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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?

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.

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.

Thank f**k for that....

Apollo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark_Wafc wrote:

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.

Thank f**k for that....

Apollo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gmex(or whatever it's called now)?

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's great news. I hate the MEN arena.

Heather wrote:

Mark_Wafc wrote:

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.

Thank f**k for that....

Apollo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gmex(or whatever it's called now)?

Please no. Is it just me that hated the GMEX?

debaser wrote:[Please no. Is it just me that hated the GMEX?

Abso - bloody - lutely.

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

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

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.

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!

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!

Hope they play the G-Mex!

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.

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?