Alphaville Live 2019 - Page 24 - Alphaville Forum

Clare · 27 Apr 2019, 16:55

I'm in Belfast. Going over to the Crown in a few minutes. I stuck my head in but it was packed. Realised I need food before beer so will return once blood sugar restored. I'll be the one in the dreams capes thirty.

Clare · 27 Apr 2019, 17:22

In now but can't see any obvious dreamroomers.

emo72 · 27 Apr 2019, 17:31

I'm Going to the crown now.

Clare · 27 Apr 2019, 18:03

I'm at the venue

emo72 · 27 Apr 2019, 22:49

Disappointing

Edit..3 songs only. BIJ. SLAM. FY. Game over after that. The band put their heart into it. But 3 songs? Only band that played instruments. Fair play to them but not suited to this tour.

Mart · 28 Apr 2019, 01:35

I posted about this problem weeks ago. They are playing with other bands, and probably used every instrument and PA. You traveled all the way, over 100 miles to see them, and you are disappointed. I took the route to Hamburg and they were excellent. Man, tell us more about the trip. Why are Alphaville playing with other shit bands from the 80s-90s? Alphaville are bigger than the others that are on the list. How many of those bands have 2 rare box sets, A very rare box that has a show in LA, and over 15 albums to their name, including rare 7" and 12 " recordings?

I'm beginning to think that the band are doing this for money, and not their fans. Marian should pull out of this racket and announce a full tour in Europe. 3 songs, and many fans traveling to the show is wrong

emo72 · 28 Apr 2019, 10:33

Ah, I had night out. It's not the end of the world. I'm not sure I'll go to the Dublin show though. Not worth it for 3 songs. All the other acts were not my cup of tea either. The backing dancers were like pans people. Funny.

emo72 · 29 Apr 2019, 12:38

Looking back on it with a day or 2 since it was on, I can't help but feel it was a very bad deal for av fans. There might have only been 7 of is there! But still 80 euro a ticket each, multiply that by 5, a night in a hotel. That's a serious amount of cash for just 3 songs. There's no way I'm going to pay for that in Dublin. Mart is right, AV are not suited to this tour. I think they went on early in the night because the promoters didn't know what to do with them. The crowd which send to be like a 100 hens parties haha, were there to rave to the 90s bangers tunes, which is fair enough, but not the type of music AV is known for.

I was high up in the stands, maybe it was better at the front of the stage, maybe Claire can let us know what she thought? My daughter is a big fan and she was very disappointed with only 3 songs. The promo is misleading for this tour, it looks like AV is headlining this tour because their name is first on the list, so I thought their set would be longer for that reason. Ah well, Marts right, go to Europe to see them.

Krapplund · 29 Apr 2019, 12:52

Almost every time Alphaville play at a 80's festival they just play the 3 big hits....badly

Mart · 29 Apr 2019, 17:44

One main reason that a fan goes to a show of their favourite band is to hear them live and hopefully a new track. To play 3 tracks that everyone knows and that they have played them in every show since the early 80s is very disappointing.

27 Apr 2019, 16:55	#231
Clare Alphanut Join Date: 31 Mar 2001 Location: By a river, near Fort William in view of Ben Nevis Posts: 9,969	I'm in Belfast. Going over to the Crown in a few minutes. I stuck my head in but it was packed. Realised I need food before beer so will return once blood sugar restored. I'll be the one in the dreams capes thirty. "I've had many sobering thoughts in my life.... ....it was them what drove me to drink!" [drunk] Grandad, Only Fools and Horses (UK sitcom)

27 Apr 2019, 17:22	#232
Clare Alphanut Join Date: 31 Mar 2001 Location: By a river, near Fort William in view of Ben Nevis Posts: 9,969	In now but can't see any obvious dreamroomers. "I've had many sobering thoughts in my life.... ....it was them what drove me to drink!" [drunk] Grandad, Only Fools and Horses (UK sitcom)

27 Apr 2019, 18:03	#234
Clare Alphanut Join Date: 31 Mar 2001 Location: By a river, near Fort William in view of Ben Nevis Posts: 9,969	I'm at the venue "I've had many sobering thoughts in my life.... ....it was them what drove me to drink!" [drunk] Grandad, Only Fools and Horses (UK sitcom)

27 Apr 2019, 22:49	#235
emo72 Dreamer Join Date: 11 Jan 2009 Location: out on the periphery of Dublin Posts: 136	Disappointing Edit..3 songs only. BIJ. SLAM. FY. Game over after that. The band put their heart into it. But 3 songs? Only band that played instruments. Fair play to them but not suited to this tour. Last edited by emo72; 27 Apr 2019 at 23:52.

28 Apr 2019, 01:35	#236
Mart Dreamer Join Date: 13 Nov 2018 Location: Ireland Posts: 433	I posted about this problem weeks ago. They are playing with other bands, and probably used every instrument and PA. You traveled all the way, over 100 miles to see them, and you are disappointed. I took the route to Hamburg and they were excellent. Man, tell us more about the trip. Why are Alphaville playing with other shit bands from the 80s-90s? Alphaville are bigger than the others that are on the list. How many of those bands have 2 rare box sets, A very rare box that has a show in LA, and over 15 albums to their name, including rare 7" and 12 " recordings? I'm beginning to think that the band are doing this for money, and not their fans. Marian should pull out of this racket and announce a full tour in Europe. 3 songs, and many fans traveling to the show is wrong I'm gliding in the distance and watch the world go by An orbit full of questions, a perforated sky Last edited by Mart; 28 Apr 2019 at 01:42.

27 Apr 2019, 17:31	#233
emo72 Dreamer Join Date: 11 Jan 2009 Location: out on the periphery of Dublin Posts: 136	I'm Going to the crown now.

28 Apr 2019, 10:33	#237
emo72 Dreamer Join Date: 11 Jan 2009 Location: out on the periphery of Dublin Posts: 136	Ah, I had night out. It's not the end of the world. I'm not sure I'll go to the Dublin show though. Not worth it for 3 songs. All the other acts were not my cup of tea either. The backing dancers were like pans people. Funny.

29 Apr 2019, 12:38	#238
emo72 Dreamer Join Date: 11 Jan 2009 Location: out on the periphery of Dublin Posts: 136	Looking back on it with a day or 2 since it was on, I can't help but feel it was a very bad deal for av fans. There might have only been 7 of is there! But still 80 euro a ticket each, multiply that by 5, a night in a hotel. That's a serious amount of cash for just 3 songs. There's no way I'm going to pay for that in Dublin. Mart is right, AV are not suited to this tour. I think they went on early in the night because the promoters didn't know what to do with them. The crowd which send to be like a 100 hens parties haha, were there to rave to the 90s bangers tunes, which is fair enough, but not the type of music AV is known for. I was high up in the stands, maybe it was better at the front of the stage, maybe Claire can let us know what she thought? My daughter is a big fan and she was very disappointed with only 3 songs. The promo is misleading for this tour, it looks like AV is headlining this tour because their name is first on the list, so I thought their set would be longer for that reason. Ah well, Marts right, go to Europe to see them.

29 Apr 2019, 12:52	#239
Krapplund Dream Keeper www.krapplund.com Join Date: 09 Nov 2000 Location: Emmaboda, Sweden. Posts: 17,538	Almost every time Alphaville play at a 80's festival they just play the 3 big hits....badly "Alphaville ohne Bernhard ist wie eine Apfelstrudel ohne apfel" 17'04'2003 www.krapplund.com

29 Apr 2019, 17:44	#240
Mart Dreamer Join Date: 13 Nov 2018 Location: Ireland Posts: 433	One main reason that a fan goes to a show of their favourite band is to hear them live and hopefully a new track. To play 3 tracks that everyone knows and that they have played them in every show since the early 80s is very disappointing. I'm gliding in the distance and watch the world go by An orbit full of questions, a perforated sky