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Post by danieljohnson14 on Apr 23, 2019 8:20:45 GMT
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 23, 2019 10:47:06 GMT
That’s a big venue, I’m a little surprised! But with his DEH fame I’m sure it’ll sell well or sell-out. I’m personally not a fan of Ben’s voice (his vibrato is so OTT for me) but he’s a talented guy and deserves all his success 👍 |
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Post by alece10 on Apr 23, 2019 11:29:39 GMT
I dont think that venue suits a solo performer unless it's some big stage show. Would have suited a theatre much more.
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Post by Mark on Apr 23, 2019 16:54:19 GMT
An interesting choice of venue for sure. I remember seeing Matthew Morrison there at the height of his Glee popularity and the venue was just far too big.
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Post by missthelma on Apr 23, 2019 17:42:18 GMT
Echo everything above. Is this not a little ambitious? He's not really a name over here is he? I certainly won't go there, but I might have considered say, Cadogan Hall
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 24, 2019 8:39:40 GMT
Echo everything above. Is this not a little ambitious? He's not really a name over here is he? I certainly won't go there, but I might have considered say, Cadogan Hall Yeah Cadogan Hall seems to be the go to for Broadway stars and I’d have thought he woulda gone there. His US tour has apparently sold really well (albeit he’s much more of a name there) so I guess that may have influenced the decision. I think his fans here might be disappointed though if he concentrates on singing songs from his new album, because you know people won’t really be there for that! |
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Post by danb on Apr 24, 2019 10:15:04 GMT
The album is great though, so I’m sure enough people who have heard stuff on radio 2 will be interested. It isn’t just MT fans that he’s appealling to. I just hope he has singers with him that can recreate what are possibly the most swoonsome BV’s I’ve ever heard. If we get some DEH songs and interesting covers I think it’ll be a terrific night. I already bagged our row G seats in the O2 presale this morning.
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Post by tr252 on Apr 24, 2019 10:47:09 GMT
I liked his voice on the DEH recording but I just cannot listen to his album - the vibrato gives me a headache. I’m surprised he’s not been coached to tone it down.
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 24, 2019 10:57:43 GMT
The album is great though, so I’m sure enough people who have heard stuff on radio 2 will be interested. It isn’t just MT fans that he’s appealling to. I just hope he has singers with him that can recreate what are possibly the most swoonsome BV’s I’ve ever heard. If we get some DEH songs and interesting covers I think it’ll be a terrific night. I already bagged our row G seats in the O2 presale this morning. Is his music being played a lot on UK radio? |
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 24, 2019 10:58:52 GMT
I liked his voice on the DEH recording but I just cannot listen to his album - the vibrato gives me a headache. I’m surprised he’s not been coached to tone it down. I really dislike his vibrato also, it’s kinda like nails on a blackboard for me! It also feels like it’s a choice, idk. He’s v talented but just not my cup of tea as a singer. |
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Post by danb on Apr 24, 2019 12:39:54 GMT
The album is great though, so I’m sure enough people who have heard stuff on radio 2 will be interested. It isn’t just MT fans that he’s appealling to. I just hope he has singers with him that can recreate what are possibly the most swoonsome BV’s I’ve ever heard. If we get some DEH songs and interesting covers I think it’ll be a terrific night. I already bagged our row G seats in the O2 presale this morning. Is his music being played a lot on UK radio? I don’t know. I just assumed it had been as it was top ten on week of release. Was that all off the back of DEH? Surely not. His vibrato did bother me, but I’m sold on the songs now so it won’t do as much now. |
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Ben Platt
Apr 26, 2019 8:50:27 GMT
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Post by welsh_tenor on Apr 26, 2019 8:50:27 GMT
Just booked tickets and doesn’t look to be many left at the moment! No stress (unlike actual London DEH!) but really excited to see him live!
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 26, 2019 9:25:00 GMT
A lot of the good seats available at 9 are still available now so yeah It’s definitely not a DEH ticket scramble, although seems to have sold fairly well so far. Tickets are expensive though which might put some people off. Also £327.50 for a VIP ticket is EXTORTIONATE 😐
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Post by missthelma on Apr 26, 2019 9:39:05 GMT
Just booked tickets and doesn’t look to be many left at the moment! Sometimes it's good to be proved wrong, happy for Ben Platt (still don't fancy the venue though) |
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Post by danb on Apr 26, 2019 17:14:57 GMT
Love that it has sold that well. It’s certainly one in the eye to the neysayers. It is my absolute favourite large venue to see people in and I’ve no idea why people are being so negative about it. It has a great bar and is a five minute walk to the only central London ‘hostel’ style hotel I’ll stay in.
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Post by carmella1 on Apr 26, 2019 17:59:56 GMT
That’s a big venue, I’m a little surprised! But with his DEH fame I’m sure it’ll sell well or sell-out. I’m personally not a fan of Ben’s voice (his vibrato is so OTT for me) but he’s a talented guy and deserves all his success 👍 Horrible vibrato. I cannot listen to him. |
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 26, 2019 23:30:01 GMT
Love that it has sold that well. It’s certainly one in the eye to the neysayers. It is my absolute favourite large venue to see people in and I’ve no idea why people are being so negative about it. It has a great bar and is a five minute walk to the only central London ‘hostel’ style hotel I’ll stay in. I mean there are still a lot of tickets available, but I’m sure by showtime it’ll be v well sold or sold out. I wasn’t being negative, but I just didn’t know whether Ben Platt was a big enough name over here compared to the US to fill such a large venue. Well I guess I was being negative about his vibrato too 😄 but even though I don’t like it I am happy to acknowledge that he’s v talented, lol! |
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Post by ali973 on Apr 27, 2019 4:55:34 GMT
The album is great though, so I’m sure enough people who have heard stuff on radio 2 will be interested. In the grand scheme of things, there are five people listening to his album. |
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Post by danb on Apr 27, 2019 7:38:55 GMT
The album is great though, so I’m sure enough people who have heard stuff on radio 2 will be interested. In the grand scheme of things, there are five people listening to his album. ...at any one time? I obviously have a masochistic streak as I seem to enjoy things that the average board member does not? Everything is all ‘inclusion’ ‘equality’ etc but as soon as someone enjoys something off of the Board mafia’s approved list the digs and bitching start. I shall just sit in my corner rocking (with BP on in the background obvs). |
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Post by sparky5000 on Apr 27, 2019 8:55:26 GMT
In the grand scheme of things, there are five people listening to his album. ...at any one time? I obviously have a masochistic streak as I seem to enjoy things that the average board member does not? Everything is all ‘inclusion’ ‘equality’ etc but as soon as someone enjoys something off of the Board mafia’s approved list the digs and bitching start. I shall just sit in my corner rocking (with BP on in the background obvs). I hope you don’t think I was bitching about Ben, and as a Waitress fan on these boards I am sensitive to that! 😆 I like him, but his voice just isn’t really my cup of tea. I haven’t listened to his album either, but I did see DEH with him in it on broadway and he was superb in that role! I’m sure the concert will be great 👍 |
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Post by ali973 on Apr 27, 2019 10:09:06 GMT
In the grand scheme of things, there are five people listening to his album. ...at any one time? I obviously have a masochistic streak as I seem to enjoy things that the average board member does not? Everything is all ‘inclusion’ ‘equality’ etc but as soon as someone enjoys something off of the Board mafia’s approved list the digs and bitching start. I shall just sit in my corner rocking (with BP on in the background obvs). Girl, relax. That's not what I meant. What I meant was that in the grand scheme of things, he's mostly well known in theatre circles in the US, and to a far smaller theatre audience in the UK. Of the people who know him, even a smaller fraction listened to his album. I was not making a jab at his album, him or your preference. |
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Post by tr252 on May 12, 2019 14:21:00 GMT
I liked his voice on the DEH recording but I just cannot listen to his album - the vibrato gives me a headache. I’m surprised he’s not been coached to tone it down. I'm going to have to eat my words. Yes, I still find his vibrato too much but I'm currently goint through a very recent break up that has left my pretty heartbroken. One of Ben's songs came on on my Spotify and it's led me to listening to his album again and I've found it really comforting. |
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Post by TallPaul on Jun 15, 2019 13:50:45 GMT
Along with a load of people I've never heard of, Ben Platt is one of the guests on Sunday Brunch tomorrow on Channel 4.
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Ben Platt
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Post by danb on Jun 15, 2019 22:37:03 GMT
He was very good tonight. Great vocals, stories that informed the writing of the album etc. Good band too, but it was a little rehearsed & disingenuous at times. Still my favourite venue, and gobsmacking that it’s the only date outside of the US.
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Post by sparky5000 on Jun 21, 2019 21:57:36 GMT
He was very good tonight. Great vocals, stories that informed the writing of the album etc. Good band too, but it was a little rehearsed & disingenuous at times. Still my favourite venue, and gobsmacking that it’s the only date outside of the US. His tour has sold amazingly well. I was dubious when he announced it how he’d sell out the larger venues but he seems to have managed it. Show’s how much of a phenomenon DEH has been .... I know this is Ben’s personal album and he doesn’t sing any DEH songs, but his popularity has come from being in that show. |
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