Live gigs - Who you've seen were they good, bad etc.

[sfroml]

Was lucky enough to see Peter Hook the other week in Brooklyn, NYC.

2 cans of beer = $25.....

[FuzzyDunlop]

Moby at Manc Apollo - Very good.

 

Had a bit of a lull when he did a slower "quieter" run. He asked the crowd 'was that too many quiet songs in a row?' As I think he felt the crowd got a bit restless.

 

We are all made of stars was the surprising highlight.

 

Johnny Cash 'Ring of Fire' Cover - strange.

 

Support Act - Lady Blackbird. Incredible voice.

 

The crowd... Annoying. A lot of talking. Including 1 bloke just telling someone how amazing Moby is very loudly during the quiet songs & 2 blokes nearly having a scrap.

 

Edited September 19 by FuzzyDunlop

[tigger123]

1 hour ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Moby at Manc Apollo - Very good.

 

Had a bit of a lull when he did a slower "quieter" run. He asked the crowd 'was that too many quiet songs in a row?' As I think he felt the crowd got a bit restless.

 

We are all made of stars was the surprising highlight.

 

Johnny Cash 'Ring of Fire' Cover - strange.

 

Support Act - Lady Blackbird. Incredible voice.

 

The crowd... Annoying. A lot of talking. Including 1 bloke just telling someone how amazing Moby is very loudly during the quiet songs & 2 blokes nearly having a scrap.

 

Glad it was good, going tonight in London. What time did he come on? I'm working late tonight, so am anxious I am going to miss the start 

[nikkic]

Saw Kiasmos at the Troxy last night. 
 

Not a venue I’d been to before, sound was pretty poor tbh. 

Was a decent enough gig but the slower more ambient parts of their set didn’t really translate well live. 

[RossTC]

5 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Moby at Manc Apollo - Very good.

 

Had a bit of a lull when he did a slower "quieter" run. He asked the crowd 'was that too many quiet songs in a row?' As I think he felt the crowd got a bit restless.

 

We are all made of stars was the surprising highlight.

 

Johnny Cash 'Ring of Fire' Cover - strange.

 

Support Act - Lady Blackbird. Incredible voice.

 

The crowd... Annoying. A lot of talking. Including 1 bloke just telling someone how amazing Moby is very loudly during the quiet songs & 2 blokes nearly having a scrap.

 

Nice, im off to see him tonight in London! Hope for less talkers!!

[Don1]

Saw Moby myself last night - was very good. Love ‘Feeling So Real’.
 

Big bug bearer of mine when people can’t be quiet for 3 mins when a slower song is on.

 

Saw him headline Glasto in 2003, and whilst he’s not that level no more would love him to do another gig on the farm.

[dondo]

11 hours ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Moby at Manc Apollo - Very good.

 

Had a bit of a lull when he did a slower "quieter" run. He asked the crowd 'was that too many quiet songs in a row?' As I think he felt the crowd got a bit restless.

 

We are all made of stars was the surprising highlight.

 

Johnny Cash 'Ring of Fire' Cover - strange.

 

Support Act - Lady Blackbird. Incredible voice.

 

The crowd... Annoying. A lot of talking. Including 1 bloke just telling someone how amazing Moby is very loudly during the quiet songs & 2 blokes nearly having a scrap.

 

I was there as well and agree with 99% of that.  Just too many really quiet/acapella type songs for me where the gig chatterers could really be heard (thankfully they weren't too bad near us for most of the gig).  But thankfully some great bangers as well.

 

Didn't mind Ring of Fire as I'm a Johnny Cash fan. 

 

Worst part was journey back to Leeds with M62 closures and poor diversion signs doubling the journey time.

Edited September 19 by dondo

[charlierc]

On 9/18/2024 at 12:31 PM, sfroml said:

Was lucky enough to see Peter Hook the other week in Brooklyn, NYC.

2 cans of beer = $25.....

America's gig pricing is absurd. Tracks that the drinks are similarly pricey.

[sfroml]

12 hours ago, charlierc said:

America's gig pricing is absurd. Tracks that the drinks are similarly pricey.

I think the beer was Corona too......

[blue6field]

Was at the Sex Pistols with Frank Carter last night. Wasn’t sure what to expect and had a great night!! Cook, Jones and Matlock were superb, sounding great and Frank Carter is a brilliant front man! Energy in the place was incredible. Only on for an hour but certainly didn’t feel short changed!

[NorthernSoul52]

Paul Carrack in York weekend before last was good. Tight show - on at 8.20, done by 9.50, ticked off pretty much all you'd want to hear.

[NorthernSoul52]

Maximo Park played their new record in full last night in Leeds, with a trio of "rarities" for an encore. (Books from Boxes and Going Missing among them.)

 

Was in very good spirits and some of the material deserves to stick around. There's one called Armchair View that's got a lovely little melody to it.

[Nestacres]

Linkin Park were brilliant tonight

[she bangs the drums]

On 9/23/2024 at 8:44 AM, blue6field said:

Was at the Sex Pistols with Frank Carter last night. Wasn’t sure what to expect and had a great night!! Cook, Jones and Matlock were superb, sounding great and Frank Carter is a brilliant front man! Energy in the place was incredible. Only on for an hour but certainly didn’t feel short changed!

I saw them last night in Manchester and a similar experience. Would be good fun at Glastonbury in the Woodsies Tent 

[Gnomicide]

I was also at the Manc gig last night, loads of fun. Frank really upped the energy from what it could have been, the band were clearly having a great time, as we're the crowd.

 

 

 

 

[Gnomicide]

Battlesnake at Birkenhead Future Yard last night. Tremendous fun, unfortunately not many there but that didn't stop them putting on a great show.

 

Apart from the fun and frolics on and off the stage, it's really interesting how they set it up. No monitors (not unusual these days with in ear monitors) but also no amps and pedal boards etc. on stage. They were clearly playing everything live (bar a few keyboard and spoken word bits) but I was fascinated about how it works.

 

Anyway, still a few shows to go, highly recommended, tickets are cheap.

 

 

 

 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Ezra Collective really are tight as a Yorkshireman on a cruise. Top drawer in Leeds last night.

[NorthernSoul52]

Real Estate last night in Leeds were solid, but felt they were upstaged by Far Caspian in support. Only a half-hour slot, but they just seemed to lock into something more direct and effective with their soundscapes.

[Quark]

Thoroughly enjoyed the LPO in Brighton last night. First classical concert I've been to, completely different experience. Really start to appreciate the complexity of having that many instruments working together to create some fantastic sounds. 

 

Plus, no talkers 😂

 

sh*t photo, but I decide that trying to stand up and get a decent shot midway through would probably be frowned upon...

Edited October 6 by Quark

[The Nal]

17 minutes ago, Quark said:

 

sh*t photo, but I decide that trying to stand up and get a decent shot midway through would probably be frowned upon...

 

 

"You ignorant cúnt"

 

Edited October 6 by The Nal

[NorthernSoul52]

Off to see Jim Jones All-Stars this week, I reckon, anybody caught 'em before?

[Gnomicide]

7 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Off to see Jim Jones All-Stars this week, I reckon, anybody caught 'em before?

 

Saw them supporting Black Crowes, they were quite a fun act but didn't seem to know how to finish a song, as in, they just sort of petered out, leaving the crowd a little confused if they should applaud or not.

 

It wasn't really an issue, we just thought it was funny when it kept happening. 

[NorthernSoul52]

Interesting. I'll keep an eye out for that.

[sfroml]

Saw Tom Vek last night at the Brudenell. Was absolutely outstanding!

[NorthernSoul52]

4 hours ago, sfroml said:

Saw Tom Vek last night at the Brudenell. Was absolutely outstanding!

Had plotted to go down to that, but never made it.