Bands Bigger Than U2

[UpTheOwl5]

Fleetwood Mac Are way bigger than U2 for me. In fact U2 are nearly at the bottom of my tolerable bands List.

The stone roses (just putting it out)

The Who (want to see em before they all die)

Rolling Stones

Bands I'd like to see in general and in no perticular order,

Beck

Bluetones

Cake

The Charlatans

Delays

Elbow

The Flaming Lips

Foo Fighters

Green Day

Groove Armada

Happy Mondays

Interpol

Keane

The Killers

Kings of Leon

The Lemonheads

The Magic Numbers

Muse

My Vitriol

Pixies

The Pogues

Queens Of The Stone Age

Radiohead

Rage Against The Machine

Snow Patrol

Sonic Youth

The Stills

The Strokes

The White Stripes

The Zutons

Plus many more, of which some played this year so for obvious reasons wont be playing next year.

[toooldtoknowbetter]

From Wiki, biggest selling artists:

1.Beatles - half dead

2.Elvis - all dead

3.MJ - ditto

4.ABBA

5.Queen - Fred dead

>200million:

AC/DC - unlikely for Glasto

BeeGees - too crap

Celine Dion - ditto

Elton John - washing his hair that night

Julio Iglesias - surely not

Led Zeppelin ?

Madonna ?

Nana Mouskouri

Pink Floyd ?

The Rolling Stones ?

Nana Mouskori or ABBA, then.

[Boosh]

From Wiki, biggest selling artists:

2.Elvis - all dead

[Crouchie]

Obviously need to be alive (mainly at least).

Led Zeppellin - is a given

[Boosh]

is the defination of "big" in relation to U2 ours or Bonos?

if its the latter I think maybe Jesus would have to headline.

[st00ka]

Bands Or Artistes Wot I Think Are Bigga Than Bono But I'm Not Saying I Likes Em

(in no particular order):

Iron Maiden

AC/DC

Daft Punk

Bon Jovi

Madonna

Prince

Meat Loaf

The Stones

Guns'n'Roses

Metallica

Radiohead

Eminem

Ozzy Osbourne

REM

Also

Manu Chao has sold many more records than U2 in recent years, 40 Million worldwide according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Maybe Michael Eavis could persuade Tupac and Biggie to come out of hiding now that would be big news.

[jeffie]

what,

what, two nights in a row?

(has this joke been done already?)

[Baby On A Stick]

Only a few acts that could be bigger then U2 and play. Led Zep & Pink Floyd are a no, Fleetwood Mac are big (and amazing) bands but not big enough to headline. Ditto Eagles. Macca & the Who both played recently. That would probably leave Prince, Her Madge & The Stones. All would be great and having seen the Stones they are amazing but I think a bit to similar to U2.

If you do get the likes of those 'very' main stream bands on the Pyramid it makes predications for the Other Stage interesting!!!

God love The Eavis!!

[jeffie]

Tell you what.

Elton for the Sunday night slot!!

[st00ka]

The Magic Numbers they are all bigger than Bono...

...sorry...I'll get me coat.

[Toilet Duck]

The Stones (like U2) could easily play a blinder. Saw them on the 40 licks tour when they played one classic after another and they were phenomenal. Saw them at Slane a few years ago and they were so so...

[crimsonking]

You're talking bands that would sell out a global multi Stadium tour (Wembley size), so I'm afraid that would rule out Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, even Macca, Police,Prince and Take That and Robbie who's success is mainly British/Euro based.

But would rule in the likes of

Metallica

AC/DC

The Stones

Pink Floyd

Led Zep

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.and hate to say it.....Madonna

Edited November 23, 2009 by crimsonking

[ampersand]

And I think that Take That with Robbie is a good each way bet.

[Okky]

Scouting for girls?

[2/Z]

well i think if our talkin about bands who are regarded as bigger than u2, then most likely is the stones/led zep.

but then im not convinced that the sat headliner will be a bigger band. the fact u2 are playin on friday is prolly jus a convenience for them thing.

kudos to the booking though. i didnt expect it at all...

[crimsonking]

this!

even without robbie, compare this summers british stadium tours by take that and u2. crystal clear who are bigger.

[Chazeboy]

well i think if our talkin about bands who are regarded as bigger than u2, then most likely is the stones/led zep.

but then im not convinced that the sat headliner will be a bigger band. the fact u2 are playin on friday is prolly jus a convenience for them thing.

kudos to the booking though. i didnt expect it at all...

[Toilet Duck]

this!

even without robbie, compare this summers british stadium tours by take that and u2. crystal clear who are bigger.

[2/Z]

did anyone see it? probably is just the convience thing though, still kind of gets you back into the mind set of, will it be them or them or even them....quite exciting all round really

[ampersand]

except for the fact that U2 sold out shows of that size all across Europe and the US.

[ThomThomDrum]

Fleetwood Mac Are way bigger than U2 for me. In fact U2 are nearly at the bottom of my tolerable bands List.

The stone roses (just putting it out)

The Who (want to see em before they all die)

[crimsonking]

sorry, i was forgetting that they relocated glastonbury to the yankee stadium, europe and the us.

[ampersand]

^^^

This!!

And to think Led Zep and le Floyd are not really functioning are they? So that puts it at 4 contenders......

[ampersand]

Eh??

[Toilet Duck]

sorry, i was forgetting that they relocated glastonbury to the yankee stadium, europe and the us.