Tour Announcements & Upcoming Gigs

[4AssedMonkey]

7 minutes ago, belfast said:

 

You are tragically angry about this. Your opinion is not the be all and end all my friend.

 

Never said it was.  It does however, remain my opinion.

[efcfanwirral]

3 hours ago, gingerevans84 said:

Whats going on with Blossoms? They've supported ALOT in the last couple of years!

As a big Blossoms fan, I see them as just a quite big cult band. Ask most people and they don't really know many of the songs, even though they may have heard of the band. It seems that you either really like them, or are just not that interested in them. Charlemagne is really their only "hit" that people seem to recognise at support slots or lower down festival bills, but even then most people would struggle to name that as a Blossoms song. 

 

Its similar to Courteeners but obviously Blossoms have a shot at a bit more mass appeal.

 

Its good to see them on the likes of Graham Norton now, and this Gary campaign along with the mad videos etc seems to have got people noticing them more, but in Malta at that LG Weekender, which you'd think would be their core audience, people didn't seem interested even though they were headlining the Saturday night.

 

I think they need to do something new to push towards a mass audience and avoid being one of those indie bands that's just "there". I think the support slots they've chosen are very clever - they have a Radio 2 type appeal so Stereophonics works, especially as they're such big venues. And  Inhaler seem to be getting a proper "stan culture" crowd, and that's a pretty new audience for Blossoms that might get into them (I hope not, but I see the logic)

[DomDom1984]

I do like the idea of Wolverine, not Hugh Jackman, doing a gig at Hyde Park. 

[balti-pie]

Just had a read of his wiki page, and ive definitely never seen a Hugh Jackman film, or heard his singing voice. He is however a Port Adelaide fan in the aussie rules, despite being born in Sydney and having lived extensively in Melbourne, and for that i conclude that he must be at least a bit of a twat.

So i'll not be watching him at Hyde Park, and if by some strange chain of events i do find myself there, i'll tell him that Port stink. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Has Jackman not won Tony awards?

[gfa]

23 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

As a big Blossoms fan, I see them as just a quite big cult band. Ask most people and they don't really know many of the songs, even though they may have heard of the band. It seems that you either really like them, or are just not that interested in them. Charlemagne is really their only "hit" that people seem to recognise at support slots or lower down festival bills, but even then most people would struggle to name that as a Blossoms song. 

 

Its similar to Courteeners but obviously Blossoms have a shot at a bit more mass appeal.

 

Its good to see them on the likes of Graham Norton now, and this Gary campaign along with the mad videos etc seems to have got people noticing them more, but in Malta at that LG Weekender, which you'd think would be their core audience, people didn't seem interested even though they were headlining the Saturday night.

 

I think they need to do something new to push towards a mass audience and avoid being one of those indie bands that's just "there". I think the support slots they've chosen are very clever - they have a Radio 2 type appeal so Stereophonics works, especially as they're such big venues. And  Inhaler seem to be getting a proper "stan culture" crowd, and that's a pretty new audience for Blossoms that might get into them (I hope not, but I see the logic)

LG Weekender attendees likely have a high crossover with the people on Radio X's comments saying oasis should be supported by 90s bands who have 'earned' their place etc

[Bains]

Blimey, ELO tickets were expensive. I guess it's the going rate but hits harder when it's not one of your favourite artists.

 

But shout out to whoever posted you only regret the gigs you don't go to, or something along those lines. They're one of my old man's favourite bands, but he's never seen them live. I had two tickets in the basket for a few minutes, considering whether I should spend £320 (all in) on two 'AMP club premium' tickets for Manchester. Thought back to that comment and went for it. He deserves it, it'll be the last chance he gets to see them if they're calling it a day and it'll be a nice boys night out! 

 

As for 'AMP club', presuming it'll be a nice lounge-type with hugely expensive drinks and snacks, and it looks like a nice lovely seat that is central but right at the back - but it's all I could get at that point. But any experiences of others welcome!

Edited 23 hours ago by Bains

[FrogLobster]

1 hour ago, balti-pie said:

Just had a read of his wiki page, and ive definitely never seen a Hugh Jackman film, or heard his singing voice. He is however a Port Adelaide fan in the aussie rules, despite being born in Sydney and having lived extensively in Melbourne, and for that i conclude that he must be at least a bit of a twat.

So i'll not be watching him at Hyde Park, and if by some strange chain of events i do find myself there, i'll tell him that Port stink. 

You've never seen The Prestige? You should remedy that ASAP!

[henry bear]

48 minutes ago, Bains said:

Blimey, ELO tickets were expensive. I guess it's the going rate but hits harder when it's not one of your favourite artists.

 

But shout out to whoever posted you only regret the gigs you don't go to, or something along those lines. They're one of my old man's favourite bands, but he's never seen them live. I had two tickets in the basket for a few minutes, considering whether I should spend £320 (all in) on two 'AMP club premium' tickets for Manchester. Thought back to that comment and went for it. He deserves it, it'll be the last chance he gets to see them if they're calling it a day and it'll be a nice boys night out! 

 

As for 'AMP club', presuming it'll be a nice lounge-type with hugely expensive drinks and snacks, and it looks like a nice lovely seat that is central but right at the back - but it's all I could get at that point. But any experiences of others welcome!

I wholeheartedly agree with CalGon’s sentiment. It’s sometimes a financial commitment you hadn’t planned for, but come July you’ll be so glad you did, even if you’re not much of a fan yourself. 

[efcfanwirral]

2 hours ago, Bains said:

Blimey, ELO tickets were expensive. I guess it's the going rate but hits harder when it's not one of your favourite artists.

 

But shout out to whoever posted you only regret the gigs you don't go to, or something along those lines. They're one of my old man's favourite bands, but he's never seen them live. I had two tickets in the basket for a few minutes, considering whether I should spend £320 (all in) on two 'AMP club premium' tickets for Manchester. Thought back to that comment and went for it. He deserves it, it'll be the last chance he gets to see them if they're calling it a day and it'll be a nice boys night out! 

 

As for 'AMP club', presuming it'll be a nice lounge-type with hugely expensive drinks and snacks, and it looks like a nice lovely seat that is central but right at the back - but it's all I could get at that point. But any experiences of others welcome!

 

1 hour ago, henry bear said:

I wholeheartedly agree with CalGon’s sentiment. It’s sometimes a financial commitment you hadn’t planned for, but come July you’ll be so glad you did, even if you’re not much of a fan yourself. 

Yep, I took my dad to Springsteen at Wembley in the upper tier, it was amazing (and the best Springsteen performance either of us have seen) but I know he's only ever seen him from the stands. I took the executive decision that we should get floor seats for the additional co-op date as he's never been properly "in it" for Springsteen, and I don't regret a thing. 

Edited 20 hours ago by efcfanwirral

[charlierc]

11 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

I didn't know they held gigs on the hillside below Alexandra Palace. Bad enough walking up to the top of that hill.

[charlierc]

5 hours ago, balti-pie said:

i dunno, i liked the swearing. It conveyed the absolute incredulity of Wolverine holding a gig in hyde park

(i dont think ive ever seen a Hugh Jackman film, Wolverine included, i have absolutely no idea about his singing ability) 

Feels like "Wolverine playing a concert in Central London" would be the prompt for some spectacularly weird AI art bullshit.

[charlierc]

3 hours ago, FrogLobster said:

You've never seen The Prestige? You should remedy that ASAP!

Logan is also very good.

[dotdash79]

10 hours ago, gingerevans84 said:

Whats going on with Blossoms? They've supported ALOT in the last couple of years!

I heard that last couple of times they have toured Europe they have made a loss, so this allows them to have a smaller production and have limited risk. 
 

I think at the moment they are loving playing so that’s why they are doing smaller venues and playing lots of support slots. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Jackman has been in some terrific films - Logan, Prisoners, The Prestige to name a few - but I'd make a strong case that his love remains stage musicals. It is hubris, in a way perhaps, but feel he's got the stage chops and the panache to handle the occasion - which, let's face it, will be populated by people delighted to see him in the flesh too.

 

Can't imagine slow sales on this one either. The starting price - high seventies - is reasonable enough in the current market.

[K2SO]

11 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Until you're 90

[NorthernSoul52]

6 hours ago, K2SO said:

Until you're 90

UNTIL YOU'RE 90!

[NorthernSoul52]

[NorthernSoul52]

[judyblue110]

18 hours ago, 4AssedMonkey said:

 

 

Completely unaware of, and bemused by this.  Greatest Showman is utter w*nk and Jackman's singing in both that and Les Mis was bullshit, despite the best editing/tinkering Hollywood could offer.  Genuinely baffled.  

 

Baffle away sir, you sound like a Poundland version of Dr. Cox from Scrubs.

[Ayrshire Chris]

On the farm ? I’m for it!

[gfa]

1 hour ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

On the farm ? I’m for it!

Surprising lack of room for extra dates

[charlierc]

9 minutes ago, gfa said:

Surprising lack of room for extra dates

Yeah at the least I thought they might back themselves to add a second London date depending on demand.

[NorthernSoul52]

Still questions over demand. I've spoken to people who reckon it'll go like hot cakes and others who think a twenty-five pound ticket the week before will be an easy one to sort.

[dotdash79]

4 hours ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

On the farm ? I’m for it!

That’s a lot of dates and seats. I would expect a few venues not to open all the top tiers.