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

[sisco]

38 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Saw Fontaines in Madrid last night. 11th time seeing them. That'll be 14 by Christmas (I know, I know.. )

 

Really have established themselves now. Insanely good.

Out of interest why do you think they’ve turned down Glastonbury but are playing Rock Werchter? 
 

Maybe positioning themselves for a bigger spot 1 day I guess?

[mufcok]

17 minutes ago, sisco said:

Out of interest why do you think they’ve turned down Glastonbury but are playing Rock Werchter? 
 

Maybe positioning themselves for a bigger spot 1 day I guess?

 

That would be the obvious answer.

 

I'll have more on that, with an accurate answer, this time next month.

[sisco]

1 minute ago, mufcok said:

 

That would be the obvious answer.

 

I'll have more on that, with an accurate answer, this time next month.

Just intriguing, good to have confidence in yourself I suppose 

[mufcok]

7 minutes ago, sisco said:

Just intriguing, good to have confidence in yourself I suppose 

 

Have they been announced for Rock Werchter? Think I missed that

[sisco]

2 minutes ago, mufcok said:

 

Have they been announced for Rock Werchter? Think I missed that

Not yet but Ken would gets all the info for it has said they’re playing it

[mufcok]

17 minutes ago, sisco said:

Not yet but Ken would gets all the info for it has said they’re playing it

 

Interesting. Has he said how high on the lineup?

[sisco]

12 minutes ago, mufcok said:

 

Interesting. Has he said how high on the lineup?

He hasn’t, but I’d hazard a guess 3rd on the main stage (idles were 4th and they seem a bit bigger than them at the moment)

[Gnomicide]

Dream Wife at Birkenhead Future Yard last night. Last night of the tour and clearly having a great time, inviting all the "bad bitches" down to the front created a great atmosphere. Rakel (singer) told there'd be no festival shows next year, tour is done, finished. Presumably this means they'll be working on a new album.

 

 

 

Support was from Shefu, pretty decent. One to keep an eyo on.

 

 

 

[NorthernSoul52]

Mentioned in the Nick Cave thread already, but doesn't hurt to say here - he was terrific in Leeds last night.

[Dales]

Blossoms last night at Hammersmith, they really have developed in to a stunning live band. They were always fun live but Tom has now become a real polished front man. I am still a little puzzled as to how they are not more popular.

 

Also, had the bonus of Red Rum Club and Overpass as support.

[lazyred]

3 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Mentioned in the Nick Cave thread already, but doesn't hurt to say here - he was terrific in Leeds last night.

100% Grab a ticket if you can, they were superb.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/03/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-review-first-direct-arena-leeds

 

[NorthernSoul52]

1 hour ago, lazyred said:

100% Grab a ticket if you can, they were superb.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/03/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-review-first-direct-arena-leeds

 

Sums it up better than I could.

[gingerevans84]

Couple of gigs over the weekend. Saw Interpol at Manchester Apollo on Sat night. Good to hear Antics in full and a few others, good loud crowd. New venue for me very impressed, easy in and out and no major wait at the bars.

 

Then picked up last minute Barry Cant Swim tickets at Brixton on the train home. Top stuff that, crowd on good form and it was LOUD in there. Standard long bar queues downstairs in the stalls.

 

Overall a top weekend.

[ClementsMike]

Saw Reef at the Cheese and Grain on Sunday. Good fun. 

[charlierc]

23 hours ago, gingerevans84 said:

Couple of gigs over the weekend. Saw Interpol at Manchester Apollo on Sat night. Good to hear Antics in full and a few others, good loud crowd. New venue for me very impressed, easy in and out and no major wait at the bars.

Heading to see them at Alexandra Palace on Friday night. Hoping I get a similarly entertaining evening.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Bob Dylan?  Bob Dab Up more like

 

[SPW]

The Saw Doctors are a bit of an annual ritual for us and they were terrific as always at Hammersmith last Thurs. Not a band I listen to much in between but they are good fun live.

 

Can't do Interpol on Fri in London but friends were raving about the Mcr gig so am sure they will be great.

[Dales]

The Cult last night at the Royal Albert Hall, still smashing it after all these years. I did think they could have made a better effort with the staging and lighting as all seemed a little dull, not even a name banner but they sounded quality.

[Padjeq]

This isn't me, but the story made me laugh. The gig venue being named The Asylum (and originally booked when it was at the Devil's Dog) makes it even better.

 

https://x.com/JudgeDewie/status/1853924962844709312

Edited November 6 by Padjeq

[NorthernSoul52]

On 11/4/2024 at 9:37 PM, gingerevans84 said:

Couple of gigs over the weekend. Saw Interpol at Manchester Apollo on Sat night. Good to hear Antics in full and a few others, good loud crowd. New venue for me very impressed, easy in and out and no major wait at the bars.

 The Times seemed to suggest they don't have the material to make ninety minutes worthwhile, which seems a bit presumptuous.

[gingerevans84]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

 The Times seemed to suggest they don't have the material to make ninety minutes worthwhile, which seems a bit presumptuous.

Can take alot from the first 2 albums, and a smattering from the next 5 and easy do 90 minutes. Each to their own though. Im on here and the other guy is writing for The Times.

[DomDom1984]

The idea that Interpol don't have the material for 90 minutes is laughable. 

[NorthernSoul52]

It's a curious one, isn't it? 

 

Ultimately, I don't mind a set length as long as it proportional to the cost of the ticket. Venue size can play a factor too. 

[Padjeq]

11 hours ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

 The Times seemed to suggest they don't have the material to make ninety minutes worthwhile, which seems a bit presumptuous.

 

An odd thing to level at a band going as long as they have been. I saw them at The Civic Hall at University of Wolverhampton at The Halls (which is its full name) friday and listened to Antics, an album I would blast over and over on my way to that very uni exactly 20 years ago. It was a 3 hour round trip, so I blasted it a LOT. They came back out for an encore the length of that album, a bit of a raffle of their popular songs from their other 6 albums. All of it played well to the crowd.

 

[NorthernSoul52]

2 minutes ago, Padjeq said:

 

An odd thing to level at a band going as long as they have been. I saw them at The Civic Hall at University of Wolverhampton at The Halls (which is its full name) friday and listened to Antics, an album I would blast over and over on my way to that very uni exactly 20 years ago. It was a 3 hour round trip, so I blasted it a LOT. They came back out for an encore the length of that album, a bit of a raffle of their popular songs from their other 6 albums. All of it played well to the crowd.

 

Some nice pictures there, fella!