Oasis

[eatingglitter]

Just now, Jay Pee said:

Loving that you loved it mate. The Northern Quarter gets bad press but my take is I worked in one of the dark satanic mills there 88-90 when on the acid / pills every weekend. The clubs were epic but the pubs (some were epic) were already starting to fail.

 

Stephenson Square is a vibrant go to destination. It used to be United and City kicking sh*t out of each other. I know as was one of them.

 

The city is evolving like life.

 

Perhaps you can show us round Victorious one year?

 

It's just full of well nice people. Everybody stopped and had a chat. It reminded me of bits of London that I used to love that are no longer there anymore. Everywhere we went there was a kitschy little place with smiley faces and people having a chat. The food is just better up north anyway, that's standard. 

I was a travel journalist for many many years, mostly writing about the UK, and have to say Manchester is definitely up there. Great people. 🙂

And for sure, I'll show you around!  We're a rough bunch down here, but will gladly buy you a pint and share a story. 🙂

[Jay Pee]

1 minute ago, eatingglitter said:

It's just full of well nice people. Everybody stopped and had a chat. It reminded me of bits of London that I used to love that are no longer there anymore. Everywhere we went there was a kitschy little place with smiley faces and people having a chat. The food is just better up north anyway, that's standard. 

I was a travel journalist for many many years, mostly writing about the UK, and have to say Manchester is definitely up there. Great people. 🙂

And for sure, I'll show you around!  We're a rough bunch down here, but will gladly buy you a pint and share a story. 🙂

I have a low bar mate. Been in Joanna's more than once 

[Justcalledtosay]

You're not going to get pints of piss thrown about in the two front sections because people don't need to hold their spots.

[eatingglitter]

1 minute ago, Jay Pee said:

I have a low bar mate. Been in Joanna's more than once 

Hahahhahaaha! You know they've recreated it in the museum in the last few weeks?  

My sister moved to Pompey in the 80s and was given one rule and one rule only, don't go to Joanna's. 

My father-in-law used to work at the Casbah as well. 

Good times, haha

[FuzzyDunlop]

28 minutes ago, eatingglitter said:

transport network, but I gotta say Manchester does public transport SO well.

 

 

 

That, I cannot agree with. You did it right by going to Bury, but if you were going a different way, you'd be screwed. On Friday it took me 2 & half hours to get home from work due to Oasis & I dont live on that route. (13 miles away)

 

1 of my friends had to drive, so I met him & got a lift home. He parked on Heywood old road. Took us about 35 mins to walk there & it's then about 5 mins to mine in a car. So I was back quickly & traffic was going up towards mine.

Edited July 17, 2025 by FuzzyDunlop

[RutgerGM]

Anybody else afraid they’re going to cancel the gigs next weekend?

 

 

[eatingglitter]

1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

 

 

That, I cannot agree with. You did it right by going to Bury, but if you were going a different way, you'd be screwed. On Friday it took me 2 & half hours to get home from work due to Oasis & I dont live on that route. (13 miles away)

 

1 of my friends had to drive, so I met him & got a lift home. He parked on Heywood old road. Took us about 35 mins to walk there & it's then about 5 mins to mine in a car. So I was back quickly & traffic was going up towards mine.

Yikes! Yeah, I'm confident that we got fairly fortunate going that way... and just generally travelling around the city mid-week. It was more like... we could get an uber immediately when we needed one and it was cheap etc, also the trams just being frequent. Where I am it's buses and they don't turn up half the time, lol

[Jay Pee]

1 hour ago, RutgerGM said:

Anybody else afraid they’re going to cancel the gigs next weekend?

 

 

I doubt it. I have Just set up at Beatherder festival and it's going to be gnarly here also but we have big apples up north (and tyres)

 

One for Fuzzy Dunlop. The trees man the trees 

[FuzzyDunlop]

25 minutes ago, Jay Pee said:

I doubt it. I have Just set up at Beatherder festival and it's going to be gnarly here also but we have big apples up north (and tyres)

 

One for Fuzzy Dunlop. The trees man the trees 

 

Have a mint one! I know a few people there.

[Pinhead]

Thunderstorms always very difficult to predict - the potential might be there but sometimes they just fair to appear. Gonna take a poncho now though...

[Goer190]

18 hours ago, Pinhead said:

Thunderstorms always very difficult to predict - the potential might be there but sometimes they just fair to appear. Gonna take a poncho now though...

I am delusional & optimistic about tomorrow not actually being too bad weather. Few showers here and there. 

 

Will also be taking a poncho tho, better safe than sorry.

[wozwebs]

Anyone got a code for Wembley they won’t use? New ones issued today via email

[phimill]

Would be eternity grateful if anyone has a spare code for Wembley tickets!

[FuzzyDunlop]

For anyone travelling today, it's absolutely lamping it fown here. 

 

So trainers may not be suitable. It's really coming down. Some thunder too at the min

[internetjef]

12 hours ago, phimill said:

Would be eternity grateful if anyone has a spare code for Wembley tickets!

Also trying for Wembley , so on the mad off chance a second person has a spare code (after phimill is sorted) I would be eternally grateful 

[Pinhead]

Says it might fall off between 2-3pm on Met forecast atm

[steviewevie]

I reckon trainers will be ok, just don't wear your best ones.

[Pinhead]

Hell of a gig in Heaton tonight. Anyone else there?

[she bangs the drums]

8 hours ago, Pinhead said:

Hell of a gig in Heaton tonight. Anyone else there?

One of the all time great gigs for me and I've been a regular gig goer since going to my first which was Spike Island in 1990!

 

These lads are in the form of their lives and if they play Glastonbury in 2027 it will be the best headliner set the farm has ever seen, better than Bowie or Radiohead.

 

Oh and managed to sneak my 24 year old daughter in for free, after constantly missing out on tickets from the main sale for being a bit, to losing out to bots on Twickets for the past month. Touts were asking for £600-700.

 

[Justcalledtosay]

11 minutes ago, she bangs the drums said:

One of the all time great gigs for me and I've been a regular gig goer since going to my first which was Spike Island in 1990!

 

These lads are in the form of their lives and if they play Glastonbury in 2027 it will be the best headliner set the farm has ever seen, better than Bowie or Radiohead.

 

Oh and managed to sneak my 24 year old daughter in for free, after constantly missing out on tickets from the main sale for being a bit, to losing out to bots on Twickets for the past month. Touts were asking for £600-700.

 

How did you manage that?

[chuckles07]

8 hours ago, Pinhead said:

Hell of a gig in Heaton tonight. Anyone else there?

Yes it was - have to say the crowd were great, everyone near us (front back) were in great spirits. I think being a Saturday and people pre-loading from midday they were in a lively mood! It was better than I expected despite all the spoilers.

 

 

[she bangs the drums]

6 minutes ago, Justcalledtosay said:

How did you manage that?

1 ticket on Google wallet, the other person logged in to the ticket Ticketmaster app, and a good poker face and mindset and belief that the second person has a genuine ticket and the onus is on them to resolve the issue.

 

We made a plan and thankfully it came off. 

 

Back on to Gallagher Hill tonight.

Edited July 20, 2025 by she bangs the drums
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[Jay Pee]

1 hour ago, she bangs the drums said:

1 ticket on Google wallet, the other person logged in to the ticket Ticketmaster app, and a good poker face and mindset and belief that the second person has a genuine ticket and the onus is on them to resolve the issue.

 

We made a plan and thankfully it came off. 

 

Back on to Gallagher Hill tonight.

Good effort.

[she bangs the drums]

1 hour ago, Jay Pee said:

Good effort.

It was dishonest, though on this occasion I think we had genuine reasons to use this. The shambles of the ticket sale, cutting me and daughter off when we got to the front saying we were bots, the in demand price surge, the last minute front standing, the greed of touts buying face value tickets from Twickets and selling for £600-700. When I looked at the massive crowd waiting to get in from the Ostrich pub and how much money had been made, I didn't think this would impact anyone majorly financially, so we should give it our best shot

[Jay Pee]

1 hour ago, she bangs the drums said:

It was dishonest, though on this occasion I think we had genuine reasons to use this. The shambles of the ticket sale, cutting me and daughter off when we got to the front saying we were bots, the in demand price surge, the last minute front standing, the greed of touts buying face value tickets from Twickets and selling for £600-700. When I looked at the massive crowd waiting to get in from the Ostrich pub and how much money had been made, I didn't think this would impact anyone majorly financially, so we should give it our best shot

Mate, no need to justify in mein eyes.  Good on you and well done for having the cojones to try it 

 

Its been a massive money spinner for the band and I have zero issues with a classic "honest jib". Its not 50 folk running at the gates and punching security. Different beast entirely.

 

We are cut from the same cloth AND I could have been stood next to you at Spike Island.