Karlos12345 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 Bit too big for them isn‘t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said: Bit too big for them isn‘t it? They did it in 2015, albeit with tickets being given away for free/cheap close to the show iirc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlos12345 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, FloorFiller said: They did it in 2015, albeit with tickets being given away for free/cheap close to the show iirc. APE in 2019 wasn‘t sold out either with 20k less tickets than BST I think. If they‘ll do it, they need a very good undercard, even a co-headliner maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom1984 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 The timing is right. But if they don't sell tickets then I don't see why they'd bring them in. I was stunned when TRNSMT decided to have them as a headliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 Just now, Karlos12345 said: APE in 2019 wasn‘t sold out either with 20k less tickets than BST I think. If they‘ll do it, they need a very good undercard, even a co-headliner maybe. I think they’ll just stack the undercard tbh. Had Beck supporting in 2015 with a bunch of other current indie favourites so I imagine it’ll be similar this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlos12345 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 It‘s still interesting to see if we‘ll have 9 nights. If so, they have still 5 slots to fill. And the 25th and 26th would be competing with the RHCP at London Stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said: APE in 2019 wasn‘t sold out either with 20k less tickets than BST I think. If they‘ll do it, they need a very good undercard, even a co-headliner maybe. I mean, if Strokes et all didn't sell out APE in 2019, it must've had a hell of a capacity limit. I was at that gig and the crowd size and queues for everything was crazy. Quite something though if the last big outdoor London show they did was with poor sound quality at All Points East and next one is Hyde Park, a venue notorious for iffy sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 34 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said: APE in 2019 wasn‘t sold out either with 20k less tickets than BST I think. If they‘ll do it, they need a very good undercard, even a co-headliner maybe. 5 minutes ago, charlierc said: I mean, if Strokes et all didn't sell out APE in 2019, it must've had a hell of a capacity limit. I was at that gig and the crowd size and queues for everything was crazy. Quite something though if the last big outdoor London show they did was with poor sound quality at All Points East and next one is Hyde Park, a venue notorious for iffy sound quality. The strokes at APE was a sell out I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlos12345 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said: The strokes at APE was a sell out I believe. Ok, I could be wrong. But must have been last minute. Had a ticket but had to sell on short notice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokev Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 i just have a feeling that the strokes may take a headline slot at victorious. would fit well for victorious and their guitar indie vibe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 33 minutes ago, Karlos12345 said: Ok, I could be wrong. But must have been last minute. Had a ticket but had to sell on short notice. About a month in advance. So it could have sold more, you'd think. BST is a logical step from there; bigger and fits the dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFD Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, retrokev said: i just have a feeling that the strokes may take a headline slot at victorious. would fit well for victorious and their guitar indie vibe They are touring America with RHCP in August and September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraybentos1 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, dentalplan said: About a month in advance. So it could have sold more, you'd think. BST is a logical step from there; bigger and fits the dates. I find it very bizarre how the strokes went from 2015 BST where they had to give away tix for almost free, to a good showing at APE 4 yrs later (no new album) and now maybe back to BST. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, fraybentos1 said: I find it very bizarre how the strokes went from 2015 BST where they had to give away tix for almost free, to a good showing at APE 4 yrs later (no new album) and now maybe back to BST. Weird. Obviously we don't know how the numbers break down - but AEG do, and presumably what they'll be most interested in won't be how many tickets were given away, but how many they sold at full price before that. If they can flog say 40,000 of the 65,000 tickets at Hyde Park, on a lineup that was relatively cheap to put together, they could plausbily turn a higher profit than they would on a sold out show that cost twice as much to book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolee Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Karlos12345 said: It‘s still interesting to see if we‘ll have 9 nights. If so, they have still 5 slots to fill. And the 25th and 26th would be competing with the RHCP at London Stadium. I think they’d easily fill 5 more slots. Metallica still need a UK date. Now Florence. So if The Strokes and Adele are being touted for BST that only actually leaves 1 more act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom1984 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 I've been thinking Metallica for a while tbh. I fully expect them to rock up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGCarr Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 SHM X Weeknd is a hit. Surely Weeknd headlines a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh69 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Saw someone mention Peter Gabriel is planning a tour. Potential headliner for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannybruck Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Yeah all these predictions are missing an 'oldies' day or two which generally seems to be solid sellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCG95 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 The Strokes, with Libertines (special guest) please. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1312 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 2 hours ago, jannybruck said: Yeah all these predictions are missing an 'oldies' day or two which generally seems to be solid sellers. Can see there being an "oldies" band being announced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Springsteen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt42 said: Springsteen? While you can never rule out things changing if the right deal can be found - in about the last 15 years, the only UK shows he's done that weren't promoted by Live Nation or one of its affiliates were IOW Festival, and before that Glastonbury. Doing an AEG show would be a fairly big surprise. U2 are likely to never play BST for the same reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom1984 Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 Springsteen was another one I was thinking when the Mad Cool thing started coming about, since the timing is very much spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierc Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, DomDom1984 said: Springsteen was another one I was thinking when the Mad Cool thing started coming about, since the timing is very much spot on. Springsteen has been a regular rumour in the thread for Mad Cool, especially since the announcement of a bonus Sunday. I take it there's strong rumours he could be touring in 2022 then? 3 hours ago, Matt42 said: Springsteen? I thought he had a bad time with Hyde Park in the past anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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