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Post by Paul Spencer on Oct 21, 2019 21:00:31 GMT
Not heard of these before, I really like that, going to check out more of their stuff. Intrigued by this 'house concert', how did that work then? House concerts are quite big (or should that be small?) in The States and parts of Europe and some artists do like the relaxed and intimate vibe they get from playing in front of a handful of people. My friend has put a few of these on now and the reason she got someone, seemingly incongruous to be putting on in front of a group of old fogeys like us, is that the singer, Gerard Starkie, used front a 90's band called Witness with her son in law Ray. The duo were up from Bristol playing a gig at The Foxlowe in Leek the night after and this served as a warm up for that. Many house concerts (I believe) don't have a set charge to attend but rely on people making a sensible donation and/or buying an album.. My friend however asked for a contribution of £10 each towards the artist, while she provided food for all attendees and a bed for the night for the artists. I think there was 11 of us there watching.  Thanks. This sounds brilliant, really need to keep my ear to the ground! 🤞 |
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Post by danceswithclams on Oct 22, 2019 11:58:33 GMT
House concerts are quite big (or should that be small?) in The States and parts of Europe and some artists do like the relaxed and intimate vibe they get from playing in front of a handful of people. My friend has put a few of these on now and the reason she got someone, seemingly incongruous to be putting on in front of a group of old fogeys like us, is that the singer, Gerard Starkie, used front a 90's band called Witness with her son in law Ray. The duo were up from Bristol playing a gig at The Foxlowe in Leek the night after and this served as a warm up for that. Many house concerts (I believe) don't have a set charge to attend but rely on people making a sensible donation and/or buying an album.. My friend however asked for a contribution of £10 each towards the artist, while she provided food for all attendees and a bed for the night for the artists. I think there was 11 of us there watching. I remember seeing Witness support The Charlatans at The Royal around 1997/8. |
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Post by Eggybread on Oct 22, 2019 12:13:24 GMT
Currently at the HRH Punk fest in sheffield at the O2 academy. Day one - pick of the day - discharge, members, dragster all superb. Day two - pick of the day - peter and the test tube babies, sham 69 Four of us went too, didnt see any of your day one groups  |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Oct 22, 2019 18:17:07 GMT
Macc lads Saturday in Manchester.
Ey up lets sup
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Post by pretzel on Oct 23, 2019 15:27:15 GMT
My last gig was one we put on ourselves in Fulford a couple of weeks back, with Milwaukee guitarist Willy Porter and this guy supporting.
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Post by borat on Oct 23, 2019 20:48:29 GMT
Slipknot/Korn 2016 Echo Arena, my dream combination came true and I couldn't miss it!
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Post by mattintheprem on Oct 23, 2019 22:42:48 GMT
Squeeze at the Symphony Hall Brum tonight, supported by Heaven 17.
Heaven 17 were pretty average apart from finishing their set with a great version of Temptation. They've got a female vocalist who absolutely nailed it, had the place on their feet.
Squeeze brilliant as ever, much more 'new' old stuff this time, King George Street, Mumbo Jumbo, In Quintessence were 3 I remember. I'll never tire of Difford & Tilbrook, legends!
Much more audience participation as well, they got the whole place singing along with Tempted.
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Post by innocentbystander on Oct 24, 2019 22:07:43 GMT
I should have learnt by now to be wary of big names playing the Sugarmill ....it's usually because they're desperate for the money to support expensive habits.
Thurston Moore, 34th greatest guitarist according to Rolling Stone, regrettably decided to focus on his new stuff, long dull sound collages with lots of cymbal rolls and vague noodling. Occasionally it took off before falling to bits.
The crowd went mad just because he'd come to Stoke, many had faded away during a suspiciously long wait for an encore, which was the better part of the gig as I could actually get within sight of the stage, and the band produced some tighter music.
To be fair to Thurston he did make himself easily available to fans (at the merch table) after the gig.
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Post by telfordstoke on Oct 25, 2019 6:55:51 GMT
The Damned last night were (predictably) excellent. Warm up gig for their palladium show next week so a fairly random disjointed set list meaning songs one usually expects in certain chunks of the set were either not there or played at different times. Encore had a cracking version of Curtain Call, and seeing as the Palladium gig is seemingly focussing heavily on their gothic period there was a few from mid 80s. Incongruous venue ( [KK Steel Mill) which is indeed an old mill on an industrial estate off the Penn Rd, so still prefer the Civic and Wulfrin when they reopen.
Sound was good, and band as entertaining as ever. Only downside was a fight broke out between a pissed up little twat and an older guy who was sober and really should have known better - definitely two wrongs not making a right. And a day off with the kids today , brill
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Post by maninasuitcase on Oct 27, 2019 23:53:51 GMT
Squeeze at the Symphony Hall Brum tonight, supported by Heaven 17. Heaven 17 were pretty average apart from finishing their set with a great version of Temptation. They've got a female vocalist who absolutely nailed it, had the place on their feet. Squeeze brilliant as ever, much more 'new' old stuff this time, King George Street, Mumbo Jumbo, In Quintessence were 3 I remember. I'll never tire of Difford & Tilbrook, legends! Much more audience participation as well, they got the whole place singing along with Tempted. Surprised you didnt rate heaven 17. Saw them a few years ago at telford and thought they were excellent and they had a stunning bird on keyboards They even did some early human league stuff. Blancmange were supporting and Neil Arthur nailed it. I must admit i didnt realise how much of their back catalogue i knew. Would watch them again. all in all a fantastic night. |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Oct 28, 2019 8:08:24 GMT
Squeeze at the Symphony Hall Brum tonight, supported by Heaven 17. Heaven 17 were pretty average apart from finishing their set with a great version of Temptation. They've got a female vocalist who absolutely nailed it, had the place on their feet. Squeeze brilliant as ever, much more 'new' old stuff this time, King George Street, Mumbo Jumbo, In Quintessence were 3 I remember. I'll never tire of Difford & Tilbrook, legends! Much more audience participation as well, they got the whole place singing along with Tempted. Surprised you didnt rate heaven 17. Saw them a few years ago at telford and thought they were excellent and they had a stunning bird on keyboards They even did some early human league stuff. Blancmange were supporting and Neil Arthur nailed it. I must admit i didnt realise how much of their back catalogue i knew. Would watch them again. all in all a fantastic night. Saw Heaven 17 and Squeeze in Southend last night, and was thought they were both brilliant. Squeeze have a wonderfully talented touring band that really flesh out the back catalogue. The stunning bird on keyboards is Berenice Scott, just for confirmation (ahem). Next up Atomic Rooster! |
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Post by telfordstoke on Oct 30, 2019 8:24:44 GMT
Suspect I'll pass on this as £50 approx but Paul Weller is touring in May and Viccy Hall is on the schedule. Tickets on presale via his website today and general sale Friday.
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Post by jimmygscfc on Oct 30, 2019 16:45:42 GMT
Not normally a big folk music fan, but saw this bloke on Sunday night. Some of his stuff is quite John Martyn.
Deerhunter supported by Cate Le Bon next week and Snarky Puppy three days after!
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Post by crowey on Nov 1, 2019 2:05:56 GMT
... Chemical Brothers, Riverstage Brisbane last night. Excellent. Another band I’ve never managed to see before (having moved to FNQ in 1990.) Mrs came too after not being sure whether she would & loved them. So did Fergus (22) his girlfriend and her twin brother. Great night had by all. Opened with “Go” (thought it would have been “Hey Boy, Hey Girl” - that was halfway through their two hour set.) Played most of their hits & other faves. Fly back to Cairns tomorrow
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Post by Paul Spencer on Nov 2, 2019 1:35:25 GMT
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Post by harryburrows on Nov 2, 2019 3:39:59 GMT
Surprised you didnt rate heaven 17. Saw them a few years ago at telford and thought they were excellent and they had a stunning bird on keyboards They even did some early human league stuff. Blancmange were supporting and Neil Arthur nailed it. I must admit i didnt realise how much of their back catalogue i knew. Would watch them again. all in all a fantastic night. Saw Heaven 17 and Squeeze in Southend last night, and was thought they were both brilliant. Squeeze have a wonderfully talented touring band that really flesh out the back catalogue. The stunning bird on keyboards is Berenice Scott, just for confirmation (ahem). Next up Atomic Rooster! My god are rooster still around ? One of my favourite bands back in the day . Vince crane is a brilliant keyboardist |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 2, 2019 5:59:52 GMT
Saw Heaven 17 and Squeeze in Southend last night, and was thought they were both brilliant. Squeeze have a wonderfully talented touring band that really flesh out the back catalogue. The stunning bird on keyboards is Berenice Scott, just for confirmation (ahem). Next up Atomic Rooster! My god are rooster still around ? One of my favourite bands back in the day . Vince crane is a brilliant keyboardist Effectively a turbo tribute group with original vocalist Pete French, and original guitarist Steve Bolton. Not the same really without Vincent Crane, but they are a fine live band in the Rooster tradition. |
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Post by harryburrows on Nov 2, 2019 6:06:44 GMT
My god are rooster still around ? One of my favourite bands back in the day . Vince crane is a brilliant keyboardist Effectively a turbo tribute group with original vocalist Pete French, and original guitarist Steve Bolton. Not the same really without Vincent Crane, but they are a fine live band in the Rooster tradition. One of my favourites Vincent crane performances |
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Post by Dutchpeter on Nov 2, 2019 7:37:30 GMT
Effectively a turbo tribute group with original vocalist Pete French, and original guitarist Steve Bolton. Not the same really without Vincent Crane, but they are a fine live band in the Rooster tradition. One of my favourites Vincent crane performances He ended up in Dexys Midnight Runners. |
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Post by harryburrows on Nov 2, 2019 7:54:53 GMT
One of my favourites Vincent crane performances He ended up in Dexys Midnight Runners. Did he , I didn't know that |
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Post by jimmygscfc on Nov 6, 2019 10:37:28 GMT
Went to see the excellent Deerhunter last night in Bristol, supported by the estimable Cate Le Bon.
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Post by telfordstoke on Nov 8, 2019 21:53:50 GMT
Been a very strange week, should have been at Sugarmill tonight watching Mike Monroe, but due to a minor car accident today I’ve not been able to go.
However I did go to a gig last night, took the kids to see Little Mix at the NEC, who as ever were bloody good- slick show, great sound and engaged the audience , not a cheap night but great pop music and very well done.
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Post by jimmygscfc on Nov 11, 2019 9:50:15 GMT
Snarky Puppy last Friday in Bristol. Jazz Fusion not my usual go-to, but when it's played by an ensemble of great musicians with just the right amount of funk, it's fantastic.
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Post by telfordstoke on Nov 11, 2019 21:12:43 GMT
Funny day, wife came home from work with some wine from her boss so was rude not to open it ( I clearly can’t leave any in bottle so finished it) and as a very long term member of the Iron Maiden fan club they always do a pre sale (before any of the other presales) and the summer 2020 euro gigs went on sale today. Not saying the wine had this effect, cos we always go and see them somewhere other than UK, but 15 mins of frantic clicking has secured me tickets for Stuttgart and Bologna in July, as well as the Download show in June ( top tip, don’t buy in advance for that cos the day tickets are cheaper on the gate as don’t include booking fee).:
Just got to tell the wife now, what could possibly go wrong ?!
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Post by followyoudown on Nov 12, 2019 22:20:10 GMT
I didnt go but this made me laugh
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Post by thequietman on Nov 13, 2019 12:46:16 GMT
Don't go to many nowadays but off to Billy Bragg in Sheffield on Sunday. Would have done all three nights if I wasn't married ....
& then Black Moth to come Dec 6th. Saw them in 2012 at Live at Leeds, and they were superb. Just never got round to seeing them since so thought I really ought to go to their penultimate gig. Their final gig is in London, 7th Dec The Lexington for any of you south-east-based chaps & chapesses that might be interested.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Nov 15, 2019 1:16:25 GMT
Got Adam Ant @ Blackburn on satdee
And Shed 7 at the viccy hall next week. 👍👍
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Nov 19, 2019 21:28:14 GMT
I really enjoyed Feeder (both nights) in Manc at the weekend.
Coming up:
Battle Beast (Finnish power-metallers who do a great cover of Push it to the Limit from Scarface/GTA)
Glenn Hughes performing classic Deep Purple
Then I have 4 in 4 nights, which I think will be a new record:
Mostly Autumn (great Pink Floyd-esque prog-rock band with an occasionally Celtic sound)
British Sea Power (just 3 members, sort of acoustic)
AVA (piano/violin duo)
Fabrizio Paterlini (Italian pianist, first time in the UK and recommended if you like Ludovico Einaudi)
And another two a couple of days later:
Nordic Giants (afternoon gig)
Mono (awesome Japanese instrumental band) with an orchestra
Which means I'll have seen the 3 bands I've seen live the most (BSP, Mostly Autumn and Feeder), all in the space of a month.
Oh, and I'm thinking of going to that 90s thing in Manc, with Culture Beat, Ace of Base, 2Unlimited, Sash, Whigfield etc. That'll round off a rather varied month of gigs. I've never seen any such pop acts live, but have seen Rhythm of the 90s, an excellent 90s dance/pop covers band.
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Post by Gary Hackett on Nov 21, 2019 3:21:11 GMT
Saw these at Dot to Dot in Nottingham
Fantastic band
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Post by thequietman on Nov 21, 2019 12:56:32 GMT
I really enjoyed Feeder (both nights) in Manc at the weekend. Coming up: Battle Beast (Finnish power-metallers who do a great cover of Push it to the Limit from Scarface/GTA) Glenn Hughes performing classic Deep Purple Then I have 4 in 4 nights, which I think will be a new record: Mostly Autumn (great Pink Floyd-esque prog-rock band with an occasionally Celtic sound) British Sea Power (just 3 members, sort of acoustic) AVA (piano/violin duo) Fabrizio Paterlini (Italian pianist, first time in the UK and recommended if you like Ludovico Einaudi) And another two a couple of days later: Nordic Giants (afternoon gig) Mono (awesome Japanese instrumental band) with an orchestra Which means I'll have seen the 3 bands I've seen live the most (BSP, Mostly Autumn and Feeder), all in the space of a month. Oh, and I'm thinking of going to that 90s thing in Manc, with Culture Beat, Ace of Base, 2Unlimited, Sash, Whigfield etc. That'll round off a rather varied month of gigs. I've never seen any such pop acts live, but have seen Rhythm of the 90s, an excellent 90s dance/pop covers band. Seen Mono a number of times squire, albeit not for a few years. Excellent every time. Always buy a t-shirt at a gig I've particularly enjoyed (maybe 3-4 a year) and I have 2 Mono t's - one of only 4 acts I have multiple shirts for (the others being Explosions In The Sky, The Dickies and Billy Bragg).
Enjoy!
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