Friday other stage opener

[mattgimmeshelter]

Reading that description and seeing how the Libs have been doing cheap gigs and signing up to a varied range of gigs - I'm gonna switch predictions and say they are probably most likely.

I could see it going down well too, won't draw as big of crowd as coldplay - could also do a 45 min set much easier.

[rexclark]

Half A Shilling?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3vwPLCB1c

[pmn]

Anyone suggested soulwax? The dewale brothers are going to be there

[johnny-yen]

David Brent?

[morph100]

Rip roaring.... could be comedy or metal?

[MoilyX]

A good shout. Would fit the 'expect the unexpected' tag and there were rumours quite a while ago of him appearing.

[swede]

Queens of the Stoneage.

[TheBoz]

Pogues?

[adequate8]

What does the programme say for the John peel tba?

[revert]

I'd go with QOTSA on that description.

[swede]

From the programme description its someone who is a bit on the heavier side of things, has a track record for amazing live performances and could be the best act to play that stage all weekend, considering QOTSA headlined that stage in 2011 Id say a return by them would be unexpected as well.

Im going QOTSA or Foo Fighters now.

As much as I want it to the Libertines they just dont match up to the programme description.

[oneeye]

Aerosmith? Playing in Italy 25th and UK on the 28th.

[dentalplan]

From the programme description its someone who is a bit on the heavier side of things, has a track record for amazing live performances and could be the best act to play that stage all weekend, considering QOTSA headlined that stage in 2011 Id say a return by them would be unexpected as well.

[CHRLY]

I can't see it being QOTSA at all

[kingcrawler]

I'd absolutely love it to be QOTSA but can't see it happening.

[Gucci Piggy]

QOTSA would be the perfect outcome, but nah.

[CHRLY]

Oliveri solo?

[Amy Lawn]

I find it amusing how poeple think they can work out who it is from a vague piece of guff, specifically written to give nothing away. The only thing it says it that it's an act, on early, and it's a secret, it also implies it's somebody exiciting, but it would say that about literally anybody. That description would apply to anybody from Adele to Coldplay to Courteeners to Klaxons to Mumfords to Michael Macintyre to zombie Hendrix to a screening of an episode of the old Transformers cartoon to the Wombles to the Wythenshawe Glockenspiel Collective.

[Splonk]

Heaton and Cook are kicking around the festival. Hmmm...The Housemartins?

[Gucci Piggy]

Well at least we know now that it isn't just a standard Other Stage that hasn't been announced.

Well I guess it still could be, but that passage makes it sound like it's a bigger deal than that.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Will-2609

[BouncySean]

The description screams Example to me.

[ChewieDC]

hmmm, what about The Kills? they will be with Jack White in Ireland day before...

[TheSeventhOne]

It's Dehaan.

[fightoffyour]

Housemartins please!

[Bradders]

I don't know I'm bothering to post when it'll just get drowned out by all the other ridiculous suggestions, but anyway:

Really sounds like the Foo Fighters.

1. They posted on facebook about not knowing where they may show up (obvious nod to some kind of secret appearance) and they specifically said it was the UK.

2. The program brief is obviously hinting at a rock act. "Rip-roaring" and "knock your socks off" are stock phrases for rock music, anyone softer or dancier would be described differently.

3. They are big enough, but not too big or unique.

4. Unlike many other suggestions (Damon Albarn, Franz Ferdinand) they're not busy that day but are doing shows. They've got a festival in America the weekend before (their first gig in a while) and then nothing.

I'm not particularly interested in the Foo Fighters either. This isn't wishful thinking, it's the most likely outcome based on the limited information we have. I'd be willing to put money on this now.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Bradders