Sufjan Stevens - Olympia - May 17th/18th

Sinfonia

Onsale friday

FYI

Miguel_Sanchez

Moved to Gigs/Events.

indiewindy

These will go quickly, this is going to be a very busy few days with grant lee buffalo and mercury rev playng vicar street on the same nights, will have to sacrifice one for this:mad: if I can get a ticket

Miguel_Sanchez

indiewindy wrote: »

These will go quickly, this is going to be a very busy few days with grant lee buffalo and mercury rev playng vicar street on the same nights, will have to sacrifice one for this:mad: if I can get a ticket

Well since MCD haven't even started advertising it yet I'd say we have a good chance.

Mods - delete this thread!

lordgoat

You know i very nearly would delete it...

Best of luck to one and all getting tickets. One or two nights is the decision...

Last olympia gig was amazballs.


I'm banning you if this isn't true btw!!

keenan110

So will these tickets be on sale from ticketmaster tomorrow morning?

Toast

No sign of them but they could be released later (with a tour announcement?).

Sinfonia

Promoter pulled the onsale on this, could be on sale tomorrow, could be next week It will happen though!

lordgoat

Sinfonia wrote: »

Promoter pulled the onsale on this, could be on sale tomorrow, could be next week It will happen though!

Cool, thanks for the info. I'll lock this til it's confirmed and eh, drop us a PM when you know and i'll reopen. ta

lordgoat

As brought to you by the wonderful Sinfonia two weeks ago.

cofirmed.

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/onth...ns-dublin-may/
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Sinfonia

I wasn't lying!

It's up on MCD.ie now, but still not Ticketmaster.ie

On sale Friday 9am though, I'll be there on the 17th, see some of you then I'm sure!

*giddy

lordgoat

Sinfonia wrote: »

I wasn't lying!

It's up on MCD.ie now, but still not Ticketmaster.ie

On sale Friday 9am though, I'll be there on the 17th, see some of you then I'm sure!

*giddy

I'm in Germany and not back til the night of the 18th. But i'll see Suf at primavera a week later.

big_show

Cheers for this guys! nearly missed another gig!

ShoulderChip

How soon will this sell out?

5 mins / 20 mins/ 2 days?

Toast

I don't think the last gig was an instant sell out but it did sell out fairly quickly.

To be honest I was quite disappointed with the last gig. There were some excellent moments but there was an also odd culty feel to the performers (was about 13 backing musicians). And not good culty like The Polyphonic Spree.. more a feeling that every aspect of their performance had been tightly controlled by Sufjan. It is really hard to explain but the performance was so exacted as to feel artificial and clinical to me. Down to the way they all swayed in time.... they didn't sway because they wanted to sway.. they swayed because they were told to sway and it was obvious and jarring... like watching bad acting.

Anyway a lot of people did like it so I'd say it will be a fairly quick sell out with possibly some upper circle seats remaining for a short while.

Edit: Found the original thread. Apparently there were still tickets last time around 5.30pm of the day they went on sale but appears that was the last of them. Sold out the same day. MCD ban came in before the gig actually happened so no reaction thread which is a shame. Really shows how long ago that was now.

glanman

just got my 4:D

yermandan

Me too!!

schemingbohemia

Toast wrote: »

I don't think the last gig was an instant sell out but it did sell out fairly quickly.

To be honest I was quite disappointed with the last gig. There were some excellent moments but there was an also odd culty feel to the performers (was about 13 backing musicians). And not good culty like The Polyphonic Spree.. more a feeling that every aspect of their performance had been tightly controlled by Sufjan. It is really hard to explain but the performance was so exacted as to feel artificial and clinical to me. Down to the way they all swayed in time.... they didn't sway because they wanted to sway.. they swayed because they were told to sway and it was obvious and jarring... like watching bad acting.

Anyway a lot of people did like it so I'd say it will be a fairly quick sell out with possibly some upper circle seats remaining for a short while.

Edit: Found the original thread. Apparently there were still tickets last time around 5.30pm of the day they went on sale but appears that was the last of them. Sold out the same day. MCD ban came in before the gig actually happened so no reaction thread which is a shame. Really shows how long ago that was now.

I have to say the last gig was one of my favourite gigs ever, the visuals and huge band, it was a bit cult-y but in a good way.

PeterTwo

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I have to say the last gig was one of my favourite gigs ever, the visuals and huge band, it was a bit cult-y but in a good way.

Got my ticket!

Sinfonia

Really thought this would sell out, but there ya go!
I failed on the QotSA this morning though, so only a half-win today..

ShoulderChip

Got my tickets, thrilled

Going both nights.

adamski8

ShoulderChip wrote: »

Got my tickets, thrilled

Going both nights.

nice if you can afford that.
got tickets myself, surprised they aint sold out but i guess the price is steep! cant believe gig prices arent going down a bit in the recession!

mosstin

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I have to say the last gig was one of my favourite gigs ever, the visuals and huge band, it was a bit cult-y but in a good way.

Agreed. I seem to remember he opened with a ****ing incredible version of Sister and from there it was a pretty wonderful night.

sporina

not sold at at all - whats the story?

AnonoBoy

sporina wrote: »

not sold at at all - whats the story?

I'm guessing it's because the tickets are over 40 euro, he's playing two nights and the amount of tickets sold have yet to meet the capacity.

sporina

yeah i called TM to see what the availability is as I have to get time off work to go and they said there were standing tickets still available..

Gonzovision

Got 2 tickets this evening.

ElaElaElano

Bought two tickets for the second night and then realised I'm going to Perfume Genius the same night, what an idiot! Don't suppose there'll be people out there willing to swap tickets?

lordgoat

ElaElaElano wrote: »

Bought two tickets for the second night and then realised I'm going to Perfume Genius the same night, what an idiot! Don't suppose there'll be people out there willing to swap tickets?

Try toutless.

Wildlife Actor

Ah feck feck feck! I've booked 4 tix for the 18th and I've a prior commitment. I am an idiot. Is toutless the best/only place to get a swap?

aas

Try swapping, but if you're not having any luck, you might be better off selling and rebuying as typically the market for the latter is much bigger than the former.

sporina

so is everyone looking forward to the gig/s? Not too long now. I am so excited - I cannot wait to hear - Impossible Soul, All delighted people, Chicago etc. The only problem is that I am in the circle - I do not know how I will contain myself.

S.M.B.

Standing at a Sufjan Stevens gig would seem odd to me.

sporina

S.M.B. wrote: »

Standing at a Sufjan Stevens gig would seem odd to me.

really? Well maybe for former albums but from what I can see on youtube this gig will be rocking as The age of andz is quite a noisy album?

fichillie

Anyone know if there is/who the support act is?

Also Im guessing Jurys is the best place to park, does anyone know if it has plenty parking? Im driving up from the south west and dont want to be standing around like a loner for too long, yet dont want to be driving around the city looking for parking if I dont arrive until 9.30.

lordgoat

fichillie wrote: »

Anyone know if there is/who the support act is?

Also Im guessing Jurys is the best place to park, does anyone know if it has plenty parking? Im driving up from the south west and dont want to be standing around like a loner for too long, yet dont want to be driving around the city looking for parking if I dont arrive until 9.30.

Park on the quays. Also arriving in dub at 9:30 means you'll prob miss the start of his set.

fichillie

lordgoat wrote: »

Park on the quays. Also arriving in dub at 9:30 means you'll prob miss the start of his set.

Maybe someone who is there on the Tues night can post what time he gets on stage

Reaganomical

Think DM Stith is the support for this show.

schemingbohemia

fichillie wrote: »

Anyone know if there is/who the support act is?

Also Im guessing Jurys is the best place to park, does anyone know if it has plenty parking? Im driving up from the south west and dont want to be standing around like a loner for too long, yet dont want to be driving around the city looking for parking if I dont arrive until 9.30.

you could park at the red cow and get the luas in if you're worried about parking in town.

S.M.B.

Only opened up my tickets for tomorrows London date and had no idea where my seats were going to be as you could not chose in the presale.

Turned out I got some of the best seats in the house. Dead centre and a few rows back. Had i the chance to pick any seats in the entire venue I would have chosen these exact ones.

Lovely stuff!!!!

sporina

S.M.B. wrote: »

Only opened up my tickets for tomorrows London date and had no idea where my seats were going to be as you could not chose in the presale.

Turned out I got some of the best seats in the house. Dead centre and a few rows back. Had i the chance to pick any seats in the entire venue I would have chosen these exact ones.

Lovely stuff!!!!

goody goo for you.. ah na, nice one. I would be jealous but I do not want to be sitting for this show and unfortunately I am - well, thats what my ticket says. I hope the crowd in the Olympia will be up for a boogie.

Mushy

People I'm not going to this, but Dame street is being restricted for the Queen's visit. Keep this in mind before going.

Miguel_Sanchez

Mushy wrote: »

People I'm not going to this, but Dame street is being restricted for the Queen's visit. Keep this in mind before going.

Any restrictions will most likely finished by the time the doors are open for the gig, won't they?

u140acro3xs7dm

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Any restrictions will most likely finished by the time the doors are open for the gig, won't they?

I believe the restrictions are 24/7 until after she leaves.

sporina

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0512/breaking5.html

The above link states the general restrictions, with specifics to be announced from today onwards.

Miguel_Sanchez

Kason Alive Jar wrote: »

I believe the restrictions are 24/7 until after she leaves.

Parking restrictions will be 24/7 alright. You're right.

Probably better to use public transport.

S.M.B.

Well that was fun!

Some effort put into the show. Really glad I hadn't been exposed to his set up for this tour.

2 and a half hours too! Best value for money I've ever paid for a ticket.

Yiz are all in for a treat!

sporina

class. i am not going to youtube any more of his gigs as i am ruining the surprise. I am so looking forward to it. Glad you enjoyed it.

fichillie

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Parking restrictions will be 24/7 alright. You're right.

Probably better to use public transport.

Guess thats my mind made up, Red Cow and Luas it is.

sporina

Review of london gig in todays into - not.going.to.read.it - don't wanna spoil the fun.

Gonzovision

"Show of a lifetime" apparently.