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Post by dillwyn on Apr 18, 2016 22:31:20 GMT
he is not changing his outfit, so i assume they are taking footage along the way
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Post by queenofthehours on Apr 19, 2016 19:45:55 GMT
I was further down the side in block 5 and that was perfect for a view of the lights and front projection as well as an overall view of the stage. I could see how being much c!oser and side on to the stage could really have ruined the show in many ways and I would always avoid tickets where your are virtually 90 degrees to the stage! Those seats should always be the cheapest as an arena show like this is all about the presentation- both audio and visual. Within about 2O mins, two guys in front of me were up fumbling their way along the row, blocking everyone's view while they had a chat with the people they were getting past and didn't come back for about 15 or 20 minutes with their pints of (overpriced) beer. I really can't understand the attitude where you pay a small fortune for a ticket but getting the beer in is more important than watching the show you've waited 30 years for. Oh well! Sounds like I was lucky at Liverpool. I only remember having to move once to let someone by during the ELO show and the man (no offence to all the men here, but please try and go to the toilet at the correct time!) thankfully chose to go during 'When the Night Comes'. Not that the song is bad but if he'd waited a few more minutes I'd have publically throttled him as 'Secret Messages' was the next track.
Is it a male thing? WHY would anybody need a beer to enjoy ELO? I know it's nice but why restock during the show? Is the ale more important that Jeff Lynne??? By rights everyone should have been looking up (or down in my case) at the stage, faces all aglow, full of enrapture. Who can think of drinks at a time like this???
My seat at Liverpool was side on to the stage but at a good angle. I chose it over a stage-facing seat because I'd rather get a better look at Jeff closer-up than see the show head-on. From the YouTube videos I've seen the light show head-on looks quite extreme. Side on you could admire it without a headache and see the effects on the arena space better. Also, I imagine seeing the effects head-on could be too distracting.
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Post by pikerman on Apr 19, 2016 19:59:26 GMT
I was in lower tier block 17 at liverpool which was pretty side on and found it a good view .on floor at manchester wasnt as good view but better vibe being in the thick of it so to speake.
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Post by dillwyn on Apr 19, 2016 21:59:07 GMT
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Post by jackpunch on Apr 20, 2016 2:24:03 GMT
It's really good, only thing I disagree with is the comment that the chord progressions are familiar. One thing about many of Jeff's songs is that the chords progressions are frequently quirky, tightrope's verse is F G F#. That shouldnt work, but it somehow does.
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Post by ShardEnder on Apr 20, 2016 10:29:19 GMT
I should have been more specific, but the plan was for a Move reunion as the opening act before the June 24th show, which is also the concert I believe was going to be professionally filmed (or at least that was the case until Jeff was given the "legends" slot at Glastonbury - we'll have to see if he doesn't just release this instead, as it's easily going to be his single biggest audience ever). I doubt very much if the Glastonbury show will be the one to be released commercially for several reasons. It's a one off show fora festival and they will not be able to set up the full AITU concert there and will have to rely on the festival's own lighting and sound. Also it's going out mid afternoon so the lighting and projection effects would be lost even if they could set up the full show. The Hyde Park show has already been released and as far as I know, no Glastonbury act has ever released their performance commercially as recorded by the BBC as there could be plenty of rights issues there too to sort out. In fact Leonard Cohen prevented the BBC from broadcasting his legends slot a few years back, and there is no official recording of it. I'd also assume that Jeff and his people would want full artistic control over how the AITU tour is shot and presented and not rely on generic BBC television coverage like Hyde Park. Therefore, if there is to be an official concert film of AITU tour it will probably be shot in Brum in June. Although doing it on just one show is a bit risky if there are any technical problems on the night, as they are often shot over several nights to minimise those risks and to get the best performances possible. You make some very good points, though it's clear Jeff is on very good terms with the BBC. I certainly didn't expect the Hyde Park concert to get an official release (including several "stealth" improvements made over the initial live broadcast and a later interim edit), but it was a one-off show that somehow managed to gain Jeff's seal of approval. Without the support of a certain dedicated BBC presenter, it's possible Jeff may never have even thought to resurrect ELO in the first place, as he appeared to be oblivious to his own continued popularity. Saying that, despite the fact Glastonbury will likely be his single largest ever audience, I agree it's unlikely this will end up being licensed for home video based on past artists such as Leonard Cohen. At the very least, I'm predicting that Jeff's Glastonbury slot will end up becoming a favourite with internet-savvy fans because of how professional the overall production will surely be, just as many found a way to view the Bungalow Palace acoustic special, which really should have been included as a bonus feature with the Mr. Blue Sky documentary, especially when you consider how linked it was to that programme. So, all we can do now is wait for whatever may happen in Birmingham... The presence of Dave Morgan and possibly Roy Wood already gives me hope that at least something is on the cards. More than a reunion of The Move or even Roy getting up on stage to play with Jeff as part of ELO again, I'd love for Dave to reconnect with Richard Tandy. As a massive fan of their work together, a new Tandy Morgan Band project would be fantastic, plus it may give them some motivation to finally release their mythical jam session with Steve Gibbons, which Dave once said took place in the garden of his church after they met up to originally shoot a new promotional clip for the reissue of Earthrise. From what I recall him saying, this was filmed, edited and ready to be uploaded to the campaign site, but then all we got in the end was the Spaceship Earth clip - not that I'm complaining, as that was a great treat full of clever nods to the past.
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Post by queenofthehours on Apr 20, 2016 17:24:26 GMT
I don't think we will see Jeff hit the road again, this tour will have topped up his pension pot very nicely and he will become a hermit again in Bungalow Palace LA working out how not to pay tax on his earnings. The pent up demand to see ELO will have subsided, should he tour again I don't think such a high demand for tickets would be there, many punters would think I saw him last year I will give it a miss this time around. I hope not! Surely at least we have Jeff on Jools Holland and Jeff at the Albert Hall to look forward to? He hasn't done those yet. I truly hope Jeff will go home and write another album and then tour again. Not like this tour - this has been very much a victory parade of sorts - but perhaps just four or five gigs or one London show at the very least. If Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton can still fill arenas so can Jeff, just not with as bigger scope as the AITU tour.
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Post by fourlittlediamonds on Apr 20, 2016 17:50:39 GMT
I was further down the side in block 5 and that was perfect for a view of the lights and front projection as well as an overall view of the stage. I could see how being much c!oser and side on to the stage could really have ruined the show in many ways and I would always avoid tickets where your are virtually 90 degrees to the stage! Those seats should always be the cheapest as an arena show like this is all about the presentation- both audio and visual. Within about 2O mins, two guys in front of me were up fumbling their way along the row, blocking everyone's view while they had a chat with the people they were getting past and didn't come back for about 15 or 20 minutes with their pints of (overpriced) beer. I really can't understand the attitude where you pay a small fortune for a ticket but getting the beer in is more important than watching the show you've waited 30 years for. Oh well!
Is it a male thing? WHY would anybody need a beer to enjoy ELO? I know it's nice but why restock during the show? Is the ale more important that Jeff Lynne??? By rights everyone should have been looking up (or down in my case) at the stage, faces all aglow, full of enrapture. Who can think of drinks at a time like this???
Well, most of the blokes there were of a certain age (myself included, sadly) and I think the fatal combination of a pre-show booze-up and mass middle age weak bladder syndrome led to so many early bail outs. I don't know what it was like in the Ladies, but the queues for the mens toilets were 20 deep. Let's face it though, even Jeff could only manage 90 minutes onstage before age and nature probably caught up!
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Post by queenofthehours on Apr 20, 2016 18:51:23 GMT
Is it a male thing? WHY would anybody need a beer to enjoy ELO? I know it's nice but why restock during the show? Is the ale more important that Jeff Lynne??? By rights everyone should have been looking up (or down in my case) at the stage, faces all aglow, full of enrapture. Who can think of drinks at a time like this??? " style="max-width:100%;"]
Well, most of the blokes there were of a certain age (myself included, sadly) and I think the fatal combination of a pre-show booze-up and mass middle age weak bladder syndrome led to so many early bail outs. I don't know what it was like in the Ladies, but the queues for the mens toilets were 20 deep. Let's face it though, even Jeff could only manage 90 minutes onstage before age and nature probably caught up! I learnt by experience (seeing Hamlet at the theatre) that booze before a show is a bad idea! Live and learn gentlemen! Maybe we should have men-only and women-only seating sections to avoid disturbances? I remember the ladies queue being pretty long but it went down quick. There was plenty of time for a visit though as the interval was pretty lengthy.
True! Poor Jeff! Oh, how easy it is to forget nature when we talk about how long the ELO show was!
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