Tour Announcements & Upcoming Gigs

[CaledonianGonzo]

14 minutes ago, Avalon_Fields said:

That'd be a good booking for the festival, would really like to see them.

 

12 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Remember them being announced to support Bruce Springsteen in Italy, I think. Year before last? With Tash Sultana and Sam Fender, if I recall right.

Played the Other Stage last year 

[Gnomicide]

Teskey Brothers are about. They'd be a good fit for West Holts.

[NorthernSoul52]

[NorthernSoul52]

Not who I expected for the Gunnersbury show. Also at The Piece Hall.

 

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Edited October 7, 2024 by NorthernSoul52

[NorthernSoul52]

[Badlands]

I keep looking at gig prices and think stadium/outdoor gigs cannot maintain their same levels for much longer. Then I see acts like The Stereophonics and Khruangbin announce shows which seem far bigger than you’d expect for their size.

 

[NorthernSoul52]

28 minutes ago, Badlands said:

I keep looking at gig prices and think stadium/outdoor gigs cannot maintain their same levels for much longer. Then I see acts like The Stereophonics and Khruangbin announce shows which seem far bigger than you’d expect for their size.

 

See, I'm not surprised by those Stereophonics ones. They would regularly sell-out full-dozen date UK arena tours every two years before the pandemic, and sold out the one arena run they've had since. Get a quality support behind them, and they'll be fine.

 

But prices are going to be steep. No idea how much Khruangbin will charge either, but that surprises me.

[efcfanwirral]

7 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

See, I'm not surprised by those Stereophonics ones. They would regularly sell-out full-dozen date UK arena tours every two years before the pandemic, and sold out the one arena run they've had since. Get a quality support behind them, and they'll be fine.

 

But prices are going to be steep. No idea how much Khruangbin will charge either, but that surprises me.

Standing is £80 region for one of the Stereophonics ones, seats in the £70-90 from a brief thing I saw earlier. 

 

I agree too, I think the dates fit their size, 2022 was arenas plus Cardiff stadium, some of these others are about right size wise like Huddersfield stadium. 

Edited October 7, 2024 by efcfanwirral

[NorthernSoul52]

1 minute ago, efcfanwirral said:

Standing is £80 region for one of the Stereophonics ones, seats in the £70-90 from a brief thing I saw earlier. 

That's not quite as horrendous as I thought it might be.

 

A flat £80 to watch them do Finsbury, presumably with the full two-hour show and some decent support acts - though it's not likely to be on the quality of them having Tom Jones and late substitutes Feeder - will make that worth it, in the current market, especially among middle-class Radio 2 pockets.

[efcfanwirral]

10 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

That's not quite as horrendous as I thought it might be.

 

A flat £80 to watch them do Finsbury, presumably with the full two-hour show and some decent support acts - though it's not likely to be on the quality of them having Tom Jones and late substitutes Feeder - will make that worth it, in the current market, especially among middle-class Radio 2 pockets.

It was about £60 at Manchester Arena in 2022 so seems about right for a stadium / outdoor show. Im holding out just in case they end up doing Neighbourhood Weekender, but have a cancellable hotel booked for Huddersfield if that doesn't happen 

[NorthernSoul52]

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30 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

It was about £60 at Manchester Arena in 2022 so seems about right for a stadium / outdoor show. Im holding out just in case they end up doing Neighbourhood Weekender, but have a cancellable hotel booked for Huddersfield if that doesn't happen 

That's a shout. Is NW still a thing?

[Ryan1984]

6 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Big venues suggest they wouldn't want any slot they'd get offered at the G.

Well, they’re one slot they might well take but it would not go down well on here…

[efcfanwirral]

23 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

That's a shout. Is NW still a thing?

Back this coming year apparently, the festival even said when they announced they weren't putting it on that they were back for 2025.

 

They fit the headline slot there perfectly, and it could be argued that's a different target area than Huddersfield covers. With us living so close that we can get a train back each night, I don't want to waste the money on getting tickets somewhere else along with hotels, around Glastonbury time, only to find that gets announced in a few weeks (usually start of Nov). We'd being going to NW anyway. Definitely seeing Stereophonics somewhere though!

Edited October 7, 2024 by efcfanwirral

[dotdash79]

25 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

That's a shout. Is NW still a thing?

 

Was taking a break this year, was due to be moving to a new site next year but seen nothing confirmed.

[NorthernSoul52]

Interesting. Will be curious to see if it does make it back Stereophonics exactly the kind of artist you'd be wanting atop the bill there, though perhaps getting Huddersfield shifted first will be priority.

 

If no room at Heaton Park for them to do their annual big Manchester show next year, Courteeners could be a feasible shout for this too.

[DomDom1984]

I'd have bought Phonics as a sub if they did arenas, but venues like this make me think they probably won't. 

 

That said, I still wouldn't be completely surprised. 

[efcfanwirral]

10 minutes ago, NorthernSoul52 said:

Interesting. Will be curious to see if it does make it back Stereophonics exactly the kind of artist you'd be wanting atop the bill there, though perhaps getting Huddersfield shifted first will be priority.

 

If no room at Heaton Park for them to do their annual big Manchester show next year, Courteeners could be a feasible shout for this too.

yeah I thought the same, they did 2018 and 2022, and have a new album out this time so wouldn't surprise me. I'd be 100% in if it was those two!

[NorthernSoul52]

I cannot imagine Stereophonics are too expensive? Fairly basic stage logistics, nothing particularly flashy beyond that.

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[zahidf]

[NorthernSoul52]

Was just on my way to post this.

 

8,000 capacity at Scarborough to shift. Will be fascinated to see if they manage it - their York Museum Gardens gigs weren't actually that large.