[kj] 2012 Tour dates

[Brian Whitehead]

I think Duisburg would be a fantastic place to play and Bury.

On 9 July 2011 21:43, Neil Perry <65snoopy at gmail.com> wrote:


> You should all think yourselves lucky!

> KJ haven't played in Norway since 1982 and aren't likely to any time soon.

> (Colesy said its because they don't sell tickets in Norway and to a wider

> extent all of Scandinavia - the vicious circle being the longer you don't

> play

> in a certain country, the less tickets you'll sell there.) A gig was

> briefly announced

> here in 2006 I think it was, before I moved, but it was eventually pulled.

>

> Yours jealously, wondering if my KJ gig days are in fact over,

> N

>

>

>

> On 9 July 2011 21:36, Nick Scott <npscott at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>

>> What a strange mailing list this is, you have to "earn your right to

>> have an opinion", is there a holier than thou attitude going on here

>> about how much of a fucking KJ fan you are?!

>>

>> Whilst my favourite gigs ever by KJ happened to be in Digbeth,

>> Birmingham, I have enjoyed all the gigs I have seen them play at in

>> Wolves except perhaps the last one when Jaz's voice was totally shot

>> on the Hossannas tour.

>>

>> KJ have not played in Birmingham since the old Academy in 2005, which

>> has moved to a different site.

>>

>> >From many concerts I have been to, by KJ and other artists, I agree

>> with Jane, and would add personally that any tense gigs by post punk

>> bands, northern gigs seem livelier.

>>

>> I don't understand the "strange choice" of destinations though

>> considering KJ have played particularly on the Pandemonium tour x2 a

>> lot of the same venues as listed here before, and besides that one

>> date in Birmingham in 2005, have played Wolves predominantly in the

>> Midlands since 1994, guess they don't feel it to be a "strange choice"

>> and possibly actually like playing the Wulfrun Hall?

>>

>> On 9 July 2011 19:14, Paul Rangecroft <paul.rangecroft at gmail.com> wrote:

>> > Interesting points, Jane. You've certainly earned your right to have an

>> > opinion on the subject!

>> >

>> > I've not been to that many gigs myself but all the KJ ones in London

>> have

>> > been brilliant.

>> >

>> > There are probably only two people who have been to more KJ gigs than

>> Jon

>> > and they are Jaz and Geordie so he's entitled to make a general point

>> about

>> > the strange choices of destinations in recent years and I thought it was

>> a

>> > valid one, admittedly phrased in his usual direct way!

>> >

>> > I've never been to Wolverhampton and don't have an opinion on the place,

>> but

>> > I do agree that it is criminal to keep overlooking places like Leeds

>> etc.

>> > Hopefully more dates will be added soon. (And hopefully the new album

>> will

>> > be ready in time for the tour, etc. etc...)

>> >

>> > On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 6:44 PM, <jane.shadforth at shell.com> wrote:

>> >>

>> >> For what it’s worth, my penniesworth...

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> I like bands playing unusual places off the regular circuit, (hence I’m

>> >> tempted with Scheveningen). The best place to see live music imo is

>> Poland –

>> >> the music fans really appreciate bands coming to play to them with the

>> >> resulting tremendous atmosphere...

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> But if we’re talking UK cities, and specifically Killing Joke.

>> Manchester

>> >> has consistently been the best gig on all the last few tours it has

>> featured

>> >> - and I don’t just say that because I’m biased ;-) I’ve always enjoyed

>> their

>> >> gigs in Wolves as well... and Notts

>> >>

>> >> London gigs don’t rate as the best in my eyes – audiences are far too

>> >> reserved and hard to please, as they have the privilege of featuring on

>> >> almost every tour schedule – unfortunately they have usually seen it

>> all

>> >> before...

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> Jane

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:

>> gathering-bounces at misera.net]

>> >> On Behalf Of Paul Rangecroft

>> >> Sent: 09 July 2011 09:00

>> >>

>> >> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> >> Subject: Re: [kj] 2012 Tour dates

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> Sorry, wasn't suggesting everyone going to these gigs was an arsehole

>> but

>> >> rather agreeing with Jon that traditional northern strongholds

>> shouldn't

>> >> keep being overlooked in favour of smaller southern locations.

>> >>

>> >> London gigs are the best but after that it's the big cities in the

>> north.

>> >> Geordie said Leeds was one of his favourite places to play and the

>> Newcastle

>> >> gigs I've been to all had an amazing atmosphere. Whoever has been

>> organising

>> >> the tours recently doesn't seem to get this.

>> >

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