Marlay Park: Morrissey and Radiohead

Frank Cronin

Radiohead and Morrissey set for summer visits


03 Mar 2006

Two much-anticipated acts will be making their way to Dublin in just a few month's time.

While the precise dates have yet to be confirmed, Hot Press can exclusively reveal that Morrissey and Radiohead are both playing separate gigs this summer in Dublin’s Marlay Park.

Thom Yorke and co are being supported by Beck who’s currently readying a 10th anniversary edition of Odelay. He’s also applying the finishing touches to a new album that he’s been assembling for the past two years with A-List producer Nigel Goodrich.

According to a well-placed source, Radiohead are also close to completing a new record, which is likely to feature ‘Bodysnatchers’ as its flagship single.

spartacus93

Great news, thanks for the info

bottlerocket

Fantastic!

Delighted neither of them are playing festivals.

eclectichoney

indeed! i always prefer seeing a band on their own terms - a better set usually and less of the just dragging out the hits thing...

honru

This will probably be under Bud Rising label like last year. Expensive shítty beer!

Radiohead and Beck are a good combination though.

Evil Sausage

Love the fact that Radiohead are doing their own gig alright. Hopin for some crackin support this year. And yeah, I reckon this is all gonna be under the Bud Rising umbrella of gigs!

Heres hoping they'll still include Ireland in the club tour of the UK!!

p.pete

Sounds strangely familiar to the V-festival headliner lineup.

Le Rack

No chance Radiohead'll play oxegen

p.pete

Le Rack wrote:

No chance Radiohead'll play oxegen

Not with Chilis and the Who confirmed. Slane would be cool but if Marley is true the it won't be slane.

Le Rack

I've rumour of them doing ox aswell but yeah...

Toast

There was never any chance of them doing Oxegen. MCD wouldnt hold back on a big name like that if they had it in the bag and theyd have fed it to the rumour mill if they were just waiting confirmation. Your signature is really annoying btw le rack hurry up and sell those tickets.

s8n

Toast wrote:

Your signature is really annoying btw le rack hurry up and sell those tickets.

Moan bitch whine......Some people eh...!!!

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

lodgepole

Sweet, a Radiohead gig that I can walk to.

penexpers

Evil Sausage wrote:

Love the fact that Radiohead are doing their own gig alright. Hopin for some crackin support this year. And yeah, I reckon this is all gonna be under the Bud Rising umbrella of gigs!

Heres hoping they'll still include Ireland in the club tour of the UK!!

I don't think that club tour is going to happen. There's been nothing mentioned about it since some vague comments by Ed O Brien.

Smurfpiss

hmmmm seriously considering not going to america for the summer now!
god radiohead and beck that would be fantastic.
would love to see morrissey. jesus that fecker loves playing here!

Mr Rivers

Le Rack wrote:

I've rumour of them doing ox aswell but yeah...

Your rumours are worth nothing


Radiohead & Beck, that'll be great! I'd love for it to be at Argillan Castle, better venue than Marlay Park but at least it aint Slane

eth0_

For some reason I can't see Radiohead sharing a stage with scientologist Beck...

garthv

eth0_ wrote:

For some reason I can't see Radiohead sharing a stage with scientologist Beck...

Why not?
I'd say this is gonna be a great gig

Evil Sausage

eth0_ wrote:

For some reason I can't see Radiohead sharing a stage with scientologist Beck...

Well according to Rolling Stone, Beck is planning on playing a few gigs with Radiohead. Signs are all positive!

parasite

thom & beck have even duetted in the past, it's his own business if he's a scientologist tbh

penexpers

eth0_ wrote:

For some reason I can't see Radiohead sharing a stage with scientologist Beck...

Beck supported Radiohead at Radiohead's homecoming gig in Oxford in 2001.

penexpers

Incidentally they have just been confirmed as headliners of Rock En Seine in Paris on 25/26 August, so a Dublin date the week before ties in nicely with this and V Festival.

Third_Echelon

yes....... fantastic news....

I definitely be getting tickets for this!!

I was predicting an Electric Picnic gig for radiohead, but this is even better!!

blastman

Mr Rivers wrote:

Your rumours are worth nothing


Radiohead & Beck, that'll be great! I'd love for it to be at Argillan Castle, better venue than Marlay Park but at least it aint Slane

And I can walk to Ardgillan....

eth0_

There's feck all parking at Marlay park though, I was up there yesterday! :-(

blu_sonic

I saw Oasis at Marley and the venue sucks, is Moz expected there too?

John

eth0_ wrote:

There's feck all parking at Marlay park though, I was up there yesterday! :-(

But it's within walking distance!

I've been to a lot of the Marley gigs, sometimes the sound can be dire if you stand too far back (White Stripes were deafening within the pit and barely loud in the main bulk of the crowd) but sometimes the PA and a good engineer can get it just right (Chemical Brothers!). I reckon Radiohead's engineer is up to it after their tent tour.

eth0_

John2 wrote:

But it's within walking distance!

How do you know where I live? :-0
I live in D2 so it's not exactly walking distance. I can get the bus, just would have preferred to drive it

Le Rack

eth0_ wrote:

There's feck all parking at Marlay park though, I was up there yesterday! :-(

I went to REM there and we parked about a 10 min drive away and walked, the walk through the park to the gig area was the longest bit but the traffic was mayhem so it was well worth it.

Waltons

Will certainly be going to this! Hooray for Radiohead! Hopefully the new album will be out before they play

Sauron

Fantastic! I haven't been to a radiohead gig yet but I've only heard great things! I was holding out on oxegen tickets until I got news like this, can't wait.

whoot!

cookie dough 61

Any one know of anymore so-called 'official' word on this..?! Both would be great, but Im dying to see Mozza....

blu_sonic

i thought i was the only moz fan in the world or in this thread now, lol

OFDM

I wonder who's going to be playing Ardgillan this year? I think permission for 4 concerts has been given. It would have been good if Radiohead played there instead of crappy Marlay Park.

comet

Arcade Fire supposed to be playing Marlay Park too.
never been there, everyone says its a crap venue. I'll be seeing Morrissey indoors, saw Radiohead when they were making the kind of music I was in to so I'll be giving these gigs a miss.

blu_sonic

I Doubt That They'd Fill The Venue Yet, I Was Looking At Them On MTV2 And I Was Wondering Where They Could Play Over Here They Are Well Know By Our Kind But They Aren't So Well Know By Everyone Else

Toast

comet wrote:

Arcade Fire supposed to be playing Marlay Park too.
never been there, everyone says its a crap venue. I'll be seeing Morrissey indoors, saw Radiohead when they were making the kind of music I was in to so I'll be giving these gigs a miss.

I keep hearing multiple Arcade Fire rumours... where are they coming from? I see no indication they will be touring this summer anywhere.

bottlerocket

Stop the teasing about Arcade Fire people... it's getting me too excited.

Didn't they say they were basically taking this year out to record the new album? A truly magnificent live act though, their set at Electric Picnic was one of the best I've ever seen.

Mr Rivers

Arcade Fire are NOT playing, they said they wont tour til the release of the next album.

The OP

Does Morrissey play any Smiths songs at his gigs, or is it all his solo stuff?

CiaranC

He did a few Smiths numbers at the point last year.

blu_sonic

he sprinkles a few smiths tunes in, on the amazing DVD who put the M in Manchester he does 5 smiths, 12 of his own, 1.5 covers.

there was a time when he started gigging solo first he wouldn't play smiths tracks, he has said he will always finish on there is a light that never goes out