Trikelops Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Sad to learn that the Dundee Blues Bonanza has been cancelled for this year due to health problems among the organisers.Doesn't stop Chris Simmons from stirring the shit about them though.It must rankle him that something that someone else has done for so many years is still successful, it is after all the biggest FREE blues festival in Europe. That is despite Chris repeatedly trying to cash in by putting his own bands into pubs that don't participate in the event.He successfully screwed up the Arbroath and Aberdeen blues scenes already, so canna see his problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted March 22, 2014 Report Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hate that poofy fucker Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 ...by putting his own bands into pubs that don't participate in the event.He successfully screwed up the Arbroath and Aberdeen blues scenes already, so canna see his problem.How did he screw up the scene? And which are his bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I also want to know about this alleged beef merchant Chris Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyEB Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 But what is blues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 There might be some value in the OP's thread if it included a credible link. What we have so far, is an unsubstantiated rumour, leading to the airing of a personal greivance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trikelops Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 There might be some value in the OP's thread if it included a credible link. What we have so far, is an unsubstantiated rumour, leading to the airing of a personal greivance. This is not a personal grievance by any means. I have been around the blues scene for many years and can assure you that Chris has taken every opportunity to bad mouth the Dundee event and it's organisers via his e-newsletter, to which I am no longer privy as I disagreed with him a couple of times. It is a great newsletter which Chris has total control over, you cannot post back to it per se, any reply you make only goes as far as him.Each year, he has put bands in to pubs in Dundee that are not taking part in the Bonanza, even having the nerve to approach bands that were already contracted to play for the event's organisers on several occasions. He was warned by the organisers about this and since then has had a personal vendetta against them.Don't ask me who his bands are because I have never been to one of his gigs as I support the DBB solely. But...if they are anything like the bands he used to put on in the Lampie with boring regularity, it would probably be a guitar hero and supporting cast masquerading as a blues band.The Aberdeen blues scene, for what it was, all but vanished because of the same sort of thing, people who liked blues music turned up and were treated to a good rock band instead of what they paid to hear.The Arbroath scene was a pretty good, if small, annual event known as the Smokie Blues Festival. Again, Chris went to pubs not taking part and put in bands of his choice and eventually talked the main body of publicans out of using the event organiser and using him instead so they could charge entry fees at the door and therefor make money. After a few years of this, due to dwindling crowds, the publicans came crawling back to the original organiser asking if he would run the event again, but he politely told them where to go. These are the facts as I have been told them over the years, if there are any inaccuracies, please feel free to correct me, if you have proof otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Please post a link to the cancellation of the festival, if you have one. If this is news about to break, please explain how you know this is going to be announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trikelops Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 A friend of a friend had applied for a gig for this year's festival and was notified that the festival was not going ahead this year. Out of curiosity I contacted the organisers and was told that they have taken a decision, regrettably, that because of health issues, they will not be going ahead with the festival this year.That is as much as I know, but I will look at their website to see if any announcement has been posted there. I'll post here if any such statement has been issued, or anyone can look up the website themselves to see if it has been announced as yet.Please don't shoot the messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McTelecaster Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I got a reply from organisers telling me the DBB is cancelled this year. Should be back on again next year. Not announced on the website yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyin Ryan Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I like Doctor Cloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Nice Andrew Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://www.dundeebluesbonanza.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/dundee-blues-bonanza-cancelled-for-2014-1.289174 Shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trikelops Posted April 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2014 Sounds like there may be a move afoot to rescue the event by another party. Haven't heard anything concrete as yet, there is a meeting later in the week and as soon as I know anything, I'll post it here. Hopefully it might be a goer after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaneur Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 There will be a music festival in Dundee next weekend, with 20 plus venues. Not all blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trikelops Posted June 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Glad to read there is something going on there, unfortunately I am kinda indisposed just now so won't be able to make it down. Hope it goes ok though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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