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Topic: VAN DER GRAAF TO PLAY REUNION CONCERT

Posted By: M@X
Subject: VAN DER GRAAF TO PLAY REUNION CONCERT
Date Posted: November 29 2004 at 22:11

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR TO PLAY REUNION CONCERT

Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, Peter Hammill and David Jackson will perform at the Royal Festival Hall in London on May 6th 2005. Tickets are available from the RFH ticket office (www.rfh.org.uk).

After the "classic" line-up got together and played "Still Life" at the end of Peter Hammill's solo gig at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in February 2003, the guys started thinking about playing and recording together again. In September, after a summer of email exchanges, they held a band meeting and planned a get-together for February 2004 at Pyworthy in Devon.

Peter Hammill's heart attack threatened to scupper these plans but having made a speedy recovery they went ahead. This wasn't an exercise in nostalgia and no old Van der Graaf material was played all week but instead a serious amount of jamming went on and work done on several new numbers.

During the summer of 2004, Hammill, with input from the other three, worked to put together a double CD for release in the early part of 2005. Whilst the Royal Festival Hall gig is a one-off, there is talk of further gigs as long as the vibe remains favourable, and more recording in the Autumn.

Source : http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/ - http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/

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Posted By: Sweetnighter
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 00:03

YAY FOR VDGG!!! TOO BAD I LIVE IN CLEVELAND

AND NOT LONDON

!!!

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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 00:14

Nice! Hopefully they do indeed play more gigs (gigs which will include venturing to Canada...)

Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 07:58

Useful_Idiot wrote:

Nice! Hopefully they do indeed play more gigs (gigs which will include venturing to Canada...)

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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 08:09

Ticket ordered. Anyone else going? Meet-up?

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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 08:11

mailto:M@X - M@X
Location: Canada

Do you pay for the plane ticket Man-Erg ?

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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 08:18

M@X wrote:

mailto:M@X - M@X Location: Canada

Do you pay for the plane ticket Man-Erg ?

Of course not

Sorry

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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 08:33

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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 11:26

Great that they're coming back together!

Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 11:27

Useful_Idiot wrote:

Nice! Hopefully they do indeed play more gigs (gigs which will include venturing to Canada...)

and the Netherlands... Please?

Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: November 30 2004 at 15:24

Will they reach poor old OHIO?

Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 04:26

I heard the news from my daughter the other night this is just great news only ever saw them once in Glasgow.I do hope there will be other dates if not London awaits.

Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 05:20

Wow... I need to get a job!

Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: December 01 2004 at 19:18

But the nearness and the smell of you La rossa from head to toe; gees what a line from my favourite VDGG album 'Still Life' this will be awesome. Expectation will build until the day arrives.Anybody who thinks prog is dead or we who follow don't care should read this forum. Prog lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 11:53

WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!
VdGG Ticket Has Arrived

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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 12:13

Apologies for my lack of dignity & decorum (See above post)
I have just had a count-up of my ticket stubs 1975-present,and it works-out that I will have seen (after May-6-05) VdGG,VdG & Peter Hammill Solo 48 times! VdGG = 10 VdG = 6 PH = 31

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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 13:34

Man Erg wrote:

WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!
VdGG Ticket Has Arrived

LUCKY GUY

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Posted By: Fragile
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 18:17

Good on you Man Erg I'm waiting to see if more dates will be announced only ever saw them once during the 'Still Life' tour in the mid seventies, but this is exactly what We VDGG/Hammill fans have been waiting for

Posted By: Ron Galaxy
Date Posted: December 03 2004 at 18:19

I've got my tickets!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted By: progrockgeek
Date Posted: December 17 2004 at 10:40

all I can say about this is that I am very, very excited