#325

Saw them at All Points East the other week - thought they were pretty great :+1:

#326

The Notwist tonight. Looking forward to seeing them for the umpteenth time, but a bit disappointed that I won’t be able to bop about as much due to seats.

#327

What’s the standin up situation like? They say it’s encouraged, but does that mean just standing at your seat?

#328

I forgot about the standing encouraged thing, seems weird to me, has to be all or nothing if some people stand they will block people behind them, they should just accept they are a seated venue

#329

Yeah, that’s what i feel. Going to see Death Cab tomorrow and would rather just sit for it and enjoy the comfort.

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#330

Sub-thread

#331

The Notwist were pretty good last night, but the vocals were so muffled whenever it wasn’t a super quiet song. I ended up complaining to the sound guy, which I’ve never done before, and so did two other folk, but it made no difference.

I was in the rear stalls of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, and it was almost half empty in that section. A few people stood up near the back to dance towards the end, and so we went to join them (near the back in the stairs to avoid being in anybody’s way). A couple of people dancing in the front section by the end, but that’s it. I suppose it might be different if you had a band who actively encouraged it though.

At the very least it reminded me of how comfy the seats are there!

#333

Jambinai were incredible last night! Anyone who’s going to God Is An Astronaut tomorrow make sure you get there early to see them support!

Really looking forward to Emma Ruth Rundle and Mono this week (although gutted I missed out on MBV tickets). Can’t Robert Smith just curate a festival every year?

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#334

Went to the secret Sunday thing yesterday, they had a bunch of bands playing for free in the main hall.
Is Bliss were great, psych rock with a Spaceman 3 / Spiritualized thing going on.
Midas Fall were amazing after they got over some technical difficulties. I still think they sound like Tori Amos’s post rock band but live they are something else, they just ripped it up.

Looking forward to GIAA tonight.

#335

I was with my mum on her 70th yesterday and we popped into the Southbank to use the loos. She was instantly intrigued by the bands playing and sat through Is Bliss and Midas Fall whilst happily tapping her feet and clapping along in some instances. It was so cute and lovely that I had to go for a wee cry out of view.

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#336

Yeah it was strange being seated, I didn’t realise standing was encouraged. But as you said, the impact and their reaction to the standing ovation was lovely.

There was that girl who was absolutely going for it in the middle gangway, who later got told to move to the front left corner.

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#337

We were sat diagonally behind her - she was good value :+1:

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#338

I’m actively dreading sitting down for Mogwai, to be honest.

#339

I hope your mum had a lovely day. I saw Is Bliss play with Air Formation a while back and enjoyed them.

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#340

We’re live on Soho radio until 6pm if you fancy a listen http://sohoradiolondon.com or search for Soho Radio on any device / app that has TuneIn.

#341

Here’s a little Guide to the Meltdown bill, and a stab at the dream line up if Danielle Perry and I were to curate it.

#342

Standing didn’t go down well tonight. Thankfully we were on the other side and there was a lot less of that sort of fun.

#343

God is an Astronaut were brilliant but I was far more freaked out that I was 2 seats from Alan Moore.
Proper star struck. :hushed:

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#344

Agreed that the front-of-house sound was garbage. Too much bass frequency smothers and drowns out everything else, guys!

#345

Incredibly excited about seeing MBV for a fourth time on Saturday evening, but weirdly anxious about the whole encouraged standing thing (I want to stand!). We are in the nosebleeds right at the back, so potentially less of an issue I suppose, but do wish they would choose one or the other as can see their being a problem if you have folk behind you who have no interest in that.