Isle of Wight 2023

[galbani]

It’s almost indescribable how it feels to be back on the island this year. It was busy and buzzing yesterday. Great weather too and bumped into a couple of friends we haven’t seen since 2019!

So the question I have is dates for 2023. I want to book the hotel we’re in for next year before we leave. The place is awesome. Breakfasts are superb and the owners are brilliant. He’s flexible enough to let us cancel if we need to as well. 
 

2023 dates anyone?

 Thanks 

[AMBEV]

Educated guess is 15-18 June. Although depends on Glastonbury too. If they have a fallow year it may move back a week. 
 

Probably know by Friday with early bird tickets. 

[WhoOdyssey]

Headliner predictions:

Friday: George Ezra  
Saturday: Lionel Richie / The Chemical Brothers
Sunday: Florence + The Machine

Edited June 20, 2022 by WhoOdyssey

[galbani]

On 6/20/2022 at 6:21 PM, AMBEV said:

Educated guess is 15-18 June.

Newport Premier Inn... rooms for that weekend are £170/night plus breakfast so I suspect you could be right.

 

[galbani]

On 6/21/2022 at 6:34 PM, galbani said:

Newport Premier Inn... rooms for that weekend are £170/night plus breakfast so I suspect you could be right.

 

And now sold out...

 

[galbani]

Confirmed. EB tickets available. 
 

Think I’ll wait for some acts to be confirmed though. 
 

Any thoughts/ speculative punts as to who’ll be topping the bill?

Edited June 24, 2022 by galbani

[SkipjackUK]

maybe Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band?

on tour next year and yet to announce any UK dates. Friday 16th June 2023 might work based on current tour schedule.

 

just a wild guess 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Springsteen's locked for the TW Classic in Belgium on the Sunday, which might well mark this as the most likely festival date in the UK for him to play. It would have to be the Friday however... is that likely?

His other option would surely be a BST run, given their flexibility on dates. Would image his own shows proper in the UK fall in that gap between May 27 and Jun 11 though - likely Manchester, Birmingham/Coventry and Glasgow, plus a potential London show dependent on whether he gets a BST booking.

[galbani]

Springsteen on a Friday? Surely way too big for a Friday. It would be awesome to have him at the IoW though.

If he played on the Sunday night - would that be enough time for him / crew / kit to get to Dusseldorf and set up? No idea how long these things take.

No UK dates up there - yet.... I'd certainly do a European trip / long weekend to see him - Barcelona or Copenhagen - both great cities!

[galbani]

 

Except, of course, the events are sold out....

Edited June 28, 2022 by galbani

[jj200]

Friday: sam fender

Saturday: calvin Harris

sunday: queens of the Stone Age

[WhoOdyssey]

I quite like QOTSA, but I'm not sure how much of a crowd they would get at IOW. 

[NorthernSoul52]

18 hours ago, galbani said:

 

Except, of course, the events are sold out....

Where there is a will, there is a way! (Though most shows do look to be sold out already.)

[gfa]

On 6/27/2022 at 9:47 AM, SkipjackUK said:

maybe Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band?

on tour next year and yet to announce any UK dates. Friday 16th June 2023 might work based on current tour schedule.

 

just a wild guess 

 

Feel like IOW have stepped back from massive bookings like Bruce? Muse is a step back towards it but i'm not sure. Reckon Chems are a lock.

[jj200]

3 hours ago, gfa said:

Feel like IOW have stepped back from massive bookings like Bruce? Muse is a step back towards it but i'm not sure. Reckon Chems are a lock.

think chems might be heading to Glastonbury as part of their 4 year cycle topping the other stage 

[NorthernSoul52]

Chemical Brothers could well do both. They'll be a lock for Glastonbury after they were forced to bail, but feel a pretty safe punt for a Friday night closer.

Who fills the occasional "eighties" headliner slot that Duran Duran had the other year? The latter's bill-topping excursion at BST this summer had me thinking. On the back of an acclaimed Other spot, would love to see Pet Shop Boys have a crack at it - certainly enough hits to fill - but feel they might need a co-headline situation.

If their reunion tour rolls through European festivals next summer, RHCP might be a shout too.

[WhoOdyssey]

It wouldn’t surprise me if they just got Lionel Richie back for that 

[NorthernSoul52]

Lionel Richie probably tours the UK next year, so not an unreasonable shout.

[jj200]

main stage 

the courteeners/two door cinema club

sam fender

the strokes

[gfa]

On 6/30/2022 at 12:06 PM, NorthernSoul52 said:

Chemical Brothers could well do both. They'll be a lock for Glastonbury after they were forced to bail, but feel a pretty safe punt for a Friday night closer.

Who fills the occasional "eighties" headliner slot that Duran Duran had the other year? The latter's bill-topping excursion at BST this summer had me thinking. On the back of an acclaimed Other spot, would love to see Pet Shop Boys have a crack at it - certainly enough hits to fill - but feel they might need a co-headline situation.

If their reunion tour rolls through European festivals next summer, RHCP might be a shout too.

Pet Shop Boys is a great shout.

PSB / older act with Chemical Brothers closing set / big rock act. would be well up for that 🙂 

[NorthernSoul52]

11 hours ago, gfa said:

Pet Shop Boys is a great shout.

PSB / older act with Chemical Brothers closing set / big rock act. would be well up for that 🙂 

The strength of that Glastonbury set alone is a cracker. You could still knock a couple out and it would still make headline-length, particularly on a co-header bill.

[retrokev]

my thoughts are that lionel will head friday with maybbe flo. sat will be royal blood with support foals and sunday pet shop boys with 2door support.

[NorthernSoul52]

Have to say, sticking Florence and the Machine and Foals as subs at Isle of Wight is a great line that would ruffle the feathers of some on the Glastonbury threads.

[gfa]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Have to say, sticking Florence and the Machine and Foals as subs at Isle of Wight is a great line that would ruffle the feathers of some on the Glastonbury threads.

Did someone say this ? on the topic tho Foals are subbing the strokes at TRNSMT this year

[NorthernSoul52]

Heard there was still a healthy slate of tickets left for The Strokes in Lytham. (In part because Lytham is quite, y'know, out of the way.)

Also, has anyone seen The Strokes' setlists this year? There might be a few disappointed punters going down for Last Nite.