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shakermaker · 20-12-2006, 11:26

I saw The Charlatans at Empress Ballroom not too long ago which was brilliant.
The room is pretty compact with no seating which is brilliant; I thought this was great for a band as high in the ranks as The Charlatans to play.

However I do understand why stadiums are preferred for the bigger bands, the amount of fans wanting to get to gigs for bands like U2 is astronomical - it would be unfair to only let out 1500 tickets to a band that will easily fill out a stadium.
I like stadium gigs and don't agree that they lack atmosphere, seeing Oasis at Eastlands last summer was buzzing from three miles away, it's an experience like no other.
They've both got their qualities, small & big venues, but I agree that bands are getting very lazy these days and it's making the music suffer.

20-12-2006, 11:26	#8
shakermaker God Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,522 Liked: 367 times Rep Power: 3485	Re: Where Have All The Bands Gone? I saw The Charlatans at Empress Ballroom not too long ago which was brilliant. The room is pretty compact with no seating which is brilliant; I thought this was great for a band as high in the ranks as The Charlatans to play. However I do understand why stadiums are preferred for the bigger bands, the amount of fans wanting to get to gigs for bands like U2 is astronomical - it would be unfair to only let out 1500 tickets to a band that will easily fill out a stadium. I like stadium gigs and don't agree that they lack atmosphere, seeing Oasis at Eastlands last summer was buzzing from three miles away, it's an experience like no other. They've both got their qualities, small & big venues, but I agree that bands are getting very lazy these days and it's making the music suffer.