Van Morrison will play three socially distanced concerts in England this Autumn but said he needs full capacity audiences “going forward”.
Van Morrison writes:
As you know, we are doing socially distanced gigs at Newcastle Upon Tyne’s Gosforth Park, Electric Ballroom and The London Palladium.
This is not a sign of compliance or acceptance of the current state of affairs, this is to get my band up and running and out of the doldrums. This is also not the answer going forward. We need to be playing to full capacity audiences going forward.
I call on my fellow singers, musicians, writers, producers, promoters and others in the industry to fight with me on this.
Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and speak up.
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and myself appear to be the only people in the music business trying to get it back up and running again. Come forward.
It’s not economically viable to do socially distanced gigs. Come forward now, the future is now.
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Who’s with Van?
Anyone?/FIGHT!
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Van pic: BBC
Ever the contrarian.
He does like a fight all the same..
In fairness Bodger, sometimes less is more..
He can rule out Jedward so.
Greedy ol bastard!
Some neck on him – looks like he just swallowed a bagel without chewing it
No artist can afford to tour at a loss indefinitely- he is not just talking about his own band but the entire industry.
If you seen some of the village halls Van still plays in up north- you would know he is not just about big events.
I’d prefer to wait until the healing has begun.
Got too see him live twice, first time was at the first Feile in Tipperary, he must have been on stage for 20 minutes before I realised he wasn’t sound checking anymore! Dreadful gig.
Then went to the Point (only because me English mate wanted too see him)
We left after about half an hour, as did other people, utterly rubbish!
Curmudgeonly ol’ F*#t!!!!
yeah, i saw him at the point – never again. i’d say those three gigs will be a miseryfest.
I like to let Van Morrisons music do the talking more than things he says. It has always been that way
I feel the same way about William Shatner
Ha ha ha!
The “only people” in the music biz trying to get things up and running again?
I think not Van
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“Come forward, stand up, fight the pseudo-science and speak up”
Has he been speaking to Jim Corr again?
Yes or it could be Carl Heneghan of Oxford University or Sweden’s very own Anders Tegnell perhaps? Possibly the US front line doctors group or the 500 in Germany who are now claiming it is all a scam?
But no- musicians only talk to other musicians it appears- and we can all sneer at them because they couldn’t possibly know anything about anything other than music.
Apart from those infectious disease experts known as Jedward of course. Van may the first to call this nonsense out but he sure as hell will not be the last.
Baby please don’t go
Baby please don’t go
Baby please don’t go to any of my shows
Baby please don’t go
Baby don’t get covid
Baby don’t get covid
Baby don’t get covid on the alt-folk scene
Baby I love you so please don’t get covid
Baby don’t socially distance
Baby don’t socially distance
Baby don’t socially distance at my open air gig
I need ticket sales to buy a new rig
Baby don’t socially distance
Baby it’s pseudoscience
Baby it’s pseudoscience
Baby it’s pseudoscience and I’ll prove it later
Though maybe not if you’re on a ventilator
Baby it’s pseudoscience
Baby it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber
Baby it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber
Baby it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber and could catching that
Be any worse than the film of Cats
Baby it’s Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Jowly old men unite!
When entertainers speak about the issues of the day they are expressing personal opinions. Their fans will obviously listen to what their favourite musicians, film stars, poets and standup comedians say; but the fans need to remember that entertainers rarely have expert knowledge on the issues of the day. Fans can go on enjoying their favourite entertainers. They can take their guidance on issues from several other sources.
I would go one further than that. Actors and Musicians are the LAST people you should listen to during a Pandemic. They are so confused about the real world in normal times, especially actors my God! The stuff they have been posting to social media proves how empty, naive and desperate they are for attention, but without teams of writers and directors around them they look like wealthy idiots who are really bored and needy.
true.
…Jim Corr…now Van the Man…well that swings it for me…yay…pseudoscience…
The wind tunnel called Jedward would be more to your taste I expect.
…I admit Jedward have gone seriously up in my estimation recently…
+1 dose of Hydropoxywoxywoo.
He can talk.
Years ago (70s) I was at a Van concert…he appeared for one and a half songs and then socially distanced himself by walking off stage….end of concert…..
So he’s ignorant as well as being a horrible person.
if it makes anyone feel better, the brother told me that he worked in van’s gaff years ago, fixing his dirty big posh fridge. his apprentice had a root through the laundry basket and nicked a pair of michelle’s unwashed scanties. i am unaware of any firther details, unfortunately.
so there, now.
Could have been worse, could have been Old Grumpy’s.
I recently re-read two biographies by Clinton Haylin and Johnny Rogan – big door-stoppers at well over 500 pages each, so they’re very comprehensive:
Jeez he was one contrary man to work with!
We were only talking about Brief Encounter yesterday…