Underworld at Coachella 2006?

[potatobroth]

ive accepted that i wont be seeing them live until sometime in 2008. this way i dont get my hopes up anymore. they havent played in NY since 2002.

[Jason Roth]

potatobroth - They've played lots of gigs since that show. I know, none of them were in nyc, but there's this wonderful machine out there called the airplane. It's amazing! You get on it, sit in a seat, wait a while, then when you get up, you're someplace else! Isn't that incredible? And there are lots and lots of them out there, and they can take you virtually anywhere in the world. If you wanted, one could even take you to where Underworld is playing.

[Dirty0900]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

ive accepted that i wont be seeing them live until sometime in 2008. this way i dont get my hopes up anymore. they havent played in NY since 2002.

They aint played Newcastle since 1999, so count yourself lucky

If your totally desperate to see them, then travel like i did to see them in Scotland and all the way down the botoom of England! Yes, i understand that the size difference between the US and UK is a little bit different, but its a fucking great laugh with family/friends travelling to see someone.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jason Roth

potatobroth - They've played lots of gigs since that show. I know, none of them were in nyc, but there's this wonderful machine out there called the airplane. It's amazing! You get on it, sit in a seat, wait a while, then when you get up, you're someplace else! Isn't that incredible? And there are lots and lots of them out there, and they can take you virtually anywhere in the world. If you wanted, one could even take you to where Underworld is playing.

There's also this thing called money which not everyone has growing on their back

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Jason Roth

potatobroth - They've played lots of gigs since that show. I know, none of them were in nyc, but there's this wonderful machine out there called the airplane. It's amazing! You get on it, sit in a seat, wait a while, then when you get up, you're someplace else! Isn't that incredible? And there are lots and lots of them out there, and they can take you virtually anywhere in the world. If you wanted, one could even take you to where Underworld is playing.

haha too true.

ive seen underworld 8 times, NYC accounting for only 3 of them. and while its a nice idea to pick up and go to EU for a show, its not been feasible for me to do being a new homeowner. i know you have flown to quite a few shows and i think that is awesome! but my comment wasnt about Underworld playing shows, it was about Underworld playing shows in the US. I seriously doubt that myself and 10 of my friends could all jump on a plane to go see a 3 hour show at the cost of $500+ a person. but myself and 10 of my friends would easily jump in a car(s) and drive 8+ hours to see a 3hr show at the cost of $70 a person (the latter of which i have done twice now.)

furthermore, my original comment wasn't an attempt to be sarcastic. it was an attempt to be honest. Underworld interviews revealed that they are putting touring on hold, that an album wont be out until early 2007 so im just assuming a tour would follow that. im now just realizing that i put 2008 in my original post though :P meant 2007. :[

also, the more i think of it, was 2002 really their last NY show? part of me thinks there was a more recent one than that, but i cant remember it.

best memory from all this: standing in the pouring rain at a failed festival and having underworld's vibe cause a positive chain reaction through all that braved the elements.

[txjaxx]

bunch of blogs and the coachella message boards are listing confirmed bands, like they do every year. this year they've confirmed Depeche Mode, Wolf Parade, and a couple other no-names, but Underworld keeps getting mentioned as confirmed.
doesn't seem like much of a stretch that they could be there. they've played it twice before so they obviously like it. they don't have to tour to do it. Basement Jaxx played it, and that was their only US date for the year. plus didn't Karl recently say that touring would be scaled back to unique places/venues? certainly plausible...

[Jason Roth]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

haha too true.

ive seen underworld 8 times, NYC accounting for only 3 of them. and while its a nice idea to pick up and go to EU for a show, its not been feasible for me to do being a new homeowner. i know you have flown to quite a few shows and i think that is awesome! but my comment wasnt about Underworld playing shows, it was about Underworld playing shows in the US. I seriously doubt that myself and 10 of my friends could all jump on a plane to go see a 3 hour show at the cost of $500+ a person. but myself and 10 of my friends would easily jump in a car(s) and drive 8+ hours to see a 3hr show at the cost of $70 a person (the latter of which i have done twice now.)

furthermore, my original comment wasn't an attempt to be sarcastic. it was an attempt to be honest. Underworld interviews revealed that they are putting touring on hold, that an album wont be out until early 2007 so im just assuming a tour would follow that. im now just realizing that i put 2008 in my original post though :P meant 2007. :[

also, the more i think of it, was 2002 really their last NY show? part of me thinks there was a more recent one than that, but i cant remember it.

best memory from all this: standing in the pouring rain at a failed festival and having underworld's vibe cause a positive chain reaction through all that braved the elements.

There was the Field Day Festival, which was at the Meadowlands in June 2003 in the rain (fun), but most people I know passed on it.

[Jason Roth]

Originally Posted by Leon

There's also this thing called money which not everyone has growing on their back

I can only grow 5's on my back. For some reason I can't get the big notes to grow properly. So it's really not that big of a deal.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Jason Roth

There was the Field Day Festival, which was at the Meadowlands in June 2003 in the rain (fun), but most people I know passed on it.

yep that was probably what i was thinking of. i was there. it was bitter/sweet. only 6 songs played over just under 45minutes. but the whole experience was super.

[kissmywound]

Originally Posted by Jason Roth

potatobroth - They've played lots of gigs since that show. I know, none of them were in nyc, but there's this wonderful machine out there called the airplane.

Er, from what I can recall, you could probably count the number of times they've played in the North American continent since 2002 on your fingers. I know, I know, "whinging American" and all that. I think if our European friends were in our place, you'd be about ready to die for your Underworld fix too! Here's hoping it might be Coachella...even though it's on the other side of the frickin country I'd still do the 6 hour flight to see it.