Re: BA's to play Oslo, Athens, Devon, Bristol, but not Ashton Court!

["gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>]

  I take it that systems are 'go' for the Harbourside spot on Sunday ?

  A couple of wbsites I visited today don't really indicate much of an
itinery, but that's reflected by the fact that it all seems to be free.

  Incidentally, one of the sites had a link to Banksy, who apparently has
returned to Briz with a new work on the side of a sexual healing clinic.

  Anyhow, hope to be pootling over for a few days to catch the fellas etc.

  G
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>
  To: <blueplanes@st...net>
  Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:33 AM
  Subject: [Blueplanes] BA's to play Oslo, Athens, Devon, Bristol, but not
Ashton Court!


  > Suzzell:
  >
  > I must have missed something. What harbourside gig are we talking about
at
  > the end of July ?
  >
  > Me:
  >
  > The harbourside festival appearance in Bristol docks at 4.30 on 30th
July.
  > _Do_ try to keep up! ;-)  I mentioned it in a e-mail a couple of weeks
ago
  > after I bumped into Gerard in Bristol.  I've copied the whole e-mail I
  > posted at the bottom of this one in case you missed it.
  >
  > Ewan Milne:
  >
  > No mention of an Ashton Court Festival appearance? I'd have thought as
the
  > band is active at the moment, they'd be on the bill for sure...
  >
  > Me:
  >
  > I did mention this to Gerard when I saw him, and he said that they
hadn't
  > been asked.  I think he feels that the Planes are a big enough Bristol
act
  > to be asked to play rather that to have to send in a demo like most
other
  > local bands.  I guess he has a point, although making a few of the 
right
  > noises may not have gone amiss!  Its possible that some of the people
  > involved in choosing the bands nowadays are either a bit younger or not
  > originally from Bristol, so may be unaware of the band's importance or
of
  > the recent resurgence in activity.
  >
  > He said that the few times that they have played Ashton Court in recent
  > years have been as last minute stand-ins for other acts dropping out.
He
  > also mentioned that he doesn't like the way that the festival is moving
away
  > from its roots as a community festival and becoming more commercial,
which
  > may be why he isn't so bothered. I partially agreed with him, although 
I
  > have my doubts as to whether it could have survived at all in its old
form,
  > and to me a slightly compromised festival is better than no festival at
all.
  >   I would certainly much prefer to see them, or any one of a dozen 
other
  > local bands who have garnered either good reviews nationally or record
deals
  > of late (Fortune Drive, Gavin Thorpe, the recently reformed Beatnik
  > Filmstars, Cuban Heels, Jane Taylor, Blackbud, the Termites, etc.)
  > headlining on Sunday night rather than Simple Minds!
  >
  > PV1
  >
  > My previous e-mail (from 6th July):
  >
  > ran into Gerard in the Watershed bar early this evening, and managed to
have
  > a quick chat before I had to rush off and see the film (the Watershed 
is
an
  > Arts Centre in central Bristol with a bar and a couple of cinema
screens).
  > He was there with a couple of other band members (Max and the guy who
played
  > rhythm guitar on the last tour).  They'd had a meeting with someone 
from
EMI
  > earlier on, and seemed pretty upbeat about everything.
  >
  > First up, the band are playing at Bristol's Harbourside Festival on 
30th
  > July.  Stage time 4.30 pm.  This is a festival that happens every year
in
  > Bristol, and they usually put up a decent sized stage in the Lloyds 
Bank
  > amphitheatre.  If you've not been to Bristol, this is open air, right 
on
the
  > quayside by the Lloyds bank HQ, right in the centre of town.  I'm 
pretty
  > sure it'll be free, although whether the whole festival is free I'm not
too
  > sure.  And I'm not sure how long a set the band will get.  Music isn't 
a
big
  > part of the festival - its really to celebrate Bristol's seafaring
heritage,
  > but its a good day out.
  >
  > Its a pain in the arse for me, as I've already got a ticket to see
Massive
  > Attack at an open air gig at Westonbirt Arboretum the same day, and I
think
  > that the transport we've organised is leaving at 5.00 or 5.30.  Its not
  > leading from too far away, so hopefully I'll be able to catch the start
of
  > the set at least.  I think its also safe to assume that Angelo with be
with
  > Massive, not the Planes!
  >
  > The next bit of news is a new album!  Its the Harvest Records covers
album.
  > Now, as I originally understood it, there was a Harvest Records tribute
  > album, on which the Aeroplanes have a track.  However, it seems they
will
  > actually be issueing a whole Blue Aeroplanes album of Harvest Records
cover
  > versions as well.  It may not be out until early next year (Gerard
mentioned
  > February) but I did briefly have in my hand a copy of it, complete with
  > green Harvest label on the CD and work-in-progress cover.  The title of
the
  > album is Harvester.
  >
  > I'm trying desperately to remember some of the tracks, but this was
early
  > this evening and I've watched a film, been to the pub and had a couple
of
  > pints since then.  I do remember Deep Purple's Fireball being on there.
  > There was a Barclay James Harvest track (it might have been After The
Day
  > but I wouldn't swear to it) and a Kevin Ayers track that I can't
remember,
  > but I think Gerard said it was from Joy Of A Toy.  I assume there will
be
  > tracks by the likes of Pink Floyd, ELO, The Move, Syd Barrett, and
probably
  > a few obscurities knowing Gerard.  We were discussing 78's at one 
point,
as
  > I've recently come into possession of quite a large collection, and
Gerard
  > seems to have a fair few himself.
  >
  > Anyway, that's all I can remember for now.  If anything else comes to
mind
  > I'll post it tomorrow.
  >
  > PV1
  >
  >
  >
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