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It's my Birthday today,so,as you do,I have been out for a few beers,returned home,and I am currently consuming a few cold ones from the fridge.
I have also been bashing the music collection,one of which was a selection from Thin Lizzy,"Live and Dangerous."
This reminded me of the time that me and a mate,(Greg),got tickets in about 1978,to see the afore mentioned band live at Coventry Theatre.
We had a few beers in "Cov" and tipped up at the venue,only to be greeted by a hastily scrawled A4 message sellotaped to the main door,claiming that the concert was cancelled due to Phil Lynott having Laryangitis!!!
We got our money back,but we would have much rather seen the band!!!
Anyone else been stood up by a band?

no, but happy birthday mate!

have a good one and hopefully your gift will be the thrashing of man shitty tomorrow!

brazilianGOONER wrote:no, but happy birthday mate!

have a good one and hopefully your gift will be the thrashing of man shitty tomorrow!

I would take that as a Pressie mate!!!

The Fall didn't turn up at a 4-day festival in Belgium, was proper gutted but go to see them later in London, absolutely brilliant!!!

And happy birthday!

Rugby Gooner wrote:It's my Birthday today,so,as you do,I have been out for a few beers,returned home,and I am currently consuming a few cold ones from the fridge.
I have also been bashing the music collection,one of which was a selection from Thin Lizzy,"Live and Dangerous."
This reminded me of the time that me and a mate,(Greg),got tickets in about 1978,to see the afore mentioned band live at Coventry Theatre.
We had a few beers in "Cov" and tipped up at the venue,only to be greeted by a hastily scrawled A4 message sellotaped to the main door,claiming that the concert was cancelled due to Phil Lynott having Laryangitis!!!
We got our money back,but we would have much rather seen the band!!!
Anyone else been stood up by a band?

Have you noticed a lot of your posts start off with you telling us you have consumed or about to consume drink.There are groups out there who can help



PS maybe the band did turn up but you were too pissed to remember

I follow a band all over the country. They are often brilliant, but when it matters on the big stage, all they play is a load of bum notes, they are out of tune and the singer forgets the words. They are only a young band though and the band leader has asked that we continue to show faith in them. I think it may have something to do with the instruments they use. Whilst their rivals have all the top gear, this band has a Chad Valley keyboard, an old steel drum, some African tribal instruments and a big glockenspiel at the back.

Half Man, Half Biscuit in the early nineties. No surprise, they didn't turn up to 50% 0f their gigs.

Happy bithday fella. I've just opened a bottle of red in your honour!

Tonight Shakin Stevens cancelled his gig at Southport Theatre due to alleged conflicting business commitments. More like didn't sell enough tickets. Well annoyed I was looking forward to seeing him as I had heard he was good live.

Happy Birthday.

Loads of Hip Hop gigs get cancelled, bands just don't turn up or the police block the show.

But I have been on all but one occasion, when Outkast got cancelled.

mcdowell42 wrote:

Rugby Gooner wrote:It's my Birthday today,so,as you do,I have been out for a few beers,returned home,and I am currently consuming a few cold ones from the fridge.
I have also been bashing the music collection,one of which was a selection from Thin Lizzy,"Live and Dangerous."
This reminded me of the time that me and a mate,(Greg),got tickets in about 1978,to see the afore mentioned band live at Coventry Theatre.
We had a few beers in "Cov" and tipped up at the venue,only to be greeted by a hastily scrawled A4 message sellotaped to the main door,claiming that the concert was cancelled due to Phil Lynott having Laryangitis!!!
We got our money back,but we would have much rather seen the band!!!
Anyone else been stood up by a band?

Have you noticed a lot of your posts start off with you telling us you have consumed or about to consume drink.There are groups out there who can help



PS maybe the band did turn up but you were too pissed to remember

Guns N Roses at Slaine back in the early 1990's.

Well they were there, but they didn't "turn up" big time if you get my meaning. They were just shite. They were nearly 2 hours late on stage because Axl whining bitch Rose was moaning about the type of mineral water back stage or some such shite. The fucking bass was out of tune for most of it. Naomi Rose kept changing his fucking outfit so there was a 10 minute break between most of the songs. Utter contemptuous little wanker.

Faith No More blew them off the fucking stage that day.

And erm... the first band I played guitar in didn't turn up for our final gig as we were all drunk and had a huge punch up outside the pub leading to the singer throwing a massive strop and quitting. Followed by the bassist. Leaving me and the drummer standing around watching people pay in and afraid to let them know there was going to be no gig... we kind of just snuck off then. In fairness though, we were a bit shit anyway.

DB10GOONER wrote: Faith No More blew them off the fucking stage that day.

they were here in my hometown this year. best rock'n'roll concert i've ever been to. mike patton is a fucking legend

Happy Birthday!

when I was 13 or so I spend all my money to by a Ice Cube ticket ,
but he never showed up


my ex girlfriend bought a ticket in 1994 to see a band called "Nirvana", but they dissolved somehow before the gig

Had tickets to see Michael Jackson at the o2 and he fucking cancelled on account of "death".
Was looking forward to that as well

(Belated) Happy Birthday RG....No to question...But have witnessed a few Arsenal games where the main act didn't turn up!