Jon Hopkins BGE 06.03

circular flexing

https://twitter.com/foggynotions/status/1170990354289614848

The Nal

ghostdancer

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Leagues O'Toole
‏ @foggynotions
13m13 minutes ago

Playing grand piano for parts of the show, he will be joined on stage by a small group of consummate musicians and long-time friends, consisting of acclaimed producer and guitarist Leo Abrahams, violinist and arranger Emma Smith and cellist Laura Moody.

https://www.facebook.com/jonhopkinsmusic/photos/a.937584062924464/2953249711357879/

The POLARITY tour will bring together the two disparate elements of harsh and fragile in my music, in some of the most incredible concert halls in Europe. In the 18 years I've been releasing music, about half the stuff I've done has been beatless and meditative, but so far on this tour I've been focussing on the upbeat ravey side. For the Polarity shows I will have a grand piano on stage and be joined by my long-term collaborator / legendary guitarist Leo Abrahams, violinist and arranger Emma Smith and cellist Laura Moody. This will be the first time i've had the opportunity to explore both the techno side and the meditative side of my music on a full tour. T

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this should be fairly special-if anyone has a BGE presale code, please do feel free to share....

atgate

Anyone know how to get a BGE presale code - I've got a BGE account but can't find anything on their rewards.

WhiteMemento9

atgate wrote: »

Anyone know how to get a BGE presale code - I've got a BGE account but can't find anything on their rewards.

+1 anyone know how to go about this?

Zardoz

atgate wrote: »

Anyone know how to get a BGE presale code - I've got a BGE account but can't find anything on their rewards.

You need to log into your BGE account and look under rewards .
They will probably add the event in the morning ,its not showing at the moment.

phunkadelic

Supposed to be on presale at 10am, but no listing on TM?

WhiteMemento9

phunkadelic wrote: »

Supposed to be on presale at 10am, but no listing on TM?

It is up. Just search Jon Hopkins and the pre-sale counter is currently ticking.

purple hands

Event is also up on BGE rewards, but no passcode yet

phunkadelic

€40 for stalls, not bad for Bord Gais

Ben Done

phunkadelic wrote: »

€40 for stalls, not bad for Bord Gais

Is it a generic presale code or individual?

phunkadelic

Ben Done wrote: »

Is it a generic presale code or individual?

Individual

WhiteMemento9

phunkadelic wrote: »

€40 for stalls, not bad for Bord Gais

Pity you can't pick the row. It is giving the very first and second row. Should I wait or are these generally ok? Prefer somewhere more middling

purple hands

Hah yeah I was dithering on those rows too, but went for circle instead due to impatience!

ghostdancer

krustydoyle

There's hardly any tickets going for this?

Ben Done

krustydoyle wrote: »

There's hardly any tickets going for this?

Looks to be one, possibly two on Toutless


https://www.toutless.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35544&p=239526&hilit=jon+hopkins#p239526

WhiteMemento9

First tour date in Edinburgh tomorrow night. Looking forward to seeing what the show entails. I can't wait for this gig.

phantom_lord

Any idea of stage times?

Ben Done

phantom_lord wrote: »

Any idea of stage times?

Show
Jon Hopkins - Polarity tour

Show Dates:
Friday 6th March 2020
Main Front Door Opening Time & Show Time
Doors 7pm,
Show 8pm

Show Duration
2hrs 20 mins approx

keithkk16

Ben Done wrote: »

Show
Jon Hopkins - Polarity tour

Show Dates:
Friday 6th March 2020
Main Front Door Opening Time & Show Time
Doors 7pm,
Show 8pm

Show Duration
2hrs 20 mins approx

2hrs and 20mins!? Is that just his set or is there support too?

circular flexing

keithkk16 wrote: »

2hrs and 20mins!? Is that just his set or is there support too?

Probably his set. Wouldn't be too surprising if there was an intermission.

Earthless

Unfortunately can't make it to this, So I have 2 tickets in the circle section. Face value.
DM me if anybody is interested

El Director

Would love to know the setlist from last night in Usher Hall. Not on setlist.fm yet. A few clips on IG and it really looks cool. Anyone else going to find it weird just sitting there for a Hopkins gig?!

El Director

FYI

Actually reached out to someone on IG that was at the gig last night and this was her reply,

“ The show was amazing, but really weird sitting down... it worked for the quiet sections but everyone was on their feet for most of it. There was a support (I didn’t really enjoy him but that’s just my opinion!!) so JH was on from about 9-10:30. Enjoy the show tomorrow!!”

phunkadelic

Hard to know if he is on at 8 or the support. I am guessing the support is at that time.

El Director

phunkadelic wrote: »

Hard to know if he is on at 8 or the support. I am guessing the support is at that time.

I assume it’ll be the same as Gateshead so 9.

phunkadelic

El Director wrote: »

I assume it’ll be the same as Gateshead so 9.

Indeed
https://twitter.com/aikenpromotions/status/1235958473663356929?s=19

thunderdog

Any interval or straight through for tonight?presumably straight through given a support Act at 8

Heiser

I thought that was a brilliant gig. I loved the way you could sit down and then stand up to go mad for 5 mins then sit back down again. It helped me appreciate it much more.

The set list was perfect too. Disappointing to have technical difficulties just as breathe this air was about to get heavy but it was brilliant when he came back on and blasted Emerald Rush and the crowd reaction.

I thought it was going to be much more piano type music so was very happy to see him play the bangers.

Loved everything about that gig, the venue, the sound quality, the set list, the intensity etc.
I've seen Hopkins about 7 or 8 times and that was my second favourite after the Body and Soul headline a couple if years ago

Singularity was insane

Heiser

Weepsie wrote: »

Me too, it was kind of why I went mainly as I'm a big fan of Nils Frahm, Max Richter, Olafur Arnalds and such so was looking forward to that.

However, the sound in Bord Gais is so bloody good that it was great to get the pure electronic stuff there too.

Any idea what time he finished at?

Think it was about 10.50

El Director

Really enjoyed that, very unique, very special. One minute everyone is sitting down, you could hear a pin drop and he had us in the palm of his hand, the next everyone is up on their feet and going mad. The Polarity Tour...I get it now

I thought the crowd were good, very respectful and supportive when he needed it! It did finish at 10:50. Cant wait to go see him again.

WhiteMemento9

The sound in that place is incredible. When he kicked it into high gear you could feel the beats reverberating through your whole body.

Dog day

Though a fan for a while this was my first time seeing him & he blew me away. Great venue, the sound was amazing & the crowd respectfully chilled & fun. He had us in the palm of his hand. Truly memorable gig all round.

MadYaker

WhiteMemento9 wrote: »

The sound in that place is incredible. When he kicked it into high gear you could feel the beats reverberating through your whole body.

I don't know if it's him or his crew but I've seen him indoor and outdoor and he always manages to get good sound out of every venue.