I hate Let’s Rock Southampton, primarily because of the name. It makes us look like a bunch of fucking peasants that music passed by, unable to distinguish between “rock” music, which generally involves guitars and a general quality of being timeless (source: either of the Gallagher brothers’ bank accounts pre-divorces, and probably now) and 1980s music, which generally involves krappenshite which can be used to carbon date any movie to a matter of a year, if not months.
I can just see us in a future episode of some American-narrated compilation of the World’s Stupidest People.
Southampton, Eng-er-land, look at what these yokels think is rock music. Can someone send them some links to new music? Actually, better make that cassette. The CD probably hasn’t even been invented there yet. Yee-hah.
I know it’s tempting to want to dress up in day glo pink and for some ungodly fucking reason, go and see Limahl on a Sunday. We’ve chanced our luck already. We could already be candidates for World’s Stupidest People. Just once? We can blame the printers or something. Say we meant the festival to be called “Utter Cock”. That would have at least made us edgy. Twice compounds the error, confirming us genre simpletons.
Don’t let it happen, people!
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You wanna chill out pap 
If you want a tacky 80s music festival, have a tacky 80s music festival. Just get the name right, so we don’t look like musical no-marks, a situation made bad enough by the fact that Craig David is our most famous musical act. Alright, there’s the drummer out of Coldplay, but everyone knows drummers aren’t really musicians 
And a lot of people correctly hate Coldplay.
As a city, our musical reputation is already in the shitter. We can avoid further damage by not committing such a basic error.
Besides, there are health and safety issues to consider too. If a bunch of Slayer fans turn up on the off-chance of serious metal, their mosh pit will not integrate well with those seeking to establish whether Rick Astley is still around.
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Yep, I want a tacky 80’s music festival and am looking forward to it…if it were headlined by Kraftwerk, Nick Drake and Tangerine Dream I’d be looking forward to it a whole lot more, but as atleast some of these people aren’t around, that isn’t gonna happen…just looking for a good day out.
I’d certainly turn up if they put Nick Drake on stage, jet sounds - just for the spectacle as much as anything.
Anyway, I can’t make Let’s Rock Southampton because I’ll be at Folk Off and die Liverpool.
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Originally posted by @pap
As a city, our musical reputation is already in the shitter.
Whoa there, Pap. Whoa!
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I love the area but the City is a cultural wasteland, Fallout 3 has more going on in it and if I was Mayor would be to open up the waterfront (Royal Pier) for all and restore it and actually do something for the citizens, its not even assured all the ships will be calling there, why the fuck would they? Its bollocks for the visitor and Let’s Rock Southampton exemplifies that, the do is actually not that bad but the fact Sotonians are thinking its the big time says a lot when in fact they deserve more.
When a City goes batshit crazy that their City centre is getting an ikea you know that said City has some serious fucking issues.
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
I love the area but the City is a cultural wasteland, Fallout 3 has more going on in it and if I was Mayor would be to open up the waterfront (Royal Pier) for all and restore it and actually do something for the citizens, its not even assured all the ships will be calling there, why the fuck would they? Its bollocks for the visitor and Let’s Rock Southampton exemplifies that, the do is actually not that bad but the fact Sotonians are thinking its the big time says a lot when in fact they deserve more. When a City goes batshit crazy that their City centre is getting an ikea you know that said City has some serious fucking issues.
Who thinks it’s big time? Seems like a bit of fun to tap into the 80’s revivalists (of which most appear to be considerably younger than me!)
I don’t think many people went batshit crazy over IKEA Bazza.
How about actually getting a concert hall or stadium where bands can play? They all go to Bournemouth where people go to die or Brighton an hour down the road and don’t get me started on the nightlife and restaurants,
I agree, we could do with a good sized live music venue to attract big name acts. This has been the case for some while.
Don’t go to nightclubs so can’t really comment.
Restaurants are improving but we need more high end places. I go to Winchester mostly.
There is plenty going on if you can be arsed to seek it out though.
In the last few weeks I have been to a concert at Turner Sims based around the anniversary of the Magna Carta, a couple of jazz/soul evenings at the excellent 1865 club, and Common People festival to see Slaves, Band of Skulls, Fatboy Slim and Grace Jones amongst others.
This weekend I will probably be masturbating over some flat pack or meatballs though.
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In a multi cultural student City of 250,000 with a large overspill you shouldn’t have to be arsed to see whats going on it should be in your face, theres no real competition and we still do fuck all, its embarrassing.
I don’t go clubbing much anymore at all but still go to bar and good restaurants and whats in Southampton? Nothing of repute at all, I cant think of a worse City for a night out its size.
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
In a multi cultural student City of 250,000 with a large overspill you shouldn’t have to be arsed to see whats going on it should be in your face, theres no real competition and we still do fuck all, its embarrassing. I don’t go clubbing much anymore at all but still go to bar and good restaurants and whats in Southampton? Nothing of repute at all, I cant think of a worse City for a night out its size.
I sympathise, Barry - but I’ve always been of the view that it’s the people, not the place, that makes a good night out. I’ve had fun times in Carlisle, if you can believe that.
I do think the nightlife situation is something of a nonsense, and is needlessly narrow. There’s no-where I can go in Southampton without making some serious compromises about what I’ll end up listening to. I think a lot of the concert situation is driven by having London just up the road. It’s annoyingly close enough so that when big bands land, it isn’t too much of a problem to get up to the capital. A mate of mine went to see AC/DC last week.
Southampton’s problems aren’t unique. Most places of a similar size within London’s orbit are the same on many fronts. That said, I do agree with you on the nightlife point. No good reason for it to be so poor, if Bournemouth and Brighton can manage it.
The nightlife is far from it from a business point of view, in Liverpool its huge and drives many other business’s like hotels and transport, millions come into the local economy, what is Southampton doing to improve it?
Oxford, Plymouth, Bath, Guildford are a better night out, when you throw into the mix we have Fareham, Eastleigh, Totton and others nearby you know you’re fucked.
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
Originally posted by @Goatboy
I agree, we could do with a good sized live music venue to attract big name acts. This has been the case for some while.
Don’t go to nightclubs so can’t really comment.
Restaurants are improving but we need more high end places. I go to Winchester mostly.
There is plenty going on if you can be arsed to seek it out though.
In the last few weeks I have been to a concert at Turner Sims based around the anniversary of the Magna Carta, a couple of jazz/soul evenings at the excellent 1865 club, and Common People festival to see Slaves, Band of Skulls, Fatboy Slim and Grace Jones amongst others.
This weekend I will probably be masturbating over some flat pack or meatballs though.
In a multi cultural student City of 250,000 with a large overspill you shouldn’t have to be arsed to see whats going on it should be in your face, theres no real competition and we still do fuck all, its embarrassing. I don’t go clubbing much anymore at all but still go to bar and good restaurants and whats in Southampton? Nothing of repute at all, I cant think of a worse City for a night out its size.
I’m sure if i were still a student it would be ‘in my face’ but I’m not sure I want that now. I’m a bit more choosy about where I spend a rare night out. There are plenty of good places to eat and drink too Bazza. It’s just that nobody wants you to know where they are;)
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
How about actually getting a concert hall or stadium where bands can play? They all go to Bournemouth where people go to die or Brighton an hour down the road and don’t get me started on the nightlife and restaurants,
Oi, when was the last time you had a night out in Bournemouth? It’s full of students these days dontcha know, lots of clubs and bars and, of course, the BIC where we has 80s concerts and acts too…
I refer to the pensioners.
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
I refer to the pensioners.
Don’t stereotype us Barry…I’m confident I don’t fit many people’s idea of a pensioner…nor do a lot of my friends.
I’ve long lamented the lack of a large concert/conference venue in the city. Everytime there’s a new development there’s a cry for a new ice rink…FFS I can’t think of a regional centre that’s made that pay.
Since “The Don” left the subject of expansion down to the waterfront has all gone quiet. Turning the stadium area into a cultural/ entertainment/leisure area would be a great way to diversify whilst providing the local community with facilities that should have been in the city planning programme for the last 40 years…i.e. opening up the Southampton waterfront.
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I have to generalise on that one as Bournemouth is a retirement village, it always has been, Torquay positivley reeks of urine and piss pads but Bournemouth merely softly smells of faeces and the passing on…
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
I love the area but the City is a cultural wasteland, Fallout 3 has more going on in it and if I was Mayor would be to open up the waterfront (Royal Pier) for all and restore it and actually do something for the citizens, its not even assured all the ships will be calling there, why the fuck would they? Its bollocks for the visitor and Let’s Rock Southampton exemplifies that, the do is actually not that bad but the fact Sotonians are thinking its the big time says a lot when in fact they deserve more. When a City goes batshit crazy that their City centre is getting an ikea you know that said City has some serious fucking issues.
Nobody’s treating it as ‘big time’, just a bit of fun that’s all…really nothing to get worked up about.