[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[Janean Lancaster]

Yes, the corporate thing is naff, but I'm with you on being more 
disapppointed with Goldfrapp's latest album.  THAT was naff.

Cheers,
Janean

On 20/05/2011 16:43, Nick Scott wrote:

> Having been to several Goldfrapp gigs, I can see the cross appeal so

> think they could go down well with the right corporate age group of 30

> or 40 somethings, so I don't know, naffness or a money earner, to me I

> am more disappointed in Goldfrapp's latest album than worried about

> them having more of a sense of style for not doing this.

>

> On 20 May 2011 16:15, TB<planetary at socal.rr.com>  wrote:

>> nicholas Fitzpatrick wrote:

>>

>> Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for Gaddafi's son, I was with someone who works for an

>> events company the other day and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 business people to mark the

>> opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but

>> Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp rich enough already? I actually almost like

>> Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate bash.

>>

>> I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about

>> Rod... but Goldfrapp!!

>>

>> Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And Goldfrapp... what's with them...?

>>

>> +++++++++

>>

>> This has been going on for years actually.  Many bands, some quite "big" have done private gigs for high paying businesses and most

>> artists try hard to keep it quiet for obvious "sell-out" reasons.  To see one of the more high profile bands doing a corporate

>> event, Jane's Addiction just played Google's annual get together.

>>

>> Here's the complete set on YouTube which is amusing because you have all these suit n' tie nerds either aiming their cellphones and

>> even *iPads* at the band to viddy the band or just continuing on with their various discussions ignoring the show while Perry

>> Farrell awkwardly tries to entertain to the point he seems to get a little frustrated at the dead-as-doornails crowd:

>>

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHZGdfZ-mZo

>>

>> T.B.

>>

>> _______________________________________________

>> Gathering mailing list

>> Gathering at misera.net

>> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering

>>

> _______________________________________________

> Gathering mailing list

> Gathering at misera.net

> http://four.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/gathering