[PDLM]

Since we finally seem to have some music promoters who are trying to bring decent bands to Hong Kong, and in the hope that they might read these forums, let's have a thread suggesting bands that we would be prepared to pay (a significant amount of money - let's say HK$500+) to see in Hong Kong.

As an aside, I'd pay $500+ to see these bands in big venues (HKCEC, Asiaworld Expo), but I'd pay at least $1000-$1500 to see them in a decent small venue (Grappa's Cellar, say).

To be realistic let's limit this to bands that are currently (or recently) touring - much as I would like to see Led Zeppelin here I know it isn't going to happen.

(Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire is a good source to find out who is active)

So I'll start (and show my age) by suggesting:

Mark Knopfler (currently on tour in Europe and the US doing the Dire Straits stuff)

Tony Joe White

ZZ Top

Robert Cray

Randy Newman

Roger Waters (because I stupidly missed him when he was here )

Buddy Guy

Gary Moore

Bonnie Raitt

Chris Rea (although he isn't touring at the moment)

Thoughts?

[leghk]

How about some bands from this century???

[shri]

I'd pay to see the Stones and probably U2 a couple of times over...

[DanielandHayley]

Be-witched
Spice Girls
Steps
S-Club 7

oh yeh and Led Zep!

Friday!

[imparanoic]

Radiohead !!, ( seen them twice in uk, small venue as well, only 3000 people)
The Strokes ( seen them in uk fest!!), The Verve, Portishead, Bloc Party, System of a Down, Deftones, snow patrol.
Though the situation is getting better these last few years as we had coldpaly, oasis, muse ( seen them in uk and hk), my chemical romace (shame i missed it)

[Mat]

AC / DC
Led Zep
U2
The Stones
The Cure (okey they came a few years ago)
Radiohead
Smashing Pumpinks
Metallica (only if they play the old songs)
Noir Desir (okay you need to be french to know that one)

[DanielandHayley]

[quote=imparanoic;225701]Radiohead !!, ( seen them twice in uk, small venue as well, only 3000 people)
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not wishing to turn the thread into a music debate...but do Radiohead CD's still come with a free razor blade to slit your wrists with?!?

[KnowItAll]

>> How about some bands from this century???

Very easy to figure out the average age of the person answering this sort of survey....

[imparanoic]

daniel and hayley

I assume your from a " simon fuller / Stock' aker and waterman" eg, very manufactured school of thoughts is more your music liking, so any one who has a hit that is number one with 3/4/5 talent less rejects from x factor, pop idol etc. is you cuppa of tea?

fortunately, I listen to proper artistic music ( indie, alternative, experimental dance and comtempory classical) where the artists write and compose their own material, obviously these will stand the test of time, unlike, the manufactured stuff which you listen.

[Lammarite]

The Fratelli's
The Kooks
The Big Khan and BBQ
Manu Chao/Gogol Bordello
Gavin Rossdale
Paolo Nuttini
SOAD
Starsailor
Bad Religion
Celine Dion