sweetcell
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 07:49 PM UTC
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Vas wrote:
Wanna go to this but wish japanese breakfast isn't on the bill….this will prob cut B&S set by 30 min
730-8. Los bitchos
830-930 JB
10-11 B&S
11 is curfew
does JB have co-billing with B&S? do you really expect their set to be as long as the headliners?
i'm completely uninformed here, but i'd expect something like:
730-8. Los bitchos
815-9 JB
930-11 B&S
(make minor adjustments as needed, 8:20 instead of 815, etc.)
sweetcell
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 08:00 PM UTC
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Julian, wrote:
I like to play it while watching SEC football games with the proviso that it only counts if the person is a paid ticket holder.
TAN: i used the word "proviso" at work yesterday, and people were utterly confused.
"we can deploy on the 28th, with the proviso that we get signoff from QA by the 17th" = blank stares. you'd think i was speaking latin…
BAGLEY
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 08:02 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
Vas wrote:
Wanna go to this but wish japanese breakfast isn't on the bill….this will prob cut B&S set by 30 min
730-8. Los bitchos
830-930 JB
10-11 B&S
11 is curfew
does JB have co-billing with B&S? do you really expect their set to be as long as the headliners?
Yes, it appears that a co-headliner billing is the case.
vansmack
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 08:10 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
vansmack wrote:
Does Sukie not attend your B&S show?
"while waiting for the show to start"
How rude!
Space Freely
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 09:51 PM UTC
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Japanese Breakfast should be headlining. She put out one one the best albums AND one of the best books of 2021, and just playedSNL.
Belle and Sebastian was only a decent live band in their prime, which was 15+ years ago.
lily1
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 10:12 PM UTC
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If you are taking metro there, price out how much it would cost to ride share back to DC. It is an utter PITA to get home via public transport from Wolftrap. It's taken me up to 2 hours in years past to come home and I live on the southern end of DC (shuttle bus, to just missed the orange line at west falls church and wait 18 minutes to l'enfant to transfer and wait another 20 minutes for that line). Getting out is fine during the work week due to enhanced trains (well, not now, thanks WMATA) but getting home kills your good music vibe.
You can bring water bottles into the pavillion. Just not food or something that isn't concealed in a water bottle. Any coolers/blankets/etc you can leave on the side but not bring in.
I was just there for Gypsy Kings on Sunday and it was a really lovely experience.
I'm sure the B&S will be great; I'm going too, but I wish it was just them for a solid 2 hours and no one else!
Starsky
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 10, 2022 at 11:55 PM UTC
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Totally! Rent a ride share car
The public transport option is horrible
Yada
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 11, 2022 at 02:08 AM UTC
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Even space doesn't metro to wolf trap. My god, sounds like torture (outside of Belle and Sébastien)
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 11, 2022 at 01:36 PM UTC
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sweetcell wrote:
protip: to kill time while waiting for the show to start, engage in a game of "spot the visible minority." it's surprisingly hard challenge at a B&S show - the Duotrigordle of the concert-people-watching world. i love me some Stuart Murdoch & Co., but…. VANIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLA
Who cares?
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 11, 2022 at 01:37 PM UTC
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lily1 wrote:
If you are taking metro there, price out how much it would cost to ride share back to DC. It is an utter PITA to get home via public transport from Wolftrap. It's taken me up to 2 hours in years past to come home and I live on the southern end of DC (shuttle bus, to just missed the orange line at west falls church and wait 18 minutes to l'enfant to transfer and wait another 20 minutes for that line). Getting out is fine during the work week due to enhanced trains (well, not now, thanks WMATA) but getting home kills your good music vibe.
You can bring water bottles into the pavillion. Just not food or something that isn't concealed in a water bottle. Any coolers/blankets/etc you can leave on the side but not bring in.
I was just there for Gypsy Kings on Sunday and it was a really lovely experience.
I'm sure the B&S will be great; I'm going too, but I wish it was just them for a solid 2 hours and no one else!
Thanks for the suggestion!
brokensocscene
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 11, 2022 at 05:15 PM UTC
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The 930 shows from 2006 was my first time at the 930! (flew from California)
Thousand wrote:
In the meantime, I'll get myself fired up for the show by listening to this epic performance of theirs from 9:30 in 2006. The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner is such an amazing song. Still gives me goosebumps to hear it live.
https://www.npr.org/2006/03/06/5235927/belle-and-sebastian-the-new-pornographers
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 12, 2022 at 01:22 PM UTC
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Vas wrote:
The 930 shows from 2006 was my first time at the 930! (flew from California)
Thousand wrote:
In the meantime, I'll get myself fired up for the show by listening to this epic performance of theirs from 9:30 in 2006. The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner is such an amazing song. Still gives me goosebumps to hear it live.
https://www.npr.org/2006/03/06/5235927/belle-and-sebastian-the-new-pornographers
Haha, nice. You sure picked the right show.
jrpa
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 12, 2022 at 03:07 PM UTC
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Vas wrote:
The 930 shows from 2006 was my first time at the 930! (flew from California)
Thousand wrote:
In the meantime, I'll get myself fired up for the show by listening to this epic performance of theirs from 9:30 in 2006. The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner is such an amazing song. Still gives me goosebumps to hear it live.
https://www.npr.org/2006/03/06/5235927/belle-and-sebastian-the-new-pornographers
Was this the HoF kerfuffle where they announced a late show AFTER the first show sold out and people lost their minds because they were sure the (now) early show they had tickets to would have a shorter encore because of the time constraints?
Or was that before 2006?
brokensocscene
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 12, 2022 at 04:47 PM UTC
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The 2006 shows were 2 nights in a row.
jrpa
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 12, 2022 at 08:44 PM UTC
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Vas wrote:
The 2006 shows were 2 nights in a row.
Not the same. I felt it was closer to 2002-2003. People straight up lost it on here.
bunnyman
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 14, 2022 at 03:27 PM UTC
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Still have 2 tix to this if anyone is interested.
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 15, 2022 at 12:44 AM UTC
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What time does everyone think each band will start tomorrow? I have a friend who doesn't normally attend rock shows and she's all worked up that I suggested that getting there by 8 would be enough time to see the second two bands.
brokensocscene
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 15, 2022 at 12:10 PM UTC
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Doors at 5:30 and looks like opener at 7 PM and probably only a 30 min set. Japanese B at 8 then?
Thousand wrote:
What time does everyone think each band will start tomorrow? I have a friend who doesn't normally attend rock shows and she's all worked up that I suggested that getting there by 8 would be enough time to see the second two bands.
Thousand Made-Up Loves
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 15, 2022 at 12:17 PM UTC
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Vas wrote:
Doors at 5:30 and looks like opener at 7 PM and probably only a 30 min set. Japanese B at 8 then?
This is what I am thinking too.
brokensocscene
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Re: First time at Wolf Trap for B&S, any suggestions?
June 15, 2022 at 12:32 PM UTC
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jealous of NC last night……they played at a 1400 capacity club (moved from a much larger venue, prob due to ticket sales).