What Concerts Are You Going To In The Next Few Months (tickets, metal)

Justthefacts · 03-17-2013, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Foals on Monday, second time in 3 months I will be seeing them. Hoping it's as good as last time (November). They were just doing a few warm up gigs for the new album then but they were brilliant live.

A couple of local gigs are on the horizon with an 11 piece Reggae band called Mizzizi on Friday. Gotta support small local venues!

Gojira on the 23rd March too (me Birthday!).

I heard Foals don't really put on too much of an energetic show. They just stand around playing their instruments. So tell me, how are their sets brilliant?

jackhammer · 03-17-2013, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Slow Groove

I heard Foals don't really put on too much of an energetic show. They just stand around playing their instruments. So tell me, how are their sets brilliant?

Neither do Porcupine Tree but that doesn't diminish their live capabilities. Watching live music and making the effort of going out there to watch bands playing live is almost the last bastion of being a fan in an age of digital remoteness and I have seen enough bands in my time to differentiate between a band going through the motions to actually enjoying themselves on stage.

If a band can sound as good live or even better than their studio output then I appreciate them even more and know that all the studio trickery in the world won't hide a bands stage show and Foals were superb live.

I couldn't give 2 craps if they didn't dance around like loons (but FYI lead singer/guitarist Yannis stagedived from his P.A around 15 foot high when I saw them on their warm up tour and again still playing his guitar into a 1,000+ crowd this week when I watched them again). I just want to see a band that care as much about playing live than sitting around in a studio.

I am immensely proud of the fact that by the middle of next week I will have attended 5 live gigs in the space of 3 weeks and regardless of the fact that some of them are not known at all, I am still out there supporting bands and enjoying myself.

My advice? bollocks to hearsay and get out there and go see some live music.

Justthefacts · 03-19-2013, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Neither do Porcupine Tree but that doesn't diminish their live capabilities. Watching live music and making the effort of going out there to watch bands playing live is almost the last bastion of being a fan in an age of digital remoteness and I have seen enough bands in my time to differentiate between a band going through the motions to actually enjoying themselves on stage.

If a band can sound as good live or even better than their studio output then I appreciate them even more and know that all the studio trickery in the world won't hide a bands stage show and Foals were superb live.

I couldn't give 2 craps if they didn't dance around like loons (but FYI lead singer/guitarist Yannis stagedived from his P.A around 15 foot high when I saw them on their warm up tour and again still playing his guitar into a 1,000+ crowd this week when I watched them again). I just want to see a band that care as much about playing live than sitting around in a studio.

I am immensely proud of the fact that by the middle of next week I will have attended 5 live gigs in the space of 3 weeks and regardless of the fact that some of them are not known at all, I am still out there supporting bands and enjoying myself.

My advice? bollocks to hearsay and get out there and go see some live music.

Amen brotha

Madam Butterfly · 03-18-2013, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Slow Groove

I heard Foals don't really put on too much of an energetic show. They just stand around playing their instruments. So tell me, how are their sets brilliant?

When I saw them, the show was great fun. Loads of energy on stage, several crowd surfs, great lighting. One of the best gigs I've been to.