Rob Zombie playing UK Feb 2011!!!! [Archive]

Grant666uk

11-10-2010, 15:32

I am MEGA pumped for this, never seen him or white zombie and love it all! The last 2 albums have been awesome also.
Tix on sale this Friday (live nation presale on thursday) wooo!

Ohhh yeaaa Can't wait !!

NicolaUK

11-10-2010, 16:31

I'm not getting the excitement for this tour, ridiculously expensive for what it is too :?:

MrSpeed

11-10-2010, 16:31

Tour dates:

London, Brixton Academy - February 16
Manchester, Academy - 17
Newcastle, Academy - 18
Glasgow, Academy - 20
Leeds, Academy - 21
Birmingham, Academy 22

Fingers crossed I can get tickets for the Manchester show :D

NicolaUK

11-10-2010, 16:36

Leeds are already on sale.

Mr Majestik

11-10-2010, 16:40

Good news. Must mean he's not making any films!

SIMON ADEBISI

11-10-2010, 17:02

Saw White Zombie supporting Soundgarden in 95. TBH they sounded crap live. Supercharger Heaven was mosh heaven though.

ian turner

11-10-2010, 17:34

I'm not getting the excitement for this tour, ridiculously expensive for what it is too :?:

£30 is usual these days for established acts. Even ones who only manage 1 decent album each solo/in band.

RomerojpgX

11-10-2010, 18:22

Interesting may pop along myself. Not into him a massive amount (dont own any of his work) but hey will be interesting to see what he is like live. Mind you I expect the crowd will be crackers, I may get a few pints on me head.

Ste7en

11-10-2010, 18:29

Fan-*******-tastic!!!

I posted this ages ago:

http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=592599&highlight=zombie

In anticipation.

Boink!

11-10-2010, 20:17

I saw White Zombie on the Astro Creep tour and, yes, they were great to see, but the sound was suspiciously similar to the recorded album. :suspect:

Jedi_MasterDave

13-10-2010, 15:55

If you go to robzombie.com (http://www.robzombie.com) and click on the UK dates, you can order tickets for the uk shows right now!!! Takes you to fanclub presale. Got my tickets booked!

Ste7en

13-10-2010, 16:11

I feel like I've been raped. 96.75 for 3 tickets!

Ticketmaster really know how to screw you over.

Jedi_MasterDave

13-10-2010, 16:33

I feel like I've been raped. 96.75 for 3 tickets!

Ticketmaster really know how to screw you over.

I have the same feeling. Those 'fees' are a joke.

Bish

13-10-2010, 19:59

I'm surprised at the size of the venues, maybe I underestimated his popularity. I assume all the venues are under 5000?

Ste7en

13-10-2010, 20:09

I'm pretty shocked at the size of the venues as well. I'm sure he could have sold out Newcastle City Hall instead of playing the Academy. I'm not going to complain too much as I'm expecting these gigs to be pretty mental.

He fills arenas in The States.

I posted on the RZ board years ago almost begging them to tour the UK :)

Bish

13-10-2010, 20:33

If you go to robzombie.com (http://www.robzombie.com) and click on the UK dates, you can order tickets for the uk shows right now!!! Takes you to fanclub presale. Got my tickets booked!
Cheers for that, just order some for Manchester :)

George vader

13-10-2010, 22:58

Good news. Must mean he's not making any films!
first thing I thought :lol:

lintone

14-10-2010, 09:46

How have people got tickets already/,seems like they dont go on sale till tomorrow,hope im not too late.

Ste7en

14-10-2010, 10:22

See post 12.

Pre-sales go on sale today though so don't hang around.

No doubt I'll see you there mate :)

ian turner

14-10-2010, 12:59

I'm pretty shocked at the size of the venues as well. I'm sure he could have sold out Newcastle City Hall instead of playing the Academy.
Er saw him play Wolverhampton civic hall on his first solo tour which would be round about the peak of his musical career betwen his two best albums and that only has a capacity of 3000 and he's playing the Birmingham Academy this time with a similar capacity following an absence of many years and some lack lustre albums so seems about right. Aside from which he's been booked into the O2 chain and these days venues above a certain size seem to be locked into particular chains/promoters/agencies.
Consider yourself lucky he's not doing the usual London/Manchester/Glasgow tour that a lot of bands do if they actually go beyond London.

Ste7en

14-10-2010, 13:07

Er saw him play Wolverhampton civic hall on his first solo tour which would be round about the peak of his musical career betwen his two best albums and that only has a capacity of 3000 and he's playing the Birmingham Academy this time with a similar capacity following an absence of many years and some lack lustre albums so seems about right. Aside from which he's been booked into the O2 chain and these days venues above a certain size seem to be locked into particular chains/promoters/agencies.
Consider yourself lucky he's not doing the usual London/Manchester/Glasgow tour that a lot of bands do if they actually go beyond London.

I'm REALLY chuffed they are doing a 'proper' UK based tour.

I would've traveled to see him though.

Wolverhampton civic hall must've been a great gig!

ian turner

14-10-2010, 13:14

Had Monster Magnet and Backyard Babies as support. Rob was going for a Flying Dutchman living rough in central park drinking meths look and the back ground was a strange collection of rotating mechanical cogs and not just a backcloth.
Odds on he has a smaller budget now and you'll get a not dissimilar set with a smattering of later tracks thrown in.

Ste7en

15-10-2010, 17:39

Sold out at Brixton already!

RomerojpgX

16-10-2010, 18:41

I got my ticket :) O2 Newcastle, it holds just over 1600 I think. Pretty small considering.

I asked the guy on the counter on the Friday at around 1PM, he said there was less than 70 tickets left, so I assume they sold out soon after :) and their was a cue outside of a few people, that is a rare thing for that place as most never sell out, well not for weeks or even months.

Ste7en

16-10-2010, 20:34

Looks like just the balcony left.

I've been to a couple of sold out gigs there. Especially the Academy 2, which is basically a landing with a bar :lol:

I'm sure Ginger and Meshuggah were both sold out in the Academy 2. I think Korn (took my nephew) and Mastodon were sold out in Academy 1.

Should be a good gig :thumbs:

RomerojpgX

17-10-2010, 18:16

Yeah I have been to a few sold out ones, but it is fairly rare (or I just see crap bands and singers haha). It is usually the artists who obviously are way too big for the place and could easily go to an Arena etc.. who sell it out.

Academy 2 is nice if you are at the front, mind you I am always at the front on the barriers at every gig, so I don't bother turning round to see how packed it is. Some gigs you turn around and it just scares you. I imagine a Rob Zombie gig may well be like that and I may have to move off to one side so I don't get pints over my head haha

I am not a BIG fan of Robs work like many at the gig may well be, but hey it will be interesting that's for sure. I am also sure I will have to get there a bit earlier than the norm, as I know some big fans will be there many hours early that's for sure.
Gladly I will borrow an O2 phone off someone and skip the massive cues, I feel dirty doing it, but hey I will still go really early so I don't feel bad :D

I will have my ear plugs at the ready as no way I can take my ears getting any worse :thumbs: I hope live he will be cracking.

Ste7en

20-02-2011, 11:46

Any one else going (or been) then?

Friday night at Newcastle was excellent!

RomerojpgX

20-02-2011, 12:29

Any one else going (or been) then?

Friday night at Newcastle was excellent!

Yup I was there on Friday :) bloody cracking show :clap:

I am in a bit too much pain now sadly, I was on the barriers and had the worst crushing I have ever experienced, sadly my ribs are badly busted from being crushed onto the solid barriers :lol:

Still it was worth it for photies and getting to hold his hand :lol:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18705743@N00/5458212529/" title="Rob Zombie Takes On Newcastle - Send Him To The Big Market! by JP.G, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5011/5458212529_c1dd5f5874.jpg" width="500" height="449" alt="Rob Zombie Takes On Newcastle - Send Him To The Big Market!" /></a>

Bish

20-02-2011, 12:46

I went to Manchester and it was awesome, can't wait for Download now.

Ste7en

21-02-2011, 12:44

RomerojpgX

21-02-2011, 18:02

Nice pic!

We were in the middle in front of the decks for the whole night. I'm a bit miffed to read that he came out after 30 minutes to sign all sorts of stuff if people formed a queue. We were home by then :(

Ahhhh I did hear was going to Legends after the show as an after party, party :D if you took your gig ticket you got in for £2 and "Apparently" he would be there as well with the band (I dont believe that it sound crackers him out on the Toon lol).

Still I got to grab his hand anyway, so in a way I met him lol and he kept spitting in my direction :lol: the smoke machine and fire pits created awful black smoke, and I was blowing black out of my nose for a day after :lol: so no wonder he spat so much.

AndyWilson

21-02-2011, 21:13

I'd rather stick pins in my eyes than go to a Rob Zombie gig - but a friend of mine is wetting herself cos she's going to the show AND the after party in Brum

RomerojpgX

22-02-2011, 18:39

You would love the gig Andy, get your cameras out and snap away at the freaks in the crowd ;)

Bish

05-03-2011, 22:22

I finally got round to sticking all the small video clips I took together. Here's the full gig condensed into 25 minutes, this is part one of two.

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Ste7en

06-03-2011, 11:58

Great vid :thumbs:

The intro drags on a little though, but I thought that at the gig :lol:

I was a bit miffed they didn't play 'What?' as that would have been great live.

Bish

06-03-2011, 15:00

I was a bit miffed they didn't play 'What?' as that would have been great live.

I think What? is an awesome track and a big one to miss out :( I'd have loved to have heard "Everything Is Boring " as well.

Here's the second part.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pjMC3_0KPPA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

06-03-2011, 20:57

I don't get it Bish. You watched the whole gig through a tiny screen? Seems a waste to me.

Bish

06-03-2011, 21:37

I don't get it Bish. You watched the whole gig through a tiny screen? Seems a waste to me.

No, it's a series of small clips I stuck together, total running time of about 25mins. By whole gig condensed I meant that there's footage of every track played.

That said I was amazed when I added up the running time to find it came to 25 minutes. Certainly didn't feel like it at the time.

ian turner

07-03-2011, 07:00

So you watched a third of the gig through a tiny screen ? :D

Ste7en

07-03-2011, 10:14

I found this video of rob gettin' down with the crowd in Newcastle :)

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SIMON ADEBISI

07-03-2011, 10:26

Did he play many of the old White Zombie Hits? Saw them once supporting Soundgarden in 95 but the sound was terrible.

Ste7en

07-03-2011, 10:34

Thunder Kiss '65 was the only White Zombie track.

SIMON ADEBISI

07-03-2011, 10:57

Not a bad pick. Supercharger Heaven would probably bring the place down.

Bish

07-03-2011, 12:14

Not a bad pick. Supercharger Heaven would probably bring the place down.
He did play it at Manchester along More Human Than Human and Thunder Kiss. Looking at setlist.fm he played the 3 White Zombie tracks at Newcastle as well.

Ste7en

07-03-2011, 13:04

Oops! :nuts:

AndyWilson

07-03-2011, 13:52

Not my kind of music, so not jealous at all of my friend who went along to Brum, but VERY jealous she had an Access All Areas pass and got to spend the whole gig in the pit, with only a crap compact camera :(

RomerojpgX

07-03-2011, 16:56

I found this video of rob gettin' down with the crowd in Newcastle :)
My view of that
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/romerojpg/rz8bIMG_1689.jpg
Mind you I was crushed to death for trying to hold his hand :lol: