New Order @ Brixton Academy on Thurs 10th Nov

NObabe wrote: AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Unlucky! .But i`ll pass on your regards to Phil Cunningham for you if you want?

Johnny wrote:

Doctor Clayhead wrote:

Mate, I tried gettng back to Euston after one of the Brixton shows in 2001. Spent the night kicking my heels in the freezing bloody cold after missing the train by about 2 minutes.

Good luck!

I crashed for the night on Euston after Wembley Arena 87, but you can't even do that now.They close it completely don;t they?.Hope i make it to the last train

You should be OK - Euston-Wolverhampton run through the night don't they? Gotta stay over for Manc - the only train I could catch would take 4 hours - changing twice. Tis not the other side of the world Mr Virgin Trains!

National Express everybody!

Johnny wrote:

Doctor Clayhead wrote:

Mate, I tried gettng back to Euston after one of the Brixton shows in 2001. Spent the night kicking my heels in the freezing bloody cold after missing the train by about 2 minutes.

Good luck!

I crashed for the night on Euston after Wembley Arena 87, but you can't even do that now.They close it completely don;t they?.Hope i make it to the last train

Yep, the bastards boot you out after the last train (about 1.40 to Milton Keynes, I think), and then you don't get back in until about 5am. Even if you have a valid ticket for the next day. I've done it too many times, and don't wanna have to do it again!

There's Northampton-Euston and reverse about every half an hour? That any use?

Oops forgot. £18.60 return. Forget National Express. There's no bar for a start.........:)

Hello - I'm really pleased that proper New Order fans have been buying the tickets up before the internet touts get their grubby mitts on them. I only signed up as a member today as I saw the date go on www.seetickets.com and thought it would be best to post this asap. It looks like there will be only the one date at Brixton and Manchester, but I've been wondering today since buying my Brixton tickets where they might play on Sat 12th Nov? Think about it, night on, night off etc etc. Reckon it could be either Birmingham or Glasgow. Whoever sees anything first please post on this message board so I can see it!!!!! Will be posting more stuff on here - you all seem like a very friendly bunch and, as a New Order fan of over twenty years (I first saw them at Hammersmith Palais in Nov 1985, what a gig!) this makes me very happy.

Here's hoping they play some tracks that they haven't played for a long while and not the same-ish sets that they have been doing over the last few years. Would be good to hear them do 'The Perfect Kiss', 'Sunrise', 'Face Up', 'Guilty Partner', '586', 'Paradise', the list is almost endless!

Wino wrote: There's Northampton-Euston and reverse about every half an hour? That any use?

yeah but i would have to pay to get back to Rugby from Northampton.I can get a train to Rugby from Euston at 23.40 and then the next (and last) one is about 1.30 am but it doesn`t get to Rugby till 6.15am or something ridiculous.Could always grab a couple a few hours kip on that though, as i have work at 8.30am

edit: oh ,the Euston -Northampton tip was directed at Shug,sorry.

Nice one Shug - always use the Canterbury before Academy gigs, so see you in there!

I will be annoyed but still delighted if they announce a Birmingham gig.Now ive gone and bought a Brixton Ticket.Doubt theyll play the Midlands though.The NO fanbase would make the trip but can't imagine many locals attending.I'm a rare fan in this part of the country.

Johnny wrote: I will be annoyed but still delighted if they announce a Birmingham gig.Now ive gone and bought a Brixton Ticket.Doubt theyll play the Midlands though.The NO fanbase would make the trip but can't imagine many locals attending.I'm a rare fan in this part of the country.

This is definitely directed to you! If they play Brum, I won't need a train ticket!!!! Yippee. Not going to be around much next few days, so someone shout - very loud - if they hear anything! By the way, know what you mean. New Who?

Wino wrote:

Nick King wrote: Well, since I'll be on a training course that week in Hinckley, this is what my plans are so far! :p

Training Course --> Hinckley Station [taxi] Hinckley --> London (departs 5:30pm, arrives 7:15pm) [train] London --> Brixton (approx. half an hour) [tube]

Brixton --> Euston (before 11:40pm) [taxi] Euston --> Coventry (arrives 1:18am) [train] Coventry --> Hinckley Hotel [taxi]

Damn, I can't believe I'm even contemplating this!

I get the impression, you're fairly keen then? Unfortunately, there is no way I am going to talk my way out out of work - again!. By the way, what are you being 'trained' for?

Oh, just a fasttrack Windows Server 2003 course (which I know already, but hopefully I'll learn something extra and get off my a*se and take the two upgrade MCSE exams - not that it's worth anything nowadays, apart from on a CV)! :p

As for getting back to Euston in time, the Victoria line takes me directly from Brixton to Euston (so no need for taxi), so if I'm out just before 11pm, then I should make the 11:40pm train. Also, single train tickets (if booked ahead - which I've just done!), are about 12 quid each way. The expensive bit is going to be the taxi from Coventry to Hinckley - between 20-25 quid...

So, it's doable - probably get to Brixton in time for 8pm'ish, and will have to leave the gig just before 11pm!

NEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW OOOOOORRRRRRRRRRDAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Managed to get 4 tix. MASSIVE SHOUT OUT to Mr J Giles. Cheers again pal for the heads up. Me, Jeff the Chef, Old Monkey and Stubley all got ........STANDING! I couldn't go to Manc land.....too exxy

ah. i feel much better now....

:bag:

I'm deffo not leaving before the end of the gig.Not gonna miss the encore or anything.I've done that before and i always ,always regret it.

Very impressive. Am I the only person on this site who actually works for a living? (Leaving room now..........)

Nah, you're not the only one who works! :)

Normally, I'd either be working from home (Hertfordshire), or in Southend/Stevenage/Telford (wherever work needs me). With regards to Manchester, I've had to take the last two remaining holiday days off to make that trip, but with London, I can't really miss time off from a training course, hence the hectic travel arrangements!

If only I was working from home that day, then getting to and from London would be piss easy...

Wino wrote: Very impressive. Am I the only person on this site who actually works for a living? (Leaving room now..........)

It often seems like that to me, too.But i do work if it's any consolation.I just happened to be off sick with a stiff neck today!.But i have to work the day of the Birixton gig and the day after.So it's gonna be tight.

Cheers Rocketrob,I Would not have known about this if you had not posted.

Shouldn't be a problem leaving early if he encore is BLUE MONDAY

Stiff neck? Could be your age????? Try some deep heat. Or massage. But obviously, be careful of the obvious with the latter, or you could end up with more than a bad neck!

Tickets bought. Thanks for the info. I'm really looking forward to this one after the Peel gig - which was (literally) a riot!!!

Wino wrote: Stiff neck? Could be your age????? Try some deep heat. Or massage. But obviously, be careful of the obvious with the latter, or you could end up with more than a bad neck!

yes, it is my age and i do some forklift stuff at work which doesn`t help.Deep heat should not be applied to the neck i know.got some ant inflammotry pills from the doc today.anyway , enough of that. I'M GOING MOSHING AT BRIXTON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS!!!!:D