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they did the same at our Big Day Out a few years ago. did not go down very well at all. but the intention of the ban was very different. it was more based around racial tensions going around at the time in sydney. http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Aussies_ignore_flag_ban_at_Big_Day_Out_festival

matt hates Q mag just as much as i do :cool:

if it was a top 10 based on how much i like them live on stage then The Killers would most certainly be in there. but i've only really enjoyed one album from them and that was Hot Fuss. their music sounds much much much better live.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elBWUg7twE]YouTube - The Killers - Mr Brightside and All These Things I've Done Live at V Festival 2009 Chelmsford[/ame] this is fucking amazing. one of the greatest live bands ever.

its worth every cent

is this the first time they've ever played in Poland. maybe thats the reason they played Creep. i dont mind, the song always sounds good live.

^^ although i didnt see the band in the flesh on their last tour just going by video footage of the shows it seemed as though the songs from that album went well live on stage. i think the band has realised that they wont be making much money from selling records so they would be better off putting on the best show they possibly can and that i guess involves making music that resonates well in concert arenas. from reports i've heard that PJ sold over 100 000 tickets to their aussie shows on the first day of sales. including 30 000 just in sydney

apologies if this has been posted previously. but these are some scary numbers Box Office Data - U2 360 TOUR 1ST LEG EUROPE June 30, July 2, 2009 Barcelona, Spain Camp Nou GROSS: $19,825,497 (RECORD) ATTENDANCE: 182,055 (RECORD) SHOWS: 2 SELLOUTS: 2 Average Ticket Price: $108.90 July 7-8, 2009 Milan, Italy Stadio San Siro GROSS: $15,168,799 (RECORD) ATTENDANCE: 153,806 (RECORD) SHOWS: 2 SELLOUTS: 2 Average Ticket Price: $98.62 July 11-12, 2009 Paris, France Stade De France GROSS: $20,902,760 (RECORD) ATTENDANCE: 186,544 (RECORD) SHOWS: 2 SELLOUTS: 2 Average Ticket Price: $112.05 July 15, 2009 Nice, France Stade Charles Erhmann, Nice GROSS: $6,261,208 ATTENDANCE: 55,641 SHOWS: 1 SELLOUTS :1 Average Ticket Price: $112.53 July 18, 2009 Berlin, Germany Olympic Stadium GROSS: $9,169,830 ATTENDANCE: 88,265 SHOWS :1 SELLOUTS: 1 Average Ticket Price: $103.89 July 20-21, 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam ArenA GROSS: $12,583,998 ATTENDANCE: 125,866 SHOWS :2 SELLOUTS: 2 Average Ticket Price: $99.98 July 24-25-27, 2009 Dublin, Ireland Croke Park GROSS: $28,815,352 ATTENDANCE: 243,198 SHOWS :3 SELLOUTS: 3 Average Ticket Price: $118.49 July 31, Aug 1, 2009 Gothenburg, SE Ullevi Stadium GROSS: $11,047,995 ATTENDANCE: 119,297 SHOWS :2 SELLOUTS: 2 Average Ticket Price: $92.61 August 3, 2009 Gelsenkirchen, GE Veltins Arena GROSS: 7,292,826 ATTENDANCE: 73,704 SHOWS: 1 SELLOUTS:1 Average Ticket Price: $98.95 Chorzow, Poland Slaski Stadium Gross: $6,414,960 Attendence :75,180 SHOWS: 1 SELLOUTS: 1 Zagreb, Croatia Stadion Maksimir GROSS: $12,700,784 ATTENDENCE: 124, 102 SHOWS: 2 SELLOUTS:2 London, England Wembley Stadium GROSS: $20,680,860 ATTENDENCE: 164,244 SHOWS: 2 SELLOUTS: 2 U2 360 TOUR: 1ST LEG EUROPE STATS GROSS: $170,864,869 ATTENDANCE: 1,591,812 Average Gross: $8,191,766 Average Attendance: 75 801 Average Ticket Price: $106.70 Shows: 21 Sellouts: 21

apparently Crystalised is available for free on iTunes UK

they were one of the most hyped up bands of 2009 and now they've delivered their debut album. the music media is all over these guys. universal acclaim status on metacritic. what do you think ?? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHZVGqqf3gg]YouTube - The xx - Basic Space[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pib8eYDSFEI]YouTube - The xx - Crystalised[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrVgCCUQ3fQ&feature=related]YouTube - The xx - Teardrops[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA-de7O_7N4]YouTube - The xx - Stars[/ame]

ooooooo maybe thom is sending you a secret message!!:P

^^ i thought they did that on their 2006 self titled album. that record had alot of radio friendly songs well at least they were arena friendly lol.

^^ yeah usually he does excellent interviews. but that one was very boring. i think he has interviewed alex at least 5 or 6 times so he has the right to be more inquisitive with his questions. dissapointing.

Alex talking to triple j's richard kingsmill http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/triplej/kingsmill/2009_arcticmonkeys_2009_08_23.mp3

the most incredible thing is how they go from one picture/frame to the next. its soo seamless. the girl in the first video told that story so wonderfully. i wonder how many people in the world have this talent. i wouldn't think there are too many.

both brothers were at the man city game over the weekend and they were quite animated throughout. something must of happened on sunday.

i was listening to Humbug on the bus this morning and for the first time i realised how brilliant the guitar work is on Dance Little Liar (last 2mins of it). i love the way the two guitars work together just shows what awesome musicians they all are. bands who depend on catchy melodies studio tricks and lovey dovey lyrics always run the risk of making an epic fail album. but in more cases than not, good musicians will always make half decent records if not brilliant ones.

i think they've pretty much had to cancel most of their american tour. the singer from Jet also passed out on stage last week as did steven tyler from aerosmith. the guys from kasabian are down with suspected swine flu and oasis cancelled their v fest performance cos of sickness. and we all know of coldplay calling off a show due to medical reasons. something must be going around.

looks like a great gig!

^^ its the feature album this week so they play a track off it every couple of hours.

i dont skip any of the tracks. just "relatively speaking" i dont enjoy fire and the thud as much as the rest. heard potions approaching on the radio this morning and it sounded pretty decent.

jam bands aren't really appreciated by the general public. the living end has a pretty mainstream following especially after this latest album.

aussie singer Luke Steele of Empire of the Sun fame will feature on the opening track.

my top 10 from the songs on that list. The Postal Service "Such Great Heights" The Killers "Mr. Brightside" Arcade Fire "Rebellion (Lies)" Interpol "Obstacle 1" The White Stripes "Fell in Love With a Girl" Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out" The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" LCD Soundsystem "Someone Great" Radiohead."Idioteque" Yeah Yeah Yeah"Maps"

i like everything off Humbug except Potions Approaching in parts and Fire and the Thud would be in my bottom 3 AM songs ever.