Gigs Thread.

The Golden Dregs, Rough Trade Tuesday 16th November.

A solo project fleshed out into a band, sort of lo-fi Americana from Cornwall.

I'm looking forward to it.

Trextasy at the fleese sat 4th December, South Bristol Gas will be there .

Fair play Gasstrictband.

Going by Lost Paradise and Moonspell you might like a mates band,'Zatokrev',from Basel ,Switzerland.

Eg,on YT,Zatokrev ,song "Medium".

Absolutely love her and her music. I will see if any tickets left. 

Another great artist to come out of New York City, Blondie, Ramones, Lou Reed, Ella Fitzgerald, Lady Gaga, Jay-z, Talking Heads, Neil Diamond.

Strokes, Beastie Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Kiss, Billy Joel, Suzanne Vega and many others too.

The WHO announces Bristol gig as part of first UK tour in six years..

Legendary rock band The Who has announced a UK tour which will see them visit Bristol for the first time in years. The tour will see them travel across the country from Edinburgh to Brighton and London, with their classic hits being accompanied by an orchestra.

Formed back in the 1960s, The WHO are “one of the top three greatest rock legacies in music history,” their success gave them nine US top ten albums and 10 UK top ten albums as well as 14 top ten singles. They were even inducted into the Rock n’ Roll hall of fame in 1990 and have had a career spanning over 50 years so far.

The tour is set to take place in July with dates up and down the country between the 6th and the 23rd of the month with Bristol’s event, at Badminton Estate, to be held on the 16th.

Talking about their upcoming tour singer Roger Daltery said: “Having not toured the UK for six years, it’s great that at this time of our careers we have the chance to go to places that are not on the usual touring map, Edinburgh Castle and Derby, as well as other cities across the country that we haven’t been for decades, will make it very special for me.”

The addition of an orchestra takes their music to new heights, according Roger. Composed of the entire live band from guitarist and backup singer Simon Townsend to drummer Zak Starkey, fans who attend can expect to hear work from across their long career.

Pete Townsend said “Roger initially christened this tour with an orchestra ‘Moving On!’ I love it. It is what both of us want to do. Move on, with new music, classic Who music, all performed in new and exciting ways.”

Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday (3rd February) and The WHO are asking those who buy tickets to add a £1 donation for Teenage Cancer Trust.

Leeds Festival-goers leave as tents and urinals are blown away..by Andrew Barton, BBC News.

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Leeds Festival ticket-holders have described Friday as the "worst day ever" after 60mph winds blew tents away and demolished urinals.

Many campers left the site at Bramham Park when Storm Lilian led to stage closures, cancelled acts and damage.

Fences came down and a van had its window smashed by a falling wall as organisers shut down the BBC Radio 1, Aux and Chevron stages.

Attendees were advised to remain in their tents but with calmer weather conditions forecast for Saturday, management said it hoped to re-open the Chevron at 12pm

The health and safety team confirmed on Friday evening that it would not be possible to open the BBC Radio 1 and Aux arenas for the duration of the weekend.

One teenage festival-goer said she had experienced the "worst day ever" because her group's tent had been destroyed.

Carrie Gill, 19, said: "All the rain came into the tent because the poles pulled so hard from the wind the fabric ripped open.

"All the stores have blown over, the urinal walls are gone, people's tents are in the sky, shirts and things from the stores are gone. It's honestly really bad here."

She and her friends had been asked to leave their camping area for safety reasons.

Declan Donnelly, a 20-year-old who had travelled from Manchester, said he had seen tents abandoned by people who had chosen to go home.

"We had to hold onto our tent for about one to two hours as well as double peg it as when the gusts hit it was nearly flying off.

"It seems to have calmed down now, but there's lots of tents ripped, collapsed and destroyed, with a fair few tents left behind."

Dylan Maggs, 26, said he had seen the perimeter wall fall on empty tents and smash a van window.

"We're just laughing through it, not much else we can do really, it's annoying but it is what it is. We've seen a lot of people ditch tents and leave," he added.

The main stage remained open on Friday but the first scheduled act, Renee Rap, cancelled her performance due to concerns for the safety of her crew during set-up.

The Prodigy are one of the big-name acts due on the Chevron later in the weekend.

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Despite being battered in their tents, the revellers have not let the bad weather and stage closures get them down