Metallica Belfast May 11th/12th

scudzilla

Metallica will be playing the Odyssey on May 11th, tix on sale Dec 3rd

Hoping a date in Dublin will be added pretty soon :D

Source : http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=602791

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scudzilla wrote: »

Metallica will be playing the Odyssey on May 11th, tix on sale Dec 3rd

Hoping a date in Dublin will be added pretty soon :D

Source : http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=602791

I'll definitely be going to this. Cant see an o2 show being added. After the last uk indoor tour they didnt add the o2 and played marley park instead. Dont think the stage will fit on the ground floor to make it the "in the round" setup they use. However I find this annoying because I did 6 shows in the states last year and the arena in Utah was small and they only used 3 sides of the stage....

NIBBS

hoping I'm wrong, but think they are playing places they don't normally play this time out - so Belfast makes sense.....will prob head up - but poxy Tuesday travel to Belfast or anywhere is a bit of a pain...

great to see them playing indoors in Ireland again though....

scudzilla

i think they're pretty certain to play Dublin on either 11th or 12th, The cost of bringing the tour over the water is pretty huge, so to offset that they'll play a Dublin date at the O2.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and make a pretty far out prediction, but i can see an Ambassador gig looming :eek::eek: (Now that is a prediction, just wanna say 'i told ya so' :P )

Mushy

scudzilla wrote: »

i think they're pretty certain to play Dublin on either 11th or 12th, The cost of bringing the tour over the water is pretty huge, so to offset that they'll play a Dublin date at the O2.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and make a pretty far out prediction, but i can see an Ambassador gig looming :eek::eek: (Now that is a prediction, just wanna say 'i told ya so' :P )

*Thumbs up* No gigs ever on in ambassador anymore.

People its easy to get to Belfast....bus up and down, they run 24 hours.

honru

The O2 can definitely handle an "in the round" setup, Jonas Brothers played a gig there "in the round" last week. I don't know the size of Metallica's stage, it does looks large from the videos from what I've seen so they may have to condense the setup slightly.

Didn't go to them on the last two occasions though I hope they come back to Dublin as I'd way prefer to see them indoors for a change.

metalgear2k2

What does "in the round" mean? If I get standing tickets will I be in the pit like I would at an out door gig? I havent seen them indoor so would really like to go to this, whats the Oddessy like?

honru

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

What does "in the round" mean? If I get standing tickets will I be in the pit like I would at an out door gig? I havent seen them indoor so would really like to go to this, whats the Oddessy like?

It's when the audience completely surrounds the stage area basically. Here's an example of the Metallica stage:



It doesn't look like there would be a pit though perhaps someone can clarify.

(You can already get an idea how large the capacity can get in some of these arenas. If they do end up playing the O2 it will be pretty small by Metallica standards.)

metalgear2k2

Wow, that looks amazin! Must be a pretty different gig to out door then?

lord lucan

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

It's when the audience completely surrounds the stage area basically. Here's an example of the Metallica stage:

It doesn't look like there would be a pit though perhaps someone can clarify.

(You can already get an idea how large the capacity can get in some of these arenas. If they do end up playing the O2 it will be pretty small by Metallica standards.)

There's no pit,all the floor is standing and first in gets to hit the rail. With the current set-up there's no bad spot on the floor,you are near the stage no matter where you stand.

NIBBS

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

Wow, that looks amazin! Must be a pretty different gig to out door then?

completely different vibe in my opinion......
have seen them twice in the O2 in London, Sept '08 and March of this year, both times seated, so really looking forward to being on the floor in Belfast :-)

atmosphere should be crackin....

metalgear2k2

NIBBS wrote: »

completely different vibe in my opinion......
have seen them twice in the O2 in London, Sept '08 and March of this year, both times seated, so really looking forward to being on the floor in Belfast :-)

atmosphere should be crackin....

Ive been to the last 3-4 gigs in dublin, all outdoor, was in the pit for the last one and was great so would love to see what its like at an indoor gig.

Mental Mickey

I rang the Sound Cellar today, and asked about a Dublin date. Tommy told me to ring again tomorrow as they may have more news!!!

dcr22B

I missed this year's gig simply because I wanted to see them play indoors again. Hoping they announce an O2 gig or I'll be driving to Belfast.

Mental Mickey

dcr22B wrote: »

I missed this year's gig simply because I wanted to see them play indoors again. Hoping they announce an O2 gig or I'll be driving to Belfast.

Same here.

NIBBS

Mushy wrote: »

*Thumbs up* No gigs ever on in ambassador anymore.

People its easy to get to Belfast....bus up and down, they run 24 hours.

rumour I heard was the 12th is a second night in the Odyssey.......we'll see what pans out......

have tickets for the 11th now - and Mushy is right Belfast is handy enough to get to/from - just wish it was a weekend rather than midweek

Mushy

NIBBS wrote: »

rumour I heard was the 12th is a second night in the Odyssey.......we'll see what pans out......

have tickets for the 11th now - and Mushy is right Belfast is handy enough to get to/from - just wish it was a weekend rather than midweek

Yeah weekend would be better, I'd prob try. Amazing nobody thought of 2 Belfast nights:O I'm not sure whether to go or not.

Did the bus thing for myself for QotSA two years ago, was back in bed by 3 o clock in UCD.

NIBBS

Mushy wrote: »

Yeah weekend would be better, I'd prob try. Amazing nobody thought of 2 Belfast nights:O I'm not sure whether to go or not.

Did the bus thing for myself for QotSA two years ago, was back in bed by 3 o clock in UCD.

ya know ya want to Mushy......give in to the Dark side ;-)

one of the lads is driving us up, unfortunately car is full.......if he wasn't, I'd head up on the the bus - there are a few options.

If I was staying over I'd do the Aircoach return, walk from Jurys to the Odyssey isn't too bad at all........

Mushy

NIBBS wrote: »

ya know ya want to Mushy......give in to the Dark side ;-)

one of the lads is driving us up, unfortunately car is full.......if he wasn't, I'd head up on the the bus - there are a few options.

If I was staying over I'd do the Aircoach return, walk from Jurys to the Odyssey isn't too bad at all........

I'm not that pushed, exams on then are my finals, so might want to pay heed to them. And had weird dream last night that Them crooked Vultures were playin Olympia on 8th May. Felt like one of those things that will happen:eek: So that'd obviously take precedence for me.

phantom_lord

lord lucan wrote: »

There's no pit,all the floor is standing and first in gets to hit the rail. With the current set-up there's no bad spot on the floor,you are near the stage no matter where you stand.

ugh ghey.

lee_

Just got tickets, If your not in the Fanclub you can join for about 40 Euro and get them Pre sale,

This is the only date so far in the UK and Ireland and will sell out in an instant 14,000 tickets...

Or you can chance your arm and try get them onsale at 9am Thursday morning..

NIBBS

I'm surprised that the presale hasn't sold out already to be honest.........the Norwegian dates sold out pretty quickly, would have expected Belfast to be the same.......

lee_

you reckon there is 3500 Metclub members in the UK and Ireland (4 per member)? They will probably be like gold dust..

fergalfrog

It's looking like all the standing tickets are gone already in Belfast - I am looking for 2 and having no joy.

evillive

hey fergalfrog, keep trying i gt bounced out 6/7 times started at 9 and just got 2 tix at quarterpast

dcr22B

Got two standing tickets at 9.02am, chuffed.

Will be home and all from the gig by 1am, the M1 is your friend

fergalfrog

Going blind putting in these captcha words - been trying since 9 and no luck - it's not even going through the "your wait time is n minutes now" - just straight to none available.

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Second date added.

fergalfrog

Got two standing tickets for the second date (May 12th) - thanks to previous poster! I would have thought they would have waited a couple of days at least to announce second date - not at 9:30!
This kinda screws up the lads with 10 tickets on ebay selling them for 139 each.

dcr22B

fergalfrog wrote: »

This kinda screws up the lads with 10 tickets on ebay selling them for 139 each.

Good enough for them, touting b*****ds!

Any word on support acts?

lee_

Still standing tix available for the second date....

Lads any word on whether they'll play in the UK aswell?

NIBBS

it's very odd that they just added the 2nd date like that this morning, unless it really was an attempt to foil the touts - but with the limited amount of tickets available it won't make much of a difference I wouldn't think......

unusual not to have a club presale for the 2nd date........but glad for folks that missed out on the first........great to know they place is gonna be packed 6 months before the gig takes place :-)

lee_

They have reserved 49 quid tickets for fanclub members until the 4th of December

NIBBS

lee_ wrote: »

They have reserved 49 quid tickets for fanclub members until the 4th of December

cheers lee - will have a look, was stuck without access this morning, so might see if any tickets are left now.....

they did say they were playing places they hadn't been in a long time, or never been to - so if they do hit the UK expect it to be unusualy venues....

sinlessgunner

Got me a standing ticket for the 1st gig at 9am this morning. Can't wait for a gig up in Norn Iron. This is gonna be great....

--LOS--

looks like the last of the standing tickets for the second date went yesterday evening......phew just in time.

--LOS--

Deleted User wrote: »

Any word on support acts?

Volbeat and Machine Head are playing with them at the minute, who knows about europe.

frankletanc

METALLICA CONFIRM EXTRA BELFAST CONCERT DATE
Only Irish and UK dates of 2010

Metallica have confirmed a second concert at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on 12 May 2010.

Metallica will now play two dates on 11 and 12 May 2010.

These will be Metallica’s first concerts in Belfast in over 20 years. The concert will be In The Round. These will be the only concert dates that Metallica will play in the UK and Ireland in 2010.

Tickets priced from £49 including booking fee go on sale now


METALLICA
ODYSSEY ARENA, BELFAST
11 MAY, 2010
12 May 2010 Extra Date On Sale Now

LikeOhMyGawd!

Breaking news...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055755363

Motley Crue

It'll be good to see Metallica at an indoor venue, I can't see any more dates being added, not least of all in Ireland

The last time Metallica played in Northern Ireland they played in Antrim, after 3 nights straight at the Top Hat in Dublin. When they got to the venue they nearly **** a brick as there was a bomb scare during Danzig's support set and the concert almost didn't happen.

They wouldn't return at all to Ireland until 1992

Metallicaripper

Does anyone know if theres a return bus service from Dublin to Belfast for the Metallica gig on May 12th?? I know that Bus Eireann does a hourly service but it would be better crack if all Dublin Metallica fans organised a bus to get to the gig.

evillive

so as i've never been to belfast before am going to spend a few nights up there around the gig - any suggestions for a likely hotel where the band may stay?? - i fancy my chances of catching up with Lars or Rob at the breakfast buffet hilton looks like a likely spot based on the prices

--LOS--

so Volbeat and High on Fire are the confirmed support acts for May and Fear Factory and Gojira for April. I like Volbeat, just would rather see Fear Factory as I'll be catching Volbeat later in the summer anyways. Happy with the support acts everyone?

btw anyway know what the story is with transport to the gig?

NIBBS

--LOS-- wrote: »

so Volbeat and High on Fire are the confirmed support acts for May and Fear Factory and Gojira for April. I like Volbeat, just would rather see Fear Factory as I'll be catching Volbeat later in the summer anyways. Happy with the support acts everyone?

btw anyway know what the story is with transport to the gig?

will be good to see High On Fire......but yeah I would love to have had Fear Factory - love the new album and would love to hear it live......
but yeah happy with the supports, never seem Volbeat before so thats cool...

what info you looking for with regards transport ?

--LOS--

well I'll hopefully be busing it up and back so was wondering if theres any services up and back there at times to suit, mainly back. Else I'll be stayin overnight somewhere.

akenny01

hey lads,

goin up to this on the 11th, anyone know of any good hotels/bnb's close to the arena at a decent price???

--LOS--

Is anyone else organised for this? :eek:

I'm hoping now to find somewhere to stay in Belfast coz it seems like too much hassle making it back the same day.

What is everyone else doing?

I'm having great fun watching the meet n greet vids on MetOnTour

scudzilla

--LOS-- wrote: »

Is anyone else organised for this? :eek:

I'm hoping now to find somewhere to stay in Belfast coz it seems like too much hassle making it back the same day.

What is everyone else doing?

I'm having great fun watching the meet n greet vids on MetOnTour

i MAY, just may be driving up on the afternoon of one of the gigs and driving back to dublin straight after, if i am i'll post here offering lifts for up to 3 peeps.

Will know for sure middle of the week

--LOS--

scudzilla wrote: »

i MAY, just may be driving up on the afternoon of one of the gigs and driving back to dublin straight after, if i am i'll post here offering lifts for up to 3 peeps.

Will know for sure middle of the week

Are you going to both of them? ps I'm going on the 12th.

Bloody hell, why couldn't they just have played Dublin, this is too much organisation.

wolfyboy555

Think i'l head up on the train on the 11th and stay in a hostel somewhere after the gig! Anyone know whos supporting??