Gigs Thread

Looking forward to seeing Judith Hill in September. She was America's highest paid backing singer and part of the touring bands (keys/guitar/vocals) for Prince and Michael Jackson. A huge talent, backed by her father on bass and her mum on keys.

 
roman totale said:
Sounds brilliant. Thanks for a great write-up.

I like it when bands plough their own furrow. I remember seeing Smashing Pumpkins at Glastonbury when the Mellon Collie album was a worldwide smash. The crowd turned up to hear the hits, but instead SP did an hour long, continuous jam set without a single recognisable song, nor any lyrics, or audience engagement whatsoever. Every now and then they’d tease the intro to some well-known song, but pull it back the second the crowd recognised it. By the end they’d alienated almost the entire main-stage audience. To this day I can’t make my mind up as to whether it was one of the most arrogant, or brilliant things I’ve ever seen. And that’s a great thing.
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Takes balls to do it knowing how unpopular it will make them to the punters.

Brilliant and arrogance in pretty equal measure?

I wish more bands would refer to their back catalogue instead of sticking to the crowd pleasers.

It would drive me mental if I was the one on stage and there was only a handful of songs the crowd wante to hear. I wouldn't play them out of stubbornness...........
 
Rodri’s ACL said:
Sam Fender playing Saint James’ tonight and Saturday (no pun). Last time out the crowd and show looked mega, should be again.
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Great singer. Saw him support The Killers a few years ago. When The Killers came on some one was stood next to me in the aisle and it was Sam with the rest of his band. Security moved them on as they didn't have a seat!

Bought all of his output since hearing Hypersonic Missiles on XS Manchester on release.
 
Rodri’s ACL said:
Sam Fender playing Saint James’ tonight and Saturday (no pun). Last time out the crowd and show looked mega, should be again.
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I went 2 years ago when my friends son couldn't make it. Probably 1 of the most boring days of my life. Just don't get the fuss about him at all. He does, however, seem a really genuine guy who does a lot for his local community.
Watching our local news last night do you have to wear a Newcastle top to attend the gig. They also ran a story about a local fashion designer who had been contacted by Sams stylist team to design a jacket for him. Then went onto say his style team consisted of 20 people. Really, you need 20 people to dress you.
 
im going to Sam Fender on Sunday at St James's Park, unsure what to expect really. I've been dealt a rough hand as the gig was perfect for us; War on Drugs in support for me (one of my favourite bands) and Sam Fender for my wife, she loves him. War on Drugs cancelled a couple of weeks ago :(
 
shemnel said:
im going to Sam Fender on Sunday at St James's Park, unsure what to expect really. I've been dealt a rough hand as the gig was perfect for us; War on Drugs in support for me (one of my favourite bands) and Sam Fender for my wife, she loves him. War on Drugs cancelled a couple of weeks ago :(
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Will be interesting to see what you'll think of the gig, as last night there were thousands in their Black & White/Wor Sam outfits.
Appreciate that The War on Drugs pulling out is a big loss.
But, I personally enjoy both Olivia Dean & CMAT, who are now supporting, both are well worth seeing.
My mate's band are opening the gig - Hector Gannet, who are also excellent.
Have a great time...
 
Platt Lane 59 said:
Will be interesting to see what you'll think of the gig, as last night there were thousands in their Black & White/Wor Sam outfits.
Appreciate that The War on Drugs pulling out is a big loss.
But, I personally enjoy both Olivia Dean & CMAT, who are now supporting, both are well worth seeing.
My mate's band are opening the gig - Hector Gannet, who are also excellent.
Have a great time...
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I dont know Hector Gannet, so i shall go and see what they're (he?) are like. Cheers, we'll have a grand time despite WOD pulling out.
 
Sam Fender, St James' Park, Newcastle. 8/10.

I went to Newcastle on Sunday to watch CMAT, Olivia Dean and Sam Fender at a packed to the rafters St James' Park. I'm not a stadium gig fan - my previous two experiences at Wembley and Old Trafford Cricket were bordering on disastrous - but my partner loves Sam Fender and i love the originally billed War on Drugs, so it was worth a risk for a big day out.

Despite the disappointment (previous post!) of War on Drugs cancelling, the gig, and generally the day out in the Toon, was a massive success. CMAT was, as ever, great fun - high energy pop that was delivered very well and translated well to the stadium setting. Her energy is infectious and had a slowly filling audience up and dancing. Olivia Dean, for me, just didnt suit a stadium setting. She's not my scene and i thought it was very average, but she certainly drew a crowd. Anyway, the main event Sam Fender was a big success. Again, he is an artist i did not envisage myself going to see but he did excellently in a stadium setting, whipping up a home crowd of 50k+ into a passionate frenzy (even bringing on Dan Burn with the Carabao cup, bizarrely).

Fender is passionately Geordie, which is fine by me as he doesn't apologise or hide his upbringing. His music, some of the most 80s/90s Springsteen-esque rock you will come across in today's music scene, is a mix of straight up rock mixed with emotive subject matter. Therefore the big brash rock sound works for a stadium. But not every song came across well, his catalogue has more nuanced stuff that didnt work so well, but overall this was a highly enjoyable gig with a blockbuster ending with fireworks and all the trappings. He has worked a lot on the local boy gone big, he's done excellently from it and fair play to him, as I think he seems like a genuine lad. This was definitely a gig that falls into that magical live music category of "wouldn't usually go to this sort of thing but it was great live".

It also marked my first trip to St James' Park which, coupled with the big day out in Newcastle (and beers after the gig), was a marvellous day out indeed.
 
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Charlatans a week on Thursday can’t wait someone mentioned that Embrace and the Coral where on to , any ideas if true ?
 
After never having been to the Co-Op snce it opened, I've just done Lionel Richie a week last Thursday and then Pulp on Saturday.

I went from loving the co-op as a venue the first time, to the absolute clusterfuck of disney-style queuing and missing the first 10 mins of Pulp as it took 40+ mins to get it. Despite my ticket noting entrance D. I was made to queue and go in entrance F and the end of that queue started close to the Summerbee bar.

Weirdly for Lionel, my ticket said entrance F and I was made to go in Entrance D ?

However Pulp was a solid 10 out of 10, that Jarvis is some front-man.

Lionel was even better, just a solid 1hr 40 mins of absolute bangers and the crowd was at fever pitch before he even arrived on Stage, I sang, I laughed and I cried, possibly one of the top 5 gigs I've ever been to.
 
Jack74 said:
Charlatans a week on Thursday can’t wait someone mentioned that Embrace and the Coral where on to , any ideas if true ?
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Think that is correct.

I’m taking my daughter to watch someone called Tate McRae tomorrow at the co-op. Never heard of her and don’t know any songs.
 
Just watching Oasis Jools Holland gig on iplayer from 2000. They had some swagger then.

Not long now to see if they still have! Unfortunately for me I missed out on tickets and didn’t fancy Heaton Park.
 
Saw OMD last night at the House of Blues in Cleveland. Their first headline gig in the city since 1986. I did last see them here about 10 years ago as support for the fucking Bare Naked Ladies.
The place was sold out and they were very solid and entertaining. This being the US, the set relied a bit too much on their late 80s radio-friendly dross, which is what they’re best known for here, but that was only a minor irritation, as they played plenty of the old stuff for the FOCs, who were much in evidence. Nothing off Dazzleships though :(
Next up, Neil Young in August.
 
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