Gigs.

Very true re the academy. Sloping floor of the Apollo much more civilised!

Managed to finally get to a Bon Iver gig (3rd set of tickets booked – first he cancelled, second I wimped out because of snow/ice, this one was re-arranged due to Covid – twice). At Wembley Arena – brilliant (even if a bit too much of the newer stuff). And topped with a Taylor Swift turning up to sing ‘exile’!

This week a slight change and off to see Bug Club!

Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover from the 70s line up. Don Airey on the organ/keyboard and guitarist is Simon McBride who replaced Steve Morse this year.

They were great and still sounded awesome. Don Airey is a keyboard legend!

Thanks for that and glad to hear that they’re still cutting it. The first time I saw them in the 70’s where unfortunately Ian Gillan (who has a fantastic voice) had left and was replaced by David Coverdale who I didn’t rate. However, early 2000’s saw me seeing them again and disappointingly Ian Gillan was suffering from a cold or something meaning his usual powerful voice was absent. Really enjoyed their music BITD although unsure whether going back in time is always a good thing!

Where are you seeing TBC @sadmadalan ?
We’re off to see them at hebden bridge trades next Saturday. I cannot wait!

I’ve seen TBC three times now, you won’t be disappointed. Twice at Boilerroom Guildford, and Weds night at Scala in KX. Scala of course is way bigger and they seemed almost overwhelmed at first (I think she said it was their biggest gig yet). But they hit their straps about 3 songs in and just brilliant from there on. Song 4 of Intelectuals (“pick me like a flower….) was a real moment, 600-odd people singing their song back to them and the sheer delight on their faces gave me a lump in the throat.

See them while you can, and before they get too big. In fact, **** it….I’m getting a ticket for Reading this week, make it four times this year.

Smaller venues are great and still very good value for a night out, but when is too much too much for big gigs!?

I’m old enough to be re-visiting bands I saw back in the 80s and 90s and booked Def Leppard and the Crue for Wembley in July. £125 per ticket (cheapest option – some went up to £2k), £14 per ticket “charges” and then a £3 “service fee”. Add the £100 train and £135 hotel and I’m done for this type of event!

I get the cost of putting on a tour and the venue etc but, as I found out afterwards, same bands playing Lytham festival the day after and its £70 per day ticket!

Add the cost to the shameful Ticketmaster practices of trying to flog the worst seats first (seem no longer to be able to select tickets – just randomly assigned) and I’m voting with my feet. Anyone else priced out of these ‘big’ shows?

I know what you mean….. but how does it compare to eg: a PL football ticket (£40-70 at a guess?), a London stage show (wife is seeing TKA Mockingbird today, £80 tickets) and Moulin Rouge next weekend at ‘more than £100’ (she won’t tell me full price, I think I overheard her saying to someone £135)…… etc. And then as you say, add in booking fee, etc….

OTOH, TBC (did I mention I’ve seen them a few times) – next week’s ticket in Reading is £11 plus a heinous £1.10 booking fee! But a lot of the time you feel they’d just play and would pay us to be there, they seem to enjoy it so much!

Amyl and The Sniffers tonight’s at the worlds finest music venue (Barrowlands). 🙌🙌. A very reasonable £23.50 for a ticket too. Bring it on, although not looking forward to the drive back home.

I have no interest in “big shows” – usaually just old gits going through the motions for the money. Most of my tix are around the £15 mark and I love it. The smaller the venue the better, new bands still proving themselves are what I like and I’m bloody glad of it!

Got tickets for the Reytons at Sheffield Arena next September. They are ace – early Arctic Monkeys meets Reverend And the Makers meets Milburn

That’ll be a belting gig! Hmmmmmm. Not been over to Sheffield for a while. Used to spend a lot of time there.

Just seen Ozric Tentacles and Gong are playing the Academy next month. That might be a nice little trip down memory Lane (no pun intended)

@theotherjonv it will be my third TBC. Gig too. First time earlier this year at a tiny 150 capacity place in Sheffield, then main stage end of the road. There were comments about the size of the stage and getting lost!
Next weekend it’s pip blom Friday night at yellow arch £9 I think, tbc Saturday, then Julia jacklin somewhere in manc on Sunday.
Need to get my finger on the button on Friday morning for when pulp tickets go on sale. Might go and see them in Scarbados rather than at home… last time I think was Sheffield city hall ballroom with longpigs as support in around 92

That’ll be a belting gig! Hmmmmmm. Not been over to Sheffield for a while

Do it, I’ll buy you a beer. I’m much nicer in real life…..

@docrobster

Pip Blom in Guildford in Feb for me…. already got that one in the Calendar

Just remembered I’m off to London in 2 weeks for Symposium. Completely shameless throwback? Absolutely. But a Symposium and A dual headliner was one of my first ever shows, and it was brilliant, and so was every other time i saw them.

(there’s a Biffy show inbetween… I love Biffy, they’re the ink in my skin but I’m way less excited about that than about jumping up and down to The End)

I love Biffy, they’re the ink in my skin

Biffy Biro?

Biffy are headlining the Berlin concert in December. My son is excited at this, I remain to be convinced but I will be 60 and wasn’t exposed to them when he was still at home.

Just remembered my good wife bought Clutch tickets for Glasgow in a couple of weeks.

Gonna be a belter, as always.

@Sandwich, they’re a bloody awkward band tbf and I reckon they’re a little past their best, maybe a little bloated now… but when they’re good, they’re pretty incredible. I reckon about 10 of the best 20 gigs I’ve ever seen were biffy shows.

Pulp 2023 tickets on sale Nov 4.

That will be me then.

I saw them at their ‘final’ gig Sheffield Arena and it was truly epic. All gigs since then have been a bit flat.

I’m surprised they’ve come back to be honest. But I guess they all do eventually. £££.

Will go to the arena – 2 dates for that.

I’ve just shot a music video for Editors (Kiss) – 8 mins – long and I’m really enjoying their new album EBM. Will see them next year. I’ve been filming them during live rehearsals, great sound and production.

I do remember the last time

Gabriels were every bit as great as I hoped they’d be. Really special.

Caught them at London. Here@outer net is a good new space with great sound. Though they sold out of all the more interesting (and reasonably priced for London) beer by the time I arrived.

Short set because they don’t yet have much material. (They’ve only released the first half of the album so far).

I love a good gig but don’t get out very often. Got Suede, Arctic Monkeys at Hillsborough park and hopefully Pulp at the Arena lined up for next year.

Set Twickets alerts for The Reytons – just bagged 2 tickets for Keele Uni next Saturday £18 each.

Saw Midlake at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds Friday night. Second time this year. Solid setlist and they were on good form again. I liked the venue too – nice and small, cheap beer, good sound. First time there, but will be back definitely.

Saw Martin Harley on Sunday. Last time I saw him was at the Union Chapel, this time in Temperance Cafe in Leamington with a capacity of about 45. It was unbelievably good. If you like slide guitar blues, he’s on tour for a while, well worth catching  if he’s playing near you. https://www.martinharley.com/tour

This story may be of interest, 12 hour party people? Manchester tells the night & day cafe to abate

They had a big discussion about it on Five Live last week. Love Night and Day but this seems to have been an ongoing campaign to try and shut it down

Let’s all buy a flat in the city centre, next to a music venue, then try and get it shut down. ****s!

We’re off to a random gig tonight (the band are called Sorry. We’ve seen them supporting Shame before)

It’s a venue I’ve never even heard of before … The White Hotel in Salford.

I’ve just googled it and this is it 😳

That photo was from the MEN and used to illustrate an article about a violent assault outside. Should be interesting. Well I may die, but at least I’m unlikely to be asked to pay 8 quid for a plastic glass of lukewarm Carling. Take the positives 😃

That stuff about the night and day cafe has been rumbling on for a while hasn’t it? Sent my lad who is a student in manc the link to remind him to sign the petition.
White hotel seems to be the in place. Laddo went to see something there the other week. He wasn’t too impressed with the bar selection iirc so hope it’s not too terrible!

Not been anywhere for a while but Fontaines DC in a couple of weeks.

Warmduscher at the Recommendes tonight 😁

@desperatebicycle – enjoyed PVA mostly, they made a great noise. Couldn’t get on with the lead singer though, couldn’t hear a word she sang!

The support band were Adult DVD, who were absolutely brilliant. Totally unexpected, will be checking them out again.

Sepultura in Glasgow last night. Absolutely tremendous. I haven’t listened to anything by them since Roots, so wasn’t too sure what to expect, but blown away. Crowbar were superb, the (poorly named) Sacred Reich were a thrash by numbers snooze-fest.

enjoyed PVA mostly, they made a great noise. Couldn’t get on with the lead singer though, couldn’t hear a word she sang!

Yeah, that was why I compare tem to Factory Floor, or maybe Crystal Castles – I think it’s just part of the sound rather than words you’re supposed to hear. Took me a few songs to tune into that too. Watched their Later with Jools bit on Youtube last night – very much the same. But yeah, great noise 🙂

I don’t think I’ll be googling “Adult DVD” at work 😀

TV Priest next for me in a couple of weeks.

Off to see Pulp #oldybutgoody

Where you going to see then @llama?  Struggled to get tickets to preferred venues (Scarborough or Brid), we’re going to the Sunday in Warrington

Bob Dylan on Monday for me, I’m looking forward to it but also fascinated to see/ hear what it’s like. I won’t know the majority of what he’s playing; interestingly he’s also been insisting audiences put all mobile phones in faraday cages on entry, so it’ll be quite the experience!

Where you going to see them

Cardiff it’s the closest

And hopefully in the Glastonbury shaped hole in their schedule, but I’ve not been lucky there in recent sales

Also going to see pulp. At Sheffield arena on the Saturday. Didn’t get in myself- 28000 people in the Q in front of me, but luckily a friend got some for us.
Hadn’t considered they might play glasto. If we don’t get tickets for that on Sunday we were considering latitude again for the pulp gig. Hmmm…

Warrington looks like a great weekend. Paul Heaton on Saturday, pulp and self esteem Sunday. Full on South Yorkshire takeover!

The wife and I got tickets Pulp at Scarborough. Can’t wait!! Also going to see Arctic Monkeys in Sheffield in June I think it is. I’m not that fussed but my sons wanted to go so its a family trip now, Me, Wife, Son and Daughter. My son is not happy his sister is going…