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ruffers wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 11:24 Tonight was going to be Diamond Black and Esprit d'Air along with Dave and Charlie at the Warehouse, but mrs ruffers has booked us in for a bit of Radio 4 style comedy action with I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue at Leeds Grand Theatre. To be fair I've seen Diamond Black already and am not that fussed about Esprit d'Air so Radio 4 it is.

Enjoy Paul the Grand is a grand place to see some theatre, was last there quite some years ago for Bottom Live, RIP Rik

@ Liz - hope you have a fab time, and indeed am very sure you will no doubt you'll be hobnobbing it with the stars as per

Looking forward to tonight, apparently we can expect funky visuals courtesy of the Warehouse's ceiling screens and Kai's creation of visuals specifically for them. Sounds interesting

Gothicbiff wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 14:30 After much deliberation I'm putting on my brave pants and going, alone, to Esprit D'Air/Diamond Black tomorrow in Glasgow

The brave pants are doing sterling work, have fun!

Gothicbiff wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 14:30 After much deliberation I'm putting on my brave pants and going, alone, to Esprit D'Air/Diamond Black tomorrow in Glasgow

I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. I did it before, was very frightened beforehand and had a splendid day. Even had breakfast with the band the next day since they were staying nearby. Enjoy!

Top nite out, decent pit from time to time during Esprit's set, not bad for a Monday in Leeds on a cold February night. Charlie now knows what it's like to be centre-pit when there's a mini-maelstrom swirling and clanging around you, indeed she pretty much started it, though much like Lemmy in his Hawkwind days she was unmoveable thanks to those ferocious New Rock boots cheers Ben and Diamond Black, cheers Kai and Esprit d'Air, good night had by all Warehouse is a tidy little venue too, perfect for a Near Meth Experience I'd say

Planet Dave wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 15:41

ruffers wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 11:24 Tonight was going to be Diamond Black and Esprit d'Air along with Dave and Charlie at the Warehouse, but mrs ruffers has booked us in for a bit of Radio 4 style comedy action with I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue at Leeds Grand Theatre. To be fair I've seen Diamond Black already and am not that fussed about Esprit d'Air so Radio 4 it is.

Enjoy Paul the Grand is a grand place to see some theatre, was last there quite some years ago for Bottom Live, RIP Rik

@ Liz - hope you have a fab time, and indeed am very sure you will no doubt you'll be hobnobbing it with the stars as per

Looking forward to tonight, apparently we can expect funky visuals courtesy of the Warehouse's ceiling screens and Kai's creation of visuals specifically for them. Sounds interesting

Thanks Dave
I'm not sure if this is classed as hobnobbing......but the lovely Ben has put me on the guestlist

Gothicbiff wrote: ↑27 Feb 2024, 18:19

Planet Dave wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 15:41

ruffers wrote: ↑26 Feb 2024, 11:24 Tonight was going to be Diamond Black and Esprit d'Air along with Dave and Charlie at the Warehouse, but mrs ruffers has booked us in for a bit of Radio 4 style comedy action with I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue at Leeds Grand Theatre. To be fair I've seen Diamond Black already and am not that fussed about Esprit d'Air so Radio 4 it is.

Enjoy Paul the Grand is a grand place to see some theatre, was last there quite some years ago for Bottom Live, RIP Rik

@ Liz - hope you have a fab time, and indeed am very sure you will no doubt you'll be hobnobbing it with the stars as per

Looking forward to tonight, apparently we can expect funky visuals courtesy of the Warehouse's ceiling screens and Kai's creation of visuals specifically for them. Sounds interesting

Thanks Dave
I'm not sure if this is classed as hobnobbing......but the lovely Ben has put me on the guestlist

definitely hobnobbing of the highest order

(I reckon Ben deserves his own -esque emoji on here by now, dear mods )

Lovely ... ...

Just booked Gary Numan Replicas Pleasure Principle show 3rd June

2/3 Big Country Leeds Beckett
22/3 Echo & The Bunnymen Academy Leeds
3/6 Gary Numan Academy Leeds
19/5 Barry Manilow Co-op Live Manchester
24/5 Blancmange Brudenell
28/6 Underworld Halifax Piece Hall
13/9 Goldie Lookin' Chain Brudenell

Well I had a lovely night at Esprit D'Air/Diamond Black show in Glasgow
Really interesting to see the difference in Ben and Kai between being Sisters guitarists and fronting their own bands

Tickets booked for 1989 Revisited night at Leeds Warehouse on 30 March. Very good.

3/16 Descendents & Circle Jerks (mostly for the Descendents); El Rey Theater
3/21 KMFDM 40th Anniversary Tour (so geeked); Sunshine Theater

Went to see Echo and the Bunnymen last night at the Brighton Dome.

It was very much a greatest hits affair (with a couple of new songs), which for me was absolutely fine since I've never seen them live before - Lips Like Sugar, The Cutter, The Killing Moon, Seven Seas, Nothing Lasts Forever (somehow merging into a cover of Walk on the Wild Side), Bring On the Dancing Horses etc (full set list here). The set was divided in two halves (with a 15-20 minute break between them), followed by a one-song encore (Lips Like Sugar).

Ian McCulloch is another child of May 1959, and he had to drop down an octave for some of the notes that he'd previously have sung in his higher register, but imagining a voice should sound the same at 64 as it did at 24 has always seemed a bit unrealistic. Will Sergeant continues to be an exceptional guitarist.

Front 242 in That London in December. Unless the Sisters have anything, that'll probably be all my travelling giggage for this year. Lots closer to home, of course, beginning with efforts to find a lost jumper this coming Saturday.

mh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024, 20:33 Front 242 in That London in December.

Thanks for heads up - booked. Not been to the Electric Ballroom since I saw the Sisterhood

22/3 Echo & The Bunnymen Academy Leeds
19/5 Barry Manilow Co-op Live Manchester
24/5 Blancmange Brudenell
3/6 Gary Numan Academy Leeds
28/6 Underworld Halifax Piece Hall
13/9 Goldie Lookin' Chain Brudenell
8/12 Front 242 Electric Ballroom

Jesus & Mary Chain - Leeds Brudenell Social - 21st March
NMA - Leeds Academy - 27th April

ruffers wrote: ↑05 Mar 2024, 10:11

mh wrote: ↑04 Mar 2024, 20:33 Front 242 in That London in December.

Thanks for heads up - booked. Not been to the Electric Ballroom since I saw the Sisterhood

22/3 Echo & The Bunnymen Academy Leeds
19/5 Barry Manilow Co-op Live Manchester
24/5 Blancmange Brudenell
3/6 Gary Numan Academy Leeds
28/6 Underworld Halifax Piece Hall
13/9 Goldie Lookin' Chain Brudenell
8/12 Front 242 Electric Ballroom

My schedule, so far, is shaping up to be:

Previous:
23/01 - Dead Men Walking, Dublin
09/02 - Jah Wobble, Dublin
18/02 - The Rezillos, Dublin

Upcoming:
09/03 - Sultans of Ping, Dublin
12/03 - The Stranglers, Dublin
10/04 - Dry Cleaning, Dublin
18/04 - New Model Army, Dublin
02/05 - Theatre of Hate, Dublin
04/05 - 1919, Dublin
03/06 - Christian Death, Dublin
28/06 - Patti Smith, Dublin
05/07 - The Beat, Dublin
25/08 - The The, Dublin
03/09 - Ride, Dublin
15/11 - Peter Hook, Dublin
08/12 - Front 242, London

Seems like Dublin's the place to be this year.

Strange line up for me in 2024:

NMA - Utrecht NL 29/3
Hugh Cornwell - Zwolle NL 24/4
Christian Death - Drachten NL 31/5
Rammstein - Nijmegen NL 18/6 (but I may sell the ticket)
Rammstein - Nijmegen NL 19/6
Adele - Munich DE 30/8
Cerys Hafana - Groningen NL 17/10
NMA - Amsterdam 15/12

Virginmarys were utterly banging tonight at the Brudenell, the new track they played possibly being the most banging of them all, fkng beautiful. Something about North West coasts, hard to remember details due to a slight case of overheadbanging. Like they watched Bill Hicks screaming 'play from your fkng heeaaarrrrrt!!!!!!' and decided to make a musical career on that very notion. Wonderful. Ugly Kid Joe featuring a very prominent Mr Catalyst were also excellent, bless the singer for sporting a Eureka Machines tee throughout the gig, nice touch! Top nite out followed by a 5 minute walk home. That's the way to do it.

And god bless Charlie for rocking out like a rock goddess mofo for the entirety of both sets. Class act mate

mh wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 17:32
My schedule, so far, is shaping up to be:

Previous:
23/01 - Dead Men Walking, Dublin
09/02 - Jah Wobble, Dublin
18/02 - The Rezillos, Dublin

Upcoming:
09/03 - Sultans of Ping, Dublin
12/03 - The Stranglers, Dublin
10/04 - Dry Cleaning, Dublin
18/04 - New Model Army, Dublin
02/05 - Theatre of Hate, Dublin
04/05 - 1919, Dublin
03/06 - Christian Death, Dublin
28/06 - Patti Smith, Dublin
05/07 - The Beat, Dublin
25/08 - The The, Dublin
03/09 - Ride, Dublin
15/11 - Peter Hook, Dublin
08/12 - Front 242, London

Seems like Dublin's the place to be this year.

Just booked my summer hols from Dublin... Had hoped to do a couple of dates with The Sisters but had to swap them one out the chance to see Barry Adamson

O6/06 Jane's Addiction Hamburg
07/06 Kaelan Milka/Chelsea Wolfe Berlin
09/06 Barry Adamson Hamburg
10/06 Sisters Eindhoven

Ghost dance + Korinthians - Leicester

Rhombus - Brum

OLDFART wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 09:26 Ghost dance + Korinthians - Leicester

Rhombus - Brum

i'm going to both of those hopefully. do you the times for Rhombus as i will have to get either a coach or train back.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 01:57

OLDFART wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 09:26 Ghost dance + Korinthians - Leicester

Rhombus - Brum

i'm going to both of those hopefully. do you the times for Rhombus as i will have to get either a coach or train back.

I'd imagine they'll be done by 11 ? .

@OLDFART cheers man.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 04:39 @OLDFART cheers man.

Venue isn't in the centre so you'll probably need a taxi .

OLDFART wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 09:04

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑01 Apr 2024, 04:39 @OLDFART cheers man.

Venue isn't in the centre so you'll probably need a taxi .

safe no worries. thanks.