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Really minor annoyances

Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
 
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Redandwhitedust said:
Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
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I like encores.

It’s nice when you get the applause. And by encore time everyone has had a few drinks and just want to sing along.
 
Redandwhitedust said:
Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
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Manics don't do encores (or never used to...)
 
DaveH said:
The way kettles have a cup guide on the side, so you can put the right amount of water in, only they are some sort of pixie cup and the whole scale is of no use to anyone. But all kettle manufacturers have agreed on it.
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It is a standard measure of 235ml. No idea why that has been chosen as the magic amount.
 
Redandwhitedust said:
Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
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Fair.
Went to see Midge Ure last year. Canny little gig in a small stand up venue and he’s a good raconteur telling stories between songs. He admitted that “that was supposed to be my last song, after which I’d usually leave the stage for a few minutes until I get clapped back on for an encore, but this venue doesn’t have a backstage area and I’d feel like a complete prat standing over there in the corner waiting to be clapped back on, so let’s just pretend I left for a few minutes and you clapped me back on and here I am returned to the stage overcome with your enthusiasm and ready to play a couple more songs!” 😁😁
 
Redandwhitedust said:
Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
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Ritchie Blackmore didn`t do one on occasions if he didn`t feel like it. Fans ended up ripping seats up and chucking them at the stage.
 
Redandwhitedust said:
Bands doing encores.

Ok maybe theres a case for a huge band in a stadium tour doing it for thousands of fans. But is there anything more pointless than a band in a small venue doing them.

"This is our last song". They play it and go off stage. The lights stay down. Everyone looks at their watch knowing the place is still open for another 45 minutes. No one leaves.

Someone gets on the mic. "Did you enjoy that?" Everyone cheers "do you want more"

Band comes on and plays their best known/most popular songs. The ones everyone was at the gig to hear.

Everyone knows they're coming back out, the band has a set list that includes the encore... so why not just play through? This whole charade of them being finished for the night is totally pointless.

Just once I want the majority of people to leave after the "last song" so when they come back theres hardly anyone there
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I have a vague recollection that concert chairmen in working men’s clurbs used to call it “false tabs” in order to sound more professional and theatrical etc. So they shout at the bands “false tabs lads!!” to get the band to go back on… even if no bugger in the fed special befuddled audience wanted them back
 
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mickb2112 said:
Ritchie Blackmore didn`t do one on occasions if he didn`t feel like it. Fans ended up ripping seats up and chucking them at the stage.
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If he finished early without doing the songs people wanted to hear then they'd be annoyed.
But being annoyed that he didnt do an encore if he started and finished the set on time, and played his biggest hits already? Thats weird

But I dont get why a band cant finish their set with their big songs and then go off on time. Its just a pointless charade that everyone knows is going to happen because when they go off the first time, the lights never go up!
 
humbug said:
it's a standard measure for a cup.
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Seems odd to use when most people drink out of bigger mugs.

If I were in the kettle making business and wanted to put a useful scale on my product, I would look at what they are filling from my kettles and scale to that.
 
DaveH said:
Seems odd to use when most people drink out of bigger mugs.

If I were in the kettle making business and wanted to put a useful scale on my product, I would look at what they are filling from my kettles and scale to that.
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Bloody yanks man. Antiquated system of measurement coupled with the philosophy ‘more is better’.

That said. Yanks don’t use kettles.
 
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