Row D.

 

Not amazing but they're pretty much sold out already. Most of them went in the presale!

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had D but my butter fingers let them slip away (damn they went fast)

Still seems too good to be true though and I wont be convinced until I am in there covered in loo roll and clumps.

Edited August 29, 201212 yr by JakeWild

There're not enough words in any language to describe how f***ing jealous I am. Why did I have to be born in Russia?! :cry: :cry:

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had D but my butter fingers let them slip away (damn they went fast)

 

WE'RE GOING FOR CLUMP DRINKS AFTER, YES?

omfg

 

actually want to cry, in college and they're all gonna be GONE UGH

 

if this was not my first day back i wouldn't be in you can run and tell that

I cannot believe this is SEATED.

 

 

omfg

 

actually want to cry, in college and they're all gonna be GONE UGH

 

if this was not my first day back i wouldn't be in you can run and tell that

 

Usually I'd say just hold on for more dates but this will probably be it! :(

I'm in row C (hence why I'm still unconvinced I've actually got those seats), but way over to the left of the stage, so I'll probably be sat behind a pillar or a speaker or something :lol:. Can't wait though! I really hope they do some of the bounty tracks as well as the kin material as I NEED to hear/see o, n, t and y live!

I really do feel for Pavel right now...

Can someone BAN GHOSTY, RYAN AND JAKEWILD now so that I wouldn't have to be reminded about this? :cry:

 

They're also performing in Poland 2 days later. I wish it was Moscow. ARRRRGGGGGHHHHH. But sadly they're smart and won't be performing in this dump. Plus there's really not a lot of iamamiwhoami fans here.

Row F (and secretly glad it's seated because it makes going solo less conspicuous)

seriously thinking of taking to ebay stat for this... (if they even have any WEEPS)

Edited August 29, 201212 yr by ✖ leww ✖

seriously thinking of taking to ebay stat for this... (if they even have any WEEPS)

There are loads of tickets left here? http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/fin...amiwhoami-69318 (unless you're looking for floor stalls - in which case there's one or two seats)

 

I must check this album out at some point, I've been considering getting a ticket anyway because I imagine it'd be a good show.

Recently, a glut of self-consciously arty, female-fronted synth-pop projects have been unleashed on the listening public, from web pixie Grimes to fame monster Gaga, Fever Ray to Florence + the Machine.

The vogue finds something of an apotheosis in iamamiwhoami, aka Swedish songwriter Jonna Lee and producer Claes Björklund. They first sparked attention via a cryptic series of anonymous video shorts sent to music bloggers. The bizarrely symbolic clips sparked debate as to their makers, with Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera and even Trent Reznor touted as possibilities. Locks of hair were sent to journalists, awards for ‘innovation’ were won – and therein lays a hitch.

Namely, that iamamiwhoami, taken as a complete package, represents a counter-productive dovetailing of clever-clever marketing and art-school pretension. If your aim is to create mystery around your act, and you’re winner of ‘Best Tease of the Past 12 Months’ on 6 Music, why brag about the fact on your Wikipedia page? An enigma doesn’t become an enigma by telling people repeatedly, at length, that it is, in fact, an enigma.

But we digress – kin, iamamiwhoami’s debut, must be judged on its merits as an album, and it’s a fine if not especially memorable set of off-beam synth-pop tunes. Fellow compatriots spring to mind on tracks like idle talk (The Knife) and goods (Niki & The Dove), while play’s laidback swing recalls the nouveau-RnB of Grimes. Steady tempos and mid-range tones create a pleasant wash of sound, but the airy good taste ultimately becomes a bit of a drag.

As yet another string to Lee’s bow, the album comes with a DVD intended as an integral part of the listening experience. It’s an ambitious concept that yields some arresting images involving yeti-like creatures, but essentially consists of Lee parading around in her bra and pants. So no great shakes there, unfortunately.

It feels sneaky bringing up the fact that Lee’s former musical guise, under her real name, has been described as “KT Tunstall-lite”. But the point is instructive, because while kin is solidly crafted throughout, there’s nothing to justify the lofty artistic conceits surrounding it.

 

The BBC review. Disappointing.

"there’s nothing to justify the lofty artistic conceits surrounding it."

 

well bbc music can just eff right off

i see where they're coming from, but only that you really need to be invested in the project week-on-week to see it's more than just a pair of pants because it's CLEARLY not about dat

 

and the music is a fantastic package. not heard a record quite like it in SOME TIME~

Downloading this now.

I'm not really expecting to like this. So much music has been released over the last 5 to 10 years that I should like but I dont. I dont know if I'm getting too old or what it is?

You needed the BBC music review to decide that? :lol:

 

Anyway, BBC music are STUPID. Oh yeah, she totes copied everything off Grimes because Grimes' album came out a month before tracks started to appear!!!1

 

Goods and Niki and the Dove though? What? I don't see the similarity AT ALL. Perhaps BBC music just used the Swedish artists they just vaguely heard of... That'd totally make more sense. How did they forget to mention that Jonna totally stole Karin Andersson's look though? I mean they ARE BOTH BLONDES!!!