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Post by Zenrider on Feb 5, 2023 21:17:17 GMT
Mavis was amazing last night, but am feeling she may be coming to her end of big tours. If you can, get a ticket when she's across the pond, you won't regret it. PBS was there filming it, so expecting a biography special for this amazing woman. Who is still using her voice for the fight for civil rights, voting rights, but tired of having to fight battles that were thought to have been won decades ago. She didn't specifically say this, but the feeling was there. The audience was with her, and clapped long after the lights came on and the ushers opened the door to single there would be no return encore. She ended on the note she wanted to and there was no reason to return. 👏👏👏 Her opening act was Celise, someone Peter should consider for WOMAD with no regrets. She brought amazing energy as a warm up for Mavis. She will also be at Bonnaroo.  Celise  Mavis (wish it was better, but from my seat a bit limited)  Footnote, I limited myself to one picture for each of the performances (flash off as always), as I have found it's better to be in the moment without the distraction or distracting others. One last edit, thought I'd add Mavis tour list. She will be in Europe around WOMAD, so perhaps she's due for a return? mavisstaples.com/tour |
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Post by sc on Feb 6, 2023 10:24:18 GMT
Trundled over to Royal Tunbridge Wells yesterday for a gig by Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra and special guest Isala Kanneh-Mason on piano. Fab gig, programme was:
Cesar Guerra-Peixe - Suite Sunginica No2 - Pernambucana
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No3 in C major, Op.26
Beethoven - Overture to Coriolanus Op.62 and Symphony No8 in F major Op93
Lovely gig and all very civilised 👍
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Post by sc on Feb 15, 2023 7:57:43 GMT
Fabulous time, as usual, at the beautiful Buxton Opera House 👍 Met up with Nigenet for pre gig drinks then the 3 of us on to the Opera House for Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells 50th anniversary tour 2023. Brilliant timeless music, fabulous venue, fabulous town, fabulous Derbyshire, fabulous company, ❤️
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Post by nigenet on Feb 16, 2023 17:37:14 GMT
Fabulous time, as usual, at the beautiful Buxton Opera House 👍 Met up with Nigenet for pre gig drinks then the 3 of us on to the Opera House for Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells 50th anniversary tour 2023. Brilliant timeless music, fabulous venue, fabulous town, fabulous Derbyshire, fabulous company, ❤️ It was a fabulous evening indeed! Great to see you both, and a cracking gig too |
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Post by nigenet on Feb 16, 2023 17:37:47 GMT
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Post by mikey on Feb 16, 2023 20:32:58 GMT
Next gig is tonight! Back to the Sunny Buxton Opera House to see Suzanne Vega Saw her before lockdown at St George’s in Bristol, fabulous . |
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Post by calndel on Feb 17, 2023 17:59:59 GMT
just booked tickets to see Dakhabrakha in Manchester at the end of April, they're are also playing London.
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Post by nigenet on Feb 18, 2023 10:05:38 GMT
just booked tickets to see Dakhabrakha in Manchester at the end of April, they're are also playing London. As have I! |
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Post by calndel on Feb 20, 2023 21:18:01 GMT
Del is off to see the Finnish power metal band, Beast in Black, he's never heard them before but one of his mates recommended them.
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Post by Zenrider on Feb 25, 2023 3:01:39 GMT
I'm not going this year, and get the logistics isn't much easier for some that side of the pond, but the visiting lineup for the Shetland Folk Festival seem worthy of a listen. 😎 From my experience, the local talent are too. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com/line-up/visiting |
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Post by Zenrider on Mar 3, 2023 17:20:47 GMT
I don't think think this added anything to the first lineup announcement, but now we know who will be playing the late sets Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.  |
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Post by Zenrider on Mar 9, 2023 19:06:30 GMT
Looks like I will be waiting for the regular sale. Unless there is a new special Peter Gabriel mailing list, mine had the links to the presale sites, but no code to utilize it. So, I'll have to be on my game tomorrow morning. On the other hand, even when I had the codes, I often did better during the regular sales where more seats would miraculously open up. Of course, that was before Ticketmaster started their tactic of price gouging the customer by raising prices to the ridiculous, just because they can. Will see how this goes. Love Peter, want to see him live, but will see how much I'm willing to pay for the experience.  |
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Post by Zenrider on Mar 9, 2023 23:10:53 GMT
Just realized my preferred browser and/or settings may have been the problem. Doh! Oh well, will figure it all out tomorrow, I guess.
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Post by Zenrider on Mar 10, 2023 17:01:44 GMT
Well, it's done. Spent way too much money, but I'm in the fifth row, and the ticket was not marked up. Definitely better options than I was getting with the presale. Of course, if I had been at the presale day one...
It's sad, a third of the front row tickets are already marked up resales.
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Post by beef on Mar 10, 2023 17:39:15 GMT
Well, it's done. Spent way too much money, but I'm in the fifth row, and the ticket was not marked up. Definitely better options than I was getting with the presale. Of course, if I had been at the presale day one... It's sad, a third of the front row tickets are already marked up resales. glad to hear you have a good seat Zenrider - I doubt that I will be able to go... as you say, sad to see how cynically some of these tickets are being bought... and resold. It should be illegal to resell for more than the face value. |
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