Elbow live at Manchester Cathedral - Oct 27 2011

Cheers, I just applied via the BBC site and got an email back from them last Thurday with a pair of tickets attached! Maybe had a slight advantage having a Manchester postcode. I've not seen the band for a couple of years now so I'm well looking forward to it I was just wondering if they may allocate seats on entry depending on whether you have a face for tv or not!

vestan pance wrote:

Cheers, I just applied via the BBC site and got an email back from them last Thurday with a pair of tickets attached! Maybe had a slight advantage having a Manchester postcode. I've not seen the band for a couple of years now so I'm well looking forward to it I was just wondering if they may allocate seats on entry depending on whether you have a face for tv or not!

When I was there last year mate, they pushed all the pews to the back, so there WAS some seating, but the vast majority was standing - to get the best unrestricted view you'd need to be quite central (which is fairly narrow), otherwise there would appear to be some part of the Cathedral's structure in the way - that was what it was like for Beach House nearly a year ago anyway - have a great time, it'll be very, very special I'm sure.

Can't wait to see this on Thursday.

Hi all - does anyone know what time the gig is shown live in Exchange Square and if it's simultaneous with the red button coverage that starts at 9 or is the red button on a time delay ?

The Exchange Sq do is between 8 - 10 and my mates going down and wants to know.

I know that millions of us are going, so one of us should know !

I read somewhere that gates open at 7.30pm. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Coverage starts at 9pm.

I realised earlier that the gig at the Cathedral will be the first time in over a decade that I've not been at an elbow show in Manchester. I'm so gutted not to be there. It's a very sad day.

Cestrian Saint wrote:

I realised earlier that the gig at the Cathedral will be the first time in over a decade that I've not been at an elbow show in Manchester. I'm so gutted not to be there. It's a very sad day.

I think the last time I missed a Manc show was the one at the Blueprint Studio's around TSSK period, I think - before that - COT tour.

A sad day but such is life.

They're 'thinking of playing 1 or 2 of the old romantic songs and Scattered....' 'playing other songs not played at the festivals this summer' according to Guy's interview on 6Music.



I'm inwardly weeping.

OOFT, i wish i could be there!

I hope everyone who managed to get a ticket has an amazing time tonight! I really hope I get home in time to see the live stream

To anyone lucky enough to get a ticket. Let us know how it went.

Live stream doesn't work in The Netherlands.

"Not available in your area"

Joost wrote:

"Not available in your area"

Same here in Ireland

Sob

Same in the US. Laaaaaame!

But you can listen on the Radio 2 player - I'm listening on my iPhone (using the TuneIn Radio app) sitting in my cubicle in Virginia wishing I was in Manchester....

(and it sounds fab, sob)

Listen to it here outside the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_two

blumoon wrote:

Listen to it here outside the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_two

Thanks, this works!

Thanks Hilary!!!!

for those watching on the red button, who was the female singer on The Birds? Stella, Joti, Margi?

noooo, I want to hear the rest!

I totally forgot that I had the red button till about 9:30 pfffft !!!!. It looks and sounds amazing

In the encore so far on Radio 6, we've had "The Stops" (which Guy introed as "an up-tempo song") and now "Tower Crane Driver."

I'm trying to record it all with Audacity, but I keep dropping out at roughly six minute intervals. I think Radio 6 is rebroadcasting the whole thing later, so I'll try another recording at home.

On this site you can see Elbow!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/