Magma + Hawkwind NYC June 23+25 (!!)

Love space rock? Devout Zeuhl freak? Missed your chance to buy tickets to see Hawkwind and Magma at NEARfest?

As luck would have it, they're each playing a set in NYC parallel to their festival dates.

Actually, let me rephrase that:

FREAKING MAGMA AND FREAKING HAWKWIND ARE PLAYING IN NYC THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!

I personally just found out, and I'm extremely excited.

The event is to be held in a Brooklyn club. Magma is playing a set on June 23, and Hawkwind on the 25th. Magma is on the bill with Psychic Paramount, and Hawkwind with Phantom Family Halo.

I'm not certain if this will be the full Magma line-up simply on the ticket with Psychic Paramount, or whether it will be Christian and Stella playing with PP as an actual backing band (I seem to remember reading this, but I can't seem to find where - and every other description would suggest it's the full line-up).

As of this writing, tickets are still selling. Follow the links from the club site.

I'm almost hesitant to post this, as the event looks to be very intimate (it's not a huge place, unless they set up outdoors somewhere). On the other hand, I could use some company, and Vander & co need all the support they can get.

I went to Magma too. One of the best shows I've ever seen. Truly unforgettable.

 Hawkwind was a disappointment though. The sound was dull and the programme was somewhat monotonous. Even the diehard fans were not amused. Don't know if there was an encore (would anyone want it?) because I left early.


Edited by warwick - June 26 2007 at 01:01

Was anyone else surprised to see that there were some really attractive girls at the Magma concert?  And not all of them were with their boyfriends either.

Crazy.

Oh.  And how about those bartenders?