Somerset House gigs

According to their website they haven’t annoucnced who is on yet so how do we know…?

Do you have inside info or does the website lie horribly?

Posted about 1 year ago by Beagleskin

I work spitting distance (classy and lovely imagary for you there) from Somerset House, so will prob have a looksy at who is playing and wander on over : )

Posted about 1 year ago by Twiglet

Well…

http://www.londonist.com/archives/2007/04/somerset_house.php

Thursday 12 July – Mogwai [in surround sound] Friday 13 July – Kasabian Saturday 14th July – Bert Jansch with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler Sunday 15th July – Guillemots Monday 16th July – Lily Allen Tuesday 17th July – Mika Wednesday 18th July – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Thursday 19th July – The Roots Friday 20th July – Amy Winehouse Saturday 21st July – Hot Chip

Posted about 1 year ago by Simone

I know my boss is on the Mogwai mailing list, found out first thing this morning and was buying tickets at about 9am

Posted about 1 year ago by cfalconer

Wow – Mogwai would be ace. I saw them at Electric Picnic in Ireland last year and they tickled my pickle!

Best Somerset House gig I saw was Orbital a few years ago, depite the rain.

Posted about 1 year ago by vapourtrail

I’m going to see Mogwai! My friend got me a ticket as a surprise. They’re my favourite band live, and I’m so excited!

Posted about 1 year ago by iris

Mmm, mind-meltingly loud. I saw them at the ICA last year – bloomin’ wonderful.

I’m loving playing with these maps…

Posted about 1 year ago by Simone

Got my ticket for Mogwai – due to events conspiring again and again against me it’ll be the first time I’ve seen them since they headlined the NME stage at Glastonbury however many years ago that was – my all-time favourite gig ever, ever. Very very excited about this one. Comes with free surround sound as well apparently. Ignore the grumpy Londonist folks. Buy your tickets pronto.

Posted about 1 year ago by Kaliova

Mogwai rock! The last time I saw them, they were supporting The Cure in Hyde Park. That’d be in about 2001, I think. I took massive amounts of pharmaceuticals and ended up “conducting” Mogwai.

And they were responding, damn it, I’m sure of it!

Posted about 1 year ago by devilskitchen

Have been to a number of Somerset Gigs over the last 3 years and they’ve always been brilliant – probably one of the best venues for a gig in the country and have seen some great sets by artists such as; The Doves, Elbow, Starsailor, Goldfrapp, Royksopp and even Los Lobos!!!

Kasabian and Hot Chip will def be great gigs…........the Londonist obviously haven’t been to a Somerset Gig before…....

Posted about 1 year ago by Dougie

Devilskitchen: I ended up yelling ‘Mogwai Rock’ repeatedly the last time I saw them at Glastonbury – sorry if you were close by.

Posted about 1 year ago by Kaliova

My mate got me a ticket to the Hot Chip gig this morning. Twenty five quid???! Bloody hell, it better not rain…

Posted about 1 year ago by hev

the Londonist obviously haven’t been to a Somerset Gig before

Maybe they have been and are baulking at the usual £3 for a bottle of Grolsch and iffy sound quality for the inflated ticket price, regardless of the lesser headliners over the whole schedule this year?

Posted about 1 year ago by ________

Mogwai’s most recent music, especially that Zidane soundtrack have been superb. The iffy sound IS an issue at S House, but the “vibe” can be great – Orchestra Baobab and the Afro Cuban Allstars show we went to a couple of years back was just wonderful. Snow Patrol less so. I reckon I’m up for the Mogs and the Chips, anyway.

Posted about 1 year ago by Knid

I’ve never been to a concert there: I presume they do it in that big middle bit where the ice-rink goes. How many people ish do they fit in there?

Posted about 1 year ago by Simone

I went last year to see the Divine Comedy. Fantastic gig, but they’re one of the few bands I can think of who really fit the surroundings. Sound quality was a bit off, but as an event it was amazing. Bunging Nelly Furtado’s ‘Maneater’ in the middle of ‘Queen of the South’? Awesome. Audacious.

I’d say there must have been a thousand people there, mebbe?

Posted about 1 year ago by esotericbadger

For early info subscribe to the e-mail newsletter. Never been to a gig there but went to see 2 films there last summer, fantastic! Civilised, friendly, few beers, excellent way to spend an evening. Iechyd da.

Posted about 1 year ago by Thommo

Got my Mogwai tickets – yay!

Posted about 1 year ago by vapourtrail

I’d quite like to see Hot Chip but even with the added surroundings of Somerset House I don’t think they’ll be much of a spectacle live – great music though. Ditto the Roots.

I’m more excited about the Wireless Festival in June – Daft Punk!

Posted about 1 year ago by Busstopboxer

I went to a couple of the ones last year. Our friends The Memory Band were great and so were the Afro Cuban Allstars and Orchestra Baobab.

Also we will be at Hot Chip.

Posted about 1 year ago by Natasha