Faithless

[hairyben]

See tickets have tickets for june 6th for the electric brixton. Seem to be playing it under the radar, maybe so the fans get to them before tout scum?

[Condi]

Hmmm.... thanks for the heads up. I saw them quite a lot before they disbanded, and have seen a couple of DJ sets since, but its not the same as the live band with 2 drummers and guest singers and the like.

[bigandclever]

I suspect I'm getting old, but is this the Crystal Palace fundraiser thing?

ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...

[10 Pence Short]

Got my tickets booked.

[hairyben]

bigandclever said:

I suspect I'm getting old, but is this the Crystal Palace fundraiser thing?

ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...

Apparently so.

See tickets described it as "Faithless" which I thought was odd as I didn't know they'd reformed, they have since edited their page to "Faithless live DJ etc etc show"

Will be asking see tickets for a refund, this is miss-selling (intentional or not) Whats the fundraiser all about BTW?

[Mr Will]

hairyben said:

bigandclever said:

I suspect I'm getting old, but is this the Crystal Palace fundraiser thing?

ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...

Apparently so.

See tickets described it as "Faithless" which I thought was odd as I didn't know they'd reformed, they have since edited their page to "Faithless live DJ etc etc show"

Will be asking see tickets for a refund, this is miss-selling (intentional or not) Whats the fundraiser all about BTW?

It will "Faithless Sound System" - Maxi Jazz and Sister Bliss but without Rollo. They can't call themselves just "Faithless" without all three members.

I'd advise against going down the refund route, I went to the last show they did and it was one of the best nights I've ever been to. They spent plenty of time up on stage and played a great mix of classic Faithless tunes and newer material/remixes. Great atmosphere too.

[hairyben]

Mr Will said:

It will "Faithless Sound System" - Maxi Jazz and Sister Bliss but without Rollo. They can't call themselves just "Faithless" without all three members.

I'd advise against going down the refund route, I went to the last show they did and it was one of the best nights I've ever been to. They spent plenty of time up on stage and played a great mix of classic Faithless tunes and newer material/remixes. Great atmosphere too.

So is it an actual gig without one of the members, or a rave with celeb DJ's, or bits of both, a rave with a few live songs?

I'm sure if the latter options it's great but I bought a ticket for a particular thing, the mrs doesn't much care for being at a rave, (no disrespect but faithless live sets were quite different/superior to a club full of ravers, only one of these is worth the £200 that tix/club price drinks/2am cab will cost me)

[Mr Will]

hairyben said:

Mr Will said:

It will "Faithless Sound System" - Maxi Jazz and Sister Bliss but without Rollo. They can't call themselves just "Faithless" without all three members.

I'd advise against going down the refund route, I went to the last show they did and it was one of the best nights I've ever been to. They spent plenty of time up on stage and played a great mix of classic Faithless tunes and newer material/remixes. Great atmosphere too.

So is it an actual gig without one of the members, or a rave with celeb DJ's, or bits of both, a rave with a few live songs?

I'm sure if the latter options it's great but I bought a ticket for a particular thing, the mrs doesn't much care for being at a rave, (no disrespect but faithless live sets were quite different/superior to a club full of ravers, only one of these is worth the £200 that tix/club price drinks/2am cab will cost me)

I'd say bit of both, but leaning towards proper gig. There were a few warm up acts followed by a proper set, but then it moved on to a normal club night once they had finished.

Never managed to see Faithless live in their glory days though, so it's tricky to be completely accurate in my appraisal.

[Condi]

As someone who has seen both, if you were expecting a proper faithless gig then you'll be disappointed I think.

Nothing wrong with the Sound System side of it, but last time I saw them it was Maxi, Sister Bliss, a drummer (but not, erm, that girl?) and a DJ. Very different to 3 guitarists, 2 drummers, 3 singers and all the other stuff which Faithless had on the road 5 years ago.

As I say, not a bad night, but certainly not the same as a live gig. Its the same price as what they used to charge for a full live set, so a bit steep IMO. For a tenner yes, for 30 quid, no.

Sound System (skip to 5 mins ish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjW_JtyuG7Y

Full Live Set (again skip to 5 mins)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK5izib4Rhg

Edited by Condi on Tuesday 15th April 18:01

[GCH]

hairyben said:

So is it an actual gig without one of the members, or a rave with celeb DJ's, or bits of both, a rave with a few live songs?

I'm sure if the latter options it's great but I bought a ticket for a particular thing, the mrs doesn't much care for being at a rave, (no disrespect but faithless live sets were quite different/superior to a club full of ravers, only one of these is worth the £200 that tix/club price drinks/2am cab will cost me)

Faithless soundsystem is sister bliss djing backing tracks, maxi, and sudha the percussionist. They also have their own lighting and FOH engineer - the same ones that do their full live show.

Live enough - and of course all of the tracks the punters expect to hear- but not the full festival show.
I don't think you will be disappointed in the show. As for value, I wouldnt have a scooby doo - i haven't paid for a show/event in years, so thats purely subjective on your part.

I will however say that Electric is a great venue.

Edited by GCH on Wednesday 16th April 19:47