Anyone going along to see FLC / Echo & the Bunnymen at Newhailes House on Friday 5 August?
Or The Rat Pack plus Antony Costa on the 6th?
Or Amici Forever and The Orchestra of Scottish Opera on Sunday 7th?
Phew, fairly packing them in - I'd love to see something, but alas I'll be busy in York instead on my stag!
Tickets are a fair bit (and it must be damn easy to sneak in!): http://www.nts.org.uk/
Congrats to the NTS for doing something different.
Newhailes: Fun Lovin Criminals / Echo & the Bunnymen / O
Newhailes: Fun Lovin Criminals / Echo & the Bunnymen / O
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Lee Kindness
Ali and I are going to see Fun Loving Criminals and Macca and co.
I'm really looking forward to it. I hear they (Bunnymen) played well at T in the Park but I managed to miss all of the coverage of their set.
I saw Macca being interviewed and he looked well enough for a guy who alledgedly lives the drugs part of the rock and roll lifestyle to the full.
I'm just concerned about the weather. I really don't relish standing in the rain for several hours.
Wangi, you could relocate your stag weekend to Newhailes or would that be a bit too close to home for comfort.
I'm really looking forward to it. I hear they (Bunnymen) played well at T in the Park but I managed to miss all of the coverage of their set.
I saw Macca being interviewed and he looked well enough for a guy who alledgedly lives the drugs part of the rock and roll lifestyle to the full.
I'm just concerned about the weather. I really don't relish standing in the rain for several hours.
Wangi, you could relocate your stag weekend to Newhailes or would that be a bit too close to home for comfort.
ecm and Poppy had already mentioned these concerts on another thread. At the time I didn't think we'd be able to make the FYC one, but we're hoping to now. Homer speculated, like you Wangi, that it'll be very easy for folk to sneak in, especially with the tickets set at £25. Wonder how they are going to prevent that and what protection we'll have if it rains like ecm said? 
I might do a Bob and have a wander along there today (not to look for ways of sneaking in!) and ask about the arrangements..
I might do a Bob and have a wander along there today (not to look for ways of sneaking in!) and ask about the arrangements..www.porty.org.uk
I once served my father-in-law Parma ham and melon as a starter. He looked a bit perplexed, but dutifully ate it. Afterwards, he told me he was surprised how nice raw bacon tastedecm wrote:Mind you, I'd rather eat raw bacon than sit through a FYC gig.
Wonder how he'd like Scooby snacks?
www.porty.org.uk
The NT shop/cafe isn't open every day. I presume it would be there that you might find out some detail about the gigs although the NT website should also have info.Marya wrote: I might do a Bob and have a wander along there today (not to look for ways of sneaking in!) and ask about the arrangements..
Still a lovely place for a wander anyway.
Well, it was a great evening.
The weather stayed dry and not too cold. The bar was selling Jack Daniels and I didn't need to use the chemical loos.
Result!
Mr. Macca and his Bunnymen were in fine form and the set included all the favourites. The sound was a little muddy though.
Macca did his usual - chain smoked and swaggered around and talked incoherently between numbers.
He slagged off Newhailes House as being a bit second rate and then ended the set by ranting at a member of the audience and ripping into Colin Henry ????????
Anyway a couple of pics of the beloved, loud-mouthed Liverpudlian.
And what to say about da Fun Lovin' Criminals?
They were superb. The sound for their set was sharp as a tack and they had the crowd jumping right from the start.
Huey is just soooo cool. He looked well sharp in his suit and tie and has a great way with audiences. He kept asking "How yus dooin'?" in his nasal Noo Yoik accent. He also asked God to bless us many, many times throughout the set.
Which was nice.
There was much dancing and audience participation and it was all over too quickly.
Here's Huey and his buddies
Everything seemed well organised for the event although sales of tickets had been disappointing. There had been 6,000 tickets for sale and only 2,000 or so were sold. I think lack of publicity was the reason behind this.
It would be a great venue for similar events but so much depends on the weather for these things.
I do hope they schedule more stuff like this.
The weather stayed dry and not too cold. The bar was selling Jack Daniels and I didn't need to use the chemical loos.
Result!
Mr. Macca and his Bunnymen were in fine form and the set included all the favourites. The sound was a little muddy though.
Macca did his usual - chain smoked and swaggered around and talked incoherently between numbers.
He slagged off Newhailes House as being a bit second rate and then ended the set by ranting at a member of the audience and ripping into Colin Henry ????????
Anyway a couple of pics of the beloved, loud-mouthed Liverpudlian.
And what to say about da Fun Lovin' Criminals?
They were superb. The sound for their set was sharp as a tack and they had the crowd jumping right from the start.
Huey is just soooo cool. He looked well sharp in his suit and tie and has a great way with audiences. He kept asking "How yus dooin'?" in his nasal Noo Yoik accent. He also asked God to bless us many, many times throughout the set.
Which was nice.
There was much dancing and audience participation and it was all over too quickly.
Here's Huey and his buddies
Everything seemed well organised for the event although sales of tickets had been disappointing. There had been 6,000 tickets for sale and only 2,000 or so were sold. I think lack of publicity was the reason behind this.
It would be a great venue for similar events but so much depends on the weather for these things.
I do hope they schedule more stuff like this.
Well, we did not get TOO wet and it had dried up by the time Anthony Costa [of whom I've never heard but apparently he was once in a beat combo called Blue of whom I have heard but can't name any of their hits] came on and then the Rats. Very good indeed, esp Sammy D.
It was a very middle-aged audience and it seemed that every second person had their picnic in an M&S coolbag. We were one of the few who had not brought folding chairs - we doubt there are any left in the shops today after everyone rushed to buy one for Newhailes yesterday when they saw the rain.
We were all highly amused when a man abseiled down the roof of the stage to clear the rainwater - a massive sheet of which landed on and drenched two Anthony Costa groupies!!
Having got a taste for large houses we went to Gosford House today - I can see the upper floor from my house so it was interesting to see the whole thing close up! Amazing grounds too.
BTW when we had resolved a mix up re taking alcohol in [Saga Riot averted at the last minute] one of the security supervisors told me it was a very nice crowd on Friday - not very r'n'r, Ecm!!
It was a very middle-aged audience and it seemed that every second person had their picnic in an M&S coolbag. We were one of the few who had not brought folding chairs - we doubt there are any left in the shops today after everyone rushed to buy one for Newhailes yesterday when they saw the rain.
We were all highly amused when a man abseiled down the roof of the stage to clear the rainwater - a massive sheet of which landed on and drenched two Anthony Costa groupies!!
Having got a taste for large houses we went to Gosford House today - I can see the upper floor from my house so it was interesting to see the whole thing close up! Amazing grounds too.
BTW when we had resolved a mix up re taking alcohol in [Saga Riot averted at the last minute] one of the security supervisors told me it was a very nice crowd on Friday - not very r'n'r, Ecm!!