Last Gig You Went To...

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Anyway, At the weekend I went to see Pop Will Eat Itself at Birmingham academy 2....

The band were great, played a good mix of old and new, and were great fun. I bought the new album there, it's pretty damn good.

However, the venue was NOT. They started the gig early, so we missed a fair chunk of the start of the show. It was also ridiculously oversold, which made it almost unbearable. Me and a friend were wearing hooded sweatshirts, and found it difficult to take them off because people were packed in that tight, and that was at the back. It was also unbearable hot, and probably contravened any number of safety regulations. We couldn't get to the bar, the toilet, the merch stand or the exit until the very end.

Why they didn't put it in academy 1 I have no idea..... there was nothing else on there. Oh well, I'm probably coming across as a grumpy git, but it did pretty much spoil the night, and it isn't the first time this has happened at this venue.

I very nearly went to that Dan, sounds like a bit of a nightmare, re. the crowding...I'm sure they oversell the main room too.

I didn't as 'The Rapture' were playing Cov. that night at the Kasbah.

An excellent gig, good crowd, and a mixture of their new album and old favourites, great fun and rather sweaty.

What was surreal was that they'd been booked in the over 14s slot, i.e. out by 10 so the over 18s club night could start, but the audience's average age was about 35...whereas the kids coming in for the subsequent club night looked about 12!!!

The highlight for me being...



And on the previous Thursday;

Went to see my mates band Souvaris on Thursday night, their third album launch, which has taken them 21 bloody months to finish...they must have taken ages to come up with the title...

Excellent stuff, think of a more jazzy/funky explosions in the sky or mogwai etc.

Souvaris - Souvaris Souvaris

http://gringorecords.bandcamp.com/al...varis-souvaris

Also on the bill were Zun Zun Egui, who I believe are from Bristol, with some strong Mali influences...very unique, a cross between the Bundu boys, Talking Heads and very early Yes...I know it sounds implausible but take a listen.

The frontman is a terrific, and an excellent guitarist

Zun Zun Egui - Katang

http://open.spotify.com/album/40ZlWxTdxWq1t0Xwx4BTfS

...a very good gig week for me