Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted May 23, 2017 Thanks people - I'm sure it will be fine and I suppose everyone will be on high alert and extra vigilant at the mo. Also going to Robbie Williams in two weeks and Guns n Roses in London the week after that. I will not be beaten! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted May 23, 2017 In other news Hawkwind were predicatbly cosmic last week and 75 year old Dave Brock will probably last as long as did Catweazle 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted May 25, 2017 You'll be delighted to hear I didn't get bombed good enough show, lots of new stuff though which I suppose I should have expected but a few more old classics would have been fun. But sadly nothing now is going to even come close to the Foo Fighters at the Cheese and Grain. The Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff is a good smallish venue but all standing on the ground floor so shorties like me have to rely on the screens and the organisation of the bar queues was a bit rubbish. Also don't go in the bar across the road. A lemonade, a white wine, 2 pints and a Baileys = TWENTY NINE FUCKING QUID 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted May 25, 2017 Glad you are safe LB. Much of an armed presence? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted May 25, 2017 2 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Glad you are safe LB. Much of an armed presence? I'm sure there probably was however we only noticed a few uniformed police and some in civvies mingling in the crowd outside, but not a hugely obvious presence. Everyone was really relaxed and upbeat. ETA I've now seen pictures of armed police outside the venue but we never saw them at the time. Too busy crying at the bar bill, obviously! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted June 7, 2017 Saw Robbie Williams at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton last night. He was on good form, lots of old favourites and banter as you would expect, he's looking a bit jowly but he's got a slipped disc or something so maybe he's on steroids? Nice little George Michael tribute and an emotional end. Erasure supported who were great, despite being about 104 Andy Bell can still hold a tune and the many many old ladies in the crowd loved him. Used a park and ride at the university which was well organised and easy to get to. Food and drink prices ridiculous as ever and we got homemade sandwiches confiscated! And nowhere near enough bogs. At the end my back teeth were floating, finally found some loos with a queue slightly shorter than the Great Wall of China, and took the best piss of my life 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted June 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Lard Bazaar said: Saw Robbie Williams at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton last night. He was on good form, lots of old favourites and banter as you would expect, he's looking a bit jowly but he's got a slipped disc or something so maybe he's on steroids? Nice little George Michael tribute and an emotional end. Erasure supported who were great, despite being about 104 Andy Bell can still hold a tune and the many many old ladies in the crowd loved him. Used a park and ride at the university which was well organised and easy to get to. Food and drink prices ridiculous as ever and we got homemade sandwiches confiscated! And nowhere near enough bogs. At the end my back teeth were floating, finally found some loos with a queue slightly shorter than the Great Wall of China, and took the best piss of my life Did he go and suck a few dicks in the toilets then? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youwanticewiththat 611 Posted June 7, 2017 26 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: Did he go and suck a few dicks in the toilets then? Nah - he went outside 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted June 7, 2017 Not without applying his hand sanitiser. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 14, 2017 Not a musical one, but I'm off to see Penn and Teller on Friday. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted June 15, 2017 14 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Not a musical one, but I'm off to see Penn and Teller on Friday. Remo & Zooty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Remo & Zooty. Unlikely to be going now, just out the hospital after an "episode". I've to rest up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted June 15, 2017 I'm away to see Guns N Roses tomorrow. Buzzing because I'm not driving for a change! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted June 15, 2017 33 minutes ago, Lard Bazaar said: I'm away to see Guns N Roses tomorrow. Buzzing because I'm not driving for a change! Enjoy! Was the parking info of any use, or is it not your problem now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted June 15, 2017 3 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Unlikely to be going now, just out the hospital after an "episode". I've to rest up. Shame. Hope all is OK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted June 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Toast said: Enjoy! Was the parking info of any use, or is it not your problem now Both! It was handy thank you, but apparently it is sorted so I'm just gonna chill on out in the back and get mangled 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted June 17, 2017 Fucking awesome, but more on that tomorrow as I've only just got in! Goodnight! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted June 17, 2017 Going to see ZZ Top this October! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfect Passing 277 Posted June 17, 2017 Went to see Sir Elton John last week at Ewood Park, Blackburn, on for 2 hours, all done by 9 O'Clock which I thought was way too early, but then realised he probably wanted to get home for the kids bedtimes! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 20, 2017 On 17/06/2017 at 08:11, dirtracer18 said: Going to see ZZ Top this October! They're closing Ramblin' Man in Maidstone in July - so I'll see them myself there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted June 21, 2017 saw Haley Reinhart at O2 Islington a week or so back. Great performance doing her own stuff and a few covers with funk, jazz, rock and ballads all thrown in. Really impressed. Someone else who has worked with PMJ, Morgan James, has announced a few small venue UK/europe gigs later this year. We'll worth a look if you like great female singers. Check out Sledghammer or Dream on versions on YouTube Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 21, 2017 Dunno about anyone else but the post above prompted me to point out I go to a fair few local gigs in my local area and increasingly rate the quality of some of what I see. Given that there's Soundcloud, Bandcamp and a load of other lesser platforms you can often find people playing to small houses with some decent recordings out there. There's one promoter - Paul Dunton - in my area who has over 400 acts on his books and puts up about three gigs a week with a few extras on a semi-regular basis; most of which have four or five acts on a single show. Off to one of his bills tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted June 24, 2017 I'm working the merch table tonight for Body / Head, which is the "experimental" guitar duo of Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Free Kitten) and Bill Nace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted June 25, 2017 My kids took me to the Back to the 50's show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to see Robby Vee ( oldest son of Bobby Vee) & His Rock & Roll Caravan. I took my daughter up to the merch table to see if she wanted to buy anything during the interval and Robby's guitarist noticed me and led me and my daughter backstage to meet with Robby and the rest of the band. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted June 26, 2017 22 hours ago, Phantom said: My kids took me to the Back to the 50's show at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to see Robby Vee ( oldest son of Bobby Vee) & His Rock & Roll Caravan. I took my daughter up to the merch table to see if she wanted to buy anything during the interval and Robby's guitarist noticed me and led me and my daughter backstage to meet with Robby and the rest of the band. Re the kids and that Sean Lennon James Paul McCartney Dhani Harrison and Zak Starkey Would genuinely make a decent band - though given Zak's considerable thwack they'd probs sound more like The Who than their dads did 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
