[kj] Arena Shows

[Graeme Rowland]

Arena shows are awful if you get a seat
especially for the support band if the headliners
don't let them us the video screens, lighting, etc.

You have to get up front (had to diodge past security
to do this in PJ Harvey in Glasgow recently).

Even then its relatively disappointing.

Wow, big money to see Killing Joke do a truncated set
with poor sound whilst waiting for a gaggle of
mediocre hasbeens. I can hardly wait!


>   From: "Christof hamille"
> <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>
>   To: <gathering at misera.net>
>   Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 7:22 PM
>   Subject: [kj] Am I Allowed...?
> 
> 
>   > Should I be upset at the current state of
> Killing Joke? Should I feel
>   > uneasy that the people that support them get
> easily looked over and
>   > squashed?
>   >
>   > I am not mad (not now...I was) that they are
> playing with Motley Crue.
>   More
>   > disappointed. Sure they will play larger venues
> and Raven may very well
>   be
>   > a good friend of Nikki Sixx. But so what. I have
> always been for
>   diversity.
>   > I always am for making the crowd think. The
> early days of punk and
>   > post-punk showed that you could have two, three,
> four or more completely
>   > different bands play together and have a great
> show. But the big,
>   > significant, difference between those shows (and
> in all actuality they
>   still
>   > happen today) is that the audience member is not
> paying well over $30 and
>   > going to a stadium. And I do not care who you
> are or who the band is
>   there
>   > will always be a siginificant difference between
> club shows and arena
>   shows.
>   > You cannot charge $50 for a club ticket. You
> also cannot have the kind
>   of
>   > lighting and sound system that a stadium can. So
> the arguement of Killing
>   > Joke reaching a wider audience is mute. People
> are there to see Motley
>   > Crue. The only thing getting wider is probably
> their wallets.
>   >
>   > But what upsets me even more is the situation
> wth Malicious Damage and An
>   > Irrational Domain. Not only does the action
> against these two fans speak
>   > against everything Killing Joke stand for it
> also speaks against fans of
>   any
>   > sort showing their interest in this band. Now
> lets be honest here. HAve
>   > you looked at the Backstreet
> Merchandise...merchandise. It would be cool
>   > (at best) if there was no place like Malicious
> Damage...but there is. The
>   > t-shirts are quickly scanned and placed on a
> shirt without an ounce of
>   > consideration that it is art. The pins look to
> be a quick turnover. Mr.
>   > Coles is not only providing material that is
> thought through BUT is the
>   > artist behind it. Does that not say
> anything??!!? I am not sure of the
>   > situation in the past between Killing Joke and
> Mr. Coles but I am guessing
>   > that his art was not nearly paid the amount it
> is worth. Mr. Coles not
>   only
>   > should have the right to sell this (which is
> significant in amount) to
>   > survive but also to keep the name alight during
> many times when the flame
>   > wasn't even smoldering. These are quality
> products that ...unfortunately
>   I
>   > cannot purchase.
>   >
>   > Thank you Killing Joke.
>   >
>   > It seems that I, somehow, think less of you
>   >
>   > sad
>   >
>   > Chris
>   >
>   >
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