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[lepeep]

you forget the first rule of post rock club!
quiet LOUD quiet LOUD

[Skacel]

Originally Posted by Graeme

Well, after all these years it's good (and interesting) to have an official explanation! We'd love to try and find a suitable venue and crowd for you to play (and enjoy) in Aberdeen again. We spend our lives trying to get people to shut up at our gigs and sometimes they do. We wouldn't supply M&M's though!

Send me a PM please.

Graeme (interesting music promotions)
www.myspace.com.interestingmusic

so.....did anything get sorted out?

[Graeme]

I got a reply from Stuart with his agent contact details who said "They're not looking to do anything there at the moment "

We're patient though! We've waited this long!

Originally Posted by Graeme

I got a reply from Stuart with his agent contact details who said "They're not looking to do anything there at the moment "

We're patient though! We've waited this long!

Be sure to let Bruce know.

It'll be the best gig ever!

[daveofficer]

Originally Posted by stuart braithwaite

Hi Dave, i came across this by accident and thought i should explain what happened here. When we last played in Aberdeen at The Lemon Tree it was a pretty dispiriting experience. It was pretty obvious from the second we started that very few people in the crowd were particularly interested in hearing us and most were having loud conversations (including those in the front row) which made it very hard for us to hear what we were doing. We are not that precious about how audiences react when we play as is suggested above but this night was probably in the top 3 worst concerts we have ever played and this was largely due to the crowd (the security were terrible too which just added to the general crapness of the night). To explain why we haven't been back is simple, when we finish a record and plan our tours we decide what countries we are going to and then remember which ones we enjoyed playing and then move on with organizing the dates. Since the last time we played Aberdeen was far from fun (though i'm sure lots of people wouldn't think that our gigs are that fun anyway) we have not played there since. Aberdeen isn't the only place that we have missed out due to bad shows, we skipped Boston and the entire nation of Sweden for pretty long times for identical reasons and have since been back. I've always had a good time in Aberdeen except when playing and would like to come back with the band sometime Maybe if the next time a quiet band comes to Aberdeen and the audience are behaving atrociously you should ask the person next to you to be quiet and all of this might be prevented. I hope this reply isn't deemed too"petulant", i try to be nice.

all the best

Stuart Braithwaite

ps The m&m's were also the wrong colour incidentally.

ha, can't say fairer than that i suppose eh? i never expected a personal reply. good to have it explained and i can only hope you do come back to aberdeen sometime and that you have a much better time of it. you shouldn't let the idiots ruin the fun for the rest of us!

[RossP]

Mogwai - Home

New date - Inverness
We've a new show to announce, this time it's in Inverness on May 9th at The Ironworks. Box office number to call is 0871 7894 173 and you can book online through The Ironworks website

[Jeanette]

Random... Dunno if I could be bothered with the trek even though this would be awesome!

[Graeme]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

[idol_wild]

Originally Posted by RossP

Mogwai - Home

New date - Inverness
We've a new show to announce, this time it's in Inverness on May 9th at The Ironworks. Box office number to call is 0871 7894 173 and you can book online through The Ironworks website

I am so there.

Providing, of course, that the tickets won't sell out before payday on Friday!

[RossP]

A drunken train journey awaits...

Shame Caley aren't at home the next day

EDIT: Just realised the Higher students are on study leave that week, so i'll be able to sneak off work early! The day just gets better and better