Interesting Links for 4-11-2011

[andrewducker]

• Sweden's shameful transgender sterilization rule
  (tags: sweden transgender lgbt )
• Effect of fat gene moderated by exercise
  (tags: genetics weight health exercise )
• Artists suing for $2Bn because an iTunes download is a "license" not a "sale" and thus they should get more cash.
  (tags: music business )
• Fixing (cheap, shoddy) Android mobiles costs

Comments

[gonzo21]

Edinburgh would have a semi decent music festival if Murrayfield had remotely decent transport links.

[a_pawson]

Murrayfield is a size up (70,000 tickets) rather than the Arena sized venue (10-15,000 tickets) that is being proposed.

And Murrayfield is easier to get to by public transport than Hampden or Parkhead.

[gonzo21]

Ah, right, I had no idea what sort of sizes music venues are. I just knew that my mum had been to concerts at Murrayfield and Hampden and suchlike.

[andrewducker]

I saw U2 at Murrayfield. They sold out a very large chunk of it. Most bands would be lost though.

Radiohead played in Meadowbank a couple of years back, which is a much more suitable size.

[gonzo21]

Yeah, my mum went to that concert. Even though she was in the cheaper high up seats, apparently it was brilliant, the design of the stage, everybody had a good view.

[poisonduk]

Meadowbank had hosted very few concerts over the years - it has some sort of licencing issue as well as lack of staff - also they have to close facilities during use so the gym gets closed - there's some sort of law governing the availability of council facilities to the public so events outwith the planned sporting calendar are few

[andrewducker]

I saw Iron Maiden at Ingliston, and they were good, but they actually said that it was a rubbish venue and they'd try to be in Glasgow next time. Having a decent venue there would be good.

I've also seen bands at the Corn Exchange (not a bad venue), and I believe the HMV Picturehouse are doing lots of small-ish ones.

[gonzo21]

Yes, the costs of the big concerts is getting silly. Some people were spending £300 a ticket for the Bon Jovi one, just to get to stand closer to the front. I guess it's that ever increasing gap between rich and poor in this country.

Not sure we'll ever see the tram finished though, so, I doubt this location will happen.