Acts Touring around Glastonbury 2023

[Matt42]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

Just said over in another thread that it strikes me that IOW might have realised they need a big name or two at the very top of the lineup to bring the punters back in.

Muse may be running out of options for festivals in the U.K as they didn’t headline R&L that long ago and Glasto probably aren’t in a rush to have them back. They are by far the biggest headline IOW have had in a while but I think that’s out of luck really.

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Muse may be running out of options for festivals in the U.K as they didn’t headline R&L that long ago and Glasto probably aren’t in a rush to have them back. They are by far the biggest headline IOW have had in a while but I think that’s out of luck really.

Muse don't really need to headline festivals anymore. They can quite happily pump out a stadium tour that will sell comfortably every three/four years while they wait for Melvin Benn to pick up the phone twice a decade.

[jump]

5 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Muse may be running out of options for festivals in the U.K as they didn’t headline R&L that long ago and Glasto probably aren’t in a rush to have them back. They are by far the biggest headline IOW have had in a while but I think that’s out of luck really.

There's a saying (which I had to google to get the wording right) that there is no such thing as luck, luck is just what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Maybe it is because Muse aren't at Glasto or Reading next year but they have headlined IOW before and have a big enough capacity for them so it works out for both, it's not like Muse playing IOW is unrealistic as Taylor Swift at Download or AC/DC playing Camden Rocks.

[Matt42]

51 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Muse don't really need to headline festivals anymore. They can quite happily pump out a stadium tour that will sell comfortably every three/four years while they wait for Melvin Benn to pick up the phone twice a decade.

I think they really enjoy doing them though so will always be open to it.

 

44 minutes ago, jump said:

There's a saying (which I had to google to get the wording right) that there is no such thing as luck, luck is just what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Maybe it is because Muse aren't at Glasto or Reading next year but they have headlined IOW before and have a big enough capacity for them so it works out for both, it's not like Muse playing IOW is unrealistic as Taylor Swift at Download or AC/DC playing Camden Rocks.

Agree on your luck comment, how about - IOW were in a position where Muse didn’t have a better option?

[Matt42]

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@andywatts1995 in the R&L thread has heard Coldplay are playing Wembley in June.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Agree on your luck comment, how about - IOW were in a position where Muse didn’t have a better option?

I don't think it's a matter of "options", I can't see how headlining IOW is being spun as a negative for Muse.

IOW obviously saved a few quid on their bookings this year so probably had a little more cash to throw at someone bigger.

[jparx]

2 hours ago, Matt42 said:

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@andywatts1995 in the R&L thread has heard Coldplay are playing Wembley in June.

They do feel glaringly obvious for G22. Here's hoping they're just backed up with more interesting options after a few years off..

[Suprefan]

So is it surpsiring nobody on IOW is an exclusive? Cause they normally have one?

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

So is it surpsiring nobody on IOW is an exclusive? Cause they normally have one?

Correct me if I’m wrong but I wouldn’t read into that much as Lewis, Lionel, Kasabian, and others have other UK dates right? I think Muse are the only exclusive so far but they will probably have another date eventually. 

I don’t think IOW has a pulling factor for exclusives anyway - why would you make your only UK date on a difficult to access island off the UK?

Edited September 27, 2021 by Matt42

[Suprefan]

St Vincent added a couple europe dates. Jun 22 in Belgium most notably. Still gets a day off before most likely popping up on Friday Glasto

[incident]

13 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I don’t think IOW has a pulling factor for exclusives anyway - why would you make your only UK date on a difficult to access island off the UK?

Because John Giddings pays you extra to do so.

I don't think many artists or agents are going to think about it in terms of transport etc - they'll go where they can get the most money for the amount of dates they're happy doing, that fits in with their schedule. Unless they've got a specific desire to play a particular gig (say Glastonbury, Wembley, or a hometown), the location will be low on the list.

[Sparticus]

21 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

So is it surpsiring nobody on IOW is an exclusive? Cause they normally have one?

I think 2022 will be all about pay days and less about exclusivity, after no festival season for 2020 and most of 2021 promoters will be trying to put on more shows to recoup losses, just a hunch. 

[Hugh Jass]

23 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Correct me if I’m wrong but I wouldn’t read into that much as Lewis, Lionel, Kasabian, and others have other UK dates right? I think Muse are the only exclusive so far but they will probably have another date eventually. 

I don’t think IOW has a pulling factor for exclusives anyway - why would you make your only UK date on a difficult to access island off the UK?

Nowt to do with "pulling factor" they don't pay enough for exclusivity. Pure and simple.

[Suprefan]

1 minute ago, Florian Saucer Attack said:

seems like she is a shoe in for Glastonbury and some other festival after the Milan gig

She is opening for Foos at Old Traffod on sat the 25th. Luckily we would get the first of 3 dates in a row.

[Suprefan]

DO NOT DOUBT!!! WE ARE ALL SAVED

 

 

[sisco]

6 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

DO NOT DOUBT!!! WE ARE ALL SAVED

 

 

Not from his Taylor cameo on the sunday

[Matt42]

3 minutes ago, sisco said:

Not from his Taylor cameo on the sunday

Interesting this is still on the table 

[Gnomicide]

41 minutes ago, Suprefan said:

DO NOT DOUBT!!! WE ARE ALL SAVED

 

 

Could still do the Sunday. He has 4 dates on the bounce earlier in the month.

[Chrisp1986]

To me this adds fuel to the Taylor fire.

[Matt42]

1 minute ago, Chrisp1986 said:

To me this adds fuel to the Taylor fire.

She’s coming!

[Hugh Jass]

21 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

She’s coming!

 

[MaxPower]

9 hours ago, zahidf said:

Pretty nuts how much better this is than this year’s

[Gnomicide]

Billy Idol with The Go-Go's in tow.

[Matt42]

19 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

Billy Idol with The Go-Go's in tow.

The IOW festival of old would surely have snagged this no? A great example of how things have fallen for them.

[westholtschic]

2 hours ago, MaxPower said:

Pretty nuts how much better this is than this year’s

Don’t know if they do day tickets but I would consider going for the Friday to see Chic and Lionel in the same day.