14-02-2018 18:36 via theguardian.com

Does the Reading/Leeds lineup prove rock is dead? (No)

The bill at this year’s festival has revived the argument that guitar bands are over. But newbies, from Starcrawler to the Sherlocks – and some old favourites – offer hope‘That lineup is absolutely shocking!” “I’m putting my ticket up for sale for 17 pence because that’s all the lineup is worth.” This year’s Reading/Leeds festival bill has been met with howls of outrage from those who think the event should remain the preserve of hoary
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