bickster Posted July 9, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 9, 2018 38 minutes ago, knoppy1987 said: I did The Cure the day after. Ride were the pick of the bunch for me. Slowdive good as well. A great album from both of them last year. Probably my favourite albums by both bands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 53 minutes ago, knoppy1987 said: I did The Cure the day after. Ride were the pick of the bunch for me. Slowdive good as well. lot of my friends moaned about the supporting cast .. seemed to be more that the "Gold circle" people weren't interested , some weren't even present and those that were , were just having conversations amongst themselves Richard Ashcroft on Friday went off on a Top rant about the Gold circle people , seemed to be along the lines of "If you're not interested in the music and just want to chat , then you should have gone to a Liam Gallagher gig where the music is shite " ... meow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 9, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: lot of my friends moaned about the supporting cast .. seemed to be more that the "Gold circle" people weren't interested , some weren't even present and those that were , were just having conversations amongst themselves Richard Ashcroft on Friday went off on a Top rant about the Gold circle people , seemed to be along the lines of "If you're not interested in the music and just want to chat , then you should have gone to a Liam Gallagher gig where the music is shite " ... meow I thought the list of supports was tremendous tbh. I've paid to see quite a number of acts on the bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 hours ago, tonyh29 said: Richard Ashcroft on Friday went off on a Top rant about the Gold circle people , seemed to be along the lines of "If you're not interested in the music and just want to chat , then you should have gone to a Liam Gallagher gig where the music is shite " ... meow To be fair, he makes a good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 hours ago, bickster said: A great album from both of them last year. Probably my favourite albums by both bands Very much agree Bickster. Ride were so good, I am looking at a few dates they have on in August dotted around the country. Regarding the day itself, I thoroughly enjoyed it and the acts. Not everything is going to be to your taste and you're always guaranteed the odd plonker, but all in all, I'd have to say I was there for the music and many others also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Day 1 of Mad cool fest in Madrid main act were pearl Jam but Eels were fantastic in the support slots , Pearl Jam May just have become the best live act I’ve ever seen , none of this play by numbers stuff , the guitar solos were on planet oh yes , sounded fantastic with a great front man but also great guitars Kasabaian followed and for a while sounded like a pub band compared to PJ but tbf they did a storming set and I’d def go see them again ... MGMT at 3 am were just what the doctor ordered , great sound and great visuals and as luck would have it breakfast opens at 6:30 just as we got back to the hotel following the late night disco roll on day 2 Edited July 13, 2018 by tonyh29 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Day 1 of Mad cool fest in Madrid main act were pearl Jam but Eels were fantastic in the support slots , Pearl Jam May just have become the best live act I’ve ever seen , none of this play by numbers stuff , the guitar solos were on planet oh yes , sounded fantastic with a great front man but also great guitars Kasabaian followed and for a while sounded like a pub band compared to PJ but tbf they did a storming set and I’d def go see them again ... MGMT at 3 am were just what the doctor ordered , great sound and great visuals and as luck would have it breakfast opens at 6:30 just as we got back to the hotel following the late night disco roll on day 2 Eels aside that festival is my version of hell. I have never seen Eels and as non country acts go they are one of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, tonyh29 said: roll on day 2 Alice in Chains is still on my bucketlist Lucky sod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2018 Old folks night out at Leeds Arena last night - James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt. Both excellent, FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Tegis said: Alice in Chains is still on my bucketlist Lucky sod I was lucky enough to see them with Layne Staley. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, Designer1 said: I was lucky enough to see them with Layne Staley. One of the best. Gone FAR too early. Lucky indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted July 13, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Designer1 said: I was lucky enough to see them with Layne Staley. They were supposed to open for Metallica along with Pearl Jam in 93 but both fell off for some reason and we got Suicidal Tendencies and Electric Boys instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Tonight’s offerings at Mad Cool Bit of Wolf Alice who probably deserved to be on a bit later to a bigger audience , rag n bone man who whilst not my cup of tea did a decent set , Like a sober Palo Nutini , jack Johnstone who we swerved in order to get about 3 rows from the front for Queens of the Stone Age ... wow that was mental , reckon I sweated about 6 stone in that mosh pit , awesome set ... then Depeche Mode , a different sort of set more sedate that QOST and slightly blotted by it being the same set I saw them play in London last year .. but They showed why they were top billing ... missed nine inch nails to go and see someone I’d never heard of and to get up close for Jet ... wow wow wow , I think Jet stole the festival , it’s like AC/DC met the Who , what a great sound , loved it , can’t believe I’d never heard of them before blew out underworld ,partly as they are pants , partly as I’ve seen them before and partly as I’ve got a 10am flight in the morning so I can get home to see my daughter playing in her first gig with her school rock project rock n roll .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2018 Jet are still going? i’ve already told you what I think of Rag n Bone man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 3 hours ago, bickster said: Jet are still going? i’ve already told you what I think of Rag n Bone man One of my mates bought a rag n bone man T shirt ... could have been worse he could have bought a Ramones one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted July 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: One of my mates bought a rag n bone man T shirt ... could have been worse he could have bought a Ramones one Does he go on Jane McDonald hosted cruises too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 15, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 15, 2018 I put this in General Chat, but it seems more appropriate here. Forty years ago today, and I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_75 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 15/07/2018 at 06:22, bickster said: Jet are still going? They've just reformed for a handful of live shows, doing a small anniversary tour for their first album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The UK portion of Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast tour starts tomorrow. Standing tickets for the NEC sold out before I could get one, I have to go to a wedding on the dates of the O2 gigs so tomorrow I'm setting off on a 3.5 hour drive to Newcastle, going mental, having a few bottles of Trooper, crashing in the closest hotel, then driving home at 5am to get to work on Wednesday. And I bet it'll be worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Just booked Michel Legrand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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