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mandu
Liam Gallagher is good
He was also asked for Manchester but he refused to play Old Trafford.
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I've seen Richard Ashcroft 3 times recently and he is very very good. His solo stuff definitely stands up against the Verve music. I'm looking forward to seeing him again at Edinburgh. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
I'm also going to see Liam Gallagher at the end of June and although I won't see him with the Stones I'm also looking forward to this. I'm hearing good things about his current shows too.
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Past opening acts include Van Halen. The J Geils Band and ZZ Top. This list is far from impressive.
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Past opening acts include Van Halen. The J Geils Band and ZZ Top. This list is far from impressive.
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The guy from the Verve? I guess they got over the bad blood regarding the Bittersweet Symphony/The Last Time controversy?
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matxil
Cool, the Specials, very nice as an opening act.
I actually at first reading thought I had read Noel Gallagher, which would have made some sense. But Liam? Terrible choice.
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matxil
Cool, the Specials, very nice as an opening act.
I actually at first reading thought I had read Noel Gallagher, which would have made some sense. But Liam? Terrible choice.
Why? His debut album reached No.1 and he's a huge draw. Oasis were a British phenominum. He sang Wonderwall and Live Forever. That's why he's a great choice as opener.
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The guy from the Verve? I guess they got over the bad blood regarding the Bittersweet Symphony/The Last Time controversy?
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matxil
Thinking of the Specials, the last time I saw them was a few years ago, without Terry Hall, in Barcelona. After about 15 a 20 minutes the electricity gave up. They re-tried after a 5 minutes break. Again an electricity failure. Another break. Re-try. Again an electricity failure. At this point the band was of course very p***** off, and understandably gave up. A pity, because those 15 minutes they were steaming!
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matxil
Thinking of the Specials, the last time I saw them was a few years ago, without Terry Hall, in Barcelona. After about 15 a 20 minutes the electricity gave up. They re-tried after a 5 minutes break. Again an electricity failure. Another break. Re-try. Again an electricity failure. At this point the band was of course very p***** off, and understandably gave up. A pity, because those 15 minutes they were steaming!
Wait...the Specials without Terry Hall? The main lead singer? Was he sick?
Perhaps you meant Neville Staple who left in 2012?
We know founder Jerry Dammers hasn't been with them since '84, but the most significant missing member now is lead guitarist Roddy Radiation who left (again) in 2014. Also, Neville Staples' energetic over the top on-stage presence was a big part of what made the Specials great - leaping around and shouting (or "toasting") out lyrics while dancing non-stop....hard to imagine a Specials show without him, but evidently they have carried on fine. And sadly, original drummer John Bradbury passed away in 2015.
Last I saw them in 2010, all was still intact (except Dammers), and it was as energetic and out of control as you could imagine. Will see them in this current incarnation next month at Arroyo Seco w/Neil Young, the Pretenders, et al., and am curious as to how it will be. Hopefully it will be as fun as it used to be, and I'm pretty sure (or guessing) they will be great as openers for the Stones in Coventry.