The National

[The Clearest Blue]

10 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Sleep Well Mr. Beat

@GETOFFAMYLAWN champions the method of watching live shows to get into them. If the albums don't work, that is. If neither of those are satisfactory then we may have to operate.

They were on Jools recently right? I'll check that out, better to tolerate Jools Holland than whatever sort of operation you are suggesting.

[Gucci Piggy]

They're the best band in the world right now so it shouldn't be hard to get into em.

[eFestivals]

pre-sale link, starts 9am Thursday 26th October.

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[the wonderwhy]

36 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

They're the best band in the world right now so it shouldn't be hard to get into em.

Second

[nikkic]

18 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

Second

You leave Catfish out of this....

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, nikkic said:

You leave Catfish out of this....

you need to be more explicit with your slurs, cos there's a band called - just - catfish.

[Gucci Piggy]

21 minutes ago, MattDavies__ said:

Second

Sorry I forgot Muse.

[nikkic]

2 hours ago, The Clearest Blue said:

Picked up tickets for the APE gig based purely on War on Drugs and Future Islands as living and working in Bristol I can't make their gigs in London this year. I have friends that rate the National very highly, where do I start with them? 

As others have mentioned, the last 5 albums are sublime. It's hard to pick a favourite, in fact I'd say at any one time all 5 have held the top spot when I rank them in order of greatness. 

 

[Losing my hair]

My favourite is the one I listened to last.

My advice to a new listener would be to start with Boxer and just work your way through them in order - which is in effect what I did - and then go back to the earlier ones if you're hooked. But take your time with each one because they are all growers.

[Amy Lawn]

1 hour ago, eFestivals said:

you need to be more explicit with your slurs, cos there's a band called - just - catfish.

Aha but is that not just Catfish's solo side project sans The Lads?

[nikkic]

Can't afford it but bought tickets anyway. YOLO man. 

In Leeds the day before to watch England play cricket. One way ticket to the hurt locker come Sunday. 

[Diva Sam]

On 25/10/2017 at 1:57 PM, The Clearest Blue said:

Picked up tickets for the APE gig based purely on War on Drugs and Future Islands as living and working in Bristol I can't make their gigs in London this year.

Same here. Missed the Ally Pally gig, but the The National, oh boy you're in for a treat.

Was hoping they would do a Clifton Downs festival like Elbow did this year. 
 

[Diva Sam]

Wait, I just thought, are they are not festival exclusive? 

[Hugh Jass]

19 minutes ago, Diva Sam said:

Wait, I just thought, are they are not festival exclusive? 

Doesn't say so anywhere, although the word "exclusive" is getting more and more flimsy these days.

[scaryclaireyfairy]

It's looking to me like the odds might be fairly good on them doing that TRNSMT thing in Glasgow, assuming they have enough business to keep them in and around Europe til early July. Or maybe that's just me hoping there'll be a Scottish date.

[the wonderwhy]

I think they'll do a day at Castlefield Bowl 

[Amy Lawn]

6 hours ago, MattDavies__ said:

I think they'll do a day at Castlefield Bowl 

get ready to loudly chant "nananana" along with all their tunes

NANANANANANA
Standing at the punch table...

[The Clearest Blue]

On 27/10/2017 at 9:12 AM, Diva Sam said:

Same here. Missed the Ally Pally gig, but the The National, oh boy you're in for a treat.

Was hoping they would do a Clifton Downs festival like Elbow did this year. 
 

I hope that downs gig comes back next year, I really enjoyed it, the lineup wasn't great and from where I was standing I seemed to be the only one who knew any Elbow songs outside of One Day Like This a Year, but it was nice to have an outdoor gig in Bristol.

[fightoffyour]

They only went and opened with Rylan in Oslo, those loveable scamps.

[Hugh Jass]

By the time they come back to London next summer all bets will be off with regards to set lists.

[jyoung]

3 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

By the time they come back to London next summer all bets will be off with regards to set lists.

Such an exciting prospect. I'm a big advocate of mixing it up with every date and I hope its something that more artists look at doing. 

[kingcrawler]

Seems like they're doing Boxer in full at their Brussels gig tonight.

[Tuna]

as if

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, kingcrawler said:

Seems like they're doing Boxer in full at their Brussels gig tonight.

***Checks Eurostar times***

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