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elephantstone
447 posts
26 months
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i went, bit poorly now but was amazing!
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Soir
1,882 posts
108 months
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It was rammed.
3 beer tents for 80,000 people wasn't nearly enough (hour to queue for a pint no wonder they had smash & grabs and police surrounding them.
Flying piss everywhere.
Ian Brown can't sing.
Most people having to walk miles back into town (roads closed not enough transport)
But besides that, they were amazing.
Reni on drums & John Squire on guitar are in a different league. Phenomenol
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Justin Cyder
6,071 posts
18 months
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Soir said: It was rammed.
3 beer tents for 80,000 people wasn't nearly enough (hour to queue for a pint no wonder they had smash & grabs and police surrounding them.
Flying piss everywhere. I thought let's have a beer. Then I thought let's not bother. As for the piss, I foresaw that & took wipes & a fresh t shirt. You have to look out for Roses - there's always a few pricks in there.
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Rollin
2,246 posts
114 months
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Soir said: It was rammed.
3 beer tents for 80,000 people wasn't nearly enough (hour to queue for a pint no wonder they had smash & grabs and police surrounding them.
Flying piss everywhere.
Ian Brown can't sing.
Most people having to walk miles back into town (roads closed not enough transport)
But besides that, they were amazing.
Reni on drums & John Squire on guitar are in a different league. Phenomenol  I walked 7 miles from home to get there.....and then 7 miles to get home at the end. I've got a couple of tickets for tomorrow. Looks like a possible mud bath.
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wetny
360 posts
81 months
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Justin Cyder
6,071 posts
18 months
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I regard myself as privileged to have witnessed Reni playing drums.
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theshrew
1,481 posts
53 months
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I'm going tomo. It's gonna be a mud fest.
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Contigo
1,802 posts
78 months
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Saw them back in Sheffield on the second coming tour and musically they are excellent. Ian Brown vocally is just shocking but as said it's all about emotions and I'm glad I gave this a miss despite a ticket offer from a friend. I can imagine the types that go to this type of gig now and it's the beer boys looking for a ruck. Flying Piss is the norm too.
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Justin Cyder
6,071 posts
18 months
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TKF
4,465 posts
104 months
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Soir said: Reni on drums & John Squire on guitar are in a different league. Phenomenol Amen to that. Not bad for a bunch of old  s 
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theshrew
1,481 posts
53 months
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Contigo said: the beer boys looking for a ruck. Flying Piss is the norm too. Maybe most people go to enjoy the band ? I will be trying my best to avoid the piss to be honest
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raceboy
10,299 posts
149 months
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Sat on the hotel bar after tonights gig, musically spot on, Reni, Mani, and Squire are stunning and somehow Browns vocals just sound right......and with 75000 people singing along it just doesn't matter!
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Potatoes
2,256 posts
39 months
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Just back myself after driving over from Wakefield.
Awesome gig.
Was a little like a Liam Galagher hair convention.
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wetny
360 posts
81 months
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Justin Cyder said: Swig of your brew while waiting, nice touch. I can only play slouched on the sofa, that how I do all of my practice.
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elephantstone
447 posts
26 months
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B1G GK
1,188 posts
74 months
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Brilliant gig,
Wailers were good, was surprised by Plan B as I aint really into him.
Roses - AWESOME, wasnt expecting them to be that good if I am being honest.
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LeoSayer
4,344 posts
113 months
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I went on Saturday. Didn't bother joining the mile long queue for beer. There were far too many food stalls and nowhere near enough beer stalls. Some blokes were swigging back dozens of tiny bottles of Rose wine as that was all they could get. I think there were too many people in there for the size of the venue. It's been a long time since I've seen that many pissed and drugged up people in one place. Most of them were in their late 30s and 40s and didn't give a s t when they pushed or fell into us to get further into the crowd. A fight broke out right next to us between two pissed up blokes. It was broken up within a minute or so by people in the crowd. No sign of any stewards anywhere in the crowd. I lost count of the number of bottles thrown into the crowd. Some empty, some not. One bloke next to me had a huge lump on his head from being hit. Anyone who does that should be chucked out. In general though, everyone was really friendly and good natured. The thins above were minor annoyances. Just when the Roses came on, it started raining. Not heavy though and no-one really noticed. The band were fantastic and the sound of the crowd signing along was amazing. One thing I was very impressed by were the amount and size of the screens, the lighting and the special effects. I would never have expected fireworks at a Stone Roses. They obviously intended to put on a memorable show and they did. We walked the 5 miles back to out hotel. I've still got 'I am the Resurrection' going round my head.
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Potatoes
2,256 posts
39 months
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Have never seen so many people of an age to know better completely out of their skulls... awesome!!
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russ_a
1,385 posts
80 months
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I saw Plan B last week and was surprised at just how good he was. Would have liked to have seen the Stone Roses 20 years ago, now days I can't be bothered to stand in a muddy field having piss thrown at me by a punch of kids who weren't even born 20 years ago
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Rollin
2,246 posts
114 months
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