Underworld @ Road Fest, Serbia in June *not happening*

[overlord]

June, 28-30 @ Road Fest, Zrenjanin, Serbia

provvisor line-up:
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Deep Purple
Glen Matlock
Motorhead
Underworld
Foo Fighters
Prodigy
Jamiroquai
Tricky

chimp (http://www.dirty.org/forums/member.php?u=531)
***FROM UNDERWORLD HQ***
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 8


Re: Underworld @ Road Fest, Serbia in June
This Serbia show is news to us! I think therefore this is someone trying it on....

That said, we are looking into Live opportunites in all corners of the globe (almost!) through 2007.

More soon....


See post #18 (http://www.dirty.org/forums/showpost.php?p=62381&postcount=19)

[Jan]

Do you have a believable source?

Maybe it's just me, but I absolutely cannot picture Underworld playing at a motorbike meeting... :rolleyes:

[joethelion]

yea - that REALLY doesn't make sense

I mean... I can kinda picture Tricky there (b/c of his rockier live shows)... but Underworld and Jamiroquai?!?!

[thee carp dreamer]

dear underworld,

stop playing fucking serbia and start playing the uk.

yours,

carp dreamer

[BeautifulBurnout]

Google is your friend, you lazy lot :p

http://www.klubskascena.com/content/view/1759/2/

In Serb, but definitely UW in there. :)

[overlord]

it's not a motorbike meeting... it's a music festival...

http://www.mtsmondo.com/entertainment/music/story.php?vest=41252
http://portal.pozarevac.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=46204
http://www.croportal.net/forum/glazba/road-fest-zrenjanin-srbija-od-28-06-do-30-06-2007-a-17670/
http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=27409
http://dobra-muzika.bloger.hr/post/road-fest--zrenjanin/140621.aspx

[Dirty0900]

Intresting indeed, UW have said more dates would come out this year. Heres hoping to some UK festival dates!

[crank]

you Euro peeps can just SOD off. They haven't been to the states in I can't remember how long and to Atlanta EVER.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

The thought that the majority of motorbikers(in their culture it's not WHAT you ride, it's THAT you ride) are high-end professionals, doctors and lawyers is not a myth.

My guess is that you lot would be surprised how well rounded even the real life tough guys in the biking world can be.

Many a kegger by the river in my past.

[kissmywound]

you Euro peeps can just SOD off. They haven't been to the states in I can't remember how long and to Atlanta EVER. Agreed, its been like half a decade or something since they came over here for a gig. Please guys, the US fans are dying over here!

[GoatSucker]

Daft Punk is on the lineup as well. Underworld, Daft Punk & Prodigy all for 60 EUR is definitely tempting...

[joethelion]

yea - except for those of us living here in the US

[big screen satellite]

ok - i know this is an Underworld forum and we have a couple of thousand members (and a lot in the US), but seriously how big are UW still in the US????

i don't doubt their popularity personally but seriously could they afford to do a US tour???

festivals is one thing but sustanining a tour in the US is it a serious idea..??

i don't know - i am genuinely asking the question - could they really play in 20 venues for example (to make it worth their while)

i mean they have not played a serious tour here in the UK for a while, where the fan base is probably still strong but probably has wained since the last album...

i just think they might have to see how well the next album is recieved before even considering a US tour...

[joethelion]

well... I guess it all depends on what you'd think of as a 'proper' tour

and I don't think that you would have to do 20 shows just to "make it worth their while"

Now a tour consisting of say... New York, Detroit, Chicago, LA... and maybe a show or two in addition -> now that would absolutely work

I mean come ON... at least give us one show or two! It's crazy that the last time they were here was back for AHDO....

[ndrwrld]

im so jealous of you dirts across the pond.
yet you whine...remember cocoon ?
and Toronto waits since 2002.
and Toronto will always sell out...always.
so...bring on a major US tour.

[kissmywound]

ok - i know this is an Underworld forum and we have a couple of thousand members (and a lot in the US), but seriously how big are UW still in the US???? All I can tell you is that every time I saw them in the late 90's and early 00's (basically the last time they were here) every venue was packed to capacity and beyond.

[big screen satellite]

All I can tell you is that every time I saw them in the late 90's and early 00's (basically the last time they were here) every venue was packed to capacity and beyond.


its not that i don't doubt Underworld's hardcore fans - (whom post here)... or even a largish number in the US who don't post and want UW to tour again, but 99-00's was over seven years ago and things have changed and i know how hard it is for Brit bands to come and play stand alone gigs in the states...

not only that but it costs a heck of a lot of money to tour and now without major label funding - i'm just wondering whether they would ever do the states on their own again....

hey, i even think that their overall support in the UK may have dropped since the last time they played a proper tour here (and released an album) ... music has moved on and so have Underworld

we'll have to wait and see, but i dont seriously expect anything tour wise to be announced until at least the album is wrapped (festivals like this one, Roadfest - do announce line ups well in advance - and i think its likely that UW are on this - especially with some further proof and the other acts listed)

[sanakan]

good post, bbs!

but all the same: could some mod please delete/move to a new thread all the whining "when-do-they-come-to-my-place" posts? this thread should be about the "Road Fest, Serbia" festival, and nothing else. thanks.

[chimp]

This Serbia show is news to us! I think therefore this is someone trying it on....

That said, we are looking into Live opportunites in all corners of the globe (almost!) through 2007.

More soon....

[Techno_Bunny]

ah! This makes my day :)

[big screen satellite]

This Serbia show is news to us! I think therefore this is someone trying it on....

That said, we are looking into Live opportunites in all corners of the globe (almost!) through 2007.

More soon....


ahh there you go... official news -

btw - chimp / UW - i don't wanna discourage the boys from touring the US - i know that they have a lot of fans world wide :)

(i'm just summising that i believe, possibly incorrectly, that a tour of the US is a lot of money and would need to be worthwhile doing before being considered - whereas a gig as part of a festival is less expensive and hence probably more likely - in the US at least...)

anyway - cross Serbia off the list for now - UW arn't playing anywhere as yet!!!

[joethelion]

why don't they just do like ... three special shows in the US

like how the EU got those 3hr shows... why not do one of those each for NY, CHicago, LA (or something to that effect)

or... one of those often-times thought of, but never executed "ambient shows"

[BrotherLovesDub]

if i were in a band, there's no way in hell i'd go to America. fat, obnoxious, greedy, thieving, arrogant fuckwads. in fact, i call for a total ban on America around the world. global sanctions starting with musicians and goods. and we need our own Hiroshima to understand the devastation we've caused. UW, do not support America. We are evil, good-for-nothing assholes.

thank you.

[potatobroth]

if i were in a band, there's no way in hell i'd go to America. fat, obnoxious, greedy, thieving, arrogant fuckwads. in fact, i call for a total ban on America around the world. global sanctions starting with musicians and goods. and we need our own Hiroshima to understand the devastation we've caused. UW, do not support America. We are evil, good-for-nothing assholes.

thank you.

Underworld, can't wait to see you at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC again! (I've personally never done any of the above.)

[big screen satellite]

if i were in a band, there's no way in hell i'd go to America. fat, obnoxious, greedy, thieving, arrogant fuckwads. in fact, i call for a total ban on America around the world. global sanctions starting with musicians and goods. and we need our own Hiroshima to understand the devastation we've caused. UW, do not support America. We are evil, good-for-nothing assholes.

thank you.

come and join us in Europe...

we're lovely ;)

[change]

i don't doubt their popularity personally but seriously could they afford to do a US tour???

Off topic, of course, but the US dollar is so weak compared to the GBP it would only cost half of what you'd imagine! :cool:

[Jason Roth]

Off topic, of course, but the US dollar is so weak compared to the GBP it would only cost half of what you'd imagine! :cool:

Not if we pay for our tickets in dollars.

[change]

Not if we pay for our tickets in dollars.

True, but I'd still gladly pay. It makes me happy to hear that they're planning on all corners of the globe... I hope they know the globe is round. :p

[Eikman]

for underworld, "around the globe" essentially means 5 shows in the netherlands, two in some far-away countries (japan, argentina) and two in some obscure little eastern european countries (like serbia)

[Dirty0900]

My back gardens free for a gig. Hell if its sunny we can have BBQ.

[holden]

Didn't Karl mention shows to come in the UK in an interview?

I'd imagine that, when the album sees the light of day, a proper tour will materialize. Certainly, not extensive in the US, but the typical big cities.
I think it's pretty cool that UW have played some unusual places, often for the first time ever, during their 05-06 gigs.

That said, UW, please come to the US! i will make every effort to see you this time, and will promote it to everyone i know!

[Dirty0900]

Didn't Karl mention shows to come in the UK in an interview?

I'd imagine that, when the album sees the light of day, a proper tour will materialize. Certainly, not extensive in the US, but the typical big cities.
I think it's pretty cool that UW have played some unusual places, often for the first time ever, during their 05-06 gigs.

That said, UW, please come to the US! i will make every effort to see you this time, and will promote it to everyone i know!

On Rob Da Bank show i think when he was plugging B&E soundtrack.

[dubman]

for underworld, "around the globe" essentially means 5 shows in the netherlands, two in some far-away countries (japan, argentina) and two in some obscure little eastern european countries (like serbia)

ooooh, zing!

[joethelion]

completely agree!

[lloyd]

'for underworld, "around the globe" essentially means 5 shows in the netherlands'
It is about time that they're back here, it's been far to long without a gig here! ;)

[dubman]

haha, todays uwlive is great

[xonize]

heh, a better serbian fest would be exit fest, did want to visit their last year drink plenty of vodka @ 10p a gallon and smoke fags at a silly 3p per 200box.

don't you just love it when you live on the most expensive island on the fkin planet...

xonize (uk)

[Icke]

heh, a better serbian fest would be exit fest, did want to visit their last year drink plenty of vodka @ 10p a gallon and smoke fags at a silly 3p per 200box.

don't you just love it when you live on the most expensive island on the fkin planet...

xonize (uk)
Just wait till you switch to the Euro :D !