Me: Guess who is going to be at the BRIT awards?

Girlfriend: My sister

Me: Who will she see there?

GF: The Arctic Monkeys

Me: Did you just say your sister is going to the BRIT awards?

I have just been rendered speechless...

slimeyc said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Barbara07 said:

Mindflux said: You know what fluxie sweetie, I have been to a shitload of Prince concerts over the years. Some good, most great, one or two not as good as he's able to deliver. In 2007 I enjoyed 19 out of the 21 nights, after shows in each and every one. Met him twice and I completely respect his artistry. Prince is a musical genius and I love him. However, when it comes to his performances, every fan is entitled to an opinion, and I know when I see coldness and marketing and I know when I see true emotion. Sunday - pure marketing. I think the fact that this tour has turned into a press/media tour backs me up. I've seen lots of moments of great emotionality over the years. When he played guitar to Amy's Love is a Losing Game with her singing her heart out on the last night it beat everything. Hair on my arms stood up, and I get chills when I think of it. His guitar for that one song blew everything else out of the water. Guitar is my favourite.. To completely change the subject... Prince was talking about emotional ejaculate in I Like it There on Sunday night... If he can do that, why can't he sing Pussy Control?

Sorry, you are wrong on this one. Sure its an opinion, but an uniformed one as you weren't there. Sunday was not a marketing performance. I've seen Prince live over 200 times. I've seen him in a good mood, bad mood, rushed, interested or complacent. I know when he is going through the motions. Sunday was off the scale.

An awful lot of hardcore fans where there on Sunday and seem in unviversal agreement. The Sept 21st 2007 was a great one. Sunday was better.

Mr SM is spot on regarding this, I was at both of the above mentioned shows, and SBE blew the last aftershow at the indigo clean out of the F***king water.

I met someone after the SBE show, who i was with at the Indigo show, and she asked what I thought of the SBE show. I told her that it was the best thing I had ever witnessed, she looked at me and said, "what, better than the last aftershow at the 02"

In the end it is always subjective, but when 2000 people have that WFT look on their faces after a gig, you know you have witnessed something special...That is my 2 cents!

So to write this in stone...

Koko = Sunday

Ronnies = Monday

Or other way round?

'dre

DreZone said:

Because I am in a generous mood today, I will let you all in on a secret, so do not tell anyone.

As Bono once sang:

"It's no secret that a liar won't believe anyone else
They say a secret is something you tell one other person
So I'm telling you, child"

But you know what is going to be announced very soon...

unique said:

koko is 1900 capacity. so its close to shepherds bush capacity wise and i'm not sure if that actually sold out, but it was close. people were turning up at 8pm and getting in. so as there were shows in EB and SBE and last night, many casual fans will have got their fix and be fine, so koko shouldn't be too bad really. with EB people lined around the block for 1000 capacity and whilst he did two shows, everyone got to see one show at least, and many from the first show saw the second show too, and i don't think that was sold out entirely either. so 1900 seems about right capacity wise for a short notice line up and pay on the door gig. plus EB and SBE were £10, if this is £70 then it puts a some people off

brixton is much bigger so no probs there and i presume manchester will be brixton size venues due to demand and it's only two shows

I thinks its more like 1410 total capacity, fair bit less than SBE.

Travel sorted for Sunday. Any chance that they'll do 2 sets at Koko? Really wouldn't want to miss out now.

thisisreece said:

Travel sorted for Sunday. Any chance that they'll do 2 sets at Koko? Really wouldn't want to miss out now.

It will be one set and the full show.

Top of the list.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk...005724.ece

Essential tracks: our pick of the best songs

Prince and 3rdeyegirl: Pretzelbodylogic
The Purple One and his all-female backing band dip into garage rock and Eighties metal on this louche, low-slung cut from the forthcoming album, Plectrum Electrum.

What's happening in Brixton? have I missed something?

tiadalma said:

I am going to a gig tonight at the Alexandra Palace...

dayzofwyld said:

Whitnail said:

I am going to a gig tonight at the Alexandra Palace...

C'mon then.

GrahamS said:

tiadalma said:

What's happening in Brixton? have I missed something?

A Brixton Academy show was confirmed by the girls last night, but they didn't know / wouldn't tell us a date.

Now that would be the dogs bollocks, I saw Placebo there last december, class venue...

GrahamS said:

tiadalma said:

What's happening in Brixton? have I missed something?

A Brixton Academy show was confirmed by the girls last night, but they didn't know / wouldn't tell us a date.

Oh thanks...that's a good venue. I will keep a watch out for that one

THEDAYSOFWILD said:

dayzofwyld said:

It will be one set and the full show.

i actually think there will be 2 shows if there is still a big queue outside and enough to fill it again, which there will be I reckon. It happened at EB and he asked the question at SBE as well and then did 6 encores, as there as no-one outside, I know because my brother got in at 8 and my cousin straight in at 9. I think it's fluid for him and the plan is always there to do 2 shows, which is why he starts so early. It happened last night as well. Again no-one knows just my opinion on what I've seen so far. [Edited 2/15/14 3:42am]

Last nights venue had seating for 300 - 400, big difference when it comes to 1900 seater venues, if there are 100 people outside he is hardly going to do a show for that amount.

2 1/2 full show...I'd put money on it

LondonIrish1970 said:

Whitnail said:

I am going to a gig tonight at the Alexandra Palace...

C'mon then.

you going as well?

Whitnail said:

LondonIrish1970 said:

C'mon then.

you going as well?

BTW, are you me?, I am Irish, in London, and was born in 1970...

Ha, coincidence.

dayzofwyld said:

OirishKev said:

Rorywan said:

Didn't get any t-shirts, I did buy some shit though. The merc back then was pretty cool, loved the program and the black and gold Npg shirts. Edit: actually they did give out free stuff, The War Cassettes or Versace Exoerince, couldn't get one, Didn't see any shirts though. [Edited 2/14/14 17:59pm]

Something not right here. The Versace Experiece tapes didnt Exist until July that year and the War tapes were 3 years later!!!

I was at both nights in the Point. And the Pod. No tapes.

Thats a good point!

Looks like there are a few self proclaimed hardcorers who have been to a handful of gigs and have mechandise time machines with them at gigs. I smell major bull

[Edited 2/15/14 4:04am]

GrahamS said:

As they were chucking us out due to curfew was urging us to come to Koko, where they didn't have that problem.

Koko will certainly have a cerfew. Its a residencial area. I think it used to be 1am on Fri/Sat, 10pm Sun, 11pm Mon - Thurs. But that may have changed. I'd be really surprised if they got one beyond 11pm for a Sunday.

SquirrelMeat said:

GrahamS said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Koko will certainly have a cerfew. Its a residencial area. I think it used to be 1am on Fri/Sat, 10pm Sun, 11pm Mon - Thurs. But that may have changed. I'd be really surprised if they got one beyond 11pm for a Sunday.

I certainly wouldn't set any store by it, he was just trying to get us outta there.

Its a good point. The curfew will make people think about their options. I think the London early curfews might be playing a few problems with Prince's plans. He's used to the States where he could always do a second show at 11pm.

Does he try and charge £70 and short change some people with 1 hours shows? just so he can fit two in?

My guess (and I could be completely wrong, so don't plan!) is that Koko will have to be one show, unless he goes on earlier than 8pm.