Wayward Distractions - very wayward

We've had to postpone the planned big event in Manchester until later in the year, probably September.

As you may have read at World in Motion, Bernard Sumner is doing a DJ set in London the same night, which would have had rather a damaging effect on the size of crowd we could expect - people would much rather stand around a DJ booth hoping that he plays the new single rather than seeing live bands playing all your favourite songs, so it's a little beyond our control.

Fear not though, the event will be rescheduled for later in the year.

TIM...what has happened with your band?I saw a note on another thread about you NOT being a band but thought you were joking.If you don't wanna say just say NO!

I take it everyone UK-based will be in attendance for this one?

Not Mancland again! I am sick of going up there!

I will be in attendance though subject to work!

Known Pleasures have changed their name to "Digital" as we didn't want to be confused with Unknown Pleasures, particularly as we are both getting gigs in the same area with one of the same promoters. A bit like changing from Warsaw to Joy Division really !

Originally posted by Slippy Not Mancland again! I am sick of going up there!I will be in attendance though subject to work!

We're also playing two nights before this, probably in London.

Will JSB be allowed in ?:)

Originally posted by Casey Ryback Will JSB be allowed in ?:)

Of course, we'll take his money, then let him loose for everyone to kick the shite out of him. he'd probably appreciate that.

Originally posted by Casey Ryback Will JSB be allowed in ?:)

We want him for the M.C

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63> > > > Originally posted by Casey Ryback> > Will JSB be allowed in ?:)>

then let him loose for everyone to kick the shite out of him..

He can wait in line behind Slippy - who's gonna get an almighty shoe'ing for this Minidisc debacle.

That's if somebody doesn't get the Slipster first at ACR/Doves.

Think ROCKET is lookin at a boxing glove Slippy head interface, ROCKET advises the USE of HEADGUARD , assume ROCKET punches in capitals, if so very sporting to offer headguard advice

who is JSB?

deja-vu re: ATR

Tim hope you don't get confused with me DIGITAL MIKE

Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 > Originally posted by Slippy> Not Mancland again! I am sick of going up there!> > I will be in attendance though subject to work!

We're also playing two nights before this, probably in London.

That does sound a lot more convenient

Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63> > > > Originally posted by Casey Ryback> > Will JSB be allowed in ?:)>

then let him loose for everyone to kick the shite out of him..

He can wait in line behind Slippy - who's gonna get an almighty shoe'ing for this Minidisc debacle.

That's if somebody doesn't get the Slipster first at ACR/Doves.

I might even turn up for this one! Any requests??

Originally posted by Clockwork C who is JSB?deja-vu re: ATR

JSB= James Stephen Barnes

ATR= Alex the Red

Originally posted by Garymac > Originally posted by Al Jarvis > Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63> > > > Originally posted by Casey Ryback> > Will JSB be allowed in ?:)>

then let him loose for everyone to kick the shite out of him..

He can wait in line behind Slippy - who's gonna get an almighty shoe'ing for this Minidisc debacle.

That's if somebody doesn't get the Slipster first at ACR/Doves.

Think ROCKET is lookin at a boxing glove Slippy head interface, ROCKET advises the USE of HEADGUARD , assume ROCKET punches in capitals, if so very sporting to offer headguard advice

That's why we postponed this gig - see the top of the thread !

We will still be playing in London on Friday 2nd though.

Originally posted by Al Jarvis Can't speak for everyone else, but I'd rather do the Mancland thing than Barney DJing in London. I mean, there'd be half-a-dozen at most for the London thing, and it's not like the audience you'd hope to capture in Mancland is all gonna be travelling down for Sumner anyways, is it? As it is, even with Barney in London I'm not sure I'd go whether I have something better to do, or not. No offence to the lad, but there is a major footie game on that night!

Cheers Al, but we've had to take the decision early to avoid messing the venue around and incurring considerable costs. We'll run it in September/October. We always suspected the footy would be a big problem, and Barney gazumping us is the icing on the cake !

Originally posted by Spotnick Pay Barney to be the DJ at your gig :pPay him twice the amount he's getting there , that should do it ;)

Maths not your strong point ?

Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 > Originally posted by Spotnick> Pay Barney to be the DJ at your gig :p> > Pay him twice the amount he's getting there , that should do it ;)

Maths not your strong point ?

Graduate of the Deloitte & Enron school of accountancy, like as not

Originally posted by Garymac > Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63> > > > Originally posted by Spotnick> > Pay Barney to be the DJ at your gig :p> > > > Pay him twice the amount he's getting there , that should do it ;)>

Maths not your strong point ?

Graduate of the Deloitte & Enron school of accountancy, like as not

Are you going to the Barney event instead now Gary?

Originally posted by ShugZV© Best expression I can come up with isfucking bollocks!I was well looking forward to this as well. Ach well, it could be worse, England could get to the final..........nah, not a chanceSeptember / October it is then

It could have been worse Shug, I drew the venue money out of the bank on Saturday, ready to give N+Day , thank fuck the setlists weren't ready , the Greek lads pullin out saved me some dollar in the end ... Very dissapointed though both on a personal level, and for the other lads and lasses who got involved as it went along. Still lessons have been learned , not least of which is that sittin on a chunk of money on a lovely evenin , is very temptin for a fella who is ' on the waggon '

From my point of view as joint organiser, yes the London Barney thing is the major downer on proceedings. Even though he is only doing a DJ set, the lure of the remote possibility that he may play the new NO song is gonna be quite strong for a lot of people based in London - the thinking being that people can get there on the Tube and spend their money on lager rather than having to pay x to get train up to Manc to see a couple of covers bands. Our target audience for this event is split between the Manchester locals who would be at the venue anyway/interested in a JD/NO event of this type, and the NOOL UK punter, the socially active majority of who are based in London. Obviously we'd still get the hardcore, and their support is much appreciated, but its the additional punters that we need to attract, ones who are more likely to want to see the real deal posing around a DJ booth, cos it is easier. As we are trying to put on a London show on the Friday night immediately before this Sunday, with much the same bands involved, it might be asking just a little bit much of people to expect them to travel up to Manchester as well when there is a viable London alternative that day. At the end of the day it all comes down to gold coins - we're starting with a loss and need a 100+ crowd both to break even and to show that we mean business. September/October will be the event that we want it to be.

Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 From my point of view as joint organiser, yes the London Barney thing is the major downer on proceedings. Even though he is only doing a DJ set, the lure of the remote possibility that he may play the new NO song is gonna be quite strong for a lot of people based in London - the thinking being that people can get there on the Tube and spend their money on lager rather than having to pay x to get train up to Manc to see a couple of covers bands. Our target audience for this event is split between the Manchester locals who would be at the venue anyway/interested in a JD/NO event of this type, and the NOOL UK punter, the socially active majority of who are based in London. Obviously we'd still get the hardcore, and their support is much appreciated, but its the additional punters that we need to attract, ones who are more likely to want to see the real deal posing around a DJ booth, cos it is easier. As we are trying to put on a London show on the Friday night immediately before this Sunday, with much the same bands involved, it might be asking just a little bit much of people to expect them to travel up to Manchester as well when there is a viable London alternative that day. At the end of the day it all comes down to gold coins - we're starting with a loss and need a 100+ crowd both to break even and to show that we mean business. September/October will be the event that we want it to be.

You could always play in Aberdeen, Tim: coastal resort, great-looking women, solid NO/JD fanbase (I even saw someone wearing an Unknown Pleasures t-shirt the other day)...by Christ, it could almost be California!!

You know you want to.

Comfortable police cells too, me and me Brother experienced Aberdonian hospitality after a Big Audio Dynamite gig at the Ritzy.

Room service poor

Love to go back up there sometime , get a proper B+B and avoid north sea oil types

Originally posted by Al Jarvis Being blunt for a second though. Is this solely down to the Sumner thing? Cos, personally, and I know I can't speak for anyone else - I'd rather go see Digital and re:Order in Mancland and catch up with everyone who posts (and who used to post) here. Rather than seeing Sumner in Hackney with the usual couple of faces. Can't really see how the London bash effects your event whatsoever?

Like tim says, cherry on the cake.

Having only been on these boards a short time, I dont have any awareness of the social side of nool , whether the support would be large or small, so I gotta go with what I know. Going off the Gretton thread, there are about 14 definites, charitably if I round that up to 20, a nool get together in a live venue context is gonna be a pricey venture. On those kinda figures we're lookin at £20 a ticket , to cover venue hire etc Clearly unrealistic, so the event has to be open to a wider selection of gig goers, casual punters.

Three areas of Concern re: July 4 Football Campuses closed , proliferation of festivals The rare chance of a hot/sunny Manc afternoon.

All of which have a bearing on the casual/walk up punter.

We hadn't really started any overt publicity, if we had we'd have been pitching in the wake of the Gretton thing and against RTNY's Hacienda night ( with a strong line-up ), our event may well have been a little lost.

The fact that Minus One pulled out only enforced an opinion voiced by me Brother and mates, as the bands were/are putting their services forward gratis, they aint contractualy bound , if we'd have had tickets in place, they'd have needed re-printin and monies offered back. As the bands may get better offers , it will always be a high risk venture, hence the need for a high profile guest appearance or dj slot, to at least offer ticket holders something they have paid for, obviously Barney on the same weekend as Hooky may not play well, another risk I didn't want. Essentialy my faith in the package/event we were getting together far outweighed my confidence in the date , not a good thing, it needed addressing straight away

So the autumn event makes sense on a few levels , and has a better chance of selling out , good for all concerned , the hope is that this event will grow , any monies were/are gonna go to a better/bigger deal .. shit, on a daydreamin basis I'd love to end up bookin CamberSands or Aberdeen for the weekend and gettin the Yanks over etc.

But if we fuck the first one up, none of it'll happen, save in daydreams.

Thanks to all, for support shown. Thanks to the individual members of Flight,RE-Order and Digital for commitment shown and given .

The decision to cancel wasn't taken lightly, just with our feet on the ground

Oh and as a footnote , fcuk all wrong with being blunt Al , if you are gonna fork out for an hotel, train , etc ask whatever you want

If England make it to the final,i doubt even Barney would turn up! Later in the year it is then. Put my name down on the "Im gonna twat JSB" list,i owe him a few!

We're looking at the "three shows over a weekend" scenario again, with gigs on the Friday and Saturday nights followed by an all-dayer on Sunday. All in the north-west, and maybe around Halloween.

Get yerself to Manchester and I'll put you on the guest list. Can't be fairer than that. Same goes for anyone else from the US or Canada - you turn up to see the shows over the weekend, you don't pay on the Friday night, I pay for you.

Originally posted by Detweiler 3.63 Get yerself to Manchester and I'll put you on the guest list. Can't be fairer than that. Same goes for anyone else from the US or Canada - you turn up to see the shows over the weekend, you don't pay on the Friday night, I pay for you.

and Brazilians too I trust.