...one ambition for me is for NMA to play the Corn Exchange in Dorchester before I get old - actually it's a bit late for that now! It was great to see the band down in Dorset at various venues a couple of years back, notably the Electric Palace down the A35 in Bridport, My Kyps in Poole (both band and JS acoustic) and of course the Endorseit festival, albeit that is practically in Wiltshire.(http://www.dorchesterdorset.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dorchester-corn-exchange.jpg)
We have just had a Premier Inn open up in Dorchester, so there's room for travelling family at the Inn if ever happens!(http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/58/40/4584015_9c5415e6.jpg)
(http://www.brewerysquare.com/images_there/eat-kitchenrestaurant_2.jpg)
(https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/09/7d/5f/1b/premier-inn-dorchester.jpg)
https://louderthanwar.com/are-these-the-last-days-of-british-bands-touring-america/
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Surely it's a question of whether it's financially feasible? With no big record company paying the bills, could NMA go to, say, Iceland if only 50 people might show up at the gig? Totally random comment (I have no idea what NMA's popularity is like in Iceland!), but I remember when JSAF played a gig in my hometown some years back and only about 30 people turned up... :-[ I wouldn't dream as to be as arrogant as to speak for NMA, but I wouldn't imagine that travelling to a far-off country just to lose thousands of £££'s would be an option...?
New Zealand! Not even Australia, actually. In fairness, I don't think it would be worth their while. They are completely unknown here and I imagine it must be very costly to travel all this way for some very small shows. Having said that, they announced plans to tour down this way a few years ago but nothing ever came of it, sadly.
https://louderthanwar.com/are-these-the-last-days-of-british-bands-touring-america/ >:(
Surely it's a question of whether it's financially feasible? With no big record company paying the bills, could NMA go to, say, Iceland if only 50 people might show up at the gig? Totally random comment (I have no idea what NMA's popularity is like in Iceland!), but I remember when JSAF played a gig in my hometown some years back and only about 30 people turned up... :-[ I wouldn't dream as to be as arrogant as to speak for NMA, but I wouldn't imagine that travelling to a far-off country just to lose thousands of £££'s would be an option...?
I am positive that NMA / NMA's management team / touring team /etc. would do all the necessary homework before venturing such a big endeavour. Besides, isn't Iceland closer to the UK than the UK is to North America, or even Argentina, for that matter (a place they played for the very first time in 2018)? ??? Iceland, apparently has a youthful population and my good friend, whose visited Iceland twice, says that it's actually a popular travel destination for people from the UK, especially. And, if Iceland is closer, then why not gig there sometime, I don't know, within the next 7 :( 8 years?
You know, Master Ray, touring has to be exciting for the band and crew as well, you know! It has to be about new places, new faces, otherwise what's the fcukin' point... they'd just be playing in circles... that would drive me mental, personally. Like that most wise of men sings "there's always got to be something new, to fall in love with" and "Nothing ventured, nothing gained". Now Mexico, on the other hand, might be more of a risk, in more ways than one. But if the band can swing it and want it bad enough, they will do as they want, when they want, where they want, how they want, and why they want! ;)New Zealand! Not even Australia, actually. In fairness, I don't think it would be worth their while. They are completely unknown here and I imagine it must be very costly to travel all this way for some very small shows. Having said that, they announced plans to tour down this way a few years ago but nothing ever came of it, sadly.
You know what Johnz, if it happened for Argentina, it could happen someday for New Zealand. :) Might be a Jes 'n Dean gig instead, but something is better than nothing, right? :) My first live exposure to NMA was in fact a JS & DW gig, back in 2003. So please, do not give up hope. If they mentioned plans to tour down that way, I'm sure they're still trying to work something out. Why would they mention it if they didn't mean it? They just wouldn't've. They follow through, even if it takes some time... they don't rub be as the bullshitting types, they mean business. So hang in there, Johnz. Maybe sometime within 7 :-\ 8 years? Fingers crossed. x
On a side note, if memory serves, I believe Mr. Sullivan and Ms. Denby have already been to New Zealand, though I don't think it was for gigging purposes. Just "Keep the faith!"... as he's also, often, been known to say. :)
I genuinely hope that those far-away from the UK folks get a chance to experience NMA live someday! I'm not, for a single second, assuming that NMA are a bunch of breadheads, just concerned with how much cash they can make from each and every gig (god knows, they've play enough little towns over the years!) but it is a business as well as a passion... one of my favourite singers, Fish (the guy who used to be in Marillion) posted something a while back about how many people get paid before he did when it came to making money from a foreign tour (I'll try and find a link...)
Put it like this... if you found a great new job (that you truly loved) but the travel costs outweighed the wages you were paid, would you take the job? Even if it might drain any savings that you might have? ???
But, I suppose if all else fails, NMA could set up to play in a large crowdless room, with great acoustics, somewhere in Bradford (or wherever), with video cameras set up to record at all interesting angles, and we could pay via paypal or something to get access to view such a concert(s). Who knows, maybe this is where gigging might end up going / being for some other bands, but I do NOT see this as being the case for NMA/JS... they just love to play live, even if some of them might not like touring bit so much. :-[
But, I suppose if all else fails, NMA could set up to play in a large crowdless room, with great acoustics, somewhere in Bradford (or wherever), with video cameras set up to record at all interesting angles, and we could pay via paypal or something to get access to view such a concert(s). Who knows, maybe this is where gigging might end up going / being for some other bands, but I do NOT see this as being the case for NMA/JS... they just love to play live, even if some of them might not like touring bit so much. :-[
Sorry 8 - and I might well be missing something here - but I just can't see this at all. What would be the point? If it was for fans who can't physically get to a gig then surely a Live DVD or concert stream would be a better option? If it was to get round the costs of touring then I'm afraid for me it would be game over - there is no live gig without an audience. The only point that I can see to this would be if it enabled the band to play songs/arrangements that for whatever reason are impractical or impossible at a normal gig.
Visited this place Tuesday - Halde Haniel near Bottrop. It's a huge slag heap reimagined as a viewpoint, art trail and amphitheater. Have no idea how the logistics of a gig would work but would be really cool. 8)
I didn't know this place, but it does looks very interesting:
German website containing many more photos, info http://www.halden.ruhr/halde-haniel.html (http://www.halden.ruhr/halde-haniel.html)
venue I'd like to see (mentioned by me before) would be: The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Cornwall, UK (https://www.minack.com) Being outdoor venue (https://www.minack.com/a-living-theatre/), would be awesome on a beautiful warm summer's evening. :)
As for countries, well I've always fancied visiting India, so somewhere over there would provide a useful excuse for a trip.
As i posted on another thread Levellers acoustic have just played there (clip/s on Youtube)..and Seth Lakeman has played there (more than once if i am correct)............it looks a fantastic venue, more suited to Justin and Dean (imho).... imagine playing 'Navigating By The Stars' there.....Magical.... 8)