Great Gigs

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[RosieH]

Dan Mangan was quite exceptional at Bush Hall last night. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a gig so much. And of course a little audience participation always goes down a treat.

Playing Sunday at the Camden Crawl if anyone fancies a slice of awesome songwriting, killer guitars, beautiful lyrics and a most excellent horn. Don't know if the mighty Zeus are supporting on Sunday too but they are definitely worth checking out too.

[giggirl]

Here I am again. It's Meltdown. Antony Hegarty's Meltdown at the South Bank. To say that Antony has lined up some pretty weired stuff is an understatement (although not a surprise). I've just spent the last 15 minutes listening to Diamanda Galas on You Tube and I'm literally terrified. But that's the joy of Meltdown.

Somehow Antony has managed to coax Elizabeth Fraser out of self-imposed retirement for two nights. That's a bit WOW. This is the lady who turned down Coachella for ?1.5 million because she just wasn't feeling it. Needless to say that tickets are flying out so if you want to be there then I wouldn't hang about. I think public booking is on Friday and Elizabeth will sell out lightening fast. Members' booking opened on Wednesday.

To be clear, I don't think she has any plans to do more gigs, she's likely just doing Meltdown then disappearing again for another 20 years. So go see her. What's to think about?

http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/membership/members-area/members-home

This takes my breath away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu9KPfDKvoc

Here's Antony chanelling Beyonce.

Now I'm crying.

And humble.

[titch juicy]

Pretty sure Liz Fraser sold out yesterday, a full day before general sale. I'm a member and could get nowhere near tickets :-(

[giggirl]

She's not sold out yet Titch. Go have another look. The website crashed yesterday and all sorts of crazy things happen to the SBC's website when they put Meltdown on sale. But go and have another look now - there are seats. All the front stalls have gone but you can still get side stalls.

[El Pibe]

Oh my, how I'd love to see that.

Do you have to become a member to have any chance of seeing it? The website is a bit unclear.

[Huguenot]

Membership is only 45 quid - is it not worth taking the hit?

[giggirl]

Sorry I got my days muddled up - that always happens to me in a bank holiday week.

So, to be clear, members' booking opened yesterday (Tuesday) and public booking opens tomorrow (Thursday). Both Liz Fraser nights are well sold already just to members, but there are tickets still available. So you can go online now and buy a membership and get tickets, or you can wait until public booking tomorrow and buy without paying the extra ?45 for membership.

Who knows what will happen tomorrow ? they might have held good seats back for the public on-sale, they might add another date(s), Ticketmaster or Seetickets might get an allocation. The only guarantee tomorrow is that the remaining tickets for the two dates (6th and 7th August) are going to sell out in a matter of minutes.

If you decide to go online now I think (but I?m not certain) that you can view the seats online once you?ve put a membership package in your shopping basket. The front stalls have gone (but they may have held some back for tomorrow). There are seats in side stalls, rear stalls and terrace available. The side stalls are the best option. You can always phone them ? the box office staff are very helpful.

[El Pibe]

Bah. Oh well, can you film it on your phone and stick it on youtube please gigirl ;)

[giggirl]

Nice gig. Alabama Shakes at the Coronet (Elephant & Castle) in November. Here is a presale:

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=518084&interface=alabamashakes&LID=js_www.alabamashakes.com_bit__aAlabama+Shakes__tpdirect__unon

A clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgcG0yR4qS4&feature=related

[hibbs]

Brilliant, thanks GG, I have just purchased a couple of tickets.

giggirl Wrote:

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> Nice gig. Alabama Shakes at the Coronet (Elephant

> & Castle) in November. Here is a presale:

>

> http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&

> query=detail&event=518084&interface=alabamashakes&

> LID=js_www.alabamashakes.com_bit__aAlabama+Shakes_

> _tpdirect__unon

>

> A clip

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgcG0yR4qS4&feature

> =related

[MrBen]

Coronet. I like that venue - not sure why it's not used more often given Elephants accessibility and the zone 1 location. It is intimate whilst having a decent atmos. I saw Primal Scream there in "Country Girl" era and broke my wrist!

[giggirl]

Coronet is a great venue and definitely should be used more often. I saw Justin Timberlake there (I know, don't ask). The lady from Alabama Shakes has a fantastic voice and it's a cheap ticket. We should have an ED outing. Especially as the beautiful Hibbs is going!

[malumbu]

Stone Roses, Heaton Park

Oh know, that will be shit (fist time I have used the S word in a zillion posts, but it is appropriate on this occasion).

[titch juicy]

Sigur Ros touring next spring

Pre-sale here- Brixton dates on sale at 11.15 and 11.30

http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/tour/

[uncleglen]

Cannibal Corpse and Devil Driver next March.

[malumbu]

Coldplay at the Olympic Stadium last Saturday

Stone Roses, Heaton Park

George Micheal, also Olympic Stadium

[Jeremy]

George Micheal at the closing ceremony? Miming to his crappy new single?

You are taking the piss, right?

[malumbu]

What? Me???

[Jeremy]

OK... just checking!

[Rolo Tomasi]

Underworld - Astoria 1998

[El Pibe]

I've a friend who bought too many tickets for Andrew Bird (supported by Micah P Hinson) at the roundhouse on November 8th if anyone is interested.

I think about 20 quid a ticket.

[titch juicy]

I also have one too many tickets for this if anyone needs one

[El Pibe]

you're not the same person are you :-/

[titch juicy]

El Pibe my old mucker, of course we are :-)

No, i don't think so.