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What's your next gig/festival
Posted by Native on 25 May 2010 - 9:34pm.
I'm sure the Massive will be out 'n about over the coming months.
I'll be mostly attending:
Northern Glory @ The Stone Roses Bar, York, this Friday.
Splendour festival @ Nottingham 24 July to see Pet Shop Boys, Calvin Harris, Athlete and OK GO
Pet Shop Boys @ Blackpool Empress Ballroom on 13 July
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this one, or that one below?
oh well...
Brendan Perry at Oran Mor, I expect great things from not only the man but the venue
Yes
Was a bit quick with the 'post comment' tab! Have deleted the one that is not.
If it's the Oran Mor basement then expect to be dissapointed
Meester James. I'm not a fan.
The low ceiling seems to trap all sound and amplify it to the four corners of the room. The result being anyone even whispering to their mates up at the bar seems intrusive to the listening audience. Major piss off whenever I've been there. Thought it was just me, (Mrs Cues insists I'm Meldrewing into middle age...) but on two occasions the artiste - Pat Kane and Peter Hammill - have also commented on the same.
Enjoy the bar upstairs though. I think they still sell Kelburn Ales. Barrheads finest product. Slurpity slurp. Ah....
Blimey!
thread necro
Yeah, I didn't like the venue and the lighting was shockingly harsh.
Brendan had a fine band and they did their best but... it was all a bit bleak.
I get out little.
My next gig is on 22 June. It's The Hold Steady at the Forum. I can't wait.
other bands are
available ;)
Surely...
...not?
As of now
John Fogerty in Helsingborg on 5 July.
Robert Cray
End of June, Belfast.
a few coming up
Joe Bonamassa this friday at Hammersmith
Download festival for AC/DC, Aerosmith etc and loads of beer and Jack'n'Daniels in a tent
Pearl Jam at Hyde Park in late june
The High Voltage festival in july with ZZ Top etc
Coming Up
Chic, Willie Nelson, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Electric Picnic and Gorillaz
Where are
Chic?
Only two coming up...
...but they're goodies...
They Might Be Giants' family gig at the Royal Festival Hall in London, June 26th
Camp Bestival
woo hoo!
Tomorrow night
Natalie Merchant at the Usher Hall.
Two gigs, no festivals
Crowded House at Manchester Apollo this Thursday, then
Powderfinger at Manchester Academy 3 next Thursday.
It seems that I’m on a Southern hemisphere bent....
Enjoy the House
Saw them on Monday in Birmingham - they were awesome...not so sure about the support act though, an outfit called Connan Mockasin. From NZ and Neil Finn thinks they are talented. I'm not so sure myself.
Thanks for the advice
Re the Support act. Our babysitter won't be here until late then it’s a drive over the pennines. Looks like I needn’t worry about rushing! Looking forward to CH though, I saw them last time around at the M.E.N. Arena and think they work far better in the smaller theatre setting.
Three with tickets purchased
Suzy Bogguss a week on Saturday at The Purcell Room on the South Bank in London
Band Of Horses at The Roundhouse in the middle of next month
Jackson Browne at The Royal Albert Hall at the end of next month
I'm considering Neil Casal at The Luminaire on Thursday.
Pixies
at The Troxy next week .
Lovebox in July at Victoria Park with Grace Jones headlining.
No festivals for me.
I've never been to a festival. Am I missing out?
I'm off to see Midlake (at last) at the Southsea Pyramids in a couple of weeks.
Frankly, yes.
There are so many festivals now, there's definitely something for everyone. And some are very civilised indeed (you strike me as a civilised sort of fellow, Mr Law).
I've had some wonderful, magical times at music festivals. And some crappy ruinous ones too, to be fair. But I'd heartily recommend going to at least one...
wouldn't be caught drunk
at any festerval, unless I had transport to and from the 'action', plenty of uncoolahol and a comfy bed with hot and cold running a telly and a microwave at the end of the ordeal
Am i missing out?
In my (VERY limited experience)
Good weather, yes you are missing out.
Bad weather, hell on earth.
(I am not at all sour about missing Glastonbury tickets)
Coming up...
Saw the mighty Fall yesterday (Mark E Smith kept nipping backstage every so often but carried on singing from backstage).
Looking forward to Teenage Fanclub at Manchester Academy 2 on Thus.
on Monday, the nearest I shall get to a Festival probably which is 'Dot-to-Dot' , loads of bands playing all afternoon and evening at various venues and you cram as many as you can in for £25. Hoping to catch Field Music, the Wild Beasts, the Liars (all three worth the admission alone I think you'll agree) and hoping to be entertained by some new bands there too.
The North West chapter of the Massive convenes in Chester on the 4th June which should be tremendous,
Then, heading down to that London next month on the 8th to watch the return of the splendid post-punk combo Wire. I heartily recommend this one to the Massive (despite it being sponsored by a rival music paper)
Of course that's all in a quite night out for Mark Ellen!
Tonight's the night
Goldheart Assembly at The Deaf Institute - all excited already!
Think they're also on as part of the Dot-to-Dot, so I'll let you know how it goes, and whether they're worth catching there (of course they will be).
But after tonight ... it's all downhill until Michael Buble in December (don't laugh, it means I should get "best daughter of the year" award from my mum who's travelling down from Scotland just for the gig)
There's being a good daughter and then..
..well..
Couldn't you do something a bit less traumatic for your mum? Like donating her a kidney or something?
Album pretty meh
but will feign enthusiasm for my mum's sake. However, was impressed by his between-songs banter the one time I saw him on Parky, so all may not yet be lost.
I think this is the moment...
...to repost this. Hannah originally put me onto this on here, and it's bloody funny.
Michael Buble Being Stalked By A Velociraptor.
I don't understand..
It's just pictures of Michael Bubbly.
treat it like it's a
Where's Wally
GHA @ Deaf Institute
Great gig, best when they're in full-on vocal harmony or rock out mode (including an encore of "One After 909").
Got a lot in common with Teenage Fanclub, so either a good bet - or maybe a let-down for you so soon after the real thing. Still worth a punt I reckon, if you can fit them into your Dot-to-Dot schedule.
Thanks for the tip millymolly
they're on quite early in the day so I will endeavour to catch them. I know the boy Lamacq raves about them...
for me
it's Crowded House on Sunday in The Olympia in Dublin. I'm toying with the notion of seeing Macca in the RDS in a few weeks time. The gig hasn't sold out, and i suspect there'll be touts trying to cut their losses at the gates.
If an upside of a shit-awful recession is touts getting burned, then whoo-hoo say I!
Teenage
Fanclub
Me
Too
Teenage
Fanclub
Me
Too
The French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky...
... singing Purcell at the German Church in the Old Town, Stockholm on 9 June.
Errr ... does that count as a gig?
Had tickets to
Suzy Bogguss in Bury this Friday but can't now go.
Then, in June, EC solo in Birmingham and the following week with the Sugarcanes in Liverpool.
Also just bought tickets for Roseanne Cash at the Sage in July with an afternoon boat trip down the Tyne with John Miller and his Country Casuals.
Would have loved to see Crowded House but too expensive.
Gig hiatus
Nothing now until the end of July when I go to see Tinariwen with Steve Turner of this parish and our respective FPO's.
In recent days have booked for Gorillaz and Ian Hunter later in the year.
I would like it to be
...Supergrass' last show at Brixton in June but it's sold out. Curses.
It will now be Primal Scream doing Screamadelica...
How 90s can you get?
Teenage Fanclub
4th June, Leeds Cockpit. I'm unfeasibly excited by this.
Beatherder Festival in July. I haven't been before, but my friends have & they rave (ha!) about it. They've been pestering me to join in this year, and so I shall.
Dont`t get out much myself..
but hoping to see The Psychedelic Furs doing Talk Talk Talk at the Ritz in Manchester in October
Nobody told me!
I'd love to see that - I'll now google to see if they are doing it anywhere near where I am
Sorry
Just noticed this thread was from last year.
Jonsi at Kentish Town Forum tonight
Pixies at the Troxy next week
Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy lined up. I will most certainly be getting Grinderman tickets when they go on sale this week too.
No festivals this year as recently be-bairned - might do one of the London one dayers. Maybe Roxy Music at Lovebox?
I am properly envious of your gig schedule
BTW we took our (then) 8 month old and our 4 year old to Camp Bestival last year, it was terrific. Going again this year.
That's brave on the festival front
If you don't mind me asking - what did you do in the evenings? Push them around asleep in a wheelbarrow or one of you stay back at the tent? I'm curious on how this might work for us as we're both fans of a few days of cider & pop in the drizzle
This year we'll push them about in a wheelbarrow or similar...
We hadn't twigged the wheelbarrow trick last year.
Instead, we put them to bed about 9pm and then took it in turns to pop out for food or to watch a band. Which was OK, but the wheelbarrow option is definitely better.
Couple next week!
Bit of an odd pair.
Woven Hand at the Bush Hall - then Toumani Diabate at the Barbican the following night.
Getting a bit excited about Costello solo at Meltdown, too.
Nibley Rocks
Faced with an average bill at Cornbury, we've decided to move my mate's stag night to picturesque Nibley in Gloucestershire.
Their one day event features 'Russia's Number One Indie Band',the 'Welsh answer to the Kings Of Leon', a West Country can can team 'The Red Hot Frilly Knickers' and Eddie & The Hot Rods.
Tickets are £10, there's a real ale tent and cream teas from the Nibley Cricket Club.
Working on it
I'm trying to arrange a work schedule around Jimmie Vaughan in London on June 3rd and / or Elvis Costello in Birmingham in late June.
I'll get tickets once travel's sorted.
*EDIT*
Jimmie Vaughan at Shepherd's Bush O2 is my next gig
The Audreys
Tasha and Tristan from The Audreys, here in Brisbane. Acoustic, playing covers suggested by fans who voted online for what they wanted to hear.
The Pixies
next Friday at The Troxy with my son, then Edwyn Collins at Stoke Newington Assembley Rooms the following night with the GLW
Tonight @ King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Son of Dave
July - Robert Cray
Nov - Squeeze
Natalie Merchant
in Birmingham on Friday although Carl Parkers review has dimmed my enthusiasm. I was hoping for lots of 10,000 maniacs, Ophelia and Tiger Lily stuff but it seems it will be predominantly the new album.
Elvis Costello in Birmingham in June (Solo)
Just now booking tickets for Macca at Hyde Park primarily because Costello is there with Sugarcanes and Crowded House and CSN are on same bill.
That Macca bill
really is value for money. Not a bad act on it.
I'm amazed though, that tickets are still available. You'd have thought that McCartney could easily shift 30000 tickets on his own, especially in such an easy to get to central London venue. Sign of the credit-crunch times, I suppose.
in about 2 hours exactly
not it is not a matinee .
it being the other side of the globe and all
the pink floyd experience- an american tribute band and my first tribute band ever.
Oddly I'm quite excited.
And imminent - band of horses probably, black rebel motorcycle club possibly.
John Cooper Clarke
And Frank Sidebottom in Derby.
You know I aaaaammm, I reaaally aaaaam.
Rage Against the Machine
F**K YOU I'M NOT TOO OLD FOR THIS!
...and it was free...
then good ol' Glasto.
Very excited...
...because next Friday, 4/6, Mrs Bryer and I will board the First Class Steamer up to That There London, where we will take up residence in a swanky hotel, mooch around St Paul's, have an early dinner and a riverside stroll, before ambling up to the Temple area to see a fine band from the east called Songs From The Blue House at a boozer called The Milford.
Where we'll seek out band member, guitarist, writer, co-writer, co-co-writer, sire of the once and future King Archie, cyber-friend, who is known as skirky round these parts, looking forward to it as this will be our first *date*. Bit worried about him and the wife though, as they're quite keen on each other's voices.
Teddy Boy's Picnic, Tideswell
Richard Hawley topping the bill, plus Martin Carthy/Norma Waterson, Smoke Fairies, Pete Molinari and many others besides. Hope it is drier than today!
Then Glastonbury. Same comment re weather.
Bluegrass ahoy!
Having forsaken Merlefest this year I'm taking a punt at Grey Fox www.greyfoxbluegrass.com in Albany, NY in mid July, providing BA cabin crew and Icelandic volcanoes don't conspire against me
I'm also thinking seriously about going back to Cropredy, which I last attended in 2002. I might leave that one till late and see how the weather is looking
And in September I'm going for the 4th year running to the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival in Longford, Ireland which is always a terrific gig, and this year has a very strong bill www.johnnykeenan.com/Banjo%20Festival.htm I might feel obliged to drink copious quantities of Guinness, just to fit in, like
next gig - Slayer in 5 hours
Hopefully going through their "Everything But the Girl" phase, as I've got a bit of a headache, but no under 14s in otherwise, and I've got some teenage lads to chaperone. By contrast, my Dad and I bonded over "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum".
Wondrin' where to post this
rather than set up a new thread
Y'know that Paul McCartney feller? Seems he's doing a gig in Olde London Town with some friends later this month. So?
It must not be selling so well as you can get a 20% discount on tickets through the Liverpool Arena website
http://www.echoarena.com/whats_on/paul_mccartney_ticket_offer.asp
My gift to The Massive. Thank me later.
I will thank you now
*huuuuuuuuuuuug*
Sickened
going to see Macca in Dublin tomorrow, ticket cost €90, no support. What a rip off compared to the London show.
Just booked
to see Manic Street Preachers in Leeds in October - yay!
Wilco...
... in Munich in September - wunderbar!
This Sunday...
folk guitar maestro, Gordon Giltrap. Again. For the umpteenth time.
Alejandro Escovedo
Week after next at the Maze Nottingham.
Taking teenage son for his first gig with the old man.
Glastonbury...if I don't do my back in first
.
Bingley Music Live next for me
Looks a decent line up with PIL added to the bill today!
Fever Ray
ABC Glasgow, 1 Sept, then Gong on the 4th
Seems a good time to revive this..
..with all the summer festivals on the horizon.
So what gigs you got coming up?
I've got Young Knives in Sheffield and the Isle Of Wight festival coming up June, plus John Cooper Clake at the Brudenell...
Big weekend
May 15: The National
May 16: Elvis Costello
Both here in Cincinnati.Friends comimg into town for both of these. Should be a great couple of days!
Hurts
At a pub in Dubai.
2 for me
2 weeks time - Rush in Sheffield
Next month - Madness, (one of my favourite ever bands), at Whitehaven harbour.
Looking forward to both very much.
Having had a splendid time with...
...Drakey, Helena Handcart, Carol From Luton and - oh yes - Jan Akkerman last Friday - which can be read about in far too much detail here:
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/a-night-out-with-jan-akkerman-and
...I'll be going to see Terry Reid at the Errigle Inn in Belfast tomorrow night.
Never seen him before - any good live? I only have 'River' (sublime) and a comp of his Mickie Most era. Any other disc I should look out for on his merchandise stall?
Don't stop...
Glee @ The o2
Blame Mrs V. (Oh OK, I am quite excited!)
Sufjan Stevens at the Sage Gateshead
Despite being under-whelmed by Age of Adz I'm looking forward to seeing him live for the first time in a couple of weeks. But more looking forward to seeing my old pal Gording who I'm taking as his 50th birthday present. At our age it's the little things that mean a lot. I'm sure there'll be opportunity to complain to one another in a Waldorf and Statler manner that 'the problem with young people nowadays is that they mumble too much. Speak up young man!'
First festival with kids...
phosphorescent june 7th
end of the road in september
- fairly eclectic line-up (Beirut, The Fall & Joanna Newsom headlining) but keen to see Midlake and John Grant again. Wooden Shjips and The Walkmen have been on the ipod a lot recently too.
Funny you should ask...
Vintage Trouble (Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh) - sold on their performance on Later
Sparrow and the Workshop (Sneaky's Edinburgh) - Recommended
Rush (Some arena, Newcastle) - Favourite band
Roger Waters (02, that London) - Will DG turn up?
Morrissey (Alhambra, Dunfermline) - Not a true fan but like the idea of established artist playing in "provincial" towns. Yes... I know it was the capital of Scotland.
Jayhawks (Oran Mor, Glasgow) - Other favourite band
....and Latitude!!! with the family. Very limited festival experience. I really can't wait
Latitude
That's next up for us too.
Met days
Mary Gauthier Bury Met 9th May (as a result of the Word podcast a while back)
Spiers & Boden Bury Met 13th Met
Considering Friends of Mine Festival, but only ever been to one festival and then just a day visit, never fet the need or desire to attend festivals.
Show Of Hands
at the Half Moon Saturday & Peter Case in Twickenham.
It was going to be very busy
I was going to see Kimmie Rhodes on Thursday, but she cancelled the tour because her husband is ill with cancer. I hope he recovers without to much chemo or radio nastiness.
This Friday is a gig I've been waiting for, for so many years, and that is Shelby Lynne. She's playing at London's Cadogan Hall. I'm so looking forward to it, but at the same time I'm fearful that she's not going to live up to my expectations.
Then on Sunday it's off to the Union Chapel in Islington to see Laura Cantrell. She'll be playing lots from her new album, Kitty Wells Dresses, her tribute to said queen of country. I've seen Laura a few times so I'm confident of the usual professional show graced by her pure voice and superb musicianship. I don't know who is in her band these days. Long time collaborator Jon Graboff has been one of Ryan Adams's Cardinals for a few years.
Kitson and Cantrell
On Thursday, we're off to see Daniel Kitson, who may not rock as such, but is a god-like genius of the spoken word variety. The following day it's Laura Cantrell at Gateshead Town Hall.
mostly classic rock
Roger Waters - O2
Rush - O2
Download Festival
Bob Dylan, Imelda May etc Finsbury Park Feis
High Voltage Festival - Judas Priest Jethro Tull etc
Iron Maiden - O2
Joe Bonamassa - Hammersmith October
As above, mostly
Roger waters at the MEN
Elton John at the SECC
Paul Simon at the armadillo
Iron maiden at the SECC
Enormo domes ahoy! Not like me!
Merry May
David Ford on Friday
Staff Benda Bilili next saturday
Loudon Wainwright mid may
Nils Lofgren June.
Hoping to get tickets for Chuck Prophet in Nottingham in July and Alejandro Escovedo in October.
Escovedo
Steve, are you by any chance thinking of seeing AE at the Jazz Cafe in Camden? If so let me know, as I've had an underwhelming response from people I've suggested him to.
I really don't get out much...
But I'm thrilled to be seeing Ron Sexsmith in Leamington Spa in June!
A real treat in store
He was really wonderful last Saturday at the Barbican.
Next gig...
is Mercury Rev on 16th May. Went to see John Grant last night, brilliant gig. The only downside was the guy next to me trying to harmonise with JG, and doing it very badly. Mrs. M told him to keep it down and he stormed off down the back of the venue to annoy someone else!
Shoestring festivals
Farmfest in Somerset
Aeon in Devon
I'll let you know how they compare to ...oh, what's that other one in Somerset called?
wireless in June
My daughters choice, going on the Friday to see Bruno mars and plan b and others. Wish is was the Saturday when the streets are on!