Queens of the Stone Age

[Dave The Hedgehog]

You just answered your own question - if they have a reasonably succesful album (I think it's out towrds the end of the year) then beacuse of their fan base and popularity I would hope that they would be pushed up.

[mrtourette]

Most of us won't, but it's something that the organisers would.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

Most of us won't, but it's something that the organisers would.

[jump]

Blink 182 hadn't released any records for several years and I've heard went down a storm at Reading and Leeds. Sometimes a band's popularity isn't judged solely on their album sales. I just consider Queens of the Stone Age as headliners to be a natural progression from where they were last year.

[mrtourette]

Blink 182 hadn't released any records for several years and I've heard went down a storm at Reading and Leeds. Sometimes a band's popularity isn't judged solely on their album sales.

[Dave The Hedgehog]

If they were a newer/younger band like Arcade Fire/MCR etc.

[jump]

Apply that same logic to Mumford and Sons?

[pink_triangle]

I think arctics could have headlined after one album but see your point. I just cant see mumfords next album flopping. From memory ting tings were a bit of a summer thing. Mumfords album has been consistently selling over a year. I think the second will sell well because people liked the first. I think they are more likely to struggle with the third. I dont really like the band but I just cant see the likes of radio 1 dropping them.

[rexclark]

I really can't see Mumford and Sons becoming a headline act, I could easily be wrong though.

[Vieuphoria]

Not the same, it takes at least 2 albums (other than the exception to the rule of Darkness) for them to be consider and a lot of bands have been similar to Mumford & Sons but have flopped by the 2nd album like Hard Fi (they may have been bigger at the time) & Ting Tings etc. They will be main stagers next year and as long as they don't have the 2nd album problem they could be headliners one day.

[Guckeery]

The Strokes?

and also maybe Black Grape, and Porno For Pyros for that matter

[Vieuphoria]

fine then.... The Strokes?

[Vieuphoria]

I'd like to add.... f**k I hate the stroke. Dreadful boring band who really aren't as popular as they are made out to be

[Tigerdragon]

who really aren't as popular as they are made out to be

[jump]

fine then.... The Strokes?

[bennyk]

Just out of interest, anybody getting tickets for their limited tour in May? Go on sale at 9am today, im considering it....

[beards]

Just out of interest, anybody getting tickets for their limited tour in May? Go on sale at 9am today, im considering it....

[Guckeery]

Just out of interest, anybody getting tickets for their limited tour in May? Go on sale at 9am today, im considering it....

[bennyk]

I'm trying for manchester with 3 friends but i know i'm not gonna get them

[Guckeery]

seetickets has literally crashed to hell! i havnt got any absolutely gutted!

[jump]

Don't use Seetickets or ticketmaster, I just went onto Stargreen for Deadmau5 tixs and it was fine.

Edited February 25, 2011 by jump

[Guckeery]

finnally got through on aloud after 1hr 10 mins of trying and they're sold out

[beards]

Yep I didn't get any either, seetickets are consistently shit

[bennyk]

i know, i managed to get into the queue thing but it's been refreshing for the last hour and nothing. it really p*sses me off that already there are people selling them on ebay for £100 each :angry:

[onemangang]

at first i was soo pissed off with myself because i woke up late, to get my ticket. rang up see tickets about 9.45 in a vain attempt but i new the tickets would of gone.

tbh a massive rock band like queens of the stone age coming to do a pretty small gigg at the 02 academy 1 in manchester. im not sure to sure about the sound, thats all i have in the way of negatives im afaid. just glad i got to see them in the glorious sunshine at reading last year.. my god they were good.

the ticket prices make me laught.. one hundred pounds for a twenty five pound face value ticket. o dear