28-3-97 NEC - Cancelled

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Anyone remember why??
I had tickets at the time and was mightily pissed off.

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I was mighty pissed off with this one...never did get my money back for our 2 tickets
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dodgy promoters i seem to recall :?:
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Something:

http://tours.tsom.org/1997dot/concerts/19970328.htm
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I think we got our money back. ???

As I recall, the promoters announced the gig before they'd 100% secured the Sisters' appearance. Or something.
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i recall there was another story about some promoter that wasn't going to pay Sisters the advance and only paid after Von unilaterally made it clear that no money = no show. This was a case of Sisters already being there and occuring just before going on stage. Some festival it was, probably.
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itnAklipse wrote:i recall there was another story about some promoter that wasn't going to pay Sisters the advance and only paid after Von unilaterally made it clear that no money = no show. This was a case of Sisters already being there and occuring just before going on stage. Some festival it was, probably.
Sounds like Prague 98.

I bought 2 tkts for NEC97 from Way Ahead in Leeds, who were happy to refund me when it was binned. Apparently I'd done a quadruple-take when I walked past the shop and my eye caught the gig advert in the window. :lol:

Shame about the cancellation, that was the one and only time I'd managed to con the missus into coming to a Sisters gig. By the time the Manc Apollo show was announced she'd seen sense. Probably as well, they were w@nk at the Apollo. :urff:
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So, dodgy promoters then :evil:
I always did wonder.
I never got my money back either. :x
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One of the early Glasperlenspiels has the 'full' story. From memory - promoter books gig, delays first payment to band, second payment never materialises, first cheque bounces anyway, band do one. There was annoyance at the time about how little the Reptile House seemed to care about those out of pocket (most fans who bought tickets I think). Was all that really 10 years ago? Cripes. Where's me zimmer?
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Never got my money back.

Bastard :evil:

In all fairness, The Reptile House did it's best to discourage ealy ticket sales until all had been confirmed so it was all at my own risk.

Still a bastard :evil:
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Yeah, Prague -98 it was. Thanks Dave.
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Poland 93 was the same thing I seem to remember?
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Poland 93? Never heard. Summer festival?
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Sorry 03.
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