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miss sparks
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doesn't look like i will be able to go to the London gig, can't find any hotel's to stay near to the venue.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote


Might be easier to go to the Leeds gig? Quite a few cheapish hotels nearby and the train fare ok if you book in advance, like now. Or try the Megabus?
Sounds daft, I know. But worth considering.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a nervous traveller only go to London gig's via a private taxi.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fair enough, you gotta do what you're comfortable with
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Taxis going "Saaf of the river" after a certain time hike their prices up...
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not if it is booked from that side originally, Miss Sparks said Private Taxi not Black Cab. If they did up the price still cheaper than a Hotel. Good point though Alex
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great record. Not normally a Sparks fan although I completely understand why people have liked them for so long but Hippo is pretty fantastic. I wish I had been a little more proactive and caught them on this tour, they look absolutely brilliant, great energy that you just don't see that often lately. I can't get the album out of my head, it has a certain sound about it that's infectious. One of the best of the year for sure. If they do record the show, count me in for a copy.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

London show is now sold out.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

miss sparks wrote:
London show is now sold out.


Glad I decided to get my Leeds tickets back in February... while scrolling down to consider buying them I saw that a gig a couple of days before it (think it might have been The Streets or similar shite) so the credit card came straight out!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Billy Stevens wrote:
Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway.


I have booked private taxi to and from the venue. Ticket in hand, can't wait to see my favourite band again.
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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The new lineup is very intriguing!
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PostPosted: Fri May 11, 2018 7:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

miss sparks wrote:
Billy Stevens wrote:
Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway.


I have booked private taxi to and from the venue. Ticket in hand, can't wait to see my favourite band again.


Glad to hear it, ENJOY!
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Per Davie Miller on Twitter, Finiflex will be opening for the boys in Glasgow.

Still have no idea who'll be opening in Leeds and London... could be anybody!
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wish Finiflex would come with Sparks to the London gig at the Forum. They've made some really great records especially the Finitribe recordings and let's not forget they produced the delightful 'National Crime Awareness Week' back in '93. Maybe we would get a special performance!
Shame it was a one off single as an album would have been brilliant I'm sure.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah Finiflex is an offshoot from Finitribe... I'd lost track of these fine guys, which is shameful being so local. Certainly, they did a lot to ignite Sparks' 90s MiniPop comeback in Europe, even if it took a few months for the return to the charts with the Gratuitous Sax material.

In Glasgow, they deserve to go down a storm and likely will.

Meantime, get in the mood -
https://finiflex.bandcamp.com
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Out of curiosity, is Finiflex the same people as Finitribe, or a variant lineup?
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brightonian wrote:
Out of curiosity, is Finiflex the same people as Finitribe, or a variant lineup?


Historically, Finitribe was the band, (established initially a post punk group). Finflex was its label, operating from Edinburgh's sea port of Leith. Like Sparks, Finitribe experimented and evolved into electronic music. It had a line up of 5 or 6, varying at times between permanent members and guest artists, until petering out late 90s. Finiflex continued to produce records and had a niche in soundtracks for commercials - including those furnishers of Scandinavian design, Ikea. Longtime collaborators in Finitribe as well as Finiflex studios, John Vink and David Miller, have recently formed a band. This new outfit is called Finiflex, the same as the record label.

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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Support act for Leeds and London is one "Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer", a dapper, moustachioed ukelele player.

Should be a bit of fun
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PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

admiralhalfnelson wrote:
Support act for Leeds and London is one "Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer", a dapper, moustachioed ukelele player.

Should be a bit of fun


Just seen him on youtube. Not my taste in music.
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