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

[tomlc]

Just adding to the love for McCartney last night in Manchester. Bordering perfect. 

[Superscally]

38 minutes ago, tomlc said:

Just adding to the love for McCartney last night in Manchester. Bordering perfect. 

Jesus christ. So good. Been wanting to hug everyone all day and constantly on the verge of tears 

[Superscally]

10 hours ago, Badlands said:

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I lost it so many times I can barely recall - Getting Better, Something, Maybe, Golden Slumbers at least - I was a mess.

Just an unforgettable privilege to be with the man who wrote them, belting them out one last time

Yeah, Now and Then I was in floods. Golden Slumbers too. Awesome. In the actual literal sense.

[NorthernSoul52]

31 minutes ago, Superscally said:

Jesus christ. So good. Been wanting to hug everyone all day and constantly on the verge of tears 

Miniscally, I assume. 

 

Hope you had a wonderful time!

[Solidgold]

On 12/14/2024 at 11:15 PM, TheSheriff said:

The amazing CVC in Cardiff tonight, what a great band they are

Quality band, hard not to enjoy live. So much talent that I’m surprised  they’re not getting more notice. Would highly recommend checking them out live, such a smooth good time ol’ band. 

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Miniscally, I assume. 

 

Hope you had a wonderful time!

Indeed! This is baby Bee! She's now got Chic, Elton, ACDC and Macca in her bag, outside of Bearded Theory 23 and Truck 24! She loved it. She gets it as well. Knew it was big.

[efcfanwirral]

14 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Shed Seven are going to be everywhere next summer up north. 

 

@efcfanwirral - spill the beans. How was the magic man? 

Pretty much echoing all the posts on here today, a near perfect gig. Loving reading everyone's thoughts on it!

 

So glad we went, and being on the floor was so worth it. At Glastonbury, just by its very nature, I felt like we missed out on the show and the intimate side of actually being at a gig of an actual Beatle, so last night was a completely different experience. Too many highlights to mention but Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End is an extraordinary piece of music.

 

I also found a huge appreciation for the Wings stuff last night too, had Band on the Run (the album) on all day. 

 

The sound quality was insane, the atmosphere was electric. 

 

Also agree with @Badlands about Hey Jude at Glastonbury, I guess when its 4-6x the amount of people in that field it will give it a bit extra. That and Let It Be were probably the ones that I would look back slightly more fondly at the Glastonbury versions, but pretty much everything else I enjoyed more last night.   

 

Live and Let Die, with the flames and fireworks, was incredible indoors. 

 

There's my hungover brain dump!!

[Talcroft]

Last one of the year for me, A G Cook at New Century (Manchester) (currently my absolute favourite venue). Unplanned last minute ticket from a mate but chuffed as I'd been trying to source one!

 

High speed, high energy set from the long time collaborator of Charli XCX... I initially got on with Cook better than Charli tbh, notwithstanding the tour de force that is Brat.

This was a carefully curated set, hard to do when you have a 3 "disc" album but mostly well structured to build the party with Britpop threatened throughout until the crescendo, though for me the uptempo'd Beautiful was the pinnacle. 

Strong claim for a decent after dark slot on levels, although I wouldn't mind seeing him in Romy's Sunday afternoon slot on Woodsies. Charli superfans would be there, and if she gave him a shout out it'd be packed out - rightly so. 

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

The Prodigy at Civic Halls, Wolverhampton last night. Typical great show from the lads. As I've said on here before, I'd prefer it if they shuffled the setlist a bit, throw some rarities in but it was largely the same set as they've been playing since the hiatus, albeit in a different order. Starting with "Voodoo People" is outrageous. However, they did debut a new track, early on. "Fight" would appear to be its name. Not much to it at the moment, I wonder if it's a work in progress? Feels like it needs something more. Apart from that, we got a Christmas bells edit of "Smack" and that's about it. Still great though. 

 

Special mention for the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton. My first time there, really impressed. Lots of staff everywhere, all friendly and very well organized. Easy access to bars and WCs (where I was). Quite intimate, double balconies, easy to get out afterwards. Would definitely come back. 

[Padjeq]

1 hour ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

 

 

Special mention for the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton. My first time there, really impressed. Lots of staff everywhere, all friendly and very well organized. Easy access to bars and WCs (where I was). Quite intimate, double balconies, easy to get out afterwards. Would definitely come back. 

 

The floor can get too packed at certain gigs, but the venue is like nowhere else. It feels like you're in a theatre - in addition to the friendly, overabundant staff, they also close the room doors during the gigs to stop light getting in. They have a lot of bars on every level, and if they can, like at Paul Heaton on sunday, they open up the bars in the Wulfrun venue too to ease congestion. And it cost me a mere £10.50 for a 2 pinter of Amstel! I live 5 minutes walk from Brum Academy, but always prefer gig announcements to be at the civic.

[Ayrshire Chris]

On 12/16/2024 at 8:27 PM, Superscally said:

Jesus christ. So good. Been wanting to hug everyone all day and constantly on the verge of tears 

Now that wee lassie is really being brought up properly😊😊😊😉

[Superscally]

1 hour ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Now that wee lassie is really being brought up properly😊😊😊😉

The last generation to see the legends...

[henry bear]

41 minutes ago, Superscally said:

The last generation to see the legends...

Absolutely. I took my lad to see Macca when he was 9. Saw Radiohead when he was 6 at V Festival. We bond over old school rock mostly though - I’ve taken him to see Sabbath, Rush, Kiss, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Whitesnake etc. Catch em while you can!

[Superscally]

27 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Absolutely. I took my lad to see Macca when he was 9. Saw Radiohead when he was 6 at V Festival. We bond over old school rock mostly though - I’ve taken him to see Sabbath, Rush, Kiss, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Whitesnake etc. Catch em while you can!

Most excellent. 

Stones next year. Maybe the Cure.

[henry bear]

What time was Macca on stage at the Co-Op Live? O2 just says doors 6:30pm. I’m guessing about 8pm?

[Quark]

On 12/16/2024 at 10:55 PM, Superscally said:

Indeed! This is baby Bee! She's now got Chic, Elton, ACDC and Macca in her bag, outside of Bearded Theory 23 and Truck 24! She loved it. She gets it as well. Knew it was big.

Quite odd seeing a pic of someone that you've read about.

 

Bee looks cool too.

[Quark]

On 12/14/2024 at 11:15 PM, TheSheriff said:

The amazing CVC in Cardiff tonight, what a great band they are

I like their album but keep hearing how much better they are live. Need to see 'em at some point 

[Stokesy10]

11 hours ago, Supernintendo Chalmers said:

The Prodigy at Civic Halls, Wolverhampton last night. Typical great show from the lads. As I've said on here before, I'd prefer it if they shuffled the setlist a bit, throw some rarities in but it was largely the same set as they've been playing since the hiatus, albeit in a different order. Starting with "Voodoo People" is outrageous. However, they did debut a new track, early on. "Fight" would appear to be its name. Not much to it at the moment, I wonder if it's a work in progress? Feels like it needs something more. Apart from that, we got a Christmas bells edit of "Smack" and that's about it. Still great though. 

 

Special mention for the Civic Halls in Wolverhampton. My first time there, really impressed. Lots of staff everywhere, all friendly and very well organized. Easy access to bars and WCs (where I was). Quite intimate, double balconies, easy to get out afterwards. Would definitely come back. 

Radiohead played there for their 2006 tour. Huge regret of mine not going. I live 5 miles from it.

 

The sound system in there has always been utterly brilliant. Seen/heard some cracking stuff.

 

One of the first "proper" gigs I ever went to was there actually - Hard Fi in 2005 🤣

Edited 36 minutes ago by Stokesy10

[henry bear]

23 minutes ago, Stokesy10 said:

Radiohead played there for their 2006 tour. Huge regret of mine not going. I live 5 miles from it.

Oh man. That was my only visit there (so far). I was up on the balcony. The floor went mental when My Iron Lung started