Acts Touring Around Glastonbury 2019

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

2 minutes ago, henry bear said:

The O2’s ok if you’re not in the top tier.

Or standing at the back. Or still queuing outside 45 minutes before the main act is on.

[Guy Incognito]

39 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Am I the only person in London who doesn't mind the O2?

I find myself talking shit about the O2 but I've been three times (Neil Young, Nick Cave and Kendrick) and all of them were incredible so I guess I'm just a big fraud. Always been in standing though mind you...

Still a pretty grim place overall but all three of those gigs were exceptional. 

[Hugh Jass]

13 minutes ago, henry bear said:

The O2’s ok if you’re not in the top tier.

I've been in the top tier a couple of times and have never found it that bad, certainly no worse than being towards the back of the Pyramid field. It's high but it's also very steep so you never that far away from the action (well I don't anyway).

[Hugh Jass]

I'm slightly biased by the fact that I can get from my seat in the venue to my front door in under 20 minutes.

[Mouseboy11]

Massive Attack tickets for that Bristol show flew out it seems

 

Edit: they added a second date

Edited November 2, 2018 by Mouseboy11

[EamerRed]

eFest's favourite band Courteeners just sold out 50k at Heaton Park in less than an hour.

[eastynh]

1 minute ago, EamerRed said:

eFest's favourite band Courteeners just sold out 50k at Heaton Park in less than an hour.

Manchester really is a strange place ?

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, EamerRed said:

eFest's favourite band Courteeners just sold out 50k at Heaton Park in less than an hour.

They wouldn't sell half that anywhere else in the country.

I love how the North West supports their local bands, but this is getting ridiculous.

[SwedgeAntilles]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

They wouldn't sell half that anywhere else in the country.

I love how the North West supports their local bands, but this is getting ridiculous.

I refer you to Gerry Cinnamon's run of shows at the Barrowlands and would suggest, in Scotland, we passed the ridiculous point some time ago.

Edited November 2, 2018 by SwedgeAntilles
for clarity

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I refer you to Gerry Cinnamon's run of shows at the Barrowlands and would suggest, in Scotland, we passed the ridiculous point some time ago.

Blossoms have sold out a stadium in Stockport.

In London they are subbing the pissing Kooks.

Edited November 2, 2018 by Hugh Jass

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Found it fairly interesting the Massive Attack posters mention subject to licence. Realise it’s usual, but given the fact that:

- the venue has never been used before 

- it’s virtually a dry run for the arena

could make licensing fairly interesting.

[Mouseboy11]

13 minutes ago, thesecretingredientiscrime said:

Found it fairly interesting the Massive Attack posters mention subject to licence. Realise it’s usual, but given the fact that:

- the venue has never been used before 

- it’s virtually a dry run for the arena

could make licensing fairly interesting.

Yeah it will be interesting to see how they go down.

 

the fact they need to put shuttle buses on tells you it’s a stupid place to build an arena

[dentalplan]

19 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

I love how the North West supports their local bands, but this is getting ridiculous.

 

24 minutes ago, Mouseboy11 said:

Massive Attack tickets for that Bristol show flew out it seems

 

Edit: they added a second date

 

[Hugh Jass]

Not sure that's a fair comparison dental, Massive Attack are one of the few major acts from Bristol (Portishead are the only other big one that comes to mind) so their homecoming shows are likely to take on greater significance.

The NW gets behind any old shit.

[dentalplan]

11 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Not sure that's a fair comparison dental, Massive Attack are one of the few major acts from Bristol (Portishead are the only other big one that comes to mind) so their homecoming shows are likely to take on greater significance.

The NW gets behind any old shit.

I don't see Crispy Ambulance playing Heaton Park.

Massive Attack being the Courteeners of Bristol is no bad thing. They're actually a great emblem for the city.

[Hugh Jass]

2 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

I don't see Crispy Ambulance playing Heaton Park.

There's still time.

[eastynh]

45 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Not sure that's a fair comparison dental, Massive Attack are one of the few major acts from Bristol (Portishead are the only other big one that comes to mind) so their homecoming shows are likely to take on greater significance.

The NW gets behind any old shit.

Not really. Far better bands than the Courteeners have never filled Heaton Park or played gigs that big, New Order and the Smiths are two such examples when talking about local bands.

Only Oasis, Roses and now the Courteeners who have consistently filled 30000+ venues in Manchester

Edit - Simply Red and Take that as well.

Point is though, there is only the Courteeners who fill out large venues in Manchester but don't elsewhere.

All the other heavyweights also sell out big venues elsewhere.

Edited November 2, 2018 by eastynh

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Not really. Far better bands than the Courteeners have never filled Heaton Park or played gigs that big, New Order and the Smiths are two such examples when talking about local bands.

Only Oasis, Roses and now the Courteeners who have consistently filled 30000+ venues in Manchester

Not just Heaton though, as noted above Blossoms sold out Edgeley Park in minutes. I think because the NW has produced so many great artists over the years people are always more eager to get behind local acts than the rest of the country are from what I’ve seen. Courteeners, Blossoms, et al play much bigger gigs up there than they do anywhere else. It’s just a shame a lot of them are shit.

[eastynh]

1 minute ago, Hugh Jass said:

Not just Heaton though, as noted above Blossoms sold out Edgeley Park in minutes. I think because the NW has produced so many great artists over the years people are always more eager to get behind local acts than the rest of the country are from what I’ve seen. Courteeners, Blossoms, et al play much bigger gigs up there than they do anywhere else. It’s just a shame a lot of them are shit.

Have you ever been to Edgeley Park? ???

[Hugh Jass]

1 minute ago, eastynh said:

Have you ever been to Edgeley Park? ???

I have, saw West Brom win there years ago.

You can probably still fit 20k in there.

[eastynh]

15k tops. It only holds 9k. Write a stand off due to the stage and 30% of the pitch. It is not much more than an arena.

They have hardly sold the Etihad out.

[henry bear]

1 hour ago, eastynh said:

Manchester really is a strange place ?

So much to answer for.

[Amy Lawn]

1 hour ago, eastynh said:

Manchester really is a strange place ?

So much to answer for.

Which reminds me, I'd much rather the world we have where Courteeners are doing gangbusters and Morrissey had to cancel, than the other way around.

[eastynh]

Just now, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

So much to answer for.

Which reminds me, I'd much rather the world we have where Courteeners are doing gangbusters and Morrissey had to cancel, than the other way around.

I am quite proud of that little point you have made ?

[Amy Lawn]

1 minute ago, henry bear said:

So much to answer for.

OI! Sneaky bastard.