blackbob said:

i hear he's hit or miss...hopefully he'll hit when i see him. i read a review that said he does an acoustic set while his band sits in the background and chills, then they eventually start joining in and playing with him until it's a full band set-up again. i'd love to see that.

Anxiety said:

thats right...his band have something to eat half way through the show on stage while beck plays a couple of acoustic songs.....he had poor sound the night i saw him...didnt play long enough (80 mins) and didnt look that interested....prince blows him out the water live but i am still a fan of his recorded stuff.....i wouldnt rush back to see him live again.

blackbob said:

yeah, once is enough for me, even if it's a bad show. i just wanna be able to say that i saw him, and enjoy the experience, however it turns out. if he's great, then i'll wanna see him again. if he's not, then he's one more show marked off my "must see" list.

Anxiety said:

Who all has been on your "must see" list?

GangstaFam said:

oh, geez...having good seats at bowie and prince (done and done), laurie anderson (done twice), diamanda galas (done several times), deee-lite (done), the pixies (done twice), saint etienne (done twice), stereolab (done), beck (gonna be done), bjork (still waiting), the cure (done twice), sonic youth (done, but would happily do again)...i suppose if bauhaus did another reunion tour i'd be into seeing them, especially if they also did solo love & rockets/peter murphy stuff...

Anxiety said:

Jealous!

How 'bout Nick Cave?

TRON said:

done! and it was an amazing concert with an encore that happened after the lights came up and most of the audience had left...and he did 'stagger lee' under a strobelight!

Anxiety said:

Lucky bitch!

I keep thinking I have most of my must-see artists checked off too, but then someone comes along and I have to reconsider.

I really wanna see Willie Nelson on this tour.

Anxiety said:

I'm so envious! That sounds fantabulous!!!!!

TRON said:

i woulda liked to have seen johnny cash, but, well, that's kind of an expensive ticket these days.

I saw Johnny Cash when I was 7 years old, but I slept through half of it.

For me, it was the Madonna Reinvention tour. 150 bucks through ticketmaster at the far end of the lower level. But I had some of the best tickets in that price range.


I'm feeling a fair amount of compunction about letting Laurie Anderson slip by last year. I hope she comes back.

Anxiety said:

Yeah, me too.

GangstaFam said:

I sure would have! But I had Floor Tix, no seats.

Anx, don't worry. We all play the game when we have to...

I dropped $140 on eBay yesterday for Dead Can Dance's Toronto date. I didn't feel too bad about splurging because I'll be getting a refund on my tix to see Suzanne Vega. (She had to cancel a Cleveland date for this past weekend; the second time in three years.) Anyway, I'd long since resolved I'd sell (other people's) babies, if necessary, to see one of DCD's reunion shows.

...God will forgive us.
[Edited 8/15/05 11:01am]

Anxiety said:

Bauhaus are playing two dates in NYC in November and one date in Seattle in October. I don't know if a full tour itinerary has been announced yet. I bought a ticket last week to one of the NYC shows. It's general admission so getting up close shouldn't be too hard. This will be my third time after seeing them twice back in 1998.

sextonseven said:

i heard they were doing another reunion thingie, and that they may even record another album together...keeping fingers crossed...

Lammastide said:

Are you going to the Chicago DCD show? We could meet up!

I guess I better get some Tori tickets soon or live to regret it. It's a toss-up between paying money now or harboring regrets.

heartbeatocean said:

do it!

GangstaFam said:

You don't seem to understand. I live in a house with six other people and I am just dying to get my own pad. I'm trying to save up for a housing deposit.

My boss spent at least $1000 to see Madonna last year twice so that should make you feel better, Anxiety.

heartbeatocean said:

dang. my mom paid ALMOST that much for us to see bowie ONCE. i told her she was nuts, but after the show, you better believe i was thanking her profusely.

Anxiety said:

Your mom rox!

heartbeatocean said:

I still got my Tori tickets when I was completely broke and it was the most impractical thing to do. So I don't wanna hear any excuses.

j/k

GangstaFam said:

heartbeatocean said:

Did you write Sassy?

GangstaFam said:

No, should I?

heartbeatocean said:

Yeah. Maybe he can suss out your desire for good but reasonably priced tickets.

Lammastide said:

I was looking at those tickets too but will be satisfied with my Chicago show ~ how cool you are going to get to see them!

Lammastide said:

God digs art, right? And art is more important than money, right?


(Just nod and smile, please.)