Sufjan Stevens - Olympia Theatre - November 1st

Evil Sausage

As above - NME

Of course, everytime I think of this guy I remember this picture:

Imageshack Link

Mr Rivers

Tasty, shall be there

Basq

Oooooooohh.. excellent!

PS - Imageshack link no work!

Toast

Thanks for the heads up.. had hoped to see him added to Electric Picnic but this shall be better.

Crucifix

Gah, gotta convince someone to go!

Creamy Goodness

i'll be there with fecking bells* on

*bells optional

also never fecking the avalanche was out, i'll have to pick that up tomorrow.

deegan_m

Fan-****ing-tastic. I have been dying to see this guy live.
Cheers for posting this.:D

Smurfpiss

jesus christ i wonder how many seconds this will take to sell out....

Evil Sausage

basquille wrote:

Oooooooohh.. excellent!

PS - Imageshack link no work!

Sorry, working now!

Smurfpiss

ah yes. indie tits. can be a bit hit and miss but they do come up with some good stuff like that!

Creamy Goodness

jaysus, he's not that much of a pussy. i can think of one of the top of my head that's more of a pussy and that would be chris carabba of dashboard confessional man now he is whiney...

anyways bring on the sufjan.

Evil Sausage

Cremo wrote:

jaysus, he's not that much of a pussy. i can think of one of the top of my head that's more of a pussy and that would be chris carabba of dashboard confessional man now he is whiney...

anyways bring on the sufjan.

Whatever way you feel about the guy, you cant say that picture is not funny!

Id be half tempted to print it off on a tshirt and wear it to the gig!

Pacifico

Cool

Has a ticket sales date been anounced yet?

btw that imageshack link brought up some anoying crap! systemdoctor.com? wtf!?

Alter-Ego

Groovy, i'll have to pass this info onto a friend, no doubt i'll end up tagging along.

Dont be at yourself

Mr Rivers wrote:

Tasty, shall be there

Oi, that's the day of my 21st, you'll be were I say you'll be! That said, I might see you there

comet

This will sell out in the blink of an eye

Redegg

have to get tickets for this!!!

Mr Rivers

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

Oi, that's the day of my 21st, you'll be were I say you'll be! That said, I might see you there

I remembered that after posting so gonna grab 2 tix, if your party is that night I'll sell them, if not ya can come along

sterculelum

Excellent... when will tickets be on sale?

PiE

Might have to go to that if I'm around.

SteM

This was posted on http://www.asthmatickitty.com/news.php?newsID=70 about the US tour he's doing in September/October...

For the first time in over a year, Sufjan Stevens is going on tour, bringing with him a talented group of musicians and friends including a small string ensemble and brass section. They will perform a repertoire of familiar songs from Seven Swans, Michigan and Illinois in a new symphonic context. The tour will bring Sufjan and his ensemble to some of the country’s finest theaters, including Nashville’s esteemed Ryman and Los Angeles’ historic Wiltern.

Supporting the tour will be My Brightest Diamond, a moniker for the talented singer-songwriter Shara Worden. Shara has toured extensively in Sufjan’s band, appears on his recordings, and is often his right-hand woman. Shara is also a close friend, creative peer and Brooklyn neighbor to Sufjan.The pomp and pageantry of the previous Illinoismakers tour will be augmented by a nuance, mastery and sophistication of talented new players. But don’t expect to see any cheerleading uniforms or routines. Suit coats, neckties and corsages might be more appropriate; but we aren’t about to issue a dress code.

Sufjan would also like to take this opportunity on tour to debut a few new pieces.

I'll be at the Olympia if I can get tickets, may head over the the Barbican in London if I can't and do a family visit during that weekend while I'm there.

Miguel_Sanchez

Are tickets on sale for this yet? Ticketmaster isn't listing the gig as far as I can see.

Mr Rivers

Jeff_Lebowski wrote:

Are tickets on sale for this yet? Ticketmaster isn't listing the gig as far as I can see.

That's a good sign that they're not on sale

comet

Tickets on sale next Wednesday July 19th.

Mr Rivers

That's ****! I dont get paid til Thursday and I'm up now to buy Daft Punk tickets! Who puts tickets on sale on a Wednesday? Seriously!

Toast

Id say it will take a few days to sell out because of this. Even Sigur Ros didnt sell out the Olympia instantly.

damien

Bollox, I'm in New York for this.
Oh well.

Mr Rivers

Toast wrote:

Id say it will take a few days to sell out because of this. Even Sigur Ros didnt sell out the Olympia instantly.

Hopefully so, I'll get Muse and Sufjan next payday

comet

Toast wrote:

Id say it will take a few days to sell out because of this. Even Sigur Ros didnt sell out the Olympia instantly.

I don't think so, I'd guess this will be very fast sellout, Chicago has been played off the air, he is THE man of the moment, I don't know how many people kicked themselves for missing the Village gig.

odhran

Looks like I'll be up bright and early on Wednesday then- yay, can't wait for this gig!

Closing Doors

comet wrote:

I don't know how many people kicked themselves for missing the Village gig.

Well me for one.

I don't think it'll be an instant sell out. He's well known but not that well known. I'll be there regardless though.

Toast

At the time yeh was annoyed I missed the Village gig but in retrospect the Village is a horrible venue. Im much happier that Ill be seeing him in the Olympia for the first time.

comet

Closing Doors wrote:

Well me for one.

Me too, I waited a year for him to come back and it turns out i'm going to miss this now as well , my only hope is he comes down with a bug and has to reschedules or something *evil*

Mr Rivers

Anyone else hear this as an all-seated gig?

Garret

yeah his american leg is anyway

Creamy Goodness

Mr Rivers wrote:

Anyone else hear this as an all-seated gig?

me hopes not, they'll get more in at a standing gig, i don't think MCD have their heads screwed on lately.

it was the same with jose gonzalez they could of gotten another 200-300 people in if it was standing.

Garret

Cremo wrote:

me hopes not, they'll get more in at a standing gig, i don't think MCD have their heads screwed on lately.

it was the same with jose gonzalez they could of gotten another 200-300 people in if it was standing.

he wants it on the american leg

its so he can fit his string section

won't be an immediate sell out me thinks

Creamy Goodness

but surely to god the stage in the olympia is big enough for the string section, unless he wants it like the way you see the string section at an opera ie down below the stage.

Toast

I'll be buying seats anyway. Its hardly like you'll be rocking out to Sufjan.

Mr Rivers

Toast wrote:

Its hardly like you'll be rocking out to Sufjan.

Yeah but if it's standing then you and your friends can buy tickets at different times and still be together at the gig

SteM

There are some gigs at the Olympia that are suited to being seated and I think Sufjan would be one of them. Saw him in the Village and he was fantastic and had tickets to see him in the DHG a few fears back but couldn't make it that night. I'm not missing this gig and will be going for tickets in the circle.

sterculelum

If it's seated, what's the best section to go for?

And is there any trouble getting in under 18?

Creamy Goodness

you'll be able to walk straight in tbh, olympia aren't as strict as others.

they do the sensible thing and check id only if you going to buy drink

sterculelum

Okay cool.

gucci

any definite date on sale?
why isnt it up on ticketmaster yet...?

comet

It is on ticketmaster http://www.ticketmaster.ie/event/18003CEEC164EF9D?artistid=920396&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

Miguel_Sanchez

It says tickets not available yet. Please say that's cause they haven't gone on sale yet as opposed to them selling out.

Bob Sakamano

Tickets on sale 9am Wednesday

gucci

super....cant wait

Garret

There might just be a pre-sale tomorrow if y'all sign up for the mcd newsletter wink wink

tix are from 27.50 im reliably informed

exiot

man just found out about Sufjan Stevens and Leftover Crack in the space of 10 minutes, Im so psyched. I have never been to the smaller venues of Dublin so this will be a treat compared to the RDS and the Point