Brixton Academy 1st November 2008

[DJCarlos]

Well, I'm pissed off.

Somebody could have warned us they boys weren't on stage till 11.30. The last train back to Sussex left Victoria at 12.05 so we had to miss the gig.

Two tickets to see Underworld £50
Two tickets to get to London £46
A few drinks in Brixton £60
Finding out you've been stitched: Priceless

Maybe Ticketmaster could have seen the cardholder's address and warned us?

As long as you all had fun.

[potatobroth]

couldn't you have taken a cab home? (I'm not familiar with the drive, but it seems if you were already out the ticket money and stuff.)

[BeautifulBurnout]

Originally Posted by DJCarlos

Well, I'm pissed off.

Somebody could have warned us they boys weren't on stage till 11.30. The last train back to Sussex left Victoria at 12.05 so we had to miss the gig.

Two tickets to see Underworld £50
Two tickets to get to London £46
A few drinks in Brixton £60
Finding out you've been stitched: Priceless

Maybe Ticketmaster could have seen the cardholder's address and warned us?

As long as you all had fun.

Shame you missed it, but had you checked either the Brixton Academy website or this website yesterday you would have seen that they were on at 11.30. Trains to Brighton and Bognor start at 4am (and to Hastings at 5am) on a Sunday.

Of course you are pissed off but it is a bit much blaming that on someone else, mate.

[twicezero]

Originally Posted by BeautifulBurnout

Shame you missed it, but had you checked either the Brixton Academy website or this website yesterday you would have seen that they were on at 11.30. Trains to Brighton and Bognor start at 4am (and to Hastings at 5am) on a Sunday.

Of course you are pissed off but it is a bit much blaming that on someone else, mate.

fair points but on the other hand i wouldn't have bought tickets to both nights if i knew i'd be up til 3am+ each gig when the tickets went on sale...

[potatobroth]

after properly listening to both shows, I am so jealous of those in attendance. great stuff!

[twicezero]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

after properly listening to both shows, I am so jealous of those in attendance. great stuff!

How do they come across on CD? My memories of the nights, were that friday had a smoother quieter sound with lots of breaks into ambient pieces, where as saturday as louder, more of the bass drum everywhere, and rougher edges to the structure of some of the songs.

[razorpilot]

It seems some people didn't know what they were letting themselves in for.
When all the ticket websites said 'Underworld - special LATE NIGHT show, 8pm until 2am', and the tickets say 'until 2am' on them, what do you expect? AND the Brixton Academy website had performance times up for over a week before the event.
Sorry, but you've only got yourselves to blame, but at least you'll know for next time!
Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents a P*ss Poor Performance!

[Liverpool Street]

Just listening to my mp3 of Saturday night and re living it. I can't believe I didn't notice how the beats dropped out on Darc, it's very noticable on the recording! Highlights for me was Born Slippy (the original - 3rd track) and Moaner was a fantastic end to the concert, though I was so hyped up it was hard to believe it had ended. Another fantastic night, I absolutely loved it, as did everyone around me.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by twicezero

How do they come across on CD? My memories of the nights, were that friday had a smoother quieter sound with lots of breaks into ambient pieces, where as saturday as louder, more of the bass drum everywhere, and rougher edges to the structure of some of the songs.

I've seen Underworld SO many times live now that I find it quite easy to listen to a live recording and imagine what that sounds like in a club/theater. But to answer your question a little more closely, I'd say that I like the Nov. 1 show quite a bit more. When I play them at home (loud), tracks like KoS and PG really come across as quite epic. Typically these songs don't 'wow' me anymore since I've heard them so often but during this set they did. I think the flow of Nov1 was better as well.

I really like the Oct31 show too, but it just seems a little more keyed down.

I'm getting quite good at discerning how the mood of a show is going to be from a few key tracks: Cowgirl being a big factor.

[ndrwrld]

Originally Posted by DJCarlos

Well, I'm pissed off.

Somebody could have warned us they boys weren't on stage till 11.30. The last train back to Sussex left Victoria at 12.05 so we had to miss the gig.

Two tickets to see Underworld £50
Two tickets to get to London £46
A few drinks in Brixton £60
Finding out you've been stitched: Priceless

lol...try flying in from Canada.
sounds like excellent and different sets for both nights.