The boss of the Reading and Leeds festivals, Melvin Benn, told Newsbeat that Paramore could soon headline the event! Benn has said that the second spot on the line-up was “absolutely a position that we look at” for future years. “Paramore, Florence, The Black Keys – you are seeing future headliners. No question in my view,” he said. The second slot on the bill gives a great opportunity for the bands to show their potential, said the festival organiser. But he admitted it was also a tough challenge. “The act that plays before the headliner will get a similar expectation from the audience,” he said. “[They] will be presented with a similar challenge of, ‘Are we good enough to make this audience ours?'”
Melvin Benn also revealed that Paramore turned down headline offers at other UK festivals to play at Reading and Leeds. “They didn’t want to do it,” he said. “They wanted to play that position with The Cure at Reading and Leeds.They will know when the time’s right, and the time will be right soon, I’m sure.”
Paramore play before The Cure during the Bank Holiday festival. The three-day event takes place at a site in central Reading and at Bramham Park in Leeds from 24-26 August.
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