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Originally posted by @Intiniki

Ah live music is great. At the Libertines tonight. But already encountered some tossers on the stage. So many idiots in this world.

Corrected for you.

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Originally posted by @TheCholulaKid

Originally posted by @Intiniki

Ah live music is great. At the Libertines tonight. But already encountered some tossers on the stage. So many idiots in this world.

Corrected for you.

Thanks. Once I posted that I realised there is a link. Particularly when they got 4 scantily clad women to come on stage and ā€œdance sexyā€. Low point. Thought Iā€™d gone back to the 70s and benny hill.

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Originally posted by @Intiniki

Originally posted by @TheCholulaKid

Originally posted by @Intiniki

Ah live music is great. At the Libertines tonight. But already encountered some tossers on the stage. So many idiots in this world.

Corrected for you.

Thanks. Once I posted that I realised there is a link. Particularly when they got 4 scantily clad women to come on stage and ā€œdance sexyā€. Low point. Thought Iā€™d gone back to the 70s and benny hill.

Iā€™d love to see Pete mumble his way through ā€œErnieā€.

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This is true, Andy Weatherall made that album. Still one of my favourites

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So I probably wonā€™t be going to see the Libertines again unless there isnā€™t much else on another stage at a festival. I was exhausted and not in the best mood so that may have clouded my enjoyment of a night out.

The ā€œfansā€ were on the whole beery lads who didnā€™t give a fuck about anyone else. Itā€™s quite amazing how self absorbed people are. Other half said a guy was pissing in the sink when there were plenty of urinals. Nice. Still didnā€™t quite beat the Kasabian (I think) crowd at the Guildhall who just pissed in corridors and by the cloakroom (where i was working at the time).

Next up Massive Attack so hopefully a little more chilled.

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I found this when I saw them at ally pally September 14. So much agro in the crowd, but saying this non stop energy every song. I think along with the beer, just the adrenaline that they create with the consist high tempo are not a good mix. They do have a close to punk image that is reflected in their crowds as well. But you are right, this does boiler over in to being plain idiots.

I have found the same at Oasis, Stone Roses and Arctic Monkeys gigs in the past! Also there seems to always be a fight at Ian Brown gigs.

Add Beady Eye (but not Noel), plus Stone Roses too. But that was Stafford V Festival where I witnessed a domestic abuse incident a few years earlier. Has a real edge to it.

Consequence of the lad culture a few years back? Or just alcohol?

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Iā€™ve seen similar at Libs, Arctics & Stones gigs too sadly. They do seem to attract knobby crowds.

Massive Attack should be fun, I think Young Fathers are their support for this tour. They are amazing live, when the three of them harmonise you canā€™t pick their voices apart. If you are able to get down in time Iā€™d recommend checking them out.

Booked up Primavera yesterday. Should be loads of fun. Finally going to see Radiohead, who have somehow passed me by til now. Even better, hit a 14-fold Acca yesterday that that pretty much pays for the my flights, accommodation and festival ticket. Happy days.

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Originally posted by @Intiniki

Add Beady Eye (but not Noel), plus Stone Roses too. But that was Stafford V Festival where I witnessed a domestic abuse incident a few years earlier. Has a real edge to it.

Consequence of the lad culture a few years back? Or just alcohol?

Stafford?

Good work KRG! Fucking West Brom fucking fucked up my fucking accy. Would have fucking been Ā£3.5K. Cunts.

Iā€™m not bitter.

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Yeah, WBA ruined a 836/1 10fold for me as well. Probably for the best, Iā€™d have done myself some damage if they had both hit.

OK here we try again. Last Thursday Night.

Dubai Tennis Stadium is our ā€œoldestā€ and pretty much only fixed stadium veue for concerts. Itā€™s been open about 20 years and used to seem REALLY BIG. I guess it takes around 3,500 for a gig.

The show was due to start at 9pm but this being Dubai the audience didnā€™t bother to turn up until 9:15 and, to be fair, it was about 80% full (vs 40% for the last gig we saw there - The Happy Mondays"

90% of the crowd were clearly not locals, and the average age had to be around 45 pushing 50, it was also bloody cold.

The band came on stage at 9:15 and set straight into one of their classic #1ā€™s. It seemed to be played at a slower tempo, strangely, the lead vocals seemed to be in my vocal rangeā€¦ they did their greetings and we all noted that the (Glaswegian) commented on how bloody cold it was and was wearing a Jacket & Scarfā€¦

They morphed into some pleasant ā€œalbum trackā€ stuff that (surprisingly) a good 50% of the crowd knew, for me I found myself really liking the music, they kept their signature sound and tone and yet the songs managed to not be repetitive like some old bands. The singer did start to grate a bit, perhaps he had been to the Phil Oakey school of stage presence? WALKING from side to side, waving at each and every part of the audience.

They slid slowly through another smash hit, by now I had realised that YES every song was in my vocal range. Then I consulted Mrs D_P (who knows about music stuff) and she said yes, it seemed to her that they had taken all their songs ā€œDown Oneā€ as we say in Karaoke Land. And off we went again with some La Lalalalala Laaa Laalaa La laaas.

The original members were still there, especially the lead guitarist, who I must say was AWESOME - not in a Slash way but in constantly changing Guitars to produce different styles and sounds yet still somehow even if you had entered the stadium blind & heard their most obscure song you would have known instantly who you were listening to. The keyboard player created an almost Gary Numanesqu sound, Ms Davis (from almost in Wales) filled in on the really high notes & some keyboards - her voice was not strong but clearly she got the gig as she sounded like / covered the old fart in the scarf.

About half way through, a random Amazonian woman with BIG HAIR came out and did all that WOO WOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOO ing stereotype backing vocals and then nailed a solo and a duet with Ms Davis, she stayed on to the end.

At 1 hour 40 minutes they buggered off, drank their Sanatogen, gulped Oxygen and returned to finish with 4 of their greatest hits.

IF the Tennis Stadium had had a roof, it would by now have been lamding close to that Malaysian Plane out in the Indian Ocean. They blew the Goddam Roof off. Nobody, not one VVIP look at me obnoxious git was still sitting down. That NEVER happens in Dubai. The place rocked so much it set off the local Seismic Detectors.

Me? I was sober, 1st Gig in 23 years where I did not touch a drop before during or after (Meds Harumph).

So yes the tempo of all the songs was slower, yes the vocal range has diminshed. But you know what? It now makes them THE best singalong band on the planet. I fooking LOVED it.

Simple Minds.

You bloody rocked the house guys.

Go see them before they get too old as well and wind up on your FB Newsfeed

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Mrs RB loves them so we have seen Simple Minds loads - give me your hands shouts Jim!

They sure do put on a good show.

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Got to respect a man that survived marrying both Chrissie Hynde and Patsy Kensit.

Lucky git!

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Maccabees the other week were seriously good. A band o got into early doors as a teen, really nice watching them mature into a proper band with such a massive sound. Potential festival headliners in the near future I reckon.

Not sure if it counts as a gig, but dunno where else to put it. Gf took me to Cirque du Soleil last week as an cams present. The things those folks can do are mind blowing. Did my anxiety absolutely no good mind.

few more coming up as well. Tame Impala & Jamie xx both at Ally Pally, and Hinds in between at Koko.

Tempted to grab tickets for Young Fathers/Massive Attack too. As yeah, thatā€™ll be a cracking night. Feel like Iā€™m getting better value for money when I like the support act too.

Graham Coxon :slight_smile:

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Originally posted by @TheCholulaKid

Originally posted by @Intiniki

Add Beady Eye (but not Noel), plus Stone Roses too. But that was Stafford V Festival where I witnessed a domestic abuse incident a few years earlier. Has a real edge to it.

Consequence of the lad culture a few years back? Or just alcohol?

Stafford?

Sorry one in Staffordshire rather than the Essex one.

Forgot to mention Foals at Wembley & Eagulls in Hackney in amongst all this as well.

The gig pig is well and truly back at the trough.

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oink, oink.

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The boss and I are going to see Calexico at The Brighton Domeā€¦26th April. :lou_lol:

Iā€™ve been to seated gigs at the Dome beforeā€¦do they ever have mixed, seating and standing?? Iā€™d rather stand at a Calexico gig.

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