Re: BA's at Harbourside Festival!

["Paul Vallis" <paulvallis@ho...com>]

You can download a pdf of the programme from here 
http://visitbristol.co.uk/site/whats-on/bristol-harbour-festival which has 
all the times and details of everything else that's going on.
The Blue Aeroplanes are only on for half an hour starting at 4.30 on the 
amphitheatre stage, sandwiched in between a local singer/songwriter and a 
Madness tribute band.  Could be worse, could be a puppet show.  I'll be 
there for the Planes but heading off to see Massive Attack at Westonbirt 
straight after.
If anyone is going down on Saturday, check out Phantom Limb.  Saw them in 
the Fleece Wednesday and they were really good.  Also playing that day are 
Underdown, who were the support that night and pretty good.
PV1
PS:  Nick - the bloke who shouted "Oi Nick" whilst parking a motorbike as 
you cycled past on Temple Back was me!

From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
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To: "The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List" <blueplanes@st...net>
Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] BA's to play Oslo, Athens, Devon, Bristol, but 
notAshton Court!
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:56:56 +0100

  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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