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Ive got a few coming up, going to see Fighstar tommorrow night in Newcastle Students Union, then Im seeing Fear Factory at the Union on the 11th April and then, as long as my tickets turn up off the fleabay Im going to see HIM on the 24th April at the Carling Academy in Newcastle.

Im quite looking forward to Fear Factory as there a band Ive been listenting to for ages now, well and HIM cause Im going with a lady friend... :wink:

So what gigs are people going to in the near future?

We Are Scientists at the Cambridge Junction on the 11th.  Promises to be top notch  8)

none.... but I saw HIM 3 times bout a year ago, newcastle, liverpool and manchester iirc.... load of crap :p

him are sh*te live imho.

save your money when tool, muse and rhcp are playing this summer :D

Err, 14th May Im going to see Take That :)

Goblin

None here... hope to get to go to download this year if possible. :) (thats if it hasnt been and gone already, dont buy metal hammer or kerrang anymore so no idea on when it is)

Well Ill have to find out what HIM are like live, hope they arent crap thatll be a right let down.

But Take That Goblin... I hope your being dragged to that one and arent going willingly.

Im going to see Pitchshifter here in Manchester on Wednesday and heading down to London to see them on Friday with Skindred and This is Menace supporting.

Also need to see if I can get some Iron Maiden standing tickets for Manchester.

Take That was a chrimbo pressie for the missus. However, Im now old enough to be able to go without being embarassed. Regardless of what you thought of them, it should be a corker of a live show.

Goblin

Seeing Feeder at the NEC Arena on Saturday.  Allways fantastic live.  Their sound suits arenas imo, though seeing them at the BHam academey was cool.

Currently considering seeing RCHP at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry during july.  Its the Ã,£40ish a ticket that needs the considering.

^^^  I paid Ã,£300 for 2 gold circle RHCP tickets last year for hide park, and never went :o     managed to sell em on ebay quick tho, almost got my money back, ended uo about Ã,£50 down iirc, so not too bad.

Im going to birmingham NEC on tuesday.... but thats for a packaging machines event thing if that counts ?

Quote from: AlanIm going to birmingham NEC on tuesday.... but thats for a packaging machines event thing if that counts ?

Well it might, there should be music of some type there so we might let you have that one....

The Fightstar gig last night was really good, admitadely its the first metal gig Ive been to but I really enjoyed it.  Roll on Fear Factory.

Less Than Jake at Astoria in London on the 7th April.
The Slackers at Birmingham Academy on the 9th April.

Jaimz :rock:

Might be going to Fear Factory at Newcastle Union but after that Transgression CD release I think I will skip unless they play their previous tracks only :P

Just booked my ticket for Iron Maiden at the Arena for December to :D

Going to see Red Hot Chilis at Sheffield.....erm.....this year. Mates ordered the tickets, but cant remember when it is not.....either june or july maybe.

Quote from: Grey M@aMight be going to Fear Factory at Newcastle Union but after that Transgression CD release I think I will skip unless they play their previous tracks only :P

Transgression was good, ok its not traditional Fear Factory but its still a good listen.  Took me a few tries to get into it but it soon had me hooked.  Anyway how often are Fear Factory going to be up here playing I cant see it happening very often so Im definately going.

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Quote from: Grey M@aMight be going to Fear Factory at Newcastle Union but after that Transgression CD release I think I will skip unless they play their previous tracks only :P

Transgression was good, ok its not traditional Fear Factory but its still a good listen.  Took me a few tries to get into it but it soon had me hooked.  Anyway how often are Fear Factory going to be up here playing I cant see it happening very often so Im definately going.

They were up here 3 years ago :P I saw them then, just before they announced that Dino was leaving and then they hit the scene again with Archetype and after that you cant help but be dissapointed with Transgression. The album has 2 covers on it leaving 9 FF songs 3 of which are listenable, those being moment of Impact, 540,000 Degrees and New Promise. Other than that its a very poor and lazy album from FF, granted Christian was wanting a slower album to grind on since his move from bass to guitar but still after Archetype thats where FF should of pregressed from. Mind this all could be due to my tastes becoming heavier. People slagged off the Digimortal album, that was alright but Transgression for me basically seems like a cash in for a bit of money, lets hope their next offering is 300 times better.

Oooo didnt know they where up here before, hopefully might mean theyll be back in the future too.

I find I like just about all their albums.  The only ones I dont like are the ones I aint heard lol and thats only Soul of A New Machine and Concrete.

Ok in Transgression theyve got a slightly different sound to a lot of there other stuff but thats understandable since Dino left they where bound to sound different.

Either way more albums off them would be rather nice :D

Just got back from seeing Pitchshifter in Manchester.

The first support band, Dear Superstar, were pretty good. The lead guitar player was doing some crazy stuff on his guitar. Local band too, so will be checking them out a bit more.

Second band on, Sylosis, were alright. The music was good, but the singer just roared his way through the songs, which let them down.

Third band, Murder One, were quite simply aweful. I knew they were going to be bad, when I noticed that one of the singers also sings/sang in Raging Speedhorn. Well, I wouldnt call him a singer, as all he did was roar in a deep voice and the other frontman screamed in a high pitched voice. Truly bad music.

Finally, Pitchshifter. I dont think they have ever played a bad gig, they just have a stage presence that other bands dont seem to have. They also have a shed load of excellent songs to choose from which also makes things very cool.

All in all, it was a great gig, and Im heading down to London on Friday to see them again (this time with better support).

Quote from: CypherSeeing Feeder at the NEC Arena on Saturday.  Allways fantastic live.  Their sound suits arenas imo, though seeing them at the BHam academey was cool.

Well, to put into one word, I cant really, stunning, perhaps.  

I didnt expect a better gig that the first time I saw them in 2003 at the NIA.  But the atmosphere just made it something special.  There must have been at least 4 songs where people in seating were lighting their phones up without the band ever needing to encourage us, which they usually do.

I fell like Ive lost half a stone in sweat, first time Ive been up in the front of the standing in arena, quite an experiance damn good though. :-)

I still find it a shame that some of the yonger fans dont know the lyrics to the early material except for Buck Rogers and Just A Day.  

I strongly believe now that small arenas suit Feeder best.  As long as they keep touring I will keep seeing them tbh.

2 Videos, though they do them no justice.  

Shatter

http://www.asse55.dsl.pipex.com/Video/Feeder%202006%20NEC/Shatter.3gp

Descend (Old School Song, really has presence live)

http://www.asse55.dsl.pipex.com/Video/Feeder%202006%20NEC/Descend.3gp

The support act was Goldie Looking Chain.  :-)  I wouldnt pay to see them but they were definately a giggle.  Thanks to them Ive just invented a new form of air conditioning, its called bass, the PA moved air rather well lol.



Short Video of GLC - Sister. Definately NOT Safe For Work with stong laguage.

http://www.asse55.dsl.pipex.com/Video/Feeder%202006%20NEC/Sister.3gp

Im sure there will be some better pics, videos/photos one the web later so Ill update this post later if I find any.  

Quote from: TheMallratJust got back from seeing Pitchshifter in Manchester.

The first support band, Dear Superstar, were pretty good. The lead guitar player was doing some crazy stuff on his guitar. Local band too, so will be checking them out a bit more.

Second band on, Sylosis, were alright. The music was good, but the singer just roared his way through the songs, which let them down.

Third band, Murder One, were quite simply aweful. I knew they were going to be bad, when I noticed that one of the singers also sings/sang in Raging Speedhorn. Well, I wouldnt call him a singer, as all he did was roar in a deep voice and the other frontman screamed in a high pitched voice. Truly bad music.

Finally, Pitchshifter. I dont think they have ever played a bad gig, they just have a stage presence that other bands dont seem to have. They also have a shed load of excellent songs to choose from which also makes things very cool.

All in all, it was a great gig, and Im heading down to London on Friday to see them again (this time with better support).

EVIL!!!

My mate works in notts rock city, managed to get the day off to go and see em :) Damn lass been messaging me on msn making me green with envy.

Ive loved pitchshifter since hearing "everythings f**ked" on deviant and seeing the hidden agenda vid on MTV2 ages ago. :( Gutted I havent seen them.

Id like to see Feeder live but as far as I know there aint coming up this end of the country :(   Ill have to keep an eye out for them with them releasing their singles collection cd they might do a bit more touring around the place to promote that, fingers crossed.

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My mate works in notts rock city, managed to get the day off to go and see em :) Damn lass been messaging me on msn making me green with envy.

Ive loved pitchshifter since hearing "everythings f**ked" on deviant and seeing the hidden agenda vid on MTV2 ages ago. :( Gutted I havent seen them.

Well, got back from London last night after seeing them on Friday and it was much better than the Manchester gig. I also managed to get right down the front which was pretty cool.

First band on were Murder One. Read above for my thoughts on them.

Second up was This Is Menace, featuring Mark and Jason from Pitchshifter and a bunch of guest singers. Quite good, some songs with a lot of screaming though, which I really do hate, but it was entertaining.

Third was Skindred. I have seen them once before but this time they were even better. Great blend of different music styles, Benji knows how to get the crowd going and is really funny, and when they kick into the music it just gets everyone moving.

Lastly, Pitchshifter. Once again, playing an awesome show. Being down the front for Pitchshifter was so good. Both Mark and JS Clayden noticed me and my brother (we have hung out with them backstage before) and acknowledged us. My chest is bruised (I think my ribs might be too) as I was crushed on the barrier, but I have never enjoyed a gig as much as I did on Friday and I am looking forward to the next time they tour.

Quote from: RussellId like to see Feeder live but as far as I know there aint coming up this end of the country :(   Ill have to keep an eye out for them with them releasing their singles collection cd they might do a bit more touring around the place to promote that, fingers crossed.

They will be doing some summer festivals.  Wouldnt be suprised If they do a winter tour in the UK.

Managed to find a pretty good videos from their brighton gig on the 24th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_lsNI5mnOM&search=Feeder%20Lost%20%26amp%3B%20Found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKcSbNZOI0&search=Feeder%20Brighton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTjarX8ouY8&search=Feeder%20Brighton