Things that please me - Part 5

[Gough]

Said noone ever.
Not many bands go to Perth .

Sadly I think this will be the model for bands touring here in the future. The days of nationwide tours are coming to an end and it'll be state governments bidding for fly in fly out gigs

 

[rocker_oz33]

Sadly I think this will be the model for bands touring here in the future. The days of nationwide tours are coming to an end and it'll be state governments bidding for fly in fly out gigs

Bands can't going to places if the joint only half full.


If Tas/ Hobart get a ground with a roof on it ..
Will bands go there ..

At Melbourne or Sydney instead of doing 3 nights at Rod Laver etc .
They do one night at lager venues..

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Bands can't going to places if the joint only half full.


If Tas/ Hobart get a ground with a roof on it ..
Will bands go there ..

At Melbourne or Sydney instead of doing 3 nights at Rod Laver etc .
They do one night at lager venues..

This is why the Tas stadium is likely going to be a financial disaster.

AC/DC was still a big touring band last time they toured Australia and the estimated cost to bring equipment and people to Tassie to stage a show was almost as much as the rest of the Eastern seaboard tour combined. It was mentioned at the time, it was probably cheaper for AC/DC to give away free tickets and pay flights for 10k Tasmanians to travel to Vic rather than host a sell-out (10k) crowd at the DEC in Tasmania.

 

[rocker_oz33]

This is why the Tas stadium is likely going to be a financial disaster.

AC/DC was still a big touring band last time they toured Australia and the estimated cost to bring equipment and people to Tassie to stage a show was almost as much as the rest of the Eastern seaboard tour combined. It was mentioned at the time, it was probably cheaper for AC/DC to give away free tickets and pay flights for 10k Tasmanians to travel to Vic rather than host a sell-out (10k) crowd at the DEC in Tasmania.

Yeah .
I can't see many acts going down there.

 

[Over The Post]

 

[Over The Post]

I don't know what pleases me more - the quality of the Paralympic breakdancing or the replies

 

[Xtreme]

I don't know what pleases me more - the quality of the Paralympic breakdancing or the replies

Even they do it better than Raygun!

 

[Plugger35]

I'm still angry, I had tickets to them in 1997 in Sydney and then the b******s split up and I never got to see them!

They were one of the headliners at a rock festival I went to in Portugal in 2000 but not the night we were there unfortunately.

We were there on Friday night and they were headlining on Sunday night and we couldn't stick around that long to see them.

We got to see Bush headlining instead with Beck, Placebo and Elastica supporting them so we couldn't complain too much.

I would love to go and see Oasis next year in the UK but I don't want to spend a fortune on flights and tickets to see them.

Scalpers are charging 6,000 quid and upwards for tickets which is ridiculous especially when Oasis could be a no show again.

Oasis goes to war with the ticket touts

Lovers of the 90s band were sent into a frenzy after Liam and Noel Gallagher announced that 'the guns have fallen silent' and they would be returning to play to the nation next year.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[cats_09]

First CD I ever bought with my own money was Definitely Maybe - subsequently I've bought every CD released in Aus, when traveling (particularly through the USA) I love finding music stores that sell second hand CDs as I've picked up a few "international releases" that weren't released in Aus

So this weeks news was definitely exciting and had me trying to work out how to incorporate the UK into an overseas holiday next year


But the odds are already out for when will they break up again

 

[Plugger35]

Definitely Maybe is one of the all time great rock albums.

You had to listen to it loud to fully appreciate the "wall of sound" and I listened to it loud in my sharehouse back in the 90s.

I don't think my neighbours appreciated it especially when I came home drunk from the pubs and blasted it at full volume.

 

[cats_09]

Rage on the ABC Entertains channel having an Oasis special to celebrate 30 years of Definitely Maybe

 

[Plugger35]

Interesting video where they buried their drummer Tony McCarroll who got the boot after Definitely Maybe for a new drummer.

The Gallaghers were critical of McCarroll's musical ability, with Noel saying: "I like Tony as a geezer but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs."[

He must have done something to piss off the Gallaghers as I thought his drumming on Definitely Maybe was pretty damn good.

At least he isn't bitter about it.

The Forgotten Man of Oasis speaks out

The last time Tony McCarroll saw Noel Gallagher the drummer told him to f*** off and stormed out of the dressing room - and in doing so lost his place in Oasis forever.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Happy Father’s Day to all the rad big footy dads!

 

[raskolnikov]

Definitely Maybe is one of the all time great rock albums.

You had to listen to it loud to fully appreciate the "wall of sound" and I listened to it loud in my sharehouse back in the 90s.

I don't think my neighbours appreciated it especially when I came home drunk from the pubs and blasted it at full volume.

Great album but WTSMG is my favourite.

 

[Gough]

Working in pubs in the 90s I'd go to bed with those songs still playing in my head, they were on the jukebox all the time.

 

[cats_09]

Following on from last night's chat


BREAKING NEWS: New rumoured OASIS tour dates for Asia, Australia, and South America!

Asia:
October 4th - Japan (National Stadium)
October 5th - Japan (National Stadium)
October 10th - South Korea (Olympic Stadium)
October 11th - South Korea (Olympic Stadium)

Australia:
November 1st - Australia (Perth Stadium)
November 2nd - Australia (Perth Stadium)
November 7th - New Zealand (Eden Park)
November 8th - New Zealand (Eden Park)

South America:
November 29th - Brazil (Maecana Stadium)
November 30th - Brazil (Marcana Stadium)
December 5th - Argentina (River Plate Stadium)
December 6th - Argentina (River Plate Stadium)

 

[Plugger35]

What are the odds of Noel and Liam getting through a long flight to Australia together without getting in a punch up?

They might have to fly out here on separate planes if they do a tour here.

Great album but WTSMG is my favourite.

That is a great album too but I would still rate Definitely Maybe slightly ahead of it.

Their albums dropped off pretty badly after those two albums though, I didn't bother buying any of them.

 

[Gralin]

It's crazy to think that they'll come to Australia and only do Perth when they have to fly over the rest of the country to get to new Zealand

 

[Billy ray]

It's crazy to think that they'll come to Australia and only do Perth when they have to fly over the rest of the country to get to new Zealand

Did it for coldplay. And there will be more like this. New bidding war. Forget sports events like grand prix etc. Its concerts with little or no outlay as stadium is all you need

 

[Gralin]

Did it for coldplay. And there will be more like this. New bidding war. Forget sports events like grand prix etc. Its concerts with little or no outlay as stadium is all you need

Meanwhile people are homeless and governments are bidding over getting exclusive concerts..

 

[Billy ray]

Meanwhile people are homeless and governments are bidding over getting exclusive concerts..

Oh yeh 100%. But they can do both. Say $10m for this one off versus BILLIONs annually for housing.

 

[Gralin]

Oh yeh 100%. But they can do both. Say $10m for this one off versus BILLIONs annually for housing.

Bidding to get gigs or exclude other cities from getting gigs just seems pretty shit late stage capitalism

The tickets are still going to be full price but now you're further limiting who can get them

Not a fan of the concept

 

[Billy ray]

Bidding to get gigs or exclude other cities from getting gigs just seems pretty shit late stage capitalism

The tickets are still going to be full price but now you're further limiting who can get them

Not a fan of the concept

Yep but with west coast being constantly skipped even tho can get 80K thru the gate, i guess thats their policy angle. Try get a return. Does set it up precedence though.

 

[Plugger35]

Perth used to miss out on a lot of big bands when they toured Australia but now it seems to be one of their main destinations.

It helps that there is a bigger stadium that makes it worth their while plus the WA govt offering them big bucks to come here.

I prefer to see bands at smaller venues like pubs rather than big stadiums though where you are usually miles from the stage.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Perth full of poms and pricks that sound like poms. Let em have it