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[psydoll]

Come on then who went?

I demand some long-winded reviews to compare to Reading! I have to do mine laters. Relive the dreams!

At least lets have some ranting from Paul about it being 'the tits'

[RockAustin]

Went down on Friday. Traffic Jams in England made sure that we only got to see the last three bands: My Chemical Romance, Placebo and Pearl Jam. Was really only there to see Pearl Jam but would have been nice to soak in a bit more of the atmosphere through the day.

Haven't listened to much of My Chemical Romance but they were decent performers. The singer's chat was pretty naff but overall not too bad. Placebo were surprisingly good - possibly down to the bottle of wine I had consumed by this point.

Pearl Jam were amazing. Best band I've ever seen. Can't say more than that really.

[Justin]

god i wish i was there to see pearl jam!!!

[offramp]

Pearl Jam at Reading looked amazing on BBC3. Going to see them for the 7th time in Italy next month.

[Baz]

i was in Dublin for Pearl Jam last week, it was fuckin immense. so many highlights. a truly special band

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

there's no way Leeds was as good as Reading

for a start, panic! at the disco's singer got knocked out by a missile during their first song. he recovered well i thought.

[Paulscoconutass]

Compared with the last few years - wth Glasto being off - there was definately a lot more characters in the campsite and a lot more drugs kicking around. Although it was still a far more relaxed vibe than last year's festival. On the whole it was one of the best years for top performances despite not being the biggest line-up in a while. Band by band:

Mastodon - Pure pish, worst opening band of the last 4 years.
Killswitch Engage - Totally amazing, top banter, sounded phenomenal on the main stage.
Slayer - A bit samey and clichéd, but still well worth a look.
MyChemicalRomance - Definately improved since last year, new songs sounded good.
Falloutboy - Catchy but so bland, got the girlies boping.
Franz Ferdinand - Didn't think they'd be as entertaining, good show, dozens of catchy tunes.
Wolfmother - Are we in the 1970's again?
Futureheads - Bouncy, Catchy but new songs were gash.
Feeder - Ultimate festival performance with the biggest sing-a-longs of the weekend.
Boy Kill Boy - S,s,s,s,s-ooooozie!
Maximo Park - Nice hat, not too shabby either.
Be Your Own Pet - Biggest improvement from last year, hip-shakinly good.
Coheed & Cambria - Another performance of the festival, one word - Amazing.
Soulwax / 2 Many Dj's - Got the entire tent jumping, highly interesting / entertaining to watch.
Erol Alkan - Pretty much the same, some decent dance re-mixes of rock classics.
Municipal Waste - Worst band of the weekend.
Lightyear - Brilliant performance, last ever gig (again), worked the crowd, sounded immense.
Hundred Reasons - Another massive improvement from last year, sounded shit-hot.
Bodycount Ft Ice T - Were they a joke? Seriously, the ACTUAL worst band of the weekend.
Sonic Boom Six - Sounded a bit samey, sexy front-woman though.
Captain Everything - Fast, Energetic and appreciated by the crowd. Just like being 15 again.
Millencolin - My band of the weekend, perfect set full of the biggest songs, best pit.
Reel Big Fish - Ultimate way to end the festival, best party band around.
Hot Chip - Mesmerising, suprisingly good live act, thought it would have been hard to pull off.
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly - Another well-pulled off act, full of sing-a-longs.
Sunshine Underground - A bit generic for a quirky dance-rock. Syncapated drums wore thin very fast.
Placebo - Rock hard performance (no pun).
Kaiser Chiefs - Why did I even bother.
Sikth - Fairly amazing to watch, gave the tech-metal kids massive chubbies.

[kirkt]

First fest I've missed since 2002. Seeing Pauls review and the coverage on BBC3 made me sad to wish it. Though I did see Rolling Stones on Friday who I'm sure blew away the Carling Festivals headliners by a mile

[KatyS]

i went to leeds.
it was good.

i will write more later/

[Swingin' Ryan]

Originally Posted by kirkt

First fest I've missed since 2002. Seeing Pauls review and the coverage on BBC3 made me sad to wish it.

The BBC3 coverage this year was way better than most festival coverage (I'd imagine the absence of Glastonbury this year meant they could put a lot more focus on Reading/Leeds), they pretty much showed a bit of everything and actually showed whole sets from loads of the smaller bands on the interactive channels. Much better than just constantly repeating the same hits from the headline bands.