RHCP - 26th June 2012 Croke Park

deisedave

Does anyone know if smoking was permitted in the Cusack stand last night, the amount of smokers really pished me off.

Mr Simpson

deisedave wrote: »

Does anyone know if smoking was permitted in the Cusack stand last night, the amount of smokers really pished me off.

No it wasn't, did you report it to a steward? You can't expect them to see everything.

teacake

Anyone know why Kiedis didn't say anything to the fans at the end? Overall it was a good gig, but it is not one in years to come that will pop in to your head and say to yourself 'that was insane' , there was something missing.

UserName 217

teacake wrote: »

Anyone know why Kiedis didn't say anything to the fans at the end? Overall it was a good gig, but it is not one in years to come that will pop in to your head and say to yourself 'that was insane' , there was something missing.

I was just going to post about this. Was looking on youtube for a video, but as soon as he finished singing give it away he walked off and the rest did their outro. He didn't wave or do anything.

This was probably the only thing I didn't like about last night.

PTH2009

this was my first RHCP gig and quite enjoyable. I think the setlist was quite good, really enjoyed Otherside, by the way, californation, look around and Under the Bridge, Universally speaking was a suprise. The only that was a bit boring was some of the jamming stuff but it shows how good musicans these guys are. I thought Antony keidis vocals were quite good but he didnt interact with the crowd a whole lot, i could not understand a word he was saying when he did speark and he didnt even say goodnight. I wish the chilis got longer but as croke park is a residential area the gig had to be over by a certain time.

Enjoyed Noel Gallaghers high flying birds especially the oasis covers but to be fair the solo stuff was quite good and has the oasis sound. Again could not understand much Noel was saying but he seemed to enjoy himself.

Didnt get in for the Vaccines so cant judge them.

I was sitting up in section 505 of the cusack premium and really enjoyed the atmosphere. The sound was very good and clear except for some of the speeches. Stewards were driven mad telling people to sit down but in fairness its a rock show and people cant sit down but there was no trouble caused.

Premium level is quite expensive its a bummer youre not allowed glass bottles out at the seats but theres good reasons for that. If you want comfort than premium level is for you but you really need to be there early to enjoy some of the facilties.

All in all enjoyed the show. Not too pushed to go and see RHCP or Noel Gallaghers HFB again because i believe they done the songs i wanted to hear and they cant do nothing new for me.

If John Frustaine came back to the chilis and maybe Oasis reformed than thats a totally different story.

Anyone else feel RHCP days are numbered ???

Getronicle

UserName 217 wrote: »

I was just going to post about this. Was looking on youtube for a video, but as soon as he finished singing give it away he walked off and the rest did their outro. He didn't wave or do anything.

This was probably the only thing I didn't like about last night.

I'm pretty sure he was saying his goodbyes while the others were jamming after Give it Away, but it was completely inaudible.

seachto7

teacake wrote: »

....there was something missing.

John Frusciante

FatRat

jack presley wrote: »

Most bands, especially ones the size of RHCP have extensive specs on what they require for the gig. This goes from small things on their rider like bottles of beer all the way up to what sound system they require. There is no way the RHCP would have settled for sound equipment that wasn't suited to them.

Very true. That's why I question the fact that they used the same speakers as Westlife, they hardly have the exact same needs in terms of speakers???? They had their own amps and on-stage equipment alright, of course, just like every other band would. But that comes to nothing if the speakers aren't up to spec. I was actually reading on a chili's forum about the gig and one poster pointed out the speakers at the venue and that they were nowhere near up to standard for a venue the size of croke park. He wasn't at the gig, he just noticed from a picture posted of croke park BEFORE the gig. I too noticed it. They had 16 speakers either side of the stage with another 16 odd stack of speakers in the middle of the pitch.


Anyway, it's all speculation from my point of view. Like you said, all bands require their own equipment to be perfectly set-up the way they like it. Unless Westlife and the Chili's have the exact same speaker set-up, there's no way of explaining why they used the same speaker set-up. Unless Croke Park wouldn't allow the speaker system to be modified. There could be a noise limit? ..... Nah, I'm probably going too far. I'll stop here.

FatRat

mmcn90 wrote: »

Eh, firstly its not all vocals for Westlife, they had a full band backing them up, plus support acts, ok not the same as RHCP but hardly just vocals.

Secondly, they finished at 22.35 even though they could play until 11. Don't dismiss something as cack just because you don't agree with it, my statement was made on the basis of being informed of this by the event controller and Gardai, an escort was arranged for them as their flight was scheduled to leave from Dublin Airport.

You said Westlife went on past 11, that's what I said was cack because it's not true. And if it was then there would be consequences, like I said above. As for the flight thing, do you really think they'd book a flight in such a rush after the gig?


Flea also tweeted at around 3 in the morning saying some drunken idiot set off the fire alarm in his hotel. So either they got on the flight fairly swifty and got to the hotel in the country they were going to extremely quick or else they stayed in Dublin for the night. They definitely stayed in Dublin because, in what other country would you find some drunken idiot who sets off a hotel alarm at 3 in the morning? :pac:

Mr Simpson

FatRat wrote: »

You said Westlife went on past 11, that's what I said was cack because it's not true. And if it was then there would be consequences, like I said above. As for the flight thing, do you really think they'd book a flight in such a rush after the gig?


Flea also tweeted at around 3 in the morning saying some drunken idiot set off the fire alarm in his hotel. So either they got on the flight fairly swifty and got to the hotel in the country they were going to extremely quick or else they stayed in Dublin for the night. They definitely stayed in Dublin because, in what other country would you find some drunken idiot who sets off a hotel alarm at 3 in the morning? :pac:

Westlife finished at 11.05 on Friday and 11.20 on Saturday. Who says there wont be consequences. I pointed out RHCP finished 25 minutes before they had to.

As for the flight, maybe they changed plans, I stated what I was told. Anyway this is truely pointless. It was a bad gig, end of.

Ash.J.Williams

whatde wrote: »

Was there last night . noel G was ok but a bit boring for most of it. peppers are legend. pity there was nearly 50 minutes in between noel and them. thought the sound was off myself. was out of sync with the big screens which fans were singing too, Anthony live was a few words ahead by sound over the picture . great to see Chad banging out Sunday bloody Sunday. Message for the wee ones , When you want a band to do one more shout out we want more or one more tune NOT FECKING OLE OLE OLE or WERE ALL PART OF JACKIES ARMY!
all in all was a good gig. But these boys need a park to play with no time limit etc. was a bit of a nanny concert. stewards were mostly highly strung.
GO ON THE PEPPERS

ha there was a bunch of goons behind me trying to get fields of bloody athenry going..."cmon ...we're great lads"

youcantstopme

who were the birds from cork that were standing on the pitch? you guys were great craic if you see this (guy with straw hat) excellent gig,shame they didnt play scar tissue!!should have played snow aswell!! was a great gig all the same!!

pennylemon

So, this was my 6th Chilis gig and 2nd on the I'm With You tour. I agree, they seem to have lost a slight bit of spark. I think the gig should be at least 2 hours with the amount of decent songs they have behind them. And I was seriously disappointed with the encore and final jam. Manchester in November the Jam went on way longer and was much better. They also seem to leave out one or two of their biggest hits on this tour. I wasn't impressed with no Scar tissue and Tell me Baby :mad:

BUT BUT BUT.... I am pregnant and I wanted to get into the back of the pit so I could be close to stage without getting squashed. Then I realised the left side of the stage was practically empty with empty toilets a short walk!

When we ventured into the tunnel for the toilets I spotted a man cycling towards us and wondered how the hell he got in with that cos they took my camping chair off me! Then I let out a scream (cos im so cool) :eek: and it was Flea with his 6 year old sitting on the back.:D:D:D He smiled, she laughed and we froze, as they glided past us. He cycled around for ages and we got a few pics then he went back into VIPS. The security guards were pissing themselves cos he got lost.

Needless to say it made my night... and my god knows how many years of being a huge fan and I finally (almost) met a pepper!

Table Top Joe

Rob094 wrote: »

Did anyone else think they looked almost uninterested? Especially Anthony?

Thats pretty much his general demeanor,worst frontman for a big band ive seen hands down,ive never seen a frontman care less about performing for an audience,i have to wonder why he bothers since he doesnt need the money and doesnt appear to have any interest in playing anymore


I still love some of the old records though,namely "By The Way",id nearly go to see them again if they played "Dosed"

PTH2009

when did will ferrel start playing drums for RHCP ???

Chad Smith is his double.

if a RHCP movie is ever made i think Chads role is sorted

MikeHough

They would have got a great reaction from the crowd if they played this anyway, judging by the amount of times i heard people chanting it in between songs... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DZB1senl6eE





savage gig i thought, btw

RedmanDublin

MikeHough wrote: »

They would have got a great reaction from the crowd if they played this anyway, judging by the amount of times i heard people chanting it in between songs... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DZB1senl6eE




savage gig i thought, btw

Savage gig? Jesus I didn't think that! Maybe you were in a sweet spot for good sound! For me, it was without doubt THE worst sounding gig I have ever been to

thatsnotmyname

I think the sound was worst on the pitch from what I can gather
I was in the lower Hogan and it was grand there

Croke Park and also Aviva are never great when it comes to sound

leakyboots

The Chillis seem to have been phoning in performances for a bit now, not surprised this concert bombed. Horrible venue for a concert.

The sound at outdoor Irish gigs is generally muck

Oasis_Dublin

The gig was ok. Noel was his usual excellent self and The Vaccines put on a good show, even despite the lack of atmosphere in the crowd. The headliners were grand but I wouldn't class them anywhere near as good as some of the big acts I've seen over the last few years.

Are they set to make more music? Will we ever see them in Dublin again?

youcantstopme

enjoyed the gig but set list could have been far better,like come on no scar tissue,no snow,no zephyre song? enjoyed it but would have liked to hear some more songs,they could have stayed on for longer to be honest,and sound wasnt the best either particularly vocals and guitar

UserName 217

youcantstopme wrote: »

enjoyed the gig but set list could have been far better,like come on no scar tissue,no snow,no zephyre song? enjoyed it but would have liked to hear some more songs,they could have stayed on for longer to be honest,and sound wasnt the best either particularly vocals and guitar

Apparently Josh was only learning to play zephyr and snow recently. I think the next show after dublin he played snow, so he must know it now.

sirpsycho

Table Top Joe wrote: »

I still love some of the old records though,namely "By The Way"

This comment made me LOL

I've been following the Chilis for a loooong time now, cant remember the number of concerts I've seen them at now. This one was prolly near the bottom of the list. Sound wasn't great at all, it was similar to how the gig in the O2 started off, but at least the sound techs in the O2 corrected that after 3 or 4 songs. Slightly disappointed with the setlist, but they were never going to play the really old stuff, or much off BSSM (would have loved Sirpsychosexy! )

Most of the crowd around me (up near barrier to beginning of pit) didnt appear to know Higher Ground or Suck my Kiss. Kinda annoyed me because there was a great atmosphere during most of the other songs.

All said, it wasn't a brutally bad gig. Sound not great but that was what was expected in Croke Park. Wish they would play Slane again some day, great sound in there. Josh is getting up to speed, he's no JF but the band like him so that's good enough for me. Flea is still a DEMON bass player :cool:

UserName 217

sirpsycho wrote: »

This comment made me LOL

I've been following the Chilis for a loooong time now, cant remember the number of concerts I've seen them at now. This one was prolly near the bottom of the list. Sound wasn't great at all, it was similar to how the gig in the O2 started off, but at least the sound techs in the O2 corrected that after 3 or 4 songs. Slightly disappointed with the setlist, but they were never going to play the really old stuff, or much off BSSM (would have loved Sirpsychosexy! )

Most of the crowd around me (up near barrier to beginning of pit) didnt appear to know Higher Ground or Suck my Kiss. Kinda annoyed me because there was a great atmosphere during most of the other songs.

All said, it wasn't a brutally bad gig. Sound not great but that was what was expected in Croke Park. Wish they would play Slane again some day, great sound in there. Josh is getting up to speed, he's no JF but the band like him so that's good enough for me. Flea is still a DEMON bass player :cool:

Yeah was waiting for Sir Psycho Sexy, thought it was going to be after the encore. Usually they play 3 songs and then the Outro Jam but was only 2 But I'm glad they play Suck My Kiss. As much as I like Josh, I don't think the band will ever be the way it was with John. For me Frusciante made the band, flea is unbelievable, same goes for chad but anthony used to be like that. Recently its like he isn't bothered. Bring back the BSSM days

LandonRicketts

Yeah I was up near myself to the stage(so close that i couldn't see most of chads drum kit :P) In fairness I made it a priority to get as close to the stage after hearing comments about the poor sound in croker. Was almost sure they were gonna play Sir Psycho(best song off BSSM imo!) but still jumped around like crazy for Around The World, Higher Ground & Suck My Kiss. It still boggles the mind how a band as old as the Chilis still have a young fanbase. Was in the pit and felt very old very fast(and i'm only 23! )

Table Top Joe

sirpsycho wrote: »

This comment made me LOL

Well yeah im only a casual fan,i only know them from BSSM on,always thought "By The Way" was their only start to finish consistent album,i got BSSM on the strength of "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" at the time,thought most of the rest of it was crap tbh.....and their recent output? ha ha you dont want to know;)



*Ducks and runs*




P.S for what its worth i have a buddy who used to go see them regularly back in the 80s when they were playing clubs in the states,said they were amazing(he wont go anymore though)

sirpsycho

Table Top Joe wrote: »

i got BSSM on the strength of "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" at the time,thought most of the rest of it was crap tbh.....and their recent output? ha ha you dont want to know;)

*Ducks and runs*

:eek::D:D

The last 2 albums not up to much, with ya there!

You need a good dose of Catholic School Girls Rule or http://youtu.be/Cn88p4vAwHk

Check out Mother's Milk album though...

Separate note, I wasnt expecting Around the World...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QrEsPLdZpM&lr=1

Table Top Joe

Thats the one he recommended! hes a massive fan of the early stuff,ive only heard a little of it but it didnt do much for me tbh,might try it again though

Table Top Joe

Just put "By The Way" on again,great album....sacrilege to the old school fan i know:o

Togepi

Twins. :P

endacl

Just came across this thread. Was at the show in the SFX in 1992 (aul' fella alert!). Amazing. Henry Rollins supported, plus whipping boy (may be wrong on whipping boy?). Hole though it is/was, its the perfect sized hall for RHCP.

Does it make sense to say they are too successful for their own good? The energy on stage was obvious, but didn't seem to translate beyond the stage. A great band, but maybe not an arena band?

Just my musings....

davywalsh7

the setlist they did in holland just after croker was much better: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/red-hot-chili-peppers/2012/goffertpark-nijmegen-netherlands-3df79c7.html

so annoying :mad:

TheStook

Did anyone else notice the amount of people sitting in the higher stand at the very far corner of the stadium? Like surely they would have just walked down nearer to the stage and sat there, the seating area was empty for the most part, I looked up like halfway during the concert and it surprised the hell outta me

Mr Teeny

In case anyone is interested the recording of the gig is now available over on the Chili Peppers site (for 9 dollars)

http://livechilipeppers.com/

No sound issues at all in the recording, the mix has been sorted out too (plenty more of Josh's guitar) so well worth the download.

youcantstopme

davywalsh7 wrote: »

the setlist they did in holland just after croker was much better: http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/red-hot-chili-peppers/2012/goffertpark-nijmegen-netherlands-3df79c7.html

so annoying :mad:

i wish i was at that!!!!! and i was originally in the davin stand but jumped the railing to get onto the pitch no one stopped me!!

Withrax

youcantstopme wrote: »

i wish i was at that!!!!! and i was originally in the davin stand but jumped the railing to get onto the pitch no one stopped me!!

Haha! apt user name you have :pac:

youcantstopme

apt?

hesus2003

seen chilis at sunstroke at dalymount park in 1994 when bssm was out and what a gig that was one of the best ive been to.went to 02 last year and thought gig was brilliant cant say the same of croker dont think it is a great venue for concerts sound wasnt great.maybe get them back to slane and dont let them out til they play for 4hrs

ootbitb

youcantstopme wrote: »

apt?

appropriate, fitting

CodyJarrett

TheStook wrote: »

Did anyone else notice the amount of people sitting in the higher stand at the very far corner of the stadium? Like surely they would have just walked down nearer to the stage and sat there, the seating area was empty for the most part, I looked up like halfway during the concert and it surprised the hell outta me

I sat there for the start of NG because as I entered the stadium looking for section 502 at the Drumcondra side, 537 was the first section I saw and after walking all the way down, I got tired and bought two pints and sat in there for a bit

CodyJarrett

Finally got round to uploading some of what I shot - excuse the constant zooming in and out, I was drunk and thought my camera was out of focus the whole time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5yTtXbv46g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN0SfbZeE2A

youcantstopme

good footage

O'Doodle

Jesus, good videos but f**king hell Croker is bloody empty. They would have been better putting it at the Aviva.

cocoshovel

You know what annoys me? The fact that NOBODY ever claps along to the part in Look Around. :mad:

skinny90

Sitec wrote: »

O'Doodle wrote: »

Jesus, good videos but f**king hell Croker is bloody empty. They would have been better putting it at the Aviva.

Yeah same feelings myself, thought there would be a much bigger crowd, sort of ruined the craic looking at loads of empty seats and the crowd was pathetic for Noel Gallagher.

Why the Aviva....what was wrong with punchestown???regardless of the sales it would have been great

skinny90

Also as Iv been following them since I was 12 it was great to see them for my first time I'm 22...Croke park was horrible place for a venue and the sound was awful but you no what feck that it's not the bands fault anto will always be himself flea was unreal

Furious-Red

skinny90 wrote: »

Why the Aviva....what was wrong with punchestown???regardless of the sales it would have been great

Because its a smaller stadium and would have sold out instead of a near half empty stadium . Punchestown would have been the same size as Croker but would not have looked as empty as Croker

jack presley

skinny90 wrote: »

Why the Aviva....what was wrong with punchestown???regardless of the sales it would have been great

Punchestown? Possibly the worst location for a one day gig ever. Ask anyone who was at AC/DC a couple of years ago how that went

Oasis_Dublin

skinny90 wrote: »

Also as Iv been following them since I was 12 it was great to see them for my first time I'm 22...Croke park was horrible place for a venue and the sound was awful but you no what feck that it's not the bands fault anto will always be himself flea was unreal

Croke Park has served plenty of other artists quite well.

Furious-Red

Oasis_Dublin wrote: »

Croke Park has served plenty of other artists quite well.

Yea ive only been to U2 and Bon Jovi there and i thought they sound was pretty good