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Went to see The Vaccines last night at O2 Institute. Really fun gig, the band were really tight and the frontman is great value. Not the most adventurous band in the world musically for sure, but they're excellent at their brand of catchy, indie pop songs.

Tomous wrote:Went to see The Vaccines last night at O2 Institute. Really fun gig, the band were really tight and the frontman is great value. Not the most adventurous band in the world musically for sure, but they're excellent at their brand of catchy, indie pop songs.

I saw them at a tiny venue back when they were first starting out. Played for about half an hour and then strawberry floated off. It was good while it lasted though.

EDIT - Setlist.fm says they played 15 songs which I don't really believe.

more heat than light wrote:

Tomous wrote:Went to see The Vaccines last night at O2 Institute. Really fun gig, the band were really tight and the frontman is great value. Not the most adventurous band in the world musically for sure, but they're excellent at their brand of catchy, indie pop songs.

I saw them at a tiny venue back when they were first starting out. Played for about half an hour and then strawberry floated off. It was good while it lasted though.

EDIT - Setlist.fm says they played 15 songs which I don't really believe.

They did! Although the final song was a crowd request that the lead singer said "ill start it but then I'm going", he sang the first line then just walked off and the band played it with the crowd singing

I quite enjoy it when that happens, brings everyone together.

I've got a few lined up this year depending on finances and funding:

Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer - 12 June
Green Day - 25 June
The National - 11 July (and, possibly, in November in Austin...)
Blink 182 - 29 August-ish

So far this year I've lined up:

20-23 June - Isle of Wight Festival

25 June - Foo Fighters (Cardiff)

I'm too old to do a festival and then a gig a couple of days later.

Moggy wrote:So far this year I've lined up:

20-23 June - Isle of Wight Festival

25 June - Foo Fighters (Cardiff)

I'm too old to do a festival and then a gig a couple of days later.

I did IOW years ago (2007 I think) and it's a great festival

But yeah, you're a madman for that lineup. I'll look out for you weeping in the corner at the Foos

What I've got lined up:

16th May - Teddy Swims
25th May - Sons of the East
25th June - Foo Fighters
8th July - Lord Huron
10th July - The Gaslight Anthem
2nd August - Ziggy Alberts
23rd November - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit


I'm thinking about trying to get a ticket for Tom Odell at Wolverhamption Civic Centre next month too.

Also, I'm going to a Karousel, a 3 day house and techno festival in the woods near Copenhagen in August, can't wait for that.

There's no camping though so we will be in hotels in the evening thank strawberry float

The only way you'd get me at a festival now is if I can either stay at a hotel in the evening or on site in a proper campervan or something. No way in hell I could hack normal camping with the amount of utter banana splits you get at festivals. Can't imagine what it's like now with all those young people on their mobile telephone devices all the time

Victor Mildew wrote:The only way you'd get me at a festival now is if I can either stay at a hotel in the evening or on site in a proper campervan or something. No way in hell I could hack normal camping with the amount of utter banana splits you get at festivals. Can't imagine what it's like now with all those young people on their mobile telephone devices all the time

You are so strawberry floating old that my grandmother just told you to lighten up.

Tomous wrote:

more heat than light wrote:

Tomous wrote:Went to see The Vaccines last night at O2 Institute. Really fun gig, the band were really tight and the frontman is great value. Not the most adventurous band in the world musically for sure, but they're excellent at their brand of catchy, indie pop songs.

I saw them at a tiny venue back when they were first starting out. Played for about half an hour and then strawberry floated off. It was good while it lasted though.

EDIT - Setlist.fm says they played 15 songs which I don't really believe.

They did! Although the final song was a crowd request that the lead singer said "ill start it but then I'm going", he sang the first line then just walked off and the band played it with the crowd singing

I meant at the gig I saw. 15 songs in half an hour seems unlikely.

more heat than light wrote:

Tomous wrote:

more heat than light wrote:

Tomous wrote:Went to see The Vaccines last night at O2 Institute. Really fun gig, the band were really tight and the frontman is great value. Not the most adventurous band in the world musically for sure, but they're excellent at their brand of catchy, indie pop songs.

I saw them at a tiny venue back when they were first starting out. Played for about half an hour and then strawberry floated off. It was good while it lasted though.

EDIT - Setlist.fm says they played 15 songs which I don't really believe.

They did! Although the final song was a crowd request that the lead singer said "ill start it but then I'm going", he sang the first line then just walked off and the band played it with the crowd singing

I meant at the gig I saw. 15 songs in half an hour seems unlikely.

Oh I see! Given they played 21 songs over 1 hour 52 mins last night then yeah, it does seem unlikely

Victor Mildew wrote:The only way you'd get me at a festival now is if I can either stay at a hotel in the evening or on site in a proper campervan or something. No way in hell I could hack normal camping with the amount of utter banana splits you get at festivals. Can't imagine what it's like now with all those young people on their mobile telephone devices all the time

Come to Tramlines in Sheffield. All contained on Hillsborough Park and no camping. Just stay in a hotel for the weekend!

Went to see Frankie Boyle in Cardiff last night, which was very funny (the gig, not Cardiff).

Except - upon entering the venue at the door, the lady scanning our tickets said there was a policy that from when the show starts if you leave to go to the toilet, you're not allowed back in, full stop. No exceptions.

Walk forward a few steps and the woman checking bags says the same info. "His policy, not ours."

There's a warm up act and at the end of his set, HE then tells us the same thing.

What the strawberry float is that gooseberry fool? There's so many reasons people need a basic human right to go for a strawberry floating piss. I get really bad pissing anxiety when I can't go because of whatever situation, so I'm sitting there before it's even started and all I can think about is needing a piss. As the show is nearing the end, most of my thoughts are on how much I now need a piss that I could have gone for with no fuss (we were sat at the end of a row). People in front of us didn't go before the show started in case they got back too late and weren't allowed in.

Ridiculous.

Victor Mildew wrote:Went to see Frankie Boyle in Cardiff last night, which was very funny (the gig, not Cardiff).

Except - upon entering the venue at the door, the lady scanning our tickets said there was a policy that from when the show starts if you leave to go to the toilet, you're not allowed back in, full stop. No exceptions.

Walk forward a few steps and the woman checking bags says the same info. "His policy, not ours."

There's a warm up act and at the end of his set, HE then tells us the same thing.

What the strawberry float is that gooseberry fool? There's so many reasons people need a basic human right to go for a strawberry floating piss. I get really bad pissing anxiety when I can't go because of whatever situation, so I'm sitting there before it's even started and all I can think about is needing a piss. As the show is nearing the end, most of my thoughts are on how much I now need a piss that I could have gone for with no fuss (we were sat at the end of a row). People in front of us didn't go before the show started in case they got back too late and weren't allowed in.

Ridiculous.

Like a 1980s family car journey, you should have taken a bottle with you.

Moggy wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:Went to see Frankie Boyle in Cardiff last night, which was very funny (the gig, not Cardiff).

Except - upon entering the venue at the door, the lady scanning our tickets said there was a policy that from when the show starts if you leave to go to the toilet, you're not allowed back in, full stop. No exceptions.

Walk forward a few steps and the woman checking bags says the same info. "His policy, not ours."

There's a warm up act and at the end of his set, HE then tells us the same thing.

What the strawberry float is that gooseberry fool? There's so many reasons people need a basic human right to go for a strawberry floating piss. I get really bad pissing anxiety when I can't go because of whatever situation, so I'm sitting there before it's even started and all I can think about is needing a piss. As the show is nearing the end, most of my thoughts are on how much I now need a piss that I could have gone for with no fuss (we were sat at the end of a row). People in front of us didn't go before the show started in case they got back too late and weren't allowed in.

Ridiculous.

Like a 1980s family car journey, you should have taken a bottle with you.

Actually thought to myself that at worst, I'd have to piss myself peep show style.

Victor Mildew wrote:

Moggy wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:Went to see Frankie Boyle in Cardiff last night, which was very funny (the gig, not Cardiff).

Except - upon entering the venue at the door, the lady scanning our tickets said there was a policy that from when the show starts if you leave to go to the toilet, you're not allowed back in, full stop. No exceptions.

Walk forward a few steps and the woman checking bags says the same info. "His policy, not ours."

There's a warm up act and at the end of his set, HE then tells us the same thing.

What the strawberry float is that gooseberry fool? There's so many reasons people need a basic human right to go for a strawberry floating piss. I get really bad pissing anxiety when I can't go because of whatever situation, so I'm sitting there before it's even started and all I can think about is needing a piss. As the show is nearing the end, most of my thoughts are on how much I now need a piss that I could have gone for with no fuss (we were sat at the end of a row). People in front of us didn't go before the show started in case they got back too late and weren't allowed in.

Ridiculous.

Like a 1980s family car journey, you should have taken a bottle with you.

Actually thought to myself that at worst, I'd have to piss myself peep show style.

It's a stupid policy, seems like he's had it in place since 2015 at least. Daft stuff like that would put me off going to see a comedian/band/whatever.

Still, I bet it really, ahem, pissed you off.

Victor Mildew wrote:Went to see Frankie Boyle in Cardiff last night, which was very funny (the gig, not Cardiff).

Except - upon entering the venue at the door, the lady scanning our tickets said there was a policy that from when the show starts if you leave to go to the toilet, you're not allowed back in, full stop. No exceptions.

Walk forward a few steps and the woman checking bags says the same info. "His policy, not ours."

There's a warm up act and at the end of his set, HE then tells us the same thing.

What the strawberry float is that gooseberry fool? There's so many reasons people need a basic human right to go for a strawberry floating piss. I get really bad pissing anxiety when I can't go because of whatever situation, so I'm sitting there before it's even started and all I can think about is needing a piss. As the show is nearing the end, most of my thoughts are on how much I now need a piss that I could have gone for with no fuss (we were sat at the end of a row). People in front of us didn't go before the show started in case they got back too late and weren't allowed in.

Ridiculous.

Fix global warming and end fascism. Then you can have a piss.

Tomous wrote:What I've got lined up:

16th May - Teddy Swims
25th May - Sons of the East
25th June - Foo Fighters
8th July - Lord Huron
10th July - The Gaslight Anthem
2nd August - Ziggy Alberts
23rd November - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit


I'm thinking about trying to get a ticket for Tom Odell at Wolverhamption Civic Centre next month too.

Also, I'm going to a Karousel, a 3 day house and techno festival in the woods near Copenhagen in August, can't wait for that.

There's no camping though so we will be in hotels in the evening thank strawberry float

Have added Eric Prydz at Cardiff Castle on 29th June and Wild Rivers on 24th November to this

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs were incredible last night. Last time I saw them in Bristol the vocals were a bit ropey, but they were on top form this time.

The set was a little bit short though, at just under 45 mins including encore.

Choclet-Milk wrote:Mass of the Fermenting Dregs were incredible last night. Last time I saw them in Bristol the vocals were a bit ropey, but they were on top form this time.

The set was a little bit short though, at just under 45 mins including encore.

You'd expect an hour at least (unless it's Napalm Death). Cheap tickets?