Just got tickets for NY. So happy it's the night before Thanksgiving so no work the next day. It's also a nicely-sized theater. Got front row balcony tickets, which is where I prefer to be.
Just got tickets for NY. So happy it's the night before Thanksgiving so no work the next day. It's also a nicely-sized theater. Got front row balcony tickets, which is where I prefer to be.
must be where the cool kids hang out. i got front of balcony, too. 1 week after thanksgiving. maybe we can put on shades, hang out & smoke ciggies...
Pipperoo
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Just got tickets for NY. So happy it's the night before Thanksgiving so no work the next day. It's also a nicely-sized theater. Got front row balcony tickets, which is where I prefer to be.
I'm tempted!! I don't know if I can get that day off though.
Just got tickets for NY. So happy it's the night before Thanksgiving so no work the next day. It's also a nicely-sized theater. Got front row balcony tickets, which is where I prefer to be.
I'm tempted!! I don't know if I can get that day off though.
If you do, let me know. We could meet up at the venue.
steve
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Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
If anyone needs a ticket to their Thursday show at London Palladium, Mort has one going spare. He can send it overnight delivery so you get it in time face value is £61.50 but he'll take a reasonable offer. PM me or tweet @nathanielmead
Well, the NYC show was two nights ago and I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I am so sad thinking about it. I had never been to the venue before. It's small, which is good I guess, but it's really weirdly formal. They put the lights up full stop after the opening act (whom I really, really actively didn't like - I escaped for a looong time to the bar), which was jarring, to say the least.
The crowd skewed *much* older, which I'm not saying is a bad thing, because I hope to still be going to see bands I love when I'm over 60. But Mr. K and I were definitely in the minority by more than about 15 years. I was kind of surprised the bar didn't offer Metamucil shooters with a side of Geritol.
What really depressed me is that I haven't ever been to a show like this before where NOBODY got up and danced. I finally said "eff it" and did, even though I'm shy. It was just so awful to see EVERYONE sitting down the whole time. It was kind of like a bad dream.
We were in the balcony, but at least in the second half of the show a couple of the front rows at the stage level finally stood up and bobbed a little. Ian M tried to motivate people to stand up after a while, but nobody did.
I wonder if the band finds it a little depressing, too, when the crowd is stock still and seated? I would think the lack of energy would kind of feel cr@ppy for them...
Well, the NYC show was two nights ago and I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but I am so sad thinking about it. I had never been to the venue before. It's small, which is good I guess, but it's really weirdly formal. They put the lights up full stop after the opening act (whom I really, really actively didn't like - I escaped for a looong time to the bar), which was jarring, to say the least.
The crowd skewed *much* older, which I'm not saying is a bad thing, because I hope to still be going to see bands I love when I'm over 60. But Mr. K and I were definitely in the minority by more than about 15 years. I was kind of surprised the bar didn't offer Metamucil shooters with a side of Geritol.
What really depressed me is that I haven't ever been to a show like this before where NOBODY got up and danced. I finally said "eff it" and did, even though I'm shy. It was just so awful to see EVERYONE sitting down the whole time. It was kind of like a bad dream.
We were in the balcony, but at least in the second half of the show a couple of the front rows at the stage level finally stood up and bobbed a little. Ian M tried to motivate people to stand up after a while, but nobody did.
I wonder if the band finds it a little depressing, too, when the crowd is stock still and seated? I would think the lack of energy would kind of feel cr@ppy for them...
I'm sorry you didn't have a good time. I'm supposed to see them Thursday but I've come down with a roaring sinus infection. Trying to avoid another bout of pneumonia. Barely could do Thanksgiving dinner. I'm sure I caught it at the Fleetwood Mac show last weekend. Sucks having a compromised immune system. I'm going to wave the white flag & start wearing masks to large public gatherings. Probably should to work too but it would be too f'n much. As to standing at shows, I physically can't anymore. Most of the time I try to get tickets where that is accomodated (ADA). For Echo, I'm in the front part of the balcony but not very front. I'm slightly elevated so if people do stand, I should still be able to see. Did Echo have a string section? There has been a bit of conflicting info on that. It was advertised as such but there have been reports that the band ditched the concept. Those damn string players are expensive, haha!
Did Echo have a string section? There has been a bit of conflicting info on that. It was advertised as such but there have been reports that the band ditched the concept. Those damn string players are expensive, haha!
Nope, no strings chuckrh. Just some fake candles onstage.
www.kubixfestival.com/kubix-line-ups/ quite tempted by this,solely for the bunnymen,rest of line up is fairly grim. kubix fesival is a fairly new event here in sunderland,this is only its third year,so its still finding its feet,and the line ups seem to be a bit of a mish mash of who’s available. its only a short walk from where i live too
www.kubixfestival.com/kubix-line-ups/ quite tempted by this,solely for the bunnymen,rest of line up is fairly grim. kubix fesival is a fairly new event here in sunderland,this is only its third year,so its still finding its feet,and the line ups seem to be a bit of a mish mash of who’s available. its only a short walk from where i live too
www.kubixfestival.com/kubix-line-ups/ quite tempted by this,solely for the bunnymen,rest of line up is fairly grim. kubix fesival is a fairly new event here in sunderland,this is only its third year,so its still finding its feet,and the line ups seem to be a bit of a mish mash of who’s available. its only a short walk from where i live too
Probably give Friday a miss
what,and miss whigfield? 😄
steve
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Songs Of A Lost World *CRUMPET BOY*
To tie in with this year's 6 Music Festival taking place in Liverpool, Matt Everitt chats to Echo & The Bunnymen frontman, Ian McCulloch about the key musical moments from his life.
Since releasing its debut album, ‘Crocodiles’ almost 40 years ago, the band has earned a place in guitar music history for forging “grandiose soundscapes out of punk energy and pop poetry” - a distinctive combination of attitude and sound that has influenced many bands that have followed in The Bunnymen’s wake.
In this candid conversation, McCulloch reveals the group’s beginnings, including the shambles of their first gig which that turned out to be the making of them, plus the singer’s struggle with shyness in those early days that remains to this day, despite outward acts of bravado.
McCulloch also share the early influence of The Fall and Leonard Cohen on their sound, the life-changing impact of first hearing David Bowie and then seeing him perform Ziggy Stardust live (including a fascination with his eyebrows), as well as, of course, a deep recognition of how Liverpool’s rich musical heritage has helped shaped the group.
Plus, McCulloch recounts a strange night out with another of his musical heroes, Lou Reed, along with insights into how Echo & The Bunnymen’s much-loved songs, like ‘The Killing Moon’ and ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, came into existence.
