Thought I'd start one off, who is in and for what date. Add your name below and let's have a good old fashioned forum meet up! #loveisall
Chemd'up- Glasgow 7th, Blackpool 9th, London 10th,11th
MC_Marsh - London 11th
Fine Time - Blackpool 9th, London 11th
GraySquire - Glasgow 7th
Haven't been on here for a bit......
I'll be there on the 11th!
I'm in for Blackpool Friday 9th
I encourage everyone who can, to meet up. The more the merrier, always.
Hometown for me - Glasgow on the 7th.
Myself and Mike (chemicalfan) will be going on the 11th
Maybe is should swap my Saturday tickets for Sunday ones. MC Marsh is a bit of a blast from the past! Cant believe you'd choose to go to London town
Sneaker, switch to the Sunday.
On a positive note I have just seen that Paranoid London are supporting the London shows, 303's and murky vocals, saw them at secretsundaze once, brilliant.
Quote from: Sneaker on Oct 01, 2016, 07:55
Maybe is should swap my Saturday tickets for Sunday ones. MC Marsh is a bit of a blast from the past! Cant believe you'd choose to go to London town
Haha! Would've preferred Blackpool but couldn't get tickets (or in any case a day's holiday). London has worked out better for me in the end.
Looking forward to seeing everyone.
It's today!!!!
I'll be heading straight from work - if anyone fancies a beer beforehand?
Great gig in Glasgow last night. So refreshing to see a proper two hour set after seeing so many (shorter) festival appearances. We got a welcome return of Hold Tight London and the Reel as an encore. Superb.
Slightly surprised the current C.H.E.M.I.C.A.L single only got a very short reference. I thought it would get a proper playing. I guess its always been more of a DJ set track though.
Believe being dropped from the set was maybe a bit of a surprise but I've heard it so many times live now that its good to see other things getting a bit of air time in its place.
My only criticism is that the set didn't seem to have a mid point mellow moment, where in the past Surface to Air of Sunshine Underground might have been played. It was pretty full on stuff from beginning to end.
So many other good moments though. Some great mash ups. I was driving last night so had to experience the gig 'dry'. A good thing in some ways when you saw how big the queues were at the bar, it being Glasgow.
I came away thinking the Chems should really do this sort of gig more often and not rely entirely on festival appearances.
Hi Toby and welcome to the forum! It's always a pleasure to read gig reviews! Glad they returned with HTL and the Reel - I mean, it's their home match, they had to :) Did they play Wide Open too?
I hear your critisicm about their recent sets not having a calm mid part, like for instance at the iTunes festival with the celestial Surface to Air rework. But I have to admit, they've done this for years now, so it's nice to have something different for a change. Let's see what they come up with in their last UK gigs.
Quote from: Toby on Dec 08, 2016, 19:42
I came away thinking the Chems should really do this sort of gig more often and not rely entirely on festival appearances.
Where can I sign? But I reckon, the sad truth is that's where the money is these days to make it profitable, given the vast investments needed to set up shows like these.
Hold Tight London!!! It's the shit live! Way to catch an audience... and way too short!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy3gJno_yRQ
Quote from: Csar on Dec 09, 2016, 11:48
Hi Toby and welcome to the forum! It's always a pleasure to read gig reviews! Glad they returned with HTL and the Reel - I mean, it's their home match, they had to :) Did they play Wide Open too?
Hi Csar. Thanks! I was registered on the old official Chems forum but I didn't realise you guys had started this one up. Good to see everyone is still together here.
Yes they did a storming version of Wide Open. That was another real moment in the set.
Another thing I just remembered about the gig was that there seemed to be a return of some of the cool older visuals they've used in the past. Like all the black and white footage. Its funny because I got a re-tweet on Twitter from Ed just before the gig because I said this would be my first Chems gig since seeing them in the Slam Tent at T in the Park in 2004. To this day that remains the most intense and amazing gig of my life. Ed seemed to remember it well too. Tom and Ed must have really picked up on the vibe in the tent that night. It was something special, and I've been to a lot of gigs over the years. Its odd because you just need some undefinable ingredient to make a gig like that special.
Anyway I don't seem to get the chance to go to many festivals these days (I'm getting too old sadly lol) so I leapt at the chance to see the Chems in Glasgow. I saw them live so many times between 97 and 2004 so it was so good to see them again after such a along break and only seeing them on TV at Glastonbury and the Don't Think concert.
It was great to see The Chems in Blackpool on Friday , the venue and atmosphere was excellent.
Loved the whole show but highlights and stand-out tracks for me were Chemical Beats , the Temptation intro , Out of Control / Setting Sun and the stunning live version of Future - See You There , . . this song's so intense live , the energy builds and builds and the psychedelic visuals on the big screen look amazing , I hope they keep this in their sets 2017 / 18.
Quote from: Fine Time on Dec 11, 2016, 12:112017 / 18.
You think they'll be still touring? I mean didnt they usually do 2 year tour (15/16) and then a break or back to studio?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4nUZUGSjg4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLAdayH4hiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjcsR5b6IEU
I hope you are still in post-glint state because I'm waiting for some big-ass, immersive reviews!!!
Quote from: Csar on Dec 13, 2016, 12:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4nUZUGSjg4
I hope you are still in post-glint state because I'm waiting for some big-ass, immersive reviews!!!
For the first time, I actually clapped at a live vid! Im eating sandwich and chips at lunchtime and when WO ended, i gave a mighty applause with some roast beef and cheddar in my mouth.
guy in crowd "FUCK YEAH"@ 12:37
@Toby & Finetime
Good read on your reviews of the show. I geek out the most on CB than most songs. I enjoyed Believe so many times that I look forward to its replacement,HTL! Good decision to bring it next to Wide Open!
Btw. They added (?) something to the Reel's intro (and througout). Some kind of extra sample/ synth that goes along with the sitar pattern on every third bar. It really pops out at min 14:00. Have you ever heard that before?
Also, this season's Reel is the shortest and yet most complex version they've ever done.
Quote from: Csar on Dec 13, 2016, 22:09
Btw. They added (?) something to the Reel's intro (and througout). Some kind of extra sample/ synth that goes along with the sitar pattern on every third bar. It really pops out at min 14:00. Have you ever heard that before?
I think I heard it in one of the recordings of last year's South American tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJjRYgoLLBA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJjRYgoLLBA)
Fantastic! Thanks, WRC! Too bad the ending of Wide Open and the best parts of the Reel are cut.
Quote from: Stefan on Dec 14, 2016, 07:36
I think I heard it in one of the recordings of last year's South American tour.
Can you remember which one?
UGGH.
FUCKING CHILLS MAN.
Thanks for posting the vids. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Edit: Fuck. Just finished watching the whole set of vids. Brought some tears to my eyes at the end.
It's fantastic to me to see T&E continuing to love performing together and for the audiences. Just absolutely fantastic.
Logistics : How many lorries does it take to transport The Chemical Brothers stage show . . a lot , and they need to be big , i took this photo in Blackpool , the concert venue is the other side of the tour trucks. There were other vehicles parked around the corner as well.
(http://i1016.photobucket.com/albums/af290/DJ7FLAME/2016-12-09-165455_zpsgvasfb0r.png) (http://s1016.photobucket.com/user/DJ7FLAME/media/2016-12-09-165455_zpsgvasfb0r.png.html)
Quote from: Fine Time on Dec 14, 2016, 21:34Logistics :
I love such photos and insight man! Great!
Quote from: Csar on Dec 14, 2016, 18:38
Can you remember which one?
Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_B8ry59DVU
The sound kicks in later in the song, though (around 3:40 in the video).
Quote from: Csar on Dec 14, 2016, 18:38
and the best parts of the Reel are cut.
This! I personally dont like the 'woohoo' bit! The Reel should be left alone!
Quote from: inchemwetrust on Dec 15, 2016, 19:37
This! I personally dont like the 'woohoo' bit! The Reel should be left alone!
You don't like the Stones sample in it? Personally, I find it brilliant that they found it and made it fit so perfectly with the Reel. Because judged on its own, never ever had I thought that this song could be associated with the Reel whatsoever.
I felt it was better obscured in the 2011 version, it felt more psychedelic and blended more together
Quote from: hstn on Dec 15, 2016, 23:50
I felt it was better obscured in the 2011 version, it felt more psychedelic and blended more together
I actually agree. I thought the addition of the Stones in there was pure fucking genius, but it works better as more "background noise" than something to be put absolutely in the forefront.
Still, I'll take it. Sympathy for the Devil is actually my favorite of theirs. <3