Manic Street Preachers, Olympia, 12th of May 2019

Lotus Flower

Surprised there's no thread on this!

Playing "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours"

Who's going?

scruff monkey

Got two standing in presale this morning, also splurged yesterday on the double vinyl.

purple hands

Do you have to buy one of the fancy re-issues of the album to access the presale?

scruff monkey

No, you just had to sign up yesterday to get the code.

Ticket sale for the unwashed is Friday.

lukin

scruff monkey wrote: »

Got two standing in presale this morning, also splurged yesterday on the double vinyl.

I couldn't get any in the pre-sale, I didn't even get as far as selecting a ticket, I tried on the phone and a browser.
I'll just have to take my chances in the general sale Friday

Yellowledbetter

After seeing them do The Holy Bible and Everything Must Go tours it would be rude not to go to this. Might venture over the UK for one of those gigs either

Lotus Flower

Yellowledbetter wrote: »

After seeing them do The Holy Bible and Everything Must Go tours it would be rude not to go to this. Might venture over the UK for one of those gigs either

I still can't believe they skipped us on the Everything Must Go tour!

laros

Picked up 2 standing in the presale around 3pm

Wrongway1985

scruff monkey wrote: »

No, you just had to sign up yesterday to get the code.

Ticket sale for the unwashed is Friday.

Signed up yesterday got no code, they did send me an email to complete purchase of album though

laros

The mail with the code and link was in my spam folder in Gmail.... Have a look there

BPKS

Lotus Flower wrote: »

I still can't believe they skipped us on the Everything Must Go tour!

And I cant believe that they didnt do Generation Terrorists and Gold Against the Soul 20th Anniversary gigs.

The "Before We Went Mainstream" Tours 1 and 2;)

johnnyskeleton

BPKS wrote: »

And I cant believe that they didnt do Generation Terrorists and Gold Against the Soul 20th Anniversary gigs.

That would've been amazing.

When did they do the Holy Bible tour? I thought I'd seen them every time they play in Dublin.

MisterAnarchy

If they play all of This is My Truth Tell Me Yours ,13 songs ,that only leaves room for about 7 other songs as the Manics rarely play over 90 minutes.
Great band live but criminally short gigs .

scruff monkey

Holy Bible is 13 tracks and we got this magnificence of a set on that tour

Main Tour Album Bit

Yes
Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
Of Walking Abortion
She Is Suffering
Archives of Pain
Revol
4st 7lb
Mausoleum
Faster
This Is Yesterday
Die in the Summertime
The Intense Humming of Evil
P.C.P.

Second Half

Europa geht durch mich (Erol Alkan's Mesmerise Zwei Rework)
This Sullen Welsh Heart (Acoustic)
Motorcycle Emptiness
Dreaming a City (Hughesovka)
You Stole the Sun From My Heart
Postcards From a Young Man
Europa geht durch mich
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Donkeys
Walk Me to the Bridge
Divine Youth
You Love Us
A Design for Life

MisterAnarchy

26 songs ,that's a very long set for them.

I'm looking forward to hearing You're Tender And You're Tired and Black Dog on my Shoulder live.

Electric Nitwit

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

26 songs ,that's a very long set for them.

I'm looking forward to hearing You're Tender And You're Tired and Black Dog on my Shoulder live.

I was at their singles show in London. 38 songs!
They needed an interval

thegreengoblin

Lotus Flower wrote: »

I still can't believe they skipped us on the Everything Must Go tour!

Same here. They play here every tour and then when they do one of my favourite albums they don't play here!

Missed the pre-sale, here's hoping I can snare a couple in the morning. Not my favourite Manics album but some brilliant tunes on it. The organ on Ready For Drowning is amazing, I could listen to that all day. If You Tolerate This... gives me goosebumps every single time. You Stole The Sun...I just never got that one at all even though lots of people love it. Definitely a divisive album but you could say that about most of them probably.

laros

The year they first toured the album... They played the point with Super Furry Animals supporting.... It was the first gig I bought my son to... He was 7 year's old..... 20 years ago....ðŸ˜႒

acquiescefc

scruff monkey wrote: »

Holy Bible is 13 tracks and we got this magnificence of a set on that tour

Main Tour Album Bit

Yes
Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayit'sworldwouldfallapart
Of Walking Abortion
She Is Suffering
Archives of Pain
Revol
4st 7lb
Mausoleum
Faster
This Is Yesterday
Die in the Summertime
The Intense Humming of Evil
P.C.P.

Second Half

Europa geht durch mich (Erol Alkan's Mesmerise Zwei Rework)
This Sullen Welsh Heart (Acoustic)
Motorcycle Emptiness
Dreaming a City (Hughesovka)
You Stole the Sun From My Heart
Postcards From a Young Man
Europa geht durch mich
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
Donkeys
Walk Me to the Bridge
Divine Youth
You Love Us
A Design for Life

First set was amazing
Then Donkeys in set 2 was such a buzz, took me back a long way.

murphyebass

How much are tickets?

Ideally seated as I’m gettin too old for standing lark.

Big Manics fan back in the day. Saw them copious times. Witness, Slane and I think I saw in a smaller venue as well just can’t think where. Probably The Point.

scruff monkey

murphyebass wrote: »

How much are tickets?

http://bfy.tw/KXq4

phunkadelic

scruff monkey wrote: »

http://bfy.tw/KXq4

I'm fairness ticketmaster don't list prices any more, you can't see prices until the tickets are on sale

ConcertKing

murphyebass wrote: »

How much are tickets?

Ideally seated as I’m gettin too old for standing lark.

Big Manics fan back in the day. Saw them copious times. Witness, Slane and I think I saw in a smaller venue as well just can’t think where. Probably The Point.

Tickets are priced from €54.50 including booking fee & €1 restoration levy.

scruff monkey

phunkadelic wrote: »

I'm fairness ticketmaster don't list prices any more, you can't see prices until the tickets are on sale

erk... tbh, it's been that long a week that I thought they were on sale today

sorry chaps.

murphyebass

ConcertKing wrote: »

Tickets are priced from €54.50 including booking fee & €1 restoration levy.

Will pick up a couple of tickets but that’s more than I expecte tbh.

notahappycamper

Lotus Flower wrote: »

I still can't believe they skipped us on the Everything Must Go tour!

Agree. Very strange alright. Saw the Holy Bible in the Olympia last time and it was an amazing gig. Looking forward to this one.

BPKS

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

That would've been amazing.

When did they do the Holy Bible tour? I thought I'd seen them every time they play in Dublin.

Middle of December 2014 in the Olympia.

Tchaikovsky

Holy Bible gig was brilliant - never thought I'd hear Of Walking Abortion live!
This gig should be a lot mellower. Maybe they should skip SYMM

Peter File

We were only able to get upper circle for this.

Tchaikovsky

Circle is the best area for the Olympia to be fair.

thegreengoblin

Got my two standing after a slight panic when I was asked to submit a new credit card despite being logged in. Sold out now I'm guessing?

Ticketmaster did this with the HB gig too. Released standing tickets the night before the gig.

I got a ticket for Manchester instead because it was just so much easier.

Morpork

Got my tickets in the on the pre-sale in the circle. Going with the missus. We've been together 10 years and this will be our first concert together. Can't wait!

LithiumKid1976

Got two standing as well, but it looks like its sold out now...
havent seen them since a trip to tipp many moons ago...

murphyebass

Wtf Sold our already. I didn’t think they were that popular!

Zardoz

murphyebass wrote: »

Wtf Sold our already. I didn’t think they were that popular!

You didn't think they could sell 1500 tickets ?
Thats a club gig by their standards.

Tchaikovsky

Strange thing is that the Holy Bible gig didn't sell out quickly (if I remember correctly), but maybe it's because this album is more well-known.

thegreengoblin

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

Strange thing is that the Holy Bible gig didn't sell out quickly (if I remember correctly), but maybe it's because this album is more well-known.

I could have sworn the opposite, that it sold out fairly quick. We're so lucky they're doing shows in venues like the Olympia. Can't wait for it.

purple hands

Just nabbed a couple of tickets in upper circle through the app

murphyebass

Zardoz wrote: »

You didn't think they could sell 1500 tickets ?
Thats a club gig by their standards.

They’re an old 90’s band ffs who’ve done sweet **** all for years.

I’m not surprised it sold out but I’m surprised it sold out so quickly at a high ticket price.

Sounds like it should have been a bigger venue.

Might go see Cast in November now instead. Half the price, decent band. No Manics but should be good all the same.

Zardoz

murphyebass wrote: »

They’re an old 90’s band ffs who’ve done sweet **** all for years.

:rolleyes:

Have you listened to any of their albums since the 90's ?
They are one of the best bands in the music industry ,constantly producing good material.
Phenomenal band live .

murphyebass

Zardoz wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Have you listened to any of their albums since the 90's ?
They are one of the best bands in the music industry ,constantly producing good material.
Phenomenal band live .

Yes I have. No need to throw the eyes to heaven. You’re not the only one that’s listened to more than the hits. Ugh.

I agree they’re a good band but they aren’t the most popular band on the planet which is why I assumed I’d pick up a ticket this morning without an issue.

I still think €50 is a bit much but I was willing to pay it as I haven’t seen them in years.

Maybe they’ll add another date. We’ll see.

Ps I know they’re a good band live having already printed out I’ve seen them on a few occasions.

Yellowledbetter

Missed out on tickets this morning, will just have wait until they announce the “special once off gig” in Wales. Swansea was great craic for the EMG tour a few years back

lukin

Got a standing ticket but "You won't receive paper tickets for this event."?
That's very unusual for a small venue like the Olympia.

weemcd

Great band, not their most avid listener but I went to see them in the Ambassador years ago and it is one of the gigs I have fondest menories off.

Never got my Dublin tickets in the end and won't be holding out to get any the night before the gig, cause I do have my ticket to one of the Manchester gigs, and how many times would you really wanna stand through TMIT live?

Think the only tour I missed them on since EMG was TMIT 20 years ago.

keeponrockin

Manics supporting Bon Jovi on all their UK stadium dates next summer so a possibility of Croke Park too..Def Leppard supporting in Germany.

BPKS

keeponrockin wrote: »

Manics supporting Bon Jovi on all their UK stadium dates next summer so a possibility of Croke Park too..Def Leppard supporting in Germany.

I felt a bit of vomit coming up when I read that.

Richie will be spinning in his grave. If he is dead.

laros

Richie will be spinning in his grave. If he is dead.

Did the Manics not support Bon Jovi in 1993 ...?

Wrongway1985

BPKS wrote: »

I felt a bit of vomit coming up when I read that.

Richie will be spinning in his grave. If he is dead.

Sure he will...

"When you've agreed to do a gig," picks up Richey, "it almost seems pointless to rebel. We did agree, and played to 120,000 people who didn't know who we are, or what we're supposed to be. But just seeing our T-shirt on a board, with the 'All Rock 'N' Roll Is Homosexual' backprint, made it all worthwhile!"

...Taken from Kerrang in 93 after having supported Bon Jovi that summer.


http://articles.richeyedwards.net/4dec93kerrang2.html

thegreengoblin

I always remember a quote from Nicky Wire in some metal mag back in the day, it was actually something he said to the crowd at the Phoenix Festival in 1993: 'Roll on Bon Jovi, it'll be better than this fkin sh!t!'

And lo and behold, I found the piece. And then I remembered the '10 bands who the Manics wish were dead' :pac::pac:

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http://www.foreverdelayed.org.uk/msppedia/index.php?title=Manic_Milton_Keynes!_-_RAW,_15th_September_1993


Motormouth Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey James and bassist Nicky Wire stir up more controversy for Howard Johnson on the eve of their support slot at the Milton Keynes Bon Jovi bash!

The Manics are in town, the sun is shining and all is right with the world. With 'Gold Against The Soul', the band's second album, having warmed the cockles of Hard Rock hearts, it's time for the boys to take their contentious vision of white guitar trash right into the belly of the beast, with a much-coveted slot opening for Bon Jovi alongside Billy Idol and Little Angels at Milton Keynes Bowl on September 18th. There'll be a new single, 'Roses In The Hospital', to coincide, but guitarist Richey James has been more busy working out the riff to 'Livin' On A Prayer' (“'cos I was told it's easy!") while bassist Nicky Wire has been regaling the audience at The Phoenix Festival, telling the too-trendy tossers: "Roll on Bon Jovi. it'll be better than this f**kin' ****!" Ah, we love The Manics, us!

"People are so concerned with what's trendy and what's not trendy," explains Richey. "If we were going out on tour with Rollins, then nobody would bat an eyelid. Because it's Bon Jovi, people are going 'you can't do that... just because you can't!' Well we always agreed to be used so that we could play music to people who hadn't heard us before, that was the whole point. Our attitude was always if someone got us a gig, we'd f**kin' play it. We would play with any f**ker!" Indeed they still will. When they prove that aggro and angst can mix at Milton Keynes, you'll be mighty glad of it!



TEN LITERARY OR HISTORICAL FIGURES WHO WOULD HAVE MADE KILLER ROCK STARS

LENIN

Nicky: "He was so dedicated that he slept on a bed of nails! He was fully focussed and pure and was more scary than Rollins!"

SHANNON FROM 'NIGHT OF THE IGUANA' BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS

Richey: "He was a really poetic, sad, drunken loser and was far better at it than Morrissey!"

R.P. McCMURPHEY FROM 'ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST' BY KEN KESEY

Nicky: "The ultimate nutter, non-conformist, pissed ,drug addict, Rock 'n' Roll rebel. Ozzy with intelligence!"

ELIZABETH TAYLOR PLAYING MAGGIE IN 'CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF'

Richey: "She could have outscreamed Janis Joplin!"

GEORGE BEST

Richey: "He was the coolest man alive and he would have got the best women. He would have put Adam Clayton to shame. He was actually asked once why he'd only slept with three out of the seven Miss Worlds at the time and he answered that he was too pissed on the other three nights!"

NEMESIS THE WARLOCK FROM 2000 AD

Richey: "He's the fire-breathing demon from the edge of your dreams, so he would have been the ultimate Heavy Metal frontman."

ALBERT CARUS THE FRENCH NOVELIST AND PHILOSOPHER

Nicky: "He was the coolest and smartest writer ever-and he loved football. Kinda like an intellectual Happy Mondays!"

'PATRICK BATEMAN FROM 'AMERICAN PSYCHO' BY BRET EASTON ELLIS

Richey: "He would have out-snorted Aerosmith ten to one! The most decadent man on the planet."

VINCENT VAN GOGH

Richey: "He even out-self mutilated Iggy Pop. He would have been the best U.S. underground loser band, because he never would have sold a record! He would have been more credible than Flipper!"

MICHAEL FOOT FORMER LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY

Richey: "The Bob Dylan of his generation. He was a great philosopher on the sly and was magnificently grumpy!"



TEN BANDS WHO THE MANICS WISH WERE DEAD

BLACK OAK ARKANSAS

Richey: "I saw a video of them recently and I couldn't believe how completely appalling they were. It was as if they were from another planet!"

THE TIME

Nicky: "The ultimate roadie's hand. Who cares about what Princes backing group did?"

SHOWAODYWADDY

Richey: "When I was little it seemed as if 'Under The Moon Of Love' was at number one for at least a year! I hated the way they used to get the drummer to come to the front of the stage to sing that really low bit!"

MAGNUM

Nicky: "A truly sad band. I want them to go to their graves knowing the misery that they've caused everybody."

XTC

Richey: "I f**kin' hate 'em big time! Everyone at college loved 'em, They were the ultimate in Smug Rock and nobody actually plays their records. People would buy them, put them in a really prominent position in the middle of the bedsit and leave them there!"

STEVE VAI

Richey: "A musician isn't there lust to play as many notes as he possibly can, he's there to express what he feels. No-one would buy a book just because it had the most syllables per page, would they?"

BAD BOYS INC.

Richey: "I saw them on the telly the other day and they were saying how they wanted to appeal to the gay market because their market research had shown that they made up 85% of the pop record-buying public. Pop bands should be all about lunacy and sex, innocent little boys who don't know what the f going on, not demographics!"

JAMES

Nicky: "A totally pretentious pile of ****. Anyone who says they get over a bad gig by practicing Tai Chi and dancing (like James vocalist Tim Booth) has got to be a total wanker. I bet he dances all the time!"

KISS

Richey: "Every American band loves them and when they meet them it's like they're in the presence of Cod. There are million-selling acts like Skid Row and Pantera and they're kissing ass big time."

ACE OF BASS

Nicky: "Simply for bringing European music to Britain!"