• The first stage of the forum upgrades has now been completed but they remain in a degraded state and are still being worked on. Normal posting/reading should now be possible.
    Please read this thread for more details.
    New user registrations are currently disabled.

Forthcoming gigs.

riffraff said:
Saw Talk Show. Few weeks back. They were supporting someone, think it was Warmduscher but they blur into one don’t they? Yer basic punky guitar shouty band tbh.
SXSW called off by Austin City Council and promoters last night I see.
Seen two young bands in last fortnight who were going both tying it in with a SXSW themed mini fest in NYC on the way. Hotel Lux and Parliamo. Bit chat with both singers at bar and outside on street afterwards waiting for ubers and they both were reet up for it. Theyll be gutted. Hotel Lux are off to France next week with Warmduscher and Life iirc hmmm that may be looking dodgy now anarl.
Small gigs especially are gonna take a hit. Expect more cancellations.
My marra from work went to SXSW as a fan a few years back and he loves it as does his Mrs, once the bairns older it’s gonna be there yearly holiday. Starting to fancy it myself
Click to expand...
My mate goes every other year. He was due to fly out on Wednesday.
 

riffraff said:
Early and late gig thing? Bands play twice in one night? Hmmmm. Has it been tried? Anyone?
Click to expand...
I think back in the punk days, they did that at some clubs - recall reading or hearing that the Jam started out playing weekly or monthly at the Marquee at some kind of early evening or afternoon show, almost like an open mic thing.
Springsteen definitely started off doing a 2 shows a night schedule
 
Steve Ignorant in Newcastle and at the 100 club. Nick Cave 02 London, Kraftwerk Victoria Park London, The vaselines, Swans, Kubix, Rebellion Festival, Wonk Festival, New Order.
 
Im being extra badgered by email about smallish gigs in the last few days. I think a lot are gonna struggle with this virus thing. Thankfully I’ve got the smallest amount of gigs booked atm that ive had for a few years. Outdoor gigs could really do well if this situation continues......mind everyone may be standing at the back....
 
Stray Cat said:
That’s got to have been the shortest gig I’ve been at in a while. Most are 2 hrs min which is good value.
Click to expand...
I prefer them when they are shorter and to the point. One hour 15 minutes seems like the perfect time. Most acts doing 2 hours will have lulls and dull bits in when the audience minds and attention wanders.
 
Longy said:
Where’s that? Hoy a summary up after. Not sure if I’d go if they ventured up this way.
Click to expand...
It was in NYC (Rough Trade store in Brooklyn). We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Good solid show with a few twists here and there. Support band were a Cajun band, think Pogues music with French singing, then Spider and Cait joined them and they became the backing band. Plenty of Pogues favorites - Boys From County Hell, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, London Girl, Streams of Whiskey - bang up job by Spider. Cait did vocals, as you'd expect, on Man You Don't Meet Every Day and Haunted, but also on A Pair of Brown Eyes, which surprised me, but presumably because Spider had heavy lifting throughout that on the tin whistle. The singer of the support band took lead vocals on Dirty Old Town, including one verse/chorus in French. They covered London Calling, which was great, and the encore was The Auld Triangle and Body of an American. They really looked like they were having a lot of fun. Not the Pogues of the 80s, by any stretch, but it was well worth the trek into the city on a school night.
 
Crayola-Kid said:
It was in NYC (Rough Trade store in Brooklyn). We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Good solid show with a few twists here and there. Support band were a Cajun band, think Pogues music with French singing, then Spider and Cait joined them and they became the backing band. Plenty of Pogues favorites - Boys From County Hell, If I Should Fall From Grace With God, London Girl, Streams of Whiskey - bang up job by Spider. Cait did vocals, as you'd expect, on Man You Don't Meet Every Day and Haunted, but also on A Pair of Brown Eyes, which surprised me, but presumably because Spider had heavy lifting throughout that on the tin whistle. The singer of the support band took lead vocals on Dirty Old Town, including one verse/chorus in French. They covered London Calling, which was great, and the encore was The Auld Triangle and Body of an American. They really looked like they were having a lot of fun. Not the Pogues of the 80s, by any stretch, but it was well worth the trek into the city on a school night.
Click to expand...
Sounds like a good night if they bring it here then
 
Longy said:
Sounds like a good night if they bring it here then
Click to expand...
I'm pretty sure that Spider lives in the US which led to the link up with Lost Bayou Ramblers (the Cajun band) and he's done the show in a few places over there. Cait IIRC has turned up to do a couple of numbers at some of these shows but her extended role is the difference with the NYC show. I'd be very surprised if they brought the show to the UK.
 
Old Prestonian said:
I'm pretty sure that Spider lives in the US which led to the link up with Lost Bayou Ramblers (the Cajun band) and he's done the show in a few places over there. Cait IIRC has turned up to do a couple of numbers at some of these shows but her extended role is the difference with the NYC show. I'd be very surprised if they brought the show to the UK.
Click to expand...
He does - he mentioned he's down in New Orleans, which is how he knows the band. The NYC gig was part of a bigger tour; they had tour posters on merch, so Cait's involvement has definitely become more than just a guest spot thing for now, not just for the one show - I think it's 6 or 7 dates all told - but I agree that it might just be over here, unless they were able to sort out another band for the UK. There's 6 in the Ramblers so they'd have to be pulling in some big numbers to make it financially viable to bring a band of that size over. Rough Trade isn't a big venue and I don't think it was quite sold out.
 
Old Prestonian said:
I'm pretty sure that Spider lives in the US which led to the link up with Lost Bayou Ramblers (the Cajun band) and he's done the show in a few places over there. Cait IIRC has turned up to do a couple of numbers at some of these shows but her extended role is the difference with the NYC show. I'd be very surprised if they brought the show to the UK.
Click to expand...
f***ing buzz kill ;)
 
Crayola-Kid said:
He does - he mentioned he's down in New Orleans, which is how he knows the band. The NYC gig was part of a bigger tour; they had tour posters on merch, so Cait's involvement has definitely become more than just a guest spot thing for now, not just for the one show - I think it's 6 or 7 dates all told - but I agree that it might just be over here, unless they were able to sort out another band for the UK. There's 6 in the Ramblers so they'd have to be pulling in some big numbers to make it financially viable to bring a band of that size over. Rough Trade isn't a big venue and I don't think it was quite sold out.
Click to expand...
The band may just fancy the experience of coming over here.
Seen a few young US bands over here with a similar attitude doing pass the hat shows In Leytonstone ower the years. Gringo Starr being the ones who made a few albums later on. Nice lads. Drummer was mad for the Newcy Brown mind! Cool to go home and drop in a few anecdotes about your last European Tour.
stretch said:
Stereophonics excellent last night, two and a half hours set.
Click to expand...
Jesus Christ man. Thats scarier than coronavirus.
 
Last edited:
Crayola-Kid said:
One of my bucket list bands - probably limited chance of a US tour at this stage, but I live in hope. Enjoy.
Click to expand...
Exactly my position....apart from the America bit. I`ve seen most of the bands I realistically want to but Sisters have been surprisingly elusive so glad to (hopefully) finally cross them off my list.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top