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mikegray

06-11-2004, 15:14

Myself and about twenty earlycomers to the Finn Brothers show saw this Australian songstress last night... thought she was absolutely excellent. She's playing Upstairs At The Garage on Monday... might even go!

Anyway, singer-songwriter fans - www.missyhiggins.com - album is about £6 at HMV Australia!

Anyone heard of her? I hadn't until last night, but my Australian friend was quite familiar. "Scar" is a really good track.

rwniel

07-11-2004, 13:24

Been listening to her album 'sound of white' for a while (- was sent it by a friend who knows I have eclectic tastes). Fantastic voice - wish I was able to go see her live. Go if you can and report back. :thumbs:

Robert

Lorne.t

07-11-2004, 13:30

Downloaded the album yesterday and enjoyed it after a couple of listens.
She has a funny way of phrasing some words,a bit like Harriet Wheeler from the Sundays and Jamie whatshername's mockney vocals from Hepburn
A bit skint at the moment but I'm tempted to go and see her tomorrow as I'm sure it will be a few months before I get the opportunity again...

mikegray

07-11-2004, 13:31

I've decided to definitely go to The Garage tomorrow. The more I listen to the album on the web site, the more I like it.

07-11-2004, 18:26

Oh god, not another one !

What a voice. If I lived in the village I'd be there outside in a sleeping bag yesterday. She's fantastic. Beautiful voice - spot on with the Harriet comparison, Lorne T. Some beautiful lyric writing in the first verse or two of 'Don't Ever'. Top find, Mr G ! ;)

mikegray

07-11-2004, 20:53

Just spoke to the venue. Yesterday, they told me there were loads of tickets left. Today they told me it's been sold out for weeks. :(

Lorne.t

08-11-2004, 11:52

None at ticketmaster and none at the venue!

08-11-2004, 12:02

The album's $32AUS inc from HMV - which I make about £13. Have I got that right ? (Probably not.)

Lorne.t

08-11-2004, 12:10

I ordered all her cd's from there on sunday and ordered a extra copy of the album as I was going to use it as a christmas present.
As I had to pay postage and may even get charged for customs I'd be selling it for £10 + postage if anyone wanted it.

mikegray

08-11-2004, 12:38

The album's $32AUS inc from HMV - which I make about £13. Have I got that right ? (Probably not.)

I paid $16.99 Australian for it on Saturday! People should listen to me sooner. ;) In fact, I ordered *everything* of hers on the site and paid under £18.

Lorne.t

08-11-2004, 22:56

Managed to get a ticket for cost price outside.
Good gig.Nice to hear the album tracks.
Suprised that the songs were new to 99% of the audience (mostly Aussies!).
Look forward to seeing her again...

mikegray

09-11-2004, 06:59

Rats. :(

Lorne.t

09-11-2004, 07:47

To make you feel worse,there were about 6 people looking for tickets and they all got in!
I managed to get a ticket before the doors opened as a couple were selling a pair,I shouted across to another man who was looking for one so we both were happy.
It was a solo gig with Missy alternating between keyboards and guitar.
Certainly see her again if she comes back next year.
Didn't realise she was a talent contest winner though,Oz's answer to Sinead Quinn!...

mikegray

09-11-2004, 08:40

Wasn't she discovered by JJJ Radio? That's an entirely different kettle of fish.

09-11-2004, 11:32

Emailed my mate in Brisbane and berated him for his taking his eye off the ball re: a recommendation. His response ? "Oh for god's sake - you can't go anywhere without hearing about Missy Higgins. Over here you'd think she was the first woman who'd ever worked out how to write a song ..." :)

Rollo_Tomassi

29-03-2005, 21:40

Kicking myself that I missed her supporting Pete Murray in Australia last summer. Damned lack of parking spaces :brickwall Funnily enough I hadn't heard of her at the time, but almost immediately afterwards she started getting lots of airplay with her 'Scar' EP. How did her CD do over here generally? I must admit I haven't seen it in the shops... did it get an official UK release?

mikegray

29-03-2005, 21:42

I don't think it's had a UK release, although she's just announced another date at Shepherd's Bush Empire.

I'm *really* kicking myself, because Nerina Pallot (who I really like) supported her at the Islington Academy and I'd decided to see The Donnas that night instead. :brickwall And the only reason it was that night was because The Donnas re-scheduled. :brickwall :brickwall And Nerina couldn't get me a press ticket because her guestlist was full. :brickwall :brickwall :brickwall

bluescrn

19-05-2005, 06:38

Anyone going to any of her other gigs at the end of the month?

Birmingham (nearest to me, and a weekend) was sold out before I knew it was on, but I've now decided to go to the Manchester one after realising that that day is a bank holiday, and knowing that Nerina Pallot is the support :)

Also noticed that Nerina is supporting Suzanne Vega next month!, although my tickets for that one seem to be lost in the post :(

mikegray

19-05-2005, 07:01

Yep, I'm going to Manchester and London. Should be an excellent combination of artists! :)

syllabub

19-05-2005, 17:07

I'll be at Birmingham, which is next Thursday - really looking forward to it! Two great artists, should be a fantastic evening.

bluescrn

21-05-2005, 18:27

Yep, I'm going to Manchester and London. Should be an excellent combination of artists! :)

Might see you in Manchester, then.... should be good... looks like I'm going on my own, though :(

Can you recommend somewhere to park nearby?... I lived in Manchester for a couple of years, never been to that particular venue, and whenever I went out in the city centre it'd be walking/buses/taxis, so I've got no idea which car parks stay open late....

And it's the start of a month or so of good gigs... Missy Higgins, Tori, Garbage, Suzanne Vega, and Thea Gilmore between now and early July :)

mikegray

21-05-2005, 18:32

bluescrn

21-05-2005, 19:29

I'm going to, Missy, Tori, Suzanne and Thea of those. ;)

It's a bank holiday monday so should be Sunday parking. I think you can actually park down the side of the venue if you get there early enough, although I'm going by public transport and getting a lift back, due to my car going in for an MOT. It's very near Deansgate Station and the Palace Theatre, if that helps.

I'll be there with my girlfriend and a friend (he's 7ft and wearing a jacket with badges on it, you can't really miss him) so do say hello.

omg... it's a Saturday night and you *aren't* at a gig?!.... :)

I'd only realised that it was a bank holiday earlier this week, otherwise I probably wouldn't be going.... but I've still got a 2.5hr drive home afterwards, and work the next day, so it'll be an alcohol-free night :(

Trains back from Manchester to Leamington are absolutely hopeless, particularly that night - the last direct train is 19:24, and the last indirect train (3 changes!) is 20:45.... And there don't seem to be so many Travelodge bargains any more.... So I'll have to drive...

But I think I'd regret it if I didn't go to this one :)

bluescrn

29-05-2005, 13:04

I'll be at Birmingham, which is next Thursday - really looking forward to it! Two great artists, should be a fantastic evening.

What was it like, then? Is she performing solo, or with a band?

Manchester tomorrow :)

bluescrn

31-05-2005, 20:54

Looks like I'm going to have to reply to myself again....

Yep, it was a very good night out - as expected she played pretty much everything from the album (which is finally getting a UK release in a couple of weeks!), and several others, including a particularly good cover of Patty Griffin - Moses

But IMHO, Nerina Pallot was even better! Everything from her new album sounds much better live (the album is a little overproduced). And she did a cover of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', in a quite Tori-like style! :)

Interesting venue... almost really really good - being so small, and surprisingly good acoustics. But there's several pillars blocking the view from almost everywhere if you're towards the back....

It was slightly spoilt by a couple of drunken girls that kept talking/giggling loudly, and bar staff managing to make a huge amount of noise shifting glasses/bottles around during the quiet songs.... (maybe that only bothered me because I was driving, and therefore not drinking....) but it was well worth the trip up to Manchester :)

Very much looking forward to seeing Nerina supporting Suzanne Vega later in the month!

mikegray

01-06-2005, 00:08

Yeah, Nerina hit it out of the park last night. She's done Love Will Tear Us Apart maybe five times, now, and I've been there for three of them :p - love the version she does, though, totally makes it her own.

Missy was good - surprised at the talkers, and imagine it will be far worse for the London show tomorrow, but heck, it'll still be worth it. Nice to hear some of the more esoteric stuff like Peachy and Cactus That Found The Beat. Met her beforehand and she was pleasant enough, and signed my CDs. She also signed afterwards, although she didn't come out, some bloke took them backstage to her.

Will post some pics later...

mikegray

03-06-2005, 12:03

Just to revive this, the London show was utterly different to the Manchester show. Full band, different set list (Casualty was in there, for a start, and no "Moses") but probably the most annoyingly talky and ignorant crowd I've had the misfortune to endure. Particularly rude during the two supports.

bluescrn

03-06-2005, 19:19

What was Nerina's setlist like? anything from Dear Frustrated Superstar? Or is that ancient history for her?.... I'm very much looking forward to seeing her again supporting Suzanne Vega in a couple of weeks time :)

I was surprised that Missy H opened with 'Nightminds' in Manchester, as it's one of her best songs (have you heard the Dave Higgins remix? I love it!), and I thought she'd save it for the end. Actually, it was looking like she wouldn't have anything to play for an encore, as I'd heard from a friend that saw her in New Zealand a few weeks back that she hadn't played 'The Sound of White'....

Have you noiticed that Casualty has been dropped from the UK release of Missy's album, and there's a new song - 'Unbroken'?. IMHO, Casualty is one of the weakest songs on the album, and I don't think I'd miss it.

Lorne.t

03-06-2005, 20:33

pjg

03-06-2005, 22:03

Went to Missy's live set at Virgin in Oxford Street early this evening.
It was excellent and I actually enjoyed it more than her Empire show.
Didn't hang around to get things signed as I'm never fussed about that sort of thing.

Didn't realise she was playing in Virign this evening - I would have gone along if I had known :(

mikegray

03-06-2005, 23:17

What was Nerina's setlist like? anything from Dear Frustrated Superstar? Or is that ancient history for her?.... I'm very much looking forward to seeing her again supporting Suzanne Vega in a couple of weeks time :)

Have you noiticed that Casualty has been dropped from the UK release of Missy's album, and there's a new song - 'Unbroken'?. IMHO, Casualty is one of the weakest songs on the album, and I don't think I'd miss it.

She did both Casualty *and* Unbroken in London.

Nerina's set included "Rainbow" from DFS...

mikegray

14-06-2005, 11:32

Anyone interested in hearing Missy live - there's a live set that will be put up on Friday at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/music/liveos/default.htm

Lorne.t

25-07-2005, 20:29

Missy's playing St James's church in London in October...

http://www.aloud.com/cgi-bin/aloud/search.pl?artist=missy+higgins&townfree=town&go1.x=11&go1.y=7

Lorne.t

09-03-2006, 10:36

Missys playing Koko in London on the 23rd of June and Manchester on the 25th.
Tickets on sale next week...

09-03-2006, 10:56

Missys playing Koko in London on the 23rd of June and Manchester on the 25th.
Tickets on sale next week...

Yes ! Missed the Life Café Missy/Nerina double bill last year due to a holiday. My Aussie mate has just sent me a beautiful Missy t-shirt from the recent Day on the Green outdoor tour. Very nice.

mikegray

09-03-2006, 11:55

Nice one, didn't know about that. :)

bluescrn

10-03-2006, 09:49

Missys playing Koko in London on the 23rd of June and Manchester on the 25th.
Tickets on sale next week...

Tickets for the London one are on sale now from Ticketweb

I'm going :)

mikegray

10-03-2006, 09:52

Got my Manc tickets. What with this, Jenny Lewis and Fiona Apple all going on sale in the space of two days, I'm in gigging nirvana. :)

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 01:23

Great set at Koko,even better than Wireless.
I had a photo pass so Missy will be rocking my website and this thread (and a CD Times review!) soon!!

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 12:46

Here's a couple of pictures from last night...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/daxley/Miss1.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/daxley/Miss2.jpg

pjg

24-06-2006, 12:47

Good photos. How was the gig - did she play any new stuff?

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 12:50

pjg

24-06-2006, 14:12

She's playing a lot of new material now,the albums shaping up to be good and slightly rockier in places.
She'll have a hit single if they release "Steer" over here with some decent publicity.
It's got a "Pinball wizard" type openng and is similiar in style to "Torn" though nothing like if if you see what I mean!!

Cool, I will have to check it out as the first album was great. I don't suppose any of her singles will get released over here and the album will probably have a huge delay like the last one so I will probably have to import it from Australia

I wanted to go to the Koko gig but it had sold out by the time I heard about it :(

mikegray

24-06-2006, 22:38

Off to see her tomorrow in Manchester, seems ages since Shepherd's Bush! :)

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 22:46

She's on great form at the moment,with some excellent new material.
I had a tear in my eye when she did a solo version of "Any day now" last night!

bluescrn

24-06-2006, 23:00

Rocked-up Missy with the full band! Like it :)

'Steer' definitly seems like the stand-out new song - the others weren't so memorable.

And she wasn't anywhere near as drunk/stoned/jet-lagged (delete as appropriate) as when I saw her last at last year's St. James' Church gig - she didn't ramble on between songs in the same way...

There was the usual mostly-Aussie audience that won't shut up during the quiet bits - and that sing along a lot more/louder than most UK audiences... But it wasn't so out-of-place in a venue that size.

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 23:06

I don't know if you're talking about Wireless or Koko but she certainly lost the plot for a few seconds on occasion at Koko.
Last night I was just thinking to myself that there were far less heckles than usual from the Australians in the audience when some idiot shouted out some inane comment!

bluescrn

24-06-2006, 23:16

I don't know if you're talking about Wireless or Koko but she certainly lost the plot for a few seconds on occasion at Koko.

That was nothing compared to at St. James last year! :)

(I was at both Wireless and Koko this weekend... actually only went to Wireless as I'd already planned to go down to London this weekend for the Koko gig, and suddenly there were lots of free/cheap Wireless tickets around!)

Lorne.t

24-06-2006, 23:19

I was at the St James show.She blamed that on too much coffee if I remember rightly!

Lorne.t

25-06-2006, 10:38

My short Koko review with a lot of pictures...

http://cdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=3082

GlennSh

25-06-2006, 11:07

I know I'm late to the party but following this thread I thought I'd give her a listen and really enjoyed TSOW. Looks like I'll have to have a trolley through HMV Aus unless anyone knows of other (cheaper) places I can buy her stuff from ? (Particularly interested in the DVD)
Cheers guys :thumbs:

EDIT: Actually even inc P&P from Aus, HMV arent too badly priced anyhow...Just have to wait a while for it to turn up!

Lorne.t

25-06-2006, 11:17

I've bought all my Missy stuff,including the dvd from HMV.
Decent price and fairly quick delivery.

GlennSh

25-06-2006, 11:36

Cheers Lorne.t
Bought the DVD, TSOW and Special Two EP. Delivered from Aus, all for < £23!Blimey :thumbs:

mikegray

25-06-2006, 11:39

Yeah, I can second that, all my Missy stuff (apart from the UK singles and Sound Of White) were from HM Aus - and they ship items separately most of the time, so no customs worries...

bluescrn

25-06-2006, 19:30

I was at the St James show.She blamed that on too much coffee if I remember rightly!

Chocolate-coated coffee beans, I think she said... but wasn't sure whether to believe that :)

A few more photos here - from Koko and Wireless... but they're just taken with my little Ixus 40, that doesn't really like low-light (although I've recently discovered Noise Ninja, which helps...): http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave_reed

GlennSh

25-06-2006, 22:09

Just seen your pics - what did you think of Joan As Police Woman ??

mikegray

25-06-2006, 22:45

Tonight's set list:

Night Minds
Sugar Cane
Don't Ever
The River
Angela
Ten Days
Peachy
This Is How It Goes
They Weren't There
Any Day Now
The Battle
Katie
Where I Stood
Steer
Cactus That Found The Beat
Special Two
Scar
--- Encore ---
Going North
Casualty
The Sound Of White

Excellent show, photos to follow. :)

Edit - here are a few of my humble efforts

http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc1.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc2.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc3.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc4.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc5.jpg

bluescrn

26-06-2006, 07:37

Just seen your pics - what did you think of Joan As Police Woman ??

Hadn't heard any of her stuff before seeing her, and I was quite drunk by the time she came on, but I've just ordered her album :) I was quite impressed with everyone I saw on that 3rd stage (Joan As Police Woman / Amanda Ghost / Claire Toomey / The Weepies (only their last couple of songs)). The sound in that tend was so much better than the main stage!

bluescrn

26-06-2006, 07:44

http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc1.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc2.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc3.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc4.jpg
http://www.silverhoney.co.uk/missymanc5.jpg

They've come out well - What model of camera have you got?... (I'm looking for an upgrade... still something small though: http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430352)

She didn't play Peachy or Casualty at Koko - although the rest of that list looks pretty similar.

(Oh - have your Thea Gilmore tickets turned up yet? - mine haven't and it's only 3 weeks away...)

mikegray

26-06-2006, 10:41

They've come out well - What model of camera have you got?... (I'm looking for an upgrade... still something small though: http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430352)

(Oh - have your Thea Gilmore tickets turned up yet? - mine haven't and it's only 3 weeks away...)

Fuji F10 and no, respectively. :)

GlennSh

26-06-2006, 17:28

Hadn't heard any of her stuff before seeing her, and I was quite drunk by the time she came on, but I've just ordered her album :) I was quite impressed with everyone I saw on that 3rd stage (Joan As Police Woman / Amanda Ghost / Claire Toomey / The Weepies (only their last couple of songs)). The sound in that tend was so much better than the main stage!

Glad you enjoyed it. I started a thread a few weeks back after seeing her supporting the Guillemots, then headlining a couple of weeks later. I love the album - takes a few listens but its very good once you get into it :thumbs:

GlennSh

03-07-2006, 22:46

TSOW CD + DVD turned up today. Not bad from the other side of the world! Still waiting for the Special Two EP but happy with whats turned up so far. Played the DVD tonight which was interesting though would have preferred a longer concert & shorter documentary (or less videos), but pleased nonetheless. Playing the album now :thumbs:

How often does she tour ocer here ? Will it be at least another year ??

mikegray

03-07-2006, 22:59

It feels to me like she's played here quite a lot - I first saw her support the Finn Brothers in November 2004 - subsequently saw her in May & June '05, and then again in June '06... and I missed a couple of London shows when I was living there...

GlennSh

03-07-2006, 23:05

Was the Finn Brothers gig at Hammersmith Apollo ? Didnt catch that but was lucky enough to go to a R2 gig recorded that same week in a pub in Balham!

Would definitely be interested in seeing her when she next comes over (presumably when the next albums out)