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miss sparks
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| Doesn't look like i will be able to go to the London gig, can't find any hotel's to stay near to the venue. |
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Sparky Rickmaniac
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miss sparks
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm a nervous traveller only go to London gig's via a private taxi. |
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Sparky Rickmaniac
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Billy Stevens
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway.
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Alex Robertson
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:54 am Post subject: |
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| Taxis going "Saaf of the river" after a certain time hike their prices up... |
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Billy Stevens
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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Not if it is booked from that side originally, Miss Sparks said Private Taxi not Black Cab. If they did up the price still cheaper than a Hotel. Good point though Alex
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Topzy
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Great record. Not normally a Sparks fan although I completely understand why people have liked them for so long but Hippo is pretty fantastic. I wish I had been a little more proactive and caught them on this tour, they look absolutely brilliant, great energy that you just don't see that often lately. I can't get the album out of my head, it has a certain sound about it that's infectious. One of the best of the year for sure. If they do record the show, count me in for a copy.
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miss sparks
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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London show is now sold out.  |
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admiralhalfnelson
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| Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 5:56 pm Post subject: |
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| miss sparks wrote: | | London show is now sold out. |
Glad I decided to get my Leeds tickets back in February... while scrolling down to consider buying them I saw that a gig a couple of days before it (think it might have been The Streets or similar shite) so the credit card came straight out!
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miss sparks
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| Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| Billy Stevens wrote: | | Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway. |
I have booked private taxi to and from the venue. Ticket in hand, can't wait to see my favourite band again. |
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admiralhalfnelson
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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The new lineup is very intriguing!
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Billy Stevens
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| Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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| miss sparks wrote: | | Billy Stevens wrote: | | Why stay overnight? Why not just get another Private Taxi home after the gig? You would be using one the next day anyway. |
I have booked private taxi to and from the venue. Ticket in hand, can't wait to see my favourite band again. |
Glad to hear it, ENJOY!
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admiralhalfnelson
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Per Davie Miller on Twitter, Finiflex will be opening for the boys in Glasgow.
Still have no idea who'll be opening in Leeds and London... could be anybody!
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Kermit!
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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I wish Finiflex would come with Sparks to the London gig at the Forum. They've made some really great records especially the Finitribe recordings and let's not forget they produced the delightful 'National Crime Awareness Week' back in '93. Maybe we would get a special performance!
Shame it was a one off single as an album would have been brilliant I'm sure.
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allydodd
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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 Ah Finiflex is an offshoot from Finitribe... I'd lost track of these fine guys, which is shameful being so local. Certainly, they did a lot  to ignite Sparks' 90s  comeback in Europe, even if it took a few months for the return to the charts with the Gratuitous Sax material.
In Glasgow, they deserve to go down a storm and likely will.
Meantime, get in the mood -
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Brightonian
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Out of curiosity, is Finiflex the same people as Finitribe, or a variant lineup? |
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allydodd
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Brightonian wrote: | | Out of curiosity, is Finiflex the same people as Finitribe, or a variant lineup? |
Historically, Finitribe was the band, (established initially a post punk group). Finflex was its label, operating from Edinburgh's sea port of Leith. Like Sparks, Finitribe experimented and evolved into electronic music. It had a line up of 5 or 6, varying at times between permanent members and guest artists, until petering out late 90s. Finiflex continued to produce records and had a niche in soundtracks for commercials - including those furnishers of Scandinavian design, Ikea. Longtime collaborators in Finitribe as well as Finiflex studios, John Vink and David Miller, have recently formed a band. This new outfit is called Finiflex, the same as the record label.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOGPOAiRT26cIusMwrSugyQ/featured |
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admiralhalfnelson
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Support act for Leeds and London is one "Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer", a dapper, moustachioed ukelele player.
Should be a bit of fun
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miss sparks
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| Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| admiralhalfnelson wrote: | Support act for Leeds and London is one "Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer", a dapper, moustachioed ukelele player.
Should be a bit of fun |
Just seen him on youtube. Not my taste in music. |
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