PETERBOROUGH GIG

reevo · Banana Republic

PETERBOROUGH GIG

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

ooooh your the guy that bob said was running up and down the front of the stage

am i right ?????

hehehe

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

i was at peterborough

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

It was definitely you at Cardiff LOL! Being called a loon by Bob is a definite compliment

I looked for you in the queue on the way out but didn't spot you. I take it you were there somewhere and chatted with Bob at the end? Little old ladies do seem to adore him! They appeared in droves in Oxford and I met two in Tamworth before going to the show.

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

hehehe bob said that you do that every time lol

were you the one that yelled "thats better" when they actually managed to put the sound effects in on one of the songs.

reevo · Banana Republic

yep! thats me! sorry we did not meet hope you had a good time me and my wife thought it was great I was to far back this time and the wife held me down when diamond

s came on.

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

hehehe whenever i kept trying to jump up me mum tried to hold me down it's a bit hard now seeing as i'm about a foot taller than her

-- Edited by Cazzy at 14:47, 2005-11-13

sharony · Mary of the 4th Form

I was at Peterborough gig as well.I thought it was a great night and didnt let the three idiots ruin it near me.I thought it was a much better gig than 2 years ago when he came to Peterborough,brought back some memories of my Boomtown Rats days.We hanged round but didnt manage to meet him,i took my Boomtown Rats photos with me as well and talked to a few people about them.

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

yeh we hung around but my mum got in a stress in the end so i had to go.

hehehe i was the nutty teenager in the stripy socks, skirt and jacket. you might hav seen me

Kaz · Someone's Looking At You

Hi Reevo, It was really nice to meet you too. I'm so jealous of your two night fix. Did you manage to get the other drum stick? (Stage Raiders Rule). Kaz.

Tango · In the Long Grass

oh wow thats so cool.sounds like you had oodles of fun

reevo · Banana Republic

HI kaz! and hubby friday night was great i just think it woz a special night who knows how many more gigs bob and the boys will do MANY I HOPE but something tells me this could be there last tour and no i did not get another drum stick its taken nearly 30 years to get 1 so at this rate ill be 75 years of age when i start playing the drums maybe start an old boy band

Kaz · Someone's Looking At You

Hi Reevo what makes you think it maybe the last tour?

Kaz

reevo · Banana Republic

I DUN NOE! ONLY 12 DATES THIS TIME AND 2 OF THEM CANCELLED NOW! MAYBE A COUPLE OF FEST NEXT SUMMER

THIS IS THE END THE END OF THE WORLD

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Bob loves playing so much, this is where he feels at home.

Maybe he just needs to start doing smaller venues, maybe that sounds a bit sad but it might be the solution.

Cazzy · Drag Me Down

awwww i really don't want it to be his last tour!!!

i've only ever been to one gig for christ's sake!!! plus i'm not going to any more on this tour ( my dear mother forbidds me to go to the one on my birthday !!!)

ponchus pilot · Like Clockwork

reevo wrote:

HI kaz! and hubby friday night was great i just think it woz a special night who knows how many more gigs bob and the boys will do MANY I HOPE but something tells me this could be there last tour and no i did not get another drum stick its taken nearly 30 years to get 1 so at this rate ill be 75 years of age when i start playing the drums maybe start an old boy band

Last Tour!! Dont be saying that Reevo!! Im having such a time trying to get to any gigs- Had Tickets for Cardiff & Peterborough, should have been having your kinda weekend - But had food poisoning!! & couldn't make it ( well, not without a disinfected bucket tied to my arm. Like most people, between songs I usually like to show my appreciation clapping and cheering - not throwing up). Got Leadmill tickets - Now Sheffields' Cancelled!! - Hull, on Dec 1st is my only hope at the moment, have tickets, but it seems not much luck - so just waiting for Hull to declare it's independence. 1st Law to be passed being, Anyone with Row H tickets for City Hall has no right of entry into Hull. Sounds far fetched? the way my lucks going I believe anything... just anything is a possibility.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:

Bob loves playing so much, this is where he feels at home. Maybe he just needs to start doing smaller venues, maybe that sounds a bit sad but it might be the solution.

I think smaller venues are better. On his last tour he played the intimate Union Chapel in London, (and had previously played school hall like Bloomsbury Theatre), but now is playing the less intimate Shepherd's Bush Empire, which in terms of venues is probably about the fifth biggest in London (Earl's Court, Ally Pally, Hamm Apollo and Brixton are the only bigger ones that come to mind).

In my experience, the Shepherd's Bush Empire is a pretty difficult venue. Even the likes of Supergrass who I saw there a couple of years ago couldn't raise much of an atmosphere.

Personally, I think Geldof should have played something like Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (Pulp memorably played a Christmas show there back in 1994, just before they broke through, though I think like the Rats in York, concerts were banned forthwith due to structural damage) or the Forum/Astoria/Carling Islington/Coronet/Hackney Empire

Ah, those were the days!

http://yorkstudentsfirst.iainlindley.com/folklore/b-rats.html

The Boomtown Rats were the last band to play in Central Hall - making yet another contribution to the University folklore. Bob Geldof told everyone who could not see to come to the front of the auditorium and nearly 300 people surged to the front and danced on the orchestra pit cover, causing over £1,000-worth of damage. The Students' Union took Bob Geldof to court.

http://members.lycos.co.uk/pulp/biography.html

The year ended with a Christmas show at the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane which left the theatre with a huge crack in the balcony caused by dancing Pulp fans!

-- Edited by ArrGee at 14:28, 2005-11-15

reevo · Banana Republic

ye your right arrgee! union chapel they are the type i went there it was awesome even saw sting! and shook hands with bill wyman they are bobs big buddys another fantastic night.

HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A NAME JUST IMAGINE BOB, STING, BILL, ERIC,AND OF COURSE PETE!! 2 BASS GUITARS WOULD IT WORK OK JUST LET PETE DO THE ELECTRICS HE CANT GET THAT WRONG CAN HE?

Agneepath · Lookin' After Number 1

great show at peterborough. first time seeing Bob and Co Live!

Spoke to the manager at peterborough - the venue surprisingly was not sold out. Even more surprisingly Aled Jones, who was due to appear the following night sold 200 more tickets!

Shocking.

Nice to hear Bob mention living in Cromwell Road in Peterborough in 1969. Its where I was born and lived (albeit 8 years after bob)

my nephew aged 9 enjoyed it too!

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I prefer the smaller more intimate venues also. I think Bob has made a mistake not doing Wimbledon and doing Shepherd's Bush instead, not least because I had tickets and can't go to Shepherd's Bush. But seriously, if he can't sell out the big venues, what's the point in doing them and then cancelling because he's only sold 400 tickets? Madness!

The atmosphere at the smaller venues is so much more personal. I love it.

Kaz · Someone's Looking At You

I agree. Hay, Ludlow and Newtown all were sold out and the atmosphere was amazing. Kaz.

Lets hope there are no more cancellations.

kidneybean · House on Fire

So glad to hear you all had such a good time last weekend. I've been off line due to a broadband collapse for about the last week so am only just reading all of the reviews.

I just hope the Dublin gig goes ahead as planned.......I'll be so sad if it's cancelled.

I'd tend to agree about the venue size thing. We saw Bob at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast a few years back and did thoroughly enjoy it, but would have to say, because the place is so spacious (confy seats and legroom +++) and was only about two thirds full, it was a little lacking in atmosphere........particularly when compared to seeing Bob at the Elmwood Hall (much smaller and packed out) a year later as part of the Belfast Festival.