Live at the Piece Hall 2025

[northernangel]

10 minutes ago, sheffinghell said:

NME reporting this an exclusive UK headline show (alongside festivals), so a pretty good coup 

Well considering they are doing Download and Crystal Palace south it's kinda the only one by default lol.

[NorthernSoul52]

[NorthernSoul52]

Missed this one earlier this week. If they sell them both out, that's 12,000 tickets in an old industrial town, which isn't too bad.

[sheffinghell]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Missed this one earlier this week. If they sell them both out, that's 12,000 tickets in an old industrial town, which isn't too bad.

I saw this old article about Cuffe and Taylor earlier today. Explains a bit about how they got started, their strategy if you can call it that, and why the venues they use work so well (tl:dr people don't get much live music around those parts)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/26/lytham-st-annes-peter-taylor-daniel-cuffe-britney-kylie-scarborough?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

[NorthernSoul52]

Nice read, that.

[NorthernSoul52]

[NorthernSoul52]

[sheffinghell]

Wondering if they'll get the Sex Pistols with Frank Carter given the increasing number of events they're popping up at.

[NorthernSoul52]

I'd have assumed it would have come up with this morning's announcements, but maybe so.

[sheffinghell]

Clean Bandit also just announced a first outdoor, non-festival date, so could also be a possibility

[NorthernSoul52]

I already know several people depressed by what they view as the weaker quality of next year's selection against this year.

 

Clean Bandit might genuinely cause them to have a breakdown.

[NorthernSoul52]

I will say that a lot of the bookings so far have been artists with very recent gigs just up the road in Leeds too. James and Pendulum both at the First Direct Arena this year, as were Texas and Simple Minds, while Rag'n'bone Man and The Saw Doctors both played the city's O2 Academy in the last week.

 

From that perspective, I understand why many feel that it is an underwhelming batch this time around.

[Hirstys 12th Pint]

1 hour ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

 

Seen The Saw Doctors loads and always put on an amazing show.  Not been to the Piece Hall before so might have to book this one.

[NorthernSoul52]

10 minutes ago, Hirstys 12th Pint said:

 

Seen The Saw Doctors loads and always put on an amazing show.  Not been to the Piece Hall before so might have to book this one.

Saw them on a first date once. Was a terrific show and a date, so a double winner.