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Jonathan Coulton Camden Gig

SeydlitzSeydlitz Registered User regular
edited March 2008 in Games and Technology
Jonathan Coulton, beloved songwriter of "Portal" and "Re: your brains" fame, is playing in Camden (London, not Scotland) on the 20th of March. That's in 11 days. I couldn't see any threads about this, which has now been corrected.

Edit: It would appear the gig is 14+, so even if you're only a wee-whippersnapper you can come along and enjoy the goodness!

So who's going, and do we go for pints in a drinking establishment before hand? Pip pip!

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I'm pretty temted but other than the portal song I know nothing he's done.

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  • SeydlitzSeydlitz Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Search youtube for him, he's got loads of stuff. He's on itunes as well!

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  • BasticleBasticle Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
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  • MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Holy awesome crap.

    This is great news, I listen to so much JoCo. I must see this.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
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  • MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    There were Vikings and boats and some plans for a furniture store

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I'm all over this so hard as long as I can wrangle time off to go.

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  • redfenixredfenix Aka'd as rfix Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I saw him in st louis, with paul and storm.
    And met him afterwards.

    if you can go, do go. It's an outstanding show.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    MikeRyu wrote: »
    There were Vikings and boats and some plans for a furniture store

    It's not a bodega, it's not a mall

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  • CeppCepp Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Why does London have to be so far away :(

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2008
    ben0207 wrote: »
    I'm pretty temted but other than the portal song I know nothing he's done.

    You should go anyway. The energy in his shows is absolutely amazing, as well as his interactions with the audience. I guarantee you, if you go only knowing "Still Alive" you'll walk out a fan.

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  • MikeRyuMikeRyu Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    MikeRyu wrote: »
    There were Vikings and boats and some plans for a furniture store

    It's not a bodega, it's not a mall

    And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine as if there were apartments smaller than mine

    Seems JoCo is getting all international star fancy on us, and getting into videogames and featured on news sites. Looks like he's actually becoming Mr. Fancy Pants.

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  • RamaRama Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    ...Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain...

    Classic

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    ben0207 wrote: »
    I'm pretty temted but other than the portal song I know nothing he's done.

    You should go anyway. The energy in his shows is absolutely amazing, as well as his interactions with the audience. I guarantee you, if you go only knowing "Still Alive" you'll walk out a fan.
    Man, Camden is like, 8 tube stops from me. I'm not going all that way for some energy.

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  • JunpeiJunpei Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Fuck yes! I am going!

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    ben0207 wrote: »
    ben0207 wrote: »
    I'm pretty temted but other than the portal song I know nothing he's done.

    You should go anyway. The energy in his shows is absolutely amazing, as well as his interactions with the audience. I guarantee you, if you go only knowing "Still Alive" you'll walk out a fan.
    Man, Camden is like, 8 tube stops from me. I'm not going all that way for some energy.

    you need to get your ass into gear and become a JoCo fan. It's a travesty that some people only know him for Still Alive, when he's done so many more/better things.
    MikeRyu wrote: »
    MikeRyu wrote: »
    There were Vikings and boats and some plans for a furniture store

    It's not a bodega, it's not a mall

    And they sell things for apartments smaller than mine as if there were apartments smaller than mine

    Seems JoCo is getting all international star fancy on us, and getting into videogames and featured on news sites. Looks like he's actually becoming Mr. Fancy Pants.

    yeah, but the chances that our pants are as fancy as his pair are pretty slim.

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    So, should I go along to this, or would that be me taking a risk about a guy i've never really heard (haven't played Portal) and taking a ticket from a genuine fan? But then if he is as good as you guys say...

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  • JunpeiJunpei Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Kalkino wrote: »
    So, should I go along to this, or would that be me taking a risk about a guy i've never really heard (haven't played Portal) and taking a ticket from a genuine fan? But then if he is as good as you guys say...

    Go to Youtube. Search for "Code Monkey", "Skullcrusher Mountain" or just "Jonathan Coulton in LA" and you should find a few songs to listen to.

    The concert is £15 prebooking at Ticket Web. It's taking place at Dingwalls on the 20th at 7:30pm (Dingwalls is in Camden at Camden Lock). Expect lots of audience interaction.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Junpei wrote: »
    Kalkino wrote: »
    So, should I go along to this, or would that be me taking a risk about a guy i've never really heard (haven't played Portal) and taking a ticket from a genuine fan? But then if he is as good as you guys say...

    Go to Youtube. Search for "Code Monkey", "Skullcrusher Mountain" or just "Jonathan Coulton in LA" and you should find a few songs to listen to.

    The concert is £15 prebooking at Ticket Web. It's taking place at Dingwalls on the 20th at 7:30pm (Dingwalls is in Camden at Camden Lock). Expect lots of audience interaction.

    just go to his site, jonathancoulton.com

    he has a newbies section for people who want to start to know his stuff.

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Thanks for the info - I'm almost convinced to go, assuming something else falls through

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    This is a particularly awesome performance of "Creepy Doll" with some backing musicians.

    It'd be nice if he came to south Florida one day. Or even the Gainesville area.

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  • One Thousand CablesOne Thousand Cables An absence of thought Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    He's coming down to Atlanta on the 22nd. I might go, assuming I've got nothing going on and I can figure out how to get there.

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  • The_YeorinatorThe_Yeorinator Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I FEEL FANTASTIC! And I've never felt as good as how I feel right now. Except maybe how I felt that day when I felt the way that I feel right now!

    I love Coulton. I wish he'd come to Idaho :(

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  • Bionic MonkeyBionic Monkey Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2008
    He'll be in Portland again, this April, followed shortly after by a show in Seattle. That'll be the third time I've seen him.

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  • The_YeorinatorThe_Yeorinator Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Portland....well that's kinda close to Idaho o.o

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  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Gah! I have work on the 20th! Hopefully I can get someone to cover for me. If so, then hell yeah I'm there!

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  • life3life3 Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Damn, I thought this was in reference to Camden, New Jersey.

    THREAD DOES NOT DELIVER.

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  • TofystedethTofystedeth Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I love how he has all his stuff on his website for free listening. And under the payment info he has the line "Already stole it? No problem! Pay for it here!"
    Or something like that.

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  • LlyLly Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    shit shit shit i'm going on holiday on the 19th .... and camden is about a 10 minute bus journey from me. DAMN!

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Right, I got tickets for the show - I've thrown myself on the mercy of the good taste of the GT forums and am bringing friends. I'll be the guy with the handlebars mustache

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Will John Hodgeman be there?

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    life3 wrote: »
    Damn, I thought this was in reference to Camden, New Jersey.

    THREAD DOES NOT DELIVER.

    I was hoping against hope that some how he had gotten a Stadium gig at Camden Yards, in Baltimore.

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  • SeydlitzSeydlitz Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    OK there seems to be a bit of interest in this, who fancies a pint before hand? I'm sure camden will have a nice pub or two!

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  • ironsizideironsizide You must whip it Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    life3 wrote: »
    Damn, I thought this was in reference to Camden, New Jersey.

    THREAD DOES NOT DELIVER.

    Me too. And then I thought, "Poor bastard."

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  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Seydlitz wrote: »
    OK there seems to be a bit of interest in this, who fancies a pint before hand? I'm sure camden will have a nice pub or two!

    I'd love to, but I'm coming to the gig straight from work as it is. Leaving early enough to grab a pint is just begging my boss to fire me.

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  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    guys, thanks for the advice - the concert rocked so hard

    although I don't think that Coulton quite realised how popular he was in the UK till he turned up in London. It was fucking amazing how many people in the audience seemed to know his songs

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  • LegbaLegba He did. Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Absolutely. Amazing gig. I don't think there was a single song when the audience wasn't singing along.

    One of my favourite bits of the whole evening was when someone in the audience yelled "I love you GLaDOS!"

    Cracked me up. :D

    But really, too many awesome bits to mention. Thank God I filmed most of it. Just a shame it's on my crappy mobile, although I expect one or two YouTube links to pop up any time now. ;)

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  • ZwaZwa Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Legba wrote: »
    One of my favourite bits of the whole evening was when someone in the audience yelled "I love you GLaDOS!"

    My friend shouted out "She's mine" to that.

    It was pretty damn good. Looks like he's pretty enthusiastic about coming back too.

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Kalkino wrote: »
    guys, thanks for the advice - the concert rocked so hard

    although I don't think that Coulton quite realised how popular he was in the UK till he turned up in London. It was fucking amazing how many people in the audience seemed to know his songs

    did they sing with British accents?

    <3

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  • areaarea Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Zwa wrote: »
    Legba wrote: »
    One of my favourite bits of the whole evening was when someone in the audience yelled "I love you GLaDOS!"

    My friend shouted out "She's mine" to that.

    It was pretty damn good. Looks like he's pretty enthusiastic about coming back too.

    Thank God. I missed tickets to this show, and I was beating myself up about it.

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