So whats the Apollo like then ?
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Its a top place. Bit like a cinema with the lower floor chairs removed and a bar on the lower floor and a separate bar in the lobby. I was there again last month and they came round with ice cream like the good old days!! Drinks are expensive but they dont search handbags so i usually take my own vodka! And it gets really hot too. U can push your way to front if standing but if you seating its limited to move about. But you are able to go to standing area after about 2 thirds through the gig. I cant make this one and im really pissed off bout it, hope you have a ball!!
it is a dump, miles away from the city centre in a shitehole of an area.
fookin perfect for a NO gig though
Barney Army wrote: it is a dump, miles away from the city centre in a shitehole of an area.
fookin perfect for a NO gig though
Sounds nice then.
it's an awesome venue inside though, when they rip the lower seats out to create a standing area.
Boomy acoustics 1000 standing, you know the score
can't wait, Apollo will be perfect, bit faded round the edges, not too big as well unlike the MEN arena
Dunno where you've been to in order to make comparisons?!
It's a big sloping venue like the Brixton Acadmey. But not quite as big.
Oh, and there's no decent boozers anywhere near it.
Al Jarvis wrote: Dunno where you've been to in order to make comparisons?!
It's a big sloping venue like the Brixton Acadmey. But not quite as big.
Oh, and there's no decent boozers anywhere near it.
I have been to Brixton a few times.
I went to see British Sea Power (yeah I know!!) at shepherds Bush empire. Is it it similar to that?
Manic wrote: I went to see British Sea Power (yeah I know!!) at shepherds Bush empire. Is it it similar to that?
Did you sit on your hands?!
Nope, not like that at all. That's got a very flat floor downstairs, and is a very high building. There's 3 floors in the Empire isn't there?!
It's a smaller version of Brixton, that's my best description.
Al Jarvis wrote:
Oh, and there's no decent boozers anywhere near it.
So what's gonna happen then?
mini brixton is a good likeness
some bouncers still favour the satin bomber jacket / earpiece combo .
some of 'em are kuntz
the rest are twatz
most bouncers are
'cept big les who now works for SJM
the appsley is too small
unless your a techie early in the day , when it's not packed.
it's handy for the soundcheck
and if your a stalker
or an autograph collector ,some techies let interested souls into the soundcheck , 'cept stalkers , who are over-interested . it's good as a last minute meet up place fer stragglers , and also handy for negotiations with the local street based economy at a grass roots level, so to speak. and touts pop in too , again some are kuntz , whilst occasionaly turning saviour at the last minute
Did you sit on your hands?!
Yes of course for most of the gig, but i did clap politely when a man in a big grizzly bear outfit came on and had a fight with the guitarist.
I think i may of even really let go and shouted Hoorahhh a couple of times !
Al Jarvis wrote:
It's a big sloping venue like the Brixton Acadmey. But not quite as big.
Wicked,
Sounds Ideal
looking forward to it loads, Hope to make the Pre-gig festivities this time.
the only good thing about the pub around the back is the photo's on the walls all of the bands that have been in before gigs.new order,mondays,stereophonic,billy connely etc. good fun spotting their photo's i was looking at a photo of bez on wall when in there before new order 2001,when someone tapped me on shoulder and said who's this,pointing to bloke stood next to him. IT WAS BEZ !! silly fooking twat
Al Jarvis wrote:
Manic wrote: I went to see British Sea Power (yeah I know!!) at shepherds Bush empire. Is it it similar to that?
Did you sit on your hands?!
Nope, not like that at all. That's got a very flat floor downstairs, and is a very high building. There's 3 floors in the Empire isn't there?!
It's a smaller version of Brixton, that's my best description.
Thats' pretty much spot on. Except the sound is good at Brixton - it's fucking wank at the Apollo.
yea i seem to remember it (from the 2001 gigs) being on a road out of the way of ,like,anywhere.
And it`s like the 'Silencio' scene in Mulholland Drive
bansheeman wrote: i was looking at a photo of bez on wall when in there before new order 2001,when someone tapped me on shoulder and said who's this,pointing to bloke stood next to him. IT WAS BEZ !! silly fooking twat
This is the said pub the last time the Order played at the Apollo back in 01. Jarvo, Tim, DC, Chris Nash and all the other fuckers who give you a bad neck when talking to would have to get on their hands and knees to get in the front door. Therefore I suggest we definitely meet here :D
Apollo's top for a gig! Whenever you want to see a band upfront...you can get upfront.So I will be in the fleapit centre-forward.Yeah there's only Apsley Cottage pub nearby,but if you're drinking in Piccadilly,you can either walk it in fifteen/twenty minutes or there's loads of buses that stop outside the newsagents on left past Wetherspoons heading towards rail station.Anybus heading Stockport,Ardwick,Belle Vue.
Uncle Liam wrote: Best venue in the world.
ummm no it isnt, thats the barras in glasgow, but anyway who the fuck is going to sell me a ticket please? i was too late to get in there.
gerry jamieson wrote:
Uncle Liam wrote: Best venue in the world.
ummm no it isnt, thats the barras in glasgow,
yeah right!
the barras now that is a fucking dump!
But on the Apollo front, i've seen some cracking gigs there over the years, and the odd duff one too (manic street preachers
).
