Phil Adams Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1395861674' post='2407370'] Me too, but it's not good for me these days. [/quote] Heck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1395849967' post='2407135'] Yeah stick to the smaller stuff nowadays myself - did go to o2 Dublin a few weeks back and was BLOWN AWAY by Zac Brown... Stevie Wonder in the same venue a few years previous was a disappointment so it may be the act as much as the venue... [/quote] Zac brown is great! He is really pushing a band on his record label who I actually prefer: Blackberry Smoke. Their whole live show. 'Live at Georgia theatre' is on YouTube. Check it out, I think you'll like it Edited March 27, 2014 by skej21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1395909226' post='2407741'] Zac brown is great! He is really pushing a band on his record label who I actually prefer: Blackberry Smoke. Their whole live show. 'Live at Georgia theatre' is on YouTube. Check it out, I think you'll like it [/quote] Thanks for the pointer! Off to YouTube I go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I must say that Glasgow has just gotten another decent venue, The Hydro. I went to see Nickelback there and enjoyed it. I was sitting down right enough, but its certainly a lot better gig than the old SECC. Nothing can compare with the old Glasgow Appollo right enough. That place was legendary. So I guess its true. It depends on venue and act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 My rule of thumb is that if it needs a big screen for me to see the band then I don't need to be there Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1395909543' post='2407745'] Thanks for the pointer! Off to YouTube I go... [/quote] I've just tried to find it and it's gone. It is up in individual tracks still but not in full. Here's a great little acoustic number (which isn't much like the rockier stuff)... http://youtu.be/BzoVLDdHwW4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dave Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Funnily enough I do enjoy the odd big event. I like to see things on a much bigger scale than I've ever managed to get involved in. I like , too , to go see stuff so far from what I've ever been involved in that it's a total change for me - like ballet for instance. I don't enjoy smaller gigs so much. I tend to get to see lots of local bands on the same circuit as us and it's too much of a busman's holiday. I'm not good as 'audience' in those circs. I just want to be involved. In fact I always feel the need to introduce myself to bands and let them know I'm a player rather than a punter. I suppose I should have said 'just' a punter which isn't very nice but it's true. Personality thing , really. I couldn't care less what I eat but I love cooking. I don't read much but I write tons. If I watch a movie I sit dreaming up a better ending etc. I'm a creator rather than a consumer by nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1395858158' post='2407291'] Nah, rock n roll is all about doing what you want and not compromising for anyone. So, you don't want to go out and be herded like cattle? Dude, you rock!! [/quote] Thank you, from the bottom of my big warm fluffy slippers [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1395906745' post='2407703'] I actually don't like going to any gigs. At all. I don't want to watch someone else playing - I want to be gigging! [/quote] I do get this, very much. However, every now and then I see someone who does something really interesting that I would never have thought of, and it sends my writing off into wholly new directions. But it's always a weird support act, or some guy in an obscure tent at a festival. Never someone whose records i own already. This is the thing I like best about playing in an originals act, the multiband gigs where I get to see something I would never in a million years have bought a ticket for, or looked up online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrenochrome Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Without wanting to over-generalise then I have to say that I've enjoyed most of the small-medium venue gigs I've been to in the last 10 years more than the bigger arenas and outdoor festivals. I've seen the Sisters Of Mercy a number of times (not in their 80s best sadly), and the best atmosphere and sound by far was one of the secret warm-up gigs they did at Joseph's Well in Leeds; loud but clear sound and VERY close to the band both in proximity and other ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I don't mind going to gigs, it's the enormous prices that are charged these days that get me. We have the Eden Project just up the road, who do their 'Eden Sessions' every year. They announced Elbow last week, I thought about going, until I found they want £35 plus £5 booking fee, after which I decided I only like 'One day like this' and went off the idea. Years ago I would go anyway, and doubtless enjoy myself, but these days I have to [i]really[/i] like a band before forking out to see them. The days of discovering new music by checking out live bands I'm not familiar with have gone. Mind you, then they announced the Pixies-now that's another matter entirely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Pixies at Brixton Academy is one of my best ever gigs. I like going to jazz gigs as you are nearly always within a few feet of the players - no large screens required! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 More to the point, how are you all getting tickets for KB before the official release date?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I try not to go to any big gigs, just don't enjoy them, usually end up just feeling ripped off. Even seeing the absolutely brilliant Arctic Monkeys was a rubbis experience for me because of the venue. On the other hand, I could quite happily set up camp and live at the Brudenell in Leeds and go and see whoever's playing. Have been to quite a few gigs there over the last few years to bands I've hardly heard of, sometimes never heard, and haven't had a bad experience yet. Even Johnny Marr was ok on Tuesday! Next up is Mike Watt (whom I've seen before but have had no exposure to his current stuff) and then Melt Banana (whom I 've only just discovered and only heard a couple of things on youtube). Gigs like this are what keeps you alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 It was bad enough when people used to wave their phones around in your face. Now it's hulking great pad things. Next time I go to a gig I'll try to take a big flat screen television in with me and spend all night staring at it at arms length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1395927628' post='2408041'] It was bad enough when people used to wave their phones around in your face. Now it's hulking great pad things. Next time I go to a gig I'll try to take a big flat screen television in with me and spend all night staring at it at arms length. [/quote] What about those bloody flags at Glastonbury, how much do they pay for a ticket? stand in a muddy field behind some twat with a flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1395927628' post='2408041'] It was bad enough when people used to wave their phones around in your face. Now it's hulking great pad things. [/quote] Talk about being one stage removed from reality. Everything's fine, don't worry - just stare at your screen! [quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1395929728' post='2408078'] ...stand in a muddy field behind some twat with a flag. [/quote] That's what National Socialism was all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395929948' post='2408083'] That's what National Socialism was all about. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Vader Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1395924140' post='2407949'] More to the point, how are you all getting tickets for KB before the official release date?! [/quote] Those who have been registered as fans on the official fan site (like my good self) were given a code to book early. resulting in yesterdays announcement that there are now 7 more dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1395924140' post='2407949'] More to the point, how are you all getting tickets for KB before the official release date?! [/quote] There was a fan club/mailing list only presale on Wednesday morning. Only those who'd signed up to the list before March 1st got the presale code. Even so, the 15 nights sold out, and 7 more have been added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1395924010' post='2407946'] I like going to jazz gigs as you are nearly always within a few feet of the players - no large screens required! [/quote] You like going to Jazz gigs? http://youtu.be/NdWJpHt1Xws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dyer Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 I think it all depends on the band you're going to see and where they are at in their musical career. I can remember seeing Living Colour play a festival gig and failing to project themselves to the crowd, I got the feeling they hadn't really thought about how they were going to play to a large audience. More recently I saw Coldplay make the transition from smaller venue to the MEN on the 'Rush of Blood…' tour, they seemed to grasp what they needed to do to reach to the back of the venue, it was a fascinating to see when you realised they were going to be huge, maybe they knew it too. Off to see George Porter tomorrow in Manc, I'll let you know how it went... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Forgot to mention the forum ( used to be town& country ) in Kentish town. Great venue. One of the Venus I didn't know much about at the time was the national in kilburn. My one and only gig there was nirvana on an added date of their tour.( don't think it was nevermind). They were brilliant. Nearly forgot the electric ballroom in Camden . Odd venue , but I like it. Makes me laugh to think that, during the day it's lots of stalls selling stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1395929948' post='2408083'] Talk about being one stage removed from reality. Everything's fine, don't worry - just stare at your [/quote] It's the modern equivalent of opera glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skychaserhigh Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 A bunch of musicians who don't like live gigs ? What a depressing thought. No wonder live music venues are on their arses if even the musicians cant be bothered turning out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) can put up with crap acoustics and crap venue and crap beer and all manner of other crap things but the one thing that really grips my sh*t is trying to see through a sea of smartphone screens Edited March 28, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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