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  1. also, meant to say - have a freaking brilliant time, you will absolutely love it.
  2. i've seen Bruce 47 times and it breaks my heart really for me to even be saying these things about him. except for occasional shows, there were no "gold circles". Bruce would basically charge the same price for tickets - in Europe you would queue for a day, sometimes more, to get in the pit (same as a gold circle)... it was part of the magic of following Bruce... being with other dedicated fans who put in the time and effort to get to the front - and didn't have to pay an extra tax on top of the GA price to be there. in the US you'd get a number throughout the day, then before showtime they'd draw a number to determine who got first entry. again, it took a bit of effort and dedication, it didn't take having to pay out extra. Bruce subscribing to all this gold / platinum / diamond bullshit is what makes me sick. that's before we even get onto fucking "dynamic pricing"... don't get me wrong - i do WANT to go. i just also want to make a stand. can't stand Blur so don't really care about what they charge. saw Pulp at Glasto in '95... which can never be beaten so have no wish to see them again.
  3. yeah we lost our Bruce tickets because of Festicket too - have to say i was absolutely amazed how straight forward it was to claim the money back (from bank not credit card). i dearly love Bruce, but even my beloved Bruce can fuck right off with the cost of tickets for next years shows.
  4. i have most of my tickets / wristbands / passes packed away - going all the way back to my first gig in 1991. every once in a while i get all nostalgic and have a look through them and reminisce about how life used to be. the only ones not packed away are all my New Model Army tickets from tours from 1994 through mid-2000s which i have displayed in picture frames. its strange to think back on the days when i used to pack a bag and follow a band round Europe - these days i could neither afford to do so or indeed be bothered to do so.
  5. Pronghorn Senser Levellers Ozrics Aba Shanti-I that'll do me... don't really like to have more than one act a day i feel like i have to see.
  6. so long as people keep paying it, the madness will continue. i very rarely go to gigs anymore, stadium or otherwise, as i refuse to pay the asking prices. the only shows i've been to this year (except for Glastonbury) are ones i've managed to blag it into. i love Bruce Springsteen - seen him 47 times, followed him round the globe. we lost our tickets for the London shows next year due to being caught up in the mess left behind by Festicket. all my Bruce crew are stressed about getting tickets back for the shows but you know what, i dont give a fuck - the price being asked is absolutely sickening and i refuse to pay it, even for the greatest showman on the planet. these really are fucked up times we're living in. mmm... shall i eat, or shall i heat? fuck it, neither, i'll go see blur instead.
  7. there is only 5 in our group this year - with all of us trying we managed to get ours just before 9.30 after last year, i was feeling a little flat about the festival really and was considering if i had a future there... but the pure joy, relief, excitement, relief, happiness, relief, ecstasy and relief of having bagged tickets shows me how much i still truly love the place and cannot wait to be back. freaking yeah man! 🙂
  8. seen Whitesnake and Foreigner over the years (both supporting Journey actually) - no idea of the current status of either band but i highly enjoyed both of them. and for both of them i remember thinking how i knew a lot more songs than i thought i did.
  9. i wouldn't bother walking down the hill to see them these days... but i have to say that friday in 2003 was one of my best days EVER at Glastonbury... The Darkness > Inspirals > Bunnymen then back to the pyramid later for Suede > David Gray > REM absolutely freaking brilliant.
  10. saw that program too, never really had any thoughts about Hans Zimmer either way but i came away from that program really liking him. also - i have recently gotten into hardware synthesizers after years of DAW production, i have a small collection of synths and it is my dream to have a wall of eurorack like Mr Zimmer!
  11. Watain in London last friday - absolutley fantastic. i first saw Watain in 2005, and i've not seen them in i think 5 or 6 years... its amazing seeing how their stage show has evolved - the stage set is incredible. and E. is one of the best frontmen out there. supports were up and down - never heard of either Bolzer or Tribulation before. Bolzer - really enjoyed their set, liked the music, bit odd seeing a death metal two-piece! Tribulation - unfortunately the best thing about them is their logo. note: if you are going to have a 7 minute intro tape, then you best have the goods to back it up.... Abbath - i saw Immortal back in the 90s, i never really liked Immortal and dont care for Abbath's solo stuff - he does what he does, its a good show i guess, but not for me. Watain - FUCKING AWESOME. Troxy - never been there before but really like the venue. but - £7.25 for a pint of Hells - you can fuck right off.
  12. had a great time on friday, really enjoyed all the bands - never particularly liked Elbow but i have to be honest i really enjoyed them and thought they were great. i have absolutely no idea how i got back to town... last thing i remember is dancing to ABBA, then i woke up the next morning... but it was brilliant. 🙂
  13. not been to Reading in a while, can't imagine any reason i would ever go back - but going to see a specific act is pretty much the only reason to go to Reading. last two times i have been were specifically to see Metallica and Iron Maiden & Dinosaur Jr. i cant say whether people would go to "a" festival just because of one act, but in the case of Reading, yes, absolutely. there's nothing else to do there, so why else would you go?
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