[kj]Brum downsize: Reasons Why!

[jon chapman]

they should have ditched brum and done nottingham rock city instead-always a 
good turn out.even if it's england 2nd worst place to live in.i have lived 
here for 35 years and that is not the case-it's easily the fucking worst 
place to live.any i diagress - looks like at birmingham we're gonna get a 
member of the bar staff each.

jc


>From: "Shadforth, Jane SUKOP-OFI/3521" <jane.shadforth at shell.com>
>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
><gathering at misera.net>
>Subject: RE: [kj]Brum downsize: Reasons Why!
>Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:49:28 +0100
>
>Birmingham is not really England's second city when it comes to live music. 
>It doesn't really have any decent venues since the Powerhouse closed, and 
>turnout at the Academy's is typically poor - don't know why?? Most bands 
>seem to play Wolves as their "west midlands" port of call on tours, with 
>the Civic, Wulfrun, Little Civic providing good venues at the large, mid & 
>small sizes.
>
>Manchester on the other hand is always well-attended, (hence KJ's upgrade 
>to the larger venue here), and the live scene is buzzing at the moment. The 
>university has just started putting on bands in a 4th venue, and has taken 
>on more staff to cope with the demands of putting on 2-4 gigs a night. And 
>with "In the City" this weekend, "the UK's International Music Convention 
>and Live Music Festival", I'd argue that Manchester is at least Britain's 
>second city for live music, (if not the 1st??)
>
>Jane
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
> > [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of peter.west410
> > Sent: 29 September 2005 22:11
> > To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
> > Subject: Re: [kj]Brum downsize: Reasons Why!
> >
> >
> > Not being able to sell 600 tix in England's second city is a
> > sorry state of
> > affairs, and you must ask yourself, why?
> >       Why:killing joke gigs have become all to predictable
> > for the floating
> > fans, you know exactly what you will get:Four songs from the
> > first album,
> > Two songs from Revelations, Four songs from WTF!, Two from
> > Pandemonium, and
> > two from the last album, and the actual songs they play from
> > these albums
> > are quite predictable(Wardance, Psshyce,Requiem, The
> > Wait,Pandemonium, Sun
> > goes down etc etc) and you know that Alex Harvey's
> > "Faithhealer" will be the
> > opening music, Jaz will march out in his white face paint and
> > black clothes
> > after the others have taken their places, stare wildly and then
> > smile........you know what I mean, its all to predictable.
> >  You just know that the sound will be a mess, distorted and
> > jumbled, so much
> > so that you may not even know what song is being played.
> >     That is why they are having trouble shifting tickets.
> > They need to reinvent themselves, play some different songs,
> > sort the sound
> > out.
> >      I wish that they would only play songs from 1989
> > onwards, drop all the
> > early stuff , the early stuff has been played to death and
> > everyone (band
> > and fans) just goes through the motions.
> >
> >  P.W
> >
> >
> >
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