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@Crucial said in Bucket List!:
I never think of those tracks as overnighters but then again you get to relax in the environment more.
And I can then do it in a weekend from Sydney.
The 6 hour drive home can be a bit of a punish if you didn't sleep well, tho.
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well after an average start. Viagogo resale seats were not as advertised by a loooong shot..and the into 'hello sydney!!! are you ready for some guns n roses!!!!!' melbourne crowd response: 'Booooooooo!!!!'
Still I managed to raptor myself a good seat and after the shitty intro it came good. Axl was a bit comical trying to move like he did 20 years ago but slash was awesome. Axel's vocals were struggling to keep up but he did well on some key songs. Gutted they didn't do their encore was hanging out for 'patience' but otherwise did the rest of their hits. Nice toch having angus young join them for a track too.
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@canefan said in Bucket List!:
@NTA said in Bucket List!:
went out for a piss around midnight and nearly unloaded into a very cute Asian lass.That's your alibi and you're sticking to it right?
He wasn't sticking anything remember!!
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@NTA said in Bucket List!:
Wanna do that track the length of NZ. All I need is three months or so to myself
Te Araroa. My mum and her partner just did the Cape Reinga -> Auckland leg and had a great time. Looks like a fun thing to do.
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@No-Quarter said in Bucket List!:
Te Araroa. My mum and her partner just did the Cape Reinga -> Auckland leg and had a great time. Looks like a fun thing to do.
Bloody oath. There are a few YouTube videos of guys who made time lapse thingees of each area and I'd like to see some of that stuff up close.
Would be possible do to in stages over a couple of years I guess - flying out each time. Northern tip to Auckland, then come back and do Auck-Welly, etc.
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@Crucial said in Bucket List!:
Well nearly 40 years in the waiting but I have just sunk a bit of dosh on tickets to see Paul Weller at the Royal Albert Hall.
I saw him by accident a couple of years back... had tickets to see some tiny up-and-coming band at the Roundhouse recording room, or some shit... didn't know where to go, and the bouncers at the door just let me into the main area. So... he's never really been my thing, but figured - shit, why not.
Especially with a Roundhouse membership, so I didn't need to show my ticket to anybody else, just headed to the Member's Bar, sat down, and gave it a listen. -
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@MN5 said in Bucket List!:
@Crucial said in Bucket List!:
Well nearly 40 years in the waiting but I have just sunk a bit of dosh on tickets to see Paul Weller at the Royal Albert Hall.
Style Council were a pretty underrated 80s band if I recall. Some really good tunes.
I enjoy a bit of TSC stuff but don't listen to it that often. I wouldn't care too much if none of their tunes made the set list.
I'm expecting mainly his solo stuff but bonus would be a few Jam tracks.
The Godfather has 40 years of back catalogue! 12 solo albums, 6 TSC, 6 Jam. Luckily (for me) there isn't a new album to promote this year so it could be a bit of a greatest hits show. -
Just checked in to get my flight to Singapore to see GnR ...
I'm excited as all hell, 3 days out.
Gotta love Singapore, the promotor of the concert there, has so far sent 11 e-mails and 2 text messages with reminders, organisation etc. Ultimate nanny state.
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@MajorRage Enjoy mate! I loved it.
Let us know your thoughts after
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@Chris-B. said in Bucket List!:
@Crucial Very envious of that.
Disappointing thing about Paul is that he probably won't play any old Jam songs.
I'm waiting for him to sell out (not talking about ticket sales)!
I watched the Prime Rocks doco on the Jam, by the way Weller talks he wants to leave those days and his old band mates in the past
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@canefan said in Bucket List!:
@Chris-B. said in Bucket List!:
@Crucial Very envious of that.
Disappointing thing about Paul is that he probably won't play any old Jam songs.
I'm waiting for him to sell out (not talking about ticket sales)!
I watched the Prime Rocks doco on the Jam, by the way Weller talks he wants to leave those days and his old band mates in the past
He has stated that from the day the Jam broke up. He needed to move in different directions and couldn't see that The Jam provided that environment. Better to draw a line under it and move on.
Given that his whole philosophy is about moving forward and not back it is little surprise that suggestions of reforming, even for a one off, are an anathema to him.
However, I would be sure that a big portion of crowds to his gigs are there because they want to be there the night Bruce, Rick or both wander on stage during an encore for a one-off get together. hope springs eternal.
Paul and Bruce have even worked together again recently, but I think there is a disconnect with Rick.
As for the odd Jam song at gigs, he has been going long enough as a solo artist that he doesn't have the same qualms as he used to about having a look at old songs. Depending on show length he regularly plays 3 or 4 of each Jam and TSC songs at his gigs nowadays.
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@Crucial Yeah - I seem to recall Boy George coming on stage at Roundhouse.
I've had extremely mixed luck with "surprise guests"...
Elvis Costello calls on stage his good friend.... Russell Crowe! (WTF!?)
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@Bovidae said in Bucket List!:
@jegga I expect the setlist will be different to the Chch gig. Enjoy!
Cheers mate I'll be happy with whatever he comes out with to be honest.
Btw there's a middle aged dude with a skullet and blue denim shirt on who clearly peaked way too soon dancing by himself back from the stage. People are getting selfies with him in the background and filming his dance moves which are best described as Mick Jagger crossed with Peter Garret. He is going to wake with a hangover tomorrow to find he's gone viral.
I suspect he's no stranger to viruses if looks are anything to go by.
