2015

[5co77ie]

This might be the Sunday.

I think what raw said about IOW and Download being in direct competition is true and I couldn't either booker wanting them doing both.

if there's 2 days between them and Foo dates (as there has been) - that will be 1st June, with AC/DC the third headliner at Slane?

[5co77ie]

I think what raw said about IOW and Download being in direct competition is true and I couldn't either booker wanting them doing both.

I think Muse are more interested at staying at the top of their game and do as many festivals in their window as possible - not all acts are as slack as Biffy Clyro

[rawaudioinput]

To be fair when I chatted to John Giddings he disregarded Download as "a gathering of metalheads in a smelly field in the Midlands" so maybe he believes that their respective clientèles have no crossover

[sisco]

First announcement on Monday

[Muppetmark]

First announcement on Monday

shared headliner with t?

[sisco]

shared headliner with t?

Ahh, are they announcing too then??

[GuitarManDan15]

Fleetwood Mac?

Apparently JG said he'd been after this act for years.

They are in the country, got the saturday and Sunday free not playing again till the Tuesday.

Could be why they didn't do glasto; took a 'festival exclusive' and a big sum of cash for IOW.

Obviously they have five? 02 shows so goes against the whole 'not gonna book bands with london summer shows' but there seems to be crazy demand for them as they sell out pretty much every show they announce, despite ridiculously high prices.

Just my 2 cents.

Edited November 29, 2014 by GuitarManDan15

[dentalplan]

Sensible enough shout. If he's been after the act for years then it's unlikely to be an act that's appeared as recently as Kasabian or The Strokes plus Fleetwood Mac have comfortably sold out all their shows now while The Who seem to have struggled with their arena tour and have that big Hyde Park show. There may also be the chance of The Black Keys as I believe he's been after them for years and they're in Europe either side of the festival but they would be a very optimistic headline option (they could still easily sub) and Giddings doesn't tend to take risks. I'd go with Fleetwood Mac too.

[kurtwba]

My mom was in Isle of Wight for work and a few of the locals said it's defiantly fleetwood mac, but then my mom is not a reliable source....

[sisco]

Could be The Who i guess.

[Matt42]

Christ if Fleetwood picked IOW over Glasto they are nutters.

[dentalplan]

Don't see why. IOW offer more money and Fleetwood Mac won't really stand to benefit from TV exposure like other bands.

I don't think it'll be The Who if their arena tour hasn't sold out and they've got BST to shift, but they could've been booked with the expectation those would sell well so maybe.

[Matt42]

I guess you're right, I wonder if giddings threw a lot of money their way to get them exclusive and therefore they can not play glasto!

It would make sense why there's such a glaring gap in their tour.

[DomDom1984]

Would be a good band to get on an exclusive. Worth paying top dollar for certainly.

[Matt42]

FM on exclusive would shift a tonne of tickets

it seems far too good to be true for IOW, probably the best big band they could book this summer.

Edited November 29, 2014 by Matt42

[DomDom1984]

Isle of Wight has some history behind it though which might attract some folk, as well as the cash. I reckon if anyone can do it, it's IOW.

[luckysalt]

I reckon Black Keys could be a goer

Billy Idol is playing both Download and IOW Im pretty certain.

Florence and Noel G have to be in the running for a headliner

Other acts who are a possibility

Interpol

Motorhead

Bastille

Gaslight Anthem

Frank Turner

all around at the time

[justanothername]

Florence and Noel G have to be in the running for a headliner

Except that John Giddings doesn't feel like it his responsibility to give a band their first headline slot

[rawaudioinput]

However if no one else is around he may have to

[dentalplan]

RHCP weren't around and still played I suppose. I think he'll shy away from booking new headliners again but it probably won't be long until he has to.

Would this work?

THE STROKES

Fatboy Slim (closing main)

Royal Blood

FLEETWOOD MAC

Spandau Ballet

Emeli Sandé

KASABIAN

The Black Keys

Bastille

with The Strokes and FM as UK fest exclusives and Kasabian English ones?

Edited November 30, 2014 by dentalplan

[zahidf]

Actually, could AC/DC be in with a shout? They are doing an interview on BBC 6 music from 4.00 onwards...

[luckysalt]

Doing their own Stadium shows

[the wonderwhy]

Muse are out.

[sisco]

Arctic Monkeys?? He has often said he has wanted them. Played loads of places last couple or yrs, may take the big money exclusive and play IOW this year

[dentalplan]

I think they're having a year off while they do the new album.