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Hot Chip


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1 hour ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Despite that though I think I'm still going to see Hopkins. Hope it's not a full clash so can maybe catch the end of these guys or something.

They covered Sabotage?! That could change my mind ?

Although Lauren was playing Jon Hopkins on 6music as I read that and I think that'll still be my choice. Hopefully catch Hot Chip at APE. 

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2 hours ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

Thought they were great last night! Had a lot of fun and it was cool seeing them in such a small venue. Set was quite short but very enjoyable. I liked the new songs (need to give em more of a listen) and I liked the Sabotage cover. It was fun. Bagged a setlist:

 

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No Don’t Dent Your Heart ?

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The queue last night was painfully slow and long and trying to leave the place was a bloody shambles ... but apart from that it's a top venue.

And while I'm being grumpy, the set could've been a couple of songs longer as it came in at under 1 hour 20 mins (9:20 to 10:40 I made it). It's not as is they don't have the tunes.

Anyhow, here's a couple of piccies ......

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Saw the (brilliant) gig in Glasgow on Monday and wrote a review so researched the drummer. It’s Leo Taylor from the band The Invisible, he has played on HC records and toured with them when they first added a live drummer. 

According to his instagram he’ll be with them through to at least Blue Dot. 

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3 hours ago, Fishman said:

The queue last night was painfully slow and long and trying to leave the place was a bloody shambles ... but apart from that it's a top venue.

And while I'm being grumpy, the set could've been a couple of songs longer as it came in at under 1 hour 20 mins (9:20 to 10:40 I made it). It's not as is they don't have the tunes.

Anyhow, here's a couple of piccies ......

Hop Chip 1.jpg

Hop Chip 2.jpg

The queue was partly so bad I think because security were insisting on seeing photo ID for everyone, or at least they were when I went in. I didn't have any and had to leave the queue temporarily to search through old emails for a scan I knew I had of my passport. Pretty stupid. They guy swore blind that this was a condition of entry, but it said nothing on my ticket and we didn't have it or Underworld in December,  I'm pretty sure. Buried on the VU website Ts and Cs it says staff "reserve the right to request photographic ID" - if it is a condition of entry they should surely make this clearer before you arrive. Anyway. I love the venue otherwise.

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7 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

The queue was partly so bad I think because security were insisting on seeing photo ID for everyone, or at least they were when I went in. I didn't have any and had to leave the queue temporarily to search through old emails for a scan I knew I had of my passport. Pretty stupid. They guy swore blind that this was a condition of entry, but it said nothing on my ticket and we didn't have it or Underworld in December,  I'm pretty sure. Buried on the VU website Ts and Cs it says staff "reserve the right to request photographic ID" - if it is a condition of entry they should surely make this clearer before you arrive. Anyway. I love the venue otherwise.

He said that to the guy in front of me too, but then let him in without it anyway.

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40 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

The queue was partly so bad I think because security were insisting on seeing photo ID for everyone, or at least they were when I went in. I didn't have any and had to leave the queue temporarily to search through old emails for a scan I knew I had of my passport. Pretty stupid. They guy swore blind that this was a condition of entry, but it said nothing on my ticket and we didn't have it or Underworld in December,  I'm pretty sure. Buried on the VU website Ts and Cs it says staff "reserve the right to request photographic ID" - if it is a condition of entry they should surely make this clearer before you arrive. Anyway. I love the venue otherwise.

That's the way London is these days unfortunately.  Almost every single venue checks ID regardless of age.

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