Next Announcement 2017 Thread

[bennyk]

Just now, eFestivals said:

nope, I don't know that the show exists, and I'm not even sure the guy I spoke to does as he's currently on holiday.

I just thought I might as well try a bit of pleading, just in case I can blag a ticket.

hmmmmmmmmm

[mjsell]

6 minutes ago, bennyk said:

quite literally.

 

In other news, if that flight that left LAX to LHR is the one that FF are on, then according to the flight tracker it lands in 15/20 mins. Anyone at heathrow T3? 

I assumed it had already landed. Didnt realise a flight from LA was so long (also did it not say on that screenshot a few pages back that it was 50 something minutes early).

Speaking of flights to america, a tie break question at last nights pub quiz was - what was the quickest time recorded by a Concorde flight between London and New York? Thought I'd actually try and bring some cold hard facts into this mess of a thread

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, EamerRed said:

You cheeky barsteward. You don't need to leak a word about getting tickets, just whether said tickets exist 

I decided I'd rather attend if I was able to, rather than speculate about what everyone expects to happen anyway.

[bennyk]

Just now, mjsell said:

I assumed it had already landed. Didnt realise a flight from LA was so long (also did it not say on that screenshot a few pages back that it was 50 something minutes early).

Speaking of flights to america, a tie break question at last nights pub quiz was - what was the quickest time recorded by a Concorde flight between London and New York? Thought I'd actually try and bring some cold hard facts into this mess of a thread

https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/AAL136/history/20170222/0255Z/KLAX/EGLL

 

thats the link to the tracker

[big__phil]

So if there is a secret gig, is it expected to be on Friday?

[Skoo]

1 minute ago, big__phil said:

So if there is a secret gig, is it expected to be on Friday?

Yes

[mjsell]

2 hours 52 minutes and 59 seconds alright. Stop asking.

[dentalplan]

25 minutes ago, kalifire said:

Is that true? He can hold that belief if he wants, I don't really care, but proselytizing at his own gigs sounds like an urban myth. More likely his gig was infiltrated by people who think that, distributed leaflet, and it got pinned on Grohl. Surely.

It wasn't Dave Grohl, it was Nate Mendel (the bass player) as he'd got involved with the Alive & Well charity and became friends with its founder - I assumed the notion that it was Dave was a joke but yeah the band did play a benefit for an AIDS denial charity and listed it as an official charity of the Foo Fighters for a while. Also combined with Taylor Hawkins [still] doing the anti-vacc benefit shows - tho on his tod rather than with the band - they have more history of anti-science than yer average rock band but that blame can't be placed on Dave I don't reckon.

Edited February 22, 2017 by dentalplan

[Dave_c]

4 minutes ago, mjsell said:

I assumed it had already landed. Didnt realise a flight from LA was so long (also did it not say on that screenshot a few pages back that it was 50 something minutes early).

Speaking of flights to america, a tie break question at last nights pub quiz was - what was the quickest time recorded by a Concorde flight between London and New York? Thought I'd actually try and bring some cold hard facts into this mess of a thread

3hrs 5 minutes?

[eFestivals]

I have a small list of three possible locations for a foos show .... tho two (one of which is cheese and grain) claim to know nothing about it.

[mjsell]

Someone guessed 7 hours, the absolute fucking idiot

[shuttlep]

12 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

well, I've no idea if this rumoured foos show really exists .... but I have just tried to blag tickets for it.

I'll find out somewhen after today if I might get them - but if I do its on a firm promise to not leak a word.

so I f I asked if you fancied a pint on Friday and you said no you were busy then this would mean one off two things

1. there i s a foo fighters secret gig

2, you don't know me and I am a bit weird so you would have said no anyway, I mean I could be a stalker and cut your hands off, break your ankles and ask you to be my wife now.

[Mezhyp1]

8 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I decided I'd rather attend if I was able to, rather than speculate about what everyone expects to happen anyway.

Are you a fan of the Fighters of Foo 

[o.b.gene]

You guys seem more excited about a secret Foo Fighters gig than any possible announcement. Awesome.

[michael eavis' beard]

 

Think this is the same guy who photo shopped the departure board - pretty outlandish seen as the webcam isn't even working...

 

[Diva Sam]

Playing Bexleyheath, Kent. Tonight.  The Stables Public House.

Edited February 22, 2017 by Diva Sam

[bennyk]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I have a small list of three possible locations for a foos show .... tho two (one of which is cheese and grain) claim to know nothing about it.

care to share? Hint? Clue? Guess?

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

Are you a fan of the Fighters of Foo 

not particularly, tho I've seen them loads of times and there's other bands I'd avoid a lot more than them.

[parsonjack]

15 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

well, I've no idea if this rumoured foos show really exists .... but I have just tried to blag tickets for it.

I'll find out somewhen after today if I might get them - but if I do its on a firm promise to not leak a word.

ah excellent...so seeing as it was me that started this thing, about the C&G anyway, you'll be DM'ing me shortly about where to meet and share a beer with you and Dave?

only seems fair tbh.

[FrancisH]

2 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I have a small list of three possible locations for a foos show .... tho two (one of which is cheese and grain) claim to know nothing about it.

To be fair without sounding facetious, that's exactly what they would say if they had a secret gig...

I mean they've gone to a lot of trouble to send out these flight tickets and set a time at which those few people find out what's going on, and it'd kind of blow it if the venue just confirmed on twitter before the people with flight tickets found out.

[SwedgeAntilles]

20 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Radiohead fans love it when people say that they don't like Radiohead. It allows them to maintain an exclusive sense of superiority.

This is true. 

Like Ed Begley Jr's go carts, we're powered by a smug sense of self-satisfaction. In fact, because I've read these comments I no longer need to eat lunch, this'll see me through until tea time. 

[Diva Sam]

Playing Frome too.

[eFestivals]

1 minute ago, bennyk said:

care to share? Hint? Clue? Guess?

nope, just because they're complete guesses apart from c&g (which itself appears to be someone's guess).

I'm not going to start even more probably-baseless stuff.

[big__phil]

I can't believe how nuts people are going for The Foos. Obviously any headliner announcement is exciting, but I had no idea people could get this excited about a band like this.

[FrancisH]

Solid endorsement. Get that on the next tour poster:

'There's other bands I'd avoid a lot more than them - 2.5 / 5 stars'