Any UK festivals?

[Evolution]

I don't a UK festival . . . I want a UK tour 

Hear Hear, the SECC would be a magnificent place to play 

[Decadence]

If it is going to be Download, and to be honest, that looks most likely...anyone know if there are still tickets left?  And can anyone confirm if you can get day tickets for it like you could at Leeds in '02? 

(first post, though I've been reading for years, heh)

[St_Jimmyuk]

there are plenty of download tickets left, the day tickets are not even on sale yet, but they will be

[Pandora]

If it is going to be Download, and to be honest, that looks most likely...anyone know if there are still tickets left?  And can anyone confirm if you can get day tickets for it like you could at Leeds in '02? 

(first post, though I've been reading for years, heh)

I don't think you have to worry too much about that. Festivals are quite rarely sold-out. Most of the time, you can get tickets just days before the show.

[Decadence]

there are plenty of download tickets left, the day tickets are not even on sale yet, but they will be

Excellent!  Now the nailbiting wait to see if they confirm Download....  I've got nothing against jetting off to Austria but Download is a bit more within my means, heh.

Pandora...I was a bit worried as Download isn't a massive festival and I'm sure that it's sold out in the past.  Hopefully you're right and there's nothing to worry about!

[iloozion]

If they play a show in London now it's gotta be a Twickenham. I saw the stones there a couple of years ago and it was fuckin amazing. U2 played there last year too. it's a huge place and is where all the big bands will be playing until wembley is finished.

[Jim]

My London preferance would be the Hammersmith Apollo.

That place is great, I saw A Perfect Circle there.

For people who haven't been there, it's similar to Brixton but...Better.

The Asotria would be quality as well, I've been there..I don't know how many times.

But, I've known much smaller bands to sell that place out in a very short time....

Though, NIN did play there, so..

[Christos AG]

Earl's Court?

I've seen U2 there, and it seems like a nice arena...

[Evolution]

i think smaller football stadiums would be cool. Seeing as it would be the summer. Like Tynecastle in Edinburgh for instance. Or Easter Road.

[Alan]

My London preferance would be the Hammersmith Apollo.

That place is great, I saw A Perfect Circle there.

For people who haven't been there, it's similar to Brixton but...Better.

i agree with that, the sound quality at brixton is shit, hammersmith isn't amazing, but it's far better than brixton and there's a good atmosphere in there.

[Origen]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

[anythinggoes]

Id be happy with hammersmith as long as i remember where i parked my car after i lost the fucker last year after velvet revolver spent 45 mins walkin round lookin for the twat i so wish wembley would be finished that would be good or they could do milton keynes

[Judge Dredd]

If it is going to be Download, and to be honest, that looks most likely...anyone know if there are still tickets left?  And can anyone confirm if you can get day tickets for it like you could at Leeds in '02? 

(first post, though I've been reading for years, heh)

There are plenty of tickets available.

The Download organisers are allegedly planning another announcement in the next 24 hours. Allegedly, and I have no way of confirming if this is true or not, but tickets are selling slowly. At the moment.

IF Guns are confirmed, tickets could go a lot quicker, and there is no guarantee of day tickets being available.

[Decadence]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

I agree!? When you live as far up North as I do it can get really frustrating when bands seem to think London is the only viable place to play in England.? Whilst I *will* travel pretty much anywhere for GnR it'd be nice to have someplace a bit closer than 5 hrs in a car or 3 hrs and vast quantities of money on train tickets.? Then there's accommodation too.?

Bon Jovi and Green Day are fairly good at spreading themselves all over the country so it's not as impossible as some bands seem to think it is!?

Gateshead Stadium near Newcastle is big enough to accommodate GnR, I'd love to see them there.

[blaqktiger]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

Download is the middle of the country.

[Origen]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

Download is the middle of the country.

It's still quite South for me 

Gateshead Stadium near Newcastle is big enough to accommodate GnR, I'd love to see them there

I totally agree  They played at the stadium in 1992 they could easily come back again. If it was big enough for them during the Illusion tour it would be big enough now as well. It would be good for people from Scotland as Newcastle isn't that far from the boarder.

[St_Jimmyuk]

If it is going to be Download, and to be honest, that looks most likely...anyone know if there are still tickets left?  And can anyone confirm if you can get day tickets for it like you could at Leeds in '02? 

(first post, though I've been reading for years, heh)

I don't think you have to worry too much about that. Festivals are quite rarely sold-out. Most of the time, you can get tickets just days before the show.

lol!! only if you want to pay hundreds and hundreds of ?? if its for a uk show they sell like gold

[A Private Eye]

Gateshead Stadium near Newcastle is big enough to accommodate GnR, I'd love to see them there

I totally agree? ?They played at the stadium in 1992 they could easily come back again. If it was big enough for them during the Illusion tour it would be big enough now as well. It would be good for people from Scotland as Newcastle isn't that far from the boarder.

Yeh that'd be good im at college up that way at the moment so it'd only be a 20 min journey.

If they did a tour at some point this year or next rather than festivals they would surely play at the arenas like MEN, NEC or Telewest, well im hoping anyway! Suppose venues for a tour would depend on the popularity of CD.

[Christos AG]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

Cause there are people travelling from other countries to see them, like me.

If you can't move your ass a little bit in your own country, then don't bother going...

I would travel 560 km to go Athens and see them, and the plane costs 100 euros. I know there are cheap flights there, so take one and stop whining.

Maybe they should play in your house?

[Decadence]

If there is only 1 UK date why should it be in London ?

Have it somewhere in the middle of the Country.

Cause there are people travelling from other countries to see them, like me.

If you can't move your ass a little bit in your own country, then don't bother going...

I would travel 560 km to go Athens and see them, and the plane costs 100 euros. I know there are cheap flights there, so take one and stop whining.

Maybe they should play in your house?

I for one would be well happy if they came and played in my house.  It would be the ideal solution for me   I'm not promising I'd let them leave after the gig though.

I will move my ass in my own country though, if necessary...I spent a helluva lot of money on their last two UK gigs and I'm prepared to do it again if I have to. 

It is frustrating though that many bands do seem to ignore the rest of the country when touring over here and only focus on London.  It's like the North doesn't exist. 

I see your point in that you have to travel to come to England but I'd be willing to bet it'd be just as easy and a similar price to get a flight into Newcastle airport as it is to get into Heathrow or wherever - whereas if you're stuck in a little town up North like me, you have to fork out a shitload on train fare before you can get anywhere.  I'm willing to do that but still, I can dream about them coming some place close.