Dave B
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Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
#937965 - 01/09/11 11:59 AM
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Well, it's autumn (almost) so it's time to start filling the diary with lots of lovely
gigs. So far, we have : * Heaven 17 performing The Luxury Gap in it's entirety
(October) * Erasure (Oct/Nov) * Ryuichi Sakamoto re-visiting the 1996 'Trio'
format (Oct/Nov) * Thomas Dolby is touring his new album 'Tales of a Floating City'
(Nov) I'm currently looking at 4 gigs in 3 weeks soon. Which is nice! (Just
call me an old 80s farty) 
-------------------- Veni, Vidi, Aesculi
(I came, I saw, I conkered)
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hollowsun
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#937969 - 01/09/11 12:09 PM
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Quote Dave B:
(Just call me an
old 80s farty)
Welll ... if you
insist...
You're an old 80s farty! 
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The Elf
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#937976 - 01/09/11 12:39 PM
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Enjoy! I wish I still had my copy of Thomas Dolby's 'Live Wireless' - how I let
that video out of my grasp is beyond me! 
-------------------- An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.
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nathanscribe
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: The Elf]
#938138 - 02/09/11 08:46 AM
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Quote The Elf:
Thomas Dolby's
'Live Wireless'
It comes on
DVD with the album now. 
Edited by nathanscribe (02/09/11 08:49 AM)
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The Elf
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: nathanscribe]
#938139 - 02/09/11 08:52 AM
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Quote nathanscribe:
Quote The Elf:
Thomas Dolby's
'Live Wireless'
It comes on DVD
with the album now.
Man, you have just MADE MY DAY!!!!
Thank you! 
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An Eagle for an Emperor, A Kestrel for a Knave.
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nathanscribe
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: The Elf]
#938241 - 02/09/11 02:22 PM
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My pleasure. The music's dated better than the clothes, and New Toy is a thing to
behold...
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The Elf
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: nathanscribe]
#938249 - 02/09/11 02:50 PM
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Quote nathanscribe:
My pleasure.
The music's dated better than the clothes, and New Toy is a thing to behold...
Hee hee! Yes, I recall Ms Lovich looking
for all the world like some nighmare Victorian doll given the gift of life!
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Steve A
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#938698 - 05/09/11 11:13 AM
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Thanks to this thread, I've now dug this out and it's on now in the background while I
work! Brilliant stuff! Returning to the general thread, it's often struck me
how the last few years have been the best ever time for opportunities to see eighties
bands, possibly more so than during the eighties themselves! And for the most part, it's
all been pretty decent stuff. Although Depeche Mode has become a bit of a tired old rock
and roll circus and The Human League have cash cowed the same old show a little too much
now for my liking, in recent years we've also had the original Duran Duran, Blancmange,
John Foxx, Ultravox, OMD, vintage analogue Howard Jones, Yazoo, Numan back doing old
stuff, A-ha, all analogue Jean Michel Jarre... even bloody Kajagoogoo! We don't live in
bad times if you like this sort of stuff.
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Dave B
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#938899 - 06/09/11 12:19 PM
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If I wanted to be _really_ sad, then I'd have gone to both the Cookham and Henley 80s
weekends. The Cookham one was a local thing for the village but had Rick Astley and a
couple of other good 80s names. The Henley Big Rewind this year looked amazingly funky -
they even dug out China Crisis who I've not seen since the late 90s. Could have been a fun
time... ah well...
-------------------- Veni, Vidi, Aesculi
(I came, I saw, I conkered)
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Wimek
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#939019 - 06/09/11 06:58 PM
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yes... I can't resist: they are not touring this year, but Ultravox is back  I saw them
last year in Paradiso (Amsterdam) and they are currently working an a new album. Big
chance that a tour will follow! Their show was great (although the sound
engineer screwed up!) and apart from the MacBook Pro's running Mainstage and 30 years of
time leap I was back in the 80's 
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vincent66
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Wimek]
#939345 - 08/09/11 12:31 AM
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Oh yes, I saw Ultravox at Bournemouth on their last tour - so excited about a new album
and I hope they tour again to promote it, Billie is a bit of a hero of mine as is Vince
Clarke - missed Yazoo so going to see Erasure in Southampton. Yep is sure is a great time
for 80's icons!! 
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Silver Raver
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Re: Gigs for synth geeks... ;)
[Re: Dave B]
#939528 - 08/09/11 01:19 PM
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I saw OMD play in Brighton last year. Best bit : they played "Messages" (what a
tune) Most puzzling bit : a member of the audience threw her (massive) bra at
the band. Oh well, it takes all sorts, I guess :-)
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