Music/gigs

[Gav]

Stone Rose - 2 nights at Man City next summer.

Hope they release a new album, or its just another money maker.

[T J Hooker]

why are they playing that keany stadium, its god awful for music gigs in my experience, why dont these big bands play somewhere new and original for a change.

[MCMC1875]

Alabama 3 at 53 Degrees, Preston, Friday 13 November.

[AggyBlue]

2 Nov - Bridgewater Hall Manchester

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.

Played The Best Years Of Our Lives album plus hits and online requests.

Excellent.

Is it really 39 years since I last saw this lot. They really were the best years of out lives.

[K-Hod]

Didn't even want Roses tickets.....

Couldn't get online, then when I did standing tickets were mysteriously gone....

THEN, there was another date announced, but by the time I got on, they were gone as well.

Checked Stub Hub, and shock horror, they're on there for £160.

As predicted, tout heaven. What a swizz.

[tkturner]

I was online this morning trying to get a tickets for the Roses gig.

Ticketmaster and Gigsandtours were pretty useless for me and I got none...

I don't regularly go to gigs and use these websites often but thought the whole thing today with these tickets was a bit of a blag.

Sold out rapidly then further dates announced which also went without me being able to select anything other than the most expensive areas.

Whilst I fancied going I don't fancy anything over £60 for this...

I don't understand how I saw loads of my mates going on social media with "got Stone Roses tickets" all at differing times, seemed as though tickets were released in waves if that makes sense?

Seeing loads being resold now for daft money which is disappointing...

[Paul]

I logged in using two laptops and a tablet. Went on gigsandtours and Ticketmaster but gigsandtours seemed to crash within minutes. I tried for Friday seated on two machines and Saturday on one. I was in three queues each said 25-30 minutes wait.

The two Friday queues said sold out after around 20 minutes but I got through on the Saturday queue. Could have bought 4 but only took 2 as that's all I needed. £62 each.

Gigsandtours seemed to be overwhelmed and I must say that didn't surprise me. Ticketmaster are set up to handle this and they did. Sure they will screw your for every penny but it's well organised. Never failed yet to get tickets I wanted.

It's four tickets per person which seems fair. It's possible to buy more but only by firing up multiple devices. The oeople to blame are the ones who buy tickets with no intention of going to the gig and every intention of making a profit.

No one else to blame.

£55 tickets for Wednesday are available now

Edited November 6, 2015 by Paul

[Mike E]

Accepted a free ticket to 50 Cent last night. Only furthered my dislike of rap/hip-hop and it's fans. Not one of them could wear a cap properly (weird anyway as the MEN has this wonderful thing called a 'roof').

Ironically, the man himself was the only one wearing his cap the right way. Some 'fans' he has!

[K-Hod]

50 cent isn't hip-hop, it's gash!

Proper hip-hop is A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, funky soulful stuff and good beats and lyrics! Don't dismiss a whole genre :-)

[donnermeat]

And Hieroglyphics!

[K-Hod]

Well yeah, I cherry picked my favourites!

[LDRover]

Shiiine Weekender done and bloody good it was too. Will be back next year.

[donnermeat]

Well yeah, I cherry picked my favourites!

I definitely feel you man, I even had Bonita Applebum playing at my wedding!

[K-Hod]

I definitely feel you man, I even had Bonita Applebum playing at my wedding!

Well, she has got it goin' on!

[K-Hod]

A bit generous calling anything Sandi Thom has done 'music', but this meltdown is hilarious:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/singer-sandi-thom-facebook-meltdown-6815054

[ABBEY]

RIP PHILTHY

http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/former-motoerhead-drummer-phil-taylor-has-died

[donnermeat]

A bit generous calling anything Sandi Thom has done 'music', but this meltdown is hilarious:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/singer-sandi-thom-facebook-meltdown-6815054

She is pregnant in fairness....

[bob fleming]

RIP PHILTHY

http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/former-motoerhead-drummer-phil-taylor-has-died

Now he could play a bit. A real character too, daft as a brush.

Check out Overkill from No Sleep Til Hammersmith. Nothing ever sounds the same again.

RIP Philthy Animal Taylor.

[K-Hod]

She is pregnant in fairness....

I did not know that!

[Norbert Rassragr]

Accepted a free ticket to 50 Cent last night. Only furthered my dislike of rap/hip-hop and it's fans. Not one of them could wear a cap properly (weird anyway as the MEN has this wonderful thing called a 'roof').

Ironically, the man himself was the only one wearing his cap the right way. Some 'fans' he has!

You mean that odd way they perch it on top of their head, rather than wearing it?

A bit generous calling anything Sandi Thom has done 'music', but this meltdown is hilarious:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/singer-sandi-thom-facebook-meltdown-6815054

Sandi's hit was crap but it does highlight how only a few companies control what you hear on the radio. Perhaps she should contact Ipecac records.

[ABBEY]

Now he could play a bit. A real character too, daft as a brush.

Check out Overkill from No Sleep Til Hammersmith. Nothing ever sounds the same again.

RIP Philthy Animal Taylor.

Motörhead at download pal

[PeteJD13]

Motörhead at download pal

great live band last time I saw them Saxon opened for Motorhead at the Apollo two brilliant live bands great gig.

[MCMC1875]

Motörhead at download pal

At their best at Blackburn in '80 and '82. Phil, Eddie and Lemmy. Was it Bomber tour and Ace Of Spades tour?

[Gav]

I know plenty doing Preston on Saturday then off to Liverpool for New Order in the evening, cracking day out that.

Pity I'm not going to either 😢

Edited November 16, 2015 by GAV

[old darwen blue]

At their best at Blackburn in '80 and '82. Phil, Eddie and Lemmy. Was it Bomber tour and Ace Of Spades tour?

It was the "Ace Up Your Sleeve" tour.