Soundgarden European Tour??

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  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Berlin is the latest announcement.

    Getting tired of this wait that started over two years ago.
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  • JimNastics
    JimNastics Posts: 679
    Olivavu wrote:

    Getting tired of this wait that started over two years ago.

    Can't believe it's been over 2 years... that is pretty ridiculous to have only come out with a greatest hits, a live album that was compiled in 97, and some US shows to date. Bit of a damp squib of a reunion, at least it's starting to pick up with the impending Oz tour and Euro dates getting announced. Then things should hopefully click into gear when the new album gets released this year.
  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Download festival UK

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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    Epic lol @ Soundgarden leaking all the bands so they took down their original FB page n reposted their date..

    So before Sabbath is interesting. Looks like it will just be a bonus seeing them then as I'm going to hit them at a real show.

    Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Brisk. wrote:
    Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.

    Prodigy will pack that field out as well, the laughable bit is that they've been essentially playing the very same set for the last 4 years. Download must be their last festival for a while.

    Sucks for the UK SG fans who would've been hoping for a proper show, but unlikely that it'll happen this time. The day ticket price for this one will be in the region of £70 I expect... for the same money I expect you could get a sleazyjet/Ryanair flight and tickets to see a full show? I've not looked at ticket prices for the shows so may be way off the mark with that!
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    ilockyer wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.

    Prodigy will pack that field out as well, the laughable bit is that they've been essentially playing the very same set for the last 4 years. Download must be their last festival for a while.

    Sucks for the UK SG fans who would've been hoping for a proper show, but unlikely that it'll happen this time. The day ticket price for this one will be in the region of £70 I expect... for the same money I expect you could get a sleazyjet/Ryanair flight and tickets to see a full show? I've not looked at ticket prices for the shows so may be way off the mark with that!

    Yeah I know it's all about demand etc but it's so sad, the announcement Download Festival announcement said it was SPECIAL but didn't give them headline pfft...

    I don't know too much about them, but they have been playing the same set?

    They will play a proper show, Faith No More and tonnes of other bands have announced UK dates despite saying it's exclusive. A flight to Amsterdam from East Midlands is £20!
  • ilockyer
    ilockyer Posts: 2,272
    Brisk. wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.

    Prodigy will pack that field out as well, the laughable bit is that they've been essentially playing the very same set for the last 4 years. Download must be their last festival for a while.

    Sucks for the UK SG fans who would've been hoping for a proper show, but unlikely that it'll happen this time. The day ticket price for this one will be in the region of £70 I expect... for the same money I expect you could get a sleazyjet/Ryanair flight and tickets to see a full show? I've not looked at ticket prices for the shows so may be way off the mark with that!

    Yeah I know it's all about demand etc but it's so sad, the announcement Download Festival announcement said it was SPECIAL but didn't give them headline pfft...

    I don't know too much about them, but they have been playing the same set?

    They will play a proper show, Faith No More and tonnes of other bands have announced UK dates despite saying it's exclusive. A flight to Amsterdam from East Midlands is £20!

    Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.

    That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Will they definitely be doing day tickets? I'm not really that fussed about the first two days, but Soundgarden and Sabbath is a pretty good proposition.
  • jack_bass_player
    jack_bass_player Posts: 1,126
    download always does day tickets

    they just don't go on sale until they judge how many weekend tickets they've sold

    i'll be hoping to get a sunday day ticket now
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    That's cool, I've only been for the weekend before....I know some festivals don't bother with day tickets. Still holding out for a London date though.
  • BALLBOY
    BALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,035
    Matt is going to be a busy boy this year. Will miss Soundgarden in Oz, Europe & PJ in Europe as i moved back to oz not in time to get tickets. Thanks to my ex for that & all the other grief she gave me!!
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  • Neil Bruce
    Neil Bruce Posts: 132
    I really hope they add a London date...Or at least some Download day tickets! They haven't played England since 1996 so it would be a real shame to just do a festival date!
  • JimNastics
    JimNastics Posts: 679
    I can totally understand why they're taking a nice pay-day at Download, but I won't be going. Fingers firmly crossed for a UK arena date...
  • Neil Bruce
    Neil Bruce Posts: 132
    JimNastics wrote:
    I can totally understand why they're taking a nice pay-day at Download, but I won't be going. Fingers firmly crossed for a UK arena date...

    Yeah I can understand why they're doing it from their point of view...But just to do a festival date after a 16 year absence would be lame!
  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
    ilockyer wrote:
    Brisk. wrote:
    Disgusting to think SG don't headline a festival like WTF, Prodigy omfg, um what happened to people who played instruments.

    Prodigy will pack that field out as well, the laughable bit is that they've been essentially playing the very same set for the last 4 years. Download must be their last festival for a while.

    The Prodigy couldn't pack out the second stage in 2009.
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  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
    So, this is the current schedule:

    May 27
    Pinkpop Festival
    Heerlen

    May 29
    Le Zenith de Paris
    Paris

    May 31
    Zitadelle
    Berlin

    June 1
    Rock Am Ring
    Nürburg

    June 3
    Rock Im Park
    Nuremberg

    June 4
    Arena Concerti Fiera Milano
    Milan

    June 7
    Sweden Rock Festival
    Sölvesborg

    June 10
    Donington Park
    Derby

    If they're going to do an arena or club show, they'll have to do it on either 9th June or after Download. I reckon they will. It's the only way I'll see them anyway.
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  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
    ilockyer wrote:

    Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.

    That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!

    There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.
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  • JimNastics
    JimNastics Posts: 679
    Olivavu wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:

    Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.

    That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!

    There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.

    Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.
  • Olivavu
    Olivavu England Posts: 1,683
    I reckon they'll do a gig at Brixton Academy. The calendar for June is blank on their website, so I reckon they'll do a night there either before or after Download Festival.

    I won't see them at a festival. It's too expensive these days and the sets are way too short.

    I've been to Reading twelve times, Glastonbury once, Sonisphere once, Download twice and V once before. The prices have just gone silly and I won't keep paying it.
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  • Neil Bruce
    Neil Bruce Posts: 132
    JimNastics wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
    ilockyer wrote:

    Pretty much the same set, yeah. Friends have seen them at multiple festivals and won't bother any more.

    That's ridiculously cheap for a flight! The "special" in the announcement I think is probably putting a limit on what they can announce, i.e. once day tickets are sold above a certain percentage they can announce a night at Hammersmith, Brixton or Wembley (can't see it being anywhere other than those three). So not exclusivity but keeping it to seeming like a one-off type thing. If that makes any sense!

    There is not a chance that they'll do an arena like Wembley. They're not popular or big enough.

    Yep I was thinking that the other day, what choice of venues has SG got? Our arenas are too big for them. Brixton Academy and Hammersmith Apollo though are 5000 capacity... just about right I reckon? They're playing Le Zenith in Paris which is 6000.

    I wouldn't want to see them in Wembley as the sound is usually pretty shit! They seem to be playing similar sized places to their 96 European tour...i.e. they played Le Zenith...So As they're playing Le Zenith this time surely they could do Brixton too?

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