Sultans of Ping FC- LIVE!

[eddiecurry]

Oh I did do a big fat namedrop there didn't I. I should point out that I was responsible for getting them to play their first gig in 8 years in Essex (sorry about that) and that Les is supporting.

And at the risk of sounding like a big fat spammer as well as a namedropper, some photos I took of them back in 1992 can be found here: http://www.redpenguin.net/bandphotos/sultans-of-ping-fc.php

 

[eddiecurry]

Well in case anyone was wondering, and just to avoid any doubt, the Sultans KICKED ASS last night (or something)

The support was very good, the crowd was a sell out and the band are still as good as they ever were. Roll on the Irish dates. Was good to see you there Rob.

 

[Onket]

I agree, it was excellent.

Despite the girl I was with refusing to come out of the toilet (sounded like someone gave her some GHB!) after the gig until about 11:30pm which was when the last train left for Fenchurch St. Luckily there was a train to Upminster at about midnight which we caught thinking we could get a taxi from there. Unluckily we both fell asleep and ended up back in Grays. So we stayed in the Ibis hotel.

I want to go to the Irish gigs now!

Good to meet you too Eddie.

 

[eddiecurry]

I'm off to Dublin and Belfast, should be good. Jim Bob (Carter) is supporting. At Dublin there is a bit-Sultans-sounding band, Rulers of the Planet, also supporting. They're really really worth listening to: http://www.rulersoftheplanet.com/music.htm. I have been playing their album to death this year.

 

[Onket]

Right. I have now booked my flights & hotel (not got one in Belfast yet though) & tickets for the Dublin & Belfast dates.

That's how good it was!

 

[eddiecurry]

Cool, will see you there ...

U Talk 2 Much video from last Saturday - http://rapidshare.de/files/7887986/...Much__Fat_Surfer__Grays_19_Nov_2005_.wmv.html

 

[eddiecurry]

One word .. FUCKING AWESOME. (As a friend of mine used to say)

Well worth the 11 1/2 hour drive back from Belfast, especially since I had the pleasure of seeing the splendour of the Giant's Causeway AND I had the best breakfast of my LIFE in Dundalk in between the two gigs.

So how was everyone else's weekend

 

[Onket]

Yes indeed, they were fantastic.

Very good to see you there too Mr Curry.

The Garage in March anyone?

 

[Chairman Meow]

I saw them in Cork on the 21st - best gig I saw in years! A mate came over from London to see the Sultans with us, then to Dublin to see the Pogues on the 23rd - he said the Sultans were miles better. Then we bought the local paper today, and my husband, his brother and our mate are in it! I must have been at the bar, thank feck!

 

[eddiecurry]

Any chance you could scan in the press for it? cheers!

 

[Chairman Meow]

No scanner mate.

But you might be interested in this......

http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/showthread.php?t=61042



Feckit the link is too long.

But if you go to the site above and search on Sultan's bootleg you might find some tuneage.

 

[eddiecurry]

Oh yeah I already downloaded ;-) it's good quality for a bootleg!

 

[Onket]

The Garage in March anyone?

Somehow I'd managed to actually forget about this!!

But did pick up tickets for me & our lass last week, so hopefully see some of you there.

 

[eddiecurry]

I'll be there. Looks like I will be getting Niall to do a radio show on Phoenix FM too on Fri 10/2/06, just waiting for him to confirm.

 

[Onket]

Have you got some kind of implant that's linked to this thread?!!!!!

Be good to see you again though Eddie.

Actually, while you're here- Did I hear something about a video clip of the Belfast gig?

 

[eddiecurry]

I have got a couple of video clips from Grays, Dublin and Belfast, some of them came out good, some of them are so so. I'm meant to be rewriting the Sultans official website as well any day soon!

 

[Onket]

Let me know then mate.

 

[braindancer]

Bollocks! According to Stargreen this has now sold out.

Anyone know of anywhere else selling tickets? I wanna see the sultans again!

 

[Onket]

Long shot, but does anyone have a spare ticket for Saturday? I only need the one for a mate.

Ta.

 

[eddiecurry]

Another sold out Sultans gig, another bigger venue. At this rate they'll be in Earls Court by the end of 2007.

They really should write another album, the lazy fuckers.

 

[Velouria]

Anyone got those MP3s?

I can be found in the Urban75 room on soulseek

 

[eddiecurry]

MP3s are at http://ping.fishtank.org.uk/mp3s/ and there's also a link to an online shop where you can buy the reissued Casual Sex CD for a tenner

 

[bluestreak]

i actually saw them at the garage last week. i didn't intend to but my mate had a spare ticket and no-one would go with him. it was a bit rubbish. but i took lots of pics that will be online as soon as i can work out how to transfer them from my phone memory to the memory stick.

 

[Velouria]

MP3s are at http://ping.fishtank.org.uk/mp3s/ and there's also a link to an online shop where you can buy the reissued Casual Sex CD for a tenner

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I did try that page first ... that's why I posted up and asked if anyone had a copy...