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Fans react to Reading And Leeds Festival headliners

You give your verdict on The Killers, Rage Against The Machine and Metallica

Tue 01 Apr, 2008

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The Killers are a perfect festival band, they have a huge number of "sing alongs" under their belt. Also people should remember that it's not exactly down to "choice" given that the Killers were booked nearly two months after Rage and Metallica, and so bands like The Strokes and The Verve were probably asked first. And so when Brandon Flowers says that "We thought it would be a good opportunity to come over" he means that Festival Republic got shit scared and offered them loads of money.

Wed 02 Apr, 2008

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