Hard Rock Calling 2010

[tricky106]

Saturday Headliner

1. Guns N's Roses

2. Van Halen or The Scorpions

3. The Eagles

Other Acts

1. The Hold Steady

2. Dream Theater

3. John Fogerty

Probably wrong on all of these but will be interesting to find out the headliner and if it is one we thought would headline or someone different.

[judyblue110]

Probably wrong on all of these but will be interesting to find out the headliner and if it is one we thought would headline or someone different.

[trickytree]

Right, that means we only have 1 week left of this wild speculating/rumour spreading/random guessing fun until next year!

Opinions people!

3 acts you want/think could be headliners on the Saturday, and 3 other acts you want/think could be added as support on the Saturday/Sunday (I'd say Friday is complete, apart from the smaller stages).

Mine:

Saturday headliner:

1) Stevie Wonder

2) Simon & Garfunkel

3) David Gilmour (I know, I know, but he's my "want" to play)

Other acts:

1) John Fogerty (Sunday)

2) Crowded House (Saturday)

3) Pixies (...?!...)

Let's hear 'em!!!

[tsipouras]

ok i just found this strange link

http://www.classicpopicons.com/tag/hard-ro...lling-festival/

i don't think its accurate - but I think that some of the artists are a possibility for HRC

so possible additions imo:

The Darkness (since a reunion is rumoured)

Meat Loaf

John Fogerty (*)

Simon and Garfunkel

Deep Purple (*)

The Eagles

Arcade Fire

Ray Davies

Fleetwood Mac

David Gilmour (*)

(*) who knows if the lastfm rumours were indeed false !

Scorpions are playing a US festival on 19.06 so i think that rules them out. unless they fly back to europe after that :-P

Edited March 17, 2010 by tsipouras

[judyblue110]

ok i just found this strange link

http://www.classicpopicons.com/tag/hard-ro...lling-festival/

i don't think its accurate - but I think that some of the artists are a possibility for HRC

so possible additions imo:

The Darkness (since a reunion is rumoured)

Meat Loaf

John Fogerty (*)

Simon and Garfunkel

Deep Purple (*)

The Eagles

Arcade Fire

Ray Davies

(*) who knows if the lastfm rumours were indeed false !

The Scorpions are playing a US festival on 19.06 so i think that rules them out. unless they fly back to europe after that :-P

[o.b.gene]

Saturday Headliner : Stevie Wonder

[tsipouras]

stevie is fine but i prefer gilmour!

oh come on!!

[Pangolins_egg]

Wild chat re The Darkness. I honestly can't think of anyone worse.

Re the Sat headliner, I'd be happy with any of the following -

Fleetwood Mac

Metallica

ZZ Top

David Bowie.....

AC/DC

Led Zep.....

Stevie Wonder

As for supporting acts - Elbow, John Fogerty, Journey, Deep Purple......

[tricky106]

Saturday Headliner : Stevie Wonder

[Pangolins_egg]

I think it probably is. Holding off till Tuesday when he will get announced for both Glasto and HRC.

SPECULATION

[kaytee...]

Kaytee I'd check with the hotel about check-in times before you go, most do a 2pm check-in so you might have to ask about leaving your bags in a secure room / having them dropped in the room for you while you hoof it to HRC. I had to do this last year as my train was late. Just check they have the facilities to do it!

If not HRC doesn't get rammed until around 4pm anyway (at least not the days I've been) so don't do a mad dash.

[staffsknot]

I don't know if its a coincidence but I have heard John Fogerty songs on the radio (Chris Evans and Steve Wright - its the office radio) a few times this week, same thing happened just before Stevie Wonder hit Glasto bill.

[judyblue110]

I don't know if its a coincidence but I have heard John Fogerty songs on the radio (Chris Evans and Steve Wright - its the office radio) a few times this week, same thing happened just before Stevie Wonder hit Glasto bill.

[frankblack]

I think we will be looking at something a little different from either Pearl Jam or Paul McCartney, so I'm not sure if it will perhaps be something rap oriented or indie like Kasabian?

In saying that, someone like Fleetwood Mac would be a good act, as would Pixies for obvious reasons.

[judyblue110]

I think we will be looking at something a little different from either Pearl Jam or Paul McCartney, so I'm not sure if it will perhaps be something rap oriented or indie like Kasabian?

In saying that, someone like Fleetwood Mac would be a good act, as would Pixies for obvious reasons.

[o.b.gene]

Is it definitely Stevie Wonder?

[trickytree]

yeah i've booked early check in from 12pm

travelodge-ing it all the way haha

[booties]

There aren't many "young" bands at the moment who could fill Hyde Park who aren't already doing so, or haven't already done so recently... Foo Fighters maybe?! But with TCV on the go at the time, unlikely...

I think it'll be a "legend" again. They need it to swing the balance in their favour to get people down for the whole weekend.

[frankblack]

Hehe I thought you might like the Pixies... Would be great.

But I think it will be something in the same like of rock/classic rock. Looking through the past lineups, that's how it's been every year, apart from The Killers filler day ( and I do consider Peter Gabriel to be rock/classic rock... in parts).

Plus, Wireless caters for the rap/modern pop shizz the week after, and Kings Of Leon covers the "indie" (snigger) kids the following week too.

There aren't many "young" bands at the moment who could fill Hyde Park who aren't already doing so, or haven't already done so recently... Foo Fighters maybe?! But with TCV on the go at the time, unlikely...

I think it'll be a "legend" again. They need it to swing the balance in their favour to get people down for the whole weekend.

[tsipouras]

well we can't be sure that stevie is not a glastobury exclusive. i think HRC will go for something more into the classic rock territory.

[kaytee...]

Nothing wrong with that, we doing it again this year for a whopping £32 in Covent Garden!

[judyblue110]

well we can't be sure that stevie is not a glastobury exclusive. i think HRC will go for something more into the classic rock territory.

[Tugger2k]

I think Stevie was booked for HRC first, and Glastonbury picked him up later upon realising The Rolling Stones were out of the question.

[judyblue110]

nope. no where near.

hyde park picked up on glastos 'booking' . same as last year!

[Tugger2k]

Dang! My reasoning was that I didn't think a headliner would appear at Glastonbury SECOND, after appearing at HRC.

So... it's true??? I know you know these things!