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Post by rob strong on Sept 7, 2018 23:07:10 GMT 1
As many of you will already be aware, Mogwai are playing Belle & Sebastian's vanity project Boaty Weekender cruise in August 2019. Pricing info here: www.theboatyweekender.com/prices/As someone who attended the Bowlie weekender in 1999, my reaction to the initial announcement of this event was akin to that of someone being slapped whilst vomiting. 20 years down the track, B&S appear to have decided that their fanbase have been the grateful recipients of some sort of economic miracle which enables us to afford a Wonga-esque near-1000% price hike for the event itself, never mind the additional expense of getting to the 'venue' and sustaining some sort of existence over the weekend. It's to be hoped that the members of B&S gave up all claim to any pretence of left-wing politics the moment they announced an event which only those with a combined household income of £100,000+ can even hope to attend. If anyone here is in the fortunate position to be able to consider attending, good luck with that.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 11, 2018 5:31:30 GMT 1
Thought you were being a touch harsh, Rob... But I just spent about 10 minutes on that site. Wow. I don't really care much about any political implications or anything, but it seems to be a bit of a bizarre event. Hopefully everyone who goes has a good time, though (sincerely).
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Post by rob strong on Sept 11, 2018 20:42:00 GMT 1
Seems a massive kick in the teeth to folks who've supported B&S for 20+ years. All the more galling that it's being billed as 'Bowlie 2' despite being stripped of two of that festival's (many) attributes, accessibility and affordability.
Even your £1000+ per head ticket doesn't guarantee entry to every event taking place on board.
I hope I'm wrong, but I detect an ATP element at play here, and we know how successful their events have been in recent years.
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Post by markus on Sept 12, 2018 7:07:14 GMT 1
Seems a massive kick in the teeth to folks who've supported B&S for 20+ years. All the more galling that it's being billed as 'Bowlie 2' despite being stripped of two of that festival's (many) attributes, accessibility and affordability. Even your £1000+ per head ticket doesn't guarantee entry to every event taking place on board. I hope I'm wrong, but I detect an ATP element at play here, and we know how successful their events have been in recent years. Hedonists of the world, unite! (Let's raise a few bottles of Peroni.) 😉
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Post by jimbo on Oct 22, 2018 13:07:24 GMT 1
Another date for 2019 to be announced later today..............
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Post by mrsrf on Oct 30, 2018 19:41:14 GMT 1
View AttachmentAnother date for 2019 to be announced later today.............. Got our tickets for that (not boaty....!) and v much looking forward to the shows next month
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Post by rob strong on Nov 17, 2018 19:53:28 GMT 1
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Post by jontosh on Nov 23, 2018 10:13:12 GMT 1
Seems a massive kick in the teeth to folks who've supported B&S for 20+ years. All the more galling that it's being billed as 'Bowlie 2' despite being stripped of two of that festival's (many) attributes, accessibility and affordability. Even your £1000+ per head ticket doesn't guarantee entry to every event taking place on board. I hope I'm wrong, but I detect an ATP element at play here, and we know how successful their events have been in recent years. It definitely has that worrying whiff of Barry Hogan. Appreciate the band are mates with him but how anyone in the music industry would want to have anything to do with him is beyond me. There are bands, creditors and punters significantly out of pocket due to his incompetence, and failure to learn from previous lessons.
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Post by plasmatron on Nov 23, 2018 17:05:32 GMT 1
Barry Hogan is not involved in this event btw Seems a massive kick in the teeth to folks who've supported B&S for 20+ years. All the more galling that it's being billed as 'Bowlie 2' despite being stripped of two of that festival's (many) attributes, accessibility and affordability. Even your £1000+ per head ticket doesn't guarantee entry to every event taking place on board. I hope I'm wrong, but I detect an ATP element at play here, and we know how successful their events have been in recent years. It definitely has that worrying whiff of Barry Hogan. Appreciate the band are mates with him but how anyone in the music industry would want to have anything to do with him is beyond me. There are bands, creditors and punters significantly out of pocket due to his incompetence, and failure to learn from previous lessons.
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Post by rob strong on Nov 23, 2018 18:33:47 GMT 1
Barry Hogan is not involved in this event btw Thanks for clarifying, Stuart
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Post by jontosh on Nov 25, 2018 22:56:17 GMT 1
Barry Hogan is not involved in this event btw It definitely has that worrying whiff of Barry Hogan. Appreciate the band are mates with him but how anyone in the music industry would want to have anything to do with him is beyond me. There are bands, creditors and punters significantly out of pocket due to his incompetence, and failure to learn from previous lessons. Cheers Stuart. Great show in Liverpool btw!
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Post by indiewindy on Dec 25, 2018 21:28:11 GMT 1
colours of Ostrava festival in the Czech Republic on July 19. €114 for a 4 day festivaL ticket which is a bargain. The festival site is quite unusual being an old industrial site.
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Post by dialingrevenge on Feb 17, 2019 23:35:17 GMT 1
Hoping for another quick stop in NY this year, even though I've been to 5 or 6 shows I will never forgive myself for missing the April 2009 shows in Brooklyn, I missed them because I felt bad my wife was VERY pregnant with our first and I "chose" not to go...I mean they played on my birthday too nonetheless, and at one of the shows they played Small Children...sorry I guess this is a thread hijack and not intended. Sorry, back to the original point please come to the US again soon (NY would rock, hell I'll go to Buffalo to see them)
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Post by rob strong on May 13, 2019 20:41:54 GMT 1
Eight US shows in August with Papa M announced today:
Phoenix, Albuquerque, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sacramento
That'd be an amazing road trip....
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Post by helicon100 on May 13, 2019 23:31:34 GMT 1
Going to see my first Mogwai show this summer so I'm currently clueless about the ticket process. Does anyone know if I hold off till August to buy tickets for the upcoming US tour, would there still be tickets available? If not, are there trusted resellers out there? Thanks so much!
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Post by rob strong on May 14, 2019 22:21:26 GMT 1
Going to see my first Mogwai show this summer so I'm currently clueless about the ticket process. Does anyone know if I hold off till August to buy tickets for the upcoming US tour, would there still be tickets available? If not, are there trusted resellers out there? Thanks so much! I know nothing about resellers, I'm afraid. Mogwai US tours tend to sell out in the really major population centres but maybe not quite so in the smaller cities. It's difficult to judge as they're playing cities they haven't visited for a while on this tour - since 2014 in many cases.
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Post by plasmatron on May 15, 2019 12:43:42 GMT 1
At a guess (based on previous tours) the only one of these shows likely to sell out in advance is Austin. Going to see my first Mogwai show this summer so I'm currently clueless about the ticket process. Does anyone know if I hold off till August to buy tickets for the upcoming US tour, would there still be tickets available? If not, are there trusted resellers out there? Thanks so much! I know nothing about resellers, I'm afraid. Mogwai US tours tend to sell out in the really major population centres but maybe not quite so in the smaller cities. It's difficult to judge as they're playing cities they haven't visited for a while on this tour - since 2014 in many cases.
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Post by bobbob on May 23, 2019 19:28:48 GMT 1
Feels like a new album may be coming later this year? Or, at least that these summer shows may feature some new music?
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Post by bobbob on May 23, 2019 19:29:44 GMT 1
By the way, as far as trusted resellers, I find stubhub to be incredibly reputable. If you find its needed
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Post by rob strong on May 24, 2019 23:10:13 GMT 1
Feels like a new album may be coming later this year? Or, at least that these summer shows may feature some new music? I wouldn't get your hopes up too much. Looks to me more like Mogwai were invited to play a couple of festivals and decided to put together a tour in between.
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Post by rob strong on Jul 9, 2019 17:32:33 GMT 1
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Post by rob strong on Aug 6, 2019 8:16:22 GMT 1
Working hard for their money - Mogwai are playing three times over the Boaty Weekender (as is every other band, in fairness) www.theboatyweekender.com/schedule/Setlists for those shows could be interesting, particularly as they seem to have spent some time rehearsing in the last couple of weeks.
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Post by jontosh on Aug 7, 2019 10:45:13 GMT 1
Feels like a new album may be coming later this year? Or, at least that these summer shows may feature some new music? I wouldn't get your hopes up too much. Looks to me more like Mogwai were invited to play a couple of festivals and decided to put together a tour in between. 2020 would fit with their 'typical' 3 year album cycle, but they seem to have been in the studio a bit over the past few months, so I wonder if they've been working on either an album or something else. ECS is almost 2 years old now, so perhaps they're going to finish the festivals and the US tour and then get back into the studio fairly soon.
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Post by driveshaft on Aug 7, 2019 14:56:39 GMT 1
I wouldn't get your hopes up too much. Looks to me more like Mogwai were invited to play a couple of festivals and decided to put together a tour in between. 2020 would fit with their 'typical' 3 year album cycle, but they seem to have been in the studio a bit over the past few months, so I wonder if they've been working on either an album or something else. ECS is almost 2 years old now, so perhaps they're going to finish the festivals and the US tour and then get back into the studio fairly soon. Can't believe it's been almost 2 years already. Coolverine and Don't Believe the Fife have been my soundtracks for just as long. Always eager for more Mogwai!
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Post by helicon100 on Aug 7, 2019 23:52:19 GMT 1
Working hard for their money - Mogwai are playing three times over the Boaty Weekender (as is every other band, in fairness) www.theboatyweekender.com/schedule/Setlists for those shows could be interesting, particularly as they seem to have spent some time rehearsing in the last couple of weeks. Is it possible that the band may never venture out of their current normal setlist due to the departure of John?
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Post by rob strong on Aug 8, 2019 9:08:04 GMT 1
British Airways IT failures yesterday seem to have had a substantial effect on those travelling to Boaty Weekender, including some of the bands.
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Post by rob strong on Aug 8, 2019 19:12:50 GMT 1
Phew
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Post by rob strong on Aug 9, 2019 8:35:17 GMT 1
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Post by mrsrf on Aug 17, 2019 22:32:22 GMT 1
First and probably only time seeing them this year in Bellahouston park, Glasgow supporting the Cure. 50 min set with a cloud bursting version of remurdered when the heavens opened and an absolutely gorgeous MFS to close. I could have had double that set at least... looking forward to more next year fingers crossed. The crowd and vibe yesterday was lovely, despite the mud. The Twilight Sad were fierce and of course The Cure weren’t too shabby
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