TWO NEW US DATES FOR MARCH 2009 - ViP TiX AVAiLABLE FOR NY

[Rupert]

Hey Buzz,

This comes from the Ballroom FAQ page:-

Can I bring my camera?
Photo policy varies for different artists and is usually not determined until day of show. You can bring a non-professional camera to most shows and inquire about the photo policy at the door or call 212.260.4700 on the day of show. If you are Mick Rock, please send us copies.

I suppose the question is what constitutes a 'non-professional camera', and given that just about every mobile phone these days comes with a camera it's all a bit pointless. What are they going to do take everyone's phones off them..?

And for those of you following the long-running telephone debate, the number given is yet another one to the ones we've listed so far.

Rupert

[Ean]

The camera policy only referred to video equipment following the Earth Vs... Bootleg DVD, you should be OK with a still camera.

I'd imagine their definition of 'Non-professional' is something like: Roughly pocket-sized and doesn't have interchangeable lenses.

[Buzz675]

I asked at Maxwell's for Friday night and they said "no flash". They didn't specify the type of camera but I assume a pocket size one too. It's a shame really, I just got a great SLR in the sales and would love to try it out at the gigs!

[Rupert]

Talking of Maxwell's, what's the best station to pick up the PATH train from Manhattan out there...?

Cheers

Rupert

[bpdcomm]

Just got this from the promoter, Rocks Off:

Are you ready?
We are. Bring it.

VIP SOUNDCHECK ACCESS
Saturday, March 14th
5pm - doors
5:15pm - soundcheck

Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancy Street
(@ Bowery Street)
Trains - F/V to 2nd Ave, J/M/Z to Bowery, B/D to Grand

We will have your posters and badges when you arrive and the meet and greet will be after sound check. We will provide rubber bands for the posters, but you might want to bring a mailing tube if you are traveling. The meet and greet will be immediately following the sound check.

Doors for the show are at 8pm that night. Russo and J-Roddy & The Business will be opening.

We'll rock with you on Saturday if we don't see you the night before at Maxwell's.

xxoo,
Rocks Off


Hope to meet up with some of you there...Seek me out, I should have my old LiSTEES shirt on

Cheers,
Tom G "Warrior"

[Michael Wade]

Well as I sit in the pub now with a pint and my friend gone home, I thought I would give a review. It was a blinder. Absolutely energized. Ginger was playing a gold Les Paul and was in great spirits. Everyone in the band and crowd where in a good mood. I managed to only splash beer on 20 people or so as I was the left flank of the mosh pit. There was a stage diving, fearless fan who must have some cracked ribs. I was sad when security hauled him off but they may have saved his life. He gets the medal for setting the tone for the evening. It was just fucking great. They are getting younger just like Benji Button. Of course I could have filmed it. I am gutted that I didn't bring me camera. 70's Lord's missus took some good pics so I hope she posts them.

[tap1966]

There was a stage diving, fearless fan who must have some cracked ribs.

I think that was the same guy standing near us during J.Roddy who dropped two drinks and couldn't stand without help he was so hammered. Anyway, really good show - they played The Jackson Whites from the next album which sounded good. The running gag with the tuner was funny too.

[Nomad]

Damn, sounds like it was a bit more of a show than the Hoboken one the night before, and maybe I should have gone along after all.

[Evrlone]

New York was a great show. They played for almost 2 hours. Here's the set list, as best I can remember. The first few are in order, after that my memory gets hazy.
-Stormy In The North, Karma In The South
-Nita Nitro
-Top Of The World
-Suckerpunch
-Understanding Jane
-Carmelita
-Rooting For The Bad Guy
-Caffiene Bomb
-Everlone
-Dangerlust
-Sick Of Drugs
-My Baby Is A Headfuck
-29 X The Pain
-Weekend
-Caprice
-Beautiful Thing You
-I Wanna Go Where The People Go

At one point Ginger said one guy was yelling for Dangerlust so they were going to play it. Scott made believe he didn't know it (which was pretty lame since he's been doing it on the anniversary shows). The guy in the crowd said he knew it and would play bass and he did. He was good, but I thought the whole set up was pretty lame. Why not just say were gonna let this guy come up and play with us. To me it was very un-Ginger like.

[Rupert]

And it was great to see Ginger's good mood continuing from the night before. Scott mentioned that it was the best mood he'd seen him in sine the last time they played New York - clearly the place agrees with him.

He continued to sing the praises of his guitar tuner (as started the night before), proclaiming that he'd got it after seeing Butch Walker and it made things that bit more professional.

Anyone tape the show at all...?

Rupert

[Ean]

Anyone tape the show at all...?

Never mind the show... did anyone tape the Guitar Tuner joke?

[Rupert]

Sorry if I'm being too literal, but it wasn't so much a joke as him going on about how wonderful it was to have a guitar tuner now.

(A Boss TU-2 for all you gear fans).

He essentially said the same thing both nights that he'd been to see Butvch Walker, who had one, and so he was inspired to go and get one himself.

(And at $100 a go, not cheap)

[Ean]

Nooo! Korg DTR2000 FTW!

[seventieslord]

It was an awesome time - got to see a whole Butch Walker show and had 45 minutes to get to the Bowery for the Wildhearts, and was still able to sneak up to the middle at the front of the stage before anyone else thought to.

- Missed the sound check - it was in the afternoon and we never got to NYC on the train until about 6PM. Too bad. We got our posters and buttons but missed the best part.

- I know GInger mentioned Butch Walker but I didn't recall him saying he saw him the past two nights. Must have been out of it. I know they're both fans of eachother so it would make sense. Ginger actually convinced me before the show that I definitely had time to see both shows. Amanda and I, in turn, convinced another fan from Winnipeg to do the same thing. Which she did. Even though she had tickets to his Philadelphia show on Sunday.

- The guitar tuner thing was great. We may have a video of it.

- I didn't realize that the Dangerlust thing was a setup... at all. My intial thought was "I thought Scott knew this song???" but never really thought about it hard enough. I took a video of the song because I knew he'd like to see it. I'll be sending it to him through facebook.

- The stage jumper was a dickhead. I give him zero props for anything. Unless you think making the gig more uncomfortable for everyone including Mike, who spilled half a beer on 5 people, and two very small women beside me, by climbing up onto people's shoulders against their consent, deserves props, then he deserves nothing. The people he appalled showed their appreciation by getting out of their way after he mauled his way to the stage and jumped off. He hit the ground really hard, much to the satisfaction of all the annoyed people around me. Surprised he never broke his neck the way he landed. Then he got up a second time and had more success with the stage dive. Then he did it a third time but was hurled onto the stage and landed right on the corner of one of the monitors. His ribs must hurt something awful. At that point Ginger pulled him up while playing and motioned him offstage as if to say "ok there, little fella, that's enough now" - I'll never understand what people like this add to a concert experience.

- Jackson Whites was friggin' fantastic. Can't wait to hear a studio version.

[kriscoverdale]

Hi,

Quick message from Ginger re: Dangerlust

Just read, with interest, about a rumour that the Dangerlust guest appearance in NYC was a set up.
As anyone in the Wildhearts camp will tell you, in a live situation nothing is set up with The Wildhearts, if only we could work that far in advance.
The song was called out for, Scott forgot the song (as bass players tend to do- what are you like?) so the guy who called for the song got up and played it. No set up. The song wasn't planned, although I presume that if anyone assumed it was a set up they didn't hear the howling mistakes I made in the song!

Cheers
Kris