Grand final - will it be full?

[Mr Frisky]

14 minutes ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

Yes, exactly.  As I said, I will be there. 

Travelling over for the game. 

Your first ever game??

[Dallas Mead]

No.

[The Frying Scotsman]

1 minute ago, Mr Frisky said:

Your first ever game??

My first Rugby League game (as a spectator) was in 2001. Back when the Super League was high quality.

I don't know why I'm even bothering to engage the likes of you tbh. 

[Eddie]

32 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I watched both of these at the Neighbourhood Weekendee festival in Warrington last weekend. James were the Saturday night headliner and had a huge audience following them. James were a great choice for the Grand Final, they started this recent indie trend for SL. Unfortunately, the bands after that were all lesser acts, certainly in terms of demand and what kind of anthems they have. 

The likes of Feeder, Shed 7 and the Charlatans are Al good in their own right and I've seen them all, but not really mainstream enough to be a big draw themselves. 

In order of popularity I’d say the charlatans are miles ahead of James or shed 7, with shed 7 slightly ahead of James. 

[Dave T]

4 minutes ago, Eddie said:

In order of popularity I’d say the charlatans are miles ahead of James or shed 7, with shed 7 slightly ahead of James. 

Just the other day James were headline with Shed 7 one of the supporting acts. Charlatans played in a similar support role in 2019 there. 

I know it's all subjective, but the organisers know what they are doing, and Shed 7 and Charlatans would be nowhere near headlining this festival. 

I know we are off topic somewhat, but it is loosely linked to the GF

Edit: I always do a quick Spotify check:

James - 2.4m monthly listeners

Charlatans - 0.5m monthly listeners

Shed 7 - 0.3m monthly listeners

[graveyard johnny]

8 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Just the other day James were headline with Shed 7 one of the supporting acts. Charlatans played in a similar support role in 2019 there. 

I know it's all subjective, but the organisers know what they are doing, and Shed 7 and Charlatans would be nowhere near headlining this festival. 

I know we are off topic somewhat, but it is loosely linked to the GF

Edit: I always do a quick Spotify check:

James - 2.4m monthly listeners

Charlatans - 0.5m monthly listeners

Shed 7 - 0.3m monthly listeners

what about the brotherhood of man?

[Dave T]

3 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

what about the brotherhood of man?

Only 150k monthly listeners. They may get a go in the semi final at Wigan? 

[dkw]

21 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

No.

Wrong login?

[sentoffagain2]

4 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

what about the brotherhood of man?

One Of my mates Nailed on of them and it wasn't one of the blokes .She came from Hall Green between Wakefield and Barnsley.I never lie on a Sunday.

[Mr Frisky]

23 minutes ago, The Frying Scotsman said:

My first Rugby League game (as a spectator) was in 2001. Back when the Super League was high quality.

I don't know why I'm even bothering to engage the likes of you tbh. 

Let me guess, you can't remember who you watched play but you can remember the pre-match band....

[Eddie]

41 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Just the other day James were headline with Shed 7 one of the supporting acts. Charlatans played in a similar support role in 2019 there. 

I know it's all subjective, but the organisers know what they are doing, and Shed 7 and Charlatans would be nowhere near headlining this festival. 

I know we are off topic somewhat, but it is loosely linked to the GF

Edit: I always do a quick Spotify check:

James - 2.4m monthly listeners

Charlatans - 0.5m monthly listeners

Shed 7 - 0.3m monthly listeners

Fair enough, I stand massively corrected. As a 90s indie kid I’d never have thought that, but the numbers don’t lie. 

[Eddie]

28 minutes ago, sentoffagain2 said:

One Of my mates Nailed on of them and it wasn't one of the blokes .She came from Hall Green between Wakefield and Barnsley.I never lie on a Sunday.

More importantly, did she support Trin, Fev or Dewsbury? 

[my missus]

it dosen't have to be a group i have one name who would rock the place and i am no joking RICK ASTLEY.

[Scubby]

1 hour ago, Dave T said:

Just the other day James were headline with Shed 7 one of the supporting acts. Charlatans played in a similar support role in 2019 there. 

I know it's all subjective, but the organisers know what they are doing, and Shed 7 and Charlatans would be nowhere near headlining this festival. 

I know we are off topic somewhat, but it is loosely linked to the GF

Edit: I always do a quick Spotify check:

James - 2.4m monthly listeners

Charlatans - 0.5m monthly listeners

Shed 7 - 0.3m monthly listeners

That's basically just people having Sit Down in their playlists.

[Eddie]

6 hours ago, Scubby said:

That's basically just people having Sit Down in their playlists.

The worst James song. 

[Dave T]

7 hours ago, Scubby said:

That's basically just people having Sit Down in their playlists.

Funnily enough, not even their most popular song on Spotify. 

I'm full of useful information

[GUBRATS]

Lock it John

[Dave T]

8 hours ago, Eddie said:

Fair enough, I stand massively corrected. As a 90s indie kid I’d never have thought that, but the numbers don’t lie. 

I went through this though process last week when watching James and thinking how good a headliner they were for the Grand Final, mainly because of their iconic songs, so id taken a bit of interest in these various bands and their numbers. 

Obviously it's nowhere near an exact science but it's a good indicator. 

[Dave T]

3 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Lock it John

Oi, at least its broadly civil, so far!

 

[dkw]

10 minutes ago, Dave T said:

I went through this though process last week when watching James and thinking how good a headliner they were for the Grand Final, mainly because of their iconic songs, so id taken a bit of interest in these various bands and their numbers. 

Obviously it's nowhere near an exact science but it's a good indicator. 

That's the thing, we don't need new bands with new music at the grand final, the whole point of them is yo help create a party atmosphere so the best band would be one with songs everyone knows, that's why James were perfect, and bands like Madness are ideal.

 

[Eddie]

20 minutes ago, Dave T said:

Funnily enough, not even their most popular song on Spotify. 

I'm full of useful information

Laid? Absolutely nowt to do with rugby league now. 

[Dave T]

17 minutes ago, dkw said:

That's the thing, we don't need new bands with new music at the grand final, the whole point of them is yo help create a party atmosphere so the best band would be one with songs everyone knows, that's why James were perfect, and bands like Madness are ideal.

 

Mainstream anthems are needed, absolutely. The average person needs to have heard it. 

That could be a modern band with huge hits now - I'd prefer that right now as it helps to modernise us a bit, but if we go old, they have to have genuine anthems, not niche anthems. 

[Dave T]

16 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Laid? Absolutely nowt to do with rugby league now. 

Yeah, absolute blinder of a track. I'd always wanted to see James so ticked that one off my list last week, they finished with that and the atmosphere was unreal. 

[Cheshire Setter]

11 hours ago, Northern Eel said:

Happy to stand corrected, but much of the razzmatazz is still not allowed. That said, there’s still some stuff can continue. 

I’m not sure 100% sure myself, but are there actually any outdoor restrictions still in place? I thought outdoors you can do what you like, vaccinated or not - marquees, beer gardens, music concerts. Whether it’s outside stadia or in a local park, it shouldn’t matter really. 

[Dave T]

Just now, Cheshire Setter said:

I’m not sure 100% sure myself, but are there actually any outdoor restrictions still in place? I thought outdoors you can do what you like, vaccinated or not - marquees, beer gardens, music concerts. Whether it’s outside stadia or in a local park, it shouldn’t matter really. 

I don't think there are any restrictions. Other sports are doing things, and things are back to normal at other major events.