Roxy Music: frickin' nice or frickin' not nice

I've never seen Roxy Music live before, but I'm impressed at the size of the venues they're in. I wouldn't have guessed that they had that much clout, stateside.

It was 2017 for me, but yeah there was nothing wrong with his voice or his energy (or his always somewhat stilted dance moves.) It was a wonderful show.

Honestly, the frailty of the singing on Avonmore made me want to give him some oxygen, but I trust all your views.

I saw him in 2017. The voice was querulous, but the band was unexpectedly sharp.

I've never seen this fabulous photo before, so I'm just going to leave it here.

https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/roxy-music-Brian-Cooke-1392x884.jpg

he was assisted by backup singers on the more energetic tracks, but on songs like "every dream home" and "to turn you on" i appreciated his quavering

He can go for a Lad in Satin feel now.

he played "Bete Noire" and "Stronger Through the Years" in '17, so more points for him.

I missed the reunion tours to my lasting regret so I'm glad this is happening.

I've never seen this fabulous photo before, so I'm just going to leave it here.

Wow, that's a shot from the Remake/Remodel video set. Filmed at the Royal College of Art London on July 5th 1972, as per the notes from the director on the video itself here: https://vimeo.com/69638630

fucking Ticketmaster and their variable pricing bullshit, just tell me what the tickets might cost you tedious fucks

pre-sale today

for some locations ( or all?)

A couple of days ago, Bryan Ferry also announced the release of a 4-track digital EP 'Love Letters', with his take on some classic love songs. The title track was released with the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i840Yy04LUw

I've seen a lot of backlash in comments on YT & FB, loads of people saying that it's a terrible recording and the man can't sing anymore. I don't know, while this song is certainly not the strongest thing he ever did and his current voice might indeed be weaker than it used to be, I still take this voice over loads of other singers in their prime. I always find a lot of beauty in it.

I hope some European dates will get added to this Roxy Music tour eventually, while I did skip Genesis because I didn't think Phil's vocals held up well, I'd go see Ferry/Roxy without thinking twice. Last time I saw him was 2018 & I loved it. Hearing Bête Noire live was one of my all-time concert highlights.

He barely massaged the consonants on the studio version of "Bête Noire," so I heard not much of a difference live.

Valentijn OTM on all points.

This is rough, most seats require an offer code I don't have ...

Hey, kids: use ROXY50 as your offer code.

At least in NYC, demand doesn't seem to be that high, so dynamic pricing shouldn't inflate the tickets TOO much. Everything seems pretty reasonable compared to other MSG acts. I actually rejoined the queue just to scope out what was still available without rush and got back in with virtually no wait.

Fees
USD $6.00 (Order Processing Fee)
USD $4.00 (Facility Charge) x 2
USD $24.60 (Service Fee) x 2

DC

I don't have a breakdown but for MSG in NYC, if you opted for $111.50 tickets, it's roughly $27 each in fees.

-Capital One Arena in DC fees were for $135 tickets

are they worth $92.25 for the cheapest seats y/n

Also I agree with Valentijn. I saw Ferry on his last tour, and while his voice was "weaker," he knew how to use it and it fit all the songs like a glove. Think about Billie Holiday - physically her voice was diminished later on, but her phrasing was arguably greater and more inventive. A great singer knows how to fit the voice they have to the performances they're fronting, and that's what I get from the whisper-ier Ferry of today.

Anyway, they're playing arenas this time and the shitty acoustics alone will probably make it impossible to tell much of a difference, I'm sorry to say.

xp wow, $92.25? MSG had $59 seats.

Actually $55 now that I'm checking, but they really suck.

this is in Turonno

DC has $55 nosebleed tickets too

I'm going! Tickets at the brand new Moody Center in Austin were $135 + fees for dead center mezzanine level.

so what y'all are saying is that you wouldn't pay 92.25 for nosebleed tix

I got 4 tix for $110 apiece at the TD Garden in Boston in the loge on the side (I purposely ignored how awful the fees were). That felt ... reasonable.

x-post re nosebleed seats - maybe I would pay that (but decided to splurge for more expensive ones)

I'm going to O2 and The Forum lol!

If I was sitting in the nosebleeds, I would go for $55 because you're really not gaining ANYTHING from the distance achieved at the $92.25 level. To put it in perspective, I saw Elton John at the cheapest seats, and I don't think it was any different than the low level seats I passed to get to mine because in both cases, Elton was tiny and the screen behind him (what I basically stared at the whole time) was enormous.

So it's either cheapest possible for nosebleeds or a decent but much more expensive seat in the lower tiers or floor.

Like Naive Teen Idol said, for less than $20 more, you can get a whole lot closer than nosebleeds, but for half the price, you probably can't tell much of a difference when you're already that far up.

Or rather based on the numbers he gave for the seats he got.

I paid an extra $40 per ticket for the Phil Manzanera VR experience, you stand in the concourse and see a video feed of the entire show through his sunglasses.

lol

irl lol f. hazel

fuck it, just coughed up $150

Only going to go to this if Paul Thompson is on drums.

it is

It's basically the classic line-up, but not the first iteration with Brian Eno. I didn't think Eno would join, but Jesus I would've splurged for the $300 seats if he did...

i suppose it's possible he might pop into a London show but I wouldn't count on it (more likely, he may go to the show and not perform, ala Gabriel at the last Genesis gig)

the 2001 Roxy show I saw is by far the best “reformed band plays back catalogue” show i have seen - and i have probably seen too many - they were so good! i went as a casual listener and left a devoted fan

saw Ferry a few years back and found it a bit disappointing - he was cool but i found his band a bit underwhelming, i was hoping for a hyper-drilled unit of young guns recreating the studio sheen of his best solo stuff - but it just felt a bit tired and session-y

I remember at the 2011 (?) Roxy shows there was meant to be a bit of tension re Bryan wanting to fold his solo hits into the setlist, and the band resisting - i think they played Let’s Stick Together as a compromise - i certainly would have been outraged if the show i saw had ended with that instead of For Your Pleasure, it was a perfect way to close out a show

Wonder if that was the tour I saw in the little theater at MSG with Rufus Wainwright opening.

If you mean 2001, yes.

when was the last time eno was even on stage performing for a crowd?

Singing with Stephen Colbert and Michael Stipe in 2011?

I did not know this existed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_72UC9npjg