[Music] The Live Music thread

[Mellotron]

Gruff Rhys playing Chalk in February. Tickets on sale tomorrow

Blimey. Limited capacity, I assume?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Blimey. Limited capacity, I assume?

Yeah, limited and socially distanced, apparently.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Coming up to ten months since last watching a live band.
It was Girl Ray at Chalk in February.
Made me wonder what other people’s last proper gig was and which are you most upset about being cancelled or moved. For me it’s Mogwai at the Roundhouse which was due to take place on my birthday early 2021.

 

[atomised]

Awesome afternoon at a socially distanced Millie manders and the shut up gig in new cross

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Teleman playing at C2 in March. Socially distanced at tables of 4 or 6

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Just got tickets for Laura Marling @ The Dome in October.

Aaaaaaaand normality resumes.

 

[Machiavelli]

Just got tickets for Laura Marling @ The Dome in October.

Aaaaaaaand normality resumes.

Oh. Ta for that. Will dig around. She was great at The Dome last time round.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

A steady trickle of new dates being announced. On top of everything that has been rescheduled I have tickets for Metz, Pom Poko and Dry Cleaning. Going to be a busy Autumn by the looks of it- fingers crossed.

 

[redoubtable seagull]

Some awaiting to be rescheduled but am hoping to get to some or all of the following-
Gnod
Metz
Snapped ankles
Big brave
Hey colossus
Melt yourself down
Bo Ningen
Porridge Radio
Shonen Knife

Next year,
Oh Sees
Swans

 

[Machiavelli]

Some awaiting to be rescheduled but am hoping to get to some or all of the following-
Gnod
Metz
Snapped ankles
Big brave
Hey colossus
Melt yourself down
Bo Ningen
Porridge Radio
Shonen Knife

Next year,
Oh Sees
Swans

Thanks for this. We have tickets for:
Love Supreme, Laura Marling, Black Country New Road, Michael Kiwanuka and (I think) Oh Sees
Of those, may well try GNOD, Metz, Melt Yourself Down and Porridge Radio. Also Dry Cleaning -- on which, there's a 23 minute set on iPlayer

 

[Egon Spengler]

Gruff Rhys playing Chalk in February. Tickets on sale tomorrow

Really looking forward to this tonight. 14 months since I saw any live music.

 

[Milano]

I’m quite surprised Royal Blood are not playing Brighton on their tour next year

 

[zefarelly]

I’m quite surprised Royal Blood are not playing Brighton on their tour next year

Lots of people don't play Btn. It's a bit special you see.

 

[morematey]

Went to my first live gig in 16 months yesterday. Watched Brighton band Squid in an outside disused warehouse in London. It was awesome after so long! It almost felt normal (had to stay seated but that’s it). About 200 capacity I’d guess. The weather obviously helped a lot as well.

 

[spring hall convert]

Looking forward to the weekend.

I've got hot new(ish) London/ Brighton things Squid playing GDS on Friday night. Have a listen to their EP from last year it covers a lot of bases - ambient, krautrock, psych-rock - https://squiduk.bandcamp.com/

Really looking forward to Hookworms at Patterns on Saturday. A band that has always been brilliant live, armed with their best material to date.

And Ian Svenonius is in town on Sunday with his current outfit Chain and The Gang

Well surprised it took this thread so long to find Squid, I was banging on about them in 2018, at that time as much as I loved Porridge Radio, I thought Squid were the better bet at the time.

It took about 30 seconds of soundcheck to see the obvious talent. I do wish Ollie would do less vocals these days though - personal preference but I much prefer it when Louis sings.

The album is excellent though innit.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Well surprised it took this thread so long to find Squid, I was banging on about them in 2018, at that time as much as I loved Porridge Radio, I thought Squid were the better bet at the time.

It took about 30 seconds of soundcheck to see the obvious talent. I do wish Ollie would do less vocals these days though - personal preference but I much prefer it when Louis sings.

The album is excellent though innit.

Squid aside, it’s good to have you back!

 

[CHAPPERS]

Just listened to, and throroughly enjoyed, the Squid album. Nice one.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Seeing Squid 12th July. Two days before that The Lovely Eggs. Cant wait.

 

[morematey]

For posterity, here's what a socially distanced gig looks like:



The one below is not my own but shows you the layout Squid had:



Obviously its not the same as a hot, sweaty room. The pit for 'Houseplants' at Horatios in May 2019 was something else. But given the circumstances, its the best I could have hoped for.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Obviously its not the same as a hot, sweaty room. The pit for 'Houseplants' at Horatios in May 2019 was something else. But given the circumstances, its the best I could have hoped for.

Not sure what would have happened if it had pissed it down. But yeh- got to be happy with what you can get for now.