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John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 494 (+5) Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 320(-2) Justice 669(-3)

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Dark Side of the Moon is one of my favourite albums ever, but all prog rock that I've heard by anyone that's not Pink Floyd just sounds annoyingly self indulgent other than one random Caravan song I liked. Need to check out Focus, don't think I've ever heard them. Do you have any recommendations of prog rock bands that I might have missed that aren't totally self indulgent?

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 500(+5) Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 305 Justice 815 (-5)

I went to Roger Waters doing the Wall at Wembley and it had amazing effects like a full sized spitfire replica crashing into a wall and exploding. Was an amazing show that you could tell had money spent on it. Would struggle to justify going to a stadium show where it's just a band playing a set and you don't get anything extra for your money though. Would rather see smaller bands on their way up, always a better atmosphere, costs less and your closer to the band who also generally appreciate your support more.

I'm not that into my films, but been meaning to watch this as I absolutely loved "The toys that made us". Presume its the same makers/will be a similar style.

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 525 (+5) Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 320 Justice 925(-5)

Two great bands. Can see how you could make an argument Led Zeppelin were boring as they were so derivative. Personally think Dark Side of the Moon is one of the greatest albums ever and not sure how anyone could label Pink Floyd as boring. But it is the controversial opinions thread I suppose

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 490 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 325(-5) Justice 965 (-5)

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 490 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 350(-5) Justice 1050 (-5)

Yeah I was amused at the idea of them headlining Pyramid nowadays when she suggested it (they did headline in the 80s). Do think they'd still do a good job of headlining a smaller stage. If my suggestion of Park or West Holts was too ambitious they'd definitely go down a storm headlining Avalon or Pussy Parlure.

I think she went to Cure loving 2 or 3 of their hits and discovered she wasn't that into the rest of the music. She probably only knew a few Level 42 songs before it, but loved the whole night. I went into the Cure knowing that I liked their hits, but found a lot of their stuff similarly paced and thought I might find it a bit of a slog, and it lived up to expectations. Level 42 I went into thinking the bassist was good, but their music was too 80s for my liking, but ended up loving the whole thing. Obviously a very different energy the 2 bands are going for. Only really made the comparison to the Cure as they were both 80s bands I went to for my girlfriends sake. If seeing Level 42 reminded me of any other act I'd seen at Glastonbury it would have been The Mothership Returns - George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic & The Family Stone. Both have a rock element plus a funk element and are good fun whilst being virtuoso musicians.

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 495(+5) Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 360 Justice 1085 (-5)

Went to see Level 42 supported by Johnny Hates Jazz last night. Was a Christmas present to my girlfriend, to be honest I hate 80s music so didn't go in with high expectations. Johnny Hates Jazz was a bit cheesy, there were a couple of times I thought the drummer or guitarist had a cool groove going on, but the keyboards sounded so dated and the singer was how I would imagine it if Alan Partridge went on Stars in Their Eyes as David Bowie. Level 42 were a very pleasant surprise. Obviously really talented musicians and the guys in the brass section of the band looked like they were having so much fun it was contagious. By the end it turned into a total party even though it was meant to be an all seated gig. My girlfriend commented they would have been a much better finish to Glastonbury than the Cure (who she dragged me too then ended up not enjoying). Do think they would make an amazing West Holts or Park headliner.

Got an email last week to say the Big Moon gig I bought tickets for just before the pandemic started is now going to be on the 23rd of May 2022. Glad to have a date for it as was starting to worry I'd missed an email about it. But a bit gutted it's still so far away. Really loved the album that was just out when I bought tickets, so selfishly hoping they don't release any new music before I see them so I can get to hear lots of it live.

I was also at the gig. Was in front row, it felt really intense and like you said that he was reliving the emotions as he performed. He also seemed really touched that he got such a strong response from the crowd. Did feel like we'd got to witness something fairly special. Think being in a small venue helped, not sure how it would translate if he blows up and ends up playing bigger venues.

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 480 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 375 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 70 +10 Justice 1155

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 500 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 365 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 80(+10) Justice 1155

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 455 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 370(-6) The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 140(+4) Justice 1145 JaneIIe Monáe 50

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 430 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 381(-4) The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 160(+5) Justice 1129 JaneIIe Monáe 100(+1)

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 410 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 365 The Mothership Returns (George Clinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 175 Justice 1109 JaneIIe Monáe 129 (+10)

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 410 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 365 The Mothership Returns (George CIinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 190(+5) Justice 1080 JaneIIe Monáe 175(+5)

The law doesn't come into affect for another 6 days, businesses have until the 18th to come up with a compliance plan (think this date was possibly moved back as they fucked up the release for the app you're meant to use as proof). https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-certification-scheme-businesses-event-organisers/pages/overview/ It applies to indoor unseated gigs of over 500, outdoor unseated gigs of over 4000 and any gig/event with more than 10,000 https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-certification-scheme-businesses-event-organisers/pages/events/

Ridiculous it's dragged on so long. Technically I don't think it's a strike, they are actually working to rule. Their contracts don't say they have to work Sundays, it was always optional overtime. They used to get paid a better rate for working Sundays & that changed so the staff made a point of no longer volunteering to work on Sundays. Think ScotRail/Abellio have been calling it a strike to distract from their own incompetence.

John Peel Tent & The Park Hot Chip 365 Jazz World / West Holts Chic ft. NiIe Rodgers 355 The Mothership Returns (George CIinton, ParIiament, Funkadelic and The Family Stone) 240(+5) Justice 1090 JaneIIe Monáe 200(+5)