stoney_stu Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Any Neil Young tickets ? cash waiting ... Playhouse Gig in Edinburgh!Please ?Pretty Pleasesomeone must have two?CheersStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney_stu Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Neil YoungC'mon .. some one take pity on me ...Sell me your Neil Young tickets... I bet there are a few of you that have them and don't really care either way about him ...I'd have Neil Youngs babies ... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Why would anybody sell them to you when they could sell them on ebay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Why would anybody sell them to you when they could sell them on ebay?Because eBay is full of scammers and the one characteristic of tickets that renders a sale vulnerable to complete failure, is that they are time-bound.If someone sold their tix 3-7 days before the gig on eBay and didn't get paid, by the time it was sorted out, it's highly unlikely that they'd successfully sell them again in time - not at the same price of the bogus sale anyway.Cash in hand has to be better than the promise of payment (minus all the rip-off fees), particularly with an item that has finite value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney_stu Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 EbayThe main reason I don't want to use e-bay is that its full of Touts... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 The main reason I don't want to use e-bay is that its full of Touts... :-)...and cunts....of the highest order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Agreed on all counts, but realisticly your chances of some altruistic individual offering you their tickets on here for face value when they are going for 400 quid a pair on ebay are slim to nil.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Agreed on all counts, but realisticly your chances of some altruistic individual offering you their tickets on here for face value when they are going for 400 quid a pair on ebay are slim to nil.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.Ah, I'm in on this one as well and we don't expect to pay anything near face value. Stuart and I are fucking minted and will pay top dollar for the right tix. Maybe my acoustic-loving friend should have pointed that out.The prices have dropped a wee bit since the initial eBay panic buys - 350-ish is the going rate for a pair.And it'll drop further the closer the gig gets, as the carpet-bagging hold-outs realise their gravy train is about to come off the rails very quickly.It's amazing how many ticket holders suddenly have meetings/functions/whatever "they can't get out of" - even MONTHS before a sell-out gig.Funny that.Now no cunt'll want to sell us the tickets Ps : Stu - Bigsby loves Mark Knopfler more than you love Neil Young! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ps : Stu - Bigsby loves Mark Knopfler more than you love Neil Young!Yup, that's why I've already got my front row tickets for Knopfler's gig at the Playhouse in May. If you don't get any I would say it would be worth going down to the gig anyway, you might get a couple outside the gig on the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 PS Currently reading "Hotel California", a look at the LA music scene in the late 60s and early 70s. Pretty damn good, and lots of good stuff on Neil Young. Picked it up for 3 in HMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Yup, that's why I've already got my front row tickets for Knopfler's gig at the Playhouse in May. If you don't get any I would say it would be worth going down to the gig anyway, you might get a couple outside the gig on the night.That's the plan!Knopfler is a phenomenal guitarist, but has the same Achilles Heel as that other great British guitarist, Gary Moore - he feels the need to sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney_stu Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well I dont expect to pay cover price .. happy to give the seller a profit ... I've sold plenty of tickets myself but I've only ever asked what I paid for it.... I'm nice like that!Anyway nothing wrong with Mark Knopfler I must get that album he did with Chet Atkins supposed to be brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney_stu Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well its my daughters fault I never got tickets, I was in Belgium watching Bruce Springsteen when they announced the gig, and tickets went on sale... my daughter heard about it ... but the selfish wee minker never thought of telling her old man!! So thats her out of her inheritance! I'm spending it on another guitar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Anyway nothing wrong with Mark Knopfler I must get that album he did with Chet Atkins supposed to be brilliant!It is excellent, one of the tracks came on in the car this morning in fact (my MP3 player was set to random). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 So did you guys make it along in the end? Apparently it was pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 So did you guys make it along in the end? Apparently it was pretty awesome.One of the single greatest performances I've ever seen in my life. Absolutely astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 A bootleg of the show is up on Dime already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 So did you guys make it along in the end? Apparently it was pretty awesome.We did thanks - and were officially first through the door. I managed to secure us some good Circle seats for not too much over face value.Yep - the gig was indeed awesome. I've always liked NY (not as much as Stu, who actually loves the guy), but my respect for him has gone right through the Stratosphere following that gig!The gig was basically three parts: -1. His wife Pegi did a bog-standard, competent C&W set with NY's band.2. NY came shambling on, dressed in a linen suit and wandered about the stage like a doddery old man. He had an array of acoustic guitars which he seemed to select at random. going through a solo repertoire of songs old and new. He hardly said a single word and feigned shock whenever the crown cheered. He shambled off again for a 20-min interlude.I thought "what the fuck?"...and then his guitar tech fired up "Old Black" and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand up!3. He came back on with the band and blew the roof off the place with an electric set - what a TONE!More experience than gig. Fantastic.Solo AcousticFrom Hank To Hendrix Ambulance Blues Sad Movies A Man Needs A Maid Try Harvest After The Gold Rush Mellow My Mind Love Art Blues Don't Let It Bring You Down Heart Of Gold Old Man ElectricMr. Soul Dirty Old Man Spirit Road Down By The River Hey Hey, My My Too Far Gone Oh, Lonesome Me The Believer Powderfinger No Hidden Path Encore Fuckin' Up Cinnamon Girl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 A bootleg of the show is up on Dime already.Fucking Gie's It!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 I NEED this bootleg!!!don't have a dime account & it doesn't seem to be on piratebay yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney_stu Posted March 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 AllI need this bootleg also!It was a really special gig, I recently saw Bruce Springsteen who was just bloody amazing, that was in Antwerp in a 9000 seater concrete stadium, which is a bit like the Manchester Arena size.. but seeing someone like Neil Young in the Playhouse which seats around 2000 I'd guess, is just that much better, as you can actually see what he is doing and the acoustics were superb.To me Neil is the best singer songwriter ... who else has a back catalogue as good?.. maybe Dylan ... but he is not rock enough for my taste... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 OK, I'll get it for you. If Diesel & French Disko each PM me with your address I'll download it and post you copies, Diesel you can then give Stu a copy at band practise. But you should really try and get signed up to Dime, it takes perseverance, but it's worth it, loads of great shows on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 OK, I'll get it for you. If Diesel & French Disko each PM me with your address I'll download it and post you copies, Diesel you can then give Stu a copy at band practise. But you should really try and get signed up to Dime, it takes perseverance, but it's worth it, loads of great shows on there.you sir, are a star!i owe you a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted March 6, 2008 Report Share Posted March 6, 2008 OK, I'll get it for you. If Diesel & French Disko each PM me with your address I'll download it and post you copies, Diesel you can then give Stu a copy at band practise. But you should really try and get signed up to Dime, it takes perseverance, but it's worth it, loads of great shows on there.Good man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 OK, I've got it now, I had hoped to get the discs burnt in time to post them today but it didn't happen. It may well be Monday now, I'll see how it goes. Or I may just drop french disko's off, as he lives near me.Apropo of nothing but this was one of the fastest downloads ever for me, 800+MB in 24 mins, an average of something like 600kbps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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