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Title: Elton John? Post by: Elvis Presley on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:08:35 Well I've guess I've been rejected before in ma life, but I've never been turned down in favour of Mr Elton John. I can confirm that I, Elvis Presley, was in talks with Mr Mike Sullivan to do my 2005 comeback show at the County Ground, Swindon. However Mr Sullivan told me he thought the people of Swindon would prefer hearing the sounds of Nikita, than listen to the sweet music of American Trilogy.
God bless you all, the King has left the building. Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:13:39 I reckon I might go and see Elton at the CG, fair play to the people behind this, good to see the club get some revenue from a non-footballing source!!
Title: Elton John? Post by: yeo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:16:17 Fuckin hell I thought this was a joke.I think ill give it a miss though i might take the old dear if I can be arsed
Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:17:29 Is it a joke? Don't think it is. Muke Sullivan was on the radio talking about it this morning.
Title: Elton John? Post by: yeo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:19:43 No its not a joke ,but i thought it was.Its not the sort of thing you expect at Town is it.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:19:55 WTF?
Let me get this straight. Elton John is playing the county ground? this must be a piss take :? Title: Elton John? Post by: yeo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:20:29 Its on the official site :soapy tit wank:
Title: Elton John? Post by: McLovin on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:20:43 eh?!!?!
Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:21:17 June 19th 2005, Elton @ the CG!!
Altogether now.... It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside..... Title: Elton John? Post by: yeo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:23:27 Elton is Watfords top boy.This could be a blood bath :soapy tit wank:
Title: Elton John? Post by: McLovin on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:25:24 I might go, just for the hell of it...
Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:26:25 I've seen some bizzare things happen in my time as a Swindon fan.
This has to be up there with the best of them Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:27:06 Wait to see how much tickets are. If STFC are charging £23 to watch third level footie, I wonder what they're gonna charge to see one of the most famous singers in the world.
Title: Elton John? Post by: McLovin on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:28:51 It'll be around the U2 prices, which quite frankly are ridiculous.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:29:34 its on the official site, 60, 40 and 35 i think from memory
Title: Elton John? Post by: McLovin on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:30:42 I'll sit outside, mincing to RocketMan then.
Title: Elton John? Post by: yeo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 09:32:15 This will either fund a new pitch for next year or send us into admistration again.Probably the second option knowing our lot.Are we sure its not a look alike at the County Ground Hotel 8)
Title: Elton John? Post by: Marie on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:00:41 I think i remember reading hes playing at Ashton Gate and down at Bournemouth's Fitness first stadium aswell.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:02:34 Quote from: "Yeovil Red" Elton is Watfords top boy.This could be a blood bath :soapy tit wank: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick Endean is a wanker. Title: Elton John? Post by: Johno on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:23:06 yeh he played at ashton gate last year sometime.
my mum and bro are getting excited, but i am not really. Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:25:36 I thought this was a joke on first readng this thread.....its not exactly a first, as Lindisfarne played in the 70's......remember Le God C posting of old ground pics on thisis.
Though to be fair although popular at the time...they were hardly in Sir Elton's league. Title: Elton John? Post by: reeves4england on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:27:06 Good to see some money coming in but how do we make much money out of it considering we don't own the ground?!
Title: Elton John? Post by: Johno on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:33:54 well. we should make something surely? :-))(
Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:34:11 Do you think sir Elto will pop in the CGH for a friendly pint? :beers
Title: Elton John? Post by: le god cuervo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:34:23 hopefully if this concert is a sucess & a sell-out it will push the cause for a new stadium so the town can hold regular events like this. may get the non-football community on our side?
Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:35:17 Quote from: "le god cuervo" hopefully if this concert is a sucess & a sell-out it will push the cause for a new stadium so the town can hold regular events like this. may get the non-football community on our side? good point LGC Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 10:37:33 Quote from: "Johno" well. we should make something surely? :-))( This is STFC....a lot can go horribly wrong with this type of project, but you'd think this was a banker, fair play to Mike Sullivan....can we call you Elton Johno now? Title: Elton John? Post by: jim on Friday, March 18, 2005, 11:54:28 Quote from: "Piemonte" WTF? Let me get this straight. Elton John is playing the county ground? this must be a piss take :? Straight and Elton John in the same post - never thought I'd see the day. And any way with Dukey in such good form, he'll never get on the bench, let alone play! Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:04:13 Just when I think this club of ours can't amaze me any more, it does just that!
Some one there actually has got a bit of nouse - Astounding :jaw1 Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:39:09 Quote from: "jim" Quote from: "Piemonte" WTF? Let me get this straight. Elton John is playing the county ground? this must be a piss take :? Straight and Elton John in the same post - never thought I'd see the day. And any way with Dukey in such good form, he'll never get on the bench, let alone play! I hear Kingy's lined up Andy Nicholas as the support act. The only time he'll make it on th CG pitch this year :wink: Title: Elton John? Post by: Sippo on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:45:23 i'll pass....not my scene.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:46:26 Quote from: "reeves4england" Good to see some money coming in but how do we make much money out of it considering we don't own the ground?! The same way we make money from selling tickets to the football. Elton seems to be doing a big football ground tour he's also playing at Stoke, Reading, Kilmarnock, Southampton, Norwich, Huddersfield, Bolton, Coventry's grounds and Easter road. Should make us some money this. :beers Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:51:28 Easter Road eh? Doubly good news for me then. Should sort Hibs and Swindon out with a few much needed extra pennies.
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 12:59:01 Quote from: "Piemonte" Quote from: "jim" Quote from: "Piemonte" WTF? Let me get this straight. Elton John is playing the county ground? this must be a piss take :? Straight and Elton John in the same post - never thought I'd see the day. And any way with Dukey in such good form, he'll never get on the bench, let alone play! I hear Kingy's lined up Andy Nicholas as the support act. The only time he'll make it on th CG pitch this year :wink: This would have worked better....I hear Nicho's bought a ticket it's the only way he's going to get on the CG pitch this year! Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 13:05:04 Quote from: "OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR" Quote from: "Piemonte" Quote from: "jim" Quote from: "Piemonte" WTF? I hear Kingy's lined up Andy Nicholas as the support act. The only time he'll make it on th CG pitch this year :wink: This would have worked better....I hear Nicho's bought a ticket it's the only way he's going to get on the CG pitch this year! Is this true? I thought he'd gone to Chester? :wink: Title: Elton John? Post by: Barry Potter on Friday, March 18, 2005, 13:15:29 Quote from: "OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR" Just when I think this club of ours can't amaze me any more, it does just that! Some one there actually has got a bit of nouse - Astounding :jaw1 I know,whatever next? Ground re-developing begins? Get rid of King? Title: Elton John? Post by: dogs on Friday, March 18, 2005, 13:31:09 Like someone said an event like this could lead to a lot of support for re-developement of the ground and that can only be a positive thing.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Dazzza on Friday, March 18, 2005, 13:41:26 Elvis would have been better. The fat Chinese one...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/roots/2003/04/images/paulelvischan_150.jpg Fair play though could be a real money spinner. Will have to be a full house mind as the chubby crooner rakes in silly money for each gig and anything short may leave us out of pocket. Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 14:56:05 OST - you're right but i tried :? :(
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 14:58:21 Quote from: "dazzza" Elvis would have been better. The fat Chinese one... http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/roots/2003/04/images/paulelvischan_150.jpg Fair play though could be a real money spinner. Will have to be a full house mind as the chubby crooner rakes in silly money for each gig and anything short may leave us out of pocket. As he's a footie fan I was hoping he would let us have all the cash perhaps????? Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 15:00:20 Quote from: "Piemonte" OST - you're right but i tried :? :( You can but try my boy. It was a good effort. Just listen to the Master. I'm here to help and guide you :wink: Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 15:19:10 I think it should be born in mind that when the Lindisfarne gig was tried in the 70's it was a financial disaster, because the town just wasn't ready for something so radical as a gig in the football ground......gates for the football though were often up around the 20 ,000 mark.
Now given that this show is also on at the MadStad and St Mary's, so catering for large amounts of out of towners, I'd be surprised if it pulls in many more than 4 to 5 thousand. Title: Elton John? Post by: oxford_fan on Friday, March 18, 2005, 15:48:46 Quote from: "Yeovil Red" Elton is Watfords top boy.This could be a blood bath :soapy tit wank: torn rings all roundTitle: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 15:54:59 Quote from: "oxford_fan" Quote from: "Yeovil Red" Elton is Watfords top boy.This could be a blood bath :soapy tit wank: torn rings all round:D :D Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 15:58:04 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" I think it should be born in mind that when the Lindisfarne gig was tried in the 70's it was a financial disaster, because the town just wasn't ready for something so radical as a gig in the football ground......gates for the football though were often up around the 20 ,000 mark. Now given that this show is also on at the MadStad and St Mary's, so catering for large amounts of out of towners, I'd be surprised if it pulls in many more than 4 to 5 thousand. All hail to the new Supersonic!!! Come on Reg, you must be able to come up with loads more reasons than that as to why this is going to be a total disaster???!!!??? Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:02:50 Depends on what you term disaster.....I'd have thought 4 thousand to see a veteran performer shake his expansive booty....to be reasonable.
Depends on how many are being budgetted for and if the powers that be realise you have to pay VAT on the tickets. Title: Elton John? Post by: Piemonte on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:03:30 Whats VAT? :wink:
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:13:54 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" Depends on what you term disaster.....I'd have thought 4 thousand to see a veteran performer shake his expansive booty....to be reasonable. Depends on how many are being budgetted for and if the powers that be realise you have to pay VAT on the tickets. I wonder what they have set the capacity at? Does anyone know? Whatever you think of EJ, he is such an institution I would have thought he would be guaranteed full houses wherever he goes. You' re going to get people coming from all over Europe, if not the world I would have thought. As an aside, I would imagine the Town's hotels and catering related businesses will have something of a field day as well (not that we're supposed to care about that of course). I can't see how this can be a bad thing oh great prophet of doom and gloom! Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:18:40 Yeah, times have changed Reg, there are people who'd travel along way to see Elton John, this won't just be a townie event, it'll be a south west event. Not everyone in Reading or Bornmuff we'll get tickets for their local event, so they'd have to travel to another location. This will be a sell out. That's my prediction anyway.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:22:28 I don't think my posting is one of doom and gloom, but rather pointing out that it might be unreasonable to expect this show to pull in more than a few thousand.
If there was a Concert Hall which held 4000, then it would doubtless be sold out and the whole thing hailed as a great success....a football ground is much larger..... Title: Elton John? Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:25:12 Quote The club wants more than 20,000 to attend the concert. http://www.thisisstfc.co.uk/News_Headlines_Story.asp?NewsID=4161 Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:30:03 The bum bandit had massive pulling power. It will be a sell out.
FACT! Title: Elton John? Post by: Ben Wah Balls on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:30:46 Tickets are selling well for Norwich.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/02/16/music_elton_john_feature.shtml Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:32:41 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" I don't think my posting is one of doom and gloom, but rather pointing out that it might be unreasonable to expect this show to pull in more than a few thousand. If there was a Concert Hall which held 4000, then it would doubtless be sold out and the whole thing hailed as a great success....a football ground is much larger..... Not doom and gloom perhaps Reg, maybe just overly cautious??? Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:34:44 Quote from: "Ben Wah Balls" Tickets are selling well for Norwich. http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/02/16/music_elton_john_feature.shtml Partridge has bought loads and OF is a big fan. Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:37:04 Like my dad who when I told him I was going to London for a meeting on May 14 said "Oh, that's before the election isn't it?" "Yes" I said. "that'll be around the time the bomb will go off". "Oooooooooooookay"
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:38:45 Look, we're even on Elton's official website. This is serious!
http://www.eltonjohn.com/now/now_index.asp Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:44:48 I get the impression you're a bit of a fan OST.....l
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Friday, March 18, 2005, 16:56:28 I am now!
Title: Elton John? Post by: oxford_fan on Friday, March 18, 2005, 17:55:50 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" Quote from: "Ben Wah Balls" Tickets are selling well for Norwich. http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/02/16/music_elton_john_feature.shtml Partridge has bought loads and OF is a big fan. Title: Elton John? Post by: Anonymous on Friday, March 18, 2005, 18:27:48 Quote from: "oxford_fan" Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" Quote from: "Ben Wah Balls" Tickets are selling well for Norwich. http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/02/16/music_elton_john_feature.shtml Partridge has bought loads and OF is a big fan. Title: Elton John? Post by: Reg Smeeton on Friday, March 18, 2005, 18:32:16 I understand Delia Smith is a big fan as well.....she's going to compere the Carrow Road show........ :beers
Title: Elton John? Post by: stfc11 on Friday, March 18, 2005, 22:52:42 I think this could cause problems, if Swindon want to redevelope the ground where it is now, what happens when everyone in the houses around complain about the noise, and with the new ground being more of a sports facility and wanting more concerts there isn't this going to turn the local people against the new stadium even more??
Just a thought Title: Elton John? Post by: Titch on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 09:38:40 Got my tickets this morning! £241 for 3 tickets including booking fee etc! Bargain considering we paid some ridiculous sum to see him at Hampton Court last year!
Title: Elton John? Post by: janaage on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 09:44:26 Oh yeah, I forgot they go on sale today. I don't think I can be arsed now.
Title: Elton John? Post by: Marie on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 09:47:39 388 quid for 6! seating plan is pretty odd though. Really wouldn't have expected it to be like that. Stage is infront of stratton bank. To be fair, im not sure what i was expecting?! Its the county ground!!!
Title: Elton John? Post by: Titch on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 10:20:04 I did not get to see the seating plan! What is it like?
Title: Elton John? Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 14:30:54 I just booked two tickets for my parents, the two cheapest sets of tickets have sold out. Nice :D
Title: Elton John? Post by: adje on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 15:02:14 I wouldn't go to the foot of our stairs to see that overrated old queen.I've suffered enough watching the Town for 40 years,but that would be a step too far!Tom Waits?Now that's different!
Title: Elton John? Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 15:24:31 Did he do 'The Smoker You Drink The Player You Get'?
Or was that Joe Walsh? Anyway, whoever it was, it's a great title! Title: Elton John? Post by: adje on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 16:27:02 The latter-you may be thinking of the classic"The Piano has been drinking(not me)".Also a great title dont you think?
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