MIAman

Apart from Julio and Gloria??? Not many mate and certainly not indie bands that's for sure!!!

bandrui

Ditto. I may be old but I still love my music and Brit music is the best! My son loads down the UK Top 40 to listen to and knows a lot about what's going on in England music-wise.

sallysimmons

Me too! Even in Manhattan, it's just not the same as the UK. We've only seen 2 concerts this year - Billy Bragg and Elbow - and we have Noel Gallagher coming up in November. It seems we only see Brits anyway, so we might as well be back

RChappo

I'm the same. Rochester, NY is a real dead spot as far as gigs go. If we want to see anyone decent we usually have to drive 4 hours to Toronto - which is not always feasible and we have to time off work to go up there if it's in the week. I used to go to so many gigs in the UK but now I'm reduced to maybe 4 or 5 a year. I missed Elbow in Toronto because it was on a Wednesday and I couldn't afford to take time off for it. How were they? (I would have been a blubbering wreck during 'Open Arms' btw with the "come home again" chorus!).
Would love to see Noel too but I don't think he's coming anywhere close. I tend to only go and see Brit acts as well.
Occasionally we do get to see a fairly big UK act come to Rochester, especially if it's their first time in the US and they haven't made it over here yet. We've seen Muse, Kasabian and Biffy Clyro in tiny venues with less than 100 people in attendance when they've been playing arena/stadium shows in the UK.

sallysimmons

Honestly, it was one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life. Guy Garvey is such a charismatic but totally genuine and funny front man. He makes it seem as though a big venue is his front room and the audience are all close friends. And his voice! (And I was a blubbering wreck during Open Arms).

On a side note, a friend of ours went to see them at an event in Manchester a couple of weeks ago - they're launching a new beer for charity - and he asked Guy to tell my husband and I to 'come back home.' I have a video of Guy pointing at the camera, saying our names and saying 'come back home!' I was so excited when I saw it you'd think I was 12 again

RChappo

Fantastic! He does seem like a genuinely lovely bloke and that's a very nice little souvenir to have.

I'm tearing up a little here just thinking of the lyrics to 'Open Arms'.
I downloaded them performing it on Jools Holland earlier this year and it was amazing with the choir. I had to leave the room because I was blubbing too much and I didn't want my wife to know! LOL

bandrui

I think we need a British music scene thread.

Celticspirit

Please :-)

sallysimmons

I think 3 posts and we were done. You can rest easy.

bandrui

You misunderstand... I would love to have a place to discuss the Brit music scene at greater length.