Headliners 2016

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, Purple aki squat said:

Oh yes you can

Quiet you!

[Mash011]

Queen would be a lot of fun in the afternoon, as a sub even, but just really shit for a headliner. Might be fun but it's never going to be authentic. 

[fatyeti24]

32 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Just because it feels good........

..doesn't mean you should accept the acid 

[Purple aki squat]

2 hours ago, mrf said:

What if Coldplay REALLY overdo the "oh my god" and the "Oh daddy your the best!"

Or isnt that quite what you meant...

You're thinking of Kaiser Chiefs.

And no I wouldn't

[Purple aki squat]

1 hour ago, Hugh Jass said:

Quiet you!

No you be quiet

Just now, Purple aki squat said:

You're thinking of Kaiser Chiefs.

And no I wouldn't

How the fuck has this ended up here? Sort it out

[ericlered]

15 hours ago, paulmuchmore said:

Sure, it's not the original Queen, but to me, it's a bloody good headliner.

How many other bands have that many songs that everyone can sing along to? They're an act that appeal across age groups. And they haven't done a UK festival before (apart from being booked for the aforementioned cancelled Sonisphere). IOW likes having a Sunday night oldie, and I think they will go down well.

By this reasoning there would be loads of tribute acts worthy of headlining the festival. Aren't those butlins weekenders for all that though?

Edited November 11, 2015 by ericlered

[paulmuchmore]

17 minutes ago, ericlered said:

By this reasoning there would be loads of tribute acts worthy of headlining the festival. Aren't those butlins weekenders for all that though?

It's not exactly a tribute band when it's got two of the original members, who wrote many of the songs alongside Freddie.

So many bands change frontmen and still play their old songs - are they all tribute acts?

As I said, it won't be the same as if Freddie was still around, but to me they're still a legendary headliner sized band. I know many will disagree with that, but I think they're a good booking.

[UEF]

Fair play to IoW for having the balls (plus the money) to book Queen. Would've been excellent for glasto.

[mrtourette]

Queen and Adam Lambert.

[sisco]

Queen without Freddie

[Gnomicide]

Queen without John

[Mouseboy11]

Going off the rumours, Guns'n'Roses, Spice Girls and Queen with Adam Lambert would certainly be an interesting set of headliners for IOW.

[5co77ie]

at least one of those isn't going to be a headline act we are hearing

[Finding leto14]

7 minutes ago, Mouseboy11 said:

Going off the rumours, Guns'n'Roses, Spice Girls and Queen with Adam Lambert would certainly be an interesting set of headliners for IOW.

Perhaps the most diverse headliners ever?

[Mezhyp1]

1 minute ago, 5co77ie said:

at least one of those isn't going to be a headline act we are hearing

Going on the IOW rumours page, it must be Spice Girls playing below one of the headliners 

[Finding leto14]

2 minutes ago, 5co77ie said:

at least one of those isn't going to be a headline act we are hearing

Isle of Wight ones or glastonbury ones?

[Smeble]

Current 'tribute' acts-

AC/DC

Fleetwood mac

the who

Guns n Roses

Rolling stones

then of course there's the front men milking their old band

Jeff lynne

john fogerty

ray davies

 

not sure why queen + Adam lambert aren't considered in the same vain as all of these which people seem to have very little issue with, apart from the who maybe.

band lineups change all the time, people need to get over it.

 

[stuartbert two hats]

42 minutes ago, Smeble said:

Current 'tribute' acts-

AC/DC

Fleetwood mac

the who

Guns n Roses

Rolling stones

then of course there's the front men milking their old band

Jeff lynne

john fogerty

ray davies

 

not sure why queen + Adam lambert aren't considered in the same vain as all of these which people seem to have very little issue with, apart from the who maybe.

band lineups change all the time, people need to get over it.

 

Probably because Freddie Mercury was such an important part of their live act.

[paulmuchmore]

Spice Girls before Florence for one of the nights at the Isle of Wight maybe? 

If they got Guns n Roses too that would be such a strange top of the bill! 

[FakeEmpire]

Wait, is there actually some substance to this Spice Girls rumour?  What do we know about this?

 

[sisco]

If it genuinely is Guns and roses, Florence, Queen plus the Spice Girls as a sub..... Well someone must be having a laugh surely?!! Let the Girls sub GNR too!

[eFestivals]

28 minutes ago, RyanS said:

Wait, is there actually some substance to this Spice Girls rumour?  What do we know about this?

 

for IoW, yes there is.

Tho because there's substance to the rumour it doesn't get to mean it's going to happen. It was (still is?) being considered, so it might happen, or it might not.

[brettredmayne]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

for IoW, yes there is.

Tho because there's substance to the rumour it doesn't get to mean it's going to happen. It was (still is?) being considered, so it might happen, or it might not.

Please say Glastonbury wouldn't do something so horrible , IOW are taking  risk booking the spice girls

[UEF]

I'd be bang up for that lineup, drop the snobbery you lot!

[Badlands]

3 hours ago, ericlered said:

By this reasoning there would be loads of tribute acts worthy of headlining the festival. Aren't those butlins weekenders for all that though?

There's a Madchester weekender at Butlins this year but people still wanted the Roses to headline ;)