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Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by philipchevron Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:33 am

duff91 wrote:When will the support for the rest of the tour be announced?


William Elliott Whitmore will be opening for us at all shows on the December tour. We are not expecting to add any further acts.

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by duff91 Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:54 pm

When will the support for the rest of the tour be announced?

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by soulfinger Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:28 pm

IrishCumbrian89 wrote: however i won't be going back to the MEN Arena!


You won't have to as the gig's at the apollo. Sadly, there may be twats there too.

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by IrishCumbrian89 Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:48 pm

I have been to 3 pogues gigs since they reformed- the best was Glasgow '06 (everyone was very friendly & the craic was great) & the worst was Manchester '07 (cos i got into a fight with some Manc chav bastards!!!)

P.S. I have many friends in Manchester but these guys were twats! if you're from Manchester please don't take offense at this! I've been to many gigs in Manchester since then and i've had no problems, however i won't be going back to the MEN Arena!

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by nboldock Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:56 pm

Mark_Wafc wrote:I thought the G Mex was fine, even tho it did feel like watching a gig in Lime Street Station in Liverpool!!


Indeed...

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by Heather Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:16 am

mctoon wrote:
Heather wrote:
mctoon wrote:Dont all shout at once,, the Mrs loves the MEN, last year at the front just left of the mosh,, great fun with a bit room to dance around as oppose to the carling acadamy in Newc,, great gig but packed in like cattle .. Me either way i dont care


You were probably just behind me then, I usually stand at the barrier, front left.



If someone spilt a beer over you,,,, it wasnt me it was the mrs,,, :) have a good un in manc on the left this xmas,,, the mrs and me wont be there,,, the joy of working in a school,, bloody kids :evil:


Hey, if it is a Sunday as suggested, I won't be in Manchester either. :(

I'm reliant on Saturday gigs with my job, I do have an extra day off, I discover now, after booking only a day off spread over two days for the Liverpool gig (grrrrr). This is because have an extra bank holiday over xmas week, but Jake cannot take time off at that time of year, so we can't stay over like previously, therefore I will be relying on getting the train back and they are pretty crap on a Sunday (from what I remember from last time I went to a gig on a Sunday in Manchester).

What a shame if it is the Apollo as suggested, I love that venue. :(

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by mctoon Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:17 am

Heather wrote:
mctoon wrote:Dont all shout at once,, the Mrs loves the MEN, last year at the front just left of the mosh,, great fun with a bit room to dance around as oppose to the carling acadamy in Newc,, great gig but packed in like cattle .. Me either way i dont care


You were probably just behind me then, I usually stand at the barrier, front left.



If someone spilt a beer over you,,,, it wasnt me it was the mrs,,, :) have a good un in manc on the left this xmas,,, the mrs and me wont be there,,, the joy of working in a school,, bloody kids :evil:

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by soulfinger Fri Aug 28, 2009 10:06 pm

Aidan wrote: so whats wrong with the Apollo these days?


Nothing. It'll be fabulous. :D

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by Aidan Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:09 pm

Got it on fairly (well very) good authority that it will be the Apollo unless I had miles too much to drink ( which is not unusual) and am not remembering correctly - which is also not unusual.

This is not a really bad thing in all - The first couple of gigs at the MEN were good - but I cant deal with the arena feel (there aint no feel) to a gig - GMEX was better but its a massive warehouse feel with no real soul. Obviously the Manchester Academy was a very cool gig - one I thought I would never see, to be honest, but the Pogues have a bigger presence for a major city. So the Apollo it is - I think!!!

I have moved from my native manchester daarn saarf, and always go home (except last year) for the gig then do as many brixtons as the band can sell - This year I will get to as many gigs as I can afford wherever. I think the thread originated around supports and during the first few years of reunion the Saw Doctors seemed to be ending their tour in Manchester as the Pogues had a co-inciding date which made for a better warm up than most other regional dates.

Its a few years since I have been - so whats wrong with the Apollo these days?

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by RoddyRuddy Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:47 pm

I really liked The Gmex/ Central Train station as a venue .Billy Bragg was a top support there .Would love to se The Men They Couldnt Hang at Central , they have loads of songs that would suit the platforms.
Hated most of the big arenas but Manchester MEN is the souless of the lot.
The Apollo is not at all liked by myself ever for lots of reasons.
Manchester Academy would be the best venue , it was used in 2001 for the first reunion gigsif I remember correctly.

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by Guest Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:53 am

Hope they play the G-Mex!

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by Bobo Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:04 pm

philipchevron wrote:
Guest wrote:Does anyone know why it is the case that the Manchester date of the tour often gets exclusive big name support acts such as Billy Bragg and The Stranglers? Is it because its usually the biggest venue of the tour?


Yes, though we prefer our independence and for that reason will be playing a slightly smaller venue in December.



That translates into we cant tfill the Arena!

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by banksybanks Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:09 pm

Mark_Wafc wrote:I thought the G Mex was fine, even tho it did feel like watching a gig in Lime Street Station in Liverpool!!


Thought it was far better in the GMex. Suits me more as well for the train home!

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by Heather Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:47 pm

mctoon wrote:Dont all shout at once,, the Mrs loves the MEN, last year at the front just left of the mosh,, great fun with a bit room to dance around as oppose to the carling acadamy in Newc,, great gig but packed in like cattle .. Me either way i dont care


You were probably just behind me then, I usually stand at the barrier, front left.

Re: Manchester Support Acts Question

Post by mctoon Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:57 pm

Dont all shout at once,, the Mrs loves the MEN, last year at the front just left of the mosh,, great fun with a bit room to dance around as oppose to the carling acadamy in Newc,, great gig but packed in like cattle .. Me either way i dont care

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