The Strokes

X-SL · 21-02-2006 05:52PM

Redegg wrote:

wow their setlist on NME is quite amazing. so long. Dont really want to see the support band just going early so im not seeing dots on stage.

link?

X-SL · 21-02-2006 05:55PM

Adam Green rocked. very funny

The Strokes were brilliant

Mushy · 21-02-2006 07:10PM

It was an amzing gig alright. Much better than i thought. Kinda got a bit laid back after a while where i was. It was good fun. The crushing and all that was good aswell. I love that sort of thing

Beau · 21-02-2006 07:12PM

SxE Punk wrote:

I was the guy with the busted nose wearing the Clash shirt and the red 'Sixers jersey by the way.

You are not cool. I didn`t want to be ran at and thrown around the place thank you very much.

SxE Punk · 21-02-2006 07:22PM

Ah well, sucks to be you then, I had a great time

Maybe you should loosen up and try enjoy yourself next time.

honru · 22-02-2006 12:42AM

I was quite underwhelmed by this. Unfortunetly I gave the new album a proper listen just before the gig to find out how bad it is. Oh dear.

I enjoyed them immensely at Oxegen two years ago but this was quite dull in comparison. Do they not get really really bored churning out the same music every gig? It was the same as the CD.

They also had the pits in force, hate the things. Can never get near enough and could barely see the band. It's tolerable when they have screens at the sides but without them they just seem... so... far...

rayfitz · 22-02-2006 12:55AM

Alrite all,
Proper 8.5 gig last nite (see what i did there!). Does anybody know the exact setlist they played?

22-02-2006 01:21AM

SxE Punk wrote:

Ah well, sucks to be you then, I had a great time Maybe you should loosen up and try enjoy yourself next time.

Conflicting ideas of enjoyment...you guys pretty much made every part of the pit uncomfortable to be in as a result of the chain reaction from bashing into each other and everyone around you. Keep it for Metallica or something, please.

Great gig though.

SxE Punk · 22-02-2006 03:47AM

Actually the hightened sense of awareness and levels of adrenilin caused by moshing are obviously, without doubt, gonna cause more enjoyment while at a gig, thats why people do it, infact, years ago at punk gigs people used to wear razor wire around their combat boots to cause more pain thus more adrenilin and therefor more enjoyment. So its not my fault if you're too afraid or stuck up to enjoy yourself.

And another thing: BITCH PLEASE! I wouldn't listen to any Metallica beyond search and destroy unless you paid me, copiously.

magpie · 22-02-2006 10:14AM

Years ago at punk gigs people used to spit at the band too, but I doubt anyone would be in favour of bringing back that little tradition.

Save the moshing for when you're listening to your Offspring albums at home and let people who are there to enjoy the band do so without imposing your idea of enjoyment on them.

How old are you? 12?

rubadub · 22-02-2006 11:12AM

SxE Punk wrote:

at punk gigs people used to wear razor wire around their combat boots to cause more pain thus more adrenilin and therefor more enjoyment.

oh dear... Why dont you just go to an S&M club? Are you going to oxegen? I am sure we can arrange somebody to take a stanley blade to your face before the strokes come on, make it all the more enjoyable for you :rolleyes:

Take it or leave it was my favourite

Ozzy · 22-02-2006 02:40PM

Great gig, The Strokes don't disappoint! Anybody see that dumbass standing outside the front waiting to be let in because he thought his mate had his ticket?
(but found it in his pocket 10 minutes later pff! eejit!)
Yeah that was me..

Nice vids Rivers thanks for posting them. Anybody else capture the magic?

rubadub · 22-02-2006 02:50PM

Ozzy wrote:

Anybody else capture the magic?

tried some video just on a phone, nothing but lights came out! damn they were bright.

X-SL · 22-02-2006 07:36PM

I was in the pit. It wasn't too bad at all (first time in a pit) and it relaxed after the first 5 or so songs.

Beau · 22-02-2006 07:56PM

SxE Punk wrote:

So its not my fault if you're too afraid or stuck up to enjoy yourself.

I was enjoying myself! and I did again, once I got away from you.

Anyway good gig. I saw them in the Olympia for my first ever gig when i was 14, that was some experience. Its never as good the second time around.

Jonny Arson · 22-02-2006 08:38PM

Yeah I was happily surprised by how good The Strokes were considering the new album has struggled to grow on me.

Humanzi were fabulous as usual and Adam Green..... what a legend! He was great entertainment. His performance of What A Waster by The Libertines was fantastic!

Great night. Well worth the money!

SxE Punk · 22-02-2006 09:48PM

magpie wrote:

Years ago at punk gigs people used to spit at the band too, but I doubt anyone would be in favour of bringing back that little tradition.

Save the moshing for when you're listening to your Offspring albums at home and let people who are there to enjoy the band do so without imposing your idea of enjoyment on them.

How old are you? 12?

I'm nineteen, I'm not a huge fan of The Offspring, there's still spitting at some gigs and most other people impose their ideas of enjoyment on me at gigs anyway, I may as well do the same back. You think I like being surrounded by people hopping up and down? Or couples kissing and holding each other etc while getting in everyone's way? There was actually a couple fscking, literally fscking, at that gig. There's more annoying things than moshing.

The Strokes

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