The Gig Thread

[Magic]

Don't think we've got one of these so here we go.

On the 21st going to see Ian Siegal and his band on a fucking ancient boat in the city centre #LONDONish for the Dundee Jazz Festival, followed by Micky Moody and Papa George. :cool:

Then it's a 5 pub thing on the Sunday starting at 2pm and lasting all day and in to the night. Proper old school jazz and blues.

[Shindig]

On the 26th I'm seeing The Prodigy and Public Enemy.

[Giggles]

Seen Steve Earle and Bell X1 last weekend. Nothing coming up until January now though.

[Raoul Duke]

Alela Diane and Elvis Perkins coming up for me in the next few weeks. I''d like to see EL VY too.

[hfswjyr]

Los Campesinos at Scala on the 22nd. EXCITE!

[Tubes]

I've just recently seen Souljazz Orchestra and Quantic. ASAP Rocky and Wiz Khalifa as well, primarily for ASAP Rocky. Also, Public Service Broadcasting have had to postpone loads of their tour, including the date I had tickets for in Liverpool. Pretty devastating. Got to wait until February now.

[Benny]

Bring Me The Horizon in December and then Sum41 (:cool:) in February next year for their UK tour, which is going to be a wonderful trip down memory lane.

[Magic]

So I forgot to buy the tickets so I'm not going now. :(

On a side note, has anyone ever seen The Macabees live?

[Tubes]

Yeah, they're pretty solid live. Only ever seen them at various festivals but they were decent enough if you like their stuff.

[Manc]

So I forgot to buy the tickets so I'm not going now. :(

On a side note, has anyone ever seen The Macabees live?

Saw them at Leeds this year. Couldn't recommend them enough.

[Magic]

Tickets bought. On Ticketmaster it says no seating plan and it had unreserved so you can do what you want. However now in my ordered tickets it's assigned me a row and seat numbers? I don't want to fucking sit. What the fuck.

[Toby]

Got dragged along to "The Blockheads" tonight. Inverted commas since they've obviously had to replace Ian Dury, and have done so with some disgusting yellow fingered old cunt who probably raised the average number of divorces in the room to about four.

They're really not my cup of tea. I can appreciate the talent of the musicians in the band but it all gets a bit samey after a while, and that mong was an embarrassment.

[Magic]

Tickets bought. On Ticketmaster it says no seating plan and it had unreserved so you can do what you want. However now in my ordered tickets it's assigned me a row and seat numbers? I don't want to fucking sit. What the fuck.

It was an admin thing. Barras here we come. :drool:

[Clunge]

Seeing Mike Vennart (again) tomorrow night. I am retardedly excited.

[Magic]

It was an admin thing. Barras here we come. :drool:

http://www.itv.com/news/2015-11-22/glasgow-barrowland-ballroom-cordoned-off-police-gunshots/

:cool:

I'll be sure to wear my royal blue polo shirt.

:henn0rz:

[Toby]

The Cure are doing a European tour next year, tickets on sale Friday morning if anybody's interested. Girlfriend's a fan so I reckon that'll be the last part of her Christmas presents sorted.

[Magic]

Lucky cunt at your Mrs actually liking an actual band rather than mainstream worthless shit that costs an absolute fortune to see at a boring, characterless corporate venue.

[Baz]

I've bought Busted tickets off Gigantic. It's not on til May. Will I get the tickets before Christmas? It's a present, y'see.

[Shindig]

Nearly had to break up a fight last night. Bloke turned up for The Prodigy already drunk, kept spouting lyrics and constantly kept telling Flava Flav to fuck off. First the couple next to me noticed it (which caused the bloke to square up), he moved and, when he came back in he was greeted with a police escort. Quality night, although DJ Lord's 'thing' is terrible. And Prodigy's stage lighting was such that you could not see them.

Still hate people that skip support to just see the main headliners. If you've paid, make the effort to watch the lot. Especially when its Public Enemy.

[Manc]

I've bought Busted tickets off Gigantic. It's not on til May. Will I get the tickets before Christmas? It's a present, y'see.

I doubt it. Maybe in the year 3000.

[Shindig]

Hold on to your great, great, great granddaughters.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8GA5NssmBo

Not mine, obviously. I got 5 seconds of Firestarter as it was being remixed to shit. The lad on the video mentions the crowd being a bit wank and I'll not disagree. The place wasn't full and Public Enemy got even less attention. :(

[igor_balis]

Going to see They Might Be Giants in January. Not a massive fan but they're playing in some tiny social club, which should be a laugh. Can't wait for the Malcolm in the Middle theme tune!!! Actually think I already posted this elsewhere but fuck it.

[Benny]

Bring Me The Horizon next Tuesday, going to mosh with the emo's.

[Manc]

Bring Me The Horizon next Tuesday, going to mosh with the emo's.

Haven't given them an ear since the third album. Have they improved?

[Magic]

Going to see They Might Be Giants in January. Not a massive fan but they're playing in some tiny social club, which should be a laugh. Can't wait for the Malcolm in the Middle theme tune!!! Actually think I already posted this elsewhere but fuck it.

Their lead singer is married to my neighbour's daughter.

[igor_balis]

Yeah. I definitely remember you saying that before, so I must have posted it already. Is she fit?

[Magic]

Getting on a bit now.

[Benny]

Haven't given them an ear since the third album. Have they improved?

Sempiternal is easily their best album, their latest one is a bit of a mixed bag in my opinion, definitely more 'pop-y' than ever. I saw them at Reading this year and was converted into a big fan, easily one of the best shows I've seen.

[Bernanke]

Gonna have to get some tickets for the BST with Florence, Kendrick, Jamie XX. :wub:

[Toby]

The Cure are doing a European tour next year, tickets on sale Friday morning if anybody's interested. Girlfriend's a fan so I reckon that'll be the last part of her Christmas presents sorted.

Got tickets for the show in Barcelona. They weren't playing any Scottish venues so I figured for what it'd take to get to Manchester, a flight to Spain really isn't that much more hassle or cost.

[Magic]

Jesus, so you've bought her tickets to see that, and a holiday to Barca? Makes my non-paperwhite Kindle pale in to insignificance tbh.

[Toby]

I was going to get tickets for the one in Copenhagen but the dates were too close to the holiday we already have planned in France. :eyemouth:

[Magic]

:moop:

[Toby]

To be serious for a moment though, I'm not booking flights/accommodation yet and won't be planning to pay for it all. I'm just confident that she'll want to go enough that she'll pay her share of it. It'll just be a long-ish weekend so if we book RyanAir/EasyJet flights early enough it'll cost piss all.

[Magic]

Anyone going to see the Manics 20th anniversary tour?

[Giggles]

Just home from Gavin James. High pitched, lone acoustic singers aren't really my thing but he's about the best I've seen.

[The Merse]

https://consequenceofsound.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-20-at-11-05-13-pm.png?w=807

:drool:

[Reg]

I'm pretty excited. Thinking of going to the gig in London.

[The Merse]

Same here.

Possibly one of the overseas ones if flights are dirt cheap (London is about as expensive to travel to from Bristol and to stay in as several of the European gigs).

[Spammer]

Went to see a Fleetwood Mac tribute band tonight with my mum, uncle and aunt. Was really good. Some of the people in the crowd even stood up and danced at one point!

[igor_balis]

They Might Be Giants was last night. They were very good, and being in a tiny working men's club definitely helped the atmosphere. Dorkiest crowd I've ever been part of, but that added to the charm really. Phil Jupitus was there apparently, but I didn't see him sadly.

[The Merse]

Instantly felt the need to play Birdhouse In Your Soul after reading that :drool:

[igor_balis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgOibXf72Oo

Seeing it live was pretty special, I must admit. :wub:

They did a fucking Destiny's Child cover as well, which was pretty funny even if it was a bit LOLRANDOM.

[The Merse]

That'd be Bills, Bills, Bills I take it?

They learned it for the A/V Club's regular Youtube show 'Undercover' - they did a great version of Tubthumping on there too a few years back, pretty much the best episode ever.

[igor_balis]

That'd be Bills, Bills, Bills I take it?

They learned it for the A/V Club's regular Youtube show 'Undercover' - they did a great version of Tubthumping on there too a few years back, pretty much the best episode ever.

Ha, it was indeed. I'm working my way through those AV club videos now, they're pretty good. TMBG are great sports.

[hfswjyr]

Splurged on some tickets tonight.

CHVRCHES at Royal Albert Hall in March.
Laura Stevenson (be very surprised if anyone here knows her) at The Borderline in June.

[Clunge]

Weezer were splendid tonight.

[The Merse]

I'll be doing a fair few over the next month or so. We Never Learned To Live is the first order of business on Sunday, followed by Bear Trade (supporting Iron Chic), Gnarwolves with Crowes N Wra, Cleft, Future of the Left with St Pierre Snake Invasion and the 2 day Dead Punk Promo special (Gmarwolves again, the dude who used to be in The Movielife, Astpai, Muncie Girls, Jesus and his Judgemental Father).

Yeah. Happy with that. Mostly single figure advance tickets too, which is nice. Just gutted to be missing Shai Hulud tonight (sold out). Also pretty sure I'll miss Mission of Burma due to work. Which is a bit shit given that they're no doubt due to retire again soon.

[Giggles]

Bell X1 last night. Look to be really enjoying it again and the new stuff fits in great.

Got the obligatory Prince stuff too, though I suppose 90% of bands playing this weekend were at the same.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTHaKr6a2to

[wullie]

Off to see Chris Cornell on Monday, it's an acoustic set so not much chance of Timbaland getting involved this time.

[Manc]

Watched Adam Green tonight. Most fun I've had at a gig in a while.

[Giggles]

Was offered a Springsteen ticket yesterday evening as a mates Mrs can't go. To be honest I'd know about two songs and have no interest in him but anyone know if it's much of a show?

[Shindig]

Teenage Fanclub are heading to the region in November. I'm up for that.

[igor_balis]

Managed to convince 5 of my mates to go see some classical music last night. Tchaikovsky's 5th at Birm Symphony Hall. It was pretty great, and our seats were ace; £40 centre of circle seats, but they were a fiver each on account of us being under-25, which is an excellent deal.

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13301398_10154257935592174_286613529182475065_o.jp g

I suppose that sorta counts as a gig.

[wullie]

I went to see Chris Cornell there a few weeks ago, up at the front of the upper tier. All very civilised.

[igor_balis]

Bumped into a really old friend last night who told me belle & seabatian were playing tomorrow (as in today), and that resale tickets weren't too expensive. As I was a bit pissed I agreed to go. Quite excited to see the entirety of if you're feeling sinister at the Albert hall but slightly concerned it might be awkward hanging out with a girl I've barely spoken to since snoggjng her at a party when we were 16.

U going Lee?

[Lee]

Bumped into a really old friend last night who told me belle & seabatian were playing tomorrow (as in today), and that resale tickets weren't too expensive. As I was a bit pissed I agreed to go. Quite excited to see the entirety of if you're feeling sinister at the Albert hall but slightly concerned it might be awkward hanging out with a girl I've barely spoken to since snoggjng her at a party when we were 16.

U going Lee?

I'm not. I'd love to see them live but have never got around to it.

[mugbull]

Are any of you guys going to Creamfields? So jealous, the lineup is next fucking level

[Spoonsky]

I saw Grimes tonight. Really good performance although it was too short.

[mugbull]

Grimes looks like you.

[Spoonsky]

Not sure about that, but she did go to McGill (and started her music career there).

[Magic]

Anyone been to see Laura Mvula?

[Giggles]

For a band that I've always thought had fairly middle of the road songs, Walking on Cars are absolutely brilliant live. Remind me of Biffy Clyro in their heyday.

[Adamski]

Anyone been to see Laura Mvula?

Single mums and virgins.

[Magic]

Single mums and virgins.

Sounds like my kind of night.

[The Merse]

Few excellent encounters recently.

Kano at Tramshed in Cardiff was in incredible form. Well worth catching.

Sleaford Mods were a last minute buy and whilst I'm not very familiar with their material I'd seen enough to know I'd love it. Like John Cooper Clarke with a fella playing Human League records behind him, and literally just pressing play then nodding his head throughout. Very much a cathartic one for the majority of those their I think... they've got an interestingly crusty following. Very good.

[hfswjyr]

Bought tickets to Los Campesinos again for May 1st 2017(!). I guess that is one way to commit to being in the UK until then.

[Magic]

Going to see the Clemster at the Ritz in Manchester. Tix pretty cheap actually, only £21.

:drool:

[Magic]

Just booked up to see FOTC in Glasgow. £65 a ticket. :(

[Giggles]

If you booked it yourself for yourself then why :(

[Adamski]

Going to The War on Drugs tonight :cool:

[Giggles]

A show or an actual march or something?

EDIT - Not the weekend thread.

[Adamski]

Band.

[Magic]

Got your sash m8?

[hfswjyr]

Just booked up to see FOTC in Glasgow. £65 a ticket. :(

They're excellent. Probably the funniest live show I've ever been to.

[Giggles]

Who or what is FOTC anyway?

[John]

Flight of the Conchords. Musical comedy act that had a TV show a few years ago.

[Magic]

Fuck Off Trialist Cunt.

[Adamski]

Just booked up to see FOTC in Glasgow. £65 a ticket. :(

Least you only need to buy one.

[Giggles]

Just got Steve Earle tickets :drool:

[Magic]

Just booked up to see FOTC in Glasgow. £65 a ticket. :(

So it got cancelled but had non refundable hotel so spent over 200 quid on a night out in the west end. Rearranged for the day after my bday in June so booked the hotel again lol.

[Shindig]

Back from RM Hubbert tonight. Nice to finally get a local gig under my belt instead of venturing off to Newcastle. Hubby was fantastic.

[Giggles]

Back from RM Hubbert tonight. Nice to finally get a local gig under my belt instead of venturing off to Newcastle. Hubby was fantastic.

Good of him to take you out.

[Raoul Duke]

Giggles FTW there

[Adramelch]

I am going to see Steven Wilson in a couple of months and I'm really pumped. Last time I saw him was one of the best gigs I've been to.

[Clunge]

I am going to see Steven Wilson in a couple of months and I'm really pumped. Last time I saw him was one of the best gigs I've been to.
I was tempted given the amount of PT stuff he is playing. However, I simply cannot abide his solo material. It's just SO pretentious. It hurts. And if I'm honest with myself, I didn't really enjoy anything PT did after Deadwing.

Lightbulb Sun will forever remain one of my favourite albums of all time. Stupid Dream too and Signify. Immense stuff. Seeing PT a few times before their hiatus too was good. They played Sever at one of those gigs. Unffffff.

I have so many gigs this summer - Thom Yorke, Perfect Circle, 65dos, Elvis Costello, Mogwai, NIN, QOTSA, Bjork. And that's just early-June to early-July.

[Adramelch]

I was tempted given the amount of PT stuff he is playing. However, I simply cannot abide his solo material. It's just SO pretentious. It hurts. And if I'm honest with myself, I didn't really enjoy anything PT did after Deadwing.

Lightbulb Sun will forever remain one of my favourite albums of all time. Stupid Dream too and Signify. Immense stuff. Seeing PT a few times before their hiatus too was good. They played Sever at one of those gigs. Unffffff.

I have so many gigs this summer - Thom Yorke, Perfect Circle, 65dos, Elvis Costello, Mogwai, NIN, QOTSA, Bjork. And that's just early-June to early-July.

I don't mind his new stuff either personally. Have you heard of Riverside by the way? They've got a touch of PT in them:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNuPf8siX_8

[Clunge]

I used to years ago - I recall having their first album but it got waylaid. I'll revisit it.

[Shindig]

Decent night watching the Manics and The Coral.

The latter had their mics cut out twice. Still don't think much of them beyond their three big'ns. Vocals definitely sound better live, though. The Manics played Faster for the first time in years. Fuck. Not entirely sold on their new album or the videos with some Chinese woman gawping at Wales. Not as good as when they played Times Square in August but that outdoor gig had a fuckton of atmosphere.

[Clunge]

Manics usually deliver live. Coral have been stale for years now, but they’re usually a lot of fun.

Managed to bag some last-minute tickets for Gomez’s 20th anniversary tour of Bring It On. Very excited for this next week.

[Alex]

Decemberists in Leeds at the weekend and then down to London for Teenage Fanclub next week. Both should be good, but I'm massively excited for Fanclub. One of my all-time favourite bands and I've never seen them live before. The original bassist (who writes a lot of the songs) is leaving after this tour too, so I kind of see it as it won't actually be "them" anymore once he's gone. So I'm just happy I got a ticket.

I also saw Bloc Party at the Alexandra Palace a couple of weeks ago. They're on this Silent Alarm tour, playing it in full. In typically awkward fashion they decided to play it in reverse order. All the best songs are at the beginning of the record, to be fair. So I can sort of see why they did that. Everyone seemed to love it but I thought they were just alright, if I'm honest. I don't really like the Ally Pally though. I think it's a bit of a shit venue.

My main takeaway from it is that Kele looks like he's spent the last decade in the gym, he's massive now.

[igor_balis]

Decemberists in Leeds at the weekend and then down to London for Teenage Fanclub next week. Both should be good, but I'm massively excited for Fanclub. One of my all-time favourite bands and I've never seen them live before. The original bassist (who writes a lot of the songs) is leaving after this tour too, so I kind of see it as it won't actually be "them" anymore once he's gone. So I'm just happy I got a ticket.

I also saw Bloc Party at the Alexandra Palace a couple of weeks ago. They're on this Silent Alarm tour, playing it in full. In typically awkward fashion they decided to play it in reverse order. All the best songs are at the beginning of the record, to be fair. So I can sort of see why they did that. Everyone seemed to love it but I thought they were just alright, if I'm honest. I don't really like the Ally Pally though. I think it's a bit of a shit venue.

My main takeaway from it is that Kele looks like he's spent the last decade in the gym, he's massive now.

I saw the Decemberists at the height of my fandom in...November 2009 @ The Coronet according to last.fm. They were good, but it was the 2009 tour for the hazards of love and I didn't like that album, and I've not really listened to them for the last 9 years. Anything recent worth checking out?

I really loved Silent Alarm when it came out, but I don't think it's aged well. I don't think any of the mid-00s nme bands have really. Agreed on Ally Pally being shit, it looks nice but awful acoustics.

[Alex]

I saw the Decemberists at the height of my fandom in...November 2009 @ The Coronet according to last.fm. They were good, but it was the 2009 tour for the hazards of love and I didn't like that album, and I've not really listened to them for the last 9 years. Anything recent worth checking out?

I really loved Silent Alarm when it came out, but I don't think it's aged well. I don't think any of the mid-00s nme bands have really. Agreed on Ally Pally being shit, it looks nice but awful acoustics.

Exactly. Everything just always sounds a bit flat to me in there. I also hate the location. It does look nice, obviously. But it's just so out of the fucking way. What I'm saying, I suppose, is that I don't like it because it's difficult to get to/leave without eating into a significant portion of the nights drinking time. :D

With The Decemberists, I would say The King is Dead, which is the album that came straight after Hazards of Love, is worth checking out. I really liked that one. The last couple have been alright too, but that was the last high water mark for me.

I actually think Silent Alarm has aged a lot better than the vast majority of music that came out of that era but I get what you mean, it is still very synonymous with that time for me. I was hit with the feeling of "it's not 2005, I'm not 18, this isn't as good" at numerous points during that gig.

[Dark Soldier]

Stacey Kent at Bury met Sundaynight. Easy listening jazz, found it all a bit samey then they let the drummer do an almost ten minute improv and I lost my shit. Good vibes.

Massive Attack at the MEN Jan 29th too, Mezzanine XX1. One of my Christmas presents. Fucking buzzing about it.

Saw Kikagaku Moyo at Gorilla on Wednesday. Psychedelic rock, and it was utterly fucking amazing. They're so fucking good live.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNMpAOokQuc

26 minutes onwards on that vid. Played it at the gig and everyone lost their shit.

[Shindig]

65dos next weekend, followed by a christening so I can't get hammered. :moop: The write up for the gig sounds complete wankery and they're being supported by Johanna Bramli who looks hot but just does noise. Might legit leave early if it goes completely south.

[Clunge]

65dos are the absolute tits live. Seen then two or three times now and I can think of few instrumental acts that compensate so wholly for there being no vocals. Their decomposition stuff is srsly clever too. I think they’re debuting a whole new set of it atm. The oldies always sound huge too. Debutante always a mega highlight.

[Clunge]

I’ve got Gary Numan on Sunday.

[Shindig]

65dos are the absolute tits live. Seen then two or three times now and I can think of few instrumental acts that compensate so wholly for there being no vocals. Their decomposition stuff is srsly clever too. I think they’re debuting a whole new set of it atm. The oldies always sound huge too. Debutante always a mega highlight.

Yeah, Decomposition Theory is what I'm seeing. My worry is they'll stick with soundtracks and 'projects' and never do a proper album again.

[Shindig]

Christ, that was tough to listen to. I've never known a 75 minute of a band I like to drag on so much. Some left early, others chuntered in disdain. One person shouted "Shit!" at the end of Johanna Bramli's set, causing the rest to clap.

Fuck.

[phonics]

I listened to 54 seconds of Retreat! Retreat! and it felt like 4 minutes so I can imagine.

I had the same feeling seeing Kendrick Lamar live to be honest. Just wanted him to be done.

[Shindig]

Now imagine if Kendrick got it in his head procedurally generated music was a cool thing and decided to produce an audio-visual experience out of it. There's maybe 10-15 minutes of it that was good. The rest was just ambient iffyness with knackered time signatures. And I usually love knackered time signatures.

[Giggles]

Ozzy the fucking prick cancelled Wednesday night.

[Dark Soldier]

Off to Massive Attack's Mezzanine XX1 tour tomorrow at the MEN. Fucking hyped.

[Shindig]

My drought is over. Booked to see Mogwai at the Sage in the new year.

[Raoul Duke]

I've gone from famine to feast:

Bright Eyes - last month
Willy Mason, Craig Finn (Hold Steady) this week
Arcade Fire - next week
Dylan - next month
PJ Harvey, Mountain Goats - November

[Alex]

Nice!

I'm also seeing Bob next month. Plus PUP and Pavement. I was supposed to see Willy Mason a couple of weeks ago actually too, but I had to miss it.

[Raoul Duke]

Nice!

I'm also seeing Bob next month. Plus PUP and Pavement. I was supposed to see Willy Mason a couple of weeks ago actually too, but I had to miss it.

It was a great show actually. Much rockier than usual and the drummer was ace. It's insane that I've been watching him play since 2005 :cab:

[Alex]

It was a great show actually. Much rockier than usual and the drummer was ace. It's insane that I've been watching him play since 2005 :cab:

I've only ever seen him once and it was probably just pre-Covid. He was great. Obviously his catalogue is not massive (and this was before he released the most recent album) but he just got people to shout out what they wanted to hear towards the end and he did it. That first album is really a forgotten little gem from that era of music.

Craig Finn is coming through Leeds at the weekend too actually, I may go. Although it's a Sunday night and I would probably have to solo it. I liked his latest album. Finn solo is pretty solid in general to be honest.

[-james-]

Saw John Cale last night. Got to be the oldest person I've ever seen perform. And fuck is he old, I think right on the cusp of being able to pull off a solo show. Didn't recognise most of it, but his voice has held up incredibly well and he accompanied every song on piano or guitar, which is some feat considering how rigid and immobile he is. I just hope it isn't a Stan Lee sort of situation.