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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 20, 2023 18:28:33 GMT
Micky Flanagan - last date of his latest tour at The 02 Arena last night. Wasn’t sure what to expect as it’s been 5 years since his last one and feel like I know that one word for word but was hopeful. Have to say he was absolutely superb, I was grinning for ear to ear for the full set and plenty of laugh out loud moments. Didn’t take a break and was on stage for around 1 hour 35 minutes. There was the usual stuff about his relationship with the wife and plenty of current subjects were explored. The guy before him, whose name I didn’t catch was absolutely rubbish unfortunately. I thought it was Romesh Ranganathan at first but turns out it wasn’t. First time at the venue and I was seriously impressed, loads of places to eat and drink beforehand. And far more intimate than expected. Pain in the arse to get there from Shoreditch mind. Unfortunately didn’t try the wings at The Blues Kitchen as we were pushed for time but did go to Boxpark for some afternoon refreshments and nose bag which was good value. Seeing Maiden there again in July and spot on about the facilities and choice ,good venue. I don't see a lot of comedians , many play in Telford and Wolves on warm up tours but having done a few, I haven't loved them really I’m not generally one for seeing comedians. Especially after walking out during a Jimmy Carr gig at the Regent a while back. I was railroaded into this one really but so glad I went. I imagine seeing a band there would be superb. It seemed much closer to the stage than Manchester Arena and I couldn’t have been too much further away really
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Post by LL Cool Dave on May 21, 2023 18:16:32 GMT
Boney M
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Post by metalhead on May 22, 2023 8:07:18 GMT
Going to see Def Leppard and Motley Crue today.
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Post by Robo10 on May 22, 2023 9:04:24 GMT
Going to see Def Leppard and Motley Crue today. Big fat Vince in leather trousers :-D Sound of my youth were Motley Crue, before I discovered Slayer and it got heavier and faster from there! Still bang on Girls Girls Girls (ace album) if out on my bike sometimes
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Post by metalhead on May 22, 2023 9:47:27 GMT
Going to see Def Leppard and Motley Crue today. Big fat Vince in leather trousers :-D Sound of my youth were Motley Crue, before I discovered Slayer and it got heavier and faster from there! Still bang on Girls Girls Girls (ace album) if out on my bike sometimes I've heard he doesn't really sing anymore, you just get the odd word. I spent years listening to Motley Crue. Took plenty of stick at college. I don't care. I was right
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Post by Not_Nick_H on May 23, 2023 11:28:36 GMT
Midge Ure - Glasgow Barrowlands last week. Bit different from my usual musical modus operandi, but people forget he's a guitarist primarily (inc. a stint in Thin Lizzy) - and I was there with a proper fan. The Barrowlands is ace by the way if anyone fancies a trip to somewhere different for a gig. Always loved watching Big Country's "Homecoming" video filmed there back in the day - last week had a bit of a similar vibe as it's his hometown (just a more "maturing" audience ).
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 23, 2023 14:30:51 GMT
Midge Ure - Glasgow Barrowlands last week. Bit different from my usual musical modus operandi, but people forget he's a guitarist primarily (inc. a stint in Thin Lizzy) - and I was there with a proper fan. The Barrowlands is ace by the way if anyone fancies a trip to somewhere different for a gig. Always loved watching Big Country's "Homecoming" video filmed there back in the day - last week had a bit of a similar vibe as it's his hometown (just a more "maturing" audience ). Agree on Barrowlands, on it's day, it can have the best atmosphere in the UK and the acoustics are magnificent too. King Tuts (although much smaller) is another of my favourite British venues, for the same reasons. Was Midge Ure any good?
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Post by Not_Nick_H on May 23, 2023 16:10:51 GMT
Midge Ure - Glasgow Barrowlands last week. Bit different from my usual musical modus operandi, but people forget he's a guitarist primarily (inc. a stint in Thin Lizzy) - and I was there with a proper fan. The Barrowlands is ace by the way if anyone fancies a trip to somewhere different for a gig. Always loved watching Big Country's "Homecoming" video filmed there back in the day - last week had a bit of a similar vibe as it's his hometown (just a more "maturing" audience ). Agree on Barrowlands, on it's day, it can have the best atmosphere in the UK and the acoustics are magnificent too. King Tuts (although much smaller) is another of my favourite British venues, for the same reasons. Was Midge Ure any good? I walked past King Tut's while I was there - I almost blinked and missed it - it is indeed small. No idea what it looks like on the inside. Yeah, he was very good - I was there as a "plus one" admittedly - growing up in the 80's I'm familiar with his Ultravox stuff despite moving on to heavier stuff myself, but not too familiar with anything after that. I don't know if he beefs up the guitar parts in the songs nowadays compared with the more electro-era 80s. He's very humble and personable as a frontman - great rapport and acknowledged that a few people would be there as "significant other halves" . The guys he has backing him are brilliant too - all multi-instrumentalists and in a band in their own right (India Electric Co.) .
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Post by telfordstoke on May 23, 2023 16:45:05 GMT
Agree on Barrowlands, on it's day, it can have the best atmosphere in the UK and the acoustics are magnificent too. King Tuts (although much smaller) is another of my favourite British venues, for the same reasons. Was Midge Ure any good? I walked past King Tut's while I was there - I almost blinked and missed it - it is indeed small. No idea what it looks like on the inside. Yeah, he was very good - I was there as a "plus one" admittedly - growing up in the 80's I'm familiar with his Ultravox stuff despite moving on to heavier stuff myself, but not too familiar with anything after that. I don't know if he beefs up the guitar parts in the songs nowadays compared with the more electro-era 80s. He's very humble and personable as a frontman - great rapport and acknowledged that a few people would be there as "significant other halves" . The guys he has backing him are brilliant too - all multi-instrumentalists and in a band in their own right (India Electric Co.) . I saw.him on an 80s revival show and he was excellent if not exactly my cuppa. Can only echo comments on Barrowlands what a ballroom ,only been once but a fantastic venue and the Big Country and Oasis live vids from there are both stunning
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Post by metalhead on May 24, 2023 20:21:27 GMT
Going to see Def Leppard and Motley Crue today. Big fat Vince in leather trousers :-D Sound of my youth were Motley Crue, before I discovered Slayer and it got heavier and faster from there! Still bang on Girls Girls Girls (ace album) if out on my bike sometimes Sadly it was a bit of a disappointment. They were ok. The band were solid, Tommy Lee was great and John 5 is an exceptional guitarist. Vince Neil has utterly fucked it. He's really overweight and every other lyric he kept holding the mic out to the crowd to do his job. I'm also really not convinced his heart is in it anymore. Tommy Lee, you can tell he really fucking loves it. He was absolutely bouncing off the walls. Vince seemed happy to waddle off stage. I don't remember him being that bad in 2015 when I saw them last. Crue had strippers on stage and all this unnecessary bullshit going on. It all seemed a bit gimmicky although an ideal distraction for the sexually unaccomplished in the crowd. Def Leppard... I knew of about 2 songs before the gig. Fuck me... They stole the show. Absolutely brilliant. No gimmicks or nonsense, just an absolutely quality band. Really impressed. Think I'm going to give them a proper listen.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 24, 2023 20:43:01 GMT
Big fat Vince in leather trousers :-D Sound of my youth were Motley Crue, before I discovered Slayer and it got heavier and faster from there! Still bang on Girls Girls Girls (ace album) if out on my bike sometimes Sadly it was a bit of a disappointment. They were ok. The band were solid, Tommy Lee was great and John 5 is an exceptional guitarist. Vince Neil has utterly fucked it. He's really overweight and every other lyric he kept holding the mic out to the crowd to do his job. I'm also really not convinced his heart is in it anymore. Tommy Lee, you can tell he really fucking loves it. He was absolutely bouncing off the walls. Vince seemed happy to waddle off stage. I don't remember him being that bad in 2015 when I saw them last. Crue had strippers on stage and all this unnecessary bullshit going on. It all seemed a bit gimmicky although an ideal distraction for the sexually unaccomplished in the crowd. Def Leppard... I knew of about 2 songs before the gig. Fuck me... They stole the show. Absolutely brilliant. No gimmicks or nonsense, just an absolutely quality band. Really impressed. Think I'm going to give them a proper listen. Just as I imagined to be honest
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 24, 2023 21:09:57 GMT
Big fat Vince in leather trousers :-D Sound of my youth were Motley Crue, before I discovered Slayer and it got heavier and faster from there! Still bang on Girls Girls Girls (ace album) if out on my bike sometimes Sadly it was a bit of a disappointment. They were ok. The band were solid, Tommy Lee was great and John 5 is an exceptional guitarist. Vince Neil has utterly fucked it. He's really overweight and every other lyric he kept holding the mic out to the crowd to do his job. I'm also really not convinced his heart is in it anymore. Tommy Lee, you can tell he really fucking loves it. He was absolutely bouncing off the walls. Vince seemed happy to waddle off stage. I don't remember him being that bad in 2015 when I saw them last. Crue had strippers on stage and all this unnecessary bullshit going on. It all seemed a bit gimmicky although an ideal distraction for the sexually unaccomplished in the crowd. Def Leppard... I knew of about 2 songs before the gig. Fuck me... They stole the show. Absolutely brilliant. No gimmicks or nonsense, just an absolutely quality band. Really impressed. Think I'm going to give them a proper listen. Who went on first?
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Post by metalhead on May 25, 2023 7:27:15 GMT
Sadly it was a bit of a disappointment. They were ok. The band were solid, Tommy Lee was great and John 5 is an exceptional guitarist. Vince Neil has utterly fucked it. He's really overweight and every other lyric he kept holding the mic out to the crowd to do his job. I'm also really not convinced his heart is in it anymore. Tommy Lee, you can tell he really fucking loves it. He was absolutely bouncing off the walls. Vince seemed happy to waddle off stage. I don't remember him being that bad in 2015 when I saw them last. Crue had strippers on stage and all this unnecessary bullshit going on. It all seemed a bit gimmicky although an ideal distraction for the sexually unaccomplished in the crowd. Def Leppard... I knew of about 2 songs before the gig. Fuck me... They stole the show. Absolutely brilliant. No gimmicks or nonsense, just an absolutely quality band. Really impressed. Think I'm going to give them a proper listen. Who went on first? The opening act is a band called VIVAS. The son of Def Leppards bassist is on bass I believe. They were decent, if a bit derivative. Then it was Motley Crue. Probably the loudest bass drum sound I've ever heard and I've been to many gigs. I was right at the front and to be honest, it was fun for about two songs. By the end, it was insufferably loud. Too much. It kind of hurt their overall sound. They did all of the big songs, Dr Feelgood, Looks that Kill, Kickstart, Livewire, Home Sweet Home etc, albeit at about 90% of the original tempo, probably to help Vince get through the set. Like I said they were ok. I enjoyed it, but I was also aware that this isn't the Motley Crue who had great success. The strippers were just weird, not because I have an issue with strippers but because the cameramen who were supposed to be recording the gig seemed to spend 80% of their time recording these two women. Then you had cringeworthy moments like when Vince Neil started flirting with one of them down the mic on stage. I get it, Vince Neil used to be an absolute beast when it came to the ladies but honestly, he is a LONG way away from that. He's a fat near-OAP-age lad in leather now. There was a sweet moment where Nikki Sixx invited a rather starstruck kid onto stage. Cute... Although again, seems to be standard practice now. Me and my missus nearly left before Def Leppard went on stage. We both weren't feeling especially well. I told people in the queue the only reason I was keen to see Def Leppard was because Vivian Campbell plays on guitar and he was the guitarist on Dio's Holy Diver album. So glad we stayed. They were fantastic from start to finish. Stole the show and then some.
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Post by 36dd on May 25, 2023 9:28:30 GMT
The opening act is a band called VIVAS. The son of Def Leppards bassist is on bass I believe. They were decent, if a bit derivative. Then it was Motley Crue. Probably the loudest bass drum sound I've ever heard and I've been to many gigs. I was right at the front and to be honest, it was fun for about two songs. By the end, it was insufferably loud. Too much. It kind of hurt their overall sound. They did all of the big songs, Dr Feelgood, Looks that Kill, Kickstart, Livewire, Home Sweet Home etc, albeit at about 90% of the original tempo, probably to help Vince get through the set. Like I said they were ok. I enjoyed it, but I was also aware that this isn't the Motley Crue who had great success. The strippers were just weird, not because I have an issue with strippers but because the cameramen who were supposed to be recording the gig seemed to spend 80% of their time recording these two women. Then you had cringeworthy moments like when Vince Neil started flirting with one of them down the mic on stage. I get it, Vince Neil used to be an absolute beast when it came to the ladies but honestly, he is a LONG way away from that. He's a fat near-OAP-age lad in leather now. There was a sweet moment where Nikki Sixx invited a rather starstruck kid onto stage. Cute... Although again, seems to be standard practice now. Me and my missus nearly left before Def Leppard went on stage. We both weren't feeling especially well. I told people in the queue the only reason I was keen to see Def Leppard was because Vivian Campbell plays on guitar and he was the guitarist on Dio's Holy Diver album. So glad we stayed. They were fantastic from start to finish. Stole the show and then some. I went the 2015 (supposed to be the last tour) seeing Motley Crue, Vince Neil had gone then.. the other day I seen a post on Facebook saying he wasn’t as bad as expected lol, personally I think they should of stayed retired, but The Dirt movie gave them the itch to come back. With regards to Def Leppard, they were a huge highlight at Download 2019, prior to that I’d seen them on another Motley Crue, Steel Panther tour at the NEC, they were very average that night & ok at DL09. Glad you had a good night, I decided to give this show a miss but know friends who are going Wembley.
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Post by Eggybread on May 25, 2023 9:40:04 GMT
As a lover of music/gigs and always have been Im really struggling to get to see any new modern,progressive,up and coming groups around stoke.There seems to be no scene at all apart from regurgitated rock from the 70s 80s. I.E Iron Maiden ,AC/DC tops and shirts everywhere its as though time stopped in 1988.I went the Newcastle music fes the other week and there were some interesting groups on all local but they never seem to play around this area. Anyway no real point apart from Im sick of bland rock.
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Post by metalhead on May 25, 2023 17:17:29 GMT
The opening act is a band called VIVAS. The son of Def Leppards bassist is on bass I believe. They were decent, if a bit derivative. Then it was Motley Crue. Probably the loudest bass drum sound I've ever heard and I've been to many gigs. I was right at the front and to be honest, it was fun for about two songs. By the end, it was insufferably loud. Too much. It kind of hurt their overall sound. They did all of the big songs, Dr Feelgood, Looks that Kill, Kickstart, Livewire, Home Sweet Home etc, albeit at about 90% of the original tempo, probably to help Vince get through the set. Like I said they were ok. I enjoyed it, but I was also aware that this isn't the Motley Crue who had great success. The strippers were just weird, not because I have an issue with strippers but because the cameramen who were supposed to be recording the gig seemed to spend 80% of their time recording these two women. Then you had cringeworthy moments like when Vince Neil started flirting with one of them down the mic on stage. I get it, Vince Neil used to be an absolute beast when it came to the ladies but honestly, he is a LONG way away from that. He's a fat near-OAP-age lad in leather now. There was a sweet moment where Nikki Sixx invited a rather starstruck kid onto stage. Cute... Although again, seems to be standard practice now. Me and my missus nearly left before Def Leppard went on stage. We both weren't feeling especially well. I told people in the queue the only reason I was keen to see Def Leppard was because Vivian Campbell plays on guitar and he was the guitarist on Dio's Holy Diver album. So glad we stayed. They were fantastic from start to finish. Stole the show and then some. I went the 2015 (supposed to be the last tour) seeing Motley Crue, Vince Neil had gone then.. the other day I seen a post on Facebook saying he wasn’t as bad as expected lol, personally I think they should of stayed retired, but The Dirt movie gave them the itch to come back. With regards to Def Leppard, they were a huge highlight at Download 2019, prior to that I’d seen them on another Motley Crue, Steel Panther tour at the NEC, they were very average that night & ok at DL09. Glad you had a good night, I decided to give this show a miss but know friends who are going Wembley. It was a good night and if you're happy/content to spend an eye watering 140 quid on a single ticket, then worth it. Personally, I aren't happy or content but slightly accepting of the fact, you ain't going if you don't pay. TicketMaster have utterly destroyed music imo.
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Post by mtrstudent on May 25, 2023 18:08:00 GMT
As a lover of music/gigs and always have been Im really struggling to get to see any new modern,progressive,up and coming groups around stoke.There seems to be no scene at all apart from regurgitated rock from the 70s 80s. I.E Iron Maiden ,AC/DC tops and shirts everywhere its as though time stopped in 1988.I went the Newcastle music fes the other week and there were some interesting groups on all local but they never seem to play around this area. Anyway no real point apart from Im sick of bland rock. Spotify helped me out mate, good at suggesting new bands to start with but then it gets stuck in a rut. They need to get their explore music list to keep things fresh.
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Post by telfordstoke on May 25, 2023 19:32:50 GMT
As a lover of music/gigs and always have been Im really struggling to get to see any new modern,progressive,up and coming groups around stoke.There seems to be no scene at all apart from regurgitated rock from the 70s 80s. I.E Iron Maiden ,AC/DC tops and shirts everywhere its as though time stopped in 1988.I went the Newcastle music fes the other week and there were some interesting groups on all local but they never seem to play around this area. Anyway no real point apart from Im sick of bland rock. Massive Wagons are pretty good of the new breed rock bands, decent live too. Steel Mill in Wolves has periodic single day rock fest with a load of new bands, worth a watch. I like my indie stuff too and Stokes own Shader are flipping marvellous.
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Post by 36dd on May 25, 2023 19:33:13 GMT
I went the 2015 (supposed to be the last tour) seeing Motley Crue, Vince Neil had gone then.. the other day I seen a post on Facebook saying he wasn’t as bad as expected lol, personally I think they should of stayed retired, but The Dirt movie gave them the itch to come back. With regards to Def Leppard, they were a huge highlight at Download 2019, prior to that I’d seen them on another Motley Crue, Steel Panther tour at the NEC, they were very average that night & ok at DL09. Glad you had a good night, I decided to give this show a miss but know friends who are going Wembley. It was a good night and if you're happy/content to spend an eye watering 140 quid on a single ticket, then worth it. Personally, I aren't happy or content but slightly accepting of the fact, you ain't going if you don't pay. TicketMaster have utterly destroyed music imo. AC/DC is probably the only band I’d pay over £100 for a single ticket.. maybe Rammstein as the other, their shows have been consistently amazing 🤩
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 25, 2023 23:00:26 GMT
TicketMaster have utterly destroyed music imo. They are complete fuckin cunts! 🤨
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 26, 2023 0:47:19 GMT
John Fogerty in Manchester tonight ...
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Post by metalhead on May 26, 2023 5:22:03 GMT
TicketMaster have utterly destroyed music imo. They are complete fuckin cunts! 🤨 They took a beautiful thing and have utterly battered every last penny out of, well, us really. Sadly most of the music industry are happy to dance so long as they get paid. There's a recent documentary that showed that anywhere up to 98% of tickets for some gigs had been transferred by Ticketmaster into the second hand market so they can be sold on Ticketmasters resale platform... At HUGE markups. Awful awful company. It's a shame people won't get as angry about them as they do about bet365. I know which I think is worse, but there we go. Horses for courses.
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Post by telfordstoke on May 26, 2023 6:56:01 GMT
They are complete fuckin cunts! 🤨 They took a beautiful thing and have utterly battered every last penny out of, well, us really. Sadly most of the music industry are happy to dance so long as they get paid. There's a recent documentary that showed that anywhere up to 98% of tickets for some gigs had been transferred by Ticketmaster into the second hand market so they can be sold on Ticketmasters resale platform... At HUGE markups. Awful awful company. It's a shame people won't get as angry about them as they do about bet365. I know which I think is worse, but there we go. Horses for courses. They are loathsome. Ironically I totally lucked out for Roger Waters next week as a resale ticket from a legitimate real person appeared on there at less than face value as I was scrolling so was right place right time but for the one £78 ticket I got for £60 or a little less, there was a shit-ton of the same all priced at £128 plus. Thieving bastards..used to read stuff in 80s from US fans about how bad TM and Ticketron were and basked in fact that if I wanted tickets I could just queue up or ring or god forbid apply by post with an SAE enclosed and pretty much always get them.. Already got the horror sinking feeling of knowing my daughter is desperate to see Taylor bloody Swift and the shitshow of that bot-fest onsale day will probably not end well. But money talks so all our concerns are entirely irrelevant .
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Post by questionable on May 26, 2023 7:01:02 GMT
This Bank Holiday weekend there’s the Audlem Music Festival 37 live bands, free parking/camping on Turnpike Fields.
Can’t vouch for the quality of the bands but weather forecast looks good and local pubs well stocked and noted this morning a Pizza Barge, Gin Barges by the Shroppie Fly along with many others.
Prior to Covid reliability informed its a cracking set up, list of bands are published on Audlem on Line 👍
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Post by telfordstoke on May 26, 2023 7:04:56 GMT
Just to throw.in on the Ticketmaster Seetickets etc racket, I bought for Stranglers at Wolves next year and the "e-ticket print at home ' option was an eye-watering £3.90 extra on top of the service charge and venue fee which themselves were about £6. I know preaching to the converted but the days of tickets being historic trophy items as "proof" of being there are long gone, I ain't going to proudly show my grandkids screenshots of QR codes, am I?!
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Post by ChesterStokie on May 26, 2023 9:28:11 GMT
It doesn’t have to be this way.
I’ve been to a few gigs at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall over the years. I always bought direct from the venue’s own site, they only charged about £2 commission all in, and they always seemed to have the best tickets available.
It’s been a few years so not sure if it’s the same now.
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Post by Paul Spencer on May 26, 2023 11:44:45 GMT
It doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve been to a few gigs at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall over the years. I always bought direct from the venue’s own site, they only charged about £2 commission all in, and they always seemed to have the best tickets available. It’s been a few years so not sure if it’s the same now. Sadly for many artists Ticketmaster become the exclusive distributor and you have no way of going to the show unless you purchase through them. Last year I ended up £400 out of pocket due to Ticketmaster failings at three different shows and swore I would never purchase from them again and I left a lengthy, scathing review on Trust Pilot, which Ticketmaster got taken down even though every word of it was true. I went ballistic and after an exchange of heated emails between myself, Trustpilot and Ticketmaster, Trustpilot ultimately restored my review. I've already gone back on my promise 4 times this year, as there was no other way I could have got a ticket. Yes I feel a bit pathetic but at the end of the day Ticketmaster couldn't give a shit if I didn't buy from them and I'd only be cutting my nose off to spite my face.
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Post by pretzel on May 26, 2023 17:13:17 GMT
Last year I ended up £400 out of pocket due to Ticketmaster failings at three different shows and swore I would never purchase from them again and I left a lengthy, scathing review on Trust Pilot, which Ticketmaster got taken down even though every word of it was true. I went ballistic and after an exchange of heated emails between myself, Trustpilot and Ticketmaster, Trustpilot ultimately restored my review. Well done for challenging Trustpilot and getting this censorship reversed. I hate Ticketbastard with a passion.
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Post by metalhead on May 26, 2023 18:53:59 GMT
It doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve been to a few gigs at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall over the years. I always bought direct from the venue’s own site, they only charged about £2 commission all in, and they always seemed to have the best tickets available. It’s been a few years so not sure if it’s the same now. The problem is that Ticketmaster have monopolized venues. If you are a big band and don't want to play Stone High Street, you're more or less going to be straddled to Ticketmaster. Pearl Jam actually tried in the 90s to fuck off the despicable cunts and apparently the only place they could get booked were like County Fayres. High school band shit.... The only way we can stop Ticketmaster is if the government actually regulated the market, which they clearly have no intention of doing it.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 26, 2023 19:05:16 GMT
Fuck Ticketmaster, this is a thread about gigs
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