Bon Iver/Grand Canal Theatre/20th October

Sinfonia

Onsale Friday apparently, €34ish

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2011/05/17/bon-iver-dublin-october/

Thundercats Ho

Nice one, can't wait for it.

keenan110

Do people think this will sell out fast?

lordgoat

yep.

hjm12

how quick?

jamieh

Just got tickets....3rd row! Woohoo!

lordgoat

Pretty damn quick, there's a gap in his tour on the 21st so there might be a second night

mathie

Sold out already?!

X-Calibre

Got tickets. Kind of annoying though, they shoved me up the very back corner of stalls. Was hoping for something a bit more centered. Probably would have preferred the circle

thegame

just got 4... where is row w on the stalls area?

bobbygirl

thegame wrote: »

just got 4... where is row w on the stalls area?

The one behind me

Heisenberg.

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dagdha

Just got 2 aswell, row U in the stalls. Happy days:D

dagdha

Scien wrote: »

I hope so. Didn't have any luck this morning. Feckin' touts did though. :mad:

This stuff does my head in, the amount of gigs I missed out on even after being on the ticketmaster website for 10 minutes refreshing the page constantly only for them to sell out before I even get a chance to buy them is unreal...f**king touts! How do they manage to get them so quick?

Just checked that sellers ebay profile, they are located in America and all their previous stuff is for gigs in the states. They must have realised there is a big tout market over here

glanman

lordgoat wrote: »

Pretty damn quick, there's a gap in his tour on the 21st so there might be a second night

Not in Grand canal anyway, Jools Holland booked in. I doubt there will be one anywhere else as it will be going to Edinburgh for the Saturday.

http://www.grandcanaltheatre.ie/eventDetail.aspx?mid=188&eventId=154

I got three, all separate seats but delighted as I had totally forgot...

glanman

looks like more circle on sale, just got four beside each other...

ntlbell

grr, missed this! didn't think it would sell out so quickly

mathie

ntlbell wrote: »

grr, missed this! didn't think it would sell out so quickly

I was waiting at 9am and all I got offered were Upper Circle in the back right.
Went back to look again and all gone.

Some demand for it.... or most sold beforehand?

meenmore

Thank you, touts of the Free State:

no links to touts thanks - lg

Miguel_Sanchez

I didn't realise he was that popular.

lordgoat

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

I didn't realise he was that popular.

Me neither, the last gig of his in Dublin i was at i heard someone in front of me remark "Is that Don Ivor on stage now?" Friend i was there with at the time was fit to hit him...

mathie

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

I didn't realise he was that popular.

The touts are big into their singer/songwriters these days!

u140acro3xs7dm

BOLLOX!! I have only remembered this now. Didn't think he would sell out this quick.

Electric Red

Any idea if an extra date can/will be added?

u140acro3xs7dm

Electric Red wrote: »

Any idea if an extra date can/will be added?

It doesnt look very likely if the Grand canal is booked out the night after and he is playing in Manchester the day before.

Nuttyboy7

I don't know the capacity for the Grand Canal Theatre but clearly a bigger venue should of been used, I know its usually the bigger the venue it itsn't as good as a smaller one but there seems to be a lot of people like myself who missed out on getting a tic, love if Bon Iver were randomly announced for EP or something!

Drum.lad

Do people know if this is an over 18s event...I got tickets for me and my brother and i saw nothing that said over 18s.Never been to the venue before so i dont know what there like.

aas

Drum.lad wrote: »

Do people know if this is an over 18s event...I got tickets for me and my brother and i saw nothing that said over 18s.Never been to the venue before so i dont know what there like.

It's strictly over 18s. What ages are you?

u140acro3xs7dm

Looks like you will have to sell me your tickets:D

lordgoat

Nuttyboy7 wrote: »

I don't know the capacity for the Grand Canal Theatre but clearly a bigger venue should of been used, I know its usually the bigger the venue it itsn't as good as a smaller one but there seems to be a lot of people like myself who missed out on getting a tic, love if Bon Iver were randomly announced for EP or something!

Next biggest venue for this would be the o2 and while that might be cool the GCT is the best venue in town for his show.

More tickets will be on sale again just keep checking back. Also try toutless and the #ticketfairy tag on twitter.

YouBuyLocal

If new round of tickets went on sale (I know its so unlikely but I'm desperate) how would I find out?

MagicMarker

Drum.lad wrote: »

Do people know if this is an over 18s event...I got tickets for me and my brother and i saw nothing that said over 18s.Never been to the venue before so i dont know what there like.

fulhamfanincork

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hugh2006

Sold out!!!. Only heard they were playing again last week!!!:(

Drum.lad

i'm banned - yipee

jamieh

Three more sleeps

MagicMarker

He's on Jools Holland this week, fyi.

sycea

I got tickets for myself and my 15 year old cousin, not realising it was over 18s only, so i rang them and they said they wouldn't be policing the youngsters coming in, just checking at the bar. So, should be alright.

lordgoat

Interview on sat morning on phantom with him too, Nadine O Regan on the kiosk.

Mark 00

Only a few hours, can't wait.

Just got tickets today from an ex gf of a friend of a friend. Had totally given up hope. I was one of the unlucky ones who was refreshing ticketmaster only to end up empty handed. Can't believe my luck!!!

Heisenberg.

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Sinfonia

Really brilliant performance, pretty much flawless.
Only spoiled for me somewhat because of gob****es both in front of and behind me talking to each other loudly.
It really wasn't the right atmosphere for that at all.
Contrary to Heisenberg I thought it was much better to be seated. Most of the music isn't much to move around to in my opinion.

hada

Bit underwhelmed by the gig. Perhaps I bigged it up too much.

Felt that while the arrangements were reallllllly tight, it just didn't connect with the crowd. The band were definitely into the music - the crowd just seemed disconnected.

Think the venue was just wrong. It needed to be much smaller (vicar st) or for that size of crowd an open air tent gig, where people could bop, move, or do whatever (e.g. The Big Tent at the Galway Arts festival where Bon Iver played in 2008). Just my opinion btw.

scruffystack

One of the best gigs I've been to I thought. Venue was just amazing. Saw them in Galway and it just didn't compare. I remember a lot of talking and chatting went on at that gig, just not right to talk through Bon Iver like. Re:Stacks the other night was just absolutely amazing, the utter silence is the best way possible to respect a musician of such talent! And the encore with everyone singing to Skinny Love, topped it off!

gavmcg92

Was at it as well... Fantastic concert. I'm going to say that the opening number was one of my favorite of the night (Perth). Might be down to the fact that it's my favorite song of his.
Sound quality was world class with amazing lighting to back it up. On another plus...Sold a ticket from a friend of ours who couldn't make it and managed to get 50 euro from a bloke outside the venue, half way through the concert :P
Can't say it's the best gig I've been to, however it is definitely within the top 3. He sounds like a really genuine artist. Would have liked to hear him talk a little more in between songs but that is a minor thing.

P.S Reggie is a beast! Fro for the win!

dagdha

scruffystack wrote: »

One of the best gigs I've been to I thought. Venue was just amazing. Saw them in Galway and it just didn't compare. I remember a lot of talking and chatting went on at that gig, just not right to talk through Bon Iver like. Re:Stacks the other night was just absolutely amazing, the utter silence is the best way possible to respect a musician of such talent! And the encore with everyone singing to Skinny Love, topped it off!

Exactly!! The silence from the crowd whenever songs like Re:Stacks and others was being played was amazing. Everybody was captivated by it and nobody made a sound incase they missed something.

gavmcg92 wrote: »

P.S Reggie is a beast! Fro for the win!

Yeah, that guy was switching instruments like it was nobodies business.

Sinfonia

dagdha wrote: »

Exactly!! The silence from the crowd whenever songs like Re:Stacks and others was being played was amazing. Everybody was captivated by it and nobody made a sound incase they missed something.

Not the guys in front of me

gavmcg92

Sinfonia wrote: »

Not the guys in front of me

Yeah I felt there was a lot of that. Luckily there were none close to me...

People constantly getting up during the show was also an annoying distraction, however I don't think it took away for the amazing show that it was.

lordgoat

Bit late to the party with this, been a busy week. Loved this gig. Stetson on sax was tremendous and the trumpet and tbone were just amazing at times.

Thought the crowd were decent, respectful and appreciative. Pet peev are the people that live their lives through their mobile phones and cameras. You can't capture the feeling you get when Wolves I and II ends no matter how hard you try.

Get involved.

keane2097

lordgoat wrote: »

Bit late to the party with this, been a busy week. Loved this gig. Stetson on sax was tremendous and the trumpet and tbone were just amazing at times.

Thought the crowd were decent, respectful and appreciative. Pet peev are the people that live their lives through their mobile phones and cameras. You can't capture the feeling you get when Wolves I and II ends no matter how hard you try.

Get involved.

Keep that one to yourself, other people doing it means we'll never have to!

whiskeyman

How was Kathleen Edwards as support?
I hope the crowd kept quiet and enjoyed her set. I've seen her numerous times and she's incredible.
She's playing Academy 2 in Feb.