The Stone Roses to play Finsbury Park

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Permalink Reply by Kate on October 29, 2012 at 20:11

EEEEEEEK! How exciting. Thanks for posting, I will definitely be trying to get tickets. My sister saw them in Manchester this summer and said they were brilliant.

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Permalink Reply by Abi on October 29, 2012 at 20:25

Oooh...thanks for the heads-up! Will almost certainly go ;)

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Permalink Reply by Anette on October 30, 2012 at 10:39

Am I the only one who's noticed that Ian Brown cannot carry a tune to save his life..? Which makes their live shows pretty excruciating. Great albums though.

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Permalink Reply by Phil M on October 31, 2012 at 11:14

You're not. Witness this sub-pub singer "performance" from Reading 96. Seriously, anybody contemplating spending their money on seeing them live really ought to give this a listen to hear just how shockingly bad they can be (and, yes, I know John Squire and Reni aren't on this recording, but I'm not sure even they could salvage Brown's voice. It's so bad it would make a dog laugh).

Good first album, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx0mp7hBeTg

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on October 31, 2012 at 11:33

I saw them earlier this year in Manchester and they were fantastic. Their set in '96 is about the worst possible example to show as it was just before they broke up! The gig in Heaton Park was amazing, and the atmosphere was electric. Ian Brown has never been the best singer in the world, but that's never really been the point - he's a great songwriter, the band are great musicians and they just all *work*.

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Permalink Reply by Madeline on October 30, 2012 at 14:27

Oh no!

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on October 30, 2012 at 15:54

OMG!!! I saw them in Heaton Park in June and it was amazing! To see them in Fins Park would be... well, even more so!! :-D

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Permalink Reply by Emma on October 30, 2012 at 19:43

oh happy days 

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on November 2, 2012 at 15:58

Got a couple for the Saturday for me and my mate too. Heaton Park was amazing but the weather was crap, the bars useless and the transport system fell apart. Looking forward to being able to crawl home - quite literally if needs be ;-)

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Permalink Reply by 24v84qaobyku4 on November 2, 2012 at 10:42

Thank you - saw this online now have tickets !!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on November 2, 2012 at 12:46

Don't need tickets.  Just sit in my back garden for the full sonic experince

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