The UK City of Culture 2013 thread

Penfailed · 26-07-2013 10:48pm

Chic this Sunday night in The Venue...and I left it too late to get tickets :rolleyes:

bigron2109 · 28-07-2013 2:47pm

Thinking of heading up for the Fleadh in a couple of weeks, as My Mam is up there, Just wondering does there be much on in the Pubs during the week.

NIMAN · 28-07-2013 11:35pm

.. there certainly will be that week for sure.

Check out the official website
http://www.fleadhcheoil.ie/
where you can check whats on by date, venue etc.

NIMAN · 29-07-2013 1:53am

Any word on how the Chic gig went tonight?

Penfailed · 30-07-2013 6:25am

NIMAN wrote: »

Any word on how the Chic gig went tonight?

I've heard loads of good reports.

Penfailed · 17-08-2013 8:23pm

Penfailed wrote: »

I've heard loads of good reports.

...and I've also heard that he's coming back at Halloween and it's sold out already!

Was up at the Fleadh yesterday - lethal!

NIMAN · 17-08-2013 11:30pm

I only got up to Derry for about 2 hrs the other day, and the buzz around the city was great. apparently its been like that all week and the city really did itself proud.

Lots of talk about Derry applying to host it again in the near future.

Penfailed · 17-08-2013 11:35pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Lots of talk about Derry applying to host it again in the near future.

There's chat about 2016. Great buzz about the place.

Pensivepuca · 28-08-2013 2:32pm

Was up and about today, lovely atmosphere.

Penfailed · 29-08-2013 6:43am

The Tattoo is on this weekend. I can't go though but from what I've seen and heard of it, it looks/sounds class! :cool:

Pensivepuca · 29-08-2013 5:27pm

Penfailed wrote: »

The Tattoo is on this weekend. I can't go though but from what I've seen and heard of it, it looks/sounds class! :cool:

I should be free this weekend, I might head up. Is it just music from pipe bands and all that craic aye?

Penfailed · 29-08-2013 9:34pm

Pensivepuca wrote: »

I should be free this weekend, I might head up. Is it just music from pipe bands and all that craic aye?

Kind of...with a Derry twist from what I've been told. I think there are only a few tickets left for Saturday night (Friday is sold out) so you might want to check before travelling.

NIMAN · 29-08-2013 11:09pm

There's a Swiss troop that are well worth seeing.

irish_goat · 12-09-2013 9:12am

Internet cat video festival on tonight in Cafe Soul. :pac:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-24046110

Penfailed · 16-09-2013 11:20pm

The CultureTech thing over in The Venue was good on Saturday and the Glasgowbury Picnic in the Guildhall Square was excellent :cool:

guttenberg · 22-09-2013 9:05am

Anyone else hearing rumours that Snow Patrol might be having a gig in the Venue around Christmas?

smashey · 22-09-2013 10:44am

Haven't heard anything but getting tickets for that, if it went ahead would be fun!

NIMAN · 22-09-2013 8:39pm

There will be at least 1 show, maybe two, just before Xmas. Heard 21st December listed as one date.

Nice way to say goodbye to the Venue. I had heard rumours it was staying but latest is that its not.

Penfailed · 22-09-2013 10:23pm

guttenberg wrote: »

Anyone else hearing rumours that Snow Patrol might be having a gig in the Venue around Christmas?

Yes

Penfailed · 28-09-2013 2:45am

Cut The Transmission tomorrow in The Venue

Penfailed · 24-10-2013 11:08pm

Has anyone been to the Turner Prize yet? I've visit at some stage I'm sure

Penfailed · 23-11-2013 11:44pm

Lumiere is on from Thursday until Sunday - I reckon it'll be great :cool:

Penfailed · 26-11-2013 11:49pm

Penfailed wrote: »

Lumiere is on from Thursday until Sunday - I reckon it'll be great :cool:

They've been mapping Austins during the week -

Penfailed · 27-11-2013 9:51pm

Was driving through the city this evening and they were testing the lighting on Ebrington, the Peace Bridge and Queens Quay. It looked amazing! :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nLOv6ghTgM

guttenberg · 28-11-2013 7:33pm

Here's a video of the trail run of Austins

Considering how well Radio 1 Videomapped Ebrington it should be interesting to see what they've done this time over there:D Was the walls being lit up the irish tricolour earlier in the week part of this?

NIMAN · 29-11-2013 12:37am

Taking a walk around various spots tomorrow night, looking forward to it.

Penfailed · 01-12-2013 2:44am

Wow...just...wow!

NIMAN · 01-12-2013 10:52am

I was a little underwhelmed by most of it.

I thought the fire in St Columbs, the childrens drawings in Ebrington and the Austins building were all very good, but a lot of the rest of it was very ordinary if I am honest.

I felt after i walked to some of the displays, "well that was a bit of a waste".

guttenberg · 01-12-2013 11:21am

I get what your saying, the hassle to get to the Credit Union thing wasn't really worth it for me, cracker view of the city from Ebrington though, with the Undertones lyric and Rosemount Factory so clear with all the strobes going around. It's on tonight again (was supposed to finish yesterday). Is St Cecilias part of it or why's the school lit up?

Penfailed · 01-12-2013 12:37pm

guttenberg wrote: »

Is St Cecilias part of it or why's the school lit up?

It's not officially part of it but they're calling it a fringe event. Apparently Derry have embraced Lumiere way more than Durham did and have been holding fringe lightshows in various other places around the city.

smashey · 01-12-2013 12:37pm

I was there last night and it was impressive. Great crowds as well.

failinis · 01-12-2013 2:43pm

NIMAN wrote: »

I was a little underwhelmed by most of it.

I thought the fire in St Columbs, the childrens drawings in Ebrington and the Austins building were all very good, but a lot of the rest of it was very ordinary if I am honest.

I felt after i walked to some of the displays, "well that was a bit of a waste".

I thought Austins and the "sails" beside the quay were very underwhelming, as was the writing on say, the BT Building and shirt factories.
Also, the oaks inside the craft village were very poor.

The fire and the figures on the bridge were I must say the best.

Of all the city of culture events, this was one I looked forward to, but felt let down a bit.

Walking through the park was surreal though, in a nice eerie way.

Some pics

donegal__road · 02-12-2013 1:07pm

Went in yesterday evening for a look, the animation up at the old army barracks was very impressive.. the walk across the Peace Bridge and the view of the city lit up was spectacular. We were 45 mins early for the Fire Garden so decided to give it a miss and go over to Austins instead as there were huge amounts of people queuing for the Fire Garden by then. Austins was good for about 10 minutes, we left early to beat the traffic. Glad I went in..

Penfailed · 30-12-2013 1:56pm

So that's the end of that then. Loved it.

guttenberg · 31-12-2013 12:50pm

Happy New Year folks! Hopefully the Council can build on a cracker year and some of the events return.

Penfailed · 02-01-2014 11:57am

guttenberg wrote: »

Happy New Year folks!

And the same to you

guttenberg wrote: »

Hopefully the Council can build on a cracker year and some of the events return.

I'm hoping for this too.

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