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Got Big Thief at the Academy in Machester in 3 weeks and James Taylor Quartet at Band on the Wall in May for some heavy Hammond action, oh and Pavement in September, also got tickets for my 15th Greenman festival, should get the line up soon. 2022 is shaping up pretty well but plenty of room for some more gigs yet.
Just got tickets for a unique brand of post-rock-damaged second wave emo. Dowhatnow?
The ticket site's description of The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die 🙂
I thought they was just a nice bit of indie rock
The Castaways are playing at Matt n Phreds in Manchester (Tib St) tonight, tickets haven't sold out yet so some will be available on the door
Come and Heckle a Singletracker 🙂
This last week has been a very bad week for gigs in the Verses household.
1) Got notification that the Aerosmith gig in Milan has been cancelled after being deferred twice.
2) Also, got persuaded to take Miss V to see Harry Styles.
3) I've not gone to any of the Independent Venue gigs this week (local town never normally has any, this year has several), as my covid-cautious parents are visiting for a belated xmas this weekend.
Harrumph!
Conversely, with my glass half-full instead... I still get to have a weekend in Milan with some mates, I get to spend a day in London taking my daughter to her first gig, and I get to see my parents for the first time since October 🙂
Kurupt FM tomorrow night!! 😀
Just out of she drew the gun at hebden trades club....bloody marvelous! First standing up gig since covid, great stuff!
While she sleeps at a home town gig in Sheffield.
So unbelievably good, sat in the hotel bar calming down right now. Too damn good.
also got tickets in the next few months for new model army, amyl and the sniffers and wildhearts.
Plenty of time for the WHs to split up and reform a couple of times before then
baaaaah, but good call @Northwind
Please see a statement below from the band:
"We're very sorry to announce, due to personal issues within the band, we will have to reschedule our show at The Engine Shed Lincoln on 2nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022.
Certain problems need to be addressed and rest assured we will be back stronger and healthier.
Att tickets will be valid for the new dates and we look forward to seeing you all then"
I have a ticket to see Alt-J perform a stripped down semi-acoustic set in Oxford in May. Not my thing but they are the current lady friend's favourite band.
Plenty of time for the WHs to split up and reform a couple of times before then
This is also true of my current lady friend and I.
Pretty certain the last gig I went to was Jesus Jones at the 100 Club, in .. 2019?
Might see if Killing Joke tickets are still available, I think there are gatherings afoot this year.
6 music festival in Cardiff 1-3 April line up been announced this morning. Tickets on sale Thursday. All the usual suspects. Wife and daughter keen but daughter already got tickets for thundercat Manchester Friday the 1st. Could be a good weekend though.
Also just decided to go to blue dot festival this summer. Not sold out unlike first choice of greenman. Bjork headlining. Last saw her reading 89 with the sugarcubes. I wonder what will be different!😂
Just back from The Wailers gig in Glasgow...just mighty 👍👍
Woo, we're going to a festival! A proper one, with camping- haven't done that since Reading 2015. Just a little un, Kubix, but still, quite excited. I'll have to dust off the special worthless festival tent.
I'm off to see Fly Anakin tomorrow in Brighton
And Shy Girl next Sunday in Bristol.
I bet no-one else is! 😀
Got tickets to see Ride play a secret warm up gig at Bedford esquires in April. Only holds 150 people so they sold out in about a minute apparently. Seen them a few times before but never at a decent small venue.
Also got tickets to the Milton Keynes reggae festival (yes Milton Keynes!!) and the Saturday line up looks stellar... Mungos hi fi, Holly cook, musical youth, Prince fatty, mad professor and a whole load more....last year's was ace so really looking forward to this year...
Also have tickets for the Pearl Jam and Pixies gig at Hyde park which was postponed right through COVID. This should be good as murder capital are announced on the guests.
Folly group in a few weeks time at the Craufurd (my local) in MK might be quite good also.
Just booked ginger wildheart for april. What are the odds of him breaking up with himself before then?
rescheduled (at least twice) from two years ago and finally happening on Wednesday, nukes permitting:
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(wish I hadn't mentioned nukes... 🙁 )
Big Thief at the O2 Academy in Brissle last night we’re on amazing form, much heavier in parts than when I’ve seen them in the past, which turned out to be three years ago at SWX in Brissle, confirmed during a conversation with Big Jeff™ © ® afterwards.
Beans In Toast at The Black Prince in Northampton on a Thursday night in May. It should drag out a load of local faces I've not seen in a long time.
I wonder what will be different!😂
Well, there won’t be a shouty Icelandic bloke with her, which is a plus.
Saw her at Reading in ‘95, I think it was, same time as Foo Fighters first performance. As I didn’t know who they were, I went and saw Björk, and I’m damned glad I did.
Upcoming gigs are Goldfrapp, doing a Felt Mountain tour, playing Bath Forum, and Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, also at Bath Forum - a local gig for both of them and me as well. Which is nice. 😁
Fly Anakin was an utter joy last night. About 50 people in a sweet little Brighton theatre.
Only problem he was enjoying himself so much (especially after the tequila I handed him onstage!) he went well over curfew and the drive back from Brighton was a bit late.
LCD Soundsystem!
Got Palaye Royale supported by Charming Liars at the Camden Roundhouse tomorrow eve, and a day at Country to Country in London on Sunday - should be a good weekend!
well it had to happen didnt it, i think @Northwind jinxed it with.....
Plenty of time for the WHs to split up and reform a couple of times before then
so from......
Please see a statement below from the band:
“We’re very sorry to announce, due to personal issues within the band, we will have to reschedule our show at The Engine Shed Lincoln on 2nd April 2022 to Saturday 5th November 2022.
Certain problems need to be addressed and rest assured we will be back stronger and healthier.
Att tickets will be valid for the new dates and we look forward to seeing you all then”
this morning i received......
"We regret to announce that due to ongoing issues within the band we will be
taking a hiatus. In light of this decision all future live shows will be
cancelled. We apologise sincerely to our fans, friends, families and work
colleagues for any inconvenience this may cause. We can't thank you enough for
your continued support over the years."
still, as Northwind says, plenty of time for them to reform still, its not a done deal yet 🤣
Scalping were great a few weeks ago in Cardiff, not often you see Big Jeff this side of the bridge
Group Listening were also great last night - Ex Sweet Baboo and another fella doing covers of ambient tracks on Piano / Clarinet.
So it's exactly 2 years since the Last Gig, for me. It was pretty amazing to commemorate it with 3 nights of the Hold Steady in London.
I've probably done a lot of posts in this thread with the words "hold steady" in them, which in itself is quite a hold steady thing to do. But it's true, there's so much joy in what we do and it's incredible to have it back isn't it? A year ago, they did a livestream from Brooklyn which was such a lifeline for me, I cried my way through a bunch of the songs, got absolutely shitfaced then went for a walk in the thundersnow at 5am and it just put me back on a good track. In some ways these real shows didn't hit as hard but then maybe I didn't need to be hit so hard this time!
I was chatting to a mate about how I'd love to see Rammstein live, for the spectacle as much as anything.
Low and behold, the next day Spotify informed me that they're playing in Cardiff in June - seems to be a rescheduled gig that I tried to get tickets for but failed to do so in 2019 (for a 2020 show).
I'm now the owner of a pair of tickets. They might be right at the back and right at the top of the stadium, but I don't care!
They might be right at the back and right at the top of the stadium, but I don’t care!
Chances are you'll still feel the pyro, depending how serious Germany is about not buying fuel from Putin.
Nice saturday all-afternooner coming up at the Fleece in Bristol 9th April 1pm till late, Idles-clones and weird-rock bands. Fiver on the door if you say "Corncob" apparently. Nice beers next door at the 7 Stars.
Neat Irish band playing the Crown in St Nicks a week later. Da Vinci Code or something. I've really missed just checking out random gigs the last couple of years.
Just bought tickets for Parquet Courts at the Barrowlands this June 👍🏼
Half man half biscuit on Friday at Rock City. I wonder if they have cleaned the carpet during lockdown?
Last gig was Attilla the Stockbroker, pre pandemic, with the same mate. Can't wait 🙂
Yay! Gilla Band (formerly Girl Band, changed name due to, well, political reasons beyond my understanding, but hey ho) tickets bought for October. They were amazing a few years back, so that’s one to look forward to. My mate got me an Autechre ticket, same month. Wasn’t really into it last time I saw them, so better make the most of it!
Bobby Mair is first though, next Friday, excellent ☺️
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly a couple of nights ago- nothing too clever, just a really joyous runthrough of his first album, which I played to death back when it came out. Really good backing band, interesting supports, lots of ba ba ba bas. Lovely.
went to see new model army at lincoln on thursday. never seen them before (i know) and tbh i was a bit bored. didnt play any of my favourites from the early days (vengeance, christian militia etc) and there was only the odd song that i thought was ok.
my fault, in retrospect i think i should have gone to see them in the 80s.
A quick snap I took at one of the Hold Steady shows that Northwind mentioned above:
I'm pretty sure that's my hands doing the shadow puppets just under craig's guitar
Goldfrapp last night at the Forum in Bath, hometown gig on their Felt Mountain 20th Anniversary tour, and it was just an amazing gig! Alison was having a ball, the crowd were loving it, the sound was quite possibly the best I’ve ever experienced at a gig, especially as I was right at the front, and of the ten times or so that I’ve seen them, including at The Fleece in Bristol on their first tour following the release of the album, it was probably the best performance I’ve seen.
Actually got to meet Will afterwards ’cos he was on the sound desk, and got him to sign a set list, which he seemed surprised to be asked to do, as he’s the ‘invisible’ member of the band these days.
Goldfrapp are ace...
Nipped through to Glasgow to see ****ed Up the other night- the much delayed anniversary tour for their demented hardcore punk prog rock opera David Comes To Life, which is an album I absolutely love- or at least, I love about half of it. And it was bloody awesome. Crowd was a bit flat which was a shame- first time I saw them, I'd literally heard one song before but by halfway through the first track I was being killed in a massive circle pit, so I was kind of expecting to get my head kicked in again, and it never really went off. But what a band. Whole thing felt like they were doing smoky showoff drifting in the catastrophe curve. I had a wee religious experience during One More Night
Was supposed to be seeing Black Country new roads tonight but cancelled because apparently front man quit and new line up new material coming. Saved me a walk home in the pissing rain anyway.
Love a bit of goldfrapp.
Self esteem at Sheffield octagon the other week was really good. A lot better than 10 days later in Cardiff by the look of the iPlayer. She had covid in between…
Saw Folly Group last night at the Craufurd arms...quite interesting, the singer and drummer was good.
Just back from Warmduscher in Manchester… pretty full on gig. Fun band. Was down at the front caught up in full on mosh action. 3rd gig in a week, and this wasn’t even #1.
Couldn't find this thread last week - I made it to 2 in 2 nights.
Wednesday: Enola Gay
Thursday: Therapy?
Both rather good!
Got Therapy? next week. And Reef with A on friday- not a massive Reef fan tbh but they did impress me last time, and A are always worth the price of entry
Went and saw Everything Everything at the weekend at Newcastle. Always good value (3rd time I've seen them) lots of new stuff, many crowd pleasers as well.
Going to see Ghost in Manchester this Saturday.
Never seen them before so should interesting.
Was supposed to be seeing Black Country new road
Someone bought one of their early 7" singles off me the other day... £150! Quite an investment that 😀
My next gig is P Money - bit of grime. Wonder if I'll be able to get a glimpse of the stage through the reefer smoke and phone screens...
Had to miss warmduscher last weekend as a friend of my wife’s birthday. Mate had a spare ticket. It was his daughter’s 16th but he clearly has his priorities right! Had tickets to see them in July 2020 but something happened that meant it got cancelled…
I’d like to see folly group, I’m liking their stuff. My son saw them at yes bar in Manchester at a really early just coming out of lockdown gig. All seated socially distanced. Must’ve been weird.
Selling vinyl…. Sacrelige! It’s for keeping alphabetically in racks to look at don’t you know!
Discogs is dangerous. Apparently my oasis lps are worth quite a bit. More than my mum’s copy of sergeant pepper surprisingly.
Selling vinyl…. Sacrelige!
I made a vow never to again, when I sold a load to a 2nd hand shop when I was a cash strapped teenager. Regretted it ever since! But when I saw what that BCNR single was up for... I mean, I don't even like them anymore 😀
Harsh… but fair
I went to see Warmduscher at Sheffield Foundry on Saturday night, was a banging little gig!
Was browsing Facebook on Saturday afternoon instead of doing diy and saw that Pictish Trail was playing in Chester about 45 mins up the road from me, so me and the missus went and had a lovely time. Johnny of top form as usual, small crowd but I guess Chester like Shrewsbury is well off the band tour beaten track, he had sold out Bristol, Leeds etc. Had a nice catch up chat with him and a hug for making the effort.
Worth catching if you fancy some bonkers pop from the wee island of Eigg.
Did a recent session for Mark Riley
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0015l4n
Saw him supporting Mogwai earlier this year, not really my thing but it was still good fun
Sunday just gone saw a four piece called bandit. Scouse indie. Very much arctic monkeys inspired. Only about 30-40 in the room. The youngsters seemed to have fun. I was with my usual gig buddy whose son had bought the tickets then couldn’t make it after a covid reschedule of the date. Thanks Dan.
Just booked tickets for hebden trades to see bug club in November. A venue I’ve wanted to go to for a long time, can’t wait! Yay!
A weekend in Calderdale awaits!
Plus Kae Tempest next month. Looking forward to that.
29th massive wagons in Dumfries
July pearl jam in krakow but not sure if I'm wanting to go!
Got one coming up in a couple of weeks or so, at quite possibly the best named venue I’ve ever been to, The Slaughtered Lamb in that there London. Never been there before, it’s to see Kris Delmhorst with her husband Jeffrey Foucault. Seen Kris a number of times, once when she was eight months pregnant, quite a feat considering she lives in America, and was trying to play guitar and sing along with the traveling! Never seen Jeffrey play, but I’ve got some of his recordings, and they’re sharing the stage, each singing their own songs while the other does bv’s and plays.
Should be a really good evening.
We've been plugging away promoting our own night in rural East Devon - sometimes playing with my band, Putting on other local bands, doing the sound, etc.
Got our first sold out gig tonight 😬 130 tickets sold + bands and crew.....in a 150 capacity venue.
Us (The Supermercados) & another local band.
It's going to be hot, sweaty, and messy 😆
All my April gigs have been moved or cancelled 😠 I thought covid wasn’t an issue anymore.
Just May 2nd now, Jockstrap.
Then Wet Leg, sold out at the Wedgewood Rooms. Not sure I can be arsed, don’t like sold out gigs, too many cretins with phones.
If you have a wet leg after jockstrap I can see why you'd want to avoid people filming on their phones.
if you don't want your Wet Leg ticket I'd be interested.
Portsmouth? Have 2 tickets for it…
I'd certainly take one, travelling down from Guildford
ok cool… don’t take it as read just yet, will let you know, if thats ok.
sure thing, no rush at all. Maybe if can let me know by say 25th?
Going to see Ride on Wed at Bedford Esquires. It's a kind of secret warm up gig before they tour so I'm hoping it will be decent, esquires only holds about 150.
I was lucky enough to see Kae Tempest at a little gig at Rough Trade where they did an acapella set of the new album. Very good and felt a bit special.
I've got PIL, wet leg, beabadobee lined up later in the year and the Forwards festival in Bristol which should be a great line up that closes with the Chemical brothers.
Can't wait.
The War on Drugs on Sunday night in Edinburgh. Most excited
Ride on Sunday in Bristol. It's the Nowhere 30th anniversary tour. We also went to the 25th anniversary tour lol.
Music is Murder @ the Exeter Phoenix tomorrow night.
Random electronica, noise terrorism, improvisational larks, and general sound madness. Should be fun 😆
Cool 😛
Got to the Slaughtered Lamb at about 6pm, and it was rammed! Loads of people outside, and it’s possibly the noisiest pub I’ve ever been in. Probably 90%+ of the clientele weren’t there to see Kris and Jeff, and I could easily pick out those that were, age being an easy identifier!
Kris and Jeff were on top form, joking and laughing between songs, making snarky remarks about the noise from upstairs, but it was great to see Kris again. Afterwards she was selling some merch, turned to me, gave me a big smile and said hi, how are you, lovely to see you again! I said I was pretty sure the last time was at the Green Note, when she was eight months pregnant, her daughter is now 13! 😳 It’s a nice feeling when an artist who’s music you love recognises and remembers you even after all that time.
Hopefully she’ll be able to get back here sooner than that. 😁
Got Sleeper, Kate Rusby, the Kristin Hersh Trio and Nick Mason’s ‘Saucerful Of Secrets’ coming up over the next three weeks or so.
Blondie in Glasgow on Friday night,the band were excellent and Debbie can still sing a bit. Johnny Marr, however, sounded like he was singing underwater a long way away....
Ride last night. Enjoyed it. Band a little rusty in places, but still way better than they were back in the day, they can really make good noise nowadays. Interesting they appear to be picking up more new fans every time I see them, there were a lot of people there way younger than Nowhere, which is cool.
First time I've been to the Marble Factory. Salubrious it is not. Back there for the 2 year delayed Oh Sees next month.
Anyone at Desertfest this weekend? Doubt it but you never know!
Just got tickets for The Smile in Ferrera,6.5 hour drive but should be a great weekend.
Then Wolf Alice and Wet Leg in Munich later in the year.
I'm off to Stowaway Festival to see Elder Island in August. It's our first festival as a "blended family", two adults and three kids in two vans. It's only 20 minutes from home if it all goes pear shaped.
Primitive Man tomorrow night.
Slow, bleak, miserable doom.
Gonna be ace.
I must say, those with tix for Wet Leg will not be disappointed. I was expecting dullness, however was most pleasantly entertained for a short while 😀 Glad I went!
Good to meet a fellow STWer too 👍
pleasant night likewise, listening to the sounds of W@nksock