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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...
ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...
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.ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...
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?
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.ETA Should've googled it http://electricbrixton.uk.com/events-article.php?i...
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?
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.
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'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.
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)
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'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.
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)
Never managed to see Faithless live in their glory days though, so it's tricky to be completely accurate in my appraisal.
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
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
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.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)
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
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