A few other forums have threads for looking forward to upcoming gigs, reviews of past ones and recommendations of artists / bands to see live - I thought it'd be nice if we had something similar here. So, has anyone got any upcoming gigs booked?
I've just got tickets for Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem)'s next UK tour in February, which now means I'll be going to gigs for him and Alvvays in the space of 3 days. It'll be a good February music-wise.
I've just got tickets for Brian Fallon (of The Gaslight Anthem)'s next UK tour in February, which now means I'll be going to gigs for him and Alvvays in the space of 3 days. It'll be a good February music-wise.
I haven't seen a show live in a long time. I think the last one I went to was a double-header with Soundgarden followed by NIN in Dallas a few years ago.
NIN was a fantastic show. Reznor was so on point with everything. Soundgarden, despite me liking their music more, was dreadfully boring.
NIN was a fantastic show. Reznor was so on point with everything. Soundgarden, despite me liking their music more, was dreadfully boring.
I think I've got a couple in November.
Roots Manuva in Manchester with Krafty Kuts and Chi-Ali supporting first, then Happy Mondays at the end of the month in Preston.
Roots Manuva in Manchester with Krafty Kuts and Chi-Ali supporting first, then Happy Mondays at the end of the month in Preston.
Just saw Alvvays last night. 3rd time seeing them, mostly due to my fiance, but I'm really starting to dig them. Molly Rankin is a great frontwoman.
Seeing Blanck Mass in November. Should be cool. Wonder if people would move to the music or just stand there with arms crossed. Hard to say with this artist.
Seeing Blanck Mass in November. Should be cool. Wonder if people would move to the music or just stand there with arms crossed. Hard to say with this artist.
Great idea for a thread. I see a lot of live music.
I'm going to see Ben Folds this Saturday.
Last show before this was The Toasters, who were great.
I'm going to see Ben Folds this Saturday.
Last show before this was The Toasters, who were great.
By PassiveObserver Go To PostJust saw Alvvays last night. 3rd time seeing them, mostly due to my fiance, but I'm really starting to dig them. Molly Rankin is a great frontwoman.February will be my first time seeing them live, all I've read though has said they're fantastic live, so I'm looking forward to it. Enjoyed both of their albums a lot. Molly's solo EP from before the band was very good, too.
I haven't been going to as many live shows as I'd like recently, but I guess money is just kinda tight. Walk the Moon, far and away one of my favorite artists, are on their new tour soon and if I can get a couple people together we might be going on a road trip. Sadly the closest venue is a 6-7 hour drive away so it'll be tough. Fingers crossed!
By HvySky Go To PostI haven't been going to as many live shows as I'd like recently, but I guess money is just kinda tight. Walk the Moon, far and away one of my favorite artists, are on their new tour soon and if I can get a couple people together we might be going on a road trip. Sadly the closest venue is a 6-7 hour drive away so it'll be tough. Fingers crossed!Yeah sometimes we forget how lucky we have it here in the UK - we complain if bands don't play our local cities, but even the other side of the country is like a 6 hour drive away!
The Cribs have just announced their new tour today, playing some "smaller" / less common venues, closest to me is Hull University, so if my friend can get away from work in time to make it there I'll be going to see them for - I think - the fifth time. They're fantastic live.
It doesn't help that I live in an area that isn't exactly known to attract the attention of bigger artists. Road trips are usually on the agenda when I go to shows. More often than not, at least, when it comes to the music I listen to most.
Going to see Queens of the Stone Age in 2018. Haven't been to many concerts last couple of years and I dislike myself for it.
Three shows coming up in the next month or so: Tori Amos, Slowdive, and King Crimson. I also wanted to see Luna but it was the night after Slowdive and I really didn't want to drive to downtown Detroit two nights in a row.
I'm debating whether or not to see Ministry and Death Grips in a few weeks.
Went all the way to Tokyo to Ultra Japan just in September to see my favorite band. Greatest show I've ever been to.
Went all the way to Tokyo to Ultra Japan just in September to see my favorite band. Greatest show I've ever been to.
I went to the first day of Afropunk Atlanta last earlier this month so I'll just post an artist by artist rundown in the order I saw them:
Loaf Muzik:
Never heard of them before going there but they killed it. The group is up and coming hailing from NYC and their sound is similar to the contemporary Beast Coast style. The dudes were running and jumping all over the stage but it never affected their ability to perform. You can tell their hungry. I wish them well since I'd love to see them perform again.
https://youtu.be/L3FmzOej8CQ
Jamila Woods:
One of the standouts of the day. She had a live band with her and they all killed it. Band didn't miss a beat and Jamilla didn't miss a note. She even did a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit and flipped the outro into Hello by Erykah Badu. I also briefly met her, super nice. If she's ever doing a solo show in my area, I'd go again.
https://youtu.be/t3MhH2WekcY
Denzel Curry:
I'm not too familiar with his stuff but I've listened to him on and off over the years. I didn't understand a damn word he said while rapping. He hopped in the crowd several times so their were moments where I couldn't even see him. With that said, his set was full of energy and I had fun regardless.
https://youtu.be/vQBBLRCQV0w
Mykki Blanco:
I didn't stay for the whole set since the time was starting to run over with other acts but the parts that I saw were great. Mykki is a hell of a performer, they came out swinging and dancing with the mic stand while greeting the crowd. There was a point where they came off stage and got the crowd in a circle and performed an entire song. This was the smaller venue on site so they were super close.
https://youtu.be/LSgVZEGpo6U
Flatbush Zombies:
I really wanted to stay for the whole set but some technical issues shortened their hour long set to 30 minutes. Even then I only saw about 15 minutes of it to get to the next venue. What I did see was solid. I'm a casual fan of them but I just didn't stay long enough for them to make an impression on me.
https://youtu.be/NwaE6UpMk5s
Danny Brown:
My favorite show of the night. Danny is a damn firecracker live. I damn near jumped the entire show. He did a good mix of stuff from XXX, Old and ended the show with songs from Atrocity Exhibition. Even though he had the same amount of time as the other headliners, it felt like he performed more songs than the other artists. Just banger after banger back to back with no rest in between. Definitely seeing him again when he comes back to my area.
https://youtu.be/Xs-Dc3_eiV8
Miguel:
I like Miguel but he surprised me live. R&B singers can be hit or miss live when it comes to translating their music for a live setting but he does a great show. He did a mix of old and new stuff saving his newest single for last (unfortunately no surprise Travis Scott appearance). Along with Jamila, he was the only other act that I saw that had a band with him. There was a hell of a guitarist solo duel on stage during the bridge of one his songs. It would be worth seeing him again on a longer set.
https://youtu.be/76O3w4pt0CA
Loaf Muzik:
Never heard of them before going there but they killed it. The group is up and coming hailing from NYC and their sound is similar to the contemporary Beast Coast style. The dudes were running and jumping all over the stage but it never affected their ability to perform. You can tell their hungry. I wish them well since I'd love to see them perform again.
https://youtu.be/L3FmzOej8CQ
Jamila Woods:
One of the standouts of the day. She had a live band with her and they all killed it. Band didn't miss a beat and Jamilla didn't miss a note. She even did a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit and flipped the outro into Hello by Erykah Badu. I also briefly met her, super nice. If she's ever doing a solo show in my area, I'd go again.
https://youtu.be/t3MhH2WekcY
Denzel Curry:
I'm not too familiar with his stuff but I've listened to him on and off over the years. I didn't understand a damn word he said while rapping. He hopped in the crowd several times so their were moments where I couldn't even see him. With that said, his set was full of energy and I had fun regardless.
https://youtu.be/vQBBLRCQV0w
Mykki Blanco:
I didn't stay for the whole set since the time was starting to run over with other acts but the parts that I saw were great. Mykki is a hell of a performer, they came out swinging and dancing with the mic stand while greeting the crowd. There was a point where they came off stage and got the crowd in a circle and performed an entire song. This was the smaller venue on site so they were super close.
https://youtu.be/LSgVZEGpo6U
Flatbush Zombies:
I really wanted to stay for the whole set but some technical issues shortened their hour long set to 30 minutes. Even then I only saw about 15 minutes of it to get to the next venue. What I did see was solid. I'm a casual fan of them but I just didn't stay long enough for them to make an impression on me.
https://youtu.be/NwaE6UpMk5s
Danny Brown:
My favorite show of the night. Danny is a damn firecracker live. I damn near jumped the entire show. He did a good mix of stuff from XXX, Old and ended the show with songs from Atrocity Exhibition. Even though he had the same amount of time as the other headliners, it felt like he performed more songs than the other artists. Just banger after banger back to back with no rest in between. Definitely seeing him again when he comes back to my area.
https://youtu.be/Xs-Dc3_eiV8
Miguel:
I like Miguel but he surprised me live. R&B singers can be hit or miss live when it comes to translating their music for a live setting but he does a great show. He did a mix of old and new stuff saving his newest single for last (unfortunately no surprise Travis Scott appearance). Along with Jamila, he was the only other act that I saw that had a band with him. There was a hell of a guitarist solo duel on stage during the bridge of one his songs. It would be worth seeing him again on a longer set.
https://youtu.be/76O3w4pt0CA
It was pretty decent, count me surprised. John Hassalls band was good as well. But didn't get to shoot up with Pete, so that drags it all down. Didn't even get to tell him the concert was proper blimey.
Going to watch my brothers gay band today.
Going to watch my brothers gay band today.
Depeche Mode was fucking nuts. My first major concertn and the sound was amazing. Grahan and Gore sound fenomenal. Will try and see them again before the tour ends
The black queen in October is going to be pretty great, new album in like two weeks as well.
Then the Armed in February. First and realistically probably only time they come to Europe tbh, so going to catch in them in Brussels, London and Bristol. I have a feeling it's going to be quite something, in the tiny ass pubs and shit they got booked.
Then the Armed in February. First and realistically probably only time they come to Europe tbh, so going to catch in them in Brussels, London and Bristol. I have a feeling it's going to be quite something, in the tiny ass pubs and shit they got booked.
Tool at Copenhell in the summer... hmmm yep think I will do that.
The Black queen in 3 days now. What a time to be alive. You can take the boy out of the dillinger escape plan, but you can't take the dillinger escape plan out of the boi
The Black queen in 3 days now. What a time to be alive. You can take the boy out of the dillinger escape plan, but you can't take the dillinger escape plan out of the boi
I really want to go to a k-pop concert and see if it really as hyped as what the fans making it look.
Tesseract with Between the Buried and Me 30th November, Mastodon in January, Tool in June at Download Festival, Amsterdam and possibly Copenhell.
I want to go to Mastodon, but holy shit it's 60 euros here... When the fuck did they start charging that
Well I ended up buying Mastodon tickets as a friend also wanted to go. Should be good.
Mastodon and the Armed is a pretty fucking solid start to 2019
Hopefully that female singer is doing the European tour as well.
the guy with the ghillie suit and his ass out lmao
Only outcome I see to seeing this two days in a row is death.
Mastodon and the Armed is a pretty fucking solid start to 2019
Hopefully that female singer is doing the European tour as well.
the guy with the ghillie suit and his ass out lmao
Only outcome I see to seeing this two days in a row is death.
Got tickets to see Rammstein and Prophets of Rage. Both were a bit too expensive but they should be a laugh.
Oh yeah I forgot Mutoid Man is supporting. Very nice.
people seem to really like prophets of rage... but man... that was some bore i thought when i saw them.
By Diego! Go To PostGot tickets to see Rammstein and Prophets of Rage. Both were a bit too expensive but they should be a laugh.
people seem to really like prophets of rage... but man... that was some bore i thought when i saw them.
By Wahabipapangus Go To PostOh yeah I forgot Mutoid Man is supporting. Very nice.
people seem to really like prophets of rage… but man… that was some bore i thought when i saw them.
That is a shame, I have only heard good things about their live shows. I have seen half of them before play some of my most memorable gigs as Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine so I would be happy if they just played a few of those songs. If they also chucked in a bit of Public Enemy and Cyprus Hill that would be a bonus.
Mastodon was quite fucking good. Wasnt a big fan of their setlist though, missed too many songs that I was hoping for.
Mutoid Man were also great, and whoever they had in as Ben Koller replacement was great.
Kvelertak was fucking trash.
Mutoid Man were also great, and whoever they had in as Ben Koller replacement was great.
Kvelertak was fucking trash.
Saw The Armed in both London and Bristol. Sadly in Bristol they were missing one due to 'legal issues' whatever that is. But the London show is probably in my top 3 concerts of all time.
What a fucking stage presence from them. Their singer is looks like he is 7 foot tall, and started out running directly into the crowd taking everything with him or down. So much smoke and strobe lights that you could barely see what was happening in the first many tracks performed. When you finally start being able to see something, you see a girl running around dancing in a latex suit, with a guy in a ghillie suit as well. Their singer would spend easily more time on the floor than on the stage, and did several times pick people up from the ground to throw them on stage and so on.
The london show ended prematurely, when someone had an epileptic attack. I was sure he had broken his back or something, but apparently it was epileptic. After he was picked up by an ambulance, they went in and played the last track 15 min later though
Bonus photo of me singing. Next to me is a guy who decided to draw every band there, in the middle of this chaos
I also ended up taking half a bass home with me
What a fucking stage presence from them. Their singer is looks like he is 7 foot tall, and started out running directly into the crowd taking everything with him or down. So much smoke and strobe lights that you could barely see what was happening in the first many tracks performed. When you finally start being able to see something, you see a girl running around dancing in a latex suit, with a guy in a ghillie suit as well. Their singer would spend easily more time on the floor than on the stage, and did several times pick people up from the ground to throw them on stage and so on.
The london show ended prematurely, when someone had an epileptic attack. I was sure he had broken his back or something, but apparently it was epileptic. After he was picked up by an ambulance, they went in and played the last track 15 min later though
Bonus photo of me singing. Next to me is a guy who decided to draw every band there, in the middle of this chaos
I also ended up taking half a bass home with me
Arctangent, Download Festival and Gojira tickets get.
Still deciding on Copenhell and Desertfest. Earthless ftw
Still deciding on Copenhell and Desertfest. Earthless ftw
Man I really want Arctangent. Dont think I will end up doing Copenhell though, got tickets for Roskilde now where Converge and The Armed also plays.
By Wahabipapangus Go To PostMan I really want Arctangent. Dont think I will end up doing Copenhell though, got tickets for Roskilde now where Converge and The Armed also plays.
mashallah broder.
I guess Frank is dropping an album soon.
Did the first non social distanced festival last weekend, shit felt great.
10K people or so and vaccinproof needed or daily tests.
No outbreaks mentioned yet but you know, knock on wood and all that.
10K people or so and vaccinproof needed or daily tests.
No outbreaks mentioned yet but you know, knock on wood and all that.
I have really missed live music. Got tickets to see Royal Blood next weekend but its in Hastings and its a bank holiday so its going to be a pain in the arse getting a train so I may have to drive.
Idles are headling a festival near Brixton in a couple of weeks so I may go to that as it hasn't sold out yet.
Idles are headling a festival near Brixton in a couple of weeks so I may go to that as it hasn't sold out yet.
No festivals for more until next summer (primevera in Barcelona and off festival in Poland). But going to see Hiraki next week, probably not going to be more than a few hundred at most though
Royal Blood were good fun. It felt great to see a live band again after two years but I was absolutely wrecked the next day. I need to do more exercise
