Tour Announcements & Upcoming Gigs

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

IDLES after party in the Pink Room

[Hugh Jass]

2 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

eFests meet under the flag.

I feel like I was there myself. Thank you.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

Just met Mouseboy and he nutted someone for wearing an IDLES shirt??

[henry bear]

2 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Wet Leg are not blowing up that was utter fucking dogshit.

Dogshit Wet Leg dab down sounds like a puppy training routine

[the wonderwhy]

Wet Leg covering Ronan Keating absolutely iconic 

[Ryan1984]

1 hour ago, the wonderwhy said:

Wet Leg covering Ronan Keating absolutely iconic 

Which song?

[kingbadger]

9 minutes ago, Ryan1984 said:

Which song?

All of them

[Matt42]

Anyone else getting a bit shakey about the US based acts they are supposed to be seeing in the next few months?

Really hope that TWOD in April and Tool in May goes ahead. Tool going would be gutting as there is no guarantee they will reschedule.

Edited January 29, 2022 by Matt42

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

51 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

Anyone else getting a bit shakey about the US based acts they are supposed to be seeing in the next few months?

Really hope that TWOD in April and Tool in May goes ahead. Tool going would be gutting as there is no guarantee they will reschedule.

Tool will defo postpone as an excuse not to fucking tour here.

At least if they do I’ll be able to see Denzel Curry.

[nikkic]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Anyone else getting a bit shakey about the US based acts they are supposed to be seeing in the next few months?

Really hope that TWOD in April and Tool in May goes ahead. Tool going would be gutting as there is no guarantee they will reschedule.

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if The Flaming Lips in June gets axed. 

[the wonderwhy]

2 hours ago, Ryan1984 said:

Which song?

Life is a Rollercoaster 

[zahidf]

1 hour ago, Matt42 said:

Anyone else getting a bit shakey about the US based acts they are supposed to be seeing in the next few months?

Really hope that TWOD in April and Tool in May goes ahead. Tool going would be gutting as there is no guarantee they will reschedule.

Big thief have specifically said they've cancelled their European Tour but will crack on with the Uk gigs. Now that we've gotten ride of restrictions, I'm a lot more confident of the gigs

[Matt42]

2 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Big thief have specifically said they've cancelled their European Tour but will crack on with the Uk gigs. Now that we've gotten ride of restrictions, I'm a lot more confident of the gigs

I’m not worried about UK festivals going ahead I’m worried about international acts coming.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

33 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I’m not worried about UK festivals going ahead I’m worried about international acts coming.

Isn’t that exactly what his post is about?

[incident]

31 minutes ago, Matt42 said:

I’m not worried about UK festivals going ahead I’m worried about international acts coming.

Yep.

I'm confident that UK events won't have any further restrictions going forward - but really, that's only about a third of the story for acts based outside Europe.

In that scenario, the tour logistics are likely to be fairly finely balanced - it only takes one country putting restrictions on events, or introducing new travel rules, or for the wrong person in the touring party to test positive before the tour becomes unviable or just more hassle than it's worth.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

18 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

eFests meet under the flag.

Someone asked if this was an EDL flag.

Probably an AF Gang mod.

[zahidf]

5 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Isn’t that exactly what his post is about?

Yup! I think it depends on the band, but like with Big thief, they could see the value in just doing the UK.

Edited January 29, 2022 by zahidf

[TheSheriff]

18 hours ago, Matt42 said:

Anyone else getting a bit shakey about the US based acts they are supposed to be seeing in the next few months?

Really hope that TWOD in April and Tool in May goes ahead. Tool going would be gutting as there is no guarantee they will reschedule.

I think Country2country festival in March is a big acid test. If those big Country acts can come over without issue it’ll lead to other American based artists thinking it’s feasible 

[Gilgamesh69]

22 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Someone asked if this was an EDL flag.

Probably an AF Gang mod.

lmaoo

How was the Idles afterparty? 

[henry bear]

6 hours ago, TheSheriff said:

I think Country2country festival in March is a big acid test. If those big Country acts can come over without issue it’ll lead to other American based artists thinking it’s feasible 

I think the problem for US acts isn't coming to the UK but touring Europe. There should be freedom of movement through much of the EU but that isn't the case at the moment as individual countries have imposed their own restrictions. I'm not expecting someone like Diana Ross to cancel (fingers crossed) as she's got quite a few UK dates and, to my knowledge, no EU ones lined up.

Whether it's worth Aerosmith coming over to do 3 UK arenas and Glasto is another thing. Hopefully so but I'm not optimistic.

[Somto Unigwe Raphael]

42 minutes ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

lmaoo

How was the Idles afterparty? 

Was alright until @Mouseboy11 turned up and took the piss out of someone for wearing an IDLES shirt and started a scrap. Weird vibes.

[charlierc]

On 1/29/2022 at 3:14 PM, Matt42 said:

I’m not worried about UK festivals going ahead I’m worried about international acts coming.

I guess that's one of the great unknowns of this upcoming summer touring session. Wouldn't be surprised if it's a mix, where some do come and some don't.

[dentalplan]

7 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Was alright until @Mouseboy11 turned up and took the piss out of someone for wearing an IDLES shirt and started a scrap. Weird vibes.

Tbf, way too many Idles fans wear Idles shirts to Idles gigs. They need telling.

[Gilgamesh69]

7 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Was alright until @Mouseboy11 turned up and took the piss out of someone for wearing an IDLES shirt and started a scrap. Weird vibes.

A man after my own heart, I'd probably do the same. It's mad how many blokes deal with male pattern baldness by listening to some guys shouting out the early draft of a leftwing political manifesto

[Mouseboy11]

8 hours ago, Somto Unigwe Raphael said:

Was alright until @Mouseboy11 turned up and took the piss out of someone for wearing an IDLES shirt and started a scrap. Weird vibes.

Weird thing to lie about!