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Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster
Jul 5, 2003
72,015
Saw the Dead South at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town last Friday, really enjoyed it. I think they also played the Concorde recently.
 


Machiavelli

Well-known member
Oct 11, 2013
16,560
Fiveways
Quick question for the gig knowledgeable...

If you get put on the guest list do you still need a ticket ?

I'm guessing you just turn up and tell them your name at the door, but any advice welcome...cheers

I've been to a lot of gigs, but can't give you a concrete answer, as I've never been on a guest list. I'd imagine that's what you do, and have seen others doing precisely this.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,199
The Fatherland
Quick question for the gig knowledgeable...

If you get put on the guest list do you still need a ticket ?

I'm guessing you just turn up and tell them your name at the door, but any advice welcome...cheers

Depends. There’s usually a free guest list and a paying (usually discounted) guest list.

And you don’t usuallly need a ticket, you just turn up and state your name. They’ll cross check the list and if you’re on it in you go. If you have more than entry, e.g. guest area, you’ll get given the necessary passes/wristbands.

My advice is to ask the person who’s sorted it out if it’s paying or free, and what sort of entry you have...you might end up with the crowd when you could be in the guest area sipping free drinks.
 






Herr Tubthumper

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NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,199
The Fatherland
Quick question for the gig knowledgeable...

If you get put on the guest list do you still need a ticket ?

I'm guessing you just turn up and tell them your name at the door, but any advice welcome...cheers

.....who is it?
 
















Herr Tubthumper

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NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,199
The Fatherland
Babybird, Friday at the Conc 2....I tweeted Stephen Jones to say I thought his blinding set at the Heineken Festival in the early 90’s was up there with my all time favourites and he replied I was on the guest list for Friday :)

Hadn’t got a ticket yet so bingo I thought.

Brilliant. Given what I said earlier I imagine it’s free entry then.
 


Mr Banana

Tedious chump
Aug 8, 2005
5,481
Standing in the way of control
Babybird, Friday at the Conc 2....I tweeted Stephen Jones to say I thought his blinding set at the Heineken Festival in the early 90’s was up there with my all time favourites and he replied I was on the guest list for Friday :)

Hadn’t got a ticket yet so bingo I thought.

C2 have started charging a fiver (to charity) for guestlist.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
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GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,473
Gloucester
Just off to enjoy the Gloucester Folk Trail - a weekend of free live music in pubs all over the city from about 3:00pm onwards.

Gloucester's quite good at this sort of thing (except in publicising them!) - this weekend it's (very broadly) folk.. We also have an excellent week long Blues Festival (all free, all in pubs) and a weekend Shanty Festival, which is also a lot more fun than those who are keen on electro-pop, heavy metal, hip hop, etc. might imagine!
 




Pogue Mahone

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Apr 30, 2011
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I went to Bristol last night, my son is at uni there, and saw Massive Attack.

It was superb. They played Mezzanine and covers of The Cure's 10.15 on a Saturday Nights, Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's Dead, Ultravox's Rockwroc and The Velvet Underground's I Found a Reason.

Great to see them in their hometown with a truly celebratory crowd.

And I made it to the game today by the skin of my teeth!
 


Billy in Bristol

Well-known member
Mar 25, 2004
1,409
Bristol
I went to Bristol last night, my son is at uni there, and saw Massive Attack.

It was superb. They played Mezzanine and covers of The Cure's 10.15 on a Saturday Nights, Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's Dead, Ultravox's Rockwroc and The Velvet Underground's I Found a Reason.

Great to see them in their hometown with a truly celebratory crowd.

Was in attendance as well...there has been a wide rage of opinions about last night- it is almost like NSC at its finest...it was an experience, I think I marvelled more at the effort to stage it from scratch on a disused airfield. Not a great fan of MA was accompanying a mate who had been let down at the last minute I did enjoy the covers perhaps more than the MA numbers :) but glad I went.
 




SeagullNoob

New member
Feb 25, 2019
20
West Sussex
I saw Gil Scott Heron at the East Wing of the Brighton Centre once. It was after 12.30am when he came on. Mrs Mahone and I had a little nap while we waited.
That is amazing. I true legend causally strolling round Brighton and did a gig. Was it a lot of spoken word stuff or some of his hits. Even though they are long songs. One of my musical heros. His last album and album with Jamie xx are both amazing if you haven't heard them

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Pogue Mahone

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Apr 30, 2011
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That is amazing. I true legend causally strolling round Brighton and did a gig. Was it a lot of spoken word stuff or some of his hits. Even though they are long songs. One of my musical heros. His last album and album with Jamie xx are both amazing if you haven't heard them

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Well, I'm not sure what you mean about the "casually strolling round Brighton and did a gig" bit.

GSH played in Brighton a few times, and I saw him quite often in London too. He, and his band, were magnificent live. His gigs were not spoken word, they were full on. powerful jazz/soul/funk fusion with incredible instrumentation.

He was as good a performer as I have seen, always with a smile on his face, always chatty between songs - absolutely engaging in an almost avuncular way.

I loved Gil. RIP.
 



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