Who would you like to see play Maynooth? (2011 / 2012 Edition)

BuroniKiisu

Hi there boardsies.

So, in a similar vein to this thread, who (bands, comedians, etc) would you like to see perform on campus during the 2011 / 2012 academic year?

Please keep your suggestions within reason (that means please no Radioheads or U2s or Michael Jacksons, etc).

Also, if you yourself are in a band / know a Maynooth student who is in a band, if you could PM me the band's contact details that'd be great. I'm looking to give student bands opportunities this year.

Seren_

BuroniKiisu wrote: »

Please keep your suggestions within reason (that means please no Radioheads or U2s or Michael Jacksons, etc).

I for one think these are extremely realistic! Especially Michael Jackson; he's not up to much these days :pac:

But really, Adebisi Shank, ASIWYFA, God is an Astronaut, RSAG, Damien Dempsey... Irish acts are always good (decent ones that is, not The Coronas >_>).

If I had to go for just one act to get it would be Adebisi Shank I would bring small gifts to your office each day if it were to happen*.

That may deter you from it, although

*may not actually occur

karaokeman

Above Control:)

Liber8or

Delete/Destroy/Annihilate/Erase/Remove/Nuke 'The Gathering' please. That is all.

Jimmy Iovine

Once again I'll mention Messiah J and the Expert.

I'm finished now in Maynooth but I think my brother is going next year, so if you got them I'd definitely pay a visit.

Duddy

Lisa Hannigan, zomg Lisa Hannigan!

Xqzciara

robert munnelly

banquo

Xqzciara wrote: »

robert munnelly

THIS IS GETTING SERIOUSLY OLD GUYS.

Duddy

Change your material then. GAW!

BuroniKiisu

Xqzciara wrote: »

robert munnelly

Will be performing lunch-time concerts in Chill each Friday.

It's on the internet now. It must be true.

lordgoat

Solar bears, Land Lovers, Jape, Jape, BATS, ENEMIES, Adebisi, No monster club, MJEX, Daithi, team up with Umack/Foggy Notions and bring some decent acts out.

It's never been easier to get good bands for reasonable prices.

Compton

JLS and Justin Bieber, that is all.

Norrdeth

You could get awake young soldiers, overhead, the albatross or the blue choir for some kind of support acts.
Cool bands, great people.

http://www.myspace.com/awakeyoungsoldiers
http://www.myspace.com/overheadthealbatross
http://www.myspace.com/thebluechoir

DB21

Can we get Big Generator in again? They were f*cking awesome.

Also, moar Rob!

Alt_Grrr

Liber8or wrote: »

Delete/Destroy/Annihilate/Erase/Remove/Nuke 'The Gathering' please. That is all.

Or at least hipster test the line up first.

If your not aware how to preform such a test, here's how.

Step 1. Capture some wild hipsters, (Think back to Pokémon Red and Blue if your not sure how to find and capture them)
Step 2. Show them the line up for the gathering.
Step 3. Any of the acts they like, DON'T book them.

Its simple logic, anything hipsters like and would pay money to see, would not be enjoyed by the rest of the student population. And Hipsters won't go to it, even it was an act they wanted to see (its too mainstream).

But on a less serious note, I think ether scrap the gathering, or change the format of it. Maybe kick off at 5 and have less acts, but better acts. Maybe try catering to a wider audience (I hadn't heard of most of the acts in this and last years gathering, hence my insistence on empirical evaluation of the acts and their appeal), maybe have comedy on in the venue for a bit before bands kick off.

And maybe not get the same acts as DCU...

Cool_CM

DB21 wrote: »

Can we get Big Generator in again? They were f*cking awesome.

They played in Zürich on Paddy's Day, it was like being back in Maynooth again but it was expensive and full of Swiss people...

Alt_Grrr

Cool_CM wrote: »

They played in Zürich on Paddy's Day, it was like being back in Maynooth again but it was expensive and full of Swiss people...

Sounds like Dublin on Paddys Day....

rand1182

dude! ROSS NOBLE!!!! or get David O Doherty again!

doesntwatchtv

Get Supergrass. They're not doing much these days. Last I heard they were supporting the Arctic Monkeys.

What you need to do is listen to Phantom now and book the bands who are doing well before they get big after Oxegen and Electric Picnic.

useded

OFWGKTA





On a more realistic note.. No point in looking at hasbeens from the UK (The Magic Numbers and The View were NEVER going to draw a big crowd, were they?)Keep it Irish. There a ton of bands that would draw a good crowd, play great music and are dying to gig. The Dublin scene especially has great bands like most of the acts on The Richter Collective label.

Seren_

No more Saw Doctors please.

Absolute Zero

Cool_CM wrote: »

They played in Zürich on Paddy's Day, it was like being back in Maynooth again but it was expensive and full of Swiss people...

Yeah they are good im going to see them here in Kilkenny tonight actually for like the 20th time.

Jamie Lawson, jody has a hitlist would probably go down very well too. Paul mosley, bill coleman, get dod back too!

tootyflutty

Can haz Duke Special again?

lordgoat

doesntwatchtv wrote: »

Get Supergrass. They're not doing much these days. Last I heard they were supporting the Arctic Monkeys.

What you need to do is listen to Phantom now and book the bands who are doing well before they get big after Oxegen and Electric Picnic.

This is exactly what not to do, very few shows on phantom play new music.

much better to check out the umpteen very good irish bloggers out there.

-harmlessnoise and nialler9 being just 2 of a very good number out there.

Spiderpig92

Saw Doctors are legendary!

chillian17

lordgoat wrote: »

Solar bears, Land Lovers, Jape, Jape, BATS, ENEMIES, Adebisi, No monster club, MJEX, Daithi, team up with Umack/Foggy Notions and bring some decent acts out.

It's never been easier to get good bands for reasonable prices.

Yay.

chillian17

useded wrote: »

OFWGKTA





On a more realistic note.. No point in looking at hasbeens from the UK (The Magic Numbers and The View were NEVER going to draw a big crowd, were they?)Keep it Irish. There a ton of bands that would draw a good crowd, play great music and are dying to gig. The Dublin scene especially has great bands like most of the acts on The Richter Collective label.

Yay, again.

Jimmy Iovine

Hahaha not a chance of OFWGKTA coming over. I am, however, hoping that I will be proven wrong on this......please

Adrianno28

Michael Jackson?:D

ghostdancer

Alt_Grrr wrote: »

Or at least hipster test the line up first.

If your not aware how to preform such a test, here's how.

Step 1. Capture some wild hipsters, (Think back to Pokémon Red and Blue if your not sure how to find and capture them)
Step 2. Show them the line up for the gathering.
Step 3. Any of the acts they like, DON'T book them.

Its simple logic, anything hipsters like and would pay money to see, would not be enjoyed by the rest of the student population. And Hipsters won't go to it, even it was an act they wanted to see (its too mainstream).

But on a less serious note, I think ether scrap the gathering, or change the format of it. Maybe kick off at 5 and have less acts, but better acts. Maybe try catering to a wider audience (I hadn't heard of most of the acts in this and last years gathering, hence my insistence on empirical evaluation of the acts and their appeal), maybe have comedy on in the venue for a bit before bands kick off.

And maybe not get the same acts as DCU...

i'm not really sure what you think a hipster is, but few, if any acts that have ever played the gathering would be bands that "hipsters" would like, or go to see.

just because you haven't heard of loads of them, doesn't mean they're some underground acts only liked by "hipsters". that's just your own musical ignorance.