theboyangel Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 12 minutes ago, Seat68 said: A relatively unknown singer outside of Maryland, Mary Prankster. I loved her a lot in the early 2000's, I talked myself out of her final gig in 2005 and I regretted it massively. I think I need to do this. Yes, you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Seat68 said: I think I need to do this. Arguably the greatest living concert pianist of our time, Grigory Sokolov, is touring Europe though the end of 2017 and into 2018. He's not playing here as he objects to the biometric tests on the UK visa application. I'd love to see him, so am also pondering flights and hotels for a single gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 17 minutes ago, Xann said: Arguably the greatest living concert pianist of our time, Grigory Sokolov, is touring Europe though the end of 2017 and into 2018. He's not playing here as he objects to the biometric tests on the UK visa application. I'd love to see him, so am also pondering flights and hotels for a single gig. you could go and see him in St Petersburg ..all you need to do is submit biometric data to get your visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I believe I am having a conversation about it tonight. I have travelled for gigs in the past, France, US but only when a holiday coincided, this one is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 16 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: you could go and see him in St Petersburg ..all you need to do is submit biometric data to get your visa Ha . I have a friend the jets all over to see classical stuff. He recommended Ljubljana as it goes. You been there? It's served by Stansted - Which is a bit bollocks. Brussels by train is another possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, Xann said: Ha . I have a friend the jets all over to see classical stuff. He recommended Ljubljana as it goes. You been there? It's served by Stansted - Which is a bit bollocks. Brussels by train is another possibility? Ljubljana is pleasant enough but not a lot to see there , Brussels has a great concentration of bars in the town centre for afterwards and Eurostar makes it dead easy but I think from that list of where he is playing and for the music he's playing I'd pick Vienna , always something magical about listening to classical music in Vienna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Hmmmm - Austria eh? Going to have to think about this. Many of the gigs are midweek, it's likely we wouldn't hang about to enjoy the host cities that much. Tagging a day or two on to a weekend for a short break might be a better plan? Hamburg, Freiburg and Valletta also appeal, as does getting wasted in Holland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Flight and hotel booked. Pretty painless negotiation with my wife who didnt fancy it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Bit far in advance but anyone on here planning on attending the At The Drive-In/Death From Above show at the O2 Academy next March and fancy meeting up for some bevvies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 *Dons crash helmet* Got tickets to see Belle & Sebastian at the Sage, while wearing a Black Sabbath t-shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: *Dons crash helmet* Got tickets to see Belle & Sebastian at the Sage, while wearing a Black Sabbath t-shirt. I used to really like B&S, saw them in Birmingham when the fantastic Brakes supported them, must have been around the time of Step Into My Office Baby, it was really good if I recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Seat68 said: I used to really like B&S, saw them in Birmingham when the fantastic Brakes supported them, must have been around the time of Step Into My Office Baby, it was really good if I recall. I like both bands, so would have liked to have seen that show. I've seen B&S before, so know they're usually good value. I know some of the VT regulars are not fans, because they're too "twee". I like a bit of Indie Pop, so doesn't bother me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 18 minutes ago, dAVe80 said: I like both bands, so would have liked to have seen that show. I've seen B&S before, so know they're usually good value. I know some of the VT regulars are not fans, because they're too "twee". I like a bit of Indie Pop, so doesn't bother me at all. In my youth I was mad for indie pop, pretty much until 10-12 years ago so saw quite a lot of bands like Belle and Sebastian, I would say although they are a little twee, however those first three albums in particular were phenomenal. Brakes supported around the time of their debut and I think its one of the support acts I have seen, at that point I hadn’t heard anything by them before so was blown away. 2006 the internet has told me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: In my youth I was mad for indie pop, pretty much until 10-12 years ago so saw quite a lot of bands like Belle and Sebastian, I would say although they are a little twee, however those first three albums in particular were phenomenal. Brakes supported around the time of their debut and I think its one of the support acts I have seen, at that point I hadn’t heard anything by them before so was blown away. 2006 the internet has told me. Blandy and Risso's favourite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 29, 2017 Moderator Share Posted September 29, 2017 14 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Blandy and Risso's favourite. Why I oughta! That @Risso, with his stripey french shirts, long cardigans and comfortable leisure shoes might like 'em, but me, "not so much". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted October 1, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted October 1, 2017 (edited) Saw Nick Cave w/ Seeds at O2 in London last night. Didn't really know how it would work on a arena tour but Christ, it was incredible. One of the best gigs I've been to, maybe the best. Emotional, funny, tragic, loving, it had it all. The way they change from beautiful pieces full of sorrow to something completely outrageous and heavy in the blink of an eye mid track is just amazing. Stagger Lee was something else. 10/10 Edited October 1, 2017 by PieFacE 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 On 29/09/2017 at 12:58, blandy said: Why I oughta! That @Risso, with his stripey french shirts, long cardigans and comfortable leisure shoes might like 'em, but me, "not so much". I *may* have the odd single by them... Now I’m back in civilisation I can start seeing bands again. Have tickets for the Frank and Walters and erm, Belle and Sebastian. And bizarrely, I am actually wearing a stripey jumper today. That @blandy is a witch I tells yer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 On 29/09/2017 at 12:58, blandy said: Why I oughta! That @Risso, with his stripey french shirts, long cardigans and comfortable leisure shoes might like 'em, but me, "not so much". I could have sworn you were a fan ?? ... remember you mentioning them in a thread to the point I had to look them up and see who they were actually thinking about it might have been you saying they were the best Scottish band rather than actually endorsing them as such ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted October 1, 2017 Moderator Share Posted October 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I could have sworn you were a fan ?? ... remember you mentioning them in a thread to the point I had to look them up and see who they were actually thinking about it might have been you saying they were the best Scottish band rather than actually endorsing them as such ... Right! that does it. Where's my Assault Riffle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Assault riffle? Is that the twee version of a rifle?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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