Proms

[Steve Skeggs]

Can anyone tell me

1. Do you think UB40 have any plans to play a 'proms' type gig?
2. Was any of the proms stuff ever released?

I only ask, coz I asbofreakinglutely love the sound

I thank you!!

[Steve Skeggs]

That'll be a no then??

[Aaron Otang]

Alroite my ol ginger mucker?

Prommungas......


You know who will know about all this....

Just ask JJ he is the man

[bt/ub40]

Hey Skeggsy...No...NOT No..if y'know what I mean ? Would love to do that, infact I have had the conversation more than once...we would love to do the proms tour again, we seriously love doing that kind of tour.....altho..back to the recording idea..seeing as no one buys records anymore and the fact that its ITS A HUGE JOB & INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE to write, arrange, record orchestral arrangements...and..then theres always the nagging thought
" will anyone want this ? "

[Steve Skeggs]

Fank you Tang very elpful, me ol china.

Fank you for the reply Mr T, why don't you get that monkey lot to do the orchestra bit, I could help out on the triangle

Seriously though it is a terrific sound

[JB40]

That's why a lot of orchestra's rely on arts funding to survive. I would think most of them work at a loss. The proms that we have performed in actually makes a lot of money. But that didn't stop them from changing from local musicians to ones shipped in from eastern europe because they were cheaper.
Would still love to do it though, get a real buzz from being on stage with a 150-piece orchestra. and a 50-piece choir.

[UK Warrior]

I may well have been half asleep and was definitely hung over, but I'm sure that I saw the tree botherer, Sting, on telly this morning promoting his tour with the LSO. Doing all his Police and solo hits. Sounded good as well, or was I still hammered?

Metallica did it a few years back, and it sounded MENTAL!!

[Aaron Otang]

Originally Posted by JB40

That's why a lot of orchestra's rely on arts funding to survive. I would think most of them work at a loss. The proms that we have performed in actually makes a lot of money. But that didn't stop them from changing from local musicians to ones shipped in from eastern europe because they were cheaper.
Would still love to do it though, get a real buzz from being on stage with a 150-piece orchestra. and a 50-piece choir.

Just dont set ya drums up..where Mickey had the piano lmao!!

[Dean M]

Originally Posted by JB40

That's why a lot of orchestra's rely on arts funding to survive. I would think most of them work at a loss. The proms that we have performed in actually makes a lot of money. But that didn't stop them from changing from local musicians to ones shipped in from eastern europe because they were cheaper.
Would still love to do it though, get a real buzz from being on stage with a 150-piece orchestra. and a 50-piece choir.

i saw john holt with the reggae philomonic orchestra

sound was incredible
only was the ticket price
i felt if the price was lowered a few quid he would have sold out, but as that it was expensive,wembly arena was only half sold...that must be a big balance also £60 i think was the price