[kj] KJ 2008

[Alexander Smith]

The Cocteau Twins were GOING to reunite for Coachella a few years  
back, but pulled out last minute.

The Pixie and Rage Against the Machine did the Coachella reunion stunt  
as well.

Alex in NYC


On Feb 28, 2008, at 8:18 AM, Jim Harper wrote:


> Was it Coachella that had Bauhaus and Wire (and possibly Gang of  

> Four? Could be wrong there though) in recent years? I always thought  

> that would a sensible venue to help KJ move back into the public  

> eye, since I'd imagine a number of fans of those bands would also  

> turn out for Killing Joke.

> Jim.

>

> "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Yes, the name "Stubb's BBQ" sounds podunk but it is a mid-size venue

> with inside bar and another stage area for smaller bands. (Google  

> their

> webpage)

>

> My idea for a one-off KJ appearance at Austin's SXSW was that it'd  

> be an

> easy thing to do (one show!) but it'd put KJ back on the map in a kind

> of buzz-friendly, cool, savvy way. It would not require a US tour but

> would effectively say, look, we're still here, and we can can still do

> our shit (unles the performance absolutely sucked.). A lot of

> punk/post-punk bands etc will come out of hiatus to do one-off SXSW

> shows and they usually end up getting big write ups. It'd be hard  

> for me

> to imagine a band with KJ's history doing SXSW and not getting a lot  

> of

> buzz or just outright attention.

>

> Of course it's too late to do it for this year's fest, which is in a

> couple of weeks.

>

> -Oliver

>

> Alexander Smith wrote:

> > I believe that's where Iggy played during the `05 SxSW too, no? I've

> > heard it's a great venue.

> >

> > Always wanted to goto Austin. I've been all around Texas, but never

> > there.

> >

> > Alex in NYC

> >

>

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