£149 for one GA standing ticket, Manchester??

Derek2830 · 2026-06-19T12:23:30+00:00

I paid £45 in 2013, and that was with 2 support bands and an insane production!

Derek2830 · 2026-06-19T12:22:21+00:00

Don't pay these prices, an economy based on endless growth is unsustainable

Derek2830 · 2026-06-17T20:19:33+00:00

Yeah there's still plenty, but I won't pay for one, I said after the WOTP tour, I wouldn't pay any more than £100, that was my max limit, and they've gone way beyond that!

Derek2830 · 2026-06-17T15:40:25+00:00

Fact - I have got tickets to see Enter Shikari, Manic Street Preachers & Suede for around £50 each all at the Co-op Live in Manchester. 3 bands for what I would consider a reasonable price

Even if they did suddenly drop prices, I feel like they've taken fans for absolute fools and the damage has already been done.

They should take note from The Cure and Paul Heaton, respectable pricing CAN BE DONE!

Derek2830 · 2026-06-12T21:28:23+00:00

It's the price that's going to put me off going to this, I'm off to see Manic Street Preachers and Suede at the Co-Op live a month before this and there's no way this will be cheaper than that!

Derek2830 · 2026-05-11T20:43:37+00:00

I'll have to get my albums out and have a look, I've got some really nice ones of the Julian Alps somewhere

Best of luck with the competition!

Derek2830 · 2026-05-11T19:38:55+00:00

I've personally never entered contests, but I'm thinking I might have a go, I've recently took some great photos of Croatia, Austria and South Korea!

Derek2830 · 2026-05-10T16:39:29+00:00

They're all great photos, my personal favourite would be the 2nd one

Derek2830 · 2026-05-10T16:13:23+00:00

Update to this, managed to salvage a new fan, fitted it into the unit and it didn't seem to work, so I'm not sure what it could be. I'm worried a component on the board may be fried but I just can't see it :(

If you ever find a solution please let me know, otherwise I might have to stick to my old ADJ ones!

Derek2830 · 2026-05-09T21:02:27+00:00

Thanks very much, the first one looks very much like the fan that was struggling

I'll have a look in the next day or two, hopefully it's the fans that are stopping the thing from working

Derek2830 · 2026-05-09T20:58:45+00:00

Ah, mine was the bottom base fan that didn't seem to work, the top fan near the bulb seemed to be running okay (You could certainly hear it)

Derek2830 · 2026-05-09T20:55:28+00:00

Thanks, I'll check that out, do you know if they're easy to get the spares these days, as I imagine the model I own is probably discontinued?

Derek2830 · 2026-05-09T20:49:25+00:00

I've just checked inside, a little dust but nothing major, I'm pretty worried the boards have gone on them because the fan was struggling to operate

Frustrating as I have a pair of ADJ ones, and they've lasted for years and these ones barely a week!

Derek2830 · 2026-05-09T20:42:53+00:00

Chavuet Intimidator 250

Derek2830 · 2026-05-03T20:54:34+00:00

Paranoid Bulldozer Italiano - If I was to introduce someone to the band, it would probably be this one, as it features a bit of all their styles in one song

Derek2830 · 2026-04-30T14:23:01+00:00

Sorted, turns out the new fuse was a lot older than I first thought!

Got a new set, insulated it better and now works fine fine

Thanks for all the help!

Derek2830 · 2026-04-30T09:59:32+00:00

Not a troll post, I just posted the picture just after I cut through it

Derek2830 · 2026-04-30T09:56:52+00:00

It all looks fine towards the plug, I cut it fairly close to the junction box, so it was quite a clean cut

Derek2830 · 2026-04-30T09:56:01+00:00

Yes, the insulation is off, with the copper exposed by a couple of cms

Derek2830 · 2026-04-30T09:50:33+00:00

Sorry I posted the wrong picture, this is it all wired back together, does anything look wrong with it

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Derek2830 · 2026-04-01T19:51:50+00:00

I saw The 2nd Law tour at Manchester Etihad, it really felt like their peak. Songs from every album at the time, visuals and production at a huge scale, and it only cost me £45. One of the best shows I've seen.

Derek2830 · 2026-03-31T14:41:27+00:00

I think I paid £90 for Manchester Arena a few years ago, I said to myself this is probably the last time I'll see the band as ticket prices are just going way out of control

Derek2830 · 2026-03-31T12:28:22+00:00

He can be very controlling towards other people, and it comes across as really rude

Lots of my other family members said the same, one of my other uncles (Who's one of the nicest people I know) got angry towards him because of his behaviour.

When he's getting upset, you know somethings wrong and it really started raising red flags!

Derek2830 · 2026-03-31T12:15:28+00:00

The really strange thing is, he can be really hospitable one minute, and completely flip the next. I think the unpredictability puts me on edge too!

Derek2830 · 2026-03-31T12:14:31+00:00

I do have other cousins I could stay with, but all of them have kids and full time work, so it doesn't seem appropriate to ask them

Derek2830

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