Lorde

[Hugh Jass]

45 minutes ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

Fuck sake. The O2 monopoly is such a piss take.

Although to be fair, not sure what venues like that the UK even has. Scarborough Open Air Theatre, maybe. 

Castlefield Bowl is pretty good.

Live music and trams, what’s not to like?

[tarw]

Milton Keynes bowl?

[dentalplan]

6 minutes ago, tarw said:

Milton Keynes bowl?

Mate. We were talking about outdoor venues near beaches and you've said Milton Keynes.

[Mattymooz]

Do they ever use the Minack for gigs or is it just theatre productions?... Would still be a pain in the arse to get to mind

[incident]

3 minutes ago, Mattymooz said:

Do they ever use the Minack for gigs or is it just theatre productions?... Would still be a pain in the arse to get to mind

They do, fairly often, but it's far smaller than anything mentioned above.

[Bisque]

Roundhay in Leeds has had a few big gigs, obviously not by the sea though.

[tarw]

59 minutes ago, dentalplan said:

Mate. We were talking about outdoor venues near beaches and you've said Milton Keynes.

Oops thought it was outdoor amphitheatres. Teach me to read before posting

[Rose-Colored Boy]

So we’ve established she could’ve done a summer venues tour taking in Scarborough, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Blackpool, Manchester  and Leeds. Also Milton Keynes for the softy southerners who like concrete. Birmingham is building a city centre venue for the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball, that sounds good. And Wales can use Caernarfon Castle or something. Not exactly beach vibes for some of them but better than the dated af O2 Academies. 

I love/hate that this has generated more comments than the actual song she just put out. 

[Hugh Jass]

Just get her headlining Boardmasters. It is literally on the edge of a cliff.

[jyoung]

New tune is an absolute bop. Love all three tracks that have been released so far. I like that she hasn't made Melodrama part two. Times change and people do too. Can't wait to listen to the album. In terms of venues, Roundhouse will be amazing and as for seeing her outside, well let's hope she's on the Pyramid stage later that month.

[Superunknown]

Wasn't sure after the first single, guess I was also expecting Melodrama style bangers but I've really enjoyed the latest two and got a good feeling for the sound she's going for with the new album. Can't wait.

[Mouseboy11]

10 hours ago, Rose-Colored Boy said:

So we’ve established she could’ve done a summer venues tour taking in Scarborough, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Blackpool, Manchester  and Leeds. Also Milton Keynes for the softy southerners who like concrete. Birmingham is building a city centre venue for the Commonwealth Games beach volleyball, that sounds good. And Wales can use Caernarfon Castle or something. Not exactly beach vibes for some of them but better than the dated af O2 Academies. 

I love/hate that this has generated more comments than the actual song she just put out. 

Wales is doing gigs in Cardiff Bay for I think the first time this year, not sure what they'll be like. Cardiff Castle is a really cool setting for gigs (although the bars were a joke when I went). Bristol uses the Amphitheatre by the harbour for those gigs that always give us Glastonbury clues.

[Zacko]

It's just so nice of Lorde to provide us with a Summer of VIBES.

The official video is nice, but I'm feeling like the video for Crazy Town - Butterfly (minus the band shots) would be next level early 2000's-mystical-pleasure.

 

 

[dentalplan]

14 minutes ago, Zacko said:

It's just so nice of Lorde to provide us with a Summer of VIBES.

The official video is nice, but I'm feeling like the video for Crazy Town - Butterfly (minus the band shots) would be next level early 2000's-mystical-pleasure.

 

 

I was waiting for Nelly Furtado to show up.

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

I was waiting for Nelly Furtado to show up.

She'd only fly away.

[dentalplan]

25 minutes ago, Ddiamondd said:

Pitchfork's gonna (soft) pan this. I can feel it: it's 6.8 season.

Putting out a hit piece on the producer in the run-up never bodes well.

[Zacko]

Can't stop listening to Mood Ring, the 'floating away' hook is such an earworm. 

Can just imaging this drifting over the crowd at Glasto ❤️ 

What's the latest thinking on a potential slot she might play? Still all in for the Friday sub tbh, that would be a dream. 

[jparx]

Mood Ring is gooooood. Solar Power is my song of the summer but Mood Ring is close. 

[Matt42]

This is solid stuff

[jyoung]

20 hours ago, Zacko said:

Can just imaging this drifting over the crowd at Glasto ❤️ 

What a lovely way to put it. Can almost feel it now!

[Zacko]

51 minutes ago, jyoung said:

What a lovely way to put it. Can almost feel it now!

2:42 onwards is just proper hug your pals stuff, so good. 

[Matt42]

Think the album is going to be very good. Looking forward.

[Zacko]

First few reviews seem to be coming in...

4/5 from the Guardian, 3/5 from the Torygraph and 2/5 from the Independent. 

[FloorFiller]

2 minutes ago, Zacko said:

First few reviews seem to be coming in...

4/5 from the Guardian, 3/5 from the Torygraph and 2/5 from the Independent. 

Yeah tbh judging from the pretty basic direction the songs seem to have taken I’m not expecting another masterpiece/critical favourite like Melodrama. I’m sure it’ll be good but the singles have hardly been show stoppers.

[Hugh Jass]

Out tomorrow?