[Music] Concerts at the Amex

[One Teddy Maybank]

Not going to apologise or feel embarrassed, I bloody love Coldplay in concert

Went to a 'private' Coldplay gig...... Private in that they only allowed 75 people in.................. absolutely brilliant!

Nothing wrong with Coldplay.......... more of a problem with Dylan TBH........

 

[swindonseagull]

ROYAL BLOOD @ the Amex please

Saw them in Cardiff a couple of years ago...They were brill....Wifey and I were the oldest ones at the concert ( or gig as the kids say)

 

[swindonseagull]

I was happy to have bands playing in Dicks post match and bandstand pre match but they got rid of them as well, maybe the club aren't musically attuned......

Why was the bandstand removed? was always good to watch a bit of music...

 

[Icy Gull]

Went to a 'private' Coldplay gig...... Private in that they only allowed 75 people in.................. absolutely brilliant!

Nothing wrong with Coldplay.......... more of a problem with Dylan TBH........

Jealous!

I have given up trying to convince people about Dylan. One of my favourite artists with an amazing array of songs. Seen him live once and he was absolute shite...but it doesn’t change my love of his music.

 

[swindonseagull]

Architects, Black Honey, Black Peaks and Xcerts are a few of the younger bands that you could throw into the mix straight away as locally based groups with a decent following who could feature on that sort of a day as well

Black Honey supported Royal Blood in 2017 I hope they have improved since then because they were pony..

 

[Springal]

Its odd but I guess you don’t make a lot of money as the venue off a single gig, you need a good run of them in the summer to justify it. And the hassle of the playing surface etc provably isn’t worth it.

And yes the transport options are crap so as a promoter probably better options around

 

[Icy Gull]

What a nice surprise, Barry Gibb playing with Coldplay at Glastonbury.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xh9wmBQczA

 

[thedeadone]

My old school mate who worked in the ticket office was under the impression that the club weren't making enough money for all the organising of one off gigs a hell of a lot of organisation and safety certifactes,staff,beer,food and set up is needed.

If the club could get permission for 3 or 4 gigs in a 3 week period then it would make financial sense but current agreement means they can't do it.

 

[Icy Gull]

Just been watching them from a previous Glastonbury on the TV tonight. Mrs DiS and I agreed they were fairly tedious. And miserable.

Sorry to bang on about this but you must have a far more interesting life than me! Tedious and miserable, really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiWQwviE_4

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Sorry to bang on about this but you must have a far more interesting life than me! Tedious and miserable, really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiWQwviE_4

I’m very happy that different people like different things! Don’t worry about it. My wife would think a fair amount of stuff I listen to is tedious and miserable.

 

[Withdean and I]

Thought I’d resurrect this thread as I was looking forward to seeing more concerts at the Amex than we’ve had to date. I see so many bands touring the UK at similar sized stadiums. The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Stones, Elton, Duran etc. I’d just like to know why we don’t seem to get these kind of shows at the Amex?

 

[Lenny Rider]

I couldn't understand why the Stones didn't play the Amex but went to St Marys.

That was the ambition of the idiot Greg Stanley when they thought they were going to take us to Beeding Cement works, he said Pepsi had the naming rights and Sir Mick had agreed to open it.

Class A bullshit