glasvegas live?

d · **Posted:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:27 pm

any of youse in NYC seeing them tonight? They play SF next, then seattle, then vancouver, then hit pdx. I really want to go.

shiv · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:12 am

they played boston the other night but i didn't go. sorry.

toots · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:54 am

i'll be a darling and post the list from brooklyn vegan:

Glasvegas - 2008/09 Tour Dates
Dec 3 - Trent Uni - SOLD OUT Nottingham
Dec 4 - Wulfrun - SOLD OUT Wolverhampton
Dec 6 - Plug - SOLD OUT Sheffield
Dec 7 - Met Uni - SOLD OUT Leeds
Dec 8 - Academy 2 - SOLD OUT Manchester
Dec 10 - 53 Degrees - SOLD OUT Preston
Dec 11 - University Hull
Dec 12 - Digital - SOLD OUT Newcastle
Dec 14 - Whelans - SOLD OUT Dublin
Dec 15 - Spring and Airbrake - SOLD OUT Belfast
Dec 16 - Barrowlands - SOLD OUT Glasgow
Jan 4 - Great Scott - SOLD OUT Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 5 - Late Show with David Letterman New York, NY
Jan 6 - Bowery Ballroom - SOLD OUT New York, New York
Jan 8 - Popscene San Francisco, California
Jan 10 - Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Jan 11 - Richards on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 12 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Jan 14 - Troubador - SOLD OUT Los Angeles, California
Jan 15 - The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Los Angeles, California
Jan 20 - Liquid Rooms Tokyo
Jan 21 - Big Cat Osaka
Jan 29 - University Liverpool
Jan 30 - Academy - SOLD OUT Glasgow
Jan 31 - Academy - 2nd Date Added Due to Demand Glasgow
Feb 1 - Academy Newcastle
Feb 3 - Academy Sheffield
Feb 4 - Academy Birmingham
Feb 6 - Academy Manchester
Feb 8 - Academy Leeds
Feb 10 - Engine Shed Lincoln
Feb 11 - Rock City Nottingham
Feb 12 - UEA Norwich
Feb 14 - University Cardiff
Feb 15 - Academy Bristol
Feb 16 - Dome Brighton
Feb 17 - Academy Oxford
Feb 19 - Pyramid Centre Portsmouth
Feb 20 - Corn Exchange Cambridge
Feb 21 - Academy Brixton
Feb 21 - Academy Brixton
Mar 30 - Webster Hall, New York, NY

neuroboy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:12 am

i'm curious if they look like u2 as much as they sound like u2.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

I think they're all white so they probably look a lot more like U2 than they sound like 'em.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:19 am

neuroboy Wrote:

i'm curious if they look like u2 as much as they sound like u2.

Wha???!!!!

andyfest · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:26 am

neuroboy Wrote:

i'm curious if they look like u2 as much as they sound like u2.

Yeah, I tried to listen to them today for the first time in a while and my thought was, "I'm still sick of U2".

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:28 am

andyfest Wrote:

neuroboy Wrote:

i'm curious if they look like u2 as much as they sound like u2.

Yeah, I tried to listen to them today for the first time in a while and my thought was, "I'm still sick of U2".

You both need new ears.

neuroboy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:33 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

You both need new ears.

ok, ok. let me rephrase.

i'm curious if the signer looks as much like bono as much as he sounds like bono.

d · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:36 am

neuroboy Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

You both need new ears.

ok, ok. let me rephrase.

i'm curious if the signer looks as much like bono as much as he sounds like bono.

Sorry this makes no sense to me. He sounds nothing like Bono. Unless a brogue automatically means they sound similar. :roll:

neuroboy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:49 am

i don't know dude--nothing like bono? i stand by my assessment. not saying they're a bad band, it just sounds like a guy doing his best impression of bono singing "christmas (baby come home)" to me.

edit: for the 1st 7 songs, at least

Thee Incident · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:23 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

andyfest Wrote:

neuroboy Wrote:

i'm curious if they look like u2 as much as they sound like u2.

Yeah, I tried to listen to them today for the first time in a while and my thought was, "I'm still sick of U2".

You both need new ears.

with a quickness

duckyboy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:25 am

shit once again a band skips san diego on their west coast leg

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

duckyboy Wrote:

shit once again a band skips san diego on their west coast leg

they'll be back in april. hold on.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:42 am

ohhh. insider information?

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

don't get excited yet. but i do know there's a more extensive US tour to come.

Idiotjed · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:23 am

Z Wrote:

don't get excited yet. but i do know there's a more extensive US tour to come.

There is.

We get to see them in Montreal/Toronto April 2nd and 3rd.

toots · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:04 am

d Wrote:

neuroboy Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

You both need new ears.

ok, ok. let me rephrase.

i'm curious if the signer looks as much like bono as much as he sounds like bono.

Sorry this makes no sense to me. He sounds nothing like Bono. Unless a brogue automatically means they sound similar. :roll:

they've got the same range and both have neato accents (glasvegas guy much more pronounced) but other than that...i think there's a rough-hewn urban grit quality that's awy more akin to springsteen than U2

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

they must suck as a live band very much. they are far away from a reasonable studio sound and that should deliver only poor noise from a stage...

toots · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:56 am

oh come on, donut

the drum sound is great...guitars are big...whats not to love

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:19 am

I'm hoping to sneak into their sold out show next week at the Troubadour. They've also got an instore at Amoeba.

Dalen · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:19 am

toots and the midols Wrote:

d Wrote:

neuroboy Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

You both need new ears.

ok, ok. let me rephrase.

i'm curious if the signer looks as much like bono as much as he sounds like bono.

Sorry this makes no sense to me. He sounds nothing like Bono. Unless a brogue automatically means they sound similar. :roll:

they've got the same range and both have neato accents (glasvegas guy much more pronounced) but other than that...i think there's a rough-hewn urban grit quality that's awy more akin to springsteen than U2

yes

Modem · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:21 am

I never heard the Bono comparison at all. I guess I can see it a little bit now that you've said it, but not much.

As for looking like U2, you have nothing to fear.

[img][650:429]http://www.fatsamslive.co.uk/Glasvegas_419980a.jpg[/img]

Singer looks more like Strummer than Bono.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

toots and the midols Wrote:

oh come on, donut

the drum sound is great...guitars are big...whats not to love

wet reverb drums never sound great and that sort-of-shredding on high notes, again with a load of reverb doesn't make it big but boring.
(btw, everytime the NME declares something as another AOTY, I know I'm out. though that's kind of helpful in a way...)

toots · **Posted:** Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:45 am

i have to say i like the wet-fat punch of the drums. the kick sounds like it's made out of a phone booth and the snare has more ring than ma bell

but then again, souvlaki space station is one of my favorite albums, so reverb washes are totally my thing

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