Right strait to the point, jem is there any chance of frost playing high voltage 2011 please.
So far, that's the only thing that will secure my ticket purchase, not overwhelmed yet.
And if so, please make it the Sunday when Dream Theater headline.
Ta muchly
;)
Quote from: "Mooncat"And if so, please make it the Sunday when Dream Theater headline.
Ta muchly
;)
Yeah, I'mma agree, I may go for the day if this happens. =P
Quote from: "Mooncat"And if so, please make it the Sunday when Dream Theater headline.
Ta muchly
;)
Right who do I have to slather in biscuits around here to make that happen?
I've emailed the organisers, Jerry Ewing and anybody else even vaguely to do with it and not a solitary one has replied.
So...what else can I do? Maybe it's a political thing. :roll:
Mmmmmm, very strange. Unless Aaron Coplands lawyers have sensed a possible live outing of the track with no name!!!!!
Does this mean that were you asked, you would play then, Jem ???
(I sense some gentle cajoling from these here parts to the organisers) ;)
Right lets get this campaign going, first up a mass demonstration out side classic rock HQ then......
Thread started - here......
http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/foru ... m.php?f=10 (http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=10)
Just registered for the high voltage forum, waiting for my account to be activated and ill be adding my voice to the call, come on peeps lets make this thing happen. ;)
I too am waiting for my registration to be approved ;)
Just thought I'd pop in and say that if Frost* were to be added to the lineup, that would be more than enough to get me to drop a large chunk of my life savings and airline miles to fly to the UK for the experience. Seeing Dream Theater live again would be an added treat, though it wouldn't quite excite me the way Frost* does. That's a whole different realm of loin-stirring goodness. ;)
I do not have words to express how incredibly awesome this would be. I'll be registering on their forum post-haste.
Still waiting :(
drums fingers impatiently on desk...
Quote from: "Julie"Still waiting :(
drums fingers impatiently on desk...
Perhaps their equivalent of Pedro has been overwhelmed? :lol:
The first bands for the Prog Stage are to be announced tomorrow morning at 09:00 British time. If Jem's still had no response from the HV camp, I don't expect to see our good band listed. :(
I've registered and I'm still waiting to be approved. :(
Spock's Beard's only UK show this year?
Quote from: "L33VEY"Spock's Beard's only UK show this year?
I read that as Jethro Tull's only UK show this year.
Where's NickyV when you need her? :lol:
Gooood goooood. Things looking to shape up well already.
I remember yesteryear wanting to go, and a band I loved would get newly announced each week it seemed. Alas a trip to the Netherlands put it off.
I'll most likely be there this year.
Quote from: "catherine"I've registered and I'm still waiting to be approved. :(
Quote from: "Julie"I too am waiting for my registration to be approved ;)
Still? That's not good. :shock:
Quote from: "L33VEY"Quote from: "catherine"I've registered and I'm still waiting to be approved. :(
Quote from: "Julie"I too am waiting for my registration to be approved ;)
Still? That's not good. :shock:
Maybe someone's tipped them off and they daren't let us in ;)
Couldn't help noticing SB is billed as "Spock's Beard & Friends." I wonder which of Spock's friends that refers to. :D
SB *might* play without Nick.
I will fill you in here when I know more.
This was posted on the Spocks Beard website:
QuoteJanuary 28, 2011
Hi Everybody
As you probably know, Spock's Beard is scheduled to play the High Voltage Festival in London on July 24 as support for Jethro Tull. We are also working on a few more UK dates to go along with that to be played in the days after the High Voltage Festival.
The dilemma we are faced with is this: Nick may or may not be able to do these dates due to his commitment with Cirque du Soleil. He won't know for sure whether or not he'll be able to do this for some time, but we thought rather than wait we should disclose the fact now that we may need to have someone else front the band for these shows.
Normally in this situation we wouldn't even take a gig with this possibility hanging over it, but in this case we'd be absolute morons not to take this opportunity to present ourselves to lots of new prog fans that have never heard us before. This type of show is something that we've been striving towards literally for years and is a rare opportunity for us to increase our fan base.
While this may be a massive disappointment to some of you, the reality is that for the people who we really need to present ourselves to (the people who don't know much about us), and in fact the reason why we took this gig in the first place, we will be Spock's Beard and we will hopefully make a good enough impression on them that they will add themselves to the ranks of our beloved supporters.
(By the way, the promoters were informed of this possibility before we even accepted the gig and they are OK with it.)
Our goal is not to trick anyone or do anything underhanded, nor are we in any way considering a personnel change. We are simply trying to increase our fan base with this opportunity, and we sincerely hope that you understand.
Hope to see some of you there!
Oh, still be interesting to see who they get in....................................
Anyway, as several of you attended last year's festival I have a few questions regarding the logistics side - did people travel down and back the same day (assuming you only went on one day) or does anyone have any recommendations for accomodation (price being a BIG consideration) or did anyone find any organised coach travel to the event ???
I'm really hoping to go for the Sunday but don't fancy driving or the lottery of trying to make the last train back to the Midlands?? :?
Any info gratefully received :D :D :D
My friend drove us down from South Wales on the first day and he drove back home that night, I stayed for the 2nd day and got the train home on Monday as there are no late trains back to South Wales.
I stayed in the travelodge in Euston and the used a combination of buses and tube to travel between the hotel and Victoria Park
Neil?
Quote from: "Pedro"Neil?
No my boss Tony :)
Quote from: "MikeEvs"Quote from: "Pedro"Neil?
No my boss Tony :)
:lol:
It would be great if Neal was willing to fill in, but on the flip side, does Cirque not have a back-up for its musicians? What if one falls ill before a performance? One would hope they'd be flexible with their scheduling, especially knowing the HVF date so far in advance.
Maybe it's a "showing committment" thing? If NDV dodges Cirque in favour of Spock's they might take that as a signal? :?
Most employers have some way of accommodating requests for time off. I'd think Cirque would be no different. And I seriously doubt anyone would question Nick's commitment.
Quote from: "gr8gonzo"Most employers have some way of accommodating requests for time off. I'd think Cirque would be no different. And I seriously doubt anyone would question Nick's commitment.
You're right. I wasn't suggesting that NDV's committment should be questioned by anyone. I was really thinking more about how NDV might feel about it himself - how important he thinks it is to *show* committment and not to say to Cirque; "actually I'd rather go do that". Don't we all factor-in how we think others might perceive the decisions we make...it's a human nature thing.
I too would hope that Cirque have an under-study concept in place for unexpected down-time. I figured that if NDV wasn't at all concerned about the Cirque thing being at risk, we would not have seen a question mark over him being at HV.
Anyway, it's all idol speculation on my part. :)
Maybe it's more of a case that Cirque pays the bills and while I'm sure Nick loves playing in SB sometimes you have to go where the money is
And to be fair, Cirque could argue both he and SB knew when he was contracted to work - it's Spocks that have booked the gig, it's not as if Cirque have extended their run.
Ultimately it's going to be gutting for Nick to have to miss a big gig for SB, but you can see why they still felt they had to take it - it could win them a legion of new fans for the next album/tour which in the long run will benefit all of them.
And if they do get Neal back as one of the 'friends' - what better way to have a 'reunion' gig without ousting Nick back behind the kit full time!
To my knowledge, Cirque doesn't have any shows scheduled that far out. I'm sure if Cirque schedules a show on that date, Nick will, of course, fulfill his commitment to the show. All I was saying is that since no date is set at this point, Cirque could take that into account and arrange for HV to be an "off" day. Not in any way suggesting that Nick would try to get out of it to do an SB gig. Apologies if my comments came across that way.
Quote from: "MikeEvs"Maybe it's more of a case that Cirque pays the bills and while I'm sure Nick loves playing in SB sometimes you have to go where the money is
That's the harsh reality of being a musician. You gotta eat too.
"All play and no work makes Nick a very broke boy."
I think we're all on the same page.
We want Nick to eat! :)
Yeah - wasn't meant to be criticism, after all Nick is part of the Frost* alumni. It's just part of the harsh reality of modern day musicians - as we know with current Frost* line up- everyone has several things taking up time (Jem has they 'day job' stuff, JM has his studio and playing with lots of other artists, Nath has Level42 and occasionally It Bites, and Craig has his Roland stuff, his own solo stuff, other bands and teaching)
So whatever happens with the SB lineup for this gig, I'm sure it's just a good oportunity for them and I'd hope that the long term sees them back functioning as normal.
Of course, the other aspect here is; don't expect stuff to stay the same for long, grab the good stuff when it's happening and make the most of it...before the next good stuff comes along! :D
Quote from: "Pedro"Of course, the other aspect here is; don't expect stuff to stay the same for long, grab the good stuff when it's happening and make the most of it...before the next good stuff comes along! :D
"the good don't last too long." - Spock's Beard
IQ Forum reporting a rumour on the Marillion Forum (don't you love it.. :roll: ) that both IQ and Frost* are being lined up for High Voltage.
IQ say it is exactly that - a rumour. But are we getting closer? :)
Quote from: "L33VEY"IQ Forum reporting a rumour on the Marillion Forum
A rumour about a rumour.......... :?:
Jem????
Quote from: "L33VEY"IQ Forum reporting a rumour on the Marillion Forum (don't you love it.. :roll: ) that both IQ and Frost* are being lined up for High Voltage.
IQ say it is exactly that - a rumour. But are we getting closer? :)
I would love this - I got tickets based on Dream Theater alone, and thought Spock's was just icing on the cake.
This... This would be... Wow! (Though not holding my breath)
:idea: Methinks I need to start trying to slot this into the schedule
So that's TWO reasons to keep the weekend free: Manning might be asked to play and Spocks might ask me to dep for Nick.
Um.
Well, you've gotta have a dream, innit?
Quote from: "RacingHippo"So that's TWO reasons to keep the weekend free: Manning might be asked to play and Spocks might ask me to dep for Nick.
Um.
Well, you've gotta have a dream, innit?
Are you a frontman now as well, Spock's have a live drummer in Jimmy Keegan ;)
Quote from: "MikeEvs"Are you a frontman now as well, Spock's have a live drummer in Jimmy Keegan ;)
Oh I'm just SO behind the times!
Is he related to Kevin?
Quote from: "RacingHippo"Quote from: "MikeEvs"Are you a frontman now as well, Spock's have a live drummer in Jimmy Keegan ;)
Oh I'm just SO behind the times!
Is he related to Kevin?
Don't think so he has been there quite a while here's a photo I snapped of him at the gig at the point when Frost* were support:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=9 ... =594411495 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=968884&l=62065a112e&id=594411495)
And I think JImmy would 'absolutely LOVE it' if he had the bubble perm!!!!! ;)
Well hadn't Jem emailed them to ask about playing? But they hadn't got back to him? Hopefully somebody has :mrgreen:
I'm still waiting for them to approve me as a person that can post to the HV board... I wanted to lend my support for the demand for Frost* to play.
I have added my name to the remarkably short list on the hv forum. Come on Frosties* get Frost* on High Voltage!
You've managed to register?
What's the secret? :(
Quote from: "Julie"What's the secret? :(
Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag,
Quote from: "Mikey"Quote from: "Julie"What's the secret? :(
Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag, Nag,
Have you been speaking to my wife? :lol:
More bands announced today still no Frost* :(
Quote from: "MikeEvs"More bands announced today still no Frost* :(
plenty of room on the Saturday?
Quote from: "L33VEY"Quote from: "MikeEvs"More bands announced today still no Frost* :(
plenty of room on the Saturday?
Indeed here's hoping :)
Quote from: "MikeEvs"Quote from: "L33VEY"Quote from: "MikeEvs"More bands announced today still no Frost* :(
plenty of room on the Saturday?
Indeed here's hoping :)
Quite right. But even if it's not Frost*, here's hoping for something a little more "rail-worthy".
Last year's line-up contained much to make me want to get to the front and stay there (which I did for 80% of it).
This year, not so much...so far.
I think we are still going, but it will probably be a much more relaxed experience this time. :)
Isn't it lucky that Neal Morse is "in the area" just as Spocks Beard might need a "guest" vocalist?
Quote from: "L33VEY"Isn't it lucky that Neal Morse is "in the area" just as Spocks Beard might need a "guest" vocalist?
Hmmm part of me would love that the other would see it as a step backwards....
As I've posted this elsewhere, Neal joined Spock's on stage in '08 and played "The Light" with them. I'm not saying he'd do a whole set (and besides, the band have stated their focus is on the past few albums), but it's not outside the realm of possibility that he'd make an appearance with them.
If people wouldn't mind sparing a few mouse clicks to add Saga to the roster //http://www.highvoltagefestival.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1536 :D :D
At long last I've managed to get my account activated :o
Vote for Frost* duly added, thereby bumping the thread :D
Anna and me will be there again anyway... Caravan, Tull, Anathema, Queensryche, Thunder etc kinda sealed the ticket purchase... if Frost* could play it would be the icing on the cake, or should that be the Frost*ing on the cake!!
Final Prog announcements were a bit - disappointing?
Quote from: "L33VEY"Final Prog announcements were a bit - disappointing?
I though so. Lots of mildly interesting stuff but nothing to make me want to part with £100 + hotel + train fare :|
We parted with £135 each for our 2 tickets last year so £100 is better. I'm quite keen to see some of these acts and having thoroughly enjoyed the last one from the rail of the Prog stage I'm looking forward to taking a step back, maybe sitting down and taking in a bit more of the event itself.
Sunday is going to leave me with a headache - Main Stage Black Country Communion followed by Dream Theater
and meanwhile on the Prog stage, Spocks Beard and then Tull!
What to do? What to DO?!?!
First SB, then DT, of course.
Does anyone reckon there's any chance of Derek Sherinian joining DT on stage, what with him playing with BCC just before? I think it'd be a nice surprise, but may take too much of the spotlight away from the new drummer for DT's liking. We'll see!
Looks like NDV definitely won't be with The Beard at HV: they've just announced (//http://www.spocksbeard.com) that Ted Leonard will be standing in. Mixed feelings about that - I'd prefer NDV, but I thought Ted was good the only time I've seen him. (With Enchant supporting Spock's Beard, of course :). )
Also, it looks like SB might be playing a few more dates around that time. I went to see Steve Lukather at Manchester Academy last night, and they were advertising that SB would be playing there in July. (Of course I didn't write the date down, and I can't find any confirmation on the web this morning :(.)
Good choice with Ted to me. I love this guy!
I'm now hoping that maybe SB will do some warm up gigs, and possibly even end up supporting DT on their two warm up shows) ;)
Nope... :(
Dave Meros posted this on March 31st:
QuoteWe had four other UK dates booked after the High Voltage festival but unfortunately after running the numbers in every possible way we realized that it was actually going to cost us a lot of money to do those dates so we respectfully declined and are making the trip across the pond in July to do only the High Voltage Festival.
Quote from: "ich_bin_besser"Nope... :(
Dave Meros posted this on March 31st:
QuoteWe had four other UK dates booked after the High Voltage festival but unfortunately after running the numbers in every possible way we realized that it was actually going to cost us a lot of money to do those dates so we respectfully declined and are making the trip across the pond in July to do only the High Voltage Festival.
Awww, rubbish!
How many frosties are going to High Voltage this year?
I'm really strapped for cash and would only be able to afford the one day (Definitely Sunday) so it'd be good to know who else is attending and how everyone's getting there.
Also, I've heard there's quite a problem with overlapping bands. If I don't get to see Dream Theater, Jethro Tull, Black County Communion and Spock's Beard, its not really worth it for me.
Mrs Pedro and I will be there for both days.
The problem of overlapping bands didn't bother me last year cos I pretty much stayed at the Prog rail all the time.
It will be impossible to see all of all bands (of course) and if you want to be anything like 'close' for main stage headliners you can forget seeing all of any Prog stage headliner's set.
We're going to be totally laid back this time around (prolly take chairs) with the possible exception of Neal's bit, it would cool to be front and centre for that. :)
I'd love to be on Pedro's rail at the front for Saturday, but Mrs L33VEY celebrates her "Hawaii" birthday and fancied a weekend in Edinburgh. Although she's an East London girl, Victoria Park just didn't cut it....