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John_P
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Became obsessed with Andre Rieu and his Johan Strauss Orchestra during the covid lockdowns as his programmes were running constantly on Sky Arts. Sadly during his last two tours it clashed with things I had booked, but today I've bought myself a ticket to see him in Liverpool on Friday night.
John_P
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Just back from this tonight and it was tremendous. Andre Rieu puts on a great show.
NuttySquirrel
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Glad you enjoyed it! However I will never forgive him for this:
From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buL_0Kl3hvM
John_P
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Sadly he understandably didn't play it in Liverpool.
I did use his version of the track as part of my Instagram story though.
John_P
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Heading home from Sefton Park and BBC Radio 1 One Big Weekend
It's on tomorrow but the Champions take precedence for me so I won't be there.
On Friday I saw The Wombats, Natasha Bedingfield, James Hype, Biffy Clyro, Confidence Man, and Tom Grennan (plus surprise appearance from Mel C).
Then today I've seen Ed Sheeran (special guest), Tom Odell, Sugababes, Blossoms, Wolf Alice, and Sam Fender.
Was about £40 for each day and most acts did around 45-60 minutes. Really well organised, especially compared to when I went to Slam Dunk festival in Leeds a few years ago.
It's on tomorrow but the Champions take precedence for me so I won't be there.
On Friday I saw The Wombats, Natasha Bedingfield, James Hype, Biffy Clyro, Confidence Man, and Tom Grennan (plus surprise appearance from Mel C).
Then today I've seen Ed Sheeran (special guest), Tom Odell, Sugababes, Blossoms, Wolf Alice, and Sam Fender.
Was about £40 for each day and most acts did around 45-60 minutes. Really well organised, especially compared to when I went to Slam Dunk festival in Leeds a few years ago.
pluk
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I've seen him once, and he was shit. I'm quite a fan of his music, but this was the laziest button pushing ever seen at a festival. On a bus is the right place for him.
John_P
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Yeah he's created some great songs over the years for sure.
Was at Radio 1 One Big Weekend and one of the actual acts was James Hype who was a dj, genuinely no clue how he was any different to the radio 1 djs playing songs on the main stage between the advertised acts. It's just turning the faders up and down a bit.
John_P
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Yeah I think it's time has passed, was good fun when it was the odd thing but now everyone is doing it it can become overwhelming.
Martin
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Back from Primavera last week, incredible festival. Some thoughts
Charli was a disappointment sadly, trying to put her mate over instead of just doing her own thing didn't work and every time he came on stage loads of people went to the bar or the toilet, proper buzz kill. The Saturday was notably poorer than the other two days, although Clairo deciding she couldn't be arsed meant we got Wolf Alice instead, I'm not a huge fan of either but that was a definite improvement. No festival is safe of course but the middle day being so poor meant there was some awful clashes on the other two days.
Magdalena Bay played Imaginal Disk in full and nothing else, 'disapointed' is the wrong word because it was my favourite album of last year but it would have been nice to hear them play some stuff off their old album like they did in November, or their new Bowie cover, but never mind, they were great. Wish Turnstile weren't on at 3am on the last day, had to just sit and watch from a distance, I'm too old for 'the pit' at the best of times now.
Finally got to see LCD Soundsystem and unsurprisingly they were amazing. James Murphy's voice these days is so much better than it is on the old albums. Only downside is the new stuff didn't do anything for me. But hearing I Can Change, Someone Great and All My Friends, man I was in pieces.
Highlight of the weekend for me, and probably everyone there to be honest, was Chappell Roan. Call it stage presence, call it 'It', call it aura like the kids do, but whatever you call it, she's got it like nobody in pop has for a long time. People say if she gets sick of music she'd be an incredible pro wrestler, and I think that's a great way of describing her. Of course it helps she's written some top tunes and has a great voice, and her career trajectory makes her sudden rise even more compelling, but there's just something about her. Maybe it was the years grafting and getting messed around forging her or maybe it was just something she was born with. A genuine Madonna, Gaga level superstar in the making.
Charli was a disappointment sadly, trying to put her mate over instead of just doing her own thing didn't work and every time he came on stage loads of people went to the bar or the toilet, proper buzz kill. The Saturday was notably poorer than the other two days, although Clairo deciding she couldn't be arsed meant we got Wolf Alice instead, I'm not a huge fan of either but that was a definite improvement. No festival is safe of course but the middle day being so poor meant there was some awful clashes on the other two days.
Magdalena Bay played Imaginal Disk in full and nothing else, 'disapointed' is the wrong word because it was my favourite album of last year but it would have been nice to hear them play some stuff off their old album like they did in November, or their new Bowie cover, but never mind, they were great. Wish Turnstile weren't on at 3am on the last day, had to just sit and watch from a distance, I'm too old for 'the pit' at the best of times now.
Finally got to see LCD Soundsystem and unsurprisingly they were amazing. James Murphy's voice these days is so much better than it is on the old albums. Only downside is the new stuff didn't do anything for me. But hearing I Can Change, Someone Great and All My Friends, man I was in pieces.
Highlight of the weekend for me, and probably everyone there to be honest, was Chappell Roan. Call it stage presence, call it 'It', call it aura like the kids do, but whatever you call it, she's got it like nobody in pop has for a long time. People say if she gets sick of music she'd be an incredible pro wrestler, and I think that's a great way of describing her. Of course it helps she's written some top tunes and has a great voice, and her career trajectory makes her sudden rise even more compelling, but there's just something about her. Maybe it was the years grafting and getting messed around forging her or maybe it was just something she was born with. A genuine Madonna, Gaga level superstar in the making.
mo237
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Once in a lifetime experience this week seeing my two favourite bands back to back - Nine Inch Nails at The O2 on Wednesday, then Sparks at the Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday. Two very different bands, and two very different experiences...
I hadn't seen NIN previously so it was probably my more anticipated of the two - Trent's work is absolutely monolithic in terms of production and melodic terms, whilst still feeling pretty humble (Somewhat Damaged is a personal favourite of mine as the lyrics perfectly match a lot of my emotions). Despite the aggressive nature of their songs (the chorus of Closer comes to mind) it was one my entire family reconvened for as it's the one band we'll all listen to... Such wholesome fun!
Set started with a beautiful piano medley before transferring to another stage to play some of the more brutal stuff - something was off that I couldn't quite figure out, until I clocked that the mix was very off. I'm no sound guy (unlike the rest of the family) but the mid levels were off, vocals a bit too quiet, drums a bit too reverby... There were a few issues with mics throughout the night which of course, tech issues like this are spontaneous, but the overall sound quality meant I left feeling a bit disheveled. Hopefully I'll catch them on their next tour and it'll be a better night.
Then it was back to London for the supremely silly Sparks the next day. I'd seen them twice on the previous tour, as well as a sneaky Q&A a couple weeks back - safe to say I'm a bonafide fan of what the Mael brothers do. And seeing as it was off the back of yet another fab album, I knew this would be an eclectic night of deep cuts and new tracks.
Managed to get right up to the front, with maybe two or three people ahead of me - safe to say I was properly pumped up, and sure enough, their set delivered. As expected it was a hearty mix of music from the past 50yrs, including stuff off of the new Mad! album. The setlist, the light production - the utterly insane performances - possibly the best gig I've been to.
So it was a bit of a 50/50 affair, but overall I'm just glad I got to see both bands back to back.
I hadn't seen NIN previously so it was probably my more anticipated of the two - Trent's work is absolutely monolithic in terms of production and melodic terms, whilst still feeling pretty humble (Somewhat Damaged is a personal favourite of mine as the lyrics perfectly match a lot of my emotions). Despite the aggressive nature of their songs (the chorus of Closer comes to mind) it was one my entire family reconvened for as it's the one band we'll all listen to... Such wholesome fun!
Set started with a beautiful piano medley before transferring to another stage to play some of the more brutal stuff - something was off that I couldn't quite figure out, until I clocked that the mix was very off. I'm no sound guy (unlike the rest of the family) but the mid levels were off, vocals a bit too quiet, drums a bit too reverby... There were a few issues with mics throughout the night which of course, tech issues like this are spontaneous, but the overall sound quality meant I left feeling a bit disheveled. Hopefully I'll catch them on their next tour and it'll be a better night.
Then it was back to London for the supremely silly Sparks the next day. I'd seen them twice on the previous tour, as well as a sneaky Q&A a couple weeks back - safe to say I'm a bonafide fan of what the Mael brothers do. And seeing as it was off the back of yet another fab album, I knew this would be an eclectic night of deep cuts and new tracks.
Managed to get right up to the front, with maybe two or three people ahead of me - safe to say I was properly pumped up, and sure enough, their set delivered. As expected it was a hearty mix of music from the past 50yrs, including stuff off of the new Mad! album. The setlist, the light production - the utterly insane performances - possibly the best gig I've been to.
So it was a bit of a 50/50 affair, but overall I'm just glad I got to see both bands back to back.
East Coast Mariner
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Looking forward to Glastonbury next week. Anyone watching the Isle of Wight Festival on Sky Arts this weekend, though? Enjoyed it last night - I've seen The Lottery Winners live somewhere else, and Amy Macdonald was fantastic. I hope there's an act as good these next two nights.
Martin
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Shame about NIN, I saw them at the MEN in 2014 and it was one of the best sounding gigs I've ever been to. Despite closing the upper tier it didn't sound empty, or even like it was in a huge arena at all, in fact it somehow sounded raw and almost intimate, as if it was at a tiny sweaty venue.Once in a lifetime experience this week seeing my two favourite bands back to back - Nine Inch Nails at The O2 on Wednesday, then Sparks at the Hammersmith Apollo on Thursday. Two very different bands, and two very different experiences...
I hadn't seen NIN previously so it was probably my more anticipated of the two - Trent's work is absolutely monolithic in terms of production and melodic terms, whilst still feeling pretty humble (Somewhat Damaged is a personal favourite of mine as the lyrics perfectly match a lot of my emotions). Despite the aggressive nature of their songs (the chorus of Closer comes to mind) it was one my entire family reconvened for as it's the one band we'll all listen to... Such wholesome fun!
Set started with a beautiful piano medley before transferring to another stage to play some of the more brutal stuff - something was off that I couldn't quite figure out, until I clocked that the mix was very off. I'm no sound guy (unlike the rest of the family) but the mid levels were off, vocals a bit too quiet, drums a bit too reverby... There were a few issues with mics throughout the night which of course, tech issues like this are spontaneous, but the overall sound quality meant I left feeling a bit disheveled. Hopefully I'll catch them on their next tour and it'll be a better night.
Then it was back to London for the supremely silly Sparks the next day. I'd seen them twice on the previous tour, as well as a sneaky Q&A a couple weeks back - safe to say I'm a bonafide fan of what the Mael brothers do. And seeing as it was off the back of yet another fab album, I knew this would be an eclectic night of deep cuts and new tracks.
Managed to get right up to the front, with maybe two or three people ahead of me - safe to say I was properly pumped up, and sure enough, their set delivered. As expected it was a hearty mix of music from the past 50yrs, including stuff off of the new Mad! album. The setlist, the light production - the utterly insane performances - possibly the best gig I've been to.
So it was a bit of a 50/50 affair, but overall I'm just glad I got to see both bands back to back.