Gigs

[mrcat1990]

Another who was at Electric Fields. Was there with my work so only caught a few.

 

Out Lines I wasn't aware of as a band although knew of the members other work. Went in blind and absolutely blew me away. Unbelievably stunning.

 

Teenage Fanclub were pretty disappointing and I have no idea why they thought playing new album tunes at a festival was the way to go. Got bored quick enough and left halfway through their set.

 

Lady Leshur was silly but enjoyable.

 

Young Fathers are a band who on record never made sense but went along with pals as nobody else was on. f**k me they are great live. Worked perfectly being in tent late on. Was also baked out my mind so was a perfect combo.

 

Saw Idlewild for first time in about ten years. Enjoyed them as their early albums have been present in my listening since the day they came out. Did feel a bit as if they were going through the motions though.

 

Leftfield were fucking brilliant as always. Great way to finish up the weekend.

 

 

 

[BallochSonsFan]

Erin Rae on Thursday night.

Got Friday off work. Toying with the idea of The Wynntown Marshals on Friday night but I don't have a ticket yet.

[RadgerTheBadger]

19 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said:

Erin Rae on Thursday night.

Got Friday off work. Toying with the idea of The Wynntown Marshals on Friday night but I don't have a ticket yet.

Whoooooo?

[Guest Moomintroll]

Don't usually give a fonk but this radger is a tadger, time for a mod to empty him on genetal principles.

[Darren]

Went to Garbage at the Festival Theatre tonight. Quite  a varied set list for a Version 2.0 anniversary tour. Left during the murder of David Bowie. That said, I still love Shirley Manson.

[GrahamJags]

Got Matthew Logan Vasquez and David Ramirez at Broadcast tonight, Joshua Hedley at The Admiral tomorrow, then La Luz in Copenhagen on Saturday.

Wish I had gotten a ticket for Erin Rae tomorrow instead as her new record is fantastic, but Hedley should still be great.

[Yoss]

Don't want to harp on too much about how brilliant End of the Road was this year (though it was) - just gonna say, if you get the chance to see Snapped Ankles then go.

Other highlights: Ezra Furman - brilliant again as you'd expect; Richard Dawson though he somewhat divided opinion; Lucy Dacus; Stella Donnelly (again); Big Thief, at least for those of us lucky enough to catch the unannounced set in the woods (their main set, on the other hand, was a bit patchy). Even Vampire Weekend were very good, as someone who's not particularly a fan.

[Christophe]

7 hours ago, Yoss said:

Don't want to harp on too much about how brilliant End of the Road was this year (though it was) - just gonna say, if you get the chance to see Snapped Ankles then go.

Other highlights: Ezra Furman - brilliant again as you'd expect; Richard Dawson though he somewhat divided opinion; Lucy Dacus; Stella Donnelly (again); Big Thief, at least for those of us lucky enough to catch the unannounced set in the woods (their main set, on the other hand, was a bit patchy). Even Vampire Weekend were very good, as someone who's not particularly a fan.

Still the world’s greatest music festival 

My highlights: 

Music: Destroyer, Mulate Astake, Feist, Flatworms, David Thomas Broughton, Hayley Heynderickx.

Food: Polental (cheesy polenta bites in a lentil ragu), lamb + fennel + garlic dumplings, buffalo tofu wings. 

I’m getting older so not a lot of high jinks to report, but needless to say much Beer was drunk, the sun came out and I foolishly flung myself into the mosh pit for the Oh Sees. Saw loads of great acts the only disappointments were missing a few must see due to clashes (Gruff Rhys and Hookworms) or not wanting to face the tents since it was such lovely weather (Amen Dunes, Tirzah). Destroyer’s shortened set due to his late arrival (was particularly annoying because they were sooooo good for that 25 minutes) and Julia Holter being a bit rubbs (probably unfair appraisal due to serious fatigue setting in by Sunday afternoon). There were a LOT of female singer-songwriters, so it sometimes felt a little samey, but they were all (mostly) very good in their own way. 

Tickets purchased for next year!

 

[50/50 Winner]

 

 

 

Still the world’s greatest music festival 

My highlights: 

Music: Destroyer, Mulate Astake, Feist, Flatworms, David Thomas Broughton, Hayley Heynderickx.

Food: Polental (cheesy polenta bites in a lentil ragu), lamb + fennel + garlic dumplings, buffalo tofu wings. 

I’m getting older so not a lot of high jinks to report, but needless to say much Beer was drunk, the sun came out and I foolishly flung myself into the mosh pit for the Oh Sees. Saw loads of great acts the only disappointments were missing a few must see due to clashes (Gruff Rhys and Hookworms) or not wanting to face the tents since it was such lovely weather (Amen Dunes, Tirzah). Destroyer’s shortened set due to his late arrival (was particularly annoying because they were sooooo good for that 25 minutes) and Julia Holter being a bit rubbs (probably unfair appraisal due to serious fatigue setting in by Sunday afternoon). There were a LOT of female singer-songwriters, so it sometimes felt a little samey, but they were all (mostly) very good in their own way. 

Tickets purchased for next year!

 

 

Did you see a band called Imarhan?

 

I saw a post on Instagram of them and checked out their new album on spotify. The album is awesome and I noticed that they are playing at Broadcast tomorrow night so I got a ticket. If you like Tinariwen, chances are you'll like these guys.

 

 

[Christophe]

8 hours ago, 50/50 Winner said:

 

 

 

 

 

Did you see a band called Imarhan?

 

I saw a post on Instagram of them and checked out their new album on spotify. The album is awesome and I noticed that they are playing at Broadcast tomorrow night so I got a ticket. If you like Tinariwen, chances are you'll like these guys.

 

 

 

No.

Forgot to add, went to see Ariel Pink. Didn’t quite know what to expect, but we got this (review I seen on another forum that spins the yarn far better than I could), and it was, quite frankly, brilliant...

Here we go.

So, we’re in the Big Top tent. The headliners on the main stages are over and it’s packed, as people still want to party. I’m right at the front as I love Ariel and have never managed to see him live.

The band soundcheck with a blistering take of ‘Hardcore Pops Are Fun’. As they walk off, we can hear Ariel’s radio mic offstage giving some final feedback to the sound crew. Something along the lines of:

‘Right, I have a looong list of issues with that’. Everyone laughs because it sounded so good.

Shortly after, at about 11.15pm,  the band return and launch into ‘Time to Live’. A minute or so later Ariel stumbles after them, clutching a 4/5ths empty bottle of Jamesons. He looks, erm, especially dishevelled. Immediately it’s apparent that Ariel is utterly, utterly shitfaced. Everyone goes wild, naturally.

He eventually picks up his handheld mic, starts muttering into it, and gets a ‘shush’ gesture from the guitarist, so that the band can start singing. He joins in on the song’s refrain, occasionally making random noises and trying to address us about something or other, and fiddles a lot with his little mixer. At the end of the song he says something unintelligible about Jamesons and wanting to stage dive. He comes to the front of the stage, weighs up his condition and the 5ft leap he’d need to make and sensibly changes his mind. This is presumably the only sensible decision he’s made all day.

Next up is ‘Time to Meet Your God’. Ariel disappears behind the backdrop for a minute, presumably for a piss or a vomit.  When he returns he starts singing while walking in a tight circle around his mic stand. Understandably, this disorientated Ariel somewhat, so when he’s done circling he walks straight to the side of the stage (which is raised) and sings to the sound desk below, thinking he’s facing the crowd. The guys at the desk are in stitches.

If my memory is correct it was ‘White Freckles’ next. To be fair to Ariel, for this and most of what follows, he does a surprisingly good job at just about keeping up with the lyrics, though the Brian Johnson-looking backing singer guy is clearly doing most of the heavy lifting.

Ariel keeps drinking from the Jameson’s bottle til it’s drained, and keeps walking in circles and losing his bearings. The lead guitarist looks like he’s wondering what’s gone wrong with his life.

There’s a good section of older stuff, including ‘House Arrest’, where Ariel just has to shout a lot. I should stress at this point that everyone is absolutely loving this.

About half way through the set Ariel announces to the band that he’s changing the setlist. Each of them reacts differently. One puts his hands on his hips. One holds his head in his hands. One shouts ‘Nooooo’. I confess, I was not entirely sober myself and I’ve forgotten what he wanted to sing, but it was one of his crooner-type songs. I think he needed a change of pace, but his condition did not do him any favours on the slower songs. ‘Baby’ came soon after and Ariel did it in the club style.

Ok, so we’re 40 minutes into his scheduled hour. What’s this? It’s only ‘Black Ballerina’! Everyone goes wild. The ‘Billy’ bit starts (tape playback) and Brian Johnson starts miming the Irish fella part. Ariel has forgotten he’s supposed to be playing ‘Billy’ and is on the other side of the stage looking the wrong way. The band coax him over to Johnson, who’s laughing as much as the rest of us to be fair to him. All Ariel can manage to blurt out - at completely the wrong point - is ‘I like your areolas’. At the end of the song he approaches the front of the stage and has to do that wavy armed thing to stop himself from plummeting 6ft.

After this, and with 15 minutes of scheduled time to play, Ariel starts waving his arms frantically, shouting something about this being ‘the end of the road’ (the name of the festival) and there being a hard curfew. He sort of shrugs his shoulders and paces offstage, to the bemusement of the crowd, band and crew. We all sort of laugh, thinking he’s messing about. But no, he’s done for the night. The band walk off, but the lightshow stays active, giving us hope of an encore - surely ‘Hardcore Pops’ was going to get its outing?

But sadly not. The strains of ‘William Tell Overture’ by, of course, Portsmouth Sinfonia strike up and Ariel presumably falls into a long and well-deserved sleep

[L. Brilliant]

Don't want to harp on too much about how brilliant End of the Road was this year (though it was) - just gonna say, if you get the chance to see Snapped Ankles then go.
Other highlights: Ezra Furman - brilliant again as you'd expect; Richard Dawson though he somewhat divided opinion; Lucy Dacus; Stella Donnelly (again); Big Thief, at least for those of us lucky enough to catch the unannounced set in the woods (their main set, on the other hand, was a bit patchy). Even Vampire Weekend were very good, as someone who's not particularly a fan.

Richard Dawson is the business but it feels like you can't see him now without 50 bores singing along to the a capella ones - really hate that

[BallochSonsFan]

Erin Rae was great tonight. Really impressive set of songs drawn from her 2 albums. The band were tight she was a charming and engaging presence on stage.

The 2 supports weren't for me. A Maxwell and Caitlin Buchanan.

A Maxwell's songs weren't great. There was absolutely nothing to grab you. The song structure wasn't good, the guitar playing wasnt the best and his vocals aren't anything special. The songs themselves were just meh. Caitlin Buchanan's voice was pretty good but again she's let down by song structure. Some of her tracks were ok but it was just her and a guitar. She doesnt follow the typical verse-chorus-verse structure and her stuff could really benefit from the guitar being a touch cleaner and the addition of drums and bass. I'm always a touch suspicious of people who use a lot of reverb or distortion on their guitar that they're trying to hide something. If it's just 1 person on stage then there's no real hiding place - the music has to be really good or it leaves the performer really exposed. I thought Caitlin's stuff left her a little exposed as some of the songs seemed to be little more than self-indulgence.

Its why I tend to avoid support acts unless I can check them out online before the gig or get a recommendation to go see them. 15 years of solid gig going since my early 20s has made be just a little bit tired of support acts I end up not liking.

[Savage Henry]

On 9/5/2018 at 15:56, Yoss said:

Don't want to harp on too much about how brilliant End of the Road was this year (though it was) - just gonna say, if you get the chance to see Snapped Ankles then go.

Other highlights: Ezra Furman - brilliant again as you'd expect; Richard Dawson though he somewhat divided opinion; Lucy Dacus; Stella Donnelly (again); Big Thief, at least for those of us lucky enough to catch the unannounced set in the woods (their main set, on the other hand, was a bit patchy). Even Vampire Weekend were very good, as someone who's not particularly a fan.

Stella Donnelly with a band sounds great to me, as her strength lies in her lyrics and persona and voice.  Musically her set is pretty adequate.  A bigger sound will be interesting, although it might drown her out a little.  Who knows, but I think she's great.  It might explain the very long gap between her EP, which she's pretty much gaining a reputation from, and the album release.

[Adrian Madaschi]

Architects touring in January, all over that.

[GrahamJags]

Albert Hammond Jr tonight, Kathryn Joseph tomorrow. KJ should be incredible, can't wait.

[underdogunderdog underdog]

Tickets acquired for DMAs gig in December. They were quality when I seen them earlier in the year so looking forward to that one. It's good also they are playing Barras again.

[Boghead ranter]

Same day as Montrose away, @Always the Sons, could have to wear the Sons top to the gig again!

 

[Daydream]

Embrace doing Good Will Out anniversary shows in March. Good trip down memory lane that!

[jimmy boo]

Embrace doing Good Will Out anniversary shows in March. Good trip down memory lane that!

Was going to post this earlier. One of my all time favourite albums and bands. Ordered live album not yet recorded yet to get pre sale tickets.

[Guest Moomintroll]

British Sound Project on Saturday next, Franz Ferdinand, Reverend & The Makers with a few good smaller bands too. Quite fancy that Embrace tour as well, listening to Radio X yesterday & forgot how many good tunes they had.