The Concert Thread

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

I went to a fundraising event last night in town where two local bands ? Floral Detectives and The Skapones ? were playing.

Floral Detectives were musically really good but very unfortunate because Calum, the lead singer, was losing his voice before they started and it had practically gone when they finished, so he was croakily joking that he sounded like Dot Cotton, then Tom Waits, then asked if anyone had a Strepsil!

The Skapones were excellent, a lively six-piece 2Tone ska band who were almost certainly influenced by Bad Manners, The Clash, and The Specials. They ramped up the energy levels thanks to the saxophonist, keyboards, and stage presence of frontman Willo.

I had a really good night and will definitely go to see The Skapones again because they were the pick of the two acts.

[gag]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

I saw Garbage at Manchester Apollo.

They really weren't.

I'm pretty sure it was garbage I saw yrs ago, went with a previous work colleague, they was good, I was watching the lead the singer and she chucked in the towel she been using to wipe her herself and my friend who I went with caught it, if I had been paying attention I'd have caught it because he a short arse and less than 5ft lol.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by gag

I'm pretty sure it was garbage I saw yrs ago, went with a previous work colleague, they was good, I was watching the lead the singer and she chucked in the towel she been using to wipe her herself and my friend who I went with caught it, if I had been paying attention I'd have caught it because he a short arse and less than 5ft lol.

There support when i saw them were a band called Biz.

And they were. Terrible.

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

There support when i saw them were a band called Biz.

And they were. Terrible.

I think you mean Bis and they're one of my favourite bands

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I think you mean Bis and they're one of my favourite bands

Are you serious?

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Are you serious?

I am completely serious, I used to write to their singer Manda, and I've seen them gigging about 5 or 6 times They had a new album out last spring and it was excellent

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

I am completely serious, I used to write to their singer Manda, and I've seen them gigging about 5 or 6 times They had a new album out last spring and it was excellent

Haha! Brilliant.

They were the low watermark for all the bands, mainly support, we considered crap.

"Well they were shit, but not as bad as Bis though".

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Haha! Brilliant.

They were the low watermark for all the bands, mainly support, we considered crap.

"Well they were shit, but not as bad as Bis though".

Back in 96 they only had some EPs and split singles out and they were a very love them or hate them band. However, kudos to them for being the first ever unsigned band to appear on Top of the Pops.

They?re a lot more professional and polished these days haha.

[Susan Foreman]

Just got our tickets to go and see Alice at the Hammy O in October !

[Susan Foreman]

Glasto 2024 seems like a pretty poor line-up

There is only Cyndi Lauper and Shania Twain who would be 'must-see' as far as I am concerned