Sentence examples for heavy gig from inspiring English sources

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Ian McCourt and Nick Miller of this parish have put together five talking points ahead of the final – with a word or two for Nicola Rizzoli, the unfortunate fellow who has to referee tonight's showdown: In many ways refereeing the World Cup final is a bit like being selected to be pope: in theory it should be a huge honour but it's such a heavy gig that nobody actually wants to do it.

As the first major festival in an increasingly crowded season, Coachella is accustomed to the spotlight; indeed, it's what transformed a once-scrappy rock-heavy gig into a lifestyle destination (not to mention a cash cow for the company behind it, Los Angeles-based Goldenvoice).

It was like, let's get off this heavy superhero gig.

Despite their popularity in Brisbane, when playing a heavy metal gig in Newcastle in 1990, Powderfinger were booed off stage.

Lastly, Mt. Hood Records will have an aggressive sales strategy with the goal of getting as many record stores as possible to assist with sales of the various CDs as well as having a heavy live gig schedule as another outlet for CD sales.

Swans' reputation arrives before them: the "loudest" or "heaviest" band in the world, with dark rumours of punishing gigs making audiences vomit.

Sure, there's been a smattering of heavy metal gigs and a one-off Beyoncé show in Mumbai in 2007, while Sting can always be counted on to throw in a sitar concert between yoga retreats, but low ticket prices and high production costs mean that big tours by the likes of U2 and Rihanna have traditionally bypassed the country.

There are kicks to be had from a gremlinish dragon that roars around the revellers at a heavy-metal gig (most of whom presume that any fire-breathing is part of the act), but what is a dragon doing here in the first place?

Great gigs.

As someone who saw The Reflektors at the Roundhouse last week, however, I can say with a heavy heart that gig-goers do not do fancy dress well.