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Moose 4 Feb 2005 08:35:37 36 posts
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I saw Rammstein at Brixton Academy last night.

Think German, Think Rock, Think Fire and be very afraid.

The best gig I have ever seen - rib virbarating noise, and more pyrotechnics than the Millenium fireworks - there was fire coming out of ceiling, from the floor, from flamethowers, from masks the band wore - it was incredible. There were fireworks on the stage, coming out over the audience.

The last song finished with the bass player crowd surfing in a rubber dinghy.

If you haven't heard or heard of Rammstein they are the band who play at the beginning of xXx.

Apologies for the seemingly poinless post - its just the gig was so awesome I had to tell someone about it.

Lutz 4 Feb 2005 08:39:55 48,870 posts
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Moose wrote:
and more pyrotechnics than the Millenium fireworks

So a couple of matches and a candle then?

deem 4 Feb 2005 08:40:34 31,667 posts
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oneiros 4 Feb 2005 08:56:11 1,877 posts
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/is jealous

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 09:03:53 2,609 posts
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saw em a year or two back and it was an ace gig. and i have tix for tonight's show

so no city of heroes for me today

/prepares to punch crowd surfers and ogle little gothy chicks

Moose 4 Feb 2005 09:13:46 36 posts
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eviltobz - you will not be disappointed, this set is awesome - however I don't want to spoil the show for you by giving you any spoilers.

The crowd last night was fanstastic - loads of energy, but very well behaved, oh and loads of gothy chicks

Have fun, and be prepared to lose your eyebrows if you are standing near the front

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 09:27:22 2,609 posts
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as i say, i've seen em before, so whilst i expect it to be somewhat different, i'm familiar with the near death fire experiences down in the mosh at the front. and down in the mosh at the front is where you'll always find me

MrWorf 4 Feb 2005 09:50:18 64,187 posts
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omg... A lot of my mates went to this last night, the luck fuckers... ;_; i couldn't get tickets on time

well at least I have these System Of a Down tickets to make up for it... \o/

Moose 4 Feb 2005 09:57:01 36 posts
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Razz - when and where are System of a Down playing, I saw some flyers for their gig last night, but didn't get chance to find out details.

silver-jon 4 Feb 2005 09:59:24 1,518 posts
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Must have been pretty crap flyers then !
"Come to a gig !! But we don't want you to know where. Or when."
Or were your eyes still watering from the fireworks?

MrWorf 4 Feb 2005 10:00:13 64,187 posts
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Moose - Linkage

Moose 4 Feb 2005 10:15:44 36 posts
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Razz - Thanks, BTW which night do you have tickets for ?

Silver Jon, believe me, after that gig I could hardly remember my name let alone any details of further gigs

Edited by Moose at 10:18:04 04-02-2005

MrWorf 4 Feb 2005 10:29:58 64,187 posts
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On the Friday.... er... June 3rd. Standing, which strangely is most expensive then sitting! o_O

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 10:32:09 2,609 posts
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but sitting is a pointless waste of time and money razz. if you aint on your feet at the front then you aint at a gig. you're just watching a band, and theres a world of difference there.

/moshes

Necropolis 4 Feb 2005 10:53:43 896 posts
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Mmmmm I can't wait. Am trekking over to Manchester on Sunday to their gig, am getting excited now, especially if its going to be as good as you say.

My only problem is that apparently the tickets my GF got are for a balcony section, and not the pit :S

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 11:26:29 2,609 posts
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/steers necropolis away from my previous post.

great view you'll have from there mate. the pyrotechnics will look excellent.

Angel_Treats 4 Feb 2005 11:28:02 11,070 posts
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Wow, wish I could have been there. I'd have loved it.

Still though, got Fozzy to look forward to next weekend!

\m/ \m/

Necropolis 4 Feb 2005 11:38:37 896 posts
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Angel_Treats wrote:
Wow, wish I could have been there. I'd have loved it.

Still though, got Fozzy to look forward to next weekend!

\m/ \m/

FOZZY!!!!! WHAT, WHERE!?!

Damnit, Fozzy are playing somewhere and I didn't know!

/cries

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 11:47:58 2,609 posts
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aye, that too. listening to em at this very moment in fact

/prepares to double powerbomb the crowd surfers.

Angel_Treats 4 Feb 2005 11:48:42 11,070 posts
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In the Mean Fiddler next Friday night! You might be able to get tickets still.

Clive_Dunn 4 Feb 2005 11:53:13 4,862 posts
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Moose wrote:
Think German, Think Rock, Think Fire and be very afraid.

Well all I can think of is someone setting David Hasslehoffs thong on fire now. Thanks.

MrWorf 4 Feb 2005 11:54:32 64,187 posts
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Angel_Treats wrote:
In the Mean Fiddler next Friday night! You might be able to get tickets still.

/looks out of window at mean fiddler
/is working at centre point today

eviltobz 4 Feb 2005 11:56:27 2,609 posts
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yep, I know where you can get em.

clive, don't think rock, not even slightly. think industrial hardcore metal or some other such overly wordy way of describing a genre.

Necropolis 4 Feb 2005 12:39:31 896 posts
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Damn, if I had known in advance I could have sorted something out to see them. Am really annoyed now.

eviltobz wrote:
...clive, don't think rock, not even slightly. think industrial hardcore metal or some other such overly wordy way of describing a genre...

Or if people haven't heard of them, think the opening scene from the movie xXx.

warlockuk 4 Feb 2005 17:50:59 19,519 posts
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Not a bad gig, but I think I preferred their toys from when I saw them a few years back. His arm-mounted flamethrowers were nice during "Rammstein", but wasn't as cool as when he used to be on fire *himself* during that song.

Didn't see the god squad that always turn up at these gigs, either - until the train home. That manc dude gets everywhere. I didn't realise he was a Jehovah's Witness until he got off the train and I clocked his literature. Shame, really. I thought he was just your usual God Bod with his "Don't be a sinner, be a winner" malarkey. Turns out he's just a fuckin' nutcase cultboy. *sob*

HarryB 4 Feb 2005 18:37:22 7,630 posts
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if y ou want good seats at a gig buy the cheapest tickets and then arrive in a wheelchair... british people are too kind to say no to you and they stuck you up at the very front usually

David_Richardson 5 Feb 2005 00:38:12 1,332 posts
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Funny, I guy I work with is going to see them tonight at the same venue. I'd never heard of them and he used exactly the same method of "xXx start" to describe who they were.

warlockuk 5 Feb 2005 03:19:20 19,519 posts
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Heh, I just describe 'em as a bunch of Germans who like to set each other on fire and blow shit up while shouting...
...in German.

DrCongo 5 Feb 2005 09:33:30 912 posts
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Angel_Treats wrote:
Still though, got Fozzy to look forward to next weekend!

\m/ \m/

You complete and utter bastich. Eviltobz too.

/is not bitter

eviltobz 5 Feb 2005 14:22:47 2,511 posts
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HarryB wrote:
if you want good seats at a gig...

...you should ask yourself why you're going

/moshes

warlockuk wrote:
Heh, I just describe 'em as a bunch of Germans who like to set each other on fire and blow shit up while shouting...
...in German.

lol. damn fine description

and DrCongo, would you please shut. the hell. up! :b