OLD GIGS 70S, 80S 90S

kennyu272

Tomohawk wrote: »

Think the Happy Mondays were the next year, only went once myself in 1991.
On the friday there was...
Ride
The LA's (not sure???)
The Farm
Black Francis (solo, surprise gig)

The Black Crows on saturday evening.

Billy Bragg on sunday afternoon and then later Elvis Costello.

The rest I can't remember its so long ago.
I bought a bootleg (taken from the sound desk or so I was told ) outside the stadium on the way home, only had a tenner left and it was a hard choice between Billy Bragg and Black Francis. I went with the Pixies frontman in the end. Good memories of this weekend!

Other bands that played that weekend were:

Something Happens
That Petrol Emotion
The Pogues
The Sawdoctors
The Stunning
The Wonderstuff
Power Of Dreams
The Golden Horde
The Mock Turtles
Van Morrison
Nanci Griffith
Transvision Vamp

Ghetto Cornetto

Luke G wrote: »

Some Old Gig Posters

Siouxsie & The Banshees - SFX

I am immeasurably jealous of this one. Absolute idols of mine. Caught Siouxsie's solo act in Tripod a little while back, one of my favourite gigs ever.

Luke G

Ghetto Cornetto wrote: »

I am immeasurably jealous of this one. Absolute idols of mine. Caught Siouxsie's solo act in Tripod a little while back, one of my favourite gigs ever.

Scroll back a few pages, there's a stub from their gig in the Cabra Grand (Old Cinema, Now A Bingo Hall) from 1980, The Same Year The Skids Played There & Also Hazel O'Connor Supported by an unknown Birmingham 5 piece called Duran Duran, Wonder whatever became of them??

honru

I remember Siouxsie and the Banshees were booked to play the Ambassador in 2002 I think, but it was cancelled.

Amalgam

A few from the Tivoli (downstairs). They served very chilly Beamish at the time, much appreciated by myself.

Sinead O'Connor, I love it when she's singing, not so keen when she's talking.. This was a great concert, super sound and band. She was going through a phase where the songs were a tad Dub heavy. She played Mind Games from John Lennon, again, with a heavy bass vibe going on.

Awful awful heckle, someone.. extremely drunk, screamed, 'SHOW US YOUR C---', during a very very quiet part of Scorn Not His Simplicity.

A Friday and Saturday double. I regret not going on the Saturday. Amazing voice. Delighted I got a chance to see her in a relatively small venue.



I was a Spacemen 3 fan, Sonic Boom, Spectrum etc.. Great to see Spiritualized. The sound was perfect. Drummer\Percussionist was impressive, really pulling off the album effects live.



Ill Communication had just come out, I clung like a limpet at the barrier for dear life, the place was heaving. The barrier was reinforced with awful tubing that had hexagonal nuts that stuck out. Great. I placed a bag with belongings down at my feet for about ten seconds after the concert, putting on a jacket, someone walked off with the bag.



Hicks had been on 'The Word' about 3 or 4 days before the Irish date. He could have walked across the Irish sea.. the amount of hype. His 'paper cut with a whisp of cotton candy' and '..quivering rabbit nostril' & 'Goat Boy' routines cleared about 6 or 7 people (mostly female) from the front row.



I love Canice Kenealy's voice, Engine Alley always put on good shows. Very accomplished band live. I don't understand how they didn't become more widespread. (goes off in search of an Engine Alley CD to play..)



Set list below. (Engine Alley)



More soon.

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When I saw them back in 1980 in Cabra they were supported by Microdisney iirc. Also saw The Ramones there around the same time but don't have a ticket unfortunately.

Ghetto Cornetto wrote: »

I am immeasurably jealous of this one. Absolute idols of mine. Caught Siouxsie's solo act in Tripod a little while back, one of my favourite gigs ever.

Luke G

bullpost wrote: »

When I saw them back in 1980 in Cabra they were supported by Microdisney iirc. Also saw The Ramones there around the same time but don't have a ticket unfortunately.

The Ramones State Cinema 1978, I uploaded the ticket & some pics a few pages back

ned rierson

Luke G wrote: »

The Ramones State Cinema 1978, I uploaded the ticket & some pics a few pages back

Ramones also played here in 1980

Luke G

ned rierson wrote: »

Ramones also played here in 1980

Never knew that, was it the Cabra Grand aswel? I have the stubs from their 2 nights at the TV Club in 1985 aswel, Never knew about the 1980 date, Thanks Mate..

NIBBS

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

Where was McGonagles and what kind of capacity venue would it be? Smaller than the Top Hat? I'm guessing the SFX was the largest of those three.

Does anyone have memories of Red Box, before it became Tripod? I only saw Fugazi and NOFX there, can't remember what years but both were amazing gigs.

Hey Freak - can't remember the capacity of McGons - thought it was around the 500 mark.......
I was pretty sure the SFX was slightly bigger capacity wise than the Top Hat.......many good memories from all 3 venues......

From the Red Box - off the top of my head I only remember seeing CAST and The Jeff Healey Band in there......but there has to have been more things I was at there....

Motley Crue

Thanks for sharing these. Hard to believe so many bands played Ireland long long before my time. I started going to gigs hardcore in 2003, have a lot of ticket stubs from then until now, maybe I'll post some in about 10 years lol

Luke G

Motley Crue wrote: »

Thanks for sharing these. Hard to believe so many bands played Ireland long long before my time. I started going to gigs hardcore in 2003, have a lot of ticket stubs from then until now, maybe I'll post some in about 10 years lol

Aye Motley, welcome aboard, You prob know it already but the Crue played Belfasts Ulster Hall in 1986, NEVER a Dublin date tho, Nikki Sixx & Vince Neil must be secret staunch loyalists ;)

Luke G

SIMPLE MINDS CROKE PARK 1986 (Credit to P Donnellly)

Luke G

Have a bundle of stubs to scan, Dating back to 1981 or so, Watch this space!

ned rierson

Luke G

Pics of the gig

Luke G

Few More, Lots More To Follow

Luke G

Check this out, Absolutely Priceless & Signed by Robert Plant himself,. Thanks Again to Mr G Connolly for sharing..;)

Luke G

Their 1st Irish gig back in the day, Hetfield had broken his arm skateboarding so roadie Jim Marshall took over guitar duties. Cliff Burton R.I.P was dead two weeks later.

honru

Luke G wrote: »

Check this out, Absolutely Priceless & Signed by Robert Plant himself,.

That was their only Irish gig iirc?

Luke G

f®eak s©enery wrote: »

That was their only Irish gig iirc?

Yeah mate, Apparently so. Mad innit?

bulmersmccabe

Therapy? with support Kerbdog and Joyrider. Leisureland, Galway 94.
Savage show. Just before Troublegum came out.

Motley Crue

Luke G wrote: »

Aye Motley, welcome aboard, You prob know it already but the Crue played Belfasts Ulster Hall in 1986, NEVER a Dublin date tho, Nikki Sixx & Vince Neil must be secret staunch loyalists ;)

NO WAY! I had no idea, someone HAS to post me a picture of that stub or photos...if they have them

I taught Motley Crue had never set foot on Irish soil

Even Nikki cancelled, or claimed to have never made, the Brides of Destruction booking for Whelans in 2004

Luke G

Motley Crue wrote: »

NO WAY! I had no idea, someone HAS to post me a picture of that stub or photos...if they have them

I taught Motley Crue had never set foot on Irish soil

Even Nikki cancelled, or claimed to have never made, the Brides of Destruction booking for Whelans in 2004

Yeah apparently the Motley support slot for GnR 2006 was a ticket shifting stunt too, Wish i had a stub for the Belfast gig mate, bound to be a few out there, I Knoew a few bands done that, Played up north but never down these parts, Cinderella & Kiss done it around that time too..

Luke G

bulmersmccabe wrote: »

Therapy? with support Kerbdog and Joyrider. Leisureland, Galway 94.
Savage show. Just before Troublegum came out.

Good Stuff, Wonder what the Leisureland is now, was a class Carl Cox gig down there many moons ago.

Luke G

Few Photos,

Velvet Jones

Hi

Just been reading about the SFX. Do you remember the year of the Killing Joke gig? Was it 94? Was talking to someone about this recentkly(Killing Joke played here a few weeks back) and he was adamant it was The Tivoli they played.

Any ideas?

Luke G

SFX as far as i know man, And that gig last month was The Best gig i've been top this year, Killing Joke are a class act live, I've actually got the shirt from the 94 gig, SFX is the date on it, Hope this helps?? was the last time they played here until this year.

Velvet Jones

Hi

Yeah. I was right! Was SFX. He is still adamant about Tivoli though. Was at the Button Factory. Superb gig. Went over to the Hammersmith gig too. Great fun. They actually played Dublin(Music Centre) and Belfast in 2003 (didnt make it to either).
Theres a bootleg of the Dublin gig out there(audience recording). It isnt bad. You should check it out.(Its an audience recording).
What do you think of the new album? I think its great. There isnt many old geezers out there making a racket like them. They're doing it in reverse. Getting heavier as they get older!!!

RayCon

For the morning thats in it ...... :cool:

honru

Probably the only tickets in this thread from the noughties but sure we'll let this one slide. :P

RayCon

thanks boss

calex71

Epic thread, wish there was a thank all posts button theres just too many

Some of the venues getting mentioned, I hadn't thought about in years. Don't have my tickets here as they are at my parents house. Must have a look through them next time I'm up there.

I think it's a shame they don't do fancy tickets for shows anymore, remember the cool ones for REM in slane and a couple of other's

Luke G

Velvet Jones wrote: »

Hi

Yeah. I was right! Was SFX. He is still adamant about Tivoli though. Was at the Button Factory. Superb gig. Went over to the Hammersmith gig too. Great fun. They actually played Dublin(Music Centre) and Belfast in 2003 (didnt make it to either).
Theres a bootleg of the Dublin gig out there(audience recording). It isnt bad. You should check it out.(Its an audience recording).
What do you think of the new album? I think its great. There isnt many old geezers out there making a racket like them. They're doing it in reverse. Getting heavier as they get older!!!

Yeah i do indeed, class album it is man,

GD

What a great thread. Some very sweet and very bittersweet memories associated with some of those tickets!

Memories of Big Country at the Phoenix Park in '83, made it to the 2nd or 3rd row from the stage by the end, Stuart Adamson was literally crying like a baby with the emotion of it all. Amazing. Big Self, Eurythmics, Simple Minds were on that bill as well as U2, what a line up.

Plus that Lloyd Cole & the Commotions gig at the SFX one Sunday night around Christmas '85, I went to that on my own and the entire front 3 rows were screaming teenage girls as he was a heart throb at the time! Saw him solo in Whelans last year and wondered were any of those teenage ladies present

Luke G

GD wrote: »

What a great thread. Some very sweet and very bittersweet memories associated with some of those tickets!

Memories of Big Country at the Phoenix Park in '83, made it to the 2nd or 3rd row from the stage by the end, Stuart Adamson was literally crying like a baby with the emotion of it all. Amazing. Big Self, Eurythmics, Simple Minds were on that bill as well as U2, what a line up.

Plus that Lloyd Cole & the Commotions gig at the SFX one Sunday night around Christmas '85, I went to that on my own and the entire front 3 rows were screaming teenage girls as he was a heart throb at the time! Saw him solo in Whelans last year and wondered were any of those teenage ladies present

Yeah have a magazine from August 83 with the Phoenix park review, Shows Stuart Adamson R.I.P Embracing the crowd down the front, Big Country were a real crowd pleaser that day (And every other gig they played, What a band!!) & Seen Lloyd Cole in whelans myself, haha minus the teenage girls up front :D

bulmersmccabe

Luke G wrote: »

Good Stuff, Wonder what the Leisureland is now, was a class Carl Cox gig down there many moons ago.

It's still there. Very few gigs on in there thou. Morrissey was the last big gig there a year or two ago.


Anyone have a stub for AC/DC in the SFX 1979? Heard they played. Only Bon show in Ireland i think. Highway to Hell tour. Was told they played.

Luke G

AC/DC Was the Olympic Ballroom man a friend of mine mentioned having pics or a stub a while back, Will see to it asap ;-)

nitromaster

Apparntly Green Day played Leisureland in the early 90s....
Anyone got any info or memories of this gig by any chance?

Luke G

bulmersmccabe wrote: »

It's still there. Very few gigs on in there thou. Morrissey was the last big gig there a year or two ago.


Anyone have a stub for AC/DC in the SFX 1979? Heard they played. Only Bon show in Ireland i think. Highway to Hell tour. Was told they played.

Here Ya Are Man

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david75

nitromaster wrote: »

Apparntly Green Day played Leisureland in the early 90s....
Anyone got any info or memories of this gig by any chance?

Dont know about Leisureland but green day did play the attic in dublin way back, which is the upstairs part of the white horse pub just beside tara st station on the quays. Elliott Smith also played here.

david75

kennyu272 wrote: »

Other bands that played that weekend were:

Something Happens
That Petrol Emotion
The Pogues
The Sawdoctors
The Stunning
The Wonderstuff
Power Of Dreams
The Golden Horde
The Mock Turtles
Van Morrison
Nanci Griffith
Transvision Vamp

the black crowes and the frames also played that weekend. Ps, tat clip above of the Las's isnt feile 91.

RayCon

Thanks Op - those Ramones pics are excellent ...

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These were taken sometime in the early eighties in the Magnet bar in Pearse street.