Velvet Lounge set times?

[Bags]

Okay, I'm hitting the Lounge tomorrow night to see The Tyde after Fort Reno.  Does anyone have an idea (or educated guess) as to when they might go on?  I don't know if it's pretty standard at the Lounge for the headliner on a weeknight to go on at 11:00, say, or it varies a lot night to night, etc.
 
 Man I just hope they go on *reasonably* early.  (Mondays are usually not good nights for me, plus I'm prepping for a big european jaunt on Wed.!)
 
 Thanks for any help.....

[paige]

Originally posted by bags:
 
 
 Man I just hope they go on *reasonably* early.  (Mondays are usually not good nights for me, plus I'm prepping for a big european jaunt on Wed.!)
 
 Thanks for any help.....

where are you going in europe?

[Bags]

Amsterdam and Berlin for about a week and a half.  I'm quite excited -- I've been to Italy a bunch of times, but haven't been to such a fine beer-drinking region yet!
 
 I was hoping to check into cool music summer festivals, but it just got too difficult to roll into the planning.  My sister's going with me, and she has a tighter schedule than I do.
 
 Alas, the crappy part of such a cool trip is getting work done before you go.  Yuck -- I'm going in at 7:00 tomorrow.  *Not* my best time of day!
 
 Welcoming sightseeing and beer tips!

[Jaguär]

Oh, the Hardcore Tour. Bags, I never thought that you were the type.
 
 It's always the ones that you least suspect.

[thirsty moore]

Bags, be sure to check out a bar called Tacheles in Berlin.  I believe it's in the Kreuzberg district.  Very arty, very cool.  Stay away from the fire breathing dragon!  Also, the Turkish market in Kreuzberg is a fun place.  There's another cool bar called the Roter Salon.  Unfortunately, I don't remember where that is.  
 
 There's a great pizza place in the Charlottenburg area off of the Ku'Damm called the 12 Apostles.  The Judas pizza has all the toppings.  And, of course, the Pergammon is the top museum in Berlin.  The "east side gallery" is one of the longest stretches of the Berlin Wall left.
 
 Berlin is such a cool city.  Have a great time.  Where in Berlin are you staying?  
 
 Viel gluck und bis spater!
 
   

Originally posted by bags:
 Welcoming sightseeing and beer tips!

[thirsty moore]

Might I also recommend the Tiergarten (a great park near the Brandenburg Gate),  and the Berlin Zoo (located right next to "Zoo Station" which U2 named their song after).
 
 And don't forget the Fernsehturm -- a huge East Berlin TV tower, Gedachtnachtskirche -- a bombed out church that stands as a memorial to the horrors of WW2, etc. etc.
 
 Oh, and as for beer, an Augustiner is always tasty, or you could go for the Berliner Weiss -- they add syrup to beer.  And no, that's not a shandy.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

What about that deaf transsexual club you were telling me that you spent a good 6 hours in, Thirsy?

[thirsty moore]

That's located in gay Paree, Rhett.  Let me tell you though, they certainly didn't run out of Vaseline.  Ooh la la.

[markie]

Back to topic, the official line is that doors at velvet are at 8, first act at 9. That said I have been outside the velvet lounge at 9.30 before and they havent been open. I cant remember their cerfew time, but the velvet lounge always seems to run up to it.

[Bags]

(1) Thanks for the Germany tips!!  I'm noting them all and will see what I can fit in.  [FYI, we're staying at the Bleibtreu Hotel in Kurfürstendammâ??.  I have not a clue where this is, my sister made the arrangements.]  But, we'll be in Berlin for a good 5 days, so we should be able to see a lot.
 
 (2)  Think I'll call Velvet Lounge, though I don't see them be super helpful about the times.  But thanks for the info, markie -- I wondered if we'd fully lose the initial question of the thread!

[lily1]

how many bands are opening for the tyde tonight. just one? two?

[jadetree]

Originally posted by lily1:
  how many bands are opening for the tyde tonight. just one? two?

not sure, Deathray Davies are tentative, if they play, there are 2 openers

[ggw]

Originally posted by Robert Pollard:
   

Originally posted by lily1:
  how many bands are opening for the tyde tonight. just one? two?

not sure, Deathray Davies are tentative, if they play, there are 2 openers [/b]

The Deathray Davies just updated their tour dates on their site ( www.deathraydavies.com ) and it doesn't show.  Although they do have a show scheduled for 8/24 @ velvet lounge.

[markie]

why are we all talking about this still? Rhett has already told us the tyde are rubbish.

[ggw]

Originally posted by markie:
  why are we all talking about this still? Rhett has already told us the tyde are rubbish.

Rhett thought you were talking about this guy:
 
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