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Gig 'whores

Started by actwithoutwords, April 18, 2007, 09:34:44 PM

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actwithoutwords

There was a gig thread before wasn't there? Did it die of natural causes or was there a problem with self-promotion or some such?

Having been through a relatively fallow period since last summer, I am currently looking forward to a load of things in the next couple of months.
Just this evening I bought tickets for one of the Bella Union 10th Anniversary gigs in the Royal Festival Hall on July 10. Explosions in the Sky, Beach House, My Latest Novel and Howling Bells on one bill. A seat in row E somehow only cost me a tenner (concession). Very excited about that, have yet to see EITS live.
Also going to A Hawk and a Hacksaw in a couple of weeks; the National at the Astoria, which should be great, the new album is fantastic; Glasto again in June; and finally getting to see Joanna Newsom in the Royal Albert Hall in September, presumably with orchestra in tow. Lovely.
Considering going to A Silver Mt. Zion in May as well, though I'm not so keen on their more recent stuff.

Anyway, what gigs do you have planned over the next few months?

Richard McBeef

Hooray, I love gigs! The ones I've got lined up are...

Shitdisco 26th April
Eats Tapes 6th May
The Apples in Stereo 25th May
Of Montreal 29th May
Architecture in Helsinki 4th June
Glastonbury Festival 22nd - 24th June
Antiworld 070707 7th - 9th July
Animal Collective 11th July
Glade Festival 20th - 22nd July

They're all in London apart from the festivals. Anyone here getting along to any of those bad boys?

Captain Crunch

Tickets for - Earthride, 80's Matchbox B-line Disaster, Melvins, Mountain, Marduk, Fields of the Nephlim and Sonic Youth.

Planning - Either Solace or Litmus as they clash, probably Litmus, The Hidden Hand and Supersonic.  Also toyed with idea of going to Green Man for all of two minutes.

2007 has been good so far, three of my four wishlist bands have played already.

Murdo

I can't wait till next Wednesday as we're going to see Einstuerzende Neubauten at the Tramway in Glasgow. I'm very excited about this one as they've been on my wishlist for yonks.

Then Manic Street Preachers in May. This should be good as it's at the Barrowlands however the new albums not looking too promising so who knows. It'll be Mrs Murdo's 26th Manic's gig! Crazy!

Finally Isis at the end of May which'll be cool even though it's a crap venue.

I hate festivals but some of them are looking good this year i.e. Connect, Indian Summer so I might be tempted to put up with being outside surrounded by irritating cunts (this is unlikely).

Rubbish Monkey

Quote from: "Murdo"
Finally Isis at the end of May which'll be cool even though it's a crap venue.

Isis at the end of may in a shitty venue for me too. Whoop!

I'll be at the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes gig in London in June.

Peking O

The Guardian are live blogging the Camden Crawl. It's riveting stuff.

Quote20:00: The lead singer of Hadouken just got pelted with a glow stick!

Some build-up to the Babyshambles secret gig:

Quote16:00: Still waiting. Turns out people have come down from Scotland and up from Portsmouth, just for this gig.

15.49: Still waiting

http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/picturepage/0,,2061222,00.html

InfiniteFury

Coming up I've got

Spiritualized Acoustic Mainline
A Silver Mt Zion
Cat Power
Mogwai @ Somerset House (luvverly)

Little Tommy Titter

Quote from: "Peking O"Some build-up to the Babyshambles secret gig:

My sisters on this Camden Crawl thingummy. Apparently Babyshambles are encamped in her hotel. She heard them practising in the basement. Doing a horrid rendition of Back In Black. The nasty necked goiter.

Anyhoo - my gigs booked so far :
Wildhearts in Oxford (fingers crossed CM)
Wildhearts in London
They Might Be Giants
Mastodon
Megadeth
Ozzy Osbourne
Type O Negative
Heaven & Hell (aka Sabbath with Dio)

Hoorah !

Captain Crunch

Quote from: "trotsky assortment"I'll be at the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes gig in London in June.

Ouch, what happened trotster did you lose a bet?

(EXTRA SHINY MASSIVE WINKY FACE IDIDN'TMEANITGUVHONEST!)

Quote from: "Little Tommy Titter"Heaven & Hell

Lucky git.

explodingvinyl

Oooh, I love these threads. My Last FM Shows page is awesome and makes me happy.

Thee More Shallows
Sounds From The Other City 2007
The Besnard Lakes
Modest Mouse
Band of Horses
The Thermals
Of Montreal
The Hold Steady
Silversun Pickups

I'm sure there's more...

Little Tommy Titter

Quote from: "Captain Crunch"
Quote from: "Little Tommy Titter"Heaven & Hell

Lucky git.

Why, yes.
Yes I am.

actwithoutwords

Quote from: "explodingvinyl"Oooh, I love these threads. My Last FM Shows page is awesome and makes me happy.

Thee More Shallows
Sounds From The Other City 2007
The Besnard Lakes
Modest Mouse
Band of Horses
The Thermals
Of Montreal
The Hold Steady
Silversun Pickups

I'm sure there's more...

Oh, the Thermals are touring? Must check that out, that could be fun.
I know what you mean about last.fm events pages. I added Daniel Kitson at Regents Park, just because I could. I've also done an almost complete gigography of the concerts I have attended over the last 7 years. The fact that I knew it was a pathetically nerdy thing to do made it all the more pleasurable.

I'm so alone

Borboski

I'm going to see The Hold Steady (again) in Manchester, I'm very excited about this one.  They are my favourite band at the moment, at the previous show this year I had a big gleeful smile the whole show.

This time I'm going to sneak towards the front rather than lean at the back - being so tall it always feels like I should do that to be fair to other people, but sod 'em.

explodingvinyl

Quote from: "Borboski"I'm going to see The Hold Steady (again) in Manchester, I'm very excited about this one.  They are my favourite band at the moment, at the previous show this year I had a big gleeful smile the whole show.

This time I'm going to sneak towards the front rather than lean at the back - being so tall it always feels like I should do that to be fair to other people, but sod 'em.
WOHOOO!! Come and buy me a pint this time you big fraidy cat.

easytarget

Next month:

Morrissey

Dinosaur Jr. (assuming I can get a ticket)

The Hold Steady
GET THE FUCK IN!
2 days off work, 300 mile drive to another city, staying in a hotel that costs 10x more than the ticket.
It's going to be great!

Yes The Wildhearts, of course Therapy? but there is no better live band than The Hold Steady.

Borboski

Are The Hold Steady always in this country?

easytarget

not so much - they're generally on the east coast and midwest of America.
http://www.theholdsteady.com/shows.php
I think the shows in March 2006 were their first UK tour.


They'll be back for the pies.

Brigadier Pompous

Quote from: "actwithoutwords"Very excited about that, have yet to see EITS live.

I would have seen EITS on wednesday night, if the gig hadn't been cancelled, bah!

Only 2 weeks until Low though, hurrah!

Quote from: "Captain Crunch"
Quote from: "trotsky assortment"I'll be at the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes gig in London in June.

Ouch, what happened trotster did you lose a bet?

(EXTRA SHINY MASSIVE WINKY FACE IDIDN'TMEANITGUVHONEST!)

Nah.  Ms Trotsky is really keen to go.  I last saw them nine years ago and it was a lot of fun...and besides, Fat Mike never brings NOFX to London, does he?  This'll have to do.  Besides, I like the first couple of albums a lot.  The joke's worn a bit thin recently though.

Sherringford Hovis

The Mentalists, this very evening at Fopp's new live music café in Bath.

Apart from deserving to be as rich and popular as The Spice Girls, bass player Alice is going to be the future Mrs Hovis and mother to at least a basketball team of little Hovises... Only she doesn't know this yet, but I will be telling her tonight, oh yes.
*Rubs thighs gleefully in anticipation of well-aimed beer shampoo of rejection*

Mr Scruff, at The Pavilion, Bath next Saturday. Milk and two sugars, and one of those Eccles cakes, please, love!

Thursday 28th May Frank Sidebottom plus 28 Costumes at Moles in Bath. Bit of an 'end of an era' gig this one - it's the last ever Go Ape! night, which is a shame, coz Gareth's by far and away the best promoter at Moles, booking some wonderful and weird acts over the last three years. RIP Go Ape!

All within walking distance of my house. I<3 Bath!

Marvin

Coming up is ATP vs the Fans which is such a great line-up, of Montreal, Julian Cope and Glastonbury. Probably get some more lined up soon when money is less of an issue.

explodingvinyl

Quote from: "easytarget"not so much - they're generally on the east coast and midwest of America.
http://www.theholdsteady.com/shows.php
I think the shows in March 2006 were their first UK tour.

(picture)
They'll be back for the pies.

Is that my mate Ben's picture? The lucky bastard went on tour with them and did their merchandise. He's in London now with them actually. The git.

easytarget

If that's the Ben that calls himself motorben on the Hold Steady board - then yes, yes it is.

explodingvinyl

Quote from: easytarget on April 21, 2007, 07:47:38 PM
If that's the Ben that calls himself motorben on the Hold Steady board - then yes, yes it is.
It is!! Ben is a lucky little fucker.

FOr all those Hold Steady fans out there, the band are also playing in Liverpool and that's probably going to be a much less well attended show. I will, of course be at both. I'm rather an embarassingly large fan. Check out the necklaces I just had made. I realise they are trashy and gross, but that's the idea.



I used to work in a box office, so I usually knew what was going on, but now I feel really out of the loop. Which are the good mailing lists to sign up for? I'm looking for a well rounded mailout that's going to pay attention to smaller gigs as well as larger ones. Any suggestions?

The Argus

Having only just got settled on London, I recently decided to start taking advantage of what this place has to offer and am currently attending incl. festivals:

Andrew Bird
Daniel Kitson
Art Brut
O2 Wireless Festival (but am working)
David Cross
Field Day

And am considering:

Animal Collective
Smog
End of the Road

Marvin

Stop considering Animal Collective and go! You won't regret it. I'm dying to go but dunno if I can yet due to money but it's certainly in my plans.

As well as ATP and such, my recent gigs have been The Paperchase which was excellent stuf and Misty's Big Adventure again with Kate Goes who are pretty good. I've not booked anything this month because it's all about Glastonbury really, might go and see New Pornogprahers because they clash with the Furries at Glastonbury. Animal Collective is on the cards.

Defikon

Muse - 17th June/Wembley. I've just bought a ticket for 80 quid. What the fuck was I thinking.
Glasto - 20th June...
Reading Festival - Late August...forget the date..

I've basically spent all of my music money on festivals, and i'm still hoping to find a 3rd smaller festival. Also need to save my money for the next ATP ideally. Summer is usually a crap time for gigs anyway. I'm going to see a band called Reuben in nearby Trowbridge soon...which is just ridiculous. They're on the Download mainstage this year... and then they're playing TROWBRIDGE.

Go With The Flow

Download Festival
Hellogoodbye when they play Liverpool - they're only doing London and Liverpool! What an unusual combination!
Enter Shikari at St Albans Arena - should be fantastic atmosphere, an all-day gig too!

rudi

Rolling Dog @ The Proud Galleries, Camden, on Wednesday.
Arachnotaur next month at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth.
Conflict in November, somewhere in London (brain shrinking, me not think good).

Other than that, planning isn't my forte. I remember at the last minute and pay full whack because I'm a twat.