gc_smfc Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Went yesterday purely to see the Strokes after they had to delay a week at Primevera. Great weather for it, and the Strokes were on form which was a relief as Julian has been reportedly been messing around recently. However the audience was totally flat. Mix of it being popular with younger people but with a lineup that's all over the place with who's the target audience. They also need to bin having food places around the main stage, it should be bars, put all the food in one area to reduce the sea of unwanted chow mein on the ground. It's just a bit shit for a city festival compared with the other city ones I've been to in Europe. All Points East, and Primevera are much bigger but even Way out West seems able to get a better and more varied lineup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, 8MileBU said: “But, but he’s Scottish!!” Aye but his jeans are tight and his music’s shite, somebody needs to turn him down! It was always thus... [on manager Leggy Mountbatten's discovery of The Rutles] Iris Mountbatten: Well, he told me that he'd been to see these young men in a dark cellar. Narrator: Yes. Iris Mountbatten: He was always very interested in young men. Narrator: Oh, yes. Iris Mountbatten: Youth clubs, Boy Scouts, that sort of thing. Narrator: Yes. Iris Mountbatten: But these, he said, were different. Narrator: In what way? Iris Mountbatten: Their hair, and... their presence... and their music... Narrator: He liked it? Iris Mountbatten: No, he hated it. Narrator: What did he like? Iris Mountbatten: Well, em... the trousers. Narrator: What about their trousers? Iris Mountbatten: Well, they were, eh, they were very, em... tight. ************** Would the Boy Scout joke be allowed today? Edited July 10, 2022 by btb -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Watching last night’s highlights show. Foals look like a brilliant live band. I knew a few songs from a few of their albums but I’ll make an effort to check them out properly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 9 hours ago, btb said: It was always thus... [on manager Leggy Mountbatten's discovery of The Rutles] Iris Mountbatten: Well, he told me that he'd been to see these young men in a dark cellar. Narrator: Yes. Iris Mountbatten: He was always very interested in young men. Narrator: Oh, yes. Iris Mountbatten: Youth clubs, Boy Scouts, that sort of thing. Narrator: Yes. Iris Mountbatten: But these, he said, were different. Narrator: In what way? Iris Mountbatten: Their hair, and... their presence... and their music... Narrator: He liked it? Iris Mountbatten: No, he hated it. Narrator: What did he like? Iris Mountbatten: Well, em... the trousers. Narrator: What about their trousers? Iris Mountbatten: Well, they were, eh, they were very, em... tight. ************** Would the Boy Scout joke be allowed today? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambomo Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) I’m not the biggest fan of Lewis Capaldi but that was actually pretty good to listen to. Quite enjoyed it. Edited July 10, 2022 by Jambomo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Picked up a last minute Saturday ticket as a few pals were going and I can walk home from it in about 10 minutes. Missed just about all of Wet Leg due to the massive clusterfuck that was the queue to get in. We were queued for well over an hour. So in order of what I saw: Fontaines DC - Superb. A great live act. Had an absolute blast watching them. Self Esteem - Had heard a few of her tunes on 6 Music, was pretty good as a festival set. Maximo Park - Got to relive my indie kid days minus the shit haircut and jeans that were too skinny. Absolutely loved it. Foals - Seen them a few times now. They're really great live. The Strokes - So I remember seeing them at Rockness 2010 and they were absolutely outstanding. Played at 100mph and everyone loved it. I saw them last month at Primavera and they were fucking weird to the point where it was a disappointing set. I mean they were slightly better on Saturday but not by much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, throbber said: In what way were the strokes weird? Big Julian talking absolute shite constantly. The 5 minute interlude of him singing about faeces while they sorted out an amp was particularly weird. At Primavera it was just endless terrible patter between tunes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fratelli Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 3 hours ago, well fan for life said: Big Julian talking absolute shite constantly. The 5 minute interlude of him singing about faeces while they sorted out an amp was particularly weird. At Primavera it was just endless terrible patter between tunes. Was hearing that he kept rambling about how he wished they were at the Barrowlands instead and taking wee digs at the crowd on Saturday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gc_smfc Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 56 minutes ago, Fratelli said: Was hearing that he kept rambling about how he wished they were at the Barrowlands instead and taking wee digs at the crowd on Saturday. Julian is a bit of a wierdo, you just have to look at his Instagram and realise he's quite out there. I expected his ramblings to be much worse. Don't really blame him, he talked about how much they were looking forward to coming back to Glasgow and how good the gigs at the Barrowlands were because of the crowd. More than half the crowd didn't even seem to know Last Nite. As I said before the booking for the festival is all over the place as to what group they are trying to cater for. It's more of a day out for young people to get hammered in the park than anything musical. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Fratelli said: Was hearing that he kept rambling about how he wished they were at the Barrowlands instead and taking wee digs at the crowd on Saturday. They haven't played the Barrowlands for 20 years but they have probably took so much drugs that they think all their Glasgow gigs were there. I think they played Tuts and the Barras for the first album. Shitey Braehead for Room on Fire. The Academy for First Impressions in 2007. So no indoor gigs in Scotland for 15 years but aye the Barras..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
well fan for life Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, gc_smfc said: Julian is a bit of a wierdo, you just have to look at his Instagram and realise he's quite out there. I expected his ramblings to be much worse. Don't really blame him, he talked about how much they were looking forward to coming back to Glasgow and how good the gigs at the Barrowlands were because of the crowd. More than half the crowd didn't even seem to know Last Nite. As I said before the booking for the festival is all over the place as to what group they are trying to cater for. It's more of a day out for young people to get hammered in the park than anything musical. It is very much a mess. You get a lot of weans buying a weekend ticket to get pished in the park and don't care who is on. I've had a rip through the highlights on the BBC and it kind of matched what I heard out the window over the weekend. Sam Fender's crowd were mental loud, then for Paolo Nutini folk looked a bit bored tbh. There also seems to be an odd trend now of people going to post up at the very front for one act and act the c**t if anyone around them is there for someone else. I'm not sure if this is down to the fact folk haven't been to a festival/gig before due to Covid or if it perhaps I'm just getting old & irritable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I saw The Strokes at Lytham Festival the night before TRNSMT, the band were fine but Casablancas sounded like shit, and done some amount of fucking about between songs. Even fucked off the stage a couple of times, while the rest stood waiting to start the next song. They could easily have fit another 3-4 songs in with the time they lost. Was pretty annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Went for the full weekend, The Strokes were an odd one, first saw them at Leeds 2001 when they first arrived on the scene and they got moved from the Radio 1 Stage to the Main as they knew everyone wanted to see them and they were raw and outstanding but now, although musically they still have it, Casablancas seems to have lost it. Still very enjoyable. Apart from them, highlights were Fountaines DC, The Snuts, Jamie Webster, DMA'S, Foals and Wolf Alice. Not a huge fan of Lewis Capaldi but he put on a good show. Only complaint was too much filler due to him not having enough material to fill a full set but he's genuinely quite funny so the comedy routine that was a good twenty minutes of his set wasn't the worst. They need to freshen things up though, same acts every few years so I expect Courteeeners or Kasabian next year All in all a great weekend, it's never going to be groundbreaking line up wise but there's always plenty to see, they know what kind of clientele they're aiming for and they know they'll most likely sell out no matter who plays so fair enough Edited July 11, 2022 by Bert Raccoon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Thought it was Meat Loaf headlining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Would be class if Kasabian headlined. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Julian is off the wagon after being alcohol free for years, loads of stories of him being terrible for the last few strokes gigs; it’s a shame because they can be one of the best live bands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 12 hours ago, SweeperDee said: Julian is off the wagon after being alcohol free for years, loads of stories of him being terrible for the last few strokes gigs; it’s a shame because they can be one of the best live bands. Aye he seemed to have screwed the nut pre pandemic with the band out campaigning for Bernie and The New Abnormal being so much better than anyone expected but it obviously didn't last. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 PULP!!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Would never have expected Kasabian. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 That’s a really underwhelming line up so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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