CUF Concert Brag Thread.

[Donuthole]

We cashed in our one live show/year tickets last to see Interpol around the Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan. Cool venue. Band sounded great, even though they barely played for an hour. A lot more people there than I expected. A friend hooked us up with VIP status, so we were able to get upstairs on the balcony with a lot fewer people. My wife made me pretty nervous when she walked off with my credit card to "look into getting one of those couches." Fortunately, even she thought that $700 was a bit steep for a couple of non drinkers. I think she was feeling pretty confident after successfully bribing the valet that they'd be able to find room for one more car...well...mid-sized van for a high roller tier $7 cash.

$700 isn't really that expensive for a couch, FYI. How was she planning to get it home?

[falafel]

We cashed in our one live show/year tickets last to see Interpol around the Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan. Cool venue. Band sounded great, even though they barely played for an hour. A lot more people there than I expected. A friend hooked us up with VIP status, so we were able to get upstairs on the balcony with a lot fewer people. My wife made me pretty nervous when she walked off with my credit card to "look into getting one of those couches." Fortunately, even she thought that $700 was a bit steep for a couple of non drinkers. I think she was feeling pretty confident after successfully bribing the valet that they'd be able to find room for one more car...well...mid-sized van for a high roller tier $7 cash.

I thought about going to that show. Did they play only Interpol stuff, or did they play any of Paul Banks' stuff? I would have like to hear The Base.

[Commando]

We cashed in our one live show/year tickets last to see Interpol around the Boulevard Pool at the Cosmopolitan. Cool venue. Band sounded great, even though they barely played for an hour. A lot more people there than I expected. A friend hooked us up with VIP status, so we were able to get upstairs on the balcony with a lot fewer people. My wife made me pretty nervous when she walked off with my credit card to "look into getting one of those couches." Fortunately, even she thought that $700 was a bit steep for a couple of non drinkers. I think she was feeling pretty confident after successfully bribing the valet that they'd be able to find room for one more car...well...mid-sized van for a high roller tier $7 cash.

I would like to see them.. but of course the strokes played there 2 days ago- that's where I would've cashed in. :/

[MarkGrace]

$700 isn't really that expensive for a couch, FYI. How was she planning to get it home?

lol

[Dwight Schr-ute]

$700 isn't really that expensive for a couch, FYI. How was she planning to get it home?

To not completely ignore you, this is the same woman that called me up one day with the great news that she had just scored us a free piano, "you just have to have it out of their living room by tomorrow afternoon."

We still don't have a piano.

I thought about going to that show. Did they play only Interpol stuff, or did they play any of Paul Banks' stuff? I would have like to hear The Base.

Yes. Only Interpol stuff. I was afraid that they were going to play a bunch off their album that doesn't come out for another three weeks and I wouldn't be familiar. But they only played two from it (both of which I'd already heard. A good balance of all their other stuff.

I would like to see them.. but of course the strokes played there 2 days ago- that's where I would've cashed in. :/

The friend I went with had also been at The Strokes show. He spoke highly of it.

[ewth8tr]

I just got back from seeing Stiff Little Fingers, Pennywise, Bad Religion, and The Offspring, what a great show. The Offspring played the entire Smash album, plus some other popular songs, while Pennywise and Bad Religion played a nice mix of all if their albums.

[Surfah]

I just got back from seeing Stiff Little Fingers, Pennywise, Bad Religion, and The Offspring, what a great show. The Offspring played the entire Smash album, plus some other popular songs, while Pennywise and Bad Religion played a nice mix of all if their albums.

That took me back to 1994.

[Commando]

Epic set tonight from Mr. Billy Corgan at the Ravinia Summer Festival Series in Chicago. Mostly acoustic with some synth computer bleep bloops, a bit of electric guitar, piano, mellotron, and some guest drumming by Matt Walker of Filter fame. Pumpkins, Zwan, Djali Zwan, Solo stuff- spanning 1988 to the present. He also played way more of the SP hits than I thought he would (not gonna lie- a little bummed we didn't get more deep cuts), but they came off well. Also, AMC film crews were on hand filming away a new reality series based on BC's Chicago pro wrestling promotion. Also, I saw Spaceboy walking around before the show! :rockon1:

[falafel]

Has anyone seen Tame Impala live? They are going to be at the Brooklyn Bowl in Vegas on Nov. 13, which is a Thursday. I would really like to go, but the show doesn't "start" until 9 and there is an opening band, and I am getting pretty bad at functioning the next day when I'm out too late. Unless the show is something not to be missed, I might miss it.

[Commando]

Going to see QOTSA at the fair next thursday! :rockon1:

[TripletDaddy]

ha i love your concert updates. Is hoobastank playing there as well?

[old_gregg]

ha i love your concert updates. Is hoobastank playing there as well?

like clockwork is a fairly recent, still good album.

[Commando]

ha i love your concert updates. Is hoobastank playing there as well?

Interesting comment, TripletDaddy.

[Shaka]

Forgot about this thread. I saw The Wild Feathers at Kilby Court on Tuesday. Kind of weird seeing them in that venue considering they've been on late night shows, done Guitar Center Sessions, and have other concert spots that are seen on AXS TV almost nightly. Excellent band and an excellent show.

Kilby Court is a venue in the industrial section of SLC that is more like a shed than a place to see concerts. It doesn't hold a lot of people and the stage is about a foot high. They gave some really good bands that play there but it seems more like a place your basic high school garage band would play.

[Commando]

Forgot about this thread. I saw The Wild Feathers at Kilby Court on Tuesday. Kind of weird seeing them in that venue considering they've been on late night shows, done Guitar Center Sessions, and have other concert spots that are seen on AXS TV almost nightly. Excellent band and an excellent show.

Kilby Court is a venue in the industrial section of SLC that is more like a shed than a place to see concerts. It doesn't hold a lot of people and the stage is about a foot high. They gave some really good bands that play there but it seems more like a place your basic high school garage band would play.

That's why it's the best venue in Utah. Big(ger) bands love to play there b/c it has some sort of punk rock rep, too. I'm surprised they have a stage now- it is literally somebody's garage. I've seen a lot of great shows there, as has been discussed in other threads.