NME Big Gig

[timROGERS]

Is anyone going to the NME Big Gig at the O2 on 28th February? :) It's an awesome gig that comes between NME Awards and Club NME! Performing are The Cribs, The Klaxons, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs and Manic Street Preachers.

[RedStratocas]

nme sucks. i used to think rolling stone was close-minded and irrational, but then i found nme.

[Grindie]

nme does not suck, americans do not know the meaning of 'indie'. sorry mate it had to be said

but on topic.. i wish i had tickets, might go down on the night and get a ticket off a tout, the line up is good

[RedStratocas]

nme does not suck, americans do not know the meaning of 'indie'. sorry mate it had to be said

but on topic.. i wish i had tickets, might go down on the night and get a ticket off a tout, the line up is good

actually it's the other way around. american indie is completely different than uk indie. uk indie has a very specific sound, while american indie has no specific sound at all. it's very diverse and has a wide variety of influences. proof that nme is pretentious and close minded is their one-star review of "blueberry boat" by the fiery furnaces. i wont even go into their whole 2004 arcade fire scandal.

[distraction]

nme is the laziest journalism ever. aren't 'cool' magazines like nme supposed to find bands not latch onto 'next big things'?

[samsaBEAR]

nme is the laziest journalism ever. aren't 'cool' magazines like nme supposed to find bands not latch onto 'next big things'?
i agree
i do read nme, and i enjoy reading it, however i do not like their way of finding a band, then bigging them up all the time. its annoying, and un fair on other bands that need, and may well deserve the media coverage a lot more.
i might go, but i only really want to see klaxons and bloc party. i saw klaxons last month, and they were amazing, and seen as this might be the only gig they play this year, i wanna try and get to it