Thread: Gig, Concerts and Festivals

Just thought I'd bump this thread... with news that I've got tickets to Andrew WK in april.

I'm going to die in a mosh pit aren't I?

Based on the fact I'm still alive after having seen these guys last Sunday, I think you'll be fine

Daaayyaaammnnn, how awesome was it?

I've been to a few concerts. The Mountain Goats + Owen Pallet was probably the best.

But for the most part, I find them too loud. A bud and I would bring earplugs.

Originally Posted by LbV

Daaayyaaammnnn, how awesome was it?

Super awesome. They were supporting Asking Alexandria, who we primarily went to see, and my mate was worried he'd get demolished during Chelsea Grin, but that's all part of the fun!

I just went to a small venue last weekend to see my friend play in the Break Contest along with some other local bands (he's in a metalcore band called Atrothius). I'm usually not too into metalcore, but the show was pretty cool. We stayed till the end, and almost got blamed for kicking a big hole in a wall backstage I haven't been to many concerts lately aside from that. A little while back a friend and I saw Te Machine, a Floyd cover band, play a local venue, and they were really great.

Although they're really not metalcore, the one band of that sort that I do really like is Enter Shikari. I'd definately like to see them play live. I might go to the Vans Warped Tour this summer, so hopefully they'll be there. I've been hoping to see Tool for a while too. They're coming through in a few weeks, but the tickets sold out before I heard about it (got lax with checking toolshed), and secondhand tix shot up to $150+. And although I catch a lot of flak for it from my friends, I really like Radiohead, and I'm dying to see them.

Also, this summer another friend and I might rent a hotel room and go to the DMB caravan for all three days. The friend was there last year and he said it was awesome.

Radiohead are awesome, at least they used to be. I really didn't enjoy King of Limbs, you could listen to that whole album without realising the track had changed, it has no memorable songs. Everything before that I love.

Got tickets to see The Black Dahlia Murder tonight in a small venue round the corner from my flat o-O. Didn't even know they were playing till my flatmate told me this morning. Also the Download lineup this year has me really tempted to save up for it. So many gigs D=

You're seeing Black Dahlia Murder tonight?! They're playing near me tomorrow night (wish I had tickets). You living up north then?

Hope you don't mind me ask by the way; stalker image not intended.

Originally Posted by moSh

You're seeing Black Dahlia Murder tonight?! They're playing near me tomorrow night (wish I had tickets). You living up north then?

Hope you don't mind me ask by the way; stalker image not intended.

Lol, yeah I live in Dundee. We get quite a lot of bands through this way, and those that miss Dundee usually play in Glasgow which is an hour and a bit bus ride, so i'm usually very spoiled when it comes to gig choice. The hard part is getting someone to come with me to some of them haha. Only a few of my friends like metal, so it can prove difficult D=

Oh nice, well I live in London but am at uni in Leeds; both really good gig venues. Who's playing with Black Dahlia?

Skeletonwitch and Fleshgod Apocalypse (who were both insane) were the official support, and a local Dundee band filled the first support.

Me and a friend hitch-hiked to the awesome 'White Goddess' free festival on Bodmin moor. Whilst walking along a moorland road on the way I found 22 really large magic mushrooms on a cow pat. I picked them really carefully to minimize the amount of cow shit on the shrooms. I stuffed them into a peanut butter sandwich that I had and ate the sandwich. It felt like a had done 100 shrooms shortly afterwards. Lots of traveller vehicles were going in the wrong way with the occupants looking really pissed off. We should have twigged that something was up. We got a lift in a very expensive jaguar for the last couple of mile to the festival. We arrived and the police outnumbered hippies by about twenty to one, they were fucking everywhere. We antagonised the police for a little while. We were faced with arrest unless we signed a piece of paper promising that we wouldn't return to the site within the next seven days. It was fucking dark on Bodmin moor with no transport and no festival. Me and my friend walked as far as we could until we felt too cold. We went into some woodland, lit a fire and smoked hashish and drank whiskey until daybreak. On the way home my friend was in a really bad mood. I wanted to rest but he stormed off wanting to get home. I fell asleep in the hedge and a concerned motorist woke me up and gave me a lift home. I got back thinking that some people can still act as good samaritans; that the White Goddess used to be an amazing festival and that the police are cunts.

I've only been to one concert, it was Angus & Julia Stone.
It was pretty good, we got high and had some Xanax.
So I don't actually remember it in detail, but it was incredible at the time.
I need to get out to more concerts though, when I have money lol

Might have accidentally bought a Download ticket this morning xD haha. The line up is really good so far!

Originally Posted by mcwillis

Me and a friend hitch-hiked to the awesome 'White Goddess' free festival on Bodmin moor. Whilst walking along a moorland road on the way I found 22 really large magic mushrooms on a cow pat. I picked them really carefully to minimize the amount of cow shit on the shrooms. I stuffed them into a peanut butter sandwich that I had and ate the sandwich. It felt like a had done 100 shrooms shortly afterwards. Lots of traveller vehicles were going in the wrong way with the occupants looking really pissed off. We should have twigged that something was up. We got a lift in a very expensive jaguar for the last couple of mile to the festival. We arrived and the police outnumbered hippies by about twenty to one, they were fucking everywhere. We antagonised the police for a little while. We were faced with arrest unless we signed a piece of paper promising that we wouldn't return to the site within the next seven days. It was fucking dark on Bodmin moor with no transport and no festival. Me and my friend walked as far as we could until we felt too cold. We went into some woodland, lit a fire and smoked hashish and drank whiskey until daybreak. On the way home my friend was in a really bad mood. I wanted to rest but he stormed off wanting to get home. I fell asleep in the hedge and a concerned motorist woke me up and gave me a lift home. I got back thinking that some people can still act as good samaritans; that the White Goddess used to be an amazing festival and that the police are cunts.

What an adventure! Ha shame it got shut down, but at least you got fucked in the process.

Originally Posted by Quietus

Might have accidentally bought a Download ticket this morning xD haha. The line up is really good so far!

I really wanted to want to go.. a couple of my friends are going. The lineup is good, it's not what I'd spend £190 on though. It's a shame really, there's a few bands I would like to see but none to get me hyped enough.

Originally Posted by moSh

What an adventure! Ha shame it got shut down, but at least you got fucked in the process.

It was an adventure that didn't quite go to plan! The festival the year before was great fun and really funny. It was a shame it got shut down. The locals must have been really upset with the festival as it was on common land and a lot of travellers stayed there after the festival, hence the police. I no longer have that attitude with the police and call them what I called them then as that was 20 years ago. If I lived there as one of the locals I wouldn't have called the police or complained as there is nothing wrong with a big party even if it meant a sleepless night or two as we all need to celebrate the magnifigance of life. And I don't have any prejudices against anyone that wants to live a nomadic lifestyle either which is I suspect the main reason for the police clampdown. Yes those 22 shrooms were powerful, really large and fresh. I was pretty off my head adding the booze and weed.

thee oh sees were so good last night

Never heard of Thee Oh Sees before, but I like what I'm hearing!