How many Cale concerts have you been to ?

I'm just being nosey really, but I find this sort of thing interesting. How many times have you seen the man himself ?

I've been to four concerts and an hmv in-store thing

I have no idea... first concert was in Oslo, Norway in 1977, have seen all his concerts in Norway since then, but lost track of dates and years. Seen him in Scotland and Denmark, last concert was Paris 1919 in London in March.

over a hundred ..best was london lyceum 1981...the one at The Garage was good too

Only three time so far: Brussels 2008, Cardiff 2009, London 2010.
Looking forward to adding Norwich, Essen and Paris to that list

Fortunately Cale is often in Prague:
I´ve seen him
12.5.1994 (w/Soldier String Quartet)
8.4.1997 (The John Cale Group)
20.5.1998 (John Cale Trio)
19.6.2001 (solo)
22.11.2003 (w/band)
8.3.2006 (in Brno w/band - extremly long show)
9.3.2006 (w/band)
in February in Dresden (w/band)

i saw john cale about 4 -5 times , lou reed 2 - times , moe tucker , nico ... and velvet underground . yeah ! lou reed is a rock star , the rest is emotional rescue !

bughead wrote:the rest is emotional rescue!

Hi! That’s an interesting phrase to describe them. Only a bughead could come up with that one.

Justine wrote:

bughead wrote:the rest is emotional rescue!

Hi! That’s an interesting phrase to describe them. Only a bughead could come up with that one.

Oh Justine, I so much agree with you!!! And anyway, you really can't compare apples and pears. It's just silly... And yes, Lou Reed is a kind of rock star. So??? Does that automatically mean that his music is superior? He is definitely good in meeting his fans' expectations. "Play it again, Sam!"

But let's not start a CaleReedFight. It's just a waste of energy, isn't it? I guess, Cale and Reed have already fought enough with each other. Enough for all of us! And they anyway don't share their royalties with us...everything else is religion

I appreciate both, though my weakness is obvious...

By the way, so far I only visited two and half Cale concerts: Cardiff 2009, the Nico tribute in Wroclaw 2010 and Norwich 2010. Not many, but they already convinced me that Cale is an excellent musician...also live! But I guess, the next Cale event will be definitely different...hehehe... "Dark Days" in Essen.

hey, there´s nothing wrong with beeing a rock star , but the other-ones of uv went right into my heart . that´s all i wanted to say

bughead wrote:there´s nothing wrong with beeing a rock star , but the other-ones of uv went right into my heart . that´s all i wanted to say

Sorry about the confusion, bughead.

bughead wrote:hey, there´s nothing wrong with beeing a rock star , but the other-ones of uv went right into my heart . that´s all i wanted to say

Hey bughead, also a big sorry from my side! With your extended explanation it definitely sounds now different to me... Sorry for the misunderstanding!

Cheers, Nayika

Hi! 2003 was kind to me in the way of Cale concerts. I managed to get to four.

Manchester University – June 26th
Union Chapel, London – July 14th
LSO St. Luke's, London – October 26th
Shepherds Bush Empire, London – December 15

JK