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Post by elystokie on Jul 11, 2024 7:40:54 GMT
One got away last night, had a ticket for the Cypress Hill gig with the London Philharmonic at Albert Hall, supposed to go with my eldest who's a huge fan and has waited years for it.
I bailed to watch the England game so he took a mate, he also took a 5ft inflatable joint for them to sign and maybe take on stage with them 😄
Haven't heard from him so I'm guessing it didn't happen 😐
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Post by Eggybread on Jul 11, 2024 9:05:39 GMT
Ill post some videos up soon. Nice one. Did you enjoy? We had really good time with friends. Could have done with the music going on longer if only in the dance tent. Yeah I thought it was excellent ,we go to a lot of festivals and we knew that Sally and Richard wouldnt let us down.We hardly met anyone from Stoke though apart from a couple of friends,There were a lot from Wolverhampton way and quite a few southerners.We spent our time about 50/50 between Magical sounds and the main stage,o and the two bars. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) Ill post some vids tonight after work mate.
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Jul 11, 2024 9:36:52 GMT
Wouldn't have minded being at this gig last night...
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jul 11, 2024 12:31:16 GMT
Wouldn't have minded being at this gig last night... A lot of folks were complaining that loads of people simply watched the entire match on their phones/laptops and weren't watching the gig at all and it killed the atmosphere until after the match had finished.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jul 11, 2024 21:20:24 GMT
The Zombies at the RNCM in Manchester. What a great venue and another one to tick off the list. Sound was really, really good. Band were great. Doubt I'll ever see a keyboard player live as good as Rod Argent again. Absolutely outstanding. Lead singer was in good voice as well. No mean feat at 78. Some bits were overblown with unnecessary guitar solos etc but they looked like they were having fun and musicianship was of the highest order. Some of my favourite gigs in recent years have been by artists in their later years. They do know what they're doing when they get to a certain age! Sadly Rod Argent has announced his retirement from touring today after recently suffering a stroke. Best wishes to him. I'm really glad I went now.
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Post by whatsashig on Jul 13, 2024 7:46:43 GMT
Leuven, to see the levellers, free festival, brilliant concert in centre of town. Support band mooneye was a pleasant surprise, Alan got see a couple of songs by Lee fields.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Jul 13, 2024 8:42:46 GMT
Mannequin Pussy - previously one of the best gigs I've been to. The sound wasn't as good this time (not sure if it ever is in Notts Rescue Rooms), but it was still a good gig. Loud Bark is one of my songs of the year and sounded great, as did the hardcore punk that closed the set. It was mostly the dreamy noise pop in the first half that didn't sound the best.
Alvvays - almost seemed like a different band to when I saw them touring their debut album. Very polished now. Good gig, they played all my favourites, and had Teenage Fanclub's Is This Music? as a walk-on track.
Chic & Nile Rodgers - I remember Rodgers picking 7 of his own songs on Desert Island Discs (plus one by The Beatles) and wondered if he hadn't quite got the concept of the show.
On tonight's evidence, Rodgers does like talking about his achievements! Not in a terrible way though, and I doubt I've seen another gig packed with so many hits involving the same person in their creation.
It was interesting that Rodgers' first gigs in the UK were Wolverhampton followed by Stoke-on-Trent (which also got a cheer).
A good sound, but there were so many medleys with only a chorus per track that I couldn't get into some songs. Chic and Sister Sledge featured heavily of course. Daft Punk (two tracks) including Get Lucky, which I didn't realise Rodgers was involved with, Donna Summer, Madonna, Duran Duran...
The highlights were Chic's Good Times, Bowie's Let's Dance (for a second I thought they'd overlayed Bowie's vocal, but it was the drummer singing) and Sheila's Spacer, which is an absolute banger live.
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Post by domjon on Jul 13, 2024 12:01:42 GMT
Suede and the Manics at Castlefield Bowl. Good old nostalgia fest, both bands on good form and a happy crowd.
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Post by potterinleeds on Jul 15, 2024 10:59:06 GMT
Went to Boom II in Leeds on Saturday night for 4 gloriously-titled death metal bands - Ageless Summoning, Iniquitous Savagery, Deus Vermin and Trench Foot. Had to skip part of the last set due to early shift at supermarket next day ![>:(](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/MK1XRTh9jLIKdOoyx512.gif) but all sets that I did hear were really good stuff. There was a hardcore punk all-dayer in Boom I, and had some great chats in the fine drizzle of the open courtyard with that crowd in between acts. The ticket checker told me that the venue is still in a financially perilous situation due to the aftereffects of Covid closures - it's a bit rough and ready as a venue but I have always felt that they they do genuinely look after the punters / appreciate your attendance, and it's a great shame when these sort of places go under - city centres feel a bit less interesting. In a rather bizarre contrast, I went to my first-ever one night choir event in a local theatre the night before, which I really enjoyed. Forty odd people in the theatre bar drinking and learning how to sing the Bee Gees Staying Alive for one night only, with a one-off recorded version at the end. I had the strange experience while jumping around to Deus Vermin's wall of noise of the Gibb's brothers falsetto keeping running through my head - Well you can tell by the way I use my walk ......
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Post by innocentbystander on Jul 20, 2024 23:17:54 GMT
The Situation have been putting long line-ups of odd bands on at the Foxlowe in Leek for some years. They're always an unpredictable mix. Tonight:
Julius Seizure - once man punk band, playing with drum and bass backing tracks, low key understated songs like "One day I'll be a pigeon, Today I am the statue". Apparently deliberate lifeless delivery.
Machine Mafia Patheticly inadequate vocal and synth attempt at Sleaford Mods type working class rage, tape loop of Margaret Thatcher, lots of distorted audio oscillation. Pretentious, tedious. Had a bit of an unwarranted fan club. Off shoot from Pound Land.
Dog Train Leek's two piece low-fi DIY, a bit of HMHB, a bit of John Shuttleworth, they rattle through a storm of two minute exercises in distorted guitar and cheesey keyboard. The keyboard, of course, was balanced on an ironing board, the player grimacing at every wrong note. They do a song called "James Brindley " which starts "Fuckin Hell, Have you seen the canal". Other songs celebrate darts and Rhubarb, the celebrated cartoon companion of Custard.
Ullv, hats off for coming from Northampton to play for a dismally small audience, magnificent stadiumesque goth/shoegaze drawing on The Cult, U2, Loop. A two piece restricted by playing to pre programmed drums , guitarist and bass player were both epic but really need a live drummer and maybe even a singer.
Dread Lagoon, Stokie four piece funk rock band, with an astonishingly good guitarist. All great musicians, but restricted by some weak songs, the instrumentals were particularly good, and the extra guitarist was like watching Joe Walsh in his James Gang days. Did a terrific encore for the last few remaining audience.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jul 20, 2024 23:20:25 GMT
The Situation have been putting long line-ups of odd bands on at the Foxlowe in Leek for some years. They're always an unpredictable mix. Tonight: Julius Seizure - once man punk band, playing with drum and bass backing tracks, low key understated songs like "One day I'll be a pigeon, Today I am the statue". Apparently deliberate lifeless delivery. Machine Mafia Patheticly inadequate vocal and synth attempt at Sleaford Mods type working class rage, tape loop of Margaret Thatcher, lots of distorted audio oscillation. Pretentious, tedious. Had a bit of an unwarranted fan club. Off shoot from Pound Land. Dog Train Leek's two piece low-fi DIY, a bit of HMHB, a bit of John Shufflebottom, they rattle through a storm of two minute exercises in distorted guitar and cheesey keyboard. The keyboard, of course, was balanced on an ironing board, the player grimacing at every wrong note. They do a song called "James Brindley " which starts "Fuckin Hell, Have you seen the canal". Other songs celebrate darts and Rhubarb, the celebrated cartoon companion of Custard. Ullv, hats off for coming from Northampton to play for a dismally small audience, magnificent stadiumesque goth/shoegaze drawing on The Cult, U2, Loop. A two piece restricted by playing to pre programmed drums , guitarist and bass player were both epic but really need a live drummer and maybe even a singer. Dread Lagoon, Stokie four piece funk rock band, with an astonishingly good guitarist. All great musicians, but restricted by some weak songs, the instrumentals were particularly good, and the extra guitarist was like watching Joe Walsh in his James Gang days. Did a terrific encore for the last few remaining audience. Sounds like you had a wank night mate😉
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Post by cdf on Jul 21, 2024 7:08:20 GMT
Huey Morgan and his new band in Wales on Friday night. Richard Ashcroft in Wigan last night
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Jul 27, 2024 10:22:14 GMT
Bruce Springsteen at Wembley today for me
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Post by thebasfordhedgehog on Jul 27, 2024 11:01:40 GMT
Steps, Trentham Gardens, Sept 2022.
Still very good live 👍
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Post by cdf on Jul 28, 2024 7:07:56 GMT
Went to Leeds yesterday to watch Embrace homecoming gig at the amazing backdrop of Kirkstall Abbey.
Embrace Ocean Colour Scene Ash Sleeper Cud
Every band were amazing and on form last night. The crowd were fucking phenomenal all through it
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Post by cdf on Aug 1, 2024 23:31:40 GMT
Just got back from watching Noel Gallagher at the amazing Piece Hall in Halifax.
Noel is great, when he does his Oasis stuff
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Aug 2, 2024 10:15:24 GMT
Just got back from watching Noel Gallagher at the amazing Piece Hall in Halifax. Noel is great, when he does his Oasis stuff Backhanded compliment if ever I heard one but I know what you mean and so does Noel. Good thing is, if he's at a festival you can go see another band for the first half of his set and go and watch the hits after.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Aug 2, 2024 22:07:06 GMT
Aerosmith have retired from touring. One band I always wanted to see.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Aug 2, 2024 22:18:00 GMT
Just got back from watching Noel Gallagher at the amazing Piece Hall in Halifax. Noel is great, when he does his Oasis stuff Saw him at Warwick Castle,Masterplan was a real highlight.It's quite surprising how musically tight he is with his own band,as whenever I saw Oasis they always seemed to be sloppy performers.
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Post by cdf on Aug 4, 2024 7:50:09 GMT
Last night I went to see Richard Ashcroft, Ocean Colour Scene & Tom Meighan at Heritage live sessions at the beautiful surroundings of Audley End House in Essex
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Post by maninasuitcase on Aug 4, 2024 9:57:20 GMT
Saw the Dwarves at the underground on Friday.
Have to admit I didn't know anything by them, but the gig was great.
They must have crammed in what felt like 30 songs into a 60 minute set. It was relentless energy.
Very impressed.
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Post by innocentbystander on Aug 4, 2024 21:09:57 GMT
Coming up at Foxlowe, Leek:
Scouse Kraut-rockers Mugstar, favourites of John Peel, 30 August.
House of All , erstwhile members of The Fall, 31 August.
An unfortunate clash with awesome Spacewitch, playing at home at The Rigger.
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Post by potterinleeds on Aug 7, 2024 22:50:09 GMT
Saw The Stranglers (or what's left of them) again at Halifax Piece Hall on Saturday night. They were superb as usual, and the Grade 1 listed Piece Hall is a great venue in itself for outdoor gigs as long as you get the weather but I have to say the crowd let it down a bit. Maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy old git, but for me there were far too many middle-aged people who had come for a night out on the piss and a chat that just happened to have music in the background. The Buzzcocks were the support act and to be honest they may as well not have bothered for the amount of attention they were getting. Pffft, I must be getting old ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) .
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Post by stokeson on Aug 7, 2024 23:57:07 GMT
Aerosmith have retired from touring. One band I always wanted to see. I worked the stage for the ledgendary "Donington " headline in 2014. As the band were coming up the ramp at the back of the stage their manager came and asked me if i would put this big card infront of Steve's mike stand.I thought it was the set list but it said in big letters " Steve you are in Castle Donington England" he hadnt a clue where he was as he came past me. Great Gig followed......
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Post by cdf on Aug 8, 2024 5:56:43 GMT
Aerosmith have retired from touring. One band I always wanted to see. I worked the stage for the ledgendary "Donington " headline in 2014. As the band were coming up the ramp at the back of the stage their manager came and asked me if i would put this big card infront of Steve's mike stand.I thought it was the set list but it said in big letters " Steve you are in Castle Donington England" he hadnt a clue where he was as he came past me. Great Gig followed...... I love this
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Aug 8, 2024 6:04:46 GMT
Aerosmith have retired from touring. One band I always wanted to see. I worked the stage for the ledgendary "Donington " headline in 2014. As the band were coming up the ramp at the back of the stage their manager came and asked me if i would put this big card infront of Steve's mike stand.I thought it was the set list but it said in big letters " Steve you are in Castle Donington England" he hadnt a clue where he was as he came past me. Great Gig followed...... Haha, doesn't surprise me. There's a story that they had a change of setlist one night and played what was normally the last song first. Steven Tyler was so out of it he sang the opener, said his goodbyes and then left the stage thinking the gig was over.
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Post by elystokie on Aug 8, 2024 6:39:08 GMT
Saw The Stranglers (or what's left of them) again at Halifax Piece Hall on Saturday night. They were superb as usual, and the Grade 1 listed Piece Hall is a great venue in itself for outdoor gigs as long as you get the weather but I have to say the crowd let it down a bit. Maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy old git, but for me there were far too many middle-aged people who had come for a night out on the piss and a chat that just happened to have music in the background. The Buzzcocks were the support act and to be honest they may as well not have bothered for the amount of attention they were getting. Pffft, I must be getting old ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) . I'm turning into a grumpy old git too I think 🤔 Similar problem when I saw Dexys, I think some turn up just to hear the hits and aren't too fussed about the rest of the gig.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Aug 8, 2024 6:42:15 GMT
Saw The Stranglers (or what's left of them) again at Halifax Piece Hall on Saturday night. They were superb as usual, and the Grade 1 listed Piece Hall is a great venue in itself for outdoor gigs as long as you get the weather but I have to say the crowd let it down a bit. Maybe I'm just turning into a grumpy old git, but for me there were far too many middle-aged people who had come for a night out on the piss and a chat that just happened to have music in the background. The Buzzcocks were the support act and to be honest they may as well not have bothered for the amount of attention they were getting. Pffft, I must be getting old ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) . I'm turning into a grumpy old git too I think 🤔 Similar problem when I saw Dexys, I think some turn up just to hear the hits and aren't too fussed about the rest of the gig. Come on Ely 😉😉
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Post by elystokie on Aug 8, 2024 6:42:54 GMT
I'm turning into a grumpy old git too I think 🤔 Similar problem when I saw Dexys, I think some turn up just to hear the hits and aren't too fussed about the rest of the gig. Come on Ely 😉😉 ![(bravo)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/aX_EnhrKOKv0Zc_aN8eF.gif)
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Post by potterinleeds on Aug 8, 2024 19:49:50 GMT
I'm turning into a grumpy old git too I think 🤔 Similar problem when I saw Dexys, I think some turn up just to hear the hits and aren't too fussed about the rest of the gig. Come on Ely 😉😉 Genius!
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