LCD Soundsystem....

[Homer]

22 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

"Apols" has to be nearly as unforgivable as accusing someone of being a coldplay fan. Not quite as bad, but pretty close. 

Well... at least I saw LCD Soundsystem (twice including Lovebox!).

[Homer]

4 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

I mean, Ally Pally is certainly a nicer place but in my experience The O2 undeniably sounds better.

Yeah - plus I can get free tickets for a box at the O2. Pass the prawn sandwiches!

[russycarps]

15 minutes ago, Mash011 said:

I mean, Ally Pally is certainly a nicer place but in my experience The O2 undeniably sounds better.

Yep and you get a better view at the o2. Ally pally is awful in every regard (apart from the fact it looks nice from the outside)

 

 

[rpfranks]

God, just watching their set from TITP and it's fucking dead. How stupid can you be to go and watch a bunch of old prancing irrelevant pricks in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers instead?

[majormajormajor]

2 minutes ago, rpfranks said:

God, just watching their set from TITP and it's fucking dead. How stupid can you be to go and watch a bunch of old prancing irrelevant pricks in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers instead?

Calvin Harris headlined the night before, what more do you need to know?

[Homer]

17 minutes ago, russycarps said:

Yep and you get a better view at the o2. Ally pally is awful in every regard (apart from the fact it looks nice from the outside)

 

 

In fairness, the view's quite good too.

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[Madyaker]

This comeback has seriously elevated their profile so they're likely to be playing bigger venues than last time.

[Gucci Piggy]

Went to Ally Pally for the first time this weekend for TLSP. Really liked the venue. Had to travel back to Brockley afterwards. Imagine thinking that's a long journey; you Londoners don't know you're born.

[big__phil]

1 minute ago, Will-2609 said:

Went to Ally Pally for the first time this weekend for TLSP. Really liked the venue. Had to travel back to Brockley afterwards. Imagine thinking that's a long journey; you Londoners don't know you're born.

Haha. My closest proper venue is a 45 minute drive down the M5.

[Gucci Piggy]

1 minute ago, big__phil said:

Haha. My closest proper venue is a 45 minute drive down the M5.

Yeah my closest city is an hour's drive from me, and Sheffield doesn't seem to get many good gigs anymore so normally I'm at least 1.5 hours from my closest gig on any tour (Leeds).

[Homer]

5 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Went to Ally Pally for the first time this weekend for TLSP. Really liked the venue. Had to travel back to Brockley afterwards. Imagine thinking that's a long journey; you Londoners don't know you're born.

 

In what can only be described as eerily similar circumstances, after Foals there a few goes ago I had to travel back to Sydenham!

[nikkic]

One of the reasons I like Ally Pally so much may be due to the 20 minute journey home....

[jonodillieono]

14 minutes ago, Will-2609 said:

Yeah my closest city is an hour's drive from me, and Sheffield doesn't seem to get many good gigs anymore so normally I'm at least 1.5 hours from my closest gig on any tour (Leeds).

Who needs gigs when you have corp

[Gucci Piggy]

21 minutes ago, jonodillieono said:

Who needs gigs when you have corp

Last 2 times I've been to Corp I almost pood myself to Slipknot, met justanothername and tried to get with his friend. I am never going back.

[russycarps]

1 hour ago, Will-2609 said:

Went to Ally Pally for the first time this weekend for TLSP. Really liked the venue. Had to travel back to Brockley afterwards. Imagine thinking that's a long journey; you Londoners don't know you're born.

oh gosh brockley isnt far from where I live. It's nice round there these days, gentrification is at full pace.

 

[jparx]

Can't think of anything more tedious than ranking London venues 

Hoping for Rock City but I doubt it will happen. Seriously tempted to make the trip up to Glasgow and stay for a few days up there!

[Amy Lawn]

1. Albert Hall
2. Deaf Institute
3. Gorilla
4. Band On The Wall
5. Sound Control
6. Ruby Lounge
7. Soup Kitchen
8. The Ritz
9. Apollo
10. M.E.N.
11. Pablo Honey
12. Academies

[FuzzyDunlop]

4 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

1. Albert Hall
2. Deaf Institute
3. Gorilla
4. Band On The Wall
5. Sound Control
6. Ruby Lounge
7. Soup Kitchen
8. The Ritz
9. Apollo
10. M.E.N.
11. Pablo Honey
12. Academies

Ritz above sound control, Academy above the arena. Gorilla above the deaf institute...

[stuartbert two hats]

13. Night and Day Cafe

[Amy Lawn]

2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

13. Night and Day Cafe

Used to be really good, but it's now been like 4 years since I bothered going.

[FuzzyDunlop]

In London..

Only done a few

1. Brixton Academy

2. Shepherds Bush Empire

3. Hammersmith Apollo

Going to the O2 in december

[fatyeti24]

14. The Boardwalk

15. International 2

16. The Hacienda

[Homer]

1) The Newport Centre

[stuartbert two hats]

57 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Used to be really good, but it's now been like 4 years since I bothered going.

It's the untreated brick walls that I hate. Live drums (specifically cymbals) sound particularly awful. Doesn't have to be that loud to be painful.

[dentalplan]

1 hour ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Academies are better than m.e.n. though. Leeds and Sheffield are anyway. Better than all arenas. 

Arena in Leeds is much better than the academy. Opposite for Manchester but that's only really cause MEN is fairly shite too. Academies are arse and don't get enough stick.