Manics announce 2007 tour

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For anyone that's interested... *dribbles at 3 london dates, inc. The ASTORIA!!"

Foreverdelayed.org.uk said:
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
UK TOUR May & June 2007

Manic Street Preachers announce a major UK tour in May and June of this year. The tour is in support of the band's eighth studio album, Send Away The Tigers due for release in May on Columbia. These will be the first Manic Street Preachers touring shows in two years and Nicky Wire promises, `Springsteenesque long sets, working class rage, make-up and dumb punk fun`. A single will be announced shortly.

MAY

Tue 08 Cambridge, Corn Exchange (01223 357 851)
Wed 09 Leeds, University (0113 244 4600)
Fri 11 Cardiff, University Great Hall (029 2078 1458)
Sat 12 Cardiff, University Great Hall (as above)
Mon 14 Glasgow, Barrowlands (0870 169 0100)
Tue 15 Newcastle, Academy (0870 169 2000)
Thu17 Sheffield, Octagon (0114 279 7997)
Fri 18 Carlisle, Sands Centre (01228 625 222)
Sun 20 Preston, Guildhall (01722 258 858)
Mon 21 Wolverhampton, Civic Hall (0870 320 7000)
Wed 23 Norwich, UEA (01603 508 050)
Thu 24 Nottingham, Rock City (08713 100 000)
Sat 26 Llandudno, Venue Cymru (01492 872 000)
Sun 27 Manchester, Apollo (0870 401 8000, 0161 832 1111)
Tue 29 London, Forum (0870 060 3777, 020 7403 3331 or 020 7734 8932)
Wed 30 London, Astoria (as above)
Thu 31 London, Shepherds Bush Empire (0870 771 2000 or 020 7734 8932)

JUNE

Sat 02 Bristol, Colston Hall (0117 922 3686)
Sun 03 Truro, Hall (01872 262 466)
Tue 05 Southampton, Guildhall (0823 8063 2601)
Wed 06 Brighton, Dome (01273 709 709)
Fri 08 Leicester, De Montfort Hall (0116 233 3111)
Sat 09 Reading, Hexagon (0118 960 6060)

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 9th February and are priced £ 25.00 except London £ 26.50
24hr cc hotline 0871 2200 260 6230 / 0871 230 6230 or buy online at www.gigsandtours.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk

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Have you seen them before? I saw them at Reading 4/5 years ago and tbh I was a little disappointed.. I love the Manics but JDB just stood at the mic and reeled off song after song without emotion/moving :( I don't know if it was a one-off or if they are always like that live?
 
Nope they aren't always like.. though i have heard from other people that they can be a little dull on stage.

I saw them back in 2003 in Glasgow. It was definatly one of my favourite gigs I have ever been to! JDB got up on his amps at the end, wailing to the crowd. Top gig.. such a dam good sound too. The bass sounds actually stopped my natural heart rhythm in some parts ;)

That was with their greatest hits tour... i'm not too fond of their latest ablums.
 
Check the two recent live vids on the Manics site. It's clear that the break and the solo albums done them good because they seem to have the passion back for the first time in about a decade.

I can't wait for the Barras gig.
 
riddlermarc said:
Have you seen them before? I saw them at Reading 4/5 years ago and tbh I was a little disappointed.. I love the Manics but JDB just stood at the mic and reeled off song after song without emotion/moving :( I don't know if it was a one-off or if they are always like that live?
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They're consistently voted into 'best live act' awards so I'd say its an unfair dismissal. I saw Reading though and I know what you mean: that show was perversely more for the 'fans' and wasnt their most energetic anyway.. usually a lot better :)
 
I've seen them a few times, they went through a patch of being, well, pretty dull stadium rockers... But the tour after the Holy Bible rerelease was very different, they actually seemed to be having fun. And also played IfwhiteAmerica, which was nice.
 
I saw them at the Nottingham Ice Arena in 2004 and they were excellent.
They had a really hard time of it - the control box got flooded and they were forced off stage for 15 minutes after only 15 on stage while that was sorted.
They got back on stage and James' repeater speakers stopped working and you could see he was struggling a little.
He was also having a slight problem with his voice, he was excellent but two days later and they had to cancel some dates as he lost his voice completely.
I also saw them at the Cambridge Corn Exchange in 2005 I think it was and again they were really good.

They are playing Cambridge again on May 8th and I shall be doing everything I can to get tickets.
The Nottingham arena is big and they were good, I just want to see them again at a smaller venue where it all feels a lot more intermate.
 
to be honest there last 2 studio albums are a little slow for my liking

i think they peeked in '98

but will go to wolves to check them out (will be my 6th time)
 
Chronos-X said:
They're consistently voted into 'best live act' awards so I'd say its an unfair dismissal. I saw Reading though and I know what you mean: that show was perversely more for the 'fans' and wasnt their most energetic anyway.. usually a lot better :)
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I wasn't dismissing them overall, just asking if they were usually more "entertaining" than that - glad they are, I might be seriously tempted to get some tickets then :)

/goes off to fire up Phoenix Festival 1996 bootleg..:cool:
 
Well that went easier than planned.
Straight onto the ticketmaster.co.uk and two tickets purchased for Cambridge before the clock had reached 10:02.
Looking forward to 8th of May now.
 
stoofa said:
Well that went easier than planned.
Straight onto the ticketmaster.co.uk and two tickets purchased for Cambridge before the clock had reached 10:02.
Looking forward to 8th of May now.
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Me, my fiancee and my parents just got four for the balcony at Cambridge. Personally I'd prefer down below but my fiancee hasn't really been to a gig and isn't a massive manics fan, and my mum and dad, although very cool are... well, they're old :D
 
Everyone expects the Manics to sell out. They never sold out the SECC the past two times they played there.
 
Yeah, but to ge fair the SECC holds about 4-5 times as many people as the Barras :) They sold out the Corn Exchange last time out, I think, and 2 nights at the Barras not so long ago.
 
Northwind said:
Yeah, but to ge fair the SECC holds about 4-5 times as many people as the Barras :) They sold out the Corn Exchange last time out, I think, and 2 nights at the Barras not so long ago.
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I don't think that Corn Exchange gig was sold out, was it? It didn't look sold out...to me at least anyway. I'm pretty sure a couple of people I know got tickets on the door...

I might be lying though.
 
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