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I think it's just so they can look cool on Facebook. People trying to do interesting things to look more interesting. Big gigs have big audiences with a bigger percentage of undesirables. I did have a bloke try to fight me at a Rival Sons gig at Bham institute (approx. 2500 capacity) though.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
So do I, It'll be Miley's Comeback Tour around then
:-SSupportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
The biggest failures that's true of most big gigs now and one which can kill a gig is that the bass and drums are mixed far too high up in the mix. I've been to shows where the vocal, guitar and keys could barely be heard clearly over the distorting bass... not good! I've found the best venues for live music are undoubtedly 'proper' old concert halls, thinking of places like the o2 Academy and Armadillo in Glasgow rather than the aircraft hangar venues like the SECC.
Its funny- I've actually heard Wembley and the O2 sound sound pretty good (Coldplay and the Manics fwiw). I really think the problem is that most engineers get a great sound at their mixing position but don't go up to the corners and see if it's an echoey bassy hell in the wrong spot.
The exact opposite has been true at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange though - shit sound, poor visibility, and no atmosphere. I *have* learnt not to go there again.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Possibly not - It's a common moan in the industry that these days some venues insist on taking a percentage of merchandise revenue. Some artists have stood up to it - I've even seen acts refusing to sell merch in some venues, preferring to direct fans to their online shop rather than spend another 10% or whatever on merch just to line the venue's pocket.
^ This - I seem to recall tees at Roger Waters O2 'The Wall' costing (if memory serves) something like £35 a pop! And this from someone who seems to have an anti-capitalism thread running through several of his lyrics.
I just couldn't believe how many people were on their phones constantly during the concert and not even filming the damn thing. We did have a few "cocks" in the row in front of us who just kept getting up for drinks and the bog and weren't into the gig at all - I admired the people sitting next to them for their extreme patience. If they did that to me every 10 mins, I'd have blocked them.
The Brixton Academy is probably as large as I want to go and I like The Forum and the Hammersmith Odeon, well, whatever they call it now.