euro tour 2010!!!!!!!!!

chime

dottles wrote:

chime wrote:

Woohoo! ... I could use another Ray fix ... and got my tickets for the first London night ... 2nd row

Is it seated then Pippa?
I've not checked, as I knew I would end up buying one!

Yep London is ... the other times I've seen him in London he has played seated venues too (Royal Albert Hall and Barbican) ... I've always got good seats through his pre-sales ... so you doing Bristol?

dottles

chime wrote:

dottles wrote:

chime wrote:

Woohoo! ... I could use another Ray fix ... and got my tickets for the first London night ... 2nd row

Is it seated then Pippa?
I've not checked, as I knew I would end up buying one!

Yep London is ... the other times I've seen him in London he has played seated venues too (Royal Albert Hall and Barbican) ... I've always got good seats through his pre-sales ... so you doing Bristol?

I don't know to be honest, I've not seen him before. I'll have a look at the dates...

dottles

Hurrah, Falmouth is on the tele, on Grand Designs

chime

dottles wrote:

I don't know to be honest, I've not seen him before. I'll have a look at the dates...

I think seating probably suits his style. He is also very nervous ... so the band stand in a semi-circle and he stands on one end (Stone side) ... the lights go off at the end of each song and don't come on again until he has counted them in for the next song. He doesn't really do stage banter ... so in between songs you can hear a pin drop ... which occasionally gets slightly tipsy audience members to start yelling out and you want to ask them not to scare him But being in the presence of that voice is amazing!!!

dottles

chime wrote:

dottles wrote:

I don't know to be honest, I've not seen him before. I'll have a look at the dates...

I think seating probably suits his style. He is also very nervous ... so the band stand in a semi-circle and he stands on one end (Stone side) ... the lights go off at the end of each song and don't come on again until he has counted them in for the next song. He doesn't really do stage banter ... so in between songs you can hear a pin drop ... which occasionally gets slightly tipsy audience members to start yelling out and you want to ask them not to scare him But being in the presence of that voice is amazing!!!

Sounds a pretty interesting gig, and yes, the voice...it's what you go for, it is amazing.

chime

dottles wrote:

chime wrote:

I think seating probably suits his style. He is also very nervous ... so the band stand in a semi-circle and he stands on one end (Stone side) ... the lights go off at the end of each song and don't come on again until he has counted them in for the next song. He doesn't really do stage banter ... so in between songs you can hear a pin drop ... which occasionally gets slightly tipsy audience members to start yelling out and you want to ask them not to scare him But being in the presence of that voice is amazing!!!

Sounds a pretty interesting gig, and yes, the voice...it's what you go for, it is amazing.

Forgot to say if this is your first time ... for his pre-sale you just go through the tour page on his website.

dottles

Grrr, none of the gigs are on a Saturday :( I've not got a lot of leave left, only about 3 days plus flexi as I've already taken out 3 days for December gigs, a few days at Xmas and 2 for the Levs gig in March ...

dottles

Hurrah!!! Levs gig tickets purchased and I am very excited already!!

ilockyer

dottles wrote:

Grrr, none of the gigs are on a Saturday :( I've not got a lot of leave left, only about 3 days plus flexi as I've already taken out 3 days for December gigs, a few days at Xmas and 2 for the Levs gig in March ...

When does your leave year finish then? Mine runs until 21 May, and I have 11 days left to take (Liverpool all booked already!), am quite lucky in that I can do a lot of London shows without taking leave (finish at 4, 5pm train and get the 11.45pm train home, then work 12-8 the next day!

I am taking 2 days for the Levellers gig, a couple at the beginning of March so I can stay up in London after the PJ Harvey gig. That one falls well as I have a day off the Wednesday after. Hoping to use 3 more up by having the week between Easter and May holidays off. Just have to find somewhere exciting to go in that week!

dottles

31st March, I had 33 days (28 standard with 5 carried over from last year as I knew I was going on tour) plus the bank holidays and can have up to 24 flexi days...2 a month but you only accrue them through business need, and once hours are banked enough for 1 day, you have to use them within a 4 week period. So can't count on having them at a specific time.
At the minute I have 7.5 days left, with London/Liverpool/Bristol/Birmingham taken out, but no time over Xmas, ideally I'd like the days off inbetween Xmas and New Year...leaving me with 3 days left. Whilst I do expect to swap back some of the days booked as annual leave to flexi, I can't guarantee it.
I can't really do London up and back in a day, it's amazing really how much it adds on from here to Exeter! Plus I have core hours to work, so although we do flexi, we are expected to be working between as a minimum 10 - 12 and 2 - 4.30 as that is when government etc are working...

ilockyer

dottles wrote:

31st March, I had 33 days (28 standard with 5 carried over from last year as I knew I was going on tour) plus the bank holidays and can have up to 24 flexi days...ideally I'd like the days off inbetween Xmas and New Year...I can't really do London up and back in a day, it's amazing really how much it adds on from here to Exeter!

27 days is my entitlement this year, up to 28 next year, not inc Bank Holidays. I also get 1 Wednesday in 4 off but have to work a Saturday morning once a month, good though 'cause can swap so get a whole week for 4 days leave. I'm not taking anything over Christmas this year, fairly certain any request will be declined as there's mostly new staff and I'm apparently quite good at dealing with them.

It is a long way down to Falmouth, probably would take longer for me to get there than to London. We will all have to come down and visit you at some point though!

dottles

ilockyer wrote:

It is a long way down to Falmouth, probably would take longer for me to get there than to London. We will all have to come down and visit you at some point though!

I'd love that.
It's about 3 hours to get to Exeter - 2.5 hours to Exeter from Truro, and about half an hour or so from Falmouth to Truro

dottles

Fistful of Mercy tickets arrived today, as well as an envelope from Dimitris

theserialthrilla

when the next party . :twisted:

dimitrispearljam

dottles wrote:

Fistful of Mercy tickets arrived today, as well as an envelope from Dimitris

dottles

theserialthrilla wrote:

when the next party . :twisted:

what tour or meet??...or both??


I want both..in Cornwall, what do you reckon?

veddertown

dottles wrote:

Fistful of Mercy tickets arrived today, as well as an envelope from Dimitris

Got a lovely envelope from D today too!! Nice surprise after a harshly cold day at work!
Thanks D

dottles

veddertown wrote:

dottles wrote:

Fistful of Mercy tickets arrived today, as well as an envelope from Dimitris

Got a lovely envelope from D today too!! Nice surprise after a harshly cold day at work!
Thanks D

warms the day doesn't it...a little sunshine from Greece

dimitrispearljam

morning all and happy 20th anniversary to the best band in the world..

Chrisilein

dimitrispearljam wrote:

morning all and happy 20th anniversary to the best band in the world..

:wave: