Adorable final shows : Yannis!

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Adorable final shows : Yannis!

Post by fuzzjunkie » Tue May 07, 2019 3:22 pm

I wish there were some way I could make the London show, but I can’t.

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Post by zhivago » Tue May 07, 2019 10:19 pm

I am totally stunned that these are actually happening...initially I thought it was a hoax! :wtf:

I will definitely try and get a ticket this Friday, but I have prepared myself for disappointment, as the venue in London is really small...I think they are underestimating the demand for these two shows...still, I will report back if I manage to get a ticket, and if I do go, I'll shoot some shaky iPhone video! :)
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Post by fuzzjunkie » Wed May 08, 2019 8:31 am

Sweet. Didn’t realize how small the venue was. They could sell that out here in Seattle. I know a few dozen that would go for sure.

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Post by zhivago » Wed May 08, 2019 11:19 am

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Sweet. Didn’t realize how small the venue was. They could sell that out here in Seattle. I know a few dozen that would go for sure.

Yeah it's weird...the other venue of the second date is in the middle of nowhere...I actually had to look it up on the map! :D
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Post by TinyEv » Wed May 08, 2019 11:28 am

I played Bush Hall in 2007. It's a beautiful little venue, kinda felt like The Last Waltz in miniture!
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Post by budda12ax7 » Sun May 12, 2019 7:59 pm

I like their second cd and saw them at the roxy in LA, way back when. The bass player and drummer did not seem to like the other two and the bass player wanted to fight some audience members who were trying to pogo. In fact even before the lasts notes were done ringing the bass and drummer ran off stage.

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Post by zhivago » Sun May 12, 2019 9:47 pm

The first show sold out in 3 mins....they added one more...I will try for tickets again today...but I am not hopeful...

They really should move these shows to a bigger venue. :(
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Post by eggwheat » Mon May 13, 2019 1:43 am

Three of them haven’t picked up an instrument in 25 years..one is a headmaster..I recall a ‘where are they now’ article saying they all left music immediately and became maths teachers or something.

So that’s probably why there is only a couple of gigs..career commitments etc.

Must be really odd having played your last gig at 25...then just stepping back in in your 50’s. They will have to rehearse like crazy to get match fit!
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Post by zhivago » Mon May 13, 2019 12:10 pm

I agree...hopefully they will rise to the occasion!

I am happy to report that I managed to snag a ticket for the extra show! 8)
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Post by fuzzjunkie » Tue May 14, 2019 12:27 pm

zhivago wrote:
Mon May 13, 2019 12:10 pm
I agree...hopefully they will rise to the occasion!

I am happy to report that I managed to snag a ticket for the extra show! 8)
Excellent! I never got to see them live. I saw thousands of bands back in the day, so Adorable was one of the few that I liked that I missed.

It’s interesting that they are doing these shows at all, and if they were truly committed they might have played more shows and bigger halls, but they don’t seem like the living nostalgia sorts other than these 25th reunions.

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Post by zhivago » Tue May 14, 2019 1:35 pm

fuzzjunkie wrote:
Tue May 14, 2019 12:27 pm
It’s interesting that they are doing these shows at all, and if they were truly committed they might have played more shows and bigger halls, but they don’t seem like the living nostalgia sorts other than these 25th reunions.
It is definitely strange! I initially really did think it was a hoax...I was actually in a mild state of shock throughout the whole process of getting my ticket...like it wasn't really happening...it looks like they are busy with their "real" lives to go on a proper tour, which is a shame in a sense...Pete has been recording and touring for years...but maybe the other three don't fancy it.

This really is the re-union show that I never thought would happen...life is strange! :D
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Post by eggwheat » Tue May 14, 2019 2:00 pm

Yeh I’ve seen Pete solo a couple of times since he lives local to me..Funny but I was surprised and how short he was.. Mark Gardener is quite small too..pint-sized Shoegazers ;D

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Post by thedude99 » Tue May 14, 2019 7:13 pm

fuzzjunkie wrote:
Tue May 14, 2019 12:27 pm
zhivago wrote:
Mon May 13, 2019 12:10 pm
I agree...hopefully they will rise to the occasion!

I am happy to report that I managed to snag a ticket for the extra show! 8)
Excellent! I never got to see them live. I saw thousands of bands back in the day, so Adorable was one of the few that I liked that I missed.

It’s interesting that they are doing these shows at all, and if they were truly committed they might have played more shows and bigger halls, but they don’t seem like the living nostalgia sorts other than these 25th reunions.
How big of a draw is Adorable in the UK?

From a North American perspective- I get Ride, MBV and Slowdive pulling big crowds on their reunions. But I have a hard time seeing adorable pull more than a couple hundred. If that.

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Re: Adorable final shows : Yannis!

Post by zhivago » Tue May 14, 2019 9:39 pm

eggwheat wrote:
Tue May 14, 2019 2:00 pm
Yeh I’ve seen Pete solo a couple of times since he lives local to me..Funny but I was surprised and how short he was.. Mark Gardener is quite small too..pint-sized Shoegazers ;D

Hahaha!!

I had the same feeling the first time I saw James Dean Bradfield or Paul Draper in front of me....pint-sized for sure!...now, Thurston Moore, on the other hand... :D :)
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Re: Adorable final shows : Yannis!

Post by fuzzjunkie » Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:52 pm

I was just checking to see if this show was still happening and it looks like they added a 3rd night. November 1-3?

I hope anyone that got to go enjoyed it!

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