Your best gig?

LundiMardi

Dunno if this should have gone into Gigs/Events but how or never...

The best gigs i've been to have been...

1. Roger Waters - Cork Marquee Festival - Just breathtaking!!!
2. Robert Plant - Last year in the Olympia - I was in awe, the man is awesome!!

None of the other gigs i've been to come even close to these two.

Creamy Goodness

weezer - vicar street - first time to see weezer after 10 years off waiting.

biffy clyro - voodoo lounge - great band small venue, kicked ass with good support from mike got spiked.

LundiMardi

actually, saw MGS in Fibbers last year before the place was done up, pretty class gig alright.

SquareBear

Best gigs:

hmm.

Bob Dylan at the Brixton Academy, 2005.
Doing his own thing, I just wish the woman to my left wouldn't keep shouting out for Tamborine Man.

Patti Smith and Steve Earle at the Meltdown Festival 2005.
It was wild, Steve was in Anti-Bush fighting form, and Patti was an kookie as ever..

Rory Gallagher, Cork...sometime.. early 80's ish, I know I was young... lots of long-hair, denim, and air guitar...

SquareBear

oh... and Antony and the Johnsons, again last year in London...
Blew my mind..what a voice. I cried, glad it was dark so the tears dried off by the time the lights came up..

And Salif Keita, again last year... ... Never saw so many happy, joyful people, dancing in the aisles...including me.....brilliant...:)

Mongo

The 3rd of December I think it was.The Point, Radiohead.They played two nights and that was the first.Flawless setlist and sound.Amazing.

aidan24326

Pearl Jam- The Point Sept.1996 (also saw them in 2000 but 96 was marginally better for me). Fantastic live band.

Korn- SFX 1996 brilliant gig. They weren't really very famous at the time and it was cool to see them in a small venue. An hour and 20 mins of pure raging intensity. Wouldn't listen to them much nowadays though.

Foo Fighters- The point Dec.2005 had seen them twice before that but this show blew the other two away. Superb.

Radiohead- Olympia June 2003. A rare chance to see them in Dublin's best venue.

aidan24326

LundiMardi wrote:

actually, saw MGS in Fibbers last year before the place was done up, pretty class gig alright.

Who?

^CwAzY^

wat bout hm......blur in the olympia! that was kickin!!
or arctic monkeys in whelans!

11811

would have to be.............

1) interpol @ the olympia 2005

2) Arcade Fire @ Electric picnic last year

3) Violent femmes @ the savoy in cork this year.met Brian Richie in the pub afterwards!:D

Civilian_Target

Hurricane Festival 2005, Schessl (near Bremen), Germany.
Audioslave, Rammstein, System of a Down and Nine Inch Nails to build it up, and Beck & Oasis to calm it back down again

Alter-Ego

Guns N' Roses In june was fantastic. Also, Foo Fighters Last december.

Aard

Opeth in Vicar St a couple of months ago.

Mushy

Velvet Revolver in the Point was very rocking for me. So was metallica this year.

almv

Divine Comedy - Gaiety with full Orchestra May 04
Sinead O Connor - Vicar Street Sean Nos Nua Tour
Franz Ferdinand - Olympia
Prince - Point 02
Blur Olympia - Dec 03

Tha Gopher

Wu Tang Clan, Oxegen 2004. It was fcuking insane.

The crowd went fcuking off the scale when Ghostface Killah came out wearing a tricolour

Kali

Probably in order:

M83 - Sugar Club, 2003
Arab Strap - TBMC, 2003
Brian Wilson - The Point, 2002.
Roger Waters - Glastonbury, 2003.
Lamb - Glastonbury & Big Chill, 2003.
Spiritualized - Glastonbury, 2003.
Low - Koko, London, 2006.

Really excellent gigs have been scarce of late.

scary

The Fatima Mansions in the Rock Garden '91
Low TBMC '06
Spiritualized in the Tivoli around 91 or 92

tbh

For me, AC/DC in Sydney in 2001, closely followed by Page and Plant in about 95/96 in the Point. In both cases, I only knew the well-known songs from both before i went, and I don't really like going to gigs for bands I don't know, but oh my God, both of them really blew me away. I'd gotten out of rock music before I went to AC/DC - I was mad about it in my teens, and they just totally reawakened the love in me Cool thread, got some good memories going for me!

RainyDay

It's so hard to pick any one gig. While I normally despise the Point as a venue, I've seen some superb shows there in recent years. Bowie's last gig was fantastic, Springsteen's Seeger sessions was a great gig with a warm, fuzzy feeling and REM's last gig (which happened to be the last night of their European tour with the band in partying form) was top notch.

My best festival goes all the way back to 1986 at Croker where Simple Minds topped the bill consisting of Auto da Fe, In Tua Nua, Blue in Heaven, the Waterboys and (the fly in the ointment) Lloyd Cole & the Commotions. The night ended with an amazing lightening display which looked like it had been staged to wrap up the show.

I've seen some great intimate shows as well - The Pogues first ever Irish gig at McGonagles Nite (sic) Club and the Magnetic Fields in the missed HQ on Abbey St spring to mind.

Zapp Brannigan

Megadeth in The Ambassador Jan 2005. Great night topped off by meeting the band afterwards.

el rabitos

probably my first ever gig back in 1996, the day trip to tipp, which was a pretty huge thing back then, headlined by prodigy back in the day when they were huge.

more recently, fantomas in the village was fairly excellent, seeing mike patton, total genious.

youcancallmeal

Sigur Ros at Roskilde this year.
20,000 people in a tent and there was pure silence for the quiet parts :eek:
Lightshow was stunning and sound was perfect, you just couldnt ask for anymore.

Orbital in the Olympia back around 99 also gets a special mention

honru

The Stooges, Hammersmith Apollo in London, August 2005

Played one of my very favourite albums Fun House from start to finish... just incredible. Then close to the end fifty people surged onstage, I thrusted myself forward and landed head first across the barrier. I'll never forget standing onstage in front of 4,000 people.

Shook Iggy's head, gave Mike Watt a hug. My buddy got sick beside him... it was awesome.

Mr Rivers

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Shook Iggy's head

holton

Plant and Page in the Point in '95 - awesome.
Metallica this year in the RDS.
U2 Monday night in Croker last year.

Toast

Currently a toss up between Sigur Ros at the Olympia or Broken Social Scene at TBMC.

tragget

Any number of Patti Smith gigs.... Shepherd's Bush Empire August 11th 2003 stands out and the Horses gig at last years meltdown festival.
REM Lansdowne road, 1999..... the whole package, including openers Paddy Casey and Divine Comedy.
Eddi Reader, Whelans, some tmie in the summer of 2002 i think.
Ladytron, September 18th 2003 (i think)the astoria, London. Fat Truckers opened.
Others... ben folds, christy moore, sinead o connor, radiohead, eels.

MoominPapa

Bootsy Collins and his Rubber Band Mean Fiddler (thats the Village to you young folks) 1995. He came onstage with his back to the crowd and just stood there arms outstreached for ten minutes while the band just funked out. When he eventually turned around the place was groovin so much no one really cared. They must have played for 3 hours various band members shuffled off exhausted leaving Bootsie on his own still gooving away. They had to cut the power to try to get his off the stage but he just got the crowd to clap, he then came out with the immortal line "Hey, People! We don't need electricty!" The whole place cracked up. The venue manager got on his knees pleading with Bootsy to finish, saying something about having to visit his sick mother in hospital or something , so he eventually stopped. Pure magic

Mushy

el rabitos wrote:

probably my first ever gig back in 1996, the day trip to tipp, which was a pretty huge thing back then, headlined by prodigy back in the day when they were huge.

Prodigy played down in Tipp? Where abouts? Them and RATM.

Toast

Thurles.. some kind of gaa stadium in 1997. Was my first "real" gig and it was a blinder. Found my stub not so long ago. Was something like 28 punts for the day with Foo Fighters, Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Reef, Kula Shaker and The Cardigans.

melekalikimaka

the distillers - the ambassador, dunno how long ago, a year or two i think, awesome gig. the horrorpops a close second

Acerferrari3200

Fav - Jeff Buckley - Whelans -- The frames in support.. (They where good , but I was not ready for what was to follow !)

I had not listened to him before the gig, just seen one video on no disco ( RTE bring it Back ) .....,, He opened with Mojo Pin ,,,and from that moment on I was gone to another place...it still makes the hair on my neck stand up when I replay the gig in the IPOD of my mind. .

..Have to say I did cry when I found out he died ...he could have been one of the greats.

Others that come to Mind just now

REM - RDS -Green Tour
The Cure - RDS - The Point
Oasis - Tivoli Theatre ....just before first album.
Suede - Tivoli Theatre.(Best venue before vicar street ...some great gigs in its early days)
David Bowie - The point last tour 3 1/2 hours !
Prince - every Irish Show
Underworld ...Red Box
Sigur Ros - Temple
Flaming Lips - Vicar Street



Jazz .
David Holland - Vicar Street
Jimmy Smith RIP ...RDS
Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Vicar Street.




God I feel old now !

Miguel_Sanchez

Smog - Roisin Dubh Nov 2001
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Ambassador Mar(?) 2002
Sigur Ros - Ambassador - Oct 2002

joenailface

Opeth, sigur rós, sick of it all, the slackers....strange combination but holy **** those gigs were aural pleasure at its finest

Garret

I hate reading this thread to think of all the gigs i missed cos i was born a few years too late:mad:

Godspeed!
Jeff!

:mad:

So far it would be Manics Olympia 04

But i have high hopes for Sufjan and Final Fantasy later this year

Mushy

Toast wrote:

Thurles.. some kind of gaa stadium in 1997. Was my first "real" gig and it was a blinder. Found my stub not so long ago. Was something like 28 punts for the day with Foo Fighters, Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Reef, Kula Shaker and The Cardigans.

Foo's aswell...Wow. Although now I wouldnt want a gig to be played in semple Stadium. Destroy the best hurling surface in the country. 28 punts for that..nuts what goes on now.

Redegg

1. Muse - olympia 2004?

2. Interpol - olympia 2005

3. arcade fire - electric picnic

5. red hot chili peppers - slane 2002

gizmo

Alter Bridge - ULU London, 2004. Best gig of my life and I got to hang out with them before and after the gig.

Next would be the Trivium, God Forbid and Mendeed show in March. Again twas a great gig and we got to hang with them afterwards in Fibbers.

Xavi6

Redegg wrote:

1. Muse - olympia 2004?

gotta agree 100% with that one. unbelievable gig and the perfect venue. hopefully the point in november will be as good.

Jamey

Acerferrari3200 wrote:

Fav - Jeff Buckley - Whelans -- The frames in support.. (They where good , but I was not ready for what was to follow !)

I had not listened to him before the gig, just seen one video on no disco ( RTE bring it Back ) .....,, He opened with Mojo Pin ,,,and from that moment on I was gone to another place...it still makes the hair on my neck stand up when I replay the gig in the IPOD of my mind. .

..Have to say I did cry when I found out he died ...he could have been one of the greats.

Others that come to Mind just now

REM - RDS -Green Tour
The Cure - RDS - The Point
Oasis - Tivoli Theatre ....just before first album.
Suede - Tivoli Theatre.(Best venue before vicar street ...some great gigs in its early days)
David Bowie - The point last tour 3 1/2 hours !
Prince - every Irish Show
Underworld ...Red Box
Sigur Ros - Temple
Flaming Lips - Vicar Street



Jazz .
David Holland - Vicar Street
Jimmy Smith RIP ...RDS
Esbjorn Svensson Trio - Vicar Street.




God I feel old now !

You are one lucky person ! Do ya know how I could get a copy of this recording from Dublin? Is it good quality?

Fav gigs:

Amen @ Graspop 05.
Metallica @ RDS 05.
Static X @ Point 05
Any Saw Doctors gig ive been too !

ANarcho-Munk

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

The Stooges, Hammersmith Apollo in London, August 2005

Played one of my very favourite albums Fun House from start to finish... just incredible. Then close to the end fifty people surged onstage, I thrusted myself forward and landed head first across the barrier. I'll never forget standing onstage in front of 4,000 people.

Shook Iggy's head, gave Mike Watt a hug. My buddy got sick beside him... it was awesome.

Wow. Sounds deadly!

Oral Slang

Donninton 1995 headlined by Metallica was probably one of my most memorable gigs with support from Therapy, Skid Row, Slayer, Slash's Snake Pit, White Zombie, Machine Head, Warrior Soul & COC.

Not a huge fan of Metallica anymore, but back in the day, they blew me away, along with the many support bands of course!

Other than that, Queensryche in 2000 in the Brixton Academy. One of my fav bands of all time, so seeing them for the 1st time was amazing!

seanironmaiden

Jamiroquai - The Point Sept 05
Audioslave - v.i.p. 3 nights in Brixton Academy, June '05
Iron Maiden - The Point '03
Pixies - Phoenix Park '04
The Darkness - Vicar St. '03
Foo Fighters - Witnness '02

mcdonnst

Muse Olympia

Best gig ever. Rocked the roof off.

I knew 2 people who went deaf for a few days after it.
Had to go to the doctor.

RE*AC*TOR

Neil Young and Crazy Horse - The Point 2001
At The Drive-In - Temple Bar Music Centre
Beck - Witnness

MrJones

Bob Dylan: The Point November 2003
Doves: Roisin Dubh 1999/2000(Lost Souls Tour)
Interpol Oxygen 2005
Webb Brothers- Roisin Dubh 2000
Broken Social Scene TBMC 2006

WithCheesePlease

Toast wrote:

Thurles.. some kind of gaa stadium in 1997. Was my first "real" gig and it was a blinder. Found my stub not so long ago. Was something like 28 punts for the day with Foo Fighters, Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Reef, Kula Shaker and The Cardigans.

Jesus, now that you mention it I remember that gig so clearly!! I remember it absolutely pissed rain during the Manic Street Preachers set and James Dean Bradfield played and sang "Rain Drops Keep Falling on my Head" - Great moment. I remember also being at the very front row against the barrier for the Foo Fighters too. And that hot lead singer from the Cardigans asking the crowd to stop throwing "polo candy" at her - i think they were giving out free polo mints!

Good day out, great gig.

Boo-yah

Weezer - Vicar St. and The Point

Tool - Ozzfest

Eels - Temple Bar

daymobrew

Toast wrote:

Thurles.. some kind of gaa stadium in 1997.

"some kind of gaa stadium"
"Trip to Tipp" aka Feile, ran for 4 or 5 years out of Semple Stadium. I think I was at 4 of them. Ah, the memories - camping, planning to see loads of bands, too lazy to leave pub and missing most and the guaranteed rain on Saturday night.

RATM played a great show. One of the Sunday mornings Therapy? played and I hung around for Kerbdog after. Ended up getting into them - good chunky guitar sounds.

/me recently remembered a "2FM Lark in the Park" free outdoor afternoon gig in a park near Booterstown station back in probably 1987 where Hothouse Flowers were the headliners. Great live band.

Some articles about Feile: the hare krishnas, Prodigy in 1996 and brief background.

Some best gigs:
- House of Pain while squished into Dubin Castle Inn in 1992 (really - cycled to it after Megadeth/Pantera in the Point)
- Public Enemy in SFX (mid 1995)
- Therapy? in a tiny club in San Francisco in 1996
- Hothouse Flowers in RDS 1988 (£12.50 admission for a full day show!! 1:30pm until 9:30pm)

Notable mentions:
- Prodigy in San Francisco 1997
- Body Count w/Ice T in SF in 1996 (silly music but great fun)
- Rammstein in SF in 1997 (cool stage show; supporting KMFDM)
- Biohazard in SF in 1998?
I lived in SF for 5 yrs so got to see loads of artists who would never come to Ireland.