[kj] Gathering Digest, Vol 188, Issue 25

Thu Aug 30 12:34:45 EDT 2018

Good venue and plenty of good pubs/bars nearby !

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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Manchester Academy (Neil Perry)
>   2. Re: Manchester Academy (Brian Whitehead)
>   3. Re: Manchester Academy (Brian Whitehead)
>   4. Re: Manchester Academy (Neil Perry)
>   5. Re: Manchester Academy (Stephen Wardle)
>   6. Re: Manchester Academy (Paul Rangecroft)
>   7. Re: Manchester Academy (Brian Whitehead)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:23:31 +0200
> From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> Subject: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:49:23 +0100
> From: Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
> To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have moved
> up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual Academy
> 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the better
> 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I hope it
> is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy 2 gets
> crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy 2 does
> not have a balcony.
> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>> balcony/upstairs section?
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:52:07 +0100
> From: Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
> To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> Just looked it up and it is in the larger Academy 1. Good news.
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>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 13:49 Brian Whitehead, <bawhitehead at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have
>> moved up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual
>> Academy 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the
>> better 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I
>> hope it is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy
>> 2 gets crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy
>> 2 does not have a balcony.
>> 
>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>>> balcony/upstairs section?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Gathering mailing list
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:56:11 +0200
> From: Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
>    <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> OK ta, yes it is Academy 1 - at least on the venue website it lists KJ as
> being just 'Academy', with other gigs
> shown for Academy 2 or 3. Hmm, but no general access to balcony...? Getting
> a good view downstairs is tricky
> when you're a shortarse. I don't like the Roundhouse so I'm thinking of
> going to see them elsewhere in UK.
> cheers, N
> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 13:50, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have
>> moved up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual
>> Academy 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the
>> better 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I
>> hope it is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy
>> 2 gets crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy
>> 2 does not have a balcony.
>> 
>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>>> balcony/upstairs section?
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Gathering mailing list
>>> Gathering at misera.net
>>> https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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>> _______________________________________________
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:23:34 +0100
> From: Stephen Wardle <stephendwardle at gmail.com>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> Not impressed with Manc Academy.... it?s just a soulless o2 academy... like
> a school sports hall.
> 
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> OK ta, yes it is Academy 1 - at least on the venue website it lists KJ as
>> being just 'Academy', with other gigs
>> shown for Academy 2 or 3. Hmm, but no general access to balcony...?
>> Getting a good view downstairs is tricky
>> when you're a shortarse. I don't like the Roundhouse so I'm thinking of
>> going to see them elsewhere in UK.
>> cheers, N
>> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 13:50, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have
>>> moved up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual
>>> Academy 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the
>>> better 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I
>>> hope it is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy
>>> 2 gets crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy
>>> 2 does not have a balcony.
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>>>> balcony/upstairs section?
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Gathering mailing list
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:23:38 +0100
> From: Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com>
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
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> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> Yes it's pretty good, seen a few gigs there. Balcony looks crap though even
> if you could get access - too far away.
> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:56 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> OK ta, yes it is Academy 1 - at least on the venue website it lists KJ as
>> being just 'Academy', with other gigs
>> shown for Academy 2 or 3. Hmm, but no general access to balcony...?
>> Getting a good view downstairs is tricky
>> when you're a shortarse. I don't like the Roundhouse so I'm thinking of
>> going to see them elsewhere in UK.
>> cheers, N
>> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 13:50, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have
>>> moved up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual
>>> Academy 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the
>>> better 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I
>>> hope it is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy
>>> 2 gets crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy
>>> 2 does not have a balcony.
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>>>> balcony/upstairs section?
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Gathering mailing list
>>>> Gathering at misera.net
>>>> https://pairlist4.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering
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> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:14:08 +0100
> From: Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
> To: Gathering <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: Re: [kj] Manchester Academy
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> I understand where you coming from saying its soulless. Its too big to be
> good. I much prefer it to Academy 2 with the changes they made to Academy 2
> with the bar.
> Yep the balcony at Academy 1 is small and right at the back. Not sure what
> you need to do to get up there but its not open access. if I had my choice
> of where I'd like to see them play in Manchester Id choose Gorilla or maybe
> Deaf Institute. Dream on.
> 
>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 14:23 Stephen Wardle, <stephendwardle at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Not impressed with Manc Academy.... it?s just a soulless o2 academy...
>> like a school sports hall.
>> 
>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 12:56, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> OK ta, yes it is Academy 1 - at least on the venue website it lists KJ as
>>> being just 'Academy', with other gigs
>>> shown for Academy 2 or 3. Hmm, but no general access to balcony...?
>>> Getting a good view downstairs is tricky
>>> when you're a shortarse. I don't like the Roundhouse so I'm thinking of
>>> going to see them elsewhere in UK.
>>> cheers, N
>>> 
>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018 at 13:50, Brian Whitehead <bawhitehead at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I go their regular being local. As far as I'm aware I think they have
>>>> moved up in the world and playing the larger Academy 1 and not the usual
>>>> Academy 2. I could be wrong. In my opinion the Academy 1 is one of the
>>>> better 'larger' venues. Yes it has a balcony but restricted to VIP etc. I
>>>> hope it is Academy 1 as even though bigger I much prefer it to 2 as Academy
>>>> 2 gets crammed packed and difficult to get around to bar and loos. Academy
>>>> 2 does not have a balcony.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 12:23 Neil Perry, <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Is this a good venue? Anyone regularly go there? Does it have a
>>>>> balcony/upstairs section?
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Gathering mailing list
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