Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008

Joined : 22 Nov 2007 Posts : 348 Location : Chelmsford, UK

http://www.nme.com/news/isle-of-wight-festival/33029

Stooges are playing the IOW festival. Does anybody know whether they do day tickets for this? I don't want to spend a weekend avoiding Lily Allen and the Police.

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:53 pm

Weekend only by the look of things...

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 2008
SEACLOSE PARK NEWPORT IOW
13 14 15 JUNE 2008

3DAY WEEKEND TICKET (no camping) £110.00 ADULT £55.00 <12YRS (12 YEARS AND UNDER)
3DAY WEEKEND CAMPING TICKET £130.00 ADULT £65.00 <12YRS (12 YEARS AND UNDER)
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Joined : 22 Nov 2007 Posts : 348 Location : Chelmsford, UK

I think you're right. I think I'll wait and see if he adds anything else. He usually plays Paris and that's easier to get to than IOW Smile

Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

Donald and Colin, his just in:

They'll play 6.14.08.

cb
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Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:28 pm

Anyone here going to the Isle Of Wight for tomorrow's gig?
If so we'd love to hear how it went.

Also, does anyone know if any of the IOW festival will be broadcast - radio or TV?

Cheers,

Richard

Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

ITV says they'll broadcast it, checking to see if the Stooges set will be on, you know how sometimes he gives permission, sometimes not...
Also the rumor Iggy is renting his own speedboat to get there! king

cb
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Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:58 pm

Thanks cb.
I'll check out the ITV schedules - I bet they'll show loads of the Pistols and hardly any Stooges... Bah!
I heard that speedboat rumour too. Nice one Iggy! I hope the rest of the band will be speeding to the IOW too - can you imagine Ron and Scotty and Mike and Steve queuing up for the ferry with everyone else!!
Cheers,
R

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Fri Jun 13, 2008 10:04 pm

From the ITV website -

The Isle of Wight Festival 2008
Saturday 14th June
ITV 2 11pm - 12am

Music, interviews and backstage gossip from the second day of the festival, which features performances by Iggy and the Stooges, the Zutons, the Enemy, Kate Nash and headliners the Sex Pistols.

Just one hour?? Won't be much Stooges then...

There's also an hour tonight and Sunday night - same time, same channel - if you are interested...

Cheers,

Richard

Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

OMG I almost fell of my chair laughing at their answer!

They are still tossing around the idea of a "James Bond" entrance.

They WILL be on the ITV broadcast.

cb sunny

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Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

Virgin radio IOW coverage starting at 9PM GMT
Isle of Wight Festival highlights

When: 9.00pm on Saturday, 14 June 2008
Until: 12.00am on Sunday, 15 June 2008

pc: http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/on_your_computer.html
UK radio: http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/on_your_radio.html
Other Virgin radio stations: http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/other_stations.html
Listen on TV: http://www.virginradio.co.uk/listen/on_your_tv.html
webcams (no sound, maybe useless they turn it on later -- IOW Virgin studiocam and stagecam: http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/festivals/isle_of_wight/webcams.html

Info:
Join Ben Jones and Sarah Champion for a look back at Friday and Saturday's performances at the Isle of Wight Festival. The pair will be playing out live tracks and interviewing bands from a special studio, on-site at Seaclose Park

cb cheers

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Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:51 am

http://www.nme.com/news/iggy-pop/37358

wahey! look at that Very Happy

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Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

Cool Emma!

More pix:

http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/festivals/isle_of_wight/photos.html

Cathy geek

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:48 am

http://www.nme.com/news/iggy-pop/37358

Iggy And The Stooges have pulverized the Isle Of Wight festival with a primal performance tonight (June 14).

The veterans took to the stage and immediately kicked out several punk classics.

"We are the underloved, overtrodden fucking Stooges," announced Iggy Pop as they opened with 'Loose' and 'Down on the Streets' from their classic 1970 album 'Funhouse'.

Iggy Pop then spent much of his time in the large area between the stage and the crowd, complaining: "Why don't they just build a freeway here?"

Getting on all fours on the grass he barked his way through 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', then made several failed attempts to crowd surf.

In the end he had to be content with berating the heavy security presence, singing 'No Fun' into the face of one particularly unfortunate, blushing guard.

He then returned to the stage grinning and waving at the crowd before guiding the Stooges through a heavy version of 'Funhouse'.

During its freak-out climax Pop repeatedly yelled: "Try to be yourself. Nobody cares. I am you!"

Ending with 'Search And Destroy' the band returned for an encore of rarity 'I Got A Right', which ended with Pop pushing over bassist Mike Watt's speaker stack before, turning to the crowd to beat his chest, he limped from the stage.

Iggy And The Stooges played:

'Loose'
'Down On The Streets'
'1969'
'I Wanna Be Your Dog'
'TV Eye'
'Real Cool Time'
'No Fun'
'1970'
'Funhouse'
'Skull Ring'
'My Idea of Fun'
'Search And Destroy'
'I Got a Right'
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Joined : 06 Mar 2007 Posts : 217 Location : Washington, DC

Another review!
http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/iggy_and_the_stooges/article/3189.html
He's abusing security again geek

Cathy

Joined : 12 Jun 2008 Posts : 15

Only showed No Fun. Started singing in front of a security guard - how red was his face!

Don't like the way Virgin Radio only referred to them as just "Iggy"...

Can't wait for the Dublin gig - which is less than 48 hours away! Very Happy

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:38 am

Booo! ITV only showing one song, but hey, better than none. Iggy seemed to be limping quite a bit but it was still pretty awesome Very Happy

can't wait to see em
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Didn't notice the limping :s Jesus, hope he's alright for Monday. Some of the crowd messed up the lyrics didn't they? haha

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:46 am

are ITV gonna show it again - i might be able to watch it online actually, tho doesnt seem worth it if its only No Fun
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Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:35 pm

Iggy's been limping for quite some years now. It's not too obvious when he's leaping around, and whatever the problem is (I beleive it's a bad hip), it doesn't seem to slow him down, but when he walks the limp is quite pronounced these days.
Cheers,
Richard

Subject: Re: Stooges at Isle of Wight 2008 Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:31 pm

One of his legs is shorter than the other, he damaged his leg and hip at sometime in the 1990s while on stage. Did anybody else see that Iggy documentary a while ago (I think it was on the South Bank Show)? You saw hime leaping about live with The Stooges and then at the end of the gig you saw him hobbling back stage, he almost needed to be carried. Proof (if it was ever needed) that Iggy gives a 100% at all his shows.
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