Did day one of Neighbourhood Weekender yesterday. Was a bit apprehensive about doing it sober, but really enjoyed it in the end.

Certainly a rarity that James did both Sit Down & Laid so that was a bonus

1 minute ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Did day one of Neighbourhood Weekender yesterday. Was a bit apprehensive about doing it sober, but really enjoyed it in the end.

Certainly a rarity that James did both Sit Down & Laid so that was a bonus

How was Tim Booth? Saw them at lytham festival last year, and certainly seemed to have a bit of a God complex. Good show though  

Anyway, Lumineers tonight for me. 

2 minutes ago, thebells said:

How was Tim Booth? Saw them at lytham festival last year, and certainly seemed to have a bit of a God complex. Good show though  

Anyway, Lumineers tonight for me. 

Yeah he does have a bit of that aura about him, and he always goes a bit off piste about being in the moment and whatever and had a bit of a rant about folk watching it through phones, but it did the trick and can’t disagree tbf.

Fair fucks to him, he did promise if folk would put their phones away then he’d crowdsurf. So he did….twice 😂 

4 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Yeah he does have a bit of that aura about him, and he always goes a bit off piste about being in the moment and whatever and had a bit of a rant about folk watching it through phones, but it did the trick and can’t disagree tbf.

Fair fucks to him, he did promise if folk would put their phones away then he’d crowdsurf. So he did….twice 😂 

Sounds similar to Lytham then. Totally agree with him on the phones though. Number of people who watch the whole thing through a screen but don’t actually experience any of it is mad. 

Watching Richard Ashcroft at Stevenage FC later 

Just found out there's 3 others on

Optimist, then Futureheads, then The Zutons 

Will get there for the Zutons

Off to watch Reiner Zonnenveld tonight play all night long (well 11-3)

can’t wait 

Just seen Boomtown Rats (amongst others) at Worden Park in Leyland.

Don't think it was quite as good as Billy Ocean last year, but enjoyable nevertheless 

Elons algorithms must have watched my Twickets feed looking for Wunderhorse tickets and fed me load of stuff with arguments about gig etiquette with complaints about moshing and crushes at the front with crowd surfing.
 

Sounds like a good night and much preferable to constant videoing and talking , but am I just a dinosaur brought up in the 80s ?

Anyhow, be no such shenanigans at Throwing Muses tonight.

10 hours ago, green genie said:

Elons algorithms must have watched my Twickets feed looking for Wunderhorse tickets and fed me load of stuff with arguments about gig etiquette with complaints about moshing and crushes at the front with crowd surfing.
 

Sounds like a good night and much preferable to constant videoing and talking , but am I just a dinosaur brought up in the 80s ?

Anyhow, be no such shenanigans at Throwing Muses tonight.

Proper gig etiquette yesterday at slam dunk. During Electric Callboy's set someone had come a cropper, band stopped so they could get help, once sorted they carried on and folk continued to consensually beat the shit out of each other.

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Probably doesn’t fit in with the usual gigs folk on here are going to but we had two freebies to watch Kylie Minogue last Tuesday in Manchester.

I wouldn’t have paid the £180 each that the tickets cost but it was actually a good show and I did recognise a few of the songs but was surrounded by men in shorts and vests carrying handbags.

Richard Ashcroft was good, he only did 12 songs but all good verve and solo stuff

The Zutons were also good

Sound quality was decent

Was just a strange venue

Part of a 3 day event, headliners on previous days were Ella Henderson and Skindred 

The only down side was that ticket sales looked shit, not a big crowd on

2 hours ago, freds dad said:

...we had two freebies to watch Kylie Minogue last Tuesday in Manchester.

...but was surrounded by men in shorts and vests carrying handbags.

Aussies, mate.

4 hours ago, Zico said:

Richard Ashcroft was good, he only did 12 songs but all good verve and solo stuff

The Zutons were also good

Sound quality was decent

Was just a strange venue

Part of a 3 day event, headliners on previous days were Ella Henderson and Skindred 

The only down side was that ticket sales looked shit, not a big crowd on

The skindred day looked mint. Just too close to Slam Dunk to warrant the trip.

Booked on to see Morrissey a week on Saturday because a lass I've started seeing is going

I never learn 🤣

3 hours ago, jmjhb said:

Booked on to see Morrissey a week on Saturday because a lass I've started seeing is going

I never learn 🤣

Well, if there's something you'd like to try...

5 hours ago, jmjhb said:

Booked on to see Morrissey a week on Saturday because a lass I've started seeing is going

I never learn 🤣

Probably the most disappointing gig I’ve ever been to.  Missed The Smiths at the time, so about 10 years ago went to see Morrisey at an arena gig.  So self indulgent wasn’t true.  Awful.  Johnny Marr live on the other hand…..brilliant.

Hope you have a better experience!!

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6 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

The skindred day looked mint. Just too close to Slam Dunk to warrant the trip.

Aye, I only went because my brother lives nearby and got me tickets for Christmas 

No way I was making that trip and staying over in a hotel or anything like that

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Aye, I only went because my brother lives nearby and got me tickets for Christmas 

No way I was making that trip and staying over in a hotel or anything like that

That's one way of making you visit him.

2 minutes ago, Traf said:

That's one way of making you visit him.

Aye, the last time was when I needed somewhere to stay over after the Oxford play off final

any spare oasis tickets about yet?

DMS open and cash waiting 

got a double header going on next weekend

Sparks on Saturday at the Apollo

Iron Maiden on Sunday at the Co-op - manged to get a standing ticket today, £109 mind but never seen them and this is a greatest hits set, so it's now or never

7 minutes ago, Zico said:

got a double header going on next weekend

Sparks on Saturday at the Apollo

 

1 hour ago, Zico said:

got a double header going on next weekend

Sparks on Saturday at the Apollo

Iron Maiden on Sunday at the Co-op - manged to get a standing ticket today, £109 mind but never seen them and this is a greatest hits set, so it's now or never

Love Sparks - very jealous of that one. Their last two albums are highpoints. It's strange how after all these years they are finally in fashion rather than being seen as a one hit wonder.

9 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Love Sparks - very jealous of that one. Their last two albums are highpoints. It's strange how after all these years they are finally in fashion rather than being seen as a one hit wonder.

think that documentary did wonders for them

that combined with their set at glastonbury are what got me paying them more attention

bar the last two, there aren't many of their other albums i've listented to in full, there are just too many to work back through, so just been listening to greatest hits / compilations / this is sparks on spotify

Just now, Zico said:

think that documentary did wonders for them

that combined with their set at glastonbury are what got me paying them more attention

bar the last two, there aren't many of their other albums i've listented to in full, there are just too many to work back through, so just been listening to greatest hits / compilations / this is sparks on spotify

Also I think fashion has just come round and met them and it helps they are still going

Last Dinner Party and the like cover them.

I'll post my favourite playlist I made a while ago when I pop.off this train. Ah the joys of Crewe...