tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post270652559527867913..comments2013-09-10T04:11:11.865+01:00Comments on Jim Gellatly's New Music: Homecoming Live - The Final FlingJim Gellatlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816229845839307541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-568907041655419672009-11-16T11:12:47.051+00:002009-11-16T11:12:47.051+00:00Looking like my fears were well-founded. They have...Looking like my fears were well-founded. They have at least now introduced a roaming ticket, but I think it would have been better to spread the SECC gigs over a couple of nights... Latest on the event is that the shows have been downscaled. Still think they are good value for money mind you, and it's certainly not Alex Salmond's fault.<br /><br />This from The Herald: http://heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/public-snub-for-finale-of-scotland-s-culture-year-1.932048Jim Gellatlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816229845839307541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-29648206553228793462009-09-21T06:40:17.179+01:002009-09-21T06:40:17.179+01:00Maybe I'll just keep quiet next time. So much ...Maybe I'll just keep quiet next time. So much for me trying to put a positive spin on the event:<br />http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2647084/Homecoming-concert-suffers-from-poor-ticket-sales.htmlJim Gellatlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816229845839307541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-70750917840591527232009-09-19T17:12:22.742+01:002009-09-19T17:12:22.742+01:00Tempted to think after a call I got this morning.....Tempted to think after a call I got this morning... that this isn't the end of the matter.Jim Gellatlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816229845839307541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-88818429714838241762009-09-14T19:13:50.214+01:002009-09-14T19:13:50.214+01:00My views were quoted in the Scotland on Sunday, as...My views were quoted in the Scotland on Sunday, as you know, and on the Jocknroll blog and I was more concerned by the lack of female artists. We've been promised more acts but they haven't been forthcoming since the announcement. Two clashing gigs, which you can't move between, seems plain daft. Notwithstanding a prior engagement, I wouldn't have been going anyway.The Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930337779892788516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-71554154021187090102009-09-14T17:51:30.416+01:002009-09-14T17:51:30.416+01:00Seems that The Sun leapt in (as any good tabloid s...Seems that The Sun leapt in (as any good tabloid should) and ran the story befre the facts were known - to be fair, the facts were pretty well hidden. Certainly one of the halls is 'old', the second hall is quite 'young' and it seems silly that there's effective segregation especially as Jim says, Lloyd Cole fans migh fancy seeing the Vaselines or Idlewild (though I suspect that the Deacon Blue fans might just sit tight for the night...)<br />I thought that buying tickets for both and wandering between them might be an expensive option for music fans with broad taste, but that looks out too due to the seating (yup, the big hall for the oldies again!)<br /><br />I thought that there were 3 nights of shows in the SECC so again the info supplied was misleading I feel.<br />There are wee shows at Tuts that weekend though. Like every other weekend.<br /><br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330043150516669072.post-83132388061167681502009-09-14T14:51:05.623+01:002009-09-14T14:51:05.623+01:00It will be interesting to see if these two events ...It will be interesting to see if these two events sell-out. <br /><br /> If the Homecoming is all about the quality and variety of art that Scotland has produced, then surely it would be better to have all the bands playing together. If not in the one hall, then allowing people to wander between the halls. I guess the seating might make that a bit of an issue.<br /><br />Murray, GlasgowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com