Pitchfork

Though we Yanks have been playing catch-up these last few years when it comes to big summer rock festivals, those Europeans still have us beat on quantity alone. The quality's nothing to scoff at either, if the gigantic talent pool of the just-announced Carling Weekend Reading and Leeds Festivals is any indication. Still, you'll excuse us a touch of the smugness when we point out that two of your three headliners hail from our side of the pond. Plus, we so totally won the Revolutionary War. Just sayin'.

Over the weekend of August 24-26, the rock shall be simultaneously brought to both aforementioned UK locales, with bill-switcheroos ensuring a complete and total artist overlap betwixt the two. Capping both lineups are the recently-reshuffled Smashing Pumpkins, those nutty funksters Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Razorlight, who, like a Region 2 DVD, don't seem to translate to American ears.

Also edging in amongst these monsters of rock are the Arcade Fire, Interpol, Bloc Party, Maximo Park, Klaxons, CSS, and others. For a complete artist list, press this red thing right here.

2007 Carling Weekend Reading and Leeds Festivals lineup:

The Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Razorlight, Nine Inch Nails, the Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Kings of Leon, Interpol, Angels and Airwaves, Maximo Park, Klaxons, Lostprophets, LCD Soundsystem, CSS, Brand New, We Are Scientists, Funeral for a Friend, the View, Ash, Gogol Bordello, +44, the Subways, the Gossip, the Twang, Biffy Clyro, Enter Shikari.