Which bands have the fan base to fill Wembley ?

[Icy Gull]

Haven't seen an act I'd bother to buy a ticket for mentioned

 

[atomised]

I'm not convinced Twickenham was sold out, purely because I got my ticket from the box office at Twickenham on the day just before gates opened

 

[maltaseagull]

Genesis and /or Peter Gabriel

 

[atomised]

Madonna is a strange one now. It's taken her a long time to shift 2 nights at the O2. Not sure they're even sold out now

 

[matbha]

Iron Maiden selling out rock in Rio doesn't translate to being able to sell out Wembley. Their support in South America is massive. They didn't sell out the Twickenham gig and they've not really grown since. They have a hardcore fan base that will buy the initial rush of tickets but as has been.said above very little casual appeal.

Well i couldnt get a ticket for Twickenham ,so you are talking shit !!

 

[boik]

Haven't seen an act I'd bother to buy a ticket for mentioned

Hate stadium gigs anyway, so not much bothered. I guess it's a prestige thing for the bands and easier than playing a year full of smaller gigs, but not much in it for the fans. £80+ to see one gig! :-(

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Twickenham was sold out (i.e. no tickets left on sale) - I know as I couldn't get any. I think that the spaces there were restrictions on the stadium.

They were selling tickets on the day though. They had a number of box offices advertising pay on the gate as I went in.

 

[Icy Gull]

Hate stadium gigs anyway, so not much bothered. I guess it's a prestige thing for the bands and easier than playing a year full of smaller gigs, but not much in it for the fans. £80+ to see one gig! :-(

And spend more time watching the big screen than the stage. Bigger than the Dome is too big for me these days.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Well i couldnt get a ticket for Twickenham ,so you are talking shit !!

See above. They were actively selling tickets on the actual day. I know that some agencies only get a quota to sell. Maybe this is what happened in your case?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm not convinced Twickenham was sold out, purely because I got my ticket from the box office at Twickenham on the day just before gates opened

Agree.

 

[Smithy]

Prince.

Also Green Day and probably Radiohead.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Just looked up a list and Roger Waters has played.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

If ABBA reformed then that would sell out very quickly.

 

[matbha]

So what backs up your argument apart from that you really, really like them?

To be fair i am a Def Leppard fan ,but have seen maiden many many times , and they have sold more records than metalica and ACDC

 

[matbha]

See above. They were actively selling tickets on the actual day. I know that some agencies only get a quota to sell. Maybe this is what happened in your case?

Missed a trick there !lol

 

[atfc village]

Rolling Stones.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

To be fair i am a Def Leppard fan ,but have seen maiden many many times , and they have sold more records than metalica and ACDC

According to Wikipedia ACDC has sold over 200m, Metallica 110m and Maiden 85.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

If ABBA reformed then that would sell out very quickly.

Agree. Other reformations which would sell out are Led Zep and original GnR line-up.

 

[Frutos]

The Boss

 

[spring hall convert]

Beyoncé
Blur
Justin Timberlake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Stevie Wonder
Lionel Ritchie
Kylie Minogue

I think some of those might be a bit dubious.