To be fair, I'd suggest the 'need to make a buck', points in the direction of better known, more 'established' acts, though as I said earlier, if they're talking 'festivals' it suggests more than one band so there should be plenty of scope for a bit of variety and the more people attracted, the better.

Dare I say though, Buzzin sounds like a plague of wasps and might put off more people than it attracts...

Whatever the make up of the bill, lets hope that the organisers dont do a "one size fits all" attempt.

Even though they are all well into their 60's, this incarnation of Fleetwood mac ( the "Classic" 1975-87 minus Christine McVie) would sell out pretty much every night of any tour they do. Thats what promoters are for. they plan just enough gigs to sell out, ensuring that demand can just be met! Currently most of their tours are arena tours though, even though they are rumoured (no pun) to be playing Glastonbury!

My bet is on an 80s-90s revival festival like rewind, which draws 60,000 each year in Henley on Thames!

ZZ Top anyone

As part of his World Tour, Bruce Springsteen is playing at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, home of the Aussie Open tennis. An arena that only holds 14500 people, plus space on the court area. Just a thought......

How much of a money spinner, if at all, would an event like this be for the club even with a full house ? The prestige of such an event at Odsal and for Bradford would make it worthwhile but the club need to increase income. When you consider how many excellent stadiums there are in this country and how few seem to use them for this kind of event makes me wonder if it's worth all the work involved. Elland Rd and Huddersfield have both had them in the past but don't seem to bother now.

Putting on a gig or festival here's the place to book themrl

Would we be actually putting concerts on though. Surely it would be similar to monster truck deal where we make the stadium available for a fee and a promoter takes all the financial risks and arranges everything. We make our money on fee for use of stadium and money throughbars if we open them?.

As i said some pages back, you're right, obviously we haven't got the expertise to run one ourself. But as tigertot pointed out, if you subcontract it then they make most of the money not you. But as tigertot pointed out, if you don't subcontract it, then we haven't got the expertise to put it on. But as tigertot pointed out ...

Don't the big established acts generally go where there is plenty of premium rate corprate seating? I would think Odsa is more cheap and cheerful, more suited to a student type crowd. Plenty going on around the ground but not much seating. Appealing to the under 25's rather than us middle aged.

Confirmed as 80's Strikeback Night featuring Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, The Real Thing, Roland Gift, Go West, Altered Images and Sonia.

Sat 25th May.

I hope it earns Bulls a shed load of money, but, apart from Altered Images, I'm glad I live 16 miles away & won't be able to hear it.

Slightly underwhelmed to be honest. Think the build up / talk has hyped it a little too much in my eyes.

Hope it works, Astley does have a wide following and I know the 80's are the "in thing" music wise I suppose.

One thing in the clubs favour is that if they'd got (for example), the Foo Fighters, they could have got lots wrong with ticketing, parking, beer, food, all sorts at the first attempt when everything would have been new.

By having a "lower key" set of performers, the number attending would be much smaller and any mis-haps easier to manage.

Indeed; someone at the club told me you used to have the hots for Clare Grogan...

Although the scary thing is that I fully agree with what you said.

Darkened room to lie down in required...

A bit before my time but Rick Astley and Belinda Carlisle are well known acts from that era. I would assume they will save the best acts until last so I'm looking forward to hearing who they have lined up for the Sunday and Monday. Hopefully a decent Rock band will be included in the line up.

If we get a favourable weekend with the weather I think it might be well worth a few hours, especially with some nice ales on.