Gigs

[Craig fae the Vale]

Surfin' Bichos at La [2] d'Apolo in Barcelona tonight. Absolutely superb even if I don't understand a word they're singing.

[Smurph]

Went to see Little Simz at The Academy a week or so ago. She was fucking unreal and has a lot of confidence in herself, rightly so imo, and I think she’ll go all the way. Visually class gig too. 10/10. I had to pay £2.95 for a 1/2 pint of ice with a dash of Pepsi though.

Edited November 17, 2023 by Smurph

[KirkySuperSub]

So buzzing for Queens of The Stone Age tomorrow night, gonna be a belter of a gig, setlists have looked quality so far this tour! 

[Molotov]

tonight’s gig in Paisley. 

[Craig fae the Vale]

Queens of the Stone Age at the Hydro tonight. From the very top of the top tier. Absolutely incredible stuff. Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, Better Living Through Chemistry and A Song For the Dead were highlights, but honestly not a weak spot at all.

Support from The Chats who were an absolute delight and deep tan who were ok, but a bit weird.

 

Edited November 19, 2023 by Craig fae the Vale

[DG.Roma]

4 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said:

Queens of the Stone Age at the Hydro tonight. From the very top of the top tier. Absolutely incredible stuff. Lost Art of Keeping a Secret, Better Living Through Chemistry and A Song For the Dead were highlights, but honestly not a weak spot at all.

Support from The Chats who were an absolute delight and deep tan who were ok, but a bit weird.

 

I was on the floor for this, dead centre. When I started reading your comment I thought you were saying Queens of the Stone Age were from the very top tier, and if you were I would whole heartedly agree!

To paraphrase Dave Grohl... there may be bands who have a better stage show with crazy lights and pyrotechnics, there may be bands who have bigger hits, but there's not many bands who can rock out better than Queens of the Stone Age.

This was a top tier band at the top of their game, no need for anything fancy, just 5 guys playing awesome rock n roll, and playing it very well. Josh Homme said Jon Theodore was one of the best drummers of all time, that's a bold statement, but he's certainly one of the best of the modern era, absolutely flawless. Great gig!

Support - missed Deep Tan, usually a criminal offence for me to miss a support, but from what I'd discovered from research before the gig, I knew I wasn't going to enjoy it. The Chats were fun. At first they didn't seem to be ready for this big a venue, and I'm not sure fast punk fits well in a big boomy arena, but the sound improved as the set went on, and they definitely had the charisma to deserve to be at this level.

ETA: wrong of me to comment on The Chats' sound and not QOTSA's - perfect from the first note, which is a big achievement in The Hydro. Credit to the sound crew on a job very well done.

Edited November 19, 2023 by DG.Roma

[mathematics]

QOTSA were immense last night, helped by Josh’s seemingly genuine love for the Scottish audience.

Sisters of Mercy this coming week. I’m not expecting the same band-audience conversation.

[2426255]

10 minutes ago, mathematics said:

QOTSA were immense last night, helped by Josh’s seemingly genuine love for the Scottish audience.

seemingly genuine... it can be hard to tell what's genuine and what's not in normal life never-mind in managed events. If anyone is going to be genuine you'd think it would be someone like Homme, but anyone in the mainstream I always have to take with a pinch of salt unfortunately and so maybe it's just a well cultivated persona built up over decades of gigs that allow him to give customers what they want. 

Edited November 19, 2023 by 2426255

[Craig fae the Vale]

8 hours ago, DG.Roma said:

I was on the floor for this, dead centre. When I started reading your comment I thought you were saying Queens of the Stone Age were from the very top tier, and if you were I would whole heartedly agree!

To paraphrase Dave Grohl... there may be bands who have a better stage show with crazy lights and pyrotechnics, there may be bands who have bigger hits, but there's not many bands who can rock out better than Queens of the Stone Age.

This was a top tier band at the top of their game, no need for anything fancy, just 5 guys playing awesome rock n roll, and playing it very well. Josh Homme said Jon Theodore was one of the best drummers of all time, that's a bold statement, but he's certainly one of the best of the modern era, absolutely flawless. Great gig

I did mean it was a show from the top tier of the top tier. Absolutely incredible stuff.

[Nightmare]

QOTSA were brilliant. They're just so tight in replicating their studio recordings, especially with songs like God Is In The Radio which must be tough to coordinate. Everyone on the same page at all times.

A few surprises in there that I didn't expect them to play; Better Living Through Chemistry and Sick Sick Sick back to back was a joy.

Opening with No One Knows was unexpected as well, and then ending with 3 crackers from SFTD. Couldn't have asked for much more. As per the chat above, "top tier" it most certainly was.

[DG.Roma]

1 hour ago, Craig fae the Vale said:

I did mean it was a show from the top tier of the top tier. Absolutely incredible stuff.

So you did, serves me right trying to make sense of anything at 4am after a night like that!

[Sugar_Army]

A bit late with this. 

Prodigy in Glasow last Thursday.  Not the same energy without Keith Flint but fun night nevertheless.

Rammlied at Beat Generator in Dundee this coming Saturday.

Trying to book hotel in Glasgow for Celtic Connections on 20th Jan.

Edited November 19, 2023 by Sugar_Army

[German Jag]

Bob Mould, solo, at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh. Seen him with Hüsker Dü, Sugar and a couple of times with band, and as always a brilliant gig. Usual mix of HD, Sugar and solo stuff. The energy he has for a 63 year old is something else. First time at the Liquid Rooms, really good place for a gig.  

[Craig fae the Vale]

Rammlied - The UK's Number One tribute to Rammstein at Audio tonight.

An absolute ton of fun. The band sound very like the real thing and even though they're playing in a tiny venue, they still pull off pyro. A really good night.

[mathematics]

Sisters of Mercy at the Barrowlands tonight.

Not so enjoyable. A bit meh. Might have been a teensy bit better if the two fannies behind me could’ve kept their conversation till after the gig.

[parsforlife]

21 minutes ago, mathematics said:

if the two fannies behind me could’ve kept their conversation till after the gig.

The most baffling behaviour.  Neither their desire to have a chat or everyone else’s desire to listen to music is improved by their choice of location.   I’ll never understand why you would pay to get into a gig, pay whatever silly prices for pints to chat shit with your mate when you could have gone to the pub round the corner,  saved money and not have to scream ‘ sorry what’ at each other constantly

 

 

[stanton]

6 hours ago, parsforlife said:

The most baffling behaviour.  Neither their desire to have a chat or everyone else’s desire to listen to music is improved by their choice of location.   I’ll never understand why you would pay to get into a gig, pay whatever silly prices for pints to chat shit with your mate when you could have gone to the pub round the corner,  saved money and not have to scream ‘ sorry what’ at each other constantly

 

 

I think this sums them up 

[mathematics]

5 hours ago, stanton said:

I think this sums them up 

I’ll need to get me one of those.

[Molotov]

6 hours ago, stanton said:

I think this sums them up 

Was this made in Dundee?

 

[Dunfermline Don]

The Modfather is coming to Dunfermline next year!