Had to start a thread because it seems as if there are a crap load of punk bands touring here before the end of the year.
Lagwagon w/The Sainte Catherines & Tat
Thursday, August 28th
Warehouse Night Club
Anti-Flag w/The Creepshow & Guests
Thursday, September 4th
Warehouse Night Club
Rancid
Tuesday, September 9th
Roundup Center Stampede Park
Against Me!
Saturday, September 13th
MacEwan Hall
Bad Religion
Tuesday, September 16th
Flames Central
Less Than Jake w/The flatliners, Reel Big Fish & Real Deal
Saturday, September 20th
MacEwan Hall
The Real McKenzies
Wednesday, October 1st
The Distillery
Flogging Molly
Monday, October 13th
MacEwan Hall
I can't wait to see Bad Religion at Flames Central. I've never been to a show there so we'll see how it sounds in there. I have to miss Lagwagon but I love going to shows at the Warehouse. Acoustics kind of suck but it's nice to be close to the stage no matter where you stand in a venue.
Wow, a lot big names coming to town. I would have fun going to all of them but that would be too expensive. Definitely would like to see BR again. Do you know when tickets go on sale (if they haven't already)?
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Flames Central is pretty good for concerts, the only beef I have is that there is a big part of the floor in front of the stage that is glass and once you get a drink or two spilled on it (so about 2 seconds into the show) it gets pretty slippery so any sort of mosh pit can get pretty sketcy pretty quick.
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Bad Religion @ Flames Central? Something just doesn't seem right about that.
It's like a Celine Dion concert at the Castle pub.
I love it. Just goes to show that this entire "punk ethic" thing is a sham. At the end of the day you are still a part of society and operate within the same infrastructure, economy, and society that everyone else does.
Nothing against the band, I have some Bad Religion stuff and its quite good, and I think they have some interesting viewpoints. But I just have to laugh at these kids who think they are pure "punk" and try to live by some code that is apparently rebellious and anti-everything normal. Some of them would probably consider Bad Religion sell-outs if they played any venue that didn't resemble a sewer.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
Ive seen Flogging Molly numerous times, thats definitely a fun concert to check out.
Would love to see Less than Jake again as well. What time is Lagwagon's start kermit?
Ive seen Flogging Molly numerous times, thats definitely a fun concert to check out.
Would love to see Less than Jake again as well. What time is Lagwagon's start kermit?
Less than Jake is awesome live. They put on such a great show, definitely worth the ticket price.
I have never been able to catch Lagwagon live. This time we had tickets but then after booking our Vegas trip we realized that the show was during our trip. Kicker was that Lagwagon plays Vegas a week before that. Just bad timing.
I love it. Just goes to show that this entire "punk ethic" thing is a sham. At the end of the day you are still a part of society and operate within the same infrastructure, economy, and society that everyone else does.
Nothing against the band, I have some Bad Religion stuff and its quite good, and I think they have some interesting viewpoints. But I just have to laugh at these kids who think they are pure "punk" and try to live by some code that is apparently rebellious and anti-everything normal. Some of them would probably consider Bad Religion sell-outs if they played any venue that didn't resemble a sewer.
lol wut?
At most bad religion shows people are around 30 years old. Also, lead singer Greg Graffin teaches at UCLA and has his Ph.D from Cornell. He hardly claims to operate outside of society.
I've seen them play at least five times and they are usually in bigger venues like Mac Hall or the Max Bell. This smaller-venue show should be great and I don't think anybody will be calling them sell-outs. Honestly, I have no idea wtf you are talking about in your post.
At most bad religion shows people are around 30 years old. Also, lead singer Greg Graffin teaches at UCLA and has his Ph.D from Cornell. He hardly claims to operate outside of society.
I've seen them play at least five times and they are usually in bigger venues like Mac Hall or the Max Bell. This smaller-venue show should be great and I don't think anybody will be calling them sell-outs. Honestly, I have no idea wtf you are talking about in your post.
You don't think there is a little irony here, with Bad Religion playing in a swanky nightclub that is dedicated to a professional sports team that happens to be owned by a bunch of oil tycoons?
You are right, they don't claim to operate outside of society. But they also probably don't operate in this kind of, umm, operation, very often.
There's nothing wrong with it, but it is an odd fit.
At most bad religion shows people are around 30 years old. Also, lead singer Greg Graffin teaches at UCLA and has his Ph.D from Cornell. He hardly claims to operate outside of society.
I've seen them play at least five times and they are usually in bigger venues like Mac Hall or the Max Bell. This smaller-venue show should be great and I don't think anybody will be calling them sell-outs. Honestly, I have no idea wtf you are talking about in your post.
If you re-read my post with your glasses this time, I'm more or less addressing the kids/fans of the genre who claim to be pure "punks". You know the type. I wasn't talking about the band per say, although still, as Rouge states, there's a twist of irony to the venue they're playing.
But here's an article on what I'm talking about, written by Greg Graffin.
Which is the reason I see Punk as nothing more than a musical genre, not a set of ethics or morals that some claim it is.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
WTF is a pure punk? Last time I checked 'punk' was a style of music. Punk rockers were the 'kids/fans' that enjoyed that style of music. If you'd like to address any DIY'ers/Non-conformists/Anarchists/Socialists/Anti-authoritarianists/Anti-militaristics/Anti-capitalists/Anti-racists/Anti-sexists/anti-nationalists/Environmentalists/Vegetarianists/Vegans/Pro-animal rights please do so somewhere else. Punk Subculture is a great topic but one that I don't give a crap about.
WTF is a pure punk? Last time I checked 'punk' was a style of music. Punk rockers were the 'kids/fans' that enjoyed that style of music. If you'd like to address any DIY'ers/Non-conformists/Anarchists/Socialists/Anti-authoritarianists/Anti-militaristics/Anti-capitalists/Anti-racists/Anti-sexists/anti-nationalists/Environmentalists/Vegetarianists/Vegans/Pro-animal rights please do so somewhere else. Punk Subculture is a great topic but one that I don't give a crap about.
Exactly. Totally agree with you. Actually I don't even think punk subcultue is a great topic.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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