandy Warhols 15:15 - 16:05
Mercury Rev 14:05 - 14:55
Soundtrack Of Our Lives 13:00 - 13:45
The Moldy Peaches 12:00 - 12:40
Saturday Reading / Sunday Leeds
Foo Fighters 22:00 - 23:30
Muse 20:25 - 21:30
Ash 19:05 - 20:00
Sum 41 17:55 - 18:40
The Hives 16:50 - 17:35
A (swap with LTJ at Leeds) 15:45 - 16:30
Less Than Jake 14:40 - 15:25
Andrew WK 13:40 - 14:20
Vex Red 12:50 - 13:25
Sahara Hotnights 12:00 - 12:35
Sunday Reading / Friday Leeds times unknown because of Guns'n'Roses
Prodigy 22:25 - 23:30
The Offspring 20:40 - 21:55
Slipknot 19:20 - 20:10
Incubus 18:00 - 18:50
NO FX 16:50 - 17:40
Puddle Of Mudd 15:40 - 16:30
Hunderd Reasons 14:35 - 15:25
Amen 13:45 - 14:20
Raging Speedhorn 12:50 - 13:30
Dillinger Escape Plan 12:00 - 12:35
Radio 1 Evening Session Stage
Reading - Bethan and Huw, Evening Session Wales (comperes/DJs)
Leeds - Gill Mills and Vic Galloway (comperes/DJs)
Friday Reading / Saturday Leeds
2 Many DJs (Soulwax) 22:10 - 23:30
Feeder 21:10 - 22:10
The Breeders 19:55 - 20:45
Electric Soft Parade 18:50 - 19:35
The Vines 17:45 - 18:30
New Found Glory 16:40 - 17:25
Guided By Voices 15:40 - 16:25
Fenix TX 14:40 - 15:20
The Bellrays 13:45 - 14:25
The Von Bondies 12:50 - 13:30
Finch 12:00 - 12:35
Saturday Reading / Sunday Leeds
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 22:30 - 23:30
Jimmy Eat World 21:00 - 22:00
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 19:45 - 20:35
The Cooper Temple Clause 18:30 - 17:15
Rival Schools 17:25 - 18:10
Alec Empire 16:20 - 17:05
The Icarus Line 15:15 - 16:00
Goldfinger 14:20 - 15:00
Midtown 13:30 - 14:05
The Libertines 12:45 - 13:15
The Pattern 12:00 - 12:30
Sunday Reading / Friday Leeds
Spiritualized 22:15 - 23:30
...Trail Of The Dead 20:45 - 21:45
Cornershop 19:30 - 20:20
Haven 18:20 - 19:10
Six By Seven 17:15 - 18:00
Reel Big Fish 16:10 - 16:55
The Shining 15:10 - 15:50
Sparta 14:15 - 14:55
Capdown 13:30 - 14:00
Hoggboy 12:45 - 13:15
Deathcab For Cutie 12:00 - 12:30
Carling Stage
Reading - Phelim O'Neill (DJ)
Leeds - Justin Spear (DJ)
Friday Reading / Saturday Leeds
The Polyphonic Spree 22:30 - 23:30
Bobby Conn 21:05 - 21:55
Reindeer Section 20:00 - 20:45
Princess Superstar 18:55 - 19:40
British Sea Power 17:50 - 18:35
Kennedy Soundtrack 16:55 - 17:30
The Datsuns 16:00 - 16:35
Interpol (R) / Parva (L) 15:05 - 15:40
The Kills 14:15 - 14:45
Longwave 13:30 - 14:00
Simple Kid 12:45 - 13:15
Pretty Girls Make Graves 12:00 - 12:30
Saturday Reading / Sunday Leeds
Ikara Colt 22:40 - 23:30
The Parkinsons 21:30 - 22:15
International Noise Conspiracy 20:25 - 21:10
Span 19:20 - 20:05
Vendetta Red 18:20 - 19:00
Ben Kweller 17:25 - 18:00
80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster 16:30 - 17:05
Cave In 15:45 - 16:15
The Beatings 15:00 - 15:30
The D4 14:15 - 14:45
Millionaire (Reading Only) 13:30 - 14:00
Serafin 12:45 - 13:15
Vue 12:00 - 12:30
The Cognition 11:30 - 11:50
Sunday Reading / Friday Leeds
The Music 21:50 - 22:30
Alpine Stars 20:35 - 21:20
Easyworld 19:30 - 20:15
Maximum Roach 18:30 - 19:10
Minuteman 17:35 - 18:10
Biffy Clyro 16:40 - 17:15
Hell Is For Heroes 15:45 - 16:20
Jetplane Landing 15:00 - 15:30
Dragpipe 14:15 - 14:45
Ellis 13:30 - 14:00
Tetra Splendour 12:45 - 13:15
This Girl 12:00 - 12:30
The Boutique Stage
Friday Reading / Saturday Leeds
Aphex Twin 22:15 - 23:30
Luke Vibbert (DJ) 21:30 - 22:15
Lo Fidelity Allstars 20:30 - 21:30
Freq Nasty (DJ) 19:30 - 20:30
U.N.K.L.E. Sounds Decks 'n' Effects 18:30 - 19:30
Errol Alkan (DJ) 17:30 - 18:30
Ladytron 16:50 - 17:30
Curley & Sherman (DJs) 16:20 - 16:50
Peaches 15:40 - 16:20
Curley & Sherman (DJs) 15:10 - 15:40
Dot Allison 14:40 - 15:10
Curley & Sherman (DJs) 14:10 - 14:40
Dog 13:40 - 14:10
Curley & Sherman (DJs) 13:00 - 13:40
Concrete Jungle Stage
Saturday Reading / Sunday Leeds
Sick Of It All 22:30 - 23:30
No Use For A Name 21:15 - 22:10
Saves The Day 20:15 - 20:55
Face To Face 19:15 - 19:55
The Get Up Kids 18:20 - 18:55
Spunge 17:25 - 18:00
Bouncing Souls 16:35 - 17:10
Dashboard Confessional 15:45 - 16:20
Thursday 15:00 - 15:30
Hot Rod Circuit 14:15 - 14:45
The Anniversary 13:30 - 14:00
Lightyear 12:45 - 13:15
Jesse James 12:00 - 12:30
Dance Stage
Sunday Reading / Friday Leeds
Andy C 22:00 - 23:30
The Streets 21:00 - 22:00
First Rate (DJ) 20:30 - 21:00
Herbaliser 19:45 - 20:30
First Rate (DJ) 19:15 - 19:45
Fingathing 18:30 - 19:15
DJ Noise 18:00 - 18:30
Oxide And Neutrino 17:20 - 19:00
DJ Noise 16:50 - 17:20
People Under The Stairs 16:10 - 16:50
DJ Noise 15:40 - 16:10
Blak Twang 15:10 - 15:40
DJ Maley 14:40 - 15:10
Fallacy And Fusion 14:10 - 14:40
DJ Maley 13:50 - 14:10
New Flesh 13:20 - 13:50
DJ Maley 13:00 - 13:20