DrownedinSound has just received word of the initial Sunday line-up for this year’s Wireless Festival. Prepare to wince.
Joining headliners Counting Crows at the event in London’s Hyde Park – Leeds, on reflection, can consider itself mercifully spared – will be Goo Goo Dolls, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Powderfinger, Delays and Eddy Grant.
The Hold Steady get our hopes up momentarily, but if what happened previously was an annoying blow to the bridge of your nose, here comes the kick in the balls – Donovan Frankenreiter (“a pioneer of acoustic rock in his native US where his song ‘Free’ was a staple on Triple A radio”), The Galvatrons (“unique ‘outta space’ live antics which fuses 80s synthesized pop with massive ‘Van Halen’ style guitar riffs”) and Bowling for Soup.
Tickets for the day, which comes on the 6th of July, cost £40 at early bird prices (subject to a booking fee) from here. Earlier acts confirmed for other days at Wireless include Fatboy Slim, Bootsy Collins and Underworld.
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What the hell are The Hold Steady doing on that bill????
^^ was just going to ask the same question
They fit in perfectly.
*Yawns
when did wireless have a beige day
Hahahahah
I'm not sure why the tacked on words '...and Bowling For Soup' are making me laugh quite so much'. Brilliant.
Powderfinger!!!
lolz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1ZkbDbJRk4
actually i'd totally go and watch them just for this song.
underworld- why are you playing?!!
you're so much better than that!!
Nothing wrong with Delays!
^there is really
This is starting to make last year's Daft Punk day
look like Coachella
fucking hell
this looks really shit.
at least last years looked a little bit tempting, maybe they're after a different market this year.
definitely
i know loads of girls for whom this would be an ideal line up.
most of them are Christians.
make of that what you will.
Shhhhhh!
Creed are special guests, it's supposed to be a surprise.
soz mayte
mustard gas request
i don't know about you
but i can't wait for Hootie and the Blowfish to confirm...
THE HOLD STEADY
ARE GASH that's why they are on that bill. Emo soaked Bon Jovi b-sides at best.
....
I'm sorry, I fail to see a problem with emo soaked Bon Jovi b-sides....
bon jovi a-sides ftw
can't believe i just used ftw, you utter bastards...
I cannot believe Nizlopi haven't been shoehorned into this, or Newton FUCKING faulkner, or paolo FUCKING nutini, or the reformed gin FUCKING blossoms...
the saddest thing is that Teenage Fanclub would fit in quite well and i would probably pay to sit in hyde park on a sunny day and see them...!
galvatrons
woo!
Eddy Grant!
End of festival.