Over/Under on Pogues actual start times

i forgot about nanny's…i haven't been in there for a long time. i do remember them having pretty good food tho. i was thinking about fado on 7th since it's only a couple metro stops away from u street.

I may have an extra ticket to dump……won't know till 7,though….I won't have any problem getting rid of it out front,I'm sure….

I tell ya, they are going to knock your socks off - I was fully expecting it to be another tired reunion for the $$ but honestly because most of them are sober now and shane is under control they are possibly better than they ever were - it was such a great gig - I am still on a high today

I got to see 2 great gigs this week - B&S and The Pogues - lucky me!

I wonder are they thinking of writing any new music?

Originally posted by joz:
reading last night's setlist just gave me chills…i am so unbelievably excited for tonight. i can't concentrate on work and i've had rsatl running through my head non-stop for the last week.

Great gig tonight from the boys. My girl and I had a good time. Basically the same listed from the ninth, minus the beer tray.

Excellent, excellent show.

i concur…

Anyone have photos to share from Friday night? What a show.

Meh. It was good, not great. It was certianly nice to see the most famous lineup back together, but I've seen the Pogues before, and I've seen Shane and the Popes a few times also, and it was just more of the same stuff. Geez guys, write some new songs!

I don't know what I expected, of course they're going to play their best & most well-known songs. BUt I was a little underwhelmed.

Side note: did anyone see a little bit of arguing b/t Shane and Spider on stage?

Not to hijack the thread or anything, but a fellow named Leeson used to be in the Popes and now plays with his own band called Neck ( http://www.neck.ie - http://www.myspace.com/neckireland ). They're coming to the states next week and are playing the Velvet Lounge on the 24th. The fact that my band is playing with them has nothing to do with my unsolicited post :D .

I didn't catch the arguing. I only saw the last half of the set and the two encores as it took me that long to stake out some real estate where I could actually see the band from the top bar and shift into it when the previous occupiers left.

What a fun, fun show! I've never seen the Pogues before, so it was all pretty fresh for me. The crowd was really into it. In front there was a lot of pogo-ing and even some gentle, good-natured moshing at times. Shane slurred more than a "bit". I think I understood what he was saying less than 10% of the time. But I agree with whomever posted above that much of his drunkenness seemed like an act to me. I have no doubt he does some drinking before the show, but I think he exaggerates his drunkenness quite a bit for the audience. He clearly drank water for the whole show until near the end when most of the bottle of whiskey he finished off ended up on the floor or his shirt.

I loved William Whitmore! I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15). No thanks. I'll get them from Amazon or directly from his label.

great show. setlist was unbelievable. the crowd up front was rough, but jovial…thanks to whomever picked me up off the floor at one point. although i was thinking how cool my obit would be had i gotten trampled to death at a pogues show. oh well.

too bad they never did waltzing matilda, but fairytale of ny was gorgeous…especially with the snow coming down and shane trying hopelessly to dance with the woman on stage. loved every second. for me, it's definitely up there with tom waits as one of the best shows i've seen.

Originally posted by joz:
fairytale of ny was gorgeous…especially with the snow coming down and shane trying hopelessly to dance with the woman on stage. loved every second.

Yeah, that was quite the concert-going moment, one of the best I've ever experienced at the 9:30. I hope I never forget that. Fabulous. The "snow" was dishsoap bubbles, I think.

Originally posted by Darth Ed:

I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15).

FYI the artists set the price of their merchandise, not the venue.

the last two nights were a lot of fun, and a lot less trouble than i expected based on past experience. there were a few trouble spots here and there, but for the most part, the crowd was well behaved, and that meant i got to enjoy the shows more.

i think friday's show had a lot more energy all around. the band was great both nights, but they seemed to be having more fun with the second show. shane was in much better shape than the last time i saw him, but trust me when i say the the drunken antics are not an act. that's all you're going to get out of me on that topic, though. it seemed to me that shane was holding the band back, and i was more impressed with the songs that he spent offstage, when the band let loose a bit.

i don't usually go for things like that, but i thought that the snow was a neat touch, especially because i didn't have to clean it up afterwords.

all in all, i'm glad to have had the chance to see the shows, and i'm glad that they didn't live up to my worst case scenario expectations.

Originally posted by twangirl:

Originally posted by Darth Ed:

I would have bought both of his CDs last night, except 9:30 was overcharging again ($15).

FYI the artists set the price of their merchandise, not the venue.

We've been over this before. The artist may determine the price, but the venue takes a cut of the sales and the 9:30 Club takes a bigger cut than some other venues. It's perhaps commensurate with the 9:30 Club's size and status as a venue, but, as a result, the CDs at 9:30 Club shows often cost more than they would elsewhere and I purchase fewer of them. Anyway, some people complain about the $6 Yuenglings; I like to complain about the cost of the CDs. It's just my thing.

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
We've been over this before. The artist may determine the price, but the venue takes a cut of the sales and the 9:30 Club takes a bigger cut than some other venues. It's perhaps commensurate with the 9:30 Club's size and status as a venue, but, as a result, the CDs at 9:30 Club shows often cost more than they would elsewhere and I purchase fewer of them. Anyway, some people complain about the $6 Yuenglings; I like to complain about the cost of the CDs. It's just my thing.

direct quote from william elliot whitmore when i bought a cd from him away from the merch counter at the end of the night: "i usually charge $15."

Originally posted by strangebeer:
Excellent, excellent show.

Sums it up about right! One of the truly fun evenings I have had at the club in years! Band was tight & playful…..the crowd was rabid for the music & veryone was enjoying themselves…..I was right down in the middle of it……Joz, I only picked you up once!….. :D ….the only thing that I was pretty pissed off about was when I attempted to take a few pics up front….dude to the front left got up in my face and screamed "NO,NO!" repeatedly in my face…..of course letting other people shoot away around me and one other guy up front that he "shut down" also…we drifted back and to the middle and I got some pics anyway…..maybe he didn't read THIS!
http://www.930.com/cgi-bin/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=002742
……anyway,great night overall regardless…..classic set by a classic band…..

I see that a pretty good quality recording of Thursday's show is now out. Just downloaded it. Anyone know of one for Friday's show?

Originally posted by Jonas Grumby:
Joz, I only picked you up once!

glad to have met ya…thanks, jonas!

Pogues are on Conan Thursday, for those of us on more modest budgets…