17/12/11 - 02 Arena, London Gig News

[darkanddivine]

Originally Posted by amy606

Hiya,

Here is a link to some of my pics...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1719992&type=1

Can't figure out how to select single pics it doesn't want to work for me :/

These are my highlights from your photos Amy. Fantastic photos!!

[Futurologist]

Originally Posted by magicalbertie

wait, how did you recognise my mum?! I assumed you knew it was me from the flower in my hair

There was a picture of you and your mum at the Rock cafe gig I think, and I just remembered her. Anyway, I'm going to stop acting like a stalker now....

Amy, your pics are fab. Mine were terrible.

[Little Troll]

Originally Posted by shug

There was a picture of you and your mum at the Rock cafe gig I think, and I just remembered her. Anyway, I'm going to stop acting like a stalker now....

Amy, your pics are fab. Mine were terrible.

Oh yeah! I forgot about that one! The one StarryKnight took by accident when she was trying to get Simon Price's hair
It's fine, I'm fairly high up in the stalker ranks, I always recognise people from here and they have no clue how I know them but Saturday was the first time people had actually recognised me first!

[darkanddivine]

The first image reminds me of this one from V99

[amy606]

Thanks a lot for the comments I got a bit snap happy took loads more but I've not had the chance to go through them! Just sorted the soundcheck pics will post a link again...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1719992&type=1

[still_unfashionable]

I don´t really know what to say....it was an amazing gig. TBTGOG was beautiful, Revol was amazing, the band really should play them regularly. I remember my eyes welling up during the first few songs as well as TLORN. The band were on top form and seemed to be really up for it. Nina was better than I expected, thankfully. I was pleased to see Nicky breaking his bass in the end. I´d really like it if the background videos were made available to watch on the official website, especially the one with the blonde girl with the blue sash. The red background on the LSE video was a nice touch. The old footage from Japan was beautiful. Poor Nicky and his shoulder, he was obviously in pain, hope it heals soon.

The security were total cunts, telling me "not to run or you´ll go in the back, Madam"- try and catch me and make me stand at the back, cunt. I didn´t even get the ticket stub back, it seemingly never occurred to the security people that people might want to keep them as mementos? Never had that happen before.

Thank you to the guy standing next to me who tried to help me during the interval when I lost my friend into the crowd and tried to look for her and gave me water when the staff gave it out. Saw Dexter and Franny, I´ve never spoken to either of you but recognised you from the forum. Lots of familiar faces around whose names I don´t know.

Going home tomorrow, departing Heathrow at 18, then on a connecting domestic flight, won´t be home until 01.00 at the earliest. Haven´t even packed yet, quite typical of me, I´m always late for everything.

[Takk]

Originally Posted by still_unfashionable

I didn´t even get the ticket stub back, it seemingly never occurred to the security people that people might want to keep them as mementos? Never had that happen before.

It's quite common...they were giving some out afterwards, but it wasn't very obvious.

[Kieslowski]

Originally Posted by egaeci

But James almost forgot to introduce Sean, didn't he? Like "last but not least..." talking about Nicky, and then "oh and my brother Sean".

I was thinking that as he was saying it, but if you think back, he actually announced them as "the best rhythm section to come from Wales", or something like that (James clearly isn't one for hype ) so he was last-but-not-leasting them at the same time.

Originally Posted by Embla Claymore

Yes! It honestly hurts me to hear them slag off a brilliant (ok, very different, but still brilliant) album like Lifeblood and praise such average songs like YLAINE.
Oh well...

They'll keep doing this until they realise that sales figures do not equate to the greatness of a song. Which will be never, so we'll all just have to keep getting used to it!

Originally Posted by y2kyle16

Last moan - £4.50 for a pint.....

You think that's bad? It was £4.60 or £4.80 or something for a pint of Coke! Fucking 22,900% markup, or something in that region.

It just shouldn't be legal to have soft drinks being more expensive than alcohol - what kind of message is that supposed to be sending out?!? Why are those of us who want to remain sober in order to maximise the enjoyment of the gig being punished?

[Takk]

when he says rhythm section he normally means sean, and he said last but not least, i think he meant to introduce sean and then went into nicky....so he either forgot or got mixed up....did he not introduce nicky earlier on?

[Embla Claymore]

Originally Posted by Takk

when he says rhythm section he normally means sean, and he said last but not least, i think he meant to introduce sean and then went into nicky....so he either forgot or got mixed up....did he not introduce nicky earlier on?

I was 100% sure he was going to introduce Sean, but then he said something like "very articulate" and I thought... WHAT?! Is he taking the piss?!

[LoveMeToDeath]

i got a bit mixed up too, when he said last but not least, but then interpreted as talking of both of them as the best ryhthm section in the world, because he had already intorduced sean and wayne before. I loved Nickys James introduction too, i love the way James called Nick his best friend and Sean his brother. It was also lovely to see the obvious closeness and friendship this band has, when james went up to Nicky and rubbed his shoulder when he had hurt it i nearly melted. It's lovely to see that friendship come through on stage

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by amy606

Just sorted the soundcheck pics will post a link again...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1719992&type=1

Oooooh, that shirt really doesn't do James or his moobs any favours, does it?

[cdparky]

Originally Posted by Nicola17

We had problems when they first let us into the venue, because several of my friends didn't actually have their tickets on them - thankfully security saw reason in the end.

I still haven't recovered enough to express my feelings about the gig in actual words.

Were these box office collection tickets or just meeting others with the tickets? Fot the Kylie tour earlier this year Seetickets imposed an utterly ridiculous rule that stopped people picking tickets up until late afternoon which caused issues for people wanting to queue.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Midlands_Junk

Oooooh, that shirt really doesn't do James or his moobs any favours, does it?

100 lines for you sir - 'I must not diss James' chest or what he is wearing'

I'll get to the Postcards haters later!

Aaaaaaaaaaw! Loving reading about the onstage goings ons and brilliant pics everyone!

[dolphin]

Has anyone noticed that Sean had an extra snare to the left of the hi-hat?

I wasn't watching him at the time but I wonder if he used it during Motorcycle Emptiness.

He normally does without it but there is an extra snare beat on the studio version that's played with the left hand coming off the hi-hat. It's difficult to hit the snare accurately but much easier if you have a second snare on the left hand side!