manchester tickets stolen...devo
manchester tickets stolen...devo
hi lads do u lot think bad will do another manchestre gig?im 39 been a massive fan since i was 12,im from manchester and my dad took me to the gigs in london town and country club etc in the 80s,i went to the boardwalk gig as dad sneaked me in through the back door as i was only about 15.listen to the tracks atleast twice a day,anyway had stomach cancer the last few years and the bottom line really pushed me out of depression.anyway as soon as the tickets came out for the academy gig i got them on the first day for me and my mrs,i was on top of the world that my heros where coming back to manchester i couldnt wait,we decided to have a few drinks and a bite to eat in weatherspoons piccadilly b4 the gig,anyway cutting a long story short mrs had her handbag stolen with the tickets in,i couldnt believe it i was devostated,we went to the academy to see what they could do and they was less than helpfull,the toutes outside had tickets but our cash had gone with the handbag,i openly admit i went home and cried,i just pray that the lads will continue the tour and play manchester again as i cant afford to goto new york to see the lads.the youtube vids has helped but it not the same as beinf there.....paul from manchester....
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Re: manchester tickets stolen...devo
I was in Piccadilly Wetherspoons that day, fucking rough crowd. That's a pisser.pbee wrote:hi lads do u lot think bad will do another manchestre gig?im 39 been a massive fan since i was 12,im from manchester and my dad took me to the gigs in london town and country club etc in the 80s,i went to the boardwalk gig as dad sneaked me in through the back door as i was only about 15.listen to the tracks atleast twice a day,anyway had stomach cancer the last few years and the bottom line really pushed me out of depression.anyway as soon as the tickets came out for the academy gig i got them on the first day for me and my mrs,i was on top of the world that my heros where coming back to manchester i couldnt wait,we decided to have a few drinks and a bite to eat in weatherspoons piccadilly b4 the gig,anyway cutting a long story short mrs had her handbag stolen with the tickets in,i couldnt believe it i was devostated,we went to the academy to see what they could do and they was less than helpfull,the toutes outside had tickets but our cash had gone with the handbag,i openly admit i went home and cried,i just pray that the lads will continue the tour and play manchester again as i cant afford to goto new york to see the lads.the youtube vids has helped but it not the same as beinf there.....paul from manchester....
They are playing another London date in July if that's any help? Royal Festival Hall.
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Me too. :(rcs wrote:i thought this was going to be about devo
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Re: manchester tickets stolen...devo
great thanks heston,im from moston so could we organise a mini bus down.im going to get on the case tmr and get the tickets ordered,is it just bad not a festival,i hate festivals!!my dreams have been answeared,reading all the reviews and speaking to friends who went to the gigs they just have to do more gigs and tracks as the demand is great,i heard the academy was mental simalar to the international one gigs,if they do come again to manchester im sure they could do 2 nights at the apollo and fill it,i still have my red cord bad cap i bet the ones the where selling wasnt the quality of the 80s ones!!
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Not funny in the slightest...rcs wrote:i thought this was going to be about devo
Get yourself down to London pbee...Festival Hall isn't that big, willl be fun...
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Honestly, I don't think they were joking, because that's what I thought, too.Purple Hayes wrote:Not funny in the slightest...rcs wrote:i thought this was going to be about devo
Get yourself down to London pbee...Festival Hall isn't that big, willl be fun...
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Was suffering from a severe sense of humour failure last night, I deserve a good whipping
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'Hayes ... is one of the most godforsaken places I have ever struck. The population seems to be entirely made up of clerks who frequent tin-roofed chapels on Sundays and for the rest bolt themselves within doors.' - George Orwell
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