[kj] OT:PiL Tonight

[Neil Perry]

Yeah... you're right. It is a shame. I've become used to Norwegian prices...
On the upside, perhaps I'll for once get a decent view at Brixton Academy if
there's no one standing in front of me.

Good review from Birmingham here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/dec/16/public-image-ltd-review



2009/12/17 <gingoblin at easynet.co.uk>


> It's the price of tickets, simple as that.  Lydon got greedy, promoters

> went with it, and ticket prices ended up at a fucking ridiculous £44-£46

> once all the bullshit was added on. I don't know anyone up here that's going

> to Glasgow tomorrow. If the tickets were a reasonable price, just about

> everyone I know would go.

> Now Lydon often warbles on about having made no money, but he often warbles

> on a total load of pish on many subjects! He demanded too much money and

> people decided he wasn't worth it. Thus the extra date at Brixton being

> changed to the Electric Ballroom etc.

> It's sad really... not seen 'em in over 20 years, and woulda really liked

> to have caught one of these gigs. But I will only have the piss taken out of

> me so much when it comes to tickets.   And Hawkwind play Glasgow the same

> night for about half the price!! So sorry Mr Lydon, this is what you want,

> but it's not what yer gonna fucking get...

>

> Dave in Edinburgh

>

>

>

> At 18:49 16/12/2009 -0500, you wrote:

>

>> Yeah, that's hard to believe--I thought old-timer groups did well in the

>> UK. Sounds like they are focusing on their old stuff and less on their radio

>> hits (they actually

>> had lots of radio play in the US, much more than the Joke). I think they

>> would still pull in decent crowds in the US.

>>

>>

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>> From: hollytree1961 at hotmail.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:10:50 +0000

>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT:PiL Tonight

>>

>> i am shocked and saddened by this ;( what has it come to??? they have such

>> a great and varied ack bcatalogue of music whats wrong with people ;/

>>

>> milindafgrantps poor johnny ;(

>>

>>

>> ----------

>> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:03:55 +0100

>> From: 65snoopy at gmail.com

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT:PiL Tonight

>>

>> Gotta say I'm stunned - I know its pricey but I would have thought

>> PiL would have pulled in a crowd. Was it really that empty?

>>

>> 2009/12/16 Steve Hackett <<mailto:thepunisher at blueyonder.co.uk>

>> thepunisher at blueyonder.co.uk>

>>

>> Mike

>>

>> Amazed I didn't see you as there were only 8 other people there!!  We

>> stood in front of the mixing desk

>>

>> great night, Ive scan read some other mails and their questions may have

>> been answered elsewhere but the full set list was, I think

>>

>> public image / careering / this is not a love song / poptones / albatross

>> / tie me to the length of that / the suit / death disco / four enclosed

>> walls / flowers of romance / psychopath / disappointed / warrior / USLS 1 /

>> banging the door / chant / bags / memories / annalisa / religion.

>>

>> Encore - sun / rise /open up.

>>

>> I thought Public Image the song was a bit ropey but once Careering kicked

>> in it was great - Johnny was on top form, a two and a quarter hour set and

>> he'll never make the week of gigs - his voice just won't be up to it, glad

>> we got in early ;0)

>> ----- Original Message -----

>> From: <mailto:mike at coopersurf.fsnet.co.uk>Mike Cooper

>> To: <mailto:gathering at misera.net>'A list about all things Killing Joke

>> (the band!)'

>> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:41 PM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT:PiL Tonight

>> Hi Steve,

>>

>> Sorry never saw this email - just got back from Birmingham tonight.

>>  Thought they were brilliant and Lydon was exceptional and sang really well

>> despite needing the words.  Lu Edmonds for me played a blinder.  For those

>> going turn away now but we had Public Image, Careering, Not a Love Song,

>> Poptones, Memories, Flowers, Banging the door, Death Disco, Religion,

>> Annalisa, awesome version of Albatross, Rise and an excellent version of

>> Open Up to name a few.  Really enjoyed it despite the cost and the fact it

>> was a bit on the sparse side.

>>

>>

>>

>> From: <mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net>gathering-bounces at misera.net[mailto:

>> gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of Steve Hackett

>>

>> Sent: 14 December 2009 19:27

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: [kj] OT:PiL Tomorrow

>>

>> in Birmingham, anyome else going , or to the dates later this week?

>>

>>

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