#93

Yeah, I think it improved when it became the Blind Tiger. I didn’t mind the layout too much. It was a decent size. I only went there for the trashy garage rock’n’roll bands that Stay Sick were putting on and they always sounded ok to me. But I do remember the DJs especially sounded better after it changed.

#94

There probably was a change, but by that point I’d committed to the embargo so there’s that. I mean, it wasn’t The Freebutt, but it’s never good to see a venue disappear

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#95

I saw him in GAK once (Brighton guitar shop) - the staff were all being super super attentive

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#96

was anyone else at the Nick Cave gig at the O2 where he bumped into Bobby Gillespie in the crowd who then proceeded to get the lyrics wrong to Push The Sky Away?

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#97

Yup :+1:

(^not my video…)

#98

Remember seeing multiple musicians at Joanna Newsom at the City Halls in Glasgow in 2007 for the Ys tour, but only one I can bring to mind is Alex Kapranos.

#99

I was there too. Not the trickiest chorus to remember, it’s hardly ‘The Mercy Seat’ Bobby!

#100

yep - was a bit excruciating

#101

Lay on the floor next to Damo Suzuki at a 3hr Mars Volta gig at ATP - i suppose atp doesn’t count as the place is full of musicians but still, was pretty exciting.

Add to that a coked up Matt Pike also :smiley:

#102

Oh yeh, I forgot an ATP one- Bjork was in the crowd before nick cave and the bad seeds at atp Iceland. Lots of cool kids taking ridiculously unsubtle photos of her. Then a van reversed into the area outside of the stage, lifted up the back doors and a band were playing in it, which seemed to distract everyone for a while.

Saw Tilda Swinton in the crowd for that too, with jim jarmusch. I may be squashing 2 nights of memories into one, but it all definitely happened in some order!

#103

What year was that? Remember going to one and staggering around and TMV always seemed to be playing in the central bit!

#104

Annie Lennox at the Flaming Lips in Brixton Academy

#105

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#106

Saw members of the New Pornographers regularly at gigs in Vancouver in the oughts (particularly AC Newman). Also Caribou/Manitoba/Dan Snaith, definitely at four Tet, possibly others. And the most Pitchfork of all sightings, members of Bear in Heaven at a Pains of Being Pure at Heart show.

#107

I saw him at the Porchester Hall one.

#108

I saw Frank Turner at Birthdays once, can’t remember the gig. He watched the support act about a metre from the stage by himself as crowd was very very thin. I think he left for the main act.

Used to see Rory Kinnear a lot when I worked at the Sebright Arms briefly.

#109

Roland Gift from Fine Young Cannibals at the Boston Arms about ten years ago to see Billy Childish. Like many people from once famous bands he stood at the back of the room. In this case, on his own.

#110

Saw the Cribs on the upper balcony at a Kate Nash gig in Manchester 2010 (around the time Ryan was dating her)

Saw / met Drenge while sifting thru the crowd before Kanye at Glastonbury

… saw Bradley Branning at a Gary Numan gig in 2008.

#111

Staying with this theme I saw Sonia from Eastenders in the Dublin Castle circa… 2009/10, can’t remember the name of the band(s) playing

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#113

Ah yeah, good call! I was sat with my pal on one side and Norman Blake on the other. Think that was her first gig with an orchestra so felt very special.