Sex Pistols headlining the Saturday

[sledge450]

No radiohead means there looking almost ceartin for glasto. Wooo!!!!!

I was very strongley considering the IOW if radiohead had played with the police, but the sex pistols and what looks like the Kaiser cheifs looks very poor in comparison.

One band really can mkae a difference to how you look at a lineup.

[manda]

I've got to say i'm really surprised about the Sex pistols headlining, and really quite disappointed that they're in the same slot as Muse and Foo's have previously had. I'm all for mixing up old and new acts but i really thought we'd stick with the usual format of 2 fairly modern/contemporary acts and 1 older one as headliners. The Police made me happy, i used to be a fan so it'll be good to see them. Not sure Kaisers are really quite big enough to be the only modern day headline act there but i guess nothing official is confirmed yet anyway.

Are the sex pistols likely to attract vast numbers of fans? Just wondering how this will impact on ticket sales?

[5co77ie]

Wonder how happy those who bought festival first thingies are feeling?

[fernmark]

Its weird that nearly everyone on here are dissapointed and the majority on the official board are happy(ish) i for one am in two minds. does anyone know if the rest of the line up is revealed before ticket release aswell or just headliners. cause on those pistols, police and kaisers i dont really want to risk £130

Edited November 30, 2007 by fernmark

[Neil]

I believe that the third headliner will be announced before tickets go on general sale.

[fernmark]

Thanks neil.

Now confirmed on site

http://community.isleofwightfestival.com/b...t-festival.aspx

[Hammer]

I am amazed. and fairly gutted.

Radiohead are just a huge act, huge. The Pistols clearly have some kind of attraction but is it headline quality? I'd be well happy to see them support a headline act, they'd go down great... but headliners? No!

I was so excited about the prospect of Radiohead, Im just gutted.

Neil, can you maybe set up a support line for people to call who are finding this all too much?

[Hammer]

What if.... They are joint headliners? Like in years gone by where bands are given the title of joint headliner in an effor to groom their ego? (Neil taught me that)

Perhaps a proper band will still play after them.... ?!

[themuel]

Eurgh.

[russellelly]

When I said I'd go regardless of headliners I wasn't quite prepared for this. There better be decent other bands, and crucially a good Friday headliner (Kaiser Chiefs certainly would not count).

[Hammer]

The email I got from the IoW site earlier suggests that the Sex Pistols are THE headliner on the Saturday.

Nuts to my theory.

[pc18568]

This is the best news I have heard since the Stones headlined last year. I saw the Pistols in Manchester a couple of weeks ago and they were brilliant. They may be past their sell by date and have a one album career, but who cares?? After some of the lightweights we've had the last few years this is brilliant news.

Just think it could have been Radiohead, or Genesis or Bon Jovi or McCartney or God forbid U2.

PC as happy as a pig in shit.

[melmite]

As soon as I opened up the e-mail this morning, my first thought was "Oh My God, these guys are legends even with only one album, sure, one of them's dead but I dunno if I'll get a ticket )

[pc18568]

Wonder how happy those who bought festival first thingies are feeling?

[midnight_toker]

This is the best news I have heard since the Stones headlined last year. I saw the Pistols in Manchester a couple of weeks ago and they were brilliant. They may be past their sell by date and have a one album career, but who cares?? After some of the lightweights we've had the last few years this is brilliant news.

Just think it could have been Radiohead, or Genesis or Bon Jovi or McCartney or God forbid U2.

PC as happy as a pig in shit.

Edited November 30, 2007 by midnight_toker

[ajt]

i was looking to go to the IOW fest for the first time this year after doing all the other big english festivals and would be happy with the police and the sex pistols, but NOT Kaiser chiefs that has to be a joke!

think the friday needs a big band but i got a feeling it wil be something like kasabian or razorlight (i hope not).

[fernmark]

Sex pistols theory.

I didnt want to start a new topic on this but their is a theory on the official forum that due to the sex pistols having limited amount of songs they will play for maybe an hour or so at the end of the saturday and have a joint headliner. makes sense heres hoping its kings of leon.

[Neil]

they did 1 1/2 hours at their recent shows - tho i'm told that about half of it was filler.

[loscfestivals]

I don't think they are that big a draw at all. Sure the first 3 nights at Brixton sold well, but you could pick tickets up for the 4th and 5th nights as little as a tenner and the Manchester show didn't sell out.

A band who can get away with doing a few shows like that but to headline a festival...

I can't imagine a "punk" band sounding good in a field that holds 50k either

[pc18568]

they did 1 1/2 hours at their recent shows - tho i'm told that about half of it was filler.

[pc18568]

Over recent years there's been Travis, Snow Patrol, Razorlight and Coldplay as headliners. Talk about bland. The other year the line -up was that bad I only watched Goldfrapp. I honestly can't wait till June now.

[fernmark]

I must say when people started mentioning razorshite i feared the worse but i beleive they could have done alot better. surly their more suited to an appearence on one of the smaller stages at reading and leeds.

[carmenb]

Can't say i'm happy about the news looks as if i'm going to in the barcardi tent saturday night

[luckysalt]

I was thinking about maybe doing IOW this year, but no chance now, neither appeal to me whatsoever

have you seen the official IOW website, its just loads of people saying what a load of shite

[Ming The Mercyless]

I am officially not going........

I'm now officially going to BESTIVAL this year to get my IOW fix.

I bet everyone who bought a festival first ticket feels they have been cheated!!!!