dentalplan Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 12 minutes ago, maelzoid said: I've not experienced this double headliner before - do the acts get shortened sets? I really hope not for DM, they deserve 2 hours. Liam is very much the junior partner in this case. Nah if they want two hours they'll get it - I don't think it'll change much at all in the running of things, just a promotional thing innit. It's just the previous Isle of Wight's coheadline pairings include the likes of Stereophonics and Faithless and David Guetta so it's a bit grim that Depeche Mode have to join those ranks on their big UK festival homecoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Obviously it's easy to pick apart, but those headliners will sell well. They appeal to a really wide and dedicated fanbase. Also worth remembering that this year 2 of the headliners were Run DMC and David Guetta... although it couldn't get much worse than that tbf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Out of the four sets of co-headliners only one have had the same length of set (Stereophonics and Faithless, 80 mins each) so I imagine Depeche Mode will get longer if they want it, yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 25 minutes ago, dentalplan said: Seems a bit better with the biggest headliner tacked on. I suppose it's not great for my hope of Depeche Mode headlining Glastonbury that they have to share the headline billing with Liam Gallagher. I guess with Glastonbury the info has always been about the festival approaching them rather then the other way round. Perhaps them not being outright headliners here might encourage them to do Glastonbury in the future if there’s another offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose-Colored Boy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Stronger than last year but still looks shite, can't believe this one is still going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Weekend movement to Glastonbury slot obviously points to IOW priming itself for a commericalised alternative on the fallow year. But with two acts who instantly sold out UK arena tours at the top of the pile in The Killers and Liam Gallagher, plus Depeche Mode getting their first UK headline slot in earnest in a while, it's certainly charts-topical, if not exactly bleeding edge. Happy with that. Might finally get down south from Yorkshire for it - been meaning to tick it off at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNutt Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 The Script. Spare me. It's the new V Fest (minus Van the Man). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 minute ago, McNutt said: The Script. Spare me. It's the new V Fest (minus Van the Man). If Van brings the hits, we're cooking with gas. If not, could be a slog for those present. Would wager that if he doesn't play Brown Eyed Girl, The Killers will though. They've rolled it out before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odessa Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Any mention of The Killers being a UK exclusive does anyone know? No way I'm going to this but hoping to catch them next summer. Maybe they'll do this then some European dates then back for TRNSMT or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcrawler Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Odessa said: Any mention of The Killers being a UK exclusive does anyone know? No way I'm going to this but hoping to catch them next summer. Maybe they'll do this then some European dates then back for TRNSMT or something. Just announced two stadium gigs, Swansea on 23rd June and Bolton on 13th July. A very odd choice of venues. Edited December 4, 2017 by kingcrawler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odessa Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, kingcrawler said: Just announced two stadium gigs, Swansea on 23rd June and Bolton on 13th July. A very odd choice of venues. That's very bizarre. They're above that, no idea what's gone on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloorFiller Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Yeesh Depeche Mode being a co-headliner is quite a shock. Knew they weren't quite mega-headliner level but thought they'd have been a big enough draw at IOW to do it alone. Them removed it's your standard pretty shite IOW lineup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDave Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Odessa said: That's very bizarre. They're above that, no idea what's gone on there. Looks to em as if they've added a couple of shows to get a bit of extra cash to make the trip to Europe a bit more worthwhile £££ wise without a massive outlay. They play Swansea the day before the IOW so that would lead me to believe they will be announced for something else fairly close around the Bolton date. Could they be Latitude Saturday night headliners? they could be going for the Glastonbury crowd - only other option really is NOS Alive but Mad Cool festival have said they have all of NOS's headliners and the Killers are ruled out for that due to the Bolton date. I could be wrong but with all due respect to Bolton, I can't see them flying over just for that one date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 32 minutes ago, Odessa said: That's very bizarre. They're above that, no idea what's gone on there. Presumably its because they've just played arena gigs in Cardiff and Manchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattymooz Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just now, DiscothequeDave said: Looks to em as if they've added a couple of shows to get a bit of extra cash to make the trip to Europe a bit more worthwhile £££ wise without a massive outlay. They play Swansea the day before the IOW so that would lead me to believe they will be announced for something else fairly close around the Bolton date. Could they be Latitude Saturday night headliners? they could be going for the Glastonbury crowd - only other option really is NOS Alive but Mad Cool festival have said they have all of NOS's headliners and the Killers are ruled out for that due to the Bolton date. I could be wrong but with all due respect to Bolton, I can't see them flying over just for that one date. I mean, TRNSMT is the week before so I had assumed they'd do one of those dates, but it seems like a long time to wait just for one stadium show.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDave Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, the wonderwhy said: Presumably its because they've just played arena gigs in Cardiff and Manchester They didn't play Cardiff from what I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said: They didn't play Cardiff from what I can see. Ah well they've just played Leeds, Manchester (twice) and Liverpool so that Bolton gig makes sense at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewayiam Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 4 hours ago, sisco said: If that’s true I actually think that’s a decent lineup for IOW. 2 hours ago, the wonderwhy said: Splits Personally I think they've done very well there. The Killers, DM co-headlining....Liam was always going to make that step soon too. I don't mind James and Blossoms tbf...not huge but better than The Script and Van for me, I'd defo look at if it wasn't stupid distance and travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 38 minutes ago, DiscothequeDave said: Looks to em as if they've added a couple of shows to get a bit of extra cash to make the trip to Europe a bit more worthwhile £££ wise without a massive outlay. They play Swansea the day before the IOW so that would lead me to believe they will be announced for something else fairly close around the Bolton date. Could they be Latitude Saturday night headliners? they could be going for the Glastonbury crowd - only other option really is NOS Alive but Mad Cool festival have said they have all of NOS's headliners and the Killers are ruled out for that due to the Bolton date. I could be wrong but with all due respect to Bolton, I can't see them flying over just for that one date. Nah no way they do Latitude. Even if they're discounted for NOS and Mad Cool, there'll be smaller random European festivals nobody's ever heard of to tide them over until Bolton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazza7 Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, dentalplan said: Nah no way they do Latitude. Even if they're discounted for NOS and Mad Cool, there'll be smaller random European festivals nobody's ever heard of to tide them over until Bolton. They could be a shout for Belsonic in Belfast but that might be a bit small for them. Also expecting them to play Benicasim too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownboundTrain52 Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 12 hours ago, DiscothequeDave said: Looks to em as if they've added a couple of shows to get a bit of extra cash to make the trip to Europe a bit more worthwhile £££ wise without a massive outlay. They play Swansea the day before the IOW so that would lead me to believe they will be announced for something else fairly close around the Bolton date. Could they be Latitude Saturday night headliners? they could be going for the Glastonbury crowd - only other option really is NOS Alive but Mad Cool festival have said they have all of NOS's headliners and the Killers are ruled out for that due to the Bolton date. I could be wrong but with all due respect to Bolton, I can't see them flying over just for that one date. Definitely seems strange. Must say, wasn't expecting a stadium tour - just festivals and a Wembley/Emirates gig in the capital. How many can each hold? Assuming between 35,000 and 40,000 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, DownboundTrain52 said: Definitely seems strange. Must say, wasn't expecting a stadium tour - just festivals and a Wembley/Emirates gig in the capital. How many can each hold? Assuming between 35,000 and 40,000 each. The football capacities are 21,000 (Swansea) and 28,000 (Bolton). I'm not sure how that converts to gigs but I assume its roughly the same Edited December 5, 2017 by the wonderwhy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 Are there day tickets for IOW? I only want to go for the Saturday really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, eastynh said: Are there day tickets for IOW? I only want to go for the Saturday really. Yeah. £75 and fees. With travel on top of that though, it'd probably be cheaper to do a full weekend festival somewhere in Europe where Depeche Mode are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokev Posted December 5, 2017 Report Share Posted December 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, eastynh said: Are there day tickets for IOW? I only want to go for the Saturday really. yes there is 65 fri and 75 sat or sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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