blackpool empress ballroom - who's going
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Mrs & Mrs Manic will be there.
Apparently its about a 7 hour drive from southampton but what the hell !
just got one £40.70 in total
at Ticketline.
(that fuckin SeeTickets wouldn't let me proceed to checkout. fucked).
bansheeman wrote: got mine and theresa's. going to stay in B&B and drink till late
sounds good. think i'll b & b it too.
Hello from me! :o
I'll be going with my brother, he needs a bit of help with his zimmer frame.
bansheeman wrote: got mine and theresa's. going to stay in B&B and drink till late
Im there as well now Grant.Just got the ticket.We shall have to meet up for an old Lancashire get together.
Baggsy not wearing the KIss me quick hat in sunny Blackpool though.
Jake Dudek wrote:
bansheeman wrote: got mine and theresa's. going to stay in B&B and drink till late
Im there as well now Grant.Just got the ticket.We shall have to meet up for an old Lancashire get together. Baggsy not wearing the KIss me quick hat in sunny Blackpool though.
nice one jake.go on wear the hat,i vote for MONTY to wear a dress and be the blackpool drag queen 
Once everything else has been taken care of I'm thinking of this one as well. But we shall have to see.
Just been looking at hotels for Blackpool, there's this hotel called the Clifton, about 3 mins walk from the venue that is 3* at only £32.25 a night through Octopus!
70 rooms, has to be worth a gander at that price even if it's not great! That price includes breakfast.
EDIT: "The hotel welcomes same-sex parties". It may well be a gay hotel! Should be good for some gay disco then!
Got me ticket this morning for Blackpool I will be going on me jack jones so would be great if i could meet up with fellow NOOL's for a drink n chat. :D
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote: Can't beat it it's about £15 for a B&B!
fuck them ant-man/bird-cage rooms, with the permament bed-linen stink.
i'm splashing at least 27 notes for this one.
J.A.K wrote:
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote: Can't beat it it's about £15 for a B&B!
fuck them ant-man/bird-cage rooms, with the permament bed-linen stink.
i'm splashing at least 27 notes for this one.
But you won't be staying at home will you?
You'll be in Blackpool!
Bonzette wrote:
J.A.K wrote:
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote: Can't beat it it's about £15 for a B&B!
fuck them ant-man/bird-cage rooms, with the permament bed-linen stink.
i'm splashing at least 27 notes for this one.
But you won't be staying at home will you?
You'll be in Blackpool!
ay..what the...
:(
J.A.K wrote:
Bonzette wrote:
J.A.K wrote:
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote: Can't beat it it's about £15 for a B&B!
fuck them ant-man/bird-cage rooms, with the permament bed-linen stink.
i'm splashing at least 27 notes for this one.
But you won't be staying at home will you?
You'll be in Blackpool!
ay..what the...
You got mail our kid!
ORBie wrote: Got me ticket this morning for Blackpool I will be going on me jack jones so would be great if i could meet up with fellow NOOL's for a drink n chat. :D
Don't worry we'll all be meeting up beforehand. The usual thing is there will be about 20 threads arguing about where to meet, then somebody will realise it's been shut down for years or won't let us in, then a mass panic until somebody decides on a venue about an hour before the gig. Just keep reading up before you go.
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote:
ORBie wrote: Got me ticket this morning for Blackpool I will be going on me jack jones so would be great if i could meet up with fellow NOOL's for a drink n chat. :D
Don't worry we'll all be meeting up beforehand. The usual thing is there will be about 20 threads arguing about where to meet, then somebody will realise it's been shut down for years or won't let us in, then a mass panic until somebody decides on a venue about an hour before the gig. Just keep reading up before you go.
true. the threads will be a mess soon over the drink/meet up thing. just go for the first pub by the tower. nimps.
The good thing with Blackpool is nearly all the bars on the front are so big, they can easily cater for a huge quantity of people. Don't think we'll have any problems.
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote: The good thing with Blackpool is nearly all the bars on the front are so big, they can easily cater for a huge quantity of people. Don't think we'll have any problems.
Shame they've all got stupid door policys
They won't let in a 30 year old wearing a £50 T-shirt, £100 Jeans and trainers but a spotty 17 year old in his old school trousers and shirt is more than welcome. 
Hmmm, you've got a point there. Hope they don't let Chavs in. Avoid Burberry, stripey Lacoste, tracky bottoms, baseball caps halfway up your head and you might be alright.
[magenta]Roll on October[/magenta] wrote:
ORBie wrote: Got me ticket this morning for Blackpool I will be going on me jack jones so would be great if i could meet up with fellow NOOL's for a drink n chat. :D
Don't worry we'll all be meeting up beforehand. The usual thing is there will be about 20 threads arguing about where to meet, then somebody will realise it's been shut down for years or won't let us in, then a mass panic until somebody decides on a venue about an hour before the gig. Just keep reading up before you go.
It never works though - you always seem to find us however hard we try to throw you off the scent!
Combining a little family break in Blackpool with this one.Taking the kids out of school for a couple of days,so a tad naughty..Mrs BRF and the juniors are gunna large it down the pleasure beach for the evening,and free me up for the ballroom gig,so tickety-boo there....I'll be the Billy-no-mates geek on his todd,in the mosh-pit if anybody fancies a chinwag 
That is up until now...chances are,an assortment of Redcar lads and lasses will get wind and come along too.
yup got the tickets shortly after 9
manchester sur mer(de)
really strange thats placebo and radiohead, now no we will have seen there in a matter of months
crap work tomorrow unfortunately
THE MONTSTER IS COMING!
Fifteen hours late,but just got in and got me ticket! Getting myself a Tuesday off,so I can have my obligatory "I'm so pissed,I can't remember the Order"
monty wrote: THE MONTSTER IS COMING!
Fifteen hours late,but just got in and got me ticket! Getting myself a Tuesday off,so I can have my obligatory "I'm so pissed,I can't remember the Order"
something i said convinced you then john is julie coming ?
also dont forget your coming in drag 
Mrs Milky wrote: My tickets just arrived in the post....
Bloody hell, that was quick - my post hasn't arrived today - yet... Will await with expectation now! 
Mrs Milky wrote: My tickets just arrived in the post....
Bloody hell!Talk about "Sooner than you think"
Did'nt think they'd send them out for months yet!
Might arrive on Tuesday then.Bank holiday on Monday,so maybe Tuesday.The sooner the ticket is in the mitt the betterNice one
oldmonkey wrote: Just been looking at hotels for Blackpool, there's this hotel called the Clifton, about 3 mins walk from the venue that is 3* at only £32.25 a night through Octopus!
70 rooms, has to be worth a gander at that price even if it's not great! That price includes breakfast.
EDIT: "The hotel welcomes same-sex parties". It may well be a gay hotel! Should be good for some gay disco then!
The Cliftons great I stayed there the other week for Radiohead. I think Ill be booked into a special B+B for New Order though, called me mum and dads house. Very good rates apparently
The Clifton's a smashing hotel. Slap bang in the middle of everything. Old victorian building, right on the seafront. Ask 'em if you can have a room facing the prom. Good price aswell. About the same sex parties I think it refers to hen/stag nights. A lot don't want all the hassle. Some pubs are the same.
Yes going to be largeing it for this one hope to see the usual faces and few new! So we are doing the usual pub before arguments? Adams from blackpool maybe he has some suggestions.
Hello Gregory!
I suggest the pub next to the venue. Quite spacious and seemed nice enough when i was last in it.
Just booked a ticket this morning after deliberating.New Order in Blackpool is too good a crack to miss!!!
Is that bloody 'Manchester' pub still there? (rip off,dodgy bar staff central) Not been up for a few years now.
oo i do like to be beside the seaside,o i do like to be beside the prom,o i do like to be beside the seaside,where the brass band play -- FUCK OFF WEST BROM !!
OPPS SORRY MIKE
FUCK OFF WEST BROM !!
Not a poblem, they are shite , can't wait for this gig
Adam, what's the venue like ?
hmmm really really want to go to this gig, its pretty much the only viable one i could get too....think i may have missed my chance for a ticket though 
is the empress ballroom all standing aswell?
Who is Joe Gill? wrote: hmmm really really want to go to this gig, its pretty much the only viable one i could get too....think i may have missed my chance for a ticket though
is the empress ballroom all standing aswell?
Still on sale at Ticketmaster, SeeTickets, even though TicketLine (Picadilly Tickets) have sold out of their allocation of tickets... :)
Digital Mike Binoshed wrote:
FUCK OFF WEST BROM !!
Not a poblem, they are shite , can't wait for this gig
Adam, what's the venue like ?
I really like it, theres no sloped floor though, so if youre a littlun youre a bit fucked. It gets slightly warm too, I remember the heat haze above the crowd at the Roses in 89. Its got a sprung dancefloor though, so thats gonna be going like a trampoline during Ceremony.
As far as pubs go, Ill be in the Blue Room, about 50 yards up from the Winter Gardens on Church street, Ive been going there for 20 odd years so why break the habit of a lifetime? You`re very welcome to join me unless you all fancy one of the every man for himself pubs down on the front
Also I know that one of the support bands is from Blackpool, my mate teaches photography with one of the guys in it.
Wot time is everyone up there? I'm seriously thinking of booking a day's holiday on that Monday.
got myself a ticket
my first two NO gigs ever booked for this year then, Liverpool and Blackpool!
oldmonkey wrote: It's the whole fookin' week off, Blackpool then straight to Glasgow!
That's what i'm doing. Can't wait!
For those who havent been its a top venue, I saw charlatans a few yrs ago there. It has a great ritz manchester style bouncy dancefloor, if they play ceremony you might bang head on ceiling!!
gmex88 wrote: For those who havent been its a top venue, I saw charlatans a few yrs ago there. It has a great ritz manchester style bouncy dancefloor, if they play ceremony you might bang head on ceiling!!
Given that I'm 6'4", that's a given... At least I'll wake up in the morning with a headache, which I can blame on something else!
Has anyone not got there Blackpool ticket yet ? I paid for both my Blackpool and Wolves ticket through Ticketmaster on the the same morning via the web. But i have only had my Wolves ticket through the post ???
Received Blackpool tickets a couple of weeks ago, ordered them through See tickets. Got Glasgow and Wolves also, just waiting for Wembley and Newcastle now.
Jake Dooey wrote: Has anyone not got there Blackpool ticket yet ? I paid for both my Blackpool and Wolves ticket through Ticketmaster on the the same morning via the web. But i have only had my Wolves ticket through the post ???
Ordered mine through Shitemaster as well. Haven't got the Blackpool tickets yet. Where are they?
PHD wrote:
Jake Dooey wrote: Has anyone not got there Blackpool ticket yet ? I paid for both my Blackpool and Wolves ticket through Ticketmaster on the the same morning via the web. But i have only had my Wolves ticket through the post ???
Ordered mine through Shitemaster as well. Haven't got the Blackpool tickets yet. Where are they?
Well sorry to say this but at least it is not just me with out a ticket for Blackpool. Im gonna give it till the end of July and then i will be on to Ticketmaster. Its so wierd though as when i got my recorded post i just thought that the two tickets would have been together.
:(
Got my Newcastle (ticketweb) and Blackpool (see tickets) tickets about a week from ordereing both.
Well, not a lot of my tickets have arrived, and I don't expect a lot of them to arrive before September - this is the way of the Ticket Companies...
My Liverpool tickets only arrived last week, and the gig's about 2 weeks away :)
i paid for my ticket but i have to pick it up the night of the gig as they can't mail it to me due to 'unforseen circumstances.' 
Minx wrote: I shall be there.... My first New Order gig
Aww nice one Minx,it won't be the last!
Same here...STILL waiting for Blackpool ticket... they take the money from ya quick enuff dont they ...gonna wait till mid July, if no ticket by then i will be bangin on ticketmasters door with a large mallet!!...
Hi I ordered Blackpool tickets from Ticketbastardmaster, has anyone else recieved theirs yet?Im coming over from Aus and dont want tickets to arrive after I leave!Pricks wont answer the phone or reply to emails!
Minx wrote: :( STILL haven't had my tickets yet.
Thought you said you were sorted for tickets before they went on sale? 
Friend of a friend i think you said.
John Sludden wrote:
Minx wrote: :( STILL haven't had my tickets yet.
Thought you said you were sorted for tickets before they went on sale?
Sorry to clarify
He got them booked and sorted for me but I haven't had them posted to me yet.
Just received an email from ticketbastard master , as I am a "foreign johnny" , I will have to pick up tickets on the day.Thanks to all who replied ! Anybody know any pubs near the venue?
SHED wrote:
Nick King wrote: Ticket arrived from seetickets this morning!
via DONKEY?
Seems like it! Amongst the only tickets for the October tour that have so far arrived!
My ticket came this morning
I was actually hoping for a completely different letter i'm geting impatient for though ,on this occasion.So mixed feelings today
think my ticket's here...yay!!!... there was a card in me letter box when i got in from work...says i gotta sign for a letter..will pick up tomoz!!!..
Now to book a B&B!! 
Tickets have arrived at last for the Jolly Boys' Outing. Ticketmaster dragged their feet on this one.
PHD wrote: Tickets have arrived at last for the Jolly Boys' Outing. Ticketmaster dragged their feet on this one.
who can play Uncle albert? who's Boycie? Is the coach safe?
J.A.K wrote:
PHD wrote: Tickets have arrived at last for the Jolly Boys' Outing. Ticketmaster dragged their feet on this one.
who can play Uncle albert? who's Boycie? Is the coach safe?
Funny enough my mate went to the opening of a bar in Victoria Street the night before the New Order gig and the fella who plays Mickey Pearce was there. He said he was a boss laugh but he's gettin' on a bit these days!
J.A.K wrote: god he didn't have that trilby thing on did he? was his mate Jevon there as well?
No trilby but there's an idea for Blackpool to go with the Hawaiian shirts. Is right!
Dave Legge wrote: a spotty 17 year old in his old school trousers and shirt is more than welcome.
It's great; I love my bumfluff. Though the downside of being 17 is you're too young to register yourself for an Ebay account so I can't buy myself a ticket and mummy won't let me go if I'm coming back on a train during the night; never mind the fact I've got school the next day!
What time do such gigs normally finish and would I be able to get out by 11pm for the 2314 last train home?
would be my first No gig from outfront
been to loads of standing gigs tho - with crazier people than u lot for sure!
Jack,you'll have to arrive in a Hawaiian shirt so we'll be able to find you on the promenade! And we'll educate you in ways of aggressive dancing,getting pissed and doing roly-polys. 
ok MONTMEISTER im pretty sure i've been pissed, and we had to do roly polys loads in P.E in primary school 
Hawaiian shirt hmmm i'll give it a go
Just teach me about aggressive dancing
how many people here are staying in a B&B? Have you booked it yet?
Cos i was wondering if i'll be alright to leave it a while before i make an effort to try and find a place. Looking forward to this gig! 
FrogChorus wrote: how many people here are staying in a B&B? Have you booked it yet? Cos i was wondering if i'll be alright to leave it a while before i make an effort to try and find a place. Looking forward to this gig!
I'd give yerself about at least 4 weeks.They are ten-a-penny in Blackpool,you can get a cheap one for about £15 a night.But the Blackpool Illuminations will be on between August 31st till October 31st,so expect a sudden influx nearer the time.
John Sludden wrote:
SALFORD STAR! wrote: so expect a sudden influx nearer the time.
And a Sludden influx. :D
WHEY-HEY!!!!
SALFORD STAR! wrote:
FrogChorus wrote: how many people here are staying in a B&B? Have you booked it yet? Cos i was wondering if i'll be alright to leave it a while before i make an effort to try and find a place. Looking forward to this gig!
I'd give yerself about at least 4 weeks.They are ten-a-penny in Blackpool,you can get a cheap one for about £15 a night.But the Blackpool Illuminations will be on between August 31st till October 31st,so expect a sudden influx nearer the time.
Ah right cool. Gonna have to leave it for a while anyway, cos the missus is debating whether to come to Blackpool for the night
My tickets were on the Mat when i got back today.
Bloody long wait though from ticket master ?
So where are people staying in Blackpool? I've gone for the nod to history, and am staying at the Imperial Hotel, where JD played in 1979. Costing two arms and one leg though!
oldmonkey wrote: So where are people staying in Blackpool? I've gone for the nod to history, and am staying at the Imperial Hotel, where JD played in 1979. Costing two arms and one leg though!
Going up there this month so will probably book something then. How much are they charging for the Imperial then? Mail me if you want!
Lytham.
i've got a mad man yoo hooligan mate called Mick from Luton, who's not liking what i tell him about NOOLERs. he tends to expode very easily. some of you will like him though.
oldmonkey wrote: So where are people staying in Blackpool? I've gone for the nod to history, and am staying at the Imperial Hotel, where JD played in 1979. Costing two arms and one leg though!
thought you would
:sense&point:
Yes have got 2 tickets but i might have to sell them cause the fuckin C.S.A want every fuckin penny of me i am well fuckin pissed off
Desmond Tierney wrote: Yes have got 2 tickets but i might have to sell them cause the fuckin C.S.A want every fuckin penny of me i am well fuckin pissed off
Hardies mate.The Bastards! 
oldmonkey wrote: So where are people staying in Blackpool? I've gone for the nod to history, and am staying at the Imperial Hotel, where JD played in 1979. Costing two arms and one leg though!
I want to stay there then.
(Thank God they're not playing two nights then - at least you'll be able to hop around at Glasgow!)
Decided to cancel me booking there and save the money for ale, now staying in the Clifton instead. Pocketed £100 for beer out of that one!
John Sludden wrote:
SALFORD STAR! wrote: so expect a sudden influx nearer the time.
And a Sludden influx. :D
Call the cops!
I'll be there with my woman,not staying tho',work beckons for some.....Jack in a Hawaiian shirt?! Not gonna get any attention then....Get 'Pop' to wear 1 too,will go with those sunglasses! Are they permanently stuck to his head now? :D
Thought it was about time i booked a B&B... found 1 rite near the venue ...1 min away according to web site..
Bradleys Hotel Albert Road... £30 a nite + Brekie!!.. booked it packed it..
Anyone else sorted a B&B or Hotel yet???.. anyone staying at the same place???
anyone sorting a meet up place yet??
bansheeman wrote: got thread back up because even i can talk more sense than last bloke even when pissed
:p
i should hav spare wolves ticket when they arrive.so where is every1 staying in blackers,any1 need a room mate,i'm driving up from sarf wales,then driving on 2 the glasgee gigs
Just got booked in to the Clifton Hotel (Talbot Square) £30 inc. full breakfast. Single room and "table for one, is it, sir?" How sad! Still I'm sure there'll be plenty of NOOLers to share a few beers with.
Damn shame that it's on a work night. I'm driving there straight from work and I'll probably have to be up at 7am to get to work on Tuesday.
EdSpess wrote: Just got booked in to the Clifton Hotel (Talbot Square) £30 inc. full breakfast. Single room and "table for one, is it, sir?" How sad! Still I'm sure there'll be plenty of NOOLers to share a few beers with.
Damn shame that it's on a work night. I'm driving there straight from work and I'll probably have to be up at 7am to get to work on Tuesday.
I'm in there as well Ed.
[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote: i'll be there
Will look out for you in the shadows on stage left then!
[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote:
might even come out
wouldnt know who to look for tho
There are plenty of links to photos from this site, for you to recognise people!!
I suppose it would be more fun out front compared to seeing the gig from behind, but more sweaty :)
Ness Order wrote:
[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote:
might even come out
wouldnt know who to look for tho
There are plenty of links to photos from this site, for you to recognise people!!
I suppose it would be more fun out front compared to seeing the gig from behind, but more sweaty :)
Just go to the pub first, or introduce yourself to the three lovely ladies on the front row in front of your dad.
Ness Order wrote:
[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote:
might even come out
wouldnt know who to look for tho
There are plenty of links to photos from this site, for you to recognise people!!
I suppose it would be more fun out front compared to seeing the gig from behind, but more sweaty :)
Jack, I'll swap with ya. I'll watch from the stage shadows and you can have my spot out front, squashed up behind Ness.
You'll love it
[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote:
might even come out
wouldnt know who to look for tho
I'm the one holding the pint.....err that's confusing,Ethan's holding a Cider and Black!!
