Echo and the Bunnymen, Royal Albert Hall, 16 Sep
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delilah wrote: I know it's over six months away but I'm already getting excited. Anyone else going?
have you got me a ticket? :)
banshee wrote:
delilah wrote: I know it's over six months away but I'm already getting excited. Anyone else going?
have you got me a ticket? :)
not unless you're going to make me an offer I can't refuse... :)
Hi Claire, yes I will be there, wouldn't miss this for the world, even if Mac can't sing anymore!
Bit of a long way off but i might make it .Never seen em live funnily enough.Good to see you Delilah 
Tim wrote: Hi Claire, yes I will be there, wouldn't miss this for the world, even if Mac can't sing anymore!
I heard he gave up the fags last year so maybe he's going to recapture some former glory!
Nick King wrote: Tickets sold out (apart from Restricted seats)... :\ohwell:
Bugger I would have gone to that... :(
johnny wrote: Bit of a long way off but i might make it .Never seen em live funnily enough.Good to see you Delilah
Hi there!
Should be a good night - they are playing the whole of Ocean Rain, start to finish
Haven't been on here for a while - have I missed anything? Bernard and Hooky have patched up their differences and NO have reformed? New album on the way? OK, maybe not... :\ohwell:
Like fook hes given up tabs- still smokin like a trooper at the Cavern n Lomax gigs at Crimbo last month (ish) Did hear that their planning to put the show on at the Phillharmonic/Georges Hall in L'pool in the r.a.hall do is a stormer. zzzzzziiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbooooooooooo
Smoking aint all he's still doing either......
Bumped into him coming out of the stage door at the Carling Academy a year ago last Xmas with a rather attractive young lady on his arm.
As he was getting into the back seat of his Merc I went up to him and dribbled " The Cutter was fucking brilliant tonight mate". He looked at me through the obligatory shades and said "they were all fucking brilliant". Class. He wasn't wrong either. Some pics from that night here:
jake atkinson wrote: Smoking aint all he's still doing either......
Bumped into him coming out of the stage door at the Carling Academy a year ago last Xmas with a rather attractive young lady on his arm.
As he was getting into the back seat of his Merc I went up to him and dribbled " The Cutter was fucking brilliant tonight mate". He looked at me through the obligatory shades and said "they were all fucking brilliant". Class. He wasn't wrong either. Some pics from that night here:
Modest as ever, then!
He really should give up the tabs - not doing his voice any good at all :\ohwell:
Echo & The Bunnymen will be performing a very special 30TH Anniversary show in Liverpool very soon, the venue is top secret and officially announced in the next few weeks....
I hurt so far 
Liverpool Arena with orchestra doing Ocean Rain at the end of November.
Tickets go on sale Friday 9am.
Cheers
Dave
Dave Algeo wrote: Liverpool Arena with orchestra doing Ocean Rain at the end of November.
Tickets go on sale Friday 9am.
Cheers
Dave
Is it true? I saw it yesterday and thought, it was an april joke.
[gold]confusion[/gold] wrote:
Dave Algeo wrote: Liverpool Arena with orchestra doing Ocean Rain at the end of November.
Tickets go on sale Friday 9am.
Cheers
Dave
Is it true? I saw it yesterday and thought, it was an april joke.
It is true. I work a the Arena.
Cheers
Dave
Uncle Liam wrote: Tis true
No doubt part of that capital of culture bollocks.
Either way, I'll be on the phone first thing...
I couldnt think of anything worse, being surrounded by a loaf scoursers celebrating being scouse, as if it was some kind of achievment.
Personally I couldn't give a flying f...
I'll get to see one of my favourite bands so they can celebrate whatever they like.
Dodjem wrote:
Either way, I'll be on the phone first thing...
The 16th's the day after my birthday,
just in case yer stuck for what to get me Jem :wink3:
anyone know if there is a new Bunnymen record coming out as well, or is this just an anniversary "hits" show?
JeffMo wrote: anyone know if there is a new Bunnymen record coming out as well, or is this just an anniversary "hits" show?
New single due out in July and a new album due out later in the year . According to the sunday mail in scotland.
OutofOrder wrote:
JeffMo wrote: anyone know if there is a new Bunnymen record coming out as well, or is this just an anniversary "hits" show?
New single due out in July and a new album due out later in the year . According to the sunday mail in scotland.
excellent news indeed! thanks
Dave - 30th anniversary of the band, Ocean Rain was 84', they did a load of special gigs for 25th anniversary in 03' Also playing Nu Yark as well and other big towns. Never fill that scouse arena, cos they have struggled to fill 2 nights at Lomax the last 2 Xmas' and thats only 1,500 capacity. Still, should be playing the new album tunes on these dates as well
Did the Bunnymen lose control of their catalogue? I ask because there seems to be an endless reissuing of the same live concerts over and over again. I noticed there are two different Live in Liverpool releases and two different Shepherds Bush ones (granted, in each case there are single and double cd releases, but still....). Glad I'm not an EATB completist.
OCEAN RAIN 2CD DELUXE EDITION
WEA will be releasing a very special version of possibly the Bunnymens finest moment Ocean Rain as a double disc on 29/09/08, disc 1 will be the Ocean Rain album & disc 2 is the 1983 Albert Hall concert (remastered), due to technical issues 2 tracks from the Albert Hall concert will not be on the cd these are Heroin & Do It Clean.
absolutely fantastic on sunday at Bingley got photos and video cant seem to be able to upload on this site though
The Haçienda must be (re)Built wrote: I have a couple of spares for RAH gig if anyone is interested.
Yes please!
Gazman wrote:
Dodjem wrote:
Either way, I'll be on the phone first thing...
The 16th's the day after my birthday,
just in case yer stuck for what to get me Jem :wink3:
If anybodies got me a ticket for my birthday,
Stick my card and ticket in the post tomorrow,
makes sure i get it ontime
The Haçienda must be (re)Built wrote: I suggest we meet up here
I should be there for 6ish
I will be there, too.
confusion wrote:
The Haçienda must be (re)Built wrote: I suggest we meet up here
I should be there for 6ish
I will be there, too.
yep me too around 7
Echo and the Bunnymen cause a storm with their performance of Ocean Rain 17 September 2008 - More than 25 years after they first played at the Royal Albert Hall, Echo and the Bunnymen returned to perform their album Ocean Rain in Full.
The record was the band’s 4th studio album. It was released in 1984 and reached number 4 in the UK album charts.
It was during the recording of Ocean Rain in 1983 that the Liverpool four-piece showcased some of the tracks at a gig at the Royal Albert Hall, which is why it was fitting that it should be played there again, all these years later.
Speaking to 6 Music news earlier in the week Ian McCulloch revealed that it had taken over a year of pestering the venue to allow them to play there at the time: "They'd decided there was going to be no more bands after a Mott the Hoople gig in 1973. There had been trouble and some damage had been done," he explained.
"Our manager and promoter would go in and play our acoustic tracks to the people in charge of the hall to prove we weren’t a rock band. I think they played them Simon and Garfunkel and said that was us."
25 years later however, and the crowd look like they were the same ones there all that time ago.
The gig was split into two halves and during the first set the Bunnymen played a selection of hits from albums other than Ocean Rain.
The most memorable moments were tracks such as Nothing Ever Lasts Forever - which reached number 8 in the UK singles charts when it was released in 1997 - and Lips Like Sugar taken from their 1987 record Echo and the Bunnymen.
The group also aired some new material which, far from the melancholy jangly genius of Ocean Rain, sounded like straight forward rock and roll with sing-along, almost anthemic choruses.
But Ian McCulloch reckons their forthcoming record, which is set to be called The Fountain, is their best work since Ocean Rain: "The new album is ready and it'll be out in January. It's fantastic and there are some songs on it that are - I don't want to say are as good as The Killing Moon because The Killing Moon is the benchmark and no-one has come close to that not even me - but there's a song called the Idleness of Goldsworth which is unbelievable."
The banter between the band and the crowd was minimal but towards the end of the first set, McCulloch announced a break and said it would be a good chance for people, "to get a butty or something."
After the interval they returned to the stage all dressed in suits apart from McCulloch who swaggered on last in his trademark sunglasses and long black fur coat.
They continued to play Ocean Rain from beginning to end with live orchestral backing and atmospheric lighting. The sound bounced beautifully off all four walls of the venue and McCulloch’s voice sounded as strong as ever.
Projected onto screens at either side of the stage, were photographs of the band's earlier gigs and their time spent recording Ocean Rain in Paris.
McCulloch told 6 Music he had fond memories of the making of the album, recalling: "We did the bulk of it in Paris. It was my idea to go to Paris and Rob the boss of Warners at the time said, 'Macca why do you really want to go to Paris. It's not to go to make the record is it?' And I said 'yeah it is. I just think I'd sing it differently or perfectly if it was done in Paris.'"
And then he added: "And obviously I ran out of time in Paris and I ended up doing to vocals in Kirby which is in Liverpool. But from what I can remember Paris was beautiful. We picked the most beautiful city maybe apart from Liverpool."
Back to the gig though and obvious highlights were The Killing Moon, Silver and Seven Seas which saw some of the crowd dare to get out of their seats and start dancing.
Others mimed the guitar parts whilst still sitting, but the majority of the audience was definitely on good form and responding well to the performance.
The album ends on the title track after which the band waved and walked off stage to rapturous applause and a standing ovation.
There was no encore or curtain call but fans kept clapping until the lights came on and it was time to head back to waiting babysitters.
Outside the response from punters was overwhelmingly positive: "I’ve seen Echo and the Bunnymen 25 to 30 times and that was the absolute dogs dangly bits," said one fan.
"It was fantastic. With the orchestra behind them it was a whole new experience. The sound was brilliant. They had lots of fans there from across the years and they were all loving it," gushed another.
It was a classic album in a classic venue and as McCulloch had hoped it was certainly an experience Bunnymen devotees will remember for years to come: "I wanted to get the Band somewhere - in a venue that we should be in. I wanted something really religious to be done and I thought I know what we should do Ocean Rain in the Royal Albert Hall."
Source: BBC 6
very good review. i like the bit that says "I’ve seen Echo and the Bunnymen 25 to 30 times and that was the absolute dogs dangly bits," said one fan.
They played very well. But the sound wasn't loud enough for those who seated. It was a little bit annoying to see half of the standing area was (for security reasons?) empty.
confusion wrote: They played very well. But the sound wasn't loud enough for those who seated. It was a little bit annoying to see half of the standing area was (for security reasons?) empty.
thanks for giving us the low down. stranglers next ?
banshee wrote:
confusion wrote: They played very well. But the sound wasn't loud enough for those who seated. It was a little bit annoying to see half of the standing area was (for security reasons?) empty.
thanks for giving us the low down. stranglers next ?
Next S25PH in B, NL and D and then the Bunnymen in Liverpool again.
Andrew Sayer wrote: that specky twat above wont have but this bearded cunt here might have G
PM coming then beardy...
Gazman wrote:
Andrew Sayer wrote: that specky twat above wont have but this bearded cunt here might have G
PM coming then beardy...
Well, if there's one going around???
Yes please
RichShan wrote:
Gazman wrote:
Andrew Sayer wrote: that specky twat above wont have but this bearded cunt here might have G
PM coming then beardy...
Well, if there's one going around???
Yes please
Andrew Sayer wrote: that specky twat above wont have but this bearded cunt here might have G
Fell through the door about 10 mins ago Beardy
The Haçienda must be (re)Built wrote: I'd be interested in getting hold of this if poss, purlease.
Pm me yer address,and i'll send ye down a copy
