McFly wows York Barbican crowd (From York Press)
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McFly wows York Barbican crowd
9:46am Wednesday 18th April 2012 in News
Tom Fletcher, left, and Danny Jones of McFly performing at York Barbican
CHART-TOPPING boy band McFly were greeted by crowds of screaming fans when they played a sold-out performance at York Barbican last night.
For the first of their two visits to York in 2012, Dougie Poynter, Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Danny Jones pleased fans with an upbeat performance on their Up Close And Personal Tour, including many of the band’s big hits.
Formed in 2004, McFly have clocked up 18 consecutive top 20 singles, seven of which reached number one in the UK singles chart. They have also won a Brit Award for best pop act.
This summer, McFly will return to the city for the Music Showcase Weekend at York Racecourse, when they will take to the stage after the last race of the Sky Bet York Stakes meeting on Saturday, July 28.
As many as 40,000 people are expected to flock to the Knavesmire course that afternoon.
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oldgoat
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2:46pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
LauraMcfly
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3:00pm Wed 18 Apr 12
LauraMcfly
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3:01pm Wed 18 Apr 12
LauraMcfly
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3:02pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Woody Mellor
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3:13pm Wed 18 Apr 12
oldgoat wrote:Then pick it up with the artists and the promoters. Venues such as the Barbican do not set the ticket prices.
What's a real shame is that tickets to see any decent band at either Barbican or the GOH are extortionate.
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
twigger
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4:57pm Wed 18 Apr 12
The headline should be, 'Yorks' Pauper Kings & McFly wows York Barbican crowd.' Any guesses that the Editor is from down south and he doesn't get it that Local people want to see Local stuff and are proud of Local stuff. You would have sold more papers today. Get back down south and get an Editor who really cares and thinks LOCAL.
twigger
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4:57pm Wed 18 Apr 12
The headline should be, 'Yorks' Pauper Kings & McFly wows York Barbican crowd.' Any guesses that the Editor is from down south and he doesn't get it that Local people want to see Local stuff and are proud of Local stuff. You would have sold more papers today. Get back down south and get an Editor who really cares and thinks LOCAL.
twigger
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5:04pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Garrowby Turnoff
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5:58pm Wed 18 Apr 12
b17bomber wrote:The Pauper Kings are excellent. I agree!
Er A great York band, The Pauper Kings, were supporting this band, & they were fantastic as always, Come on York Press support local please, just a mention would be nice.
Mr Anderson
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6:38pm Wed 18 Apr 12
LauraMcfly
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7:18pm Wed 18 Apr 12
twigger wrote:I understand that you want the Local Act to be Mentioned but they were only a support act and most likely only played 2 or 3 songs. The gig was a MCFLY gig therefore the review deserves to be focoused on them because whoever got sent into review would have been told to review MCFLY :-)
York Press did it again. They forgot to mention LOCAL band 'The Pauper Kings', and you wonder why your paper is not selling as it should.
The headline should be, 'Yorks' Pauper Kings & McFly wows York Barbican crowd.' Any guesses that the Editor is from down south and he doesn't get it that Local people want to see Local stuff and are proud of Local stuff. You would have sold more papers today. Get back down south and get an Editor who really cares and thinks LOCAL.
LauraMcfly
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7:21pm Wed 18 Apr 12
b17bomber wrote:"THIS BAND" Who Do you think you are saying "THIS BAND" They are called MCFLY!!!! Oh and MCFLY are epic and the review deserves to be about them becasue it was there gig :-) Not the LOCAL bands gig....They probaly only played 2 songs anyway Maybe 3 :-)
Er A great York band, The Pauper Kings, were supporting this band, & they were fantastic as always, Come on York Press support local please, just a mention would be nice.
LauraMcfly
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7:25pm Wed 18 Apr 12
twigger wrote:Actually one of Mcfly's first theatre tour gigs, inbetween making albums then doing arena tours, was actually called "Up Close and Personal" then they did a tour called "Un Close And This Time It's Personal" So Get your facts right as that tour name doesn't belong to anyone but Mcfly as they cam up the Original name :-)
Oh, and Mr Editor tell your reporter that the tour is in fact called 'KEEP CALM AND PLAY LOUDER TOUR' and not 'Up Close And Personal Tour' as mentioned. I think you will find that that tour name belongs to 'The Osmonds' who were here on Sat 7th April.
Woody Mellor
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7:26pm Wed 18 Apr 12
LauraMcfly wrote:Epic Laura is obviously one of the 12 year old's that attended last night.
b17bomber wrote:"THIS BAND" Who Do you think you are saying "THIS BAND" They are called MCFLY!!!! Oh and MCFLY are epic and the review deserves to be about them becasue it was there gig :-) Not the LOCAL bands gig....They probaly only played 2 songs anyway Maybe 3 :-)
Er A great York band, The Pauper Kings, were supporting this band, & they were fantastic as always, Come on York Press support local please, just a mention would be nice.
Lets not encourage her. ;o)
LauraMcfly
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7:31pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Woody Mellor wrote:MCFLY ARE A DECENT BAND!!!! :-D So get your facts right :-) And it's the Artist/Promoter and The Actual venue that sets the price becasue the Artist will set a price but the venue won't expect to sell the tickets for free so the money that comes from the sale of the tickets the Majority will go to the venue and any money that comes from sales of Merchandise will go to the Artist :-) FACT!! :-)
oldgoat wrote:Then pick it up with the artists and the promoters. Venues such as the Barbican do not set the ticket prices.
What's a real shame is that tickets to see any decent band at either Barbican or the GOH are extortionate.
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
LauraMcfly
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7:31pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Woody Mellor wrote:MCFLY ARE A DECENT BAND!!!! :-D So get your facts right :-) And it's the Artist/Promoter and The Actual venue that sets the price becasue the Artist will set a price but the venue won't expect to sell the tickets for free so the money that comes from the sale of the tickets the Majority will go to the venue and any money that comes from sales of Merchandise will go to the Artist :-) FACT!! :-)
oldgoat wrote:Then pick it up with the artists and the promoters. Venues such as the Barbican do not set the ticket prices.
What's a real shame is that tickets to see any decent band at either Barbican or the GOH are extortionate.
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
LauraMcfly
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7:36pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Woody Mellor wrote:GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT!!! Just becasue I used the word EPIC in relation to Mcfly... To the ARSE who said I'm a 12 year old I'm actually 17 and I don't need engouragement...If you disrespect MCFLY i shall bit back and you will be defeated :-)
LauraMcfly wrote:Epic Laura is obviously one of the 12 year old's that attended last night.
b17bomber wrote:"THIS BAND" Who Do you think you are saying "THIS BAND" They are called MCFLY!!!! Oh and MCFLY are epic and the review deserves to be about them becasue it was there gig :-) Not the LOCAL bands gig....They probaly only played 2 songs anyway Maybe 3 :-)
Er A great York band, The Pauper Kings, were supporting this band, & they were fantastic as always, Come on York Press support local please, just a mention would be nice.
Lets not encourage her. ;o)
Woody Mellor
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7:36pm Wed 18 Apr 12
LauraMcfly wrote:Laura, it's way past your bed time. Off you pop.
Woody Mellor wrote:MCFLY ARE A DECENT BAND!!!! :-D So get your facts right :-) And it's the Artist/Promoter and The Actual venue that sets the price becasue the Artist will set a price but the venue won't expect to sell the tickets for free so the money that comes from the sale of the tickets the Majority will go to the venue and any money that comes from sales of Merchandise will go to the Artist :-) FACT!! :-)
oldgoat wrote:Then pick it up with the artists and the promoters. Venues such as the Barbican do not set the ticket prices.
What's a real shame is that tickets to see any decent band at either Barbican or the GOH are extortionate.
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
LauraMcfly
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7:54pm Wed 18 Apr 12
Woody Mellor wrote:Mate If You're looking for an argument you can fricking have one!!!!! A non-decent band would be to scared to tell everyone to tell security to F**k Off when they don't let the thousands of screaming fans stand like at Newcastle!!! But not Mcfly...They say what they think and the fans do as the told resulting in security being defeated!!!!! So get your god **** facts right!!! :-) 17 (Soon to be 18) year olds can argue like it's going out of fashion!!!
LauraMcfly wrote:Laura, it's way past your bed time. Off you pop.
Woody Mellor wrote:MCFLY ARE A DECENT BAND!!!! :-D So get your facts right :-) And it's the Artist/Promoter and The Actual venue that sets the price becasue the Artist will set a price but the venue won't expect to sell the tickets for free so the money that comes from the sale of the tickets the Majority will go to the venue and any money that comes from sales of Merchandise will go to the Artist :-) FACT!! :-)
oldgoat wrote:Then pick it up with the artists and the promoters. Venues such as the Barbican do not set the ticket prices.
What's a real shame is that tickets to see any decent band at either Barbican or the GOH are extortionate.
Wanted to see Jethro Tull a few months back, and Blackmore's Night. Both sold out fast, both around £50 a time.
magicadey
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10:42am Thu 19 Apr 12
twigger
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11:25am Thu 19 Apr 12
magicadey wrote:Here here, well said magicaday, and she obviously doesn't know much about Grammer. hehehehe
Isn't 17 too old to be liking Mcfly? :D ah what a crock of s**** ;)
sheps lad
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12:00pm Thu 19 Apr 12
twigger wrote:Grammer?
magicadey wrote:Here here, well said magicaday, and she obviously doesn't know much about Grammer. hehehehe
Isn't 17 too old to be liking Mcfly? :D ah what a crock of s**** ;)
LauraMcfly
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12:55pm Thu 19 Apr 12
sheps lad wrote:17 is not too old as the oldest member of Mcfly is 26 and the youngest is 24 so when they first hit the scene the majority of mcfly fans would have been aged between 7 and 10 years old...thats 9 years ago!! Oh and its GRAMMAR not GRAMMER!
twigger wrote:Grammer?magicadey wrote: Isn't 17 too old to be liking Mcfly? :D ah what a crock of s**** ;)Here here, well said magicaday, and she obviously doesn't know much about Grammer. hehehehe
b17bomber says...
1:29pm Wed 18 Apr 12