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There have been a load of these intimate gigs near me in recent weeks such as Damon Albarn at Leytonstone Library and the Red Lion across the road from it.  

Of course I only hear of them afterwards...

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/474113/Courtney-Love-performs-at-London-coffee-shop

She also teased fans in attendance by revealing she would be performing a rendition of the Boomtown Rats' I Don't Like Mondays at an upcoming London show as a tribute to frontman Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches, who died last month (Apr14).

 

I wonder if The Rats fancy having a go at Smells Like Teen Spirit at my local...



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ArrGee wrote:

There have been a load of these intimate gigs near me in recent weeks such as Damon Albarn at Leytonstone Library and the Red Lion across the road from it.  

Of course I only hear of them afterwards...

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/474113/Courtney-Love-performs-at-London-coffee-shop

She also teased fans in attendance by revealing she would be performing a rendition of the Boomtown Rats' I Don't Like Mondays at an upcoming London show as a tribute to frontman Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches, who died last month (Apr14).

 

I wonder if The Rats fancy having a go at Smells Like Teen Spirit at my local...


 Not sure if I'd be that impressed seeing The Rats play down the local pub or library. I think Malibu by Hole is one of the greatest rock songs ever. I think it's about the death of kurt Cobain, but it is excellent.

I like Nirvana a lot, but not that keen on Teen Spirit. Rats doing All Apologies might be good, or Heart Shaped Box, or Pennyroyal Tea or Dumb.



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noelindublin wrote:

 Not sure if I'd be that impressed seeing The Rats play down the local pub or library. 


 Really?  You went to the pub gig near Crawley!  I travelled to deepest Surrey and Dublin to see The Rats do similar.  



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noelindublin wrote:

 Not sure if I'd be that impressed seeing The Rats play down the local pub or library. 


 Really?  You went to the pub gig near Crawley!  I travelled to deepest Surrey and Dublin to see The Rats do similar.  


After seeing the Rats 7 times recently at proper venues just seeing them down the local pub would be a bit of an anticlimax. Not that they wouldn't do a good job in a pub, but part of the thrill and excitement of going to the gigs is the venue, and there is a bigger kick in seeing a band in a decent sized, 'proper' venue. 

The occasional small, odd venue might work, but if a band is in the 'bigtime', whatever that may mean, then you expect a range of venues that would hold 1,500- 5,000 or more. The Rats festival crowds should exceed those numbers, so the days of playing down a small pub are over, as long as the band all get on, and continue to play.

I'm glad the Rats have the chance to play bigger venues again, and I don't take it for granted. It really is a privilege to see them play live.

 



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