1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 26 May, 2013 - Birmingham, England LG Arena Meetup discussions here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smegger68 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm going to this one. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3ander Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yes mate, myself and Sottishdood are coming up with two mates for this. I'll be taking my son to the O2 on Friday too :-) We'll probably be in the area early afternoon and have booked a hotel nearby for an overnight stay. There is a slight possibility we may imbibe some alcoholic beverages prior to the show...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishdood Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Alcoholic beverage.....where..where??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yep! Hubby and I will be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112rush Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm travelling down from Glasgow. Still haven't booked travel and hotel. Anybody know the cheapest way to get there and back?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3ander Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 I'm travelling down from Glasgow. Still haven't booked travel and hotel. Anybody know the cheapest way to get there and back?:) We're traveling up from London, shame I'd have given you a lift. Three of us are staying at the Hilton Metropole, 10 mins from the LG. I pre booked and got a twin room for £63.00 via the Hilton site, hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112rush Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 I'm travelling down from Glasgow. Still haven't booked travel and hotel. Anybody know the cheapest way to get there and back? :) We're traveling up from London, shame I'd have given you a lift. Three of us are staying at the Hilton Metropole, 10 mins from the LG. I pre booked and got a twin room for £63.00 via the Hilton site, hope that helps. That's kind of you to say! Yeh thanks I ended up booking one at the ETAP which is not too far from the arena and is cheap :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Getting pumped for tonight's show!! :yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishdood Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Dear Birmingham Crowd. Were you all on mogadon tonight? I've never seen such a dead to the bone crowd in all my life. I thought London crowds sucked but F me you lot take the title. Do you think the band owe you something or what? If you really don't like the band then don't buy tickets and let people who wanna stand up, rock out and enjoy the magnificence of this band take their place!Glasgow....please please please don't let me down.The sense of apathy tonight was palpable and the band noticed that...no two way interaction between artists and crowd!We love this band and why should they even think about coming to these shores again after playing to a crowd like this tonight!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3ander Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Worst crowd ever, the lack of interaction with the band was epic! Alex didn't smile once! I was at the O2 on Friday and the difference was biblical, at that gig the guys were smiling laughing and goofing around with the crowd. Here tonight it was flat and totally disappointing. Never coming to the LG again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishdood Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Leander It's like we are drinking the same drink my friend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gutless Wonder Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Well I had an amazing time and would have been moshing like a maniac if I had been able to! :D 2 blokes got jumped on for dancing but they just moved away from the complainer. Seated gigs can cause problems if there are people who can't stand for long etc. I just headbanged, boogied in my seat until the rest of them around me stood up and then I was dancing like mad! AWESOME GIG! Thank you Geddy, Alex and Neil! Sorry the crowd was a bit pants for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gutless Wonder Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I think it's unfair to say the crowd didn't interact with them. The people lucky enough to be on the barrier were interacting with them and the entire audience joined in for YYZ etc. Always get a good crowd in the Midlands! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishdood Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 And there we have it....the entire audience for YYZ! Where were the entire audience for all of the rest of the set list? Given that YYZ makes an appearance way towards the end of the show that's an awful lot of songs to wait to get interaction from the crowd wouldn't you say?Maybe Brit crowds have forgotten how to enjoy themselves. For most of my section to be seated during 2112, I think that's a disgrace! Like I said before, this is a Rock Concert not a matinee showing of The Jersey Boys where you have to sit and tap your hand on your knee and nod along to the beat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobtrusive Companion Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 I agree that the crowd was poor, I was sat on the side so there's only so much jumping around you can do up there. To be honest, I got the impression that people came to see the staples, and wanted more old stuff. The mid-career songs didn't go down well, and the CA stuff shouldn't all be in one go in my opinion, you lose a lot of the crowd by the end. YYZ, TS, TSoR and 2112 went down a storm, and I think if they'd stuck to that era, they'd have had a better reception. I'm a fan of all the stuff, I knew all the songs etc, but my knowledge doesn't reflect the masses' unfortunately. Also, the videos were shit. No other word for them. Still, I thought it was awesome, my first (hopefully not last) Rush gig, what a night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefaceec90 Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Dear Birmingham Crowd. Were you all on mogadon tonight? I've never seen such a dead to the bone crowd in all my life. hey don't look at me,i was moshing all the way through the gig :haz: (until my back gave up/i suffer with lower back issues if i stand in one spot for too long). i was 8 rows from the front on alex's side,and the gig kicked arse (i think alex was having problems with his ear monitors throughout though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingermart Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Well,I can't believe what I have just read about Birmingham! I thought the whole night was fantastic.The new songs,the new mix of old stuff and the statutory songs. The string section made Clockwork Angels sound great live and I loved it,even all in one go like the album is! My wife and I had a superb night at the LG Arena and the gig was brilliant. I agree with racefaceec90 Alex did have problems all night with his ear monitors and probably did'nt play up as much as usual.(perhaps because his dolls were missing). The lads were great,the music was brilliant,the atmosphere was good and we will continue to show our appreciation whenever they tour again! At the end of the day I want to hear Rush play live,fullstop. I know they can't carry on doing it forever,we have to make the most of it when we can! Thankyou Neil,Geddy and Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 In agreement with Racefsceec90 and Gingermart, Gilby and I had a fantastic time! True, others around us weren't rocking out but I didn't care! I was bouncing through the whole show! My only regret was not paying out for tickets closer to the stage as at 5'0" I couldn't see that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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