Isle of Wight Festival 2011: Which Acts Are Headlining?

Who fancies a bit of fun?

With the announcement of headliners due next week (BTW – John Giddings will be doing a down-the-line podcast with VentnorBlog next week about it), we’ve been hearing rumours of who the acts will be. We’re sure you have too.

A couple of days ago, we thought it’d be fun to ask what Islanders had heard and who they though would play.

• Tom Bailey: REDHOTCHILIPEPPERS PLEAAAAAAASE
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• Jane Burrows: Duran duran and Kings of Leon.
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• Phil Swift: Kings of Leon and pretty much everywhere else!
• Clive Bishop: I havent heard any yet – But I imagine Pulp will be on one of the nights!
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• Wendy Drudge: Duran Duran? OMG if that’s true I’m robbing a bank and going!
• Phil Swift: or…they say ‘were gonna rock your socks off’ so maybe AC/DC? :-)
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• Tom Bailey: That would be amazing.
• Jane Burrows: Oh and Kasabian
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• Phil Swift: Angus would wake up the West Wight :-)
• Clive Bishop: @Phil – Primal scream again!? Get your ”socks” off lol
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• Jane Burrows: It’s a pretty good reliable source I’m told!
• Shirley Boggett: Just read that Pulp are reforming, so maybe! Obviously not my era, but son liked them!
• Clive Bishop: @shirley – i had heard they were reforming then in a different report i heard they were reforming for 2011 Festival performances!
• Rihannon Brett: Metallica and floyd ;-)
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• Shelley Peach: I’d like to see Kylie or Madonna…or wildcard Tori Amos!
• Angela McMurtry: Robbie Williams for me !!
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• Lisa Dyer: I met her in a supermarket, do know why but I had to start it somewhere. So it started there!! Pulp would be ace!!!
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• VentnorBlog IslandNews: Pulp for me. They are (were) amazing live. ^Sal
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• Katie Kingswell: I would actually have some kind of fit if they announced Metallica! I would just love to see Paramore or Linkin Park though! :)
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• Clive Bishop: can i lay claim to the Pulp rumour then?! LOL
• Nod Schneider: Metallica would play download festival that weekend then come to the island for a crappy so called festival.
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• Nod Schneider: Metallica are playing download 2011 on the sunday. :). Looks like I’m going to download in 2011. :)
• Paul Dixon: I’ve heard Status Quo and Duran Duran. Australian Pink Floyd will def be there and are well worth seeing
• Michaela White: I was just saying to someone that the only weekend Take That are not in concert next summer is IW festi weekend… I’m sure I’m doing 2+2 and coming up with 5
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• Nik Taylor: FRI – LADY GAGA
  SAT – FOO FIGHTERS
  SUN – THE WHO
• Kim Shears: I said the same thing Michaela when they announced their dates. Also heard rumours of Eric Clapton. Bon Jovi would also be a good catch for the festie x
• Jane Harland: I have seen the Aussie Pink Floyd show twice in Manchester, and they are Fab!
• Lisa Dyer: Lady GaGa and Take That at a Rock festival. Jimi Hendrix must be turning in his grave!!
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• Nik Taylor: Nothing beats the real thing Jane but they are good….I knew the drummer when i lived in” Madchester”
• Jane Harland: I know, my husband is a huge PF fan… we have also seen Roger Waters twice and David Gilmour.
• VentnorBlog IslandNews: Australian Pink Floyd was out of this world at the Festival last year. Especially with the light show from the guy who used to do it for the original band. ^Sal
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• Nik Taylor: peeved i aint seeing Roger Waters…I seen the Floyd three times
• Ian Clark: Motorhead.
• Ben Finch: ACDC would be mental, imagine Thunderstruck starting them off on a warm sunday night !
• Nik Taylor: Motorhead..DC…too mainstream for IOW
• Phil Swift: AC/DC pleeeeeeeze
• Ian Clark: :)
• Nik Taylor: Bomber light rig over Fairlee
• Jane Harland: My hubby was an upaid roadie for them once when he was student.
• Nik Taylor: I did some work for Metallica back in the early 90s…free entry and backstage..ya cant beat it…ligging
• Lisa Nutter: Elvis.
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• Nik Taylor: with Lennon on backing vocals Lisa?
• Phil Swift: Elvis’s, we need a Guiness B of R amount of Elvii all on at the same time! Id pay for the 3 days just for that. Not crappo look alikes but real good ones.
• Phil Swift: Robbie’s blown apart Take That already, no chance it’s them
• Shirley Boggett: Flippin’heck- ACDC are nearly as old as me!!! (but at least they’re still alive!) Want a repeat of Paul McCartney last year for old fogies??
• Jilly Elston: AC/DC would make my year,Airborne, Ian Brown, Gary Numan rocks now, Pendulum would be great again, but please some decent heavy rock this year last year was pants
• Phil Swift: AC/DC still do it, nothing to do with age, all to do with coolness, Macca did frog chorus for God sake.
• Nik Taylor: why not have a no repeat festival……….lets ban all bands that have played before………lets move forward not live on the past
• Sara Oxford: I’ve heard status quo, (please Darwin, no!!!!) and kings of Leon
• Richie Williams: take that are at glasonbury this year! Rocks the way to go,kings of leon are in uk in june as are foo fighters&bon jovi!!
• Ben Finch: @Jilly – yeah please some rock music so hard it makes my head bleed – Metallica, ACDC, or Muse …..
• Sara Oxford: I fear their Idea of ‘Rock’ may differ from mine..
• Rihannon Brett: To answer earlier posts, its not the aussie pink floyd playing, its the new brit floyd ( same management ) see dates http://www.britfloyd.com/tour-dates
• Jilly Elston: Couldn’t agree more, bout time the hard rock fans had their share, we pay the same price!!! there are plenty of big names around at that time, it’s up to Giddings n Co. to get in there quick
• Phil Swift: Nik’s right, if you have played in the last 3 years you can’t play again and no tribute bands on main stage rule.
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• Nik Taylor: well said Phil………lets breathe some new rock into the Wight
• Nik Taylor: hang on what if Queen wanted to play Phil………hmmmmmmm they almost a tribute Queen band and Lizzy and Foreigner and…. OMG
• Rihannon Brett: Wouldnt Queen be better at osbourne house? lol.
• Phil Swift: both together with a link up
• Phil Swift: if you die you cant help it …lol
• Rihannon Brett: `We are Devo`
• Kitted-Out Ryde: The ‘Boss’ would do it for me!
• Bruce Webb: Im holding out for Sir Cliff Richard. Even though he is 70 that man can rock.

What do you think?
So you’ve seen what other people think – have you got any clues?