Spiritualized, 10 August, National Concert Hall (!)

grudgehugger

Got 2 tickets for this today

Ladies and Gentlemen in its entirety with "all the trimmings" which I think means choir, orchestra etc.

Seated gigs not really my thing but I'll just have to survive I guess...

Pighead

grudgehugger wrote: »

Got 2 tickets for this today

Ladies and Gentlemen in its entirety with "all the trimmings" which I think means choir, orchestra etc.

Seated gigs not really my thing but I'll just have to survive I guess...

Wow! This completely passed me by. Potential for an amazing gig here. One of my favourite albums ever. I'm there. Thanks for posting.

grudgehugger

I have to confess to only feeling comfortable posting it once I had my own tickets secured...

There seems to be have been very little press about it - surprising especially as this is apparently the only such gig they're doing in 2013.

They are playing other gigs, just not L&G in full with the brussels sprouts, cranberry sauce add-ons.

Dibble

Thanks grudgehugger, I hadn't heard about this gig. Like you, I purchased tickets before posting! Cannnot wait for this!

dinneenp

MadsL

grudgehugger wrote: »

Got 2 tickets for this today

Ladies and Gentlemen in its entirety with "all the trimmings" which I think means choir, orchestra etc.

Seated gigs not really my thing but I'll just have to survive I guess...

Yeah, I go mental when the bass drops on this album. *cough*

Billy Mays

Also in the wanted-to-get-tickets-before-posting-camp. Got them this morning. Saw them doing Ladies Gentlemen... with the whole choir and orchestra thing in Radio City Music Hall in 2010. By far the best gig I've ever been at. Beforehand I was a bit meh about there being no standing but it was actually the perfect gig for an all seated venue

Edit: full gig below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk14D6Wkrvs

MadsL

They are playing Coachella tomorrow - will be curious if they do the full enchillada there.

SteM

Saw them do this in the Barbican in London a few years ago. Great show, may have to head along to this.

MadsL wrote: »

They are playing Coachella tomorrow - will be curious if they do the full enchillada there.

According to the NCH email:

Spiritualized will perform their classic album ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space’ live in its entirety, making it their only performance this year of this album.

grudgehugger

MadsL wrote: »

Yeah, I go mental when the bass drops on this album. *cough*

Trust me, I can bust out ridiculously silly dance "moves" to just about anything, including extended periods of silence - and generally will. Anyone a few rows back and around the middle for James Blake at Electric Picnic 2011 can potentially vouch for this. I only book seated tickets for gigs as a last resort.

Hopefully some of these songs will get us up and moving - would love a crowd of people going mental to them at the NCH

Come Together - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXTeA-ILbyA

Electricity - http://m.vevo.com/watch/spiritualized/electricity/GB1109800900

MadsL

SteM wrote: »

Saw them do this in the Barbican in London a few years ago. Great show, may have to head along to this.



According to the NCH email:

Spiritualized will perform their classic album ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space’ live in its entirety, making it their only performance this year of this album.

I bet the press release continued "in Ireland" I would be suprised if that show rehearsed for a one nighter.

MadsL

grudgehugger wrote: »

Trust me, I can bust out ridiculously silly dance "moves" to just about anything, including extended periods of silence - and generally will. Anyone a few rows back and around the middle for James Blake at Electric Picnic 2011 can potentially vouch for this. I only book seated tickets for gigs as a last resort.

Hopefully some of these songs will get us up and moving - would love a crowd of people going mental to them at the NCH

Come Together - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXTeA-ILbyA

Electricity - http://m.vevo.com/watch/spiritualized/electricity/GB1109800900

NCH is actually quite a cool venue for some chilled tunes. I saw Icebreaker do Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks there and they can certainly light it well enough, considering it is an orchestra concert hall.

Enjoy - try to get the side balcony; great views.

QikBax

Thanks a million. Did not know about this.

Saw the show in London a few years back. It was astounding.

QikBax

And I just realised I have a wedding that day and can't go :mad:

Mickolution

As others have said, saw this in London in 2009, fantastic show. There were around 35 people on stage (I've seen them with 50+, but you have to take what you can get...), which is needed to do that album justice.

I'm generally not a fan of "album" gigs, but this one was great. Best bit was the encore of "Out of Sight", which is probably my favourite song of theirs, but not one they've been able to play live since 2001 due to having a stripped down live show.

This will be quality

edhead

Right on folks. Didnt know this was happening until I saw here. Just bagged two tickets. Nice.

grudgehugger

MadsL wrote: »

I bet the press release continued "in Ireland" I would be suprised if that show rehearsed for a one nighter.

From the NCH website:
"This show is the only world performance of Ladies and Gentlemen in 2013."

Don't know whether this is a good or a bad thing. It is kind of cool that we'll be the only people to see the show this year but it can't exactly make for a polished performance either. MadsL makes a good point re rehearsals - I sure hope the classical musicians involved have toured with them before...

Also, the trimmings are described as follows:
"This very special show will feature a choir, string and horn sections."

MadsL

grudgehugger wrote: »

From the NCH website:
"This show is the only world performance of Ladies and Gentlemen in 2013."

Don't know whether this is a good or a bad thing. It is kind of cool that we'll be the only people to see the show this year but it can't exactly make for a polished performance either. MadsL makes a good point re rehearsals - I sure hope the classical musicians involved have toured with them before...

Also, the trimmings are described as follows:
"This very special show will feature a choir, string and horn sections."

Well, that wasn't exactly the point I was making.

Professional classical players knock out pieces every week that they may not have even heard before.

Look at the NCH concert schedule - every Friday the National Symphony Orchestra perform the Musical Director's choices of programme. They get a week to rehearse that, both as an Orchestra and individually and by section. If it is a world premiere of a new piece, no-one has even heard it before.

My point was that I would expect that this hasn't been scored and arranged just to do one show in Dublin. I wouldn't expect that the musicians would tour with them, but I would be very suprised if this were the only performance worldwide.

grudgehugger

MadsL wrote: »

Well, that wasn't exactly the point I was making.

Professional classical players knock out pieces every week that they may not have even heard before.

Look at the NCH concert schedule - every Friday the National Symphony Orchestra perform the Musical Director's choices of programme. They get a week to rehearse that, both as an Orchestra and individually and by section. If it is a world premiere of a new piece, no-one has even heard it before.

My point was that I would expect that this hasn't been scored and arranged just to do one show in Dublin. I wouldn't expect that the musicians would tour with them, but I would be very suprised if this were the only performance worldwide.

Point taken - I just know very little about classical music

I also doubt it has been scored and arranged for just this one show. They have done this basic show many times in the past so I guess can just re-use the material from those?

That being the case, and the classical musician people not needing much in the way of rehearsal time, it all starts to make sense to me.

I doubt the NCH would say it unless it were true, tbh.

Wattle

I think Spiritualized have gone off the boil in their last three albums or so but I'd be interested in this. Ladies & Gentlemen is a classic.

Interrobang

Tickets sorted. Thanks for the heads up - hadn't heard anything about it before I saw this thread.

Mickolution

Wattle wrote: »

I think Spiritualized have gone off the boil in their last three albums or so but I'd be interested in this. Ladies & Gentlemen is a classic.

Really? Their style has changed (or rather budget constraints have forced it to), but I love the last few. Songs in A&E is probably the weakest, but everything else since Ladies and Gents is better than the earlier work, for me.

Wattle

Mickolution wrote: »

Really? Their style has changed (or rather budget constraints have forced it to), but I love the last few. Songs in A&E is probably the weakest, but everything else since Ladies and Gents is better than the earlier work, for me.

There were some poor songs on Let It Come Down and Amazing Grace was a weak record. In fairness I haven't heard Sweet Heart Sweet Light. I kind of lost interest after Amazing Grace. I prefer the earlier stuff like Laser Guided Melodies and Pure Phase.

Mickolution

Wattle wrote: »

There were some poor songs on Let It Come Down and Amazing Grace was a weak record. In fairness I haven't heard Sweet Heart Sweet Light. I kind of lost interest after Amazing Grace. I prefer the earlier stuff like Laser Guided Melodies and Pure Phase.

I guess it's a matter of taste. For me, Laser Guided Melodies and Pure Phase are great, but I'd never really listen to them. I'm much more into the blues-ey stuff from the later albums.

Let it Come Down may be my favouite of all of their albums. It's just an old school R&B album and I love all that stuff. Amazing Grace was a nice departure from the previous two albums and while there are some poor songs on it, I like the really stripped down sound. Songs and A&E never really grabbed me. There are some great songs on there, but the production came off a bit weird. Sweet Heart Sweet Light is great, but if you don't like anything since Ladies & Gents, it may not be for you.

They still kill it live, though. The smaller tour band is cracking and the big one for shows like this is really, really good.

Penfailed

Tickets sorted

DaveOClerigh

Damn have to find someone to go with

Penfailed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk14D6Wkrvs

Not long now. Just checked the NCH website - there's only 13 seats left

Billy Mays

Has anyone here ever been to a gig like this in the NCH? Wondering what time they're likely to be on stage at. Ticket says 8pm

MadsL

Billy Mays wrote: »

Has anyone here ever been to a gig like this in the NCH? Wondering what time they're likely to be on stage at. Ticket says 8pm

NCH is very punctual - don't be late

Rothko

I'm going up on the bus tomorrow for this. Can anyone recommend anywhere nearby to get a bite to eat, even if it's a takeaway?

schemingbohemia

Presumably the bus will drop you off along the quays, so you've got all of Westmoreland Street, Grafton Street to choose from. Loads of options there from the fast food places to the Green Hen and Peploes.

There's an Indian on South Anne Street which I haven't been to yet, but everyone I know who has raves about it.
http://www.dhaba.ie/

notnumber

MadsL wrote: »

NCH is very punctual - don't be late

Really? is that not doors at 8pm..band at 8.30 ?

nomoreindie

someone asked nch on twitter and they confirmed 8pm

Rothko

Great gig. It was my first time at the NCH and I think it's a really nice venue.

purple hands

That was brilliant! Stay with Me was so beautiful. Was hoping for Hey Jane as an encore but oh well

notnumber

cop shoot cop and broken heart highlights for me..encore was ill-advised..would have loved let it flow to be played but overall ranks up there as one of the best musical experiences ever..

nomoreindie

I enjoyed the gig even the encore! cool wave was the highlight for me.
It was noticeable though that a number of people arrived into the venue long after the gig started missing quite a few songs

employeeofthemo

Mickolution

notnumber wrote: »

cop shoot cop and broken heart highlights for me..encore was ill-advised..would have loved let it flow to be played but overall ranks up there as one of the best musical experiences ever..

Ill advised? Out of Sight is probably my favourite track of theirs and it's rare that they can play it these days as he rarely has that big of a band. Ohh Happy Day has been a staple of their live sets for a long time. I loved it

notnumber

Mickolution wrote: »

Ill advised? Out of Sight is probably my favourite track of theirs and it's rare that they can play it these days as he rarely has that big of a band. Ohh Happy Day has been a staple of their live sets for a long time. I loved it

I'll advised maybe a bad choice of words.I wasn't familiar with Out of Sight ,happy days I dont rate that much..anyway minor complaints on my behalf..performance of l&g was flawless.

Wheeker

Absolutely stunning! The full-on psych-rock band/strings/horns/gospel choir experience really blew me away. Great to hear such a classic album in this way & indeed at the NCH. Also- what a bass player :eek:

I had high hopes for this & was delighted it didn't disappoint. Up there with my all-time most amazing gigs.

Rigor Mortis

Not a huge fan of the band but wow that was some gig. Amazing hearing really good music played in a venue which really lends itself to the experience.

horseburger

employeeofthemo wrote: »

Fairplay on getting the video!!:)

they are quite militant in the concert hall for not allowing photos or recording!!:)

UsedToWait

Wheeker wrote: »

Absolutely stunning! The full-on psych-rock band/strings/horns/gospel choir experience really blew me away. Great to hear such a classic album in this way & indeed at the NCH. Also- what a bass player :eek:

I had high hopes for this & was delighted it didn't disappoint. Up there with my all-time most amazing gigs.

I could have written the above word for word - mind-blowing concert, and amazing venue.

I can't recall being at a concert where the sound mixing was so perfect - you could pick out every instrument.

If they are doing a similar production anywhere in the future, I'll be aiming to get to it.