Alice In Chains - Astoria Gig

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  • darkcrow
    darkcrow Posts: 1,102
    London Calling wrote:
    i finished work at 1730 yesterday, bombed it down to london from Birmingham for the gig. Made it into the Astoria at 9 (finding parking was just as long as the journey) . When the band started I just wasnt feeling anything from the them, just a lot of nostalgia.
    Then got a text from a mate who told me the footy was going into extra time so left with my mate to go watch it outside a pub in Soho. Best decision of the night, great game, shame about the show (or the 5 songs i stayed for). And if you're wondering, i only left because i am an Italy fan.

    well done for italy going through (i tipped them from the start ;)) but also its a shame you didnt feel the gig. everyone from the jamily who met up at the george seemed to have great time., just look at the posts from brisk, ibriski, redrock, myself, gossard is god etc etc etc.

    oh well :)
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    London Calling wrote:
    i finished work at 1730 yesterday, bombed it down to london from Birmingham for the gig. Made it into the Astoria at 9 (finding parking was just as long as the journey) . When the band started I just wasnt feeling anything from the them, just a lot of nostalgia.
    Then got a text from a mate who told me the footy was going into extra time so left with my mate to go watch it outside a pub in Soho. Best decision of the night, great game, shame about the show (or the 5 songs i stayed for). And if you're wondering, i only left because i am an Italy fan.

    so you only left because you are an Italy fan, yet you also say 'shame about the show' as if you didn't think much of them......either way, there's always the opportunity to watch the game again - you missed an awesome gig, which by the time they played Would? was fucking monumental. In the eleven years I've been going to gigs, this ranks among the very best.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    facepollution wrote:
    so you only left because you are an Italy fan, yet you also say 'shame about the show' as if you didn't think much of them......either way, there's always the opportunity to watch the game again - you missed an awesome gig, which by the time they played Would? was fucking monumental. In the eleven years I've been going to gigs, this ranks among the very best.

    yup could be the last time the guys step foot in this country
  • darkcrow
    darkcrow Posts: 1,102
    I BrisK I wrote:
    yup could be the last time the guys step foot in this country

    well at least as aic. jerry will prob come back with his solo band or a new one... i think chime was saying he has another....

    also william should def come with his own band. they rock!
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  • London Calling
    London Calling Posts: 164
    i just wasnt feeling it, perhaps i was just too stressed after work and then the long drive, but i had a great time watching the football and you guys had a great time at the gig, we're all happy either way.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    London Calling wrote:
    i just wasnt feeling it, perhaps i was just too stressed after work and then the long drive, but i had a great time watching the football and you guys had a great time at the gig, we're all happy either way.

    Just seems like odd priorities, if you were that fussed about the game why not watch it in the first place and save driving all that distance?!
  • darkcrow
    darkcrow Posts: 1,102
    facepollution wrote:
    Just seems like odd priorities, if you were that fussed about the game why not watch it in the first place and save driving all that distance?!

    what does it matter?
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    facepollution wrote:
    Just seems like odd priorities, if you were that fussed about the game why not watch it in the first place and save driving all that distance?!

    hahaha yeh

    you knew the match was on so why go ????? why go home????
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    darkcrow wrote:
    what does it matter?

    Other than the fact that someone else who couldn't get a ticket, could have gone, not a lot.
  • darkcrow
    darkcrow Posts: 1,102
    facepollution wrote:
    Other than the fact that someone else who couldn't get a ticket, could have gone, not a lot.

    what's done is done. but whatever
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  • London Calling
    London Calling Posts: 164
    yeah when i got the tickets, god came to me in a dream and said that Italy would be playing that night......
    I swear some of you guys need to chill the fuck out. i'm surprised no one has mentioned the damage to the environment, my journey did.
    Look i went beacause i wanted to see AIC, when i got there i was tired and not feeing the gig, so i left to watch the football. If Italy lost, it would have been a bad decision, but they didnt and the atmosphere that was there in Soho could never have been matched in Birmingham.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    London Calling wrote:
    yeah when i got the tickets, god came to me in a dream and said that Italy would be playing that night......
    I swear some of you guys need to chill the fuck out. i'm surprised no one has mentioned the damage to the environment, my journey did.
    Look i went beacause i wanted to see AIC, when i got there i was tired and not feeing the gig, so i left to watch the football. If Italy lost, it would have been a bad decision, but they didnt and the atmosphere that was there in Soho could never have been matched in Birmingham.

    Dude you're the one who needs to chill out, it was only a fucking observation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just seemed to me that a lot of people wanted to go to the gig and couldn't just seemed a shame THAT WAS ALL.
  • gregmac666
    gregmac666 Posts: 123
    Truely great to have those guys on stage again, and great for Will to show that he was capable of doing the songs justice.

    When they really got going - about 2 songs in :D - the band & the croud were taking the roof off!
    I was half way up in the balcony & so could see most of the venue, including those jumping around in the pit - great sight! Everyone in to it. Singing loudly... v cool.

    I do hope they return with some new material, BUT I do also look forward to the New Comes With The Fall, so I hope they get to play the UK as well.
    7387 // "I'll ride the wave where it takes me..." // 28-02-92 / Astoria 06-92 Cancelled / 14-07-93 / 29-10-96 / 30-05-00 / 20-04-06 / 27-08-06 / 18-06-07 / 18-08-09 / 25-06-10
  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    what a gig


    i am so never gonna get over this
    2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
    2007 - London
    2009 - London, Manchester, London
    2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
    2011 - Alpine Valley x2
    2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
  • KELLYS LEASH
    KELLYS LEASH Posts: 184
    Here are my pics from the gig http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/KELLYS_LEASH/Alice%20In%20Chains/

    i must have been right infront of you skynet - that took this one
    http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/6518/dsc071321ml.jpg

    look

    http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i198/KELLYS_LEASH/Alice%20In%20Chains/0d6b5f0c.jpg
    29/05/00 -Wembley
    20/04/06 - The Astoria alley crew + got to shake Ed's hand
    25/04/06 -Jools Show + got Mike's autograph
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    27/08/06- 07/09/06- 09/09/06-13/09/06-17/09/06-13/06/07-18/06/07
    ...Three crooked hearts and swirls all around...
  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    cool pics!!

    the gig was immense
    2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
    2007 - London
    2009 - London, Manchester, London
    2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
    2011 - Alpine Valley x2
    2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    setlist ?
  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    still not got one

    and my memory sucks

    all i remember is sludge factory into dam that river, and angry chair into man in the box. is that right?

    the baldy will be up soon
    2006 - Astoria, Dublin, Leeds
    2007 - London
    2009 - London, Manchester, London
    2010 - Dublin, Belfast, London
    2011 - Alpine Valley x2
    2012 - Isle of Wight, Manchester x2
  • one way needle
    one way needle Posts: 196
    i was just happy to hear Would. cant get enough of that song! i kinda felt that they were only really playing most of the better known stuff though. which is fair enough really.

    anyway it was an awesome gig!! thats one of the top 5 bands ticked off :) jerry is some kind of guitar/man beast! just watching those hands play... madness!

    cool photos too guys! cheers for those, i can never be bothered to take my camera to gigs anymore.

    oh and ed, remember talking to me a while ago? i was the guy at the pub - green shorts, longish, light brown hair. didn't think i knew anyone that was there from the board apart from caz, but turns out i did.
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    =) wah wah waaaah!!! ..........viking banjo hits of the 70's!
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    one way needle wrote:
    i was just happy to hear Would. cant get enough of that song! i kinda felt that they were only really playing most of the better known stuff though. which is fair enough really.

    anyway it was an awesome gig!! thats one of the top 5 bands ticked off :) jerry is some kind of guitar/man beast! just watching those hands play... madness!

    cool photos too guys! cheers for those, i can never be bothered to take my camera to gigs anymore.

    oh and ed, remember talking to me a while ago? i was the guy at the pub - green shorts, longish, light brown hair. didn't think i knew anyone that was there from the board apart from caz, but turns out i did.


    heh i know who you are :):)

    Rooster was just awesome, Everyone just knew the lyrics so it felt like everyone came together!

    Also gotta love that thing Kinney does in Roosterwhen he waits to smash the cymbals, he waves his stick in a circle in the air :P


    FOr those at the George.. Does that guy ( whats his name? ) who wore a 92 pearl jam long sleeve shirt for PJ@Astoria and cant remember what he wore for AIC come on the forum? ( He also has short hair and sat next to Wez

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