mats wrote:Back home now after two amazing shows in Glasgow. The band was in top form as usual. Great to hear some new old songs, a pleasant surprise.
Thought the first night was fantastic but the second was even better. Shane was absolutely flawless.

Had a great time before and after the shows with Johan, Per and Tommy from Sweden. Also met Kroil, Aislings Da (shortly) and the lovely Maureen.

Can´t wait for next year.

Tricky wrote:was through at the Pogues gig at the Glasgow Academy last night, was pretty wrecked but the gig was a feckin cracker, as usual they came on stage to the strains of Straight to Hell and there was a healthy buzz about the place, the band is tight and Shane McGowan held it together awright although he periodically left the stage. His voice is ravaged but if fits the Pogues music and I never noticed him miss any lyrics...

philipchevron wrote:I'm really glad I wasn't too rude about the string vest last night. Guess who wore it onstage tonight, under his big leather coat??

firehazard wrote:

MissWalshy wrote:

philipchevron wrote:String vests are, I think, a rather British phenomenon...

I think they're known in the old day as wifebeaters

Nah... I don't claim any expertise here, but I think that there's a subtle difference between a wifebeater and a string vest. A wifebeater, I think, is a vest without the string element.

Ah, sweaty string vests thrown at the stage. What lucky Pogues you are.

I didn't know you could still get string vests, by the way. Don't think I've worn one since me mum stopped making me do so.

dawsonn wrote:

Balthazar wrote:As a longtime fan, I'd been really looking forward to this - the first time I'd actually heard the band play live - but I have to say it was truly woeful. The band themselves were fine - it was a good setlist and they were up for it but the sound setup was without doubt the worst I've ever heard in over 20 years worth of concerts.

I can't believe somebody did a soundcheck on the set and passed it as fit to play - the bass was racked up so high for the drums it drowned out just about everything else, the instruments sounded like you were listening to them through crap earphones - v shrill and tinny - and the settings for the mikes were such that at 50 feet from the stage you couldn't make out a word that was being said/sung because of the distortion.

In fact, woeful doesn't get near how piss poor the sound was and there were plainly a lot of other people around me who were as hacked off as we were about it. True, there were also plenty of people jumping about and clearly having a great time but I suspect a lot of time at the bar in advance was helping.

Im no expert but I think the pogues like having a loud repetative bass drum a bit like rave music and if everything els was turned up accordingly it would be too loud!

Balthazar wrote:As a longtime fan, I'd been really looking forward to this - the first time I'd actually heard the band play live - but I have to say it was truly woeful. The band themselves were fine - it was a good setlist and they were up for it but the sound setup was without doubt the worst I've ever heard in over 20 years worth of concerts.

I can't believe somebody did a soundcheck on the set and passed it as fit to play - the bass was racked up so high for the drums it drowned out just about everything else, the instruments sounded like you were listening to them through crap earphones - v shrill and tinny - and the settings for the mikes were such that at 50 feet from the stage you couldn't make out a word that was being said/sung because of the distortion.

In fact, woeful doesn't get near how piss poor the sound was and there were plainly a lot of other people around me who were as hacked off as we were about it. True, there were also plenty of people jumping about and clearly having a great time but I suspect a lot of time at the bar in advance was helping.