Music/gigs

[oldjamfan1]

3 hours ago, Upside Down said:

I find it somewhat disgusting that a band that loves to play up their 'ard working class' origins would charge actual working class people £150 a ticket to go to their gig.

I suppose when you're only in it for the money it's not a difficult decision.

Under the 'dynamic' system, the prices went up to around triple that on Ticketmaster so it got much worse, with the band's specific blessing too I believe.

 

Cunts.

[Norbert Rassragr]

Sounds the opposite of Rammstein. Sure, their tickets are around £70-90 (depending on the country), but they took sites like Viagogo to court to stop them reselling them for way more.

I guess Noel's divorce was very expensive.

[DeeCee]

[Gav]

@oldjamfan1

Great song, great cover.

Weller and Noel seem suitably impressed at times throughout the song. 

 

Edited September 3 by Gav

[oldjamfan1]

9 hours ago, Gav said:

@oldjamfan1

Great song, great cover.

Weller and Noel seem suitably impressed at times throughout the song. 

 

Nice one Gav. From that same Jam covers album there’s a really unusual take on Going Underground by Buffalo Tom. Ben Harper’s version of Modern World is good as well.

[DeeCee]

For great song writers/lyricists (covering more than one decade) I give you Jarvis Cocker and Eminem - both genius status imo 👍

[Norbert Rassragr]

Jarvis Cocker is brilliant. Pulp were always better than Oasis and Blur. They were on great form when I saw them in Bridlington last year.

[GHR]

On 29/08/2024 at 18:54, K-Hod said:

Was never gonna be less than a ton, this one. Gigs cost a lot more nowadays, as artists make bugger all from record sales, due to streaming, so they recoup it from gig tickets. 
I reckon it’s fair enough tbh, if you’re a big fan.

On the other hand, it's a bit shit for the mid-range bands who aren't going to attract 100,000-strong queues. Best part of £80 or £90 to see the Damned or Anthrax at the Wolves Civic when I checked. Status Quo (I forget the venue) cost similar. These days I am down to keeping an eye on the local venues and theatres and only looking periodically for when five or six 'big' bands tour. Simply can't afford to be a casual concert goer for the bigger bands these days.

(One of the joys of the smaller venues is being able to afford a pint, should you so wish. Was just shy of a tenner for one at Wembley Arena back in March and the O2 venues are £8.50 I think... I tend to be teetotal for those occasions!)

[only2garners]

We're going to see London Grammar at the AO Arena and Paul Heaton at the Liverpool Arena in the next couple of months - both £35 plus booking fee.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, only2garners said:

We're going to see London Grammar at the AO Arena and Paul Heaton at the Liverpool Arena in the next couple of months - both £35 plus booking fee.

Paul Heaton has always been a top bloke with actual principles.

 

2 hours ago, GHR said:

On the other hand, it's a bit shit for the mid-range bands who aren't going to attract 100,000-strong queues. Best part of £80 or £90 to see the Damned or Anthrax at the Wolves Civic when I checked. Status Quo (I forget the venue) cost similar. These days I am down to keeping an eye on the local venues and theatres and only looking periodically for when five or six 'big' bands tour. Simply can't afford to be a casual concert goer for the bigger bands these days.

(One of the joys of the smaller venues is being able to afford a pint, should you so wish. Was just shy of a tenner for one at Wembley Arena back in March and the O2 venues are £8.50 I think... I tend to be teetotal for those occasions!)

The worst part of all these shit reunion gigs is that smaller bands can no longer get any bigger because all the decent spots are taken up by bloated, half arsed cash grab reunions.

Also, all the medium sized venues are rapidly disappearing. It's either a tiny club or an arena with nothing in between. The live music scene everywhere is in an absolute dire state and people need to get out to see local gigs and keep the scene alive before it disappears forever.

[GHR]

1 hour ago, Upside Down said:

Paul Heaton has always been a top bloke with actual principles.

 

The worst part of all these shit reunion gigs is that smaller bands can no longer get any bigger because all the decent spots are taken up by bloated, half arsed cash grab reunions.

Also, all the medium sized venues are rapidly disappearing. It's either a tiny club or an arena with nothing in between. The live music scene everywhere is in an absolute dire state and people need to get out to see local gigs and keep the scene alive before it disappears forever.

My usual haunt down here in lieu of the Wolves Civic or the big jobs in Birmingham is KK's Steel Mill in Wolves. Geared towards rock and metal (it is sponsored by the ex Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing, whose cousin is Rovers' assistant manager!) and though not the best layout/acoustics, it is cheap, cheerful, feels 'real' and gets decent names on. Not the flashiest of joints but offers a space for punters to have a proper experience and relevant bands of all shapes and sizes a stage.

Night and day compared to the trek to the O2 jobs in Birmingham with their 'wedge 'em in, bleed 'em dry' approach as an attendee.

[Upside Down]

10 hours ago, GHR said:

My usual haunt down here in lieu of the Wolves Civic or the big jobs in Birmingham is KK's Steel Mill in Wolves. Geared towards rock and metal (it is sponsored by the ex Judas Priest guitarist KK Downing, whose cousin is Rovers' assistant manager!) and though not the best layout/acoustics, it is cheap, cheerful, feels 'real' and gets decent names on. Not the flashiest of joints but offers a space for punters to have a proper experience and relevant bands of all shapes and sizes a stage.

Night and day compared to the trek to the O2 jobs in Birmingham with their 'wedge 'em in, bleed 'em dry' approach as an attendee.

I always loved Priest. A proper band. It takes real bollocks to be openly gay in the 1980s metal scene.

[ABBEY]

legends

[ABBEY]

hope all your oasis tickets are refundable.  you've been mugged off, Liam g was utter shite last night , I'd go aa far as shitter than AJ showing.

[NeilInBristol]

Bristol don't have an arena yet but there is one being built called YTL and that will be about 10mins cycle from our home when it's finally open in 2026/27 can't wait for some big acts to be able to come to Bristol!! Even better it's so close to where we live. 

[Norbert Rassragr]

Just got tickets for Iron Maiden in Prague. I've wanted to see them for ages. I had to do it as they're not young anymore.

[Upside Down]

Just got the new High Vis record the other day. Absolute belter.

[oldjamfan1]

Saw Weller at the famous Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow last week. It’s a cracking venue (his favourite) and him and the band were on fire. 
 

The support act was pretty good too, a fella called Liam Bailey.

 

[Norbert Rassragr]

Not that big on Paul Weller, though I think he's OK. I'm seeing Gnome in Birmingham next may, as well as Iron Maiden in Prague.

https://youtu.be/EE-LD2EcASo?si=LeMa7T4jbSpYQFj8

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Article that caught my eye in todays paper - “ The Songs That Defined The Spirit Of Punk “ 

These are the songs - 

Patti Smith - Pissing In The River

Iggy And The Stooges - Gimme Danger

Bad Brains - I

Bikini Kill - Double Dare Ya

Plasmatics - I 

Thee Head oats - I’m Hurting

Bad Brains - Banned In DC

Mm, not my idea of the song that defined punk.

No “ 96 Tears “ for a start.

[Gav]

I got Oasis tickets finally…..In East Rutherford NJ, oh well, needs must.

Also bought Libertines tickets at Halifax Peace Hall, great venue by the way.

Also Proud Mary in Leeds, one of my favourite albums ever - 2001 Same Old Blues, tremendous. 

[Upside Down]

6 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Article that caught my eye in todays paper - “ The Songs That Defined The Spirit Of Punk “ 

These are the songs - 

Patti Smith - Pissing In The River

Iggy And The Stooges - Gimme Danger

Bad Brains - I

Bikini Kill - Double Dare Ya

Plasmatics - I 

Thee Head oats - I’m Hurting

Bad Brains - Banned In DC

Mm, not my idea of the song that defined punk.

No “ 96 Tears “ for a start.

Gimme Danger and both Bad Brains tunes are absolute belters.

Gimme Danger is one of my favourite tunes ever. That whole album is 11/10. 

 

[Upside Down]

On 07/11/2024 at 00:35, oldjamfan1 said:

Saw Weller at the famous Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow last week. It’s a cracking venue (his favourite) and him and the band were on fire. 
 

The support act was pretty good too, a fella called Liam Bailey.

 

I really want one of those Marshalls.

[MarkBRFC71]

Saw both Fontaines DC and Maximo Park here in Munich over the last week or so.

FDC just get better and better - more polished, better songs and a bigger production.  The only downside is as a result the venues get bigger!

Maximo always deliver - I loved their first 2 albums but I think they dipped after that - but still some great songs albeit fewer and further between on their newer stuff.  Still great live though.

[Hasta]

Nicko McBrain retired as drummer from Maiden this weekend after 40 years, playing his last gig in Brazil.

He suffered a minor stroke back in January. He was still able to tour this summer onwards, but admitted he had to adapt and simplify some of the more complicated numbers. At 72 years old, he’s a bit older than the rest of the band so it looks like he’s gone out on his own terms. Bruce made a point that he has only retired from ‘live’ performances, so will possibly still feature on future album releases.

Simon Dawson takes over, drummer from Steve Harris ‘other’ band British Lion.