Ok, this is very, very bizarre. Having bought tickets for the last 2 years, I got an email letting me know that the local summer-time comedy festival was returning this year, so I went to take a look at the lineup. The stand-up lineup looks pretty good, I recognise a couple of the names, and in any case it’s good to see people you haven’t come across before.
But, the main thing that gave me a “WTF?” moment was the banner in the middle, claiming that Spinal Tap were coming over on the 7th June, as part of their tour for the 25th anniversary of their 1984 spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. Dude, no way! I’m looking for the catch here, but it would seem that in fact, the appropriate response is “Way”.
I’m in two minds about this though. On the one hand, it would be very cool to see these guys in person – This Is Spinal Tap is a cult classic. On the other hand, it has been 25 years (wow), I’m not sure if seeing them now might be a bit disappointing, and they’re holding it in what is essentially a tiny venue, for only £5 a head. Maybe that’s part of the joke (given that TIST is all about a band with delusions of rock stardom that never quite make it), I don’t know. I guess it can’t hurt to go and see since it’s that cheap!
Since the ticket office doesn’t open until Friday, for now there’s nothing to do but celebrate the classic scene:
April 27th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
They’re currently touring here doing an all acoustic set of songs from all of their “mockumentaries”. This includes material from “A Mighty Wind” for instance.
Your show might be very different though and strictly a non-acoustic Spinal Tap concert.
At that price, I’d definitely check it out personally
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April 28th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Nooooooo…….
I’m so gutted that I’m going to miss this. It’s such a shame that I can’t come along with you, but I’m sure that I’ll be sufferring jet-lag and will likely be heading straight to bed when I get back to Guernsey on the 7th, so it’s a no go for me.
You;ll have to give the full report idc.