Johnny B Goode Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Still a few tickets left for ... PIGS ON THE WING Reuniting for their first gig since TT 2006, Pigs on the Wing, the legendary Manx Pink Floyd tribute ensemble that first played on the Isle of Man in 1997, is playing in the Royal Hall at the Villa Marina, Douglas on Saturday October 10th, 2009. (Doors open 19.00 show 20.00). The gig is a “benefit” for TT sidecar racers Nicky Crowe and Mark Cox who were injured in an incident at Ballacob on Wednesday 12th June. Pigs on the Wing are Pete Williamson (vocals, guitars), James Craig (guitars), Roger Leece (drums/percussion), Dick Raine (bass), Brian Foley (saxophone). Ian “Catty” Corlett (keyboards) will be returning from London to play at the benefit, which will also feature Shaz Cleator on vocals. Andy James will be managing the event, Iain Rive is also returning to the Island to run the sound for the gig and Justin McMullin of ELS will be providing the lighting. Support will be provided by local atmospheric “indie” band Planes Over Paris – featuring the talents of Paul Salisbury (guitar and vocals), Ben O'Hare (drums), Steph Gomaa (keyboards and vocals) and Martyn Cain (bass). Planes are also supporting the Kaiser Chiefs at the Villa in August. Thanks to generous support from Earystone Quarry, Outdoor Power & Plant, MANN Construction, Tels Skips and Shaun and Sally Craig, a significant part of the venue hire for the event has been paid. All the musicians, the crew, lighting company, the promoter and graphic designer are giving their time free of charge to make this an entirely not for profit event and are hopeful that a significant sum will be raised. This will allow the vast majority of the funds raised from ticket sales to go to Nicky and Mark and their families. Tickets are £10 each on sale from the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal, Villa Box Office or online at www.villagaiety.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie boogie Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 oh yes back on that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny B Goode Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 oh yes back on that stage. getting a bit blase (blah-zay) about it ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheswiththeband Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 i cant wait. two more sleeps. God help the villa. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie boogie Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 oh yes back on that stage. getting a bit blase (blah-zay) about it ...? not at all, but it's nice to give our rig a proper working out now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Looking forward to tomorrow night but will be arriving late due to not wanting to hear the warm up group, for me planes over Paris should have kept on flying south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hmmm, I wonder if I can get my passport stamped for tomorrow.... I forgot this was on and I've realllllllly enjoyed POTW when I've seen them previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Top gig - Planes were good too, but Pigs were wonderful (first time I've seen them). Shame about the poor (hard/live?) acoustics in the Villa - I'm guessing the sound bounces around a lot - makes it all a bit of a mash, despite the best efforts of the sound guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Top gig - Planes were good too, but Pigs were wonderful (first time I've seen them). Shame about the poor (hard/live?) acoustics in the Villa - I'm guessing the sound bounces around a lot - makes it all a bit of a mash, despite the best efforts of the sound guy. Great gig but the sound strangely enough, was a little loud for me??? I'd have liked to see the female singer silhouetted more behind the strobe lighting and less of the extremely bright white lights, but nice setup and enjoyed it thoroughly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Mc Donalds is closed..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickster Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Top gig - Planes were good too, but Pigs were wonderful (first time I've seen them). Shame about the poor (hard/live?) acoustics in the Villa - I'm guessing the sound bounces around a lot - makes it all a bit of a mash, despite the best efforts of the sound guy. Great gig but the sound strangely enough, was a little loud for me??? I'd have liked to see the female singer silhouetted more behind the strobe lighting and less of the extremely bright white lights, but nice setup and enjoyed it thoroughly T'was awesome! It's easy to be hyper critical, but lets face it £10 and all local amateurs. Unbelievable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 Did Planes sort out their sound issues from supporting the Kaiser Chiefs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planes Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Did Planes sort out their sound issues from supporting the Kaiser Chiefs? I'm afraid we have very little control on the house sound, that falls to the front of house sound people. Anyone who attends live shows at the VM on a regular basis, or has played on the stage will know that the Royal Hall is a very difficult room to get an all round good sound in. More often than not where you sit/stand determines the quality of sound you'll hear. In all honesty I think Anglin did good job all evening. Massive credit should also go to Justin and the ELS company, the light show was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbms Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Realy enjoyed Pigs superb show, can't comment on Planes as we did not arrive until they finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 It wasn't a dig Planes, but where we were for the performance at the Kaiser Chiefs gig, the sound was so distorted it was hard to hear the tunes clearly. Shame if it is the venue as it is the only venue we have for that sort of performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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