O2 Wireless Festival 2007

[donk]

Apparently the headliners are:

Thursday:The White Stripes
Friday: Faithless
Saturday: Daft Punk
Sunday: Kaiser Chiefs.

This is for Hyde Park so I would imagine more or less the same for Leeds.

Tickets go on sale on the 16th March :)

[rh67]

Hopefully they'll be giving away free tickets like they have done for the past couple of years :thumbs:

[NicolaUK]

Hopefully they'll be giving away free tickets like they have done for the past couple of years :thumbs:

Seconded :D

[AdsterUK]

Hopefully they'll be giving away free tickets like they have done for the past couple of years :thumbs:Tell me more :suspect:

I've read elsewhere that theres presale for o2 customers starting today but cant find any info anywhere

[Art Vanderlay]

Hopefully they'll be giving away free tickets like they have done for the past couple of years :thumbs:

Thirded ;)

I was gutted a couple of years ago when I paid full price only for loads of people to get freebies, and then not being able to get into the tents. The sound quality was really poor too, so doubly disappointed.

But I enjoyed my freebie to see the Raconteurs last year - hopefully I can manage the same for The White Stripes this time around.

In answer to adster's 'tell me more'
In 2005 there was a 'competition' to win tickets on either GetLive or the O2 site. Pretty much everyone won tickets, and a lot got 4 tickets for every night.
In 2006, there was a free (single) ticket for one night if you signed up for the GetLive newsletter. Myself and my wife managed to get one via this route.

But as I understand it from overhearing other people at the gig last year, there were loads given away via other routes to various companies, presumably those with something to do with the promoters or O2. The business model of the festival seems to be less to do with the ticket price, more promoting O2 and what they can charge the stall holders inside.

Of course, there is always the risk it will sell out by conventional means, but it has not done so before now afaik

[NicolaUK]

More line up info

http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/london/index.asp

http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/leeds/index.asp

[Art Vanderlay]

Definitely going to be on the look out for Daft Punk/CSS and White Stripes/QotSA freebies ;)

[Lorne.t]

Even if you can't get tickets free the touts will be selling them for about £5 each if you haggle as eveyone else will have freebies!

Mind you as shall put in the first request for anyones spare ticket if they can't make it and get a freebie...

[Haloumi]

This looks pretty good - especially as I'm looking forward to the new White Stripes album a lot. Nice to see some middle-level breaking through acts like Editors and The Cribs there too. Whether I can get a free ticket or not I'll be there for a couple of days at least :)

[mjb1975]

Wow! White Stripes and QOTSA on the same bill? I'm there.

...if I wasn't abroad that week. Damn holidays. :|

[Lorne.t]

Anyone who's going to buy a ticket on the 16th has no reason to moan when the freebies start flying around as you've all been warned that that's what will probably happen...

[Mr Majestik]

Leeds dates and acts are...

Leeds Harewood House

The White Stripes, Queens Of The Stone Age (June 15)
Kaiser Chiefs, Editors, The Cribs, The Twang (16)
Daft Punk, CSS (17)

[spida1998]

White Stripes in Leeds sounds good to me.

[wozwebs]

Not free (yet) but BOGOF here for O2 customers:

http://blueroom.o2.co.uk/wireless2for1/

[KennyVader]

Yes I got one day free last year, and bought another day for about £5 on ebay. Was excellent value at those prices!!!

[scaramanga]

got mine dirt cheap on ebay. Sold me flaming lips tickets for about £30 each and get two tickets for the fest for £10 each. Saw the flaming lips, eels, the who... someone else...?!

[GregB]

The free ticket malrkey was only for london as far as I know. Leeds is a smalller site so I guess that didn't feel the need to give any away. I may go with the 2 for 1 option for the White Stripes day and see what ebay bringds for the Kaiser Chiefs day

[DeadYankee]

see what ebay bringds for the Kaiser Chiefs day

I don't think that cyanide capsules are legally sold on Ebay :suspect:

[MetalGearAl]

:lol:

Haven't been to this before but looks like it could be interesting, won't bother buying tickets but might try to pick up one for free if possible.

I assume since it's prone to lots of free tickets, the festival itself is jam-packed full of people?

[mikegray]

The free ticket malrkey was only for london as far as I know. Leeds is a smalller site so I guess that didn't feel the need to give any away. I may go with the 2 for 1 option for the White Stripes day and see what ebay bringds for the Kaiser Chiefs day

Picked up tickets dirt cheap on Ebay for Wireless in Leeds (Massive Attack day) last time.

[GAmbrose]

Doh, the best date clashes with me seeing Muse at Wembley Stadium.

On the other hand...I am seeing Muse at Wembley Stadium.

Gary A

[KennyVader]

:lol:

Haven't been to this before but looks like it could be interesting, won't bother buying tickets but might try to pick up one for free if possible.

I assume since it's prone to lots of free tickets, the festival itself is jam-packed full of people?

Fairly big queues for beer and food but otherwise fine. I found I could easily get a lot closer to the main stage at this than I ever could for a headliner at Glastonbury.

[Haloumi]

Fairly big queues for beer and food but otherwise fine. I found I could easily get a lot closer to the main stage at this than I ever could for a headliner at Glastonbury.

Yeah I found that as well - I had a great spot for the Raconteurs at last year's. Plus the vibe was a bit more relaxed - maybe 'cos you're daytripping rather than camping you don't have to worry about your tent and your stuff.

[bazkeane82]

How do you usually obtain free tickets for this event, do you have to be on a o2 network?

[Haloumi]

I think O2 run competitions and that for their subscribers. I don't know how many free tickets are up for grabs tho'

[KennyVader]

Post 5 says how the freebies were obtained.

[Mr Majestik]

LCD soundsystem have been added to the Daft Punk day.

[Mr Majestik]

Well the Leeds White Stripes/QotSA day as added some good turns..

The Detroit Cobras :clap:
The Bees (O.K. the new albums bobbins but there good live.)
The new Pornographers :clap:
Satelite Nation (Perry Farrells new band)

and eeeerrr Air? :thinking:

[GregB]

Well the Leeds White Stripes/QotSA day as added some good turns..

The Detroit Cobras :clap:
The Bees (O.K. the new albums bobbins but there good live.)
The new Pornographers :clap:
Satelite Nation (Perry Farrells new band)

and eeeerrr Air? :thinking:


Looks good although I do concur that Air seem very out of place. Hopefully there iwll be some cheapo tickets nearer the time

[Mr Majestik]

Looks good although I do concur that Air seem very out of place. Hopefully there iwll be some cheapo tickets nearer the time


Got half price tickets allready thanks to Mrs M's o2 phone.

[scaramanga]

The Klaxtons have been added to the daft punk day (if no one has mentioned this yet)

[Tom Whitaker]

Should have subscribed to this thread - missed the 2 for 1 offer, and there don't seem to have been too many freebies, so is it starting to get a bit late for ticket bargains?

[Art Vanderlay]

Should have subscribed to this thread - missed the 2 for 1 offer, and there don't seem to have been too many freebies, so is it starting to get a bit late for ticket bargains?

Maybe. But in previous years the freebies have been very close to the gigs (in the last couple of weeks).

Probably worth waiting, as even if there are no freebies, I doubt very much whether any dates other than perhaps The White Stripes/QotSA will sell out

[Tom Whitaker]

Probably worth waiting, as even if there are no freebies, I doubt very much whether any dates other than perhaps The White Stripes/QotSA will sell outYeah, you couldn't pay me to go to most of the other dates... that's the one I'm after! :)

[scaramanga]

White Stripes and QotSA are not cool with the scene kids at the mo ;) Doubt they will sell many tickets. That day and the daft punk day are the ones im crossing my fingers for free tickets

[Tob]

LOL, I have subscribed to this thread to try and jump on the free ticket band wagon, so keep getting excited everytime there is a post! :) Knew I should have gone for the 2 for 1 offer...

[Lorne.t]

I've got a shiny new email address for my free tickets if the offer appears.
Even if you don't get one people couldn't give them away outside last year.

[Mr Majestik]

I'd imagine the Kaiser and White Stripes days will sell pretty well. Not sure Daft Punk are a big draw anymore dispite the decent support.

[Nathan-Wind]

Judging by the number of adverts around Leeds concentrating on the Sunday and the amount of tickets they are giving away (my mate got 20) I'd agree that the Daft Punk day tickets aren't moving much. Looks like New Pornographers have pulled out of the Friday now which sucks. I may have to pay £45 just to see The White Stripes.

[KennyVader]

I've got a shiny new email address for my free tickets if the offer appears.
Even if you don't get one people couldn't give them away outside last year.

Trouble is if they give a stack load away free this year then even fewer people will pay good advance money next year.

They would be better off just sticking the whole load on ebay for £5 up to whatever people will pay. Or bite the bullet and just make the whole event free!

[Lorne.t]

But they've done it for the last two years so I doubt this one will be any different.

[rbullivant]

Damn I'll take a free White Stripes ticket, I was going to pay for one but I'm holding out now

R

[Nathan-Wind]

In the new Live Nation email they are offering a White Stripes ticket plus their new LP for £43.99 with no booking fee. Which isn't a bad deal considering everywhere else its £40 plus £5 booking fee for just the ticket. Well I thought it was good enough to buy one. Now i've been offered 2 weekend tickets for free. DOH!

[GregB]

In the new Live Nation email they are offering a White Stripes ticket plus their new LP for £43.99 with no booking fee. Which isn't a bad deal considering everywhere else its £40 plus £5 booking fee for just the ticket. Well I thought it was good enough to buy one. Now i've been offered 2 weekend tickets for free. DOH!

I'll take them if you don't want them ;)

[spanner]

No news on more discounted tickets then? Think I'll probably turn up on the day and see what tickets are going for outside...

[Mr Majestik]

You can get Leeds tickets for £26 from a site called leedstickets.com. or something simlar. No idea if there any good...


On a side note: No Modest mouse in Leeds! Why Not??!!!!

[Lorne.t]

Even if there are no free online tickets there are thousands of comps kicking about so hanging about near the box office should bring a very cheap result before too long.

[rbullivant]

You can get Leeds tickets for £26 from a site called leedstickets.com. or something simlar. No idea if there any good...


On a side note: No Modest mouse in Leeds! Why Not??!!!!

Says that is for students only?

R

[Nathan-Wind]

I think it is, its an offer kicking around the Universities.

[Corrado]

I am holding out to see if there are some last minute deals on these tickets. I am sure there will be!

[scaramanga]

best ive found is £20 at the mo... Last year i paid £12 for the lips, eels, zutons and who :)

[Tom Whitaker]

£20? Where?

[Corrado]

yes, where!?;)

[Tom Whitaker]

I'm guessing it's the BOGOF that o2 ran a while back...

[scaramanga]

yeah, bogof.

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F003E6DE834B0EA?did=wirecofest

PW= wirecofest

[GregB]

That link is for the Daft Ounk day in leeds. A bit of fiddling produced the same offers for the other days

Friday - http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F003E6DE831B0D1?artistid=943243&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1?did=wirecofest

Saturday - http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F003E6DE833B0DD?artistid=943243&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1?did=wirecofest

V tempted by Friday now.

[Nathan-Wind]

I have the full listings for Leeds now! White Stripes are only scheduled to play 90 minutes and QOTSA 50 which is a bit disappointing.

For you dancers despite the lineup looking like Klaxons and Daft Punk clash (they headline a stage each) They don't at all, you even have 20 minutes to get from one to the other.

[Mr Majestik]

Went to the Who thing last year and the 2nd stage finnishs before the main turns on.

[GregB]

CAn you post the timings up as it will help me decide whther or not to go

Cheers

[scaramanga]

yeah, i would like the timings too if anyone has them

AND now i am about to order the tickets, why cant i access the offer page? :mad:

....turning peer guardian http allow might help... :p

[Nathan-Wind]

I've emailed you them Greg, its a PDF file so I can't cut and paste them. I've tried sending it to you too scaramanga but the email bounced.

[scaramanga]

dude, send me what?? :o dajudge@gmail.com

ha, thought i had some free tickets coming my way then! ;) listings would be sweet !

[Nathan-Wind]

Just sent it, if you want to edit your email out of your post.

[Mr Majestik]

Hi Nathan could you mail the times to me to. Sib_sibson@yahoo.com
Thanks very very much :)

[GregB]

I;ve got Adobe writer so I'll grab all the times from the pdf file and post them here in a bit

[GregB]

Here you go folks. Thanks to Nathan for sending these out

Wireless Leeds Stage Times
Gates open at Noon each day

Friday

Main Stage
21.00 - 22.30 THE WHITE STRIPES
19.40 - 20.30 QOTSA
18.35 - 19.15 SATALITE PARTY
17.35 - 18.15 THE ONLY ONES
16.35 - 17.15 THE SOUNDS
15.45 - 16.15 TINY DANCERS
15.00 - 15.30 ALBERTA CROSS
14.15 - 14.45 FINDLAY BROWN

Second Stage
19.30 - 20:40 AIR
18.20 - 19:00 THE THRILLS
17.20 - 18:00 THE BEES
16.30 - 17.00 DREDG
15.40 - 16.10 THE KISSAWAY TRAIL
14.50 - 15.20 PETE & THE PIRATES
14.00 - 14.30 0
13.15 - 13.45 THE VOLTZ

02 Bubble
20.15 - 20.45 POLYTECHNIC
19.30 - 20.00 LITTLE BARRIE
18.45 - 19.15 THE SCARE
18.00 - 18.30 LEA SHORES
17.15 - 17.45 CONNAN AND THE MOCKASINS
16.30 - 17.00 GHOSTS
15.45 - 16.15 LAST MAN STANDING
15.00 - 15.30 GOLDSPOT
14.15 - 14.45 GET OUT CLAUSE
13.30 - 14.00 NERVOUS SHAKEDOWN

Saturday

Main Stage
21.00 - 22.30 KAISER CHIEFS
19.40 - 20.30 EDITORS
18.35 - 19.15 CRIBS
17.45 - 18.15 MUMM-RA
17.00 - 17.30 POLYSICS
16.15 - 16.45 THE FIGURINES
15.30 - 16.00 WILD BEASTS
14.40 - 15.10 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GIANTS
13.50 - 14.20 MELEE
13.00 - 13.30 SKY LARKIN


Second Stage
20.05 - 20.50 RAKES
18.55 - 19.40 PIGEON DETECTIVES
17.50 - 18.35 THE TWANG
17.00 - 17:30 DUKE SPIRIT
16.15 - 16.45 GOOD SHOES
15.45 - 16.00 LOS CAMPASINOS
15.00 - 15.30 CHARLOTTE HATHERLEY
14.15 - 14.45 THE FILMS
13.30 - 14.00 PREGO
13.00 - 13.15 DUSTY NOT DIGITAL

02 Bubble
20.30 - 21.00 1990'S
19.45 - 20.15 YOU SAY PARTY WE SAY DIE
19.00 - 19.30 THE LITTLE ONES
18.15 - 18.45 JOE PURDY
17.30 - 18.00 KATE NASH
16.45 - 17.15 RICHARD SWIFT
16.00 - 16.30 THE HEIGHTS
15.15 - 15.45 RIPCHORD
14.30 - 15.00 ASSEMBLY NOW
13.45 - 14.15 THE DHARMA
13.00 - 13.30 THE RYES

Sunday

Main Stage
21.00 - 22.30 DAFT PUNK
19.40 - 20.30 LCD
18.35 - 19.15 CSS
17.35 - 18.15 PLAN B
16.45 - 17.15 RONSON
15.55 - 16.25 NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB
15.05 - 15.35 DATAROCK
14.15 - 14.45 MUTE MATH
13.30 - 14.00 METROMONY

Second Stage
19.50 - 20:40 KLAXONS
19.20 - 19.50 Modular Djs
18.40 - 19.20 CALVIN HARRIS
18.10 - 18.40 Modular Djs
17.30 - 18.10 SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
17.00 - 17.30 Modular Djs
16.20 - 17.00 DIGITALISM
15.50 - 16.20 Modular Djs
15.10 - 15.50 MUSCLES
14.40 - 15.10 Modular Djs
14.00 - 14.30 SOHO DOLLS
13.20 - 14.00 Modular Djs
13.00 -13.20 PENNY BROADHURST


02 Bubble
20.00 - 20.45 UNCLEJAM
19.00 - 19.40 HUSKY RESCUE
18.00 - 18.40 STEVE EDWARDS
17.10 - 17.40 KATE HAVNEVIK
16.20 - 16.50 FANCY
15.30 - 16.00 MAKE MODEL
14.40 - 15.10 CHUNGKING

[GregB]

I just got an email from Ticketline with links to tickets for £20 with no booking fee. The offer expires Wednesday 13th June at 3:00pm
Here are the links

London

14th - White Stripes day
http://news.ticketline.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A822351366610122542655&tId=1118967


15th - Faithless Day
http://news.ticketline.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A822351366610122542655&tId=1118968

17th - Kaiser Chiefs day
http://news.ticketline.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A822351366610122542655&tId=1118969

Leeds
15th - White Stripes Day
http://news.ticketline.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A822351366610122542655&tId=1118965

16th - Kaiser Chiefs day
http://news.ticketline.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=A822351366610122542655&tId=1118966

[Tom Whitaker]

Greg - I'm getting session expired on your link, and full price if I just go direct to ticketline. Any chance you could forward the email direct to me on my registered forums address? Much appreciated.

[GregB]

Greg - I'm getting session expired on your link, and full price if I just go direct to ticketline. Any chance you could forward the email direct to me on my registered forums address? Much appreciated.


Done.

I have also changed the links so hopefully they will work now

[rh67]

I was just waiting for cheap tickets to appear before I booked for Thursday, but I only really wanted to see Modest Mouse so now they've pulled out I might just wait till Glastonbury.

I'm suprised there haven't been any free tickets flying about yet, should I still be hopefull on that count or has that ship well and truely sailed?

[Lorne.t]

There must be thousands of unsold tickets.
The touts are bound to sell cheap if you can buy them at the box office.

[rbullivant]

Yup might be an idea just to show up, I bought two from the Ticketmaster BOGOF, so cheers for the poster of that offer!

R

[carlmcg]

Oddly, I was looking at getting some Saturday tickets when I saw the £20 link so I was in there like a shot, thanks!!!

Much respect for posting the stage times too.

[Corrado]

Nice one, will grab two for Thurs...

Anyone know what time QOTSA and the Stripes are on stage?

[scaramanga]

Hmm.. think im giving friday at leeds a miss. Listened to the odd track in the new qotsa album and not THAT impressed...

[Corrado]

Seems that White Stripes in London is sold out :(

[Mr Majestik]

Nice one, will grab two for Thurs...

Anyone know what time QOTSA and the Stripes are on stage?

I think that big list of times a few posts up might be a clue.

(I know it's for Leeds but i'd imagine it'll be the same for London)

[Lorne.t]

If you are going to the Stripes day it would be mad not to get there early for The Sounds and The Only Ones

[Corrado]

yeah - would just be impossible to get there before 7pm as I have to work :(

[Nathan-Wind]

Yeah i'm having to take the day off work. I'll be there for 1pm I think.

[The 3 little pigs]

Weather isnt looking too great :(

[Kirs-tea]

Any reviews for this? Who was good/bad?

Would have loved to have gone yesterday to see the Kaisers and The Cribs!!!

[Mr Majestik]

Well Friday in Leeds was a cold wet mud fest but the White Stripes and Queens of the Stone age delivered fine sets to lift the gloom. Satelite Party wern't to bad with Perry wisely doing loads of Janes Addiction tunes.

Wish i could have gone to see the dance day (had the chance of a freebie ticket) but family stuff got in the way. Daft Punk looked suprisingly good on the telly.

[GregB]

Sadly a family emergency meant I have to down down Nathan Winds kind offer of free entry for the friday :(

Anyone know if the Stripes are planning to do a proper tour later in the year?

[Nathan-Wind]

Sadly a family emergency meant I have to down down Nathan Winds kind offer of free entry for the friday :(



That was indeed a shame but the weather was amazingly bad on Friday, it only stopped during The White Stripes. Then we got sunburnt yesterday. It was remarkably easy to get people in free! Not that I did I just took 2 people with tickets in the back way to avoid the queues and no-one checked their tickets at all so they didn't actually need them.

Saturday was the best day as there was a great mixture of good bands and people there. Seeing my friend Kate's face as her friend went to have her picture taken with some of the Hollyoaks cast was priceless, pure horror!

Yesterday was good weather wise and people wise but the bands were terrible apart from LCD Soundsystem and CSS. Daft Punk were horrific, I hate them anyway but they just came out and pressed play on whatever laptop was holding their Coachella set and their pyramid didn't even work for ages.

[rbullivant]

It was great on Friday but a mudbath, wouldn;t have fancied camping for three days.

Enjoyed the set from The Only Ones, QOTSA and of course The White Stripes.

Annoyed a stage needed an O2 phone to get in, I had one but left it at home as I didn't want to damage it.

Bands on the second stage suspicously all had Leeds accents, sounded like they were just rounded up from the pubs from Leeds for the day

R

[Mr Majestik]

The 02 stage was practically empty even during the downpours. Watched Polytechnic (sat on a comfy chair!) and there was only about 20 people in. Felt rather sorry for them

[Nathan-Wind]

The O2 stage was rammed during Richard Swift and it just got fuller during Kate Nash. It was still weird blocking off most people from even getting to the stage. Very few of the people I were with managed to get in there.

[scaramanga]

Daft Punk were excellent at leeds! Returned to the stage twice and ended it quite well :) LCD had a very short set and wasnt on their best form but ok. CSS were amazing, managed to catch some digitalism... Great weather, a little too checky at the gates (no sneaked in booze :( ).

Was a fantastic day. Well worth £20.

[scaramanga]

Daft Punk looked suprisingly good on the telly.

Surprisingly?! I knew they'd be awesome :)

Couple of crap videos for the people who werent there ;)

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[Nathan-Wind]

a little too checky at the gates (no sneaked in booze

They were well efficient weren't they! We had to sneak all our friends boozes through the VIP entrance. I'm getting a mate to help with me reviewing Daft Punk to try and temper down my review of them, can't tell you how much I hated it. You might as well stay at home and watch the Coachella bootleg, its exactly the same but with the added value of the pyramid working properly.

I might have to see them again in August:cry:

[scaramanga]

can't tell you how much I hated it. You might as well stay at home and watch the Coachella bootleg, its exactly the same but with the added value of the pyramid working properly.

And thousands of people going apesheet! I could imagine it could get boring if its the exact same show. Me and my mate were joking about what they were actually doing up there, how likely is it that there was a backing track?

[Nathan-Wind]

Depends where you were in the crowd I had a wander to look around and saw a lot of people bored sat down. I've never been asked "know anyone with pills mate?" so much in my life. It was such a depressing way to end a festival. As for what they do up there, not much i'd say if you compare show for show, they could've at least plugged the pyramid in from the start. Woooo lights! :razz:

Someone I know did tell me today that she heard someone shout for an encore with the line "Earn your money you foil headed *****" :lol::notworthy

[scaramanga]

Someone I know did tell me today that she heard someone shout for an encore with the line "Earn your money you foil headed *****" :lol::notworthy

:lol:

I actually never got asked for pills! My mate did though but she was wearing a luminous orange jumper that made you feel like you were on acid by just looking at it.

[Nathan-Wind]

That's weird I was wearing a bright orange t-shirt so i'd be easy to spot. perhaps we've stumbled on to some code.