snow patrol

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Now if their shirts come down from $28 ill be amazed.

yikes!

that's getting towards U2/rolling stones prices

i am unashamed to say i will be there as well. and the cloning thing is a good idea, because i'd like to see snowden at the black cat, too. ah well.

Now if their shirts come down from $28 ill be amazed.

I was thinking about this last night after observing the British Sea Power $25 t's and the Doves $25 t's

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that because of the exchange rate the bands are only seeing themselves as getting 10 or 12 pounds per t-shirt

wonder how much they are selling their merch for in England

Sorry if I seem to have crawled out from under a rock (maybe I did), but what happened to Embrace as they were on the bill earlier??

Originally posted by brennser:

Now if their shirts come down from $28 ill be amazed.

I was thinking about this last night after observing the British Sea Power $25 t's and the Doves $25 t's

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that because of the exchange rate the bands are only seeing themselves as getting 10 or 12 pounds per t-shirt

wonder how much they are selling their merch for in England

yeah i was thinking the same thing about last night's shirt as well. but as snow patrol was a more expensive ticket in NYC than here, maybe the shirt prices correlate. so by that theory, it means the SP shirts should be less tonight. would they actually price the shirts higher than the show itself? :eek:

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Now if their shirts come down from $28 ill be amazed.

yikes!

that's getting towards U2/rolling stones prices

I'll bet those bands are in the $50 range…that was the range for Madonna, Prince and the Moveon.org show….Yes, for t-shirts, not even hoodies.

BSP tees sell for GBP11 on their site. Roughly USD20.

Originally posted by brennser:

Now if their shirts come down from $28 ill be amazed.

I was thinking about this last night after observing the British Sea Power $25 t's and the Doves $25 t's

I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that because of the exchange rate the bands are only seeing themselves as getting 10 or 12 pounds per t-shirt

wonder how much they are selling their merch for in England

Originally posted by Bags:
I'll bet those bands are in the $50 range…that was the range for Madonna, Prince and the Moveon.org show….Yes, for t-shirts, not even hoodies.

wowza

that's just absurd.

well, let's just say that even boring shows are great now that DC9 stocks sparks. I recommend y'all try it before tonight's show. It adds an edge that's, well, fun.

Originally posted by xcanuck:
I saw Snow Patrol when I was out in SF a few weeks back

Thanks for saying hi. And they say canadians are friendly people….

Originally posted by Bags:
I'll bet those bands are in the $50 range…that was the range for Madonna, Prince and the Moveon.org show….Yes, for t-shirts, not even hoodies.

hmmm…are you sure about the MoveOn show? I bought a long-sleeve T at one of those and it was nowhere near $50. There's no way I would have bought it.

I think Springsteen was selling $35 t-shirts last weekend though.

solid show - better than Doves - played mostly tracks from Final Straw w/ a few new ones - their music is pleasant and enjoyable but I don't know if it moves me that much - Gary Lightbody is still clearly stunned that he's a 'rock star' - between song banter was generally funny/goofy

snow patrol fans smoke significantly less than Go4 or Doves fans

the band also plays at a more manageable volume - no earplugs needed tonight!

serious outbreak of the Washington DC concert asshole near us - seemed like Snow Patrol were seriously interfering with their inane shouted conversations - dumbasses

I thought the show was great. They opened with my four favorite songs from Final Straw (you know, the rockers) one after the other, which had me jumping and thrilled. Literally, they played Bags' fave in this order – #2, #1, #4 and #3. Man, can't beat that!!! And they ended with "Tiny Little Fractures," another great 'non-Coldplay' like song…..

May I reiterate – this band is NO Coldplay (or Keane)!!! The last song before the encore was great; I've heard it at every show and I love it (I must spend time with 'Songs for Polar Bears' to find it). I was pretty pleasantly surprised because I wasn't expecting so much energy. They definitely rock much more live. Great examples, "Somewhere a Clock is Ticking" and "Same." They had good lights going, as well.

Brennser, I find Lightbody's goofy enjoyment really engaging. He seems to be having a good time, which is so important and not always there with hipster indie or Britpop bands….

I luckily had no assholes around me. There were two funny guys about five people ahead of me, though, who kept doing flippy waving of their hands and arms. Funny moves from a guy in a baseball hat…it was funny that they kept 'interfering' with folks around me trying to take camera phone photos.

not where we were. everyone smoked. and, we had the halfwit teenage girls who couldn't shut the fuck up the entire time after pushing their way thru dozens of people to work their way upfront. they bitched about me to each other the entire night because of my persistent glares and "sssh's". that was rather amusing as it highlighted ever so blatantly their maturity.

you know, it should be required that all patrons of the performing arts attend an etiquette class on proper behavior.

those issues removed, i think this show was superior to their show in the fall. solid sound, lots of fun had by all the band members, very accomodating crew that was giving away everything that wasn't absolutely needed by the band to the fans, etc.

i think i will now go see if there are tix for new orleans as i'll be on holiday there next week.

Originally posted by brennser:
snow patrol fans smoke significantly less than Go4 or Doves fans

the band also plays at a more manageable volume - no earplugs needed tonight!

serious outbreak of the Washington DC concert asshole near us - seemed like Snow Patrol were seriously interfering with their inane shouted conversations - dumbasses

fuckin hell, check out the ticketwanker fees for these tickets in new orleans. base price is $17.50. once you get done with all the anal raping, you're paying nearly $20 over the base price! more than a single ticket! WTF?! me thinks i'll be looking for extra cheap seats on ebay or craig's list. fuck these surcharges.

Item Charge
Tickets (Snow Patrol)
Advance Tickets US $17.50 x 2
Total Building Facility Charge(s) US $1.00 x 2
Total Convenience Charge(s)US $6.25 x 2
Order Processing Charge(s) US $3.30
Will Call No Charge

TOTAL CHARGES US $52.80

Originally posted by brennser:
serious outbreak of the Washington DC concert asshole near us - seemed like Snow Patrol were seriously interfering with their inane shouted conversations - dumbasses

Would that have the been the 2 British Lads and there harem of 3 or 4 young females? One of the guys was really tall?? They got worse and worse as the show went on myself, and several around us had to move.

yup, that was them! right in front of the soundboard - constant talking - then one of the harem lost her wallet and started lighting matches near peoples clothing looking for it - thats when my friend finally snapped and got into it with them - idiots

Originally posted by BrnAgnTaper:

Originally posted by brennser:
serious outbreak of the Washington DC concert asshole near us - seemed like Snow Patrol were seriously interfering with their inane shouted conversations - dumbasses

Would that have the been the 2 British Lads and there harem of 3 or 4 young females? One of the guys was really tall?? They got worse and worse as the show went on myself, and several around us had to move.

I too thought the show was great and luckily was in a seemingly smokeless area. I thought that both Snow Patrol and Athlete seemed to enjoy being there, making for an enjoyable show.

Well my little spot of crowd, just in front of Bags (by the side of the guys doing the strange hand dance) turned out to be just fine.

I was quite impressed at how the crowd got into the show as a whole, the sing back bit was quite an eye opener.

I thought it was a good show, but they are the vanilla ice cream of bands. I feel more danger crossing a road, at a crosswalk.

Originally posted by brennser:
yup, that was them! right in front of the soundboard - constant talking - then one of the harem lost her wallet and started lighting matches near peoples clothing looking for it - thats when my friend finally snapped and got into it with them - idiots

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I was wondering what the hell they were doing with the lighters/matches. I think there are some brit members of the board. Is this normal behavior for concerts in the UK? Drink drink drink and pay no attention what-so-ever to the band on stage? At one point the tall guy said something to the tune of "f–k snow patrol, they suck". WHY THE HELL WERE YOU THERE THEN!?!?