VH demanding too much for English Monsters Gig

[binnie]

Judas Priest would be a good idea for a headliner...

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Again...probably couldn't get as many people as they need to break even.

It'd have to be Maiden or Metallica or AC/DC or Aerosmith etc...

[Atomic_Rob]

I heard they got 30K in 2006, but that was the total allocation.

Aerosmith would be the best bet as a lot of fans are pissed about only one UK date.

[saint]

Originally posted by saint
Sweden Rock Festival wants them to headline one of their three days, along with Heaven and Hell and Aerosmith. If the headliner announced this monday is Aerosmith there is still a small possibility that it could be Van Halen, even if it’s far fetched. If Mondays announcement says some other band then its not gonna happen.

Well today they announced Aerosmith, so there is still a small chance that Van Halen will be the 3:rd headliner along with Heaven and hell and Aerosmith

[binnie]

Aerosmith would be a good bet actaully....

Metallica are touring Europe this summer, starting in June; however, I reckon they could sell-out MKB on their own without the need of Monsters of Rock....

[binnie]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Again...probably couldn't get as many people as they need to break even.

..

Judas Priest headlining with Heaven & Hell next on the bill, maytbe the Scorpions as well and Rush....

That might be strong enough to shift the tickets...

However, you are right that Priest might not be big enough...

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Rush would have to headline.

They've never done an open air show in the UK, and they probably wont start now.

[binnie]

Well, we can all dream I suppose.....

On a different note, Metallica have just announced they will be playing their own huge outdoor show in Vienna, and have also announced two festival shows in Greece and Belgium, with more to come.

Maybe they will come over and play MKB in July, and put some of these bands on the same bill, a strong possibility I reckon.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

It's possible, I suppose.

But, I think Aerosmith would be the best bet.

[Atomic_Rob]

Aerosmith, New York Dolls, UFO, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Roadstar

Monsters of Rock 2008

[Shaun Ponsonby]

That'd be KEWL...if you replace NYD with VH.

[binnie]

Nah, I'd only ever wanna see VH headline!

Plus NYD are one my fav bands, and their new record is killer: not only did they pave the way for punk, they were so much more and had great lyrics, mind-bending ones actually..

[Atomic_Rob]

New York Dolls are fuckin ace man, seen a few time over the last couple of years, they are well in with Classic Rock [which lets be honest, you need to be to play Monsters] so they are a perfect choice.

Van Halen would have to headline on their own, which I ain't complaining about, but seeing as things might have hit a snag, Aero coming back next year might be slightly closer to the mark.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

I don't know if VH could do as much business as Aerosmith in this CUNTry, though (realisticly).