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Forthcoming gigs.

Epping said:
I'm watching her at this very moment as I wait for Johnny Marr and then Suede

Very underwhelmed

As are the audience

I always discover one or two acts at latitude

Missed this year.. next year
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Did you enjoy Johnny Marr? Saw him in March and he was really good.
 

Longy said:
Frank Turner’s been going donkeys years now. Somehow I’ve never seen him live yet.
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Bit like yourself until a couple of years ago at Moseley. Baffled/embarrassed my lad by yelling along with the entire Wonder Stuff set and an hour or two later the tables were turned when he - and pretty much every other fucker in the field - sang along with every word of every song that Frank Turner did. Even hearing them all for the first time, I really enjoyed his set.
 
GTG said:
Bit like yourself until a couple of years ago at Moseley. Baffled/embarrassed my lad by yelling along with the entire Wonder Stuff set and an hour or two later the tables were turned when he - and pretty much every other fucker in the field - sang along with every word of every song that Frank Turner did. Even hearing them all for the first time, I really enjoyed his set.
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I want to do an acoustic solo show rather than a full band one like. Would be a great Fire Station booking.
GTG said:
Bit like yourself until a couple of years ago at Moseley. Baffled/embarrassed my lad by yelling along with the entire Wonder Stuff set and an hour or two later the tables were turned when he - and pretty much every other fucker in the field - sang along with every word of every song that Frank Turner did. Even hearing them all for the first time, I really enjoyed his set.
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Might be a daft idea, but how do we get in the ears of the decision makers of who puts bands on in Sunderland. Make sure Pop Recs, the Fire Station, Independent & Peacock are aware of what we want as gig goers? I know we’ve already got @dodgem on here from the Peacock. Would be mint if we as a selection of people who go to the gigs could potentially have an influence.

The naive bit about this post is I don’t know how it all works. Does someone want to tour then approach venues, do the venues approach management & say hoy us on the list for the next one, or a bit of both.

As an example, Frank Turner at the Fire Station that I mentioned to @GTG. Brògreal are playing the Cluny in September, Pop Recs would have been class.
 
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Longy said:
I want to do an acoustic solo show rather than a full band one like. Would be a great Fire Station booking.

Might be a daft idea, but how do we get in the ears of the decision makers of who puts bands on in Sunderland. Make sure Pop Recs, the Fire Station, Independent & Peacock are aware of what we want as gig goers? I know we’ve already got @dodgem on here from the Peacock. Would be mint if we as a selection of people who go to the gigs could potentially have an influence.

The naive bit about this post is I don’t know how it all works. Does someone want to tour then approach venues, do the venues approach management & say hoy us on the list for the next one, or a bit of both.

As an example, Frank Turner at the Fire Station that I mentioned to @GTG. Brògreal are playing the Cluny in September, Pop Recs would have been class.
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I'm due a call from the FS marketing department next week so I'll bring it up then. I think Tamsin does a cracking job with the bookings but she can't just be basing them on her own taste/experience. Someone, somewhere must be compiling data for guidance.

PS Very relieved to see that the Fire Station only seems to have suffered some superficial damage (external) last night. Was worried when I saw how close the burning car was.
 
GTG said:
I'm due a call from the FS marketing department next week so I'll bring it up then. I think Tamsin does a cracking job with the bookings but she can't just be basing them on her own taste/experience. Someone, somewhere must be compiling data for guidance.
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How’s that come about? Obviously you can’t blindly follow a few idiots from here, but I think plugging into regular gig goers can only be a good thing.

My mate suggested a year ago doing just a year of Sunderland gigs. It got vetoed as you’re missing out on too much good stuff north of the Tyne, but for the first time ever, we could have done a year’s worth of gigs & had a cracking year in Sunderland. Let’s build on it.

Skinny Lister at the Cluny on my birthday. Next time let’s pinch them off Newcastle & get them on here.
 
Longy said:
How’s that come about? Obviously you can’t blindly follow a few idiots from here, but I think plugging into regular gig goers can only be a good thing.

My mate suggested a year ago doing just a year of Sunderland gigs. It got vetoed as you’re missing out on too much good stuff north of the Tyne, but for the first time ever, we could have done a year’s worth of gigs & had a cracking year in Sunderland. Let’s build on it.

Skinny Lister at the Cluny on my birthday. Next time let’s pinch them off Newcastle & get them on here.
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Had a phone call from them, presumably as I've bought so many tickets off them in the last couple of years, asking if I'd mind doing a survey - and offering 2 freebies for any show! Unsurprisingly, I said 'Yes'!
 
Stray Cat said:
The Stranglers were brilliant last night at the Piece Hall. Superb setlist.
Buzzcocks were a bit ropey.

Next up New Order and the Charlatans in Cardiff.
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Seen the Buzzcocks a few times with Pete Shelley. Always it was just ok. Got a bit bored.

Can’t have got better after Pete Shelley has passed away.
 
Bloody hell - Heart cancelled on their UK tour and now Journey have cancelled their UK tour - was really looking forward to actually seeing Cheap Trick again as well
 
King Kareoke said:
Bloody hell - Heart cancelled on their UK tour and now Journey have cancelled their UK tour - was really looking forward to actually seeing Cheap Trick again as well
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You couldn’t write it - like they don’t have enough money personally 🤦‍♂️
 
Biffy Clyro, Halifax Piece Hall, End of this month. Providing all this rioting bollocks doesn't effect it.
 
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