Wansbeck Viking
Striker
Raging Speedhorn on Sunday at the Cluny.
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Forthcoming gigs.
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morroco_mole
Midfield
More dates announced but only Glasgow, Manchester and London.. Hopefully more to come.
Unfortunately only 5 dates in UK I think. Then America
mickb2112
Striker
I`m at Fish but cant decide between Airbourne or Ronnie Romero (ex-Rainbow/MSG singer) on Sunday.This week got Fish at city hall on Thursday, block 33 at the cluny on Friday and airbourne at boiler shop on Sunday, might squeeze in rabble Rousers at colonel prior on Saturday, that's if me liver can take it
Rival Sons and Glenn Hughes shows just announced for up here too.
Placid Casual 31
Full Back
Aye no surprise there really. Are six gigs classed as a tour these days??
eddtheduck
Striker
Airbourne sold out marra
mickb2112
Striker
I`m hoping to still make one or the other - -just waiting to hear.
eddtheduck
Striker
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Striker
Any John Cale fans? Cheap tickets (£15 plus £3.50 fees) available from the place that we can't mention. Tyne Theatre, 25th March.
hilslm
Full Back
Paul Heaton was great last night. Rianne Downey is the perfect singer beside him.
Roll on Bramall Lane.
Tickets for 5ive are the aim tomorrow - sorry for lowering the tone of the thread.
Next gig is Louis Dunford in a few weeks unless I can get a babysitter in which case it’ll be Tom A Smith next
Roll on Bramall Lane.
Tickets for 5ive are the aim tomorrow - sorry for lowering the tone of the thread.
Next gig is Louis Dunford in a few weeks unless I can get a babysitter in which case it’ll be Tom A Smith next
Old Prestonian
Striker
I can’t get away with Louis Dunford. He is the musical version of Danny Dyer to me.
leariver
Full Back
The average number of gigs in a UK tour last year was 10. That's down from 22 in the mid 90's. It's hardly surprising that venues are closing left, right and centre.
Placid Casual 31
Full Back
Yeah, I've noticed bands are playing the 'bigger' cities as opposed to trying to reach out to 'smaller' towns etc. Gone are the days of The Jam setting out on a 20 - 30 date tour of the UK
Old Prestonian
Striker
Peat & Diesel in Kendal on Saturday night is next for me.
They were brilliant when I saw them in Manchester, which I thought was just a few years ago but was actually 2018!
I've only got a couple lined up this year. Father John Misty at the Glasshouse and I got tickets for the Fontaines DC one in Newcastle in the Summer for Christmas.
leariver
Full Back
Without wanting to make this political, it's one of the unseen consequences of the Brexit vote. Smaller American touring bands are now faced with huge tariffs if they want to do a UK/European tour and so are now forced to chose between one and the other. UK venues lose out. Similarly, young European bands are avoiding coming here because it's just not profitable anymore. UK venues lose out. Those venues then struggle to support a local scene and that scene dies with the venue. Subsequently, there were only 12 cities used for national tours in 2024 as compared to 28 cities in 1994. People still want to go to gigs, as we see from the massive amounts of arena and stadium gigs, but they are losing (and more importantly, young bands) access to smaller, local, grassroots venues. The talent pipeline is being stifled at the source and I can no longer see where the big UK bands of the future are going to learn their trade.
