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• Tyketto/Deadline/Teer - Nottingham -- Tez Durrant, 12:09:06 11/09/04 Tue
  Or should that be 'Frustrated, Frozen, & F***** Off !
  
  I'm now back at home in Ipswich after seeing the Teer / Deadline / Tyketto gig at Nottingham. And believe me when I tell you I am NOT a 'happy camper' at this moment in time.
  
  I'd chosen to go to the Nottingham gig rather than the nearer London gig for a couple of reasons.
  
  Firstly I have a friend who works near Lincoln. As a non car driver and therefore a user of public transport, it meant that rather than rush around on the Monday I could travel up on Sunday and stay the night over at my friends house.
  
  Secondly I'd bought my friend the Tyketto ticket as a birthday present ( and hence bringing someone else to the gig and therefore doing my little bit to ensure a good turnout ).
  
  Thirdly, If I go to London ... I have to leave halfway through the main act in order to catch the last train back to Ipswich. Staying in a hotel in London is not an option as they are just too damm expensive, especially single rooms !
  
  Finally I obviously would be able to get a lift to and from the gig from my friend.
  
  Unfortunately due to the nature of my friends work he was unable to get any time off on the Tuesday & he starts very early in the morning so we needed to be heading our way back just after midnight. Based on the published 'Doors open' time of 19:30, I did my normal rough calculations; Teer would probably be on by 8:15, Deadline would be on by 9:15, Tyketto would be on at about 10:30 finishing just before midnight.
  
  Based on that timetable what we decided to do was park at one of the Tram Park & Ride car parks, and travel to the venue by Tram. Last tram back to the car park from the venue was 00:05 so basically it looked like everything would be OK ( or at the worst case we would move to the back of the venue just before the encore and possibly leave just as Tyketto would have been playing their last track ). And we would be able to get out of the car park before it was locked for the night.
  
  As usual just before setting off on the Monday checked my usual sources to ensure that none of the details had changed ( start time etc ). According to everywhere I looked everything was still a go at the stated times.
  
  I have been looking forward to this concert for months. I own all the albums of all three bands, I really rate Deadline as an up and coming band ( and was hoping that advanced copies of the new CD would be available at the show ), and obviously I am a Tyketto & Vaughn fan.
  
  It was great excitement that I walked up Talbot street joining the queue at about 19:00. Already there was a queue of about 10-15 people for the Tyketto show, as time went on the queue gradually grew.
  
  Given that Keane were playing the main hall that night I would have thought that there would have been clearer signs / security guards to ensure that the two queues were kept separate ( a number of Keane fans were in our queue by mistake ) ... this was an ominous omen on what was to follow.
  
  Finally a security guard came out and said that at the request of the bands the doors would not be opening until 21:00 , and that we should have all been telephoned and told ( yeah like I believed that !!! ). There was a small A4 poster on the door stating this fact but unless you went right up to the front of the queue and looked at the door you would not see it. If you just walked by the queue ( which we did ) you would not see a thing !!!
  
  Of course this now meant that there was no way in hell that I was going to see the full Tyketto gig, and having so far spent over £90 on train travel, gig tickets, & food I was non too pleased !!!! While waiting in the queue I e-mailed Kieran from my mobile and had a little rant & rave ( sorry Kieran but at that point the security guard was laying the blame at you guys ). If I'd known about the change in time before hand I could have tried to find a hotel and would have brought my luggage with me from Lincoln
  
  Of course the security guard suggested that we should go off and come back later, but as people who are familiar with the venue ( we were in 'The Rig' ) know the stage is very small and if you don't get near the front you ain't going to be able to see thing ( especially when you are only 5ft 5inches !!!!! ). So to be honest there was no alternative than to sit in the queue until 21:00, not my idea of fun on a cold November night ( though I suppose I should be cheerful and say at least it didn't rain ! ).
  
  Of course as we all got colder outside we started to wonder OK even if the gig isn't going to start until 21:00, could they at least let us into the venue to get out of the cold. We wouldn't even care if they didn't open the bar straight away ... we would have just appreciated getting inside out of the cold.
  
  The doors finally opened at 21:05 and a lot of p****d off fans tramped into the venue.
  
  Once inside I was told by another fan that the reason for the delay was that the venue ( &/or Keane ) wouldn't allow any of the bands to set-up / soundcheck until 19:30 !
  
  Now I was really riled .... Why as a fan of Melodic Rock is my money not worth the same respect and treatment of a fan going to see Keane ? Why, considering that this date has been in the Rock City calendar for months, wasn't the venue able to handle two gigs setting up and soundchecking at the same time .... Why was a security guard sent out to say that it was the bands fault !!!!
  
  To Teer & Deadlines credit they both speedily appeared on stage and dashed through their obviously shortened sets in order to try and get things back on track. The change over between Teer & Deadline was done in less than five minutes and things kept on moving .... ( maybe just maybe I might be able to hear 75% of the show ).
  
  The changeover between Deadline & Tyketto took b****y ages .... While with the other bands they all stuck into to clear the decks as fast as they could. Tyketto had a guitar tech to do the set-up ... anyone who knows Tyketto knows that they have a lot of guitars to set-up ... and once again sods law struck and the guy had problems with both the 12 string acoustic & the bass guitar. I know that Tyketto were the 'headline' act ... but given the circumstance you might of thought they would have been able to help out with the set-up just to keep things moving ... or even come out and just say we trying our best just bear with us ... but nope nothing ! Believe me at that point in time there were a number of shouts along the line of 'get on with it' being shouted !!!!!!
  
  In the end I managed to hear the first 30 minutes of Tyketto from the front. As I wanted to get some merchandise ... my mate and I moved to the back at that ( because of the late opening it hadn't been possible beforehand ). I also went up to the bar and asked for the name of the manager of the venue so that I could lodge a complaint ... the venue actually keeps complaint forms behind the bar so I was also asked to fill one of these before leaving ( so I spent my last 10 minutes at the gig filling in this form ). Of course just to make matters worse I was unable to purchase the new Deadline album :-( ... the expected stock hadn't arrived prior to the start of the tour ( they were expecting some to arrive on the next day ). Just my Luck !!!
  
  We left the venue at 11:50 .... the first ever time I have had to leave a Tyketto / Vaughn gig while the guys were playing and believe me was I grumpy for the rest of the trip back to Lincoln.
  
  As stated above I have filled in a complaint form at the venue and will be following this up with a letter to the manager of the venue. I would encourage anyone else who feels the same way to do the same. The managers contact details are :
  
  Daniel Ealam,
  Rock City Nottingham
  8 Talbot Street
  Nottingham
  NG1 5GG
  E) daniel@rock-city.co.uk
  T) 0115 9412544
  
  
  Yours grumpingly
  
  Tez Durrant
  

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• Check this out!!! what a Rockin' Band -- Mike, 10:18:55 11/05/04 Fri
  Everyone needs to check out this band in Cleveland, OH called HYDRA check out their website! www.gethydra.com
  

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• The most upbeat song of 2004 -- Border Rat, 12:41:57 11/03/04 Wed
  We are so close to the end of another year have you ever wondered what song of 2004 is the greatest heart warmer?For me SEVENTH KEY with their energetic upbeat happy song THE SUN WILL RISE is one song that will blow the cobwebs of doom away.Congratulations to Billy Greer & Mike Slamer for providing a sensational song to lift the mood.This song is perfect energetic melodic rock of the highest order.
  

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  • Re: The most upbeat song of 2004 -- Kimmo, 01:24:15 11/05/04 Fri

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• The Alarm @ The Knitting Factory -- Knitting Factory, 11:32:05 11/04/04 Thu
  The Alarm Live at the Knitting Factory!
  
  Friday Nov 12 @ 7:30PM
  Saturday Nov 13 @ 7:30PM
  
  At The Knitting Factory
  Main Performance Space
  74 Leonard Street
  New York City , NY 10013
  For Tickets Call : 212-219-3132
  or visit the Knitting Factory Website www.knittingfactory.com
  

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• New Bands Wanted And Gig Reports -- Sect107 Online Rock Site, 03:26:44 11/03/04 Wed
  Hi hey calling new bands where ever you are on planet earth our site is looking to feature bands. So if you wanna tell the world you rock email us at: bands@sect107.com Plus we are looking for gig reports to feature, your gig dates. And any fashion chicks starting out, wanting to be a Sect107 Pin Up Of The Month. For more info please contact at same email address. Also to get a idea check our site out at:
  WWW.SECT107.COM
  

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• Reviewer Wanted -- Hans, 11:28:53 11/01/04 Mon
  Aor/Melodic Rock site is looking for a reviewer...please email me at AOR@Chello.nl
  

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• MYSTERELL - SENSATIONAL -- BORDER RAT, 13:59:02 10/28/04 Thu
  I have listened to 3 samples from this new cd.If the rest of the songs are as good as these then this is going to be a smashing album.The sound reminds me a little of THE STORM(my favourite AOR band).The vocalist is TORBEN LYSHOLM who was the frontman for PANGEA who also released 2 excellent funk rock cds.PANGEA were a band that never got the recognition that they deserved.PANGEA recorded a third cd but it was never released due to lack of public interest.There are not too many great funk bands but PANGEA & TALISMAN definitely top the bill.
  

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• Autographed T shirt by the Yeahh Yeah Yeahs! -- WcMoney99, 12:28:27 10/26/04 Tue
  U GUYS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS B*TCHIN SITE! U CAN WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED MTV VIdeo Music Awards T SHIRT SIGNED BY THE Yeah Yeah Yeahs! they rock!!
  just click this link!! you cant win if you don't check it out
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• Lamb of God/Fear Factory at House of Blues Chicago -- HOB-Chicago, 11:18:25 10/22/04 Fri
  House of Blues CHICAGO presents LAMB OF GOD and FEAR FACTORY CO-HEADLINING, along with Children of Bodom and Throwdown as openers.
  When: Tuesday, November 9th, 2004
  Doors: 5:00pm
  SHow: 5:50 pm
  Tickets: $21.50
  *ALL AGES WELCOME*
  

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• Shinedown/Silvertide at House of BLues Chicago -- HOB-Chicago, 11:16:59 10/22/04 Fri
  HOUSE OF BLUES Chicago presents SHINEDOWN and SILVERTIDE, along with Future Leaders of the World as the opener.
  
  When: Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
  Door: 6:00 p.m.
  Show: 6:45 pm
  Tickets $15.00 - on sale now
  *ALL AGES WELCOME*
  

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• ----------------------------------------- CDs for sale!!!!!!! -- Quartz, 02:59:59 10/22/04 Fri
  [ www.cd.3w.se ]
  
  just wanted to let you/people know about the cd yard sale, i'm running. it's both CDs from my personal collection as well as lots of other stuff. it can all be found at [ www.cd.3w.se ]. take a look, and take care!
  
  paypal among other alternatives used!
  

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• answer -- ali, 13:57:46 10/21/04 Thu
  i believe in the lord. www.blessuall.de
  

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• FEMALE BASSIST WANTED!!! -- Kathryn Ross, 13:06:19 10/20/04 Wed
  Female bassist wanted for kickass rock band! 18-30yrs pref. Must be good player with good image, who's serious and committed. Band active with management and publishing contract in place. Record deal imminent. Great opportunity. Based Brighton/London, England, Contact Kathryn...
  

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• Hard Rock site updated! -- Uncle Sid, 12:39:43 10/17/04 Sun
  Hard Rock is back and we’re ready to kick some Rock’n Roll Ass! Uncle Sid are pleased to announce the newly updated features on our site. Check it out, you’ll be glad you did, when you come Rock’n with Uncle Sid!
  
  <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.unclesid.com">http://www.unclesid.com</a>
  
  Rock On!
  
  Uncle Sid
  

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• Dirty Shirt - a romanian band -- Mihai, 08:27:36 10/15/04 Fri
  Hi!
  
  We are Dirty Shirt, an industrial band from Romania.
  We just recorded a new demo called "Different".
  You can download some songs on our site www.dirtyshirt.home.ro or at
  <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.audiostreet.net/artists/003/453/dirty_shirt.html">http://www.audiostreet.net/artists/003/453/dirty_shirt.html</a>
  
  Enjoy:)
  

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• contact -- george, 02:54:37 10/14/04 Thu
  hi
  i want to contact with aor & hard rock fans,please send your message to my e-mail
  

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• Singer wanted for professional Symphonic Project -- TonyQuantice, 05:53:02 10/12/04 Tue
  QUANTICE
  
  Symphonic Metal Project
  
  seeking male Singer, high level baritone,
  any location on earth
  instrumental samples on www.quantice.com
  pro labels already insterested
  contact: tony@quantice.com
  

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• EUROPE - START FROM THE DARK -- BORDER RAT, 08:46:23 10/04/04 Mon
  After 3 spins of this cd the songs which stand out so far IMHO are:got to have faith,start from the dark,flames,hero,roll with you,sucker,spirit of the underdog and settle for love.8 out of 12 is good going.I think wake up call and reason will grow on me.2 tracks that I do not like are America and song no 12.
  Great to have EUROPE back making new music.This cd reminds me of DOKKEN in so many ways.
  

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  • Re: EUROPE - START FROM THE DARK -- Kimmo, 03:57:10 10/11/04 Mon

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• GuitarStew CD Released -- Mac, 07:03:24 10/08/04 Fri
  Hi All,
  
  I'll jump directly into some serious self promotion here:
  
  THE GUITARSTEW CD IS FINISHED AT LAST.
  GuitarStew is
  Jacob Kjaer, ex Royal Hunt
  Tonni Rahm, ex Prime Time
  Mac Gaunaa, ex Narita
  
  The corresponding website is launched too.
  
  <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.guitarstew.com">http://www.guitarstew.com</a>
  
  Go there, check out the music on the downloads page, try out the lesson (with mp3's and tab), read about us and the project, and write us a message in the guestbook!
  
  The music is instrumental guitar music, with a good vibe, ripping solos, great melodies and a nice attitude!
  
  Check it out if you are into stuff like Satriani, Eric Johnson, Malmsteen, Shawn Lane, Andy Timmons or Greg Howe.
  
  And tell us what you think of it.
  
  -Mac Gaunaa
  

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• Lunatic Candy Kreep -- trashcan fisherman, 14:35:03 10/06/04 Wed
  check out this awesome band from central Florida
  
  www.lunaticcandykreep.net
  
  their full-length CD is available on www.cdbaby.com/lck
  

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