HW: Liverpool

[mark von bargen]

Liverpool Empire was great for the stage shows but a bit restrictive
'smoking wise'.
Re; the Hitchin tickets; have you tried asking the band; you never know -
there may be a couple or three out there somewhere.

Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alastair Lee Sumner" <als at POSTMASTER.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 9:27 PM
Subject: Re: HW: Liverpool


> The crowd was decent and there was some room to move around the sides and
> at the back, a perfect size really. I think 1997 is the only tour that
I've
> missed at Liverpool since first seeing them in 1984. I didn't realise that
> the Royal Court had had a refit. I think Dave Brock said something about
> a 'lick of paint' since they last came. I like the Royal Court but my
> favourite gigs were always at the Empire which seemed like a bigger venue
> and was seated. Being in the middle of the lasers at one of those gigs was
> brilliant, you felt like you were travelling through space. And sell-outs,
> they're proving to be a pain in the arse, me, Nick Med and the Fagin need
> tickets for Hitchin. Maybe we could disguise ourselves as Hawkwind
somehow.
>
> Alastair.
>
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 19:13:14 -0000, mark von bargen <mark.von-
> bargen at GENIE.CO.UK> wrote:
>
> >Out of interest, this is the first HW gig in Liverpool that I have missed
> in
> >24 years (and I'm only 28, well, err 38). How full was the crowd at
> >Liverpool? I love that venue, the Royal Court but haven't had a chance to
> >get there yet since it reopened a few weeks ago following a major refit.
I
> >drove back from the Lakes on Sunday but then the M6 was closed following
a
> >crash and it took me 5 hours to do the journey. So near etc.. etc..
> >especially after persuading my wife to come home a night earlier than
> >planned.
> >Good to hear that the fine performance that I saw at Leeds has been
> >consistently repeated. And sell-outs too, whats going on?
> >
> >Mark
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "M Holmes" <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
> >To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:23 PM
> >Subject: Re: HW: Liverpool
> >
> >
> >> Alastair Lee Sumner writes:
> >>
> >> > Just a quick hello to Arin, Mike Holmes, Rich Warren and Nick Lee who
I
> >met
> >> > at the gig. Good gig, great sound, and I was made up to hear Brainbox
> >> > Pollution. The only downer about the whole night was the group of
> idiots
> >at
> >> > the front falling into people all the time. I had to go and stand
near
> >the
> >> > back. I haven't seen much mention of the topless dancer there, I was
> >> > wondering if she has been at all the gigs or was she just a local
> >> > phenomenon.
> >>
> >> Hi Alastair. She reappeared at Newcastle, but not topless on that
> >> occasion.
> >>
> >> IMHO the belly dancer was by far the better dancer.
> >>
> >> Also at Newcastle Kris appeared on stage to do her fire show, which was
> >> great to see again.
> >>
> >> Same setlist as Liverpool: Ejection back in the encore and no Spirit of
> >> the Age. The hall was almost full as far as I could see. I spoke to a
> >> few fellow Scots who'd come down from the Scottish gigs and it's very
> >> much agreed that this is the best Hawkwind have been for quite a while.
> >>
> >> That's me back from 5 gigs and I'm completely knackered...
> >>
> >> FoFP
>