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[TheDonbytheDee]

Just back from the Squeeze and Madness gig.

Squeeze were so, so good. You'd have to be a very confident band to let a group like Squeeze open for you then have to follow them.

No problem for Madness, they have the playing live lark down to an artform.

Got a lot of the more unknown hits from their extensive catalogue, which was music to my ears.

Tonight was my penultimate gig of the year. I have an ABBA tribute gig at the music hall in two weeks, to finish of the year.

I love ABBA.

Next year I finally getting to see my all time favourites Kraftwerk down in Manchester.

They played the Capitol, Aberdeen , back in 1991 and Karl Bartos was still with them.

None of my pals fancied it, as they were quite as reverred as they are now, so didn't bother going. We'll see them next time they are up I said!

Better late than never, even though they have become their own tribute band.

I'd also like to catch Sparks live too and with Ron in his 80s and Russell not far off, I'd better try and get something sorted.

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[TheDonbytheDee]

52 minutes ago, Ajja said:

I go to a lot of gigs with my daughters and we seek out new bands in small venues, usually in Glasgow. They always joke that they are often the only ones aged under 50. It’s the 6music dad effect. Guys like me hearing new music that’s based on old music and in small venues that remind me of the gigs I used to go to. Young team seem to prefer festivals and big venues. Must be soul destroying being 18, in a band and starting out your gig circuit and when you look out over the audience it’s full of bald guys in their 50s nodding their heads knowingly. 

Sounds good that, going to gigs with your daughters.

No chance my sons would go to a gig with me. Too big a clash of tastes.

I agree with you comments about six music. 

We might be old, but our coin will be more than welcome, as nigh on impossible for bands to make a living from music now. A lot of youngsters don't want to pay for music and record companies would rather sell the records of their legacy acts than support new bands or singers.

If I'm at a gig of a new band or a new band is supporting an established act, I always try and buy some of their merchandise to help them out.

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[Mason89]

I was in Berlin the other week, right next door to the Uber Arena. Kraftwerk were playing the night I had to leave. Raging