Lostprophets - Dublin & Belfast

the_doctor199

Playing the Olympia and Ulster Hall. Tix on sale on Friday.

April 15th: Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Tickets from €24.00 including booking fee

April 16th: Ulster Hall, Belfast
Tickets £23.50 including booking fee

Furious-Red

F'n delighted to hear this . They were great last time and im glad they werent put back in the Academy

NIBBS

Furious-Red wrote: »

F'n delighted to hear this . They were great last time and im glad they werent put back in the Academy

Might check this out - I've seen them twice outdoors and they were brutal, and I had been looking forward to seeing them, but that was a long time ago....and a lot of bands are more suited to indoor venues.......always had a bit of a soft spot for their music though...

Furious-Red

Mr.S wrote: »

Would much prefer the academy! The Olympia, ive found, is awful when your standing.

Yea i would have personally prefered either Vicar St(wasnt going to happen since its a MCD gig) or Tripod . I like the olympia but i just find your view can be easily be cut out depending where you are standing

nitromaster

Mr.S wrote: »

Would much prefer the academy! The Olympia, ive found, is awful when your standing.

Agreed. Hate the Olympia standing.
Would definitely have gone if it was the academy, not sure now....

StaticAge11

They didnt even fill the Academy last time! I got a ticket from the box office on the day in 2010 sure

Furious-Red

StaticAge11 wrote: »

They didnt even fill the Academy last time! I got a ticket from the box office on the day in 2010 sure

Well id say it was 99% sold out

StaticAge11

Just didn't seem like they sold enough to warrant a step up to the olympia!

Furious-Red

True , maybe they will add a strong support for the tour? Hopefully not that rubbish Jodie Has A Hitlist:mad::mad:

the_doctor199

New album on the way, obviously fairly confident in it as both venues are bigger. The new single is below.

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

Furious-Red

Ireland (http://bit.ly/yrEpqi) and UK (http://bit.ly/woz4Dn) - now's your chance to get first dibs on #Weapons and tour tickets. You ready?

A V A

absolutely delighted havent seen these ever, iv always missed them when they've been here !!!! its been to long i know

Furious-Red

A V A wrote: »

absolutely delighted havent seen these ever, iv always missed them when they've been here !!!! its been to long i know

Yea had been dying to see them since 2004 and caught them in 2010 and they were great . Had to laught when Ian said "who was here the last time we played" (which was 2004???) and the amount of 16 year olds who said yes was hillarious

the_doctor199

Furious-Red wrote: »

Yea had been dying to see them since 2004 and caught them in 2010 and they were great . Had to laught when Ian said "who was here the last time we played" (which was 2004???) and the amount of 16 year olds who said yes was hillarious

They took some serious amounts of bottles to the stage that day, no wonder they took so long coming back!

Furious-Red

the_doctor199 wrote: »

They took some serious amounts of bottles to the stage that day, no wonder they took so long coming back!

Ha i think they were on about when they played the Ambassador

Pure Loonamus

Anyone know if this one is underage also? Was gutted last time in the academy, didn't notice that the tickets said that under 18's were allowed and showed up to a bar full of soft drinks

@Furious-Red: No way it was 99% full at the last gig, was loads of standing room and we could walk in and out of the dance floor area freely. Hopefully they fill the olympia..

Furious-Red

Pure Loonamus wrote: »

Anyone know if this one is underage also? Was gutted last time in the academy, didn't notice that the tickets said that under 18's were allowed and showed up to a bar full of soft drinks

@Furious-Red: No way it was 99% full at the last gig, was loads of standing room and we could walk in and out of the dance floor area freely. Hopefully they fill the olympia..

It seemed pretty packed where i was . Em id say they will still sell alochol in the Olympia though they will prob just ID people

Furious-Red

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677QzVROUvo

tr0llface

Why did they have to choose to have the gig on Sunday?
I think I'm going to cry. I've been waiting for so long to see them live and then when they finally come to Ireland they pick the WORST DATE EVER.

Aside from that, I hope you all enjoy yourselves.

the_doctor199

tr0llface wrote: »

Why did they have to choose to have the gig on Sunday?
I think I'm going to cry. I've been waiting for so long to see them live and then when they finally come to Ireland they pick the WORST DATE EVER.

Aside from that, I hope you all enjoy yourselves.

Go see them in Belfast the day after then.

honru

Mr.S wrote: »

Whats wrong with it being on a Sunday

Work or school the next day I'm guessing.

Furious-Red

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-QpZcOu-A

Furious-Red

Following the success of last week’s unveiling of new single video ‘Bring Em Down’, Lostprophets can now reveal a new spiced-up version of the hit, a remix by Russell Lissack of Bloc Party.

The original track, out March 26th, will feature on the band’s fifth studio album ‘Weapons’ released via Epic on April 2nd. Check out the remix below.

http://soundcloud.com/lostprophetsofficial/bring-em-down-russell-bloc

tr0llface

honru wrote: »

Work or school the next day I'm guessing.

As far as I know, I've got an exam the next day.

OakeyDokey

Heading to the gig in Belfast and totally excited about it!

hoyeean

Anybody receive their copy of Weapons from Ticketmaster yet?

Furious-Red

hoyeean wrote: »

Anybody receive their copy of Weapons from Ticketmaster yet?

Nope

OakeyDokey

I was wondering that as well? Ended up buying the CD in HMV today! If I receive the CD signed it will make a handy birthday present for the sister.

Also does anyone know what the setlist is for the gig? I know they'll be playing their new stuff but I'd like to here them play some old time stuff like Last Summer.

Furious-Red

OakeyDokey wrote: »

I was wondering that as well? Ended up buying the CD in HMV today! If I receive the CD signed it will make a handy birthday present for the sister.

Also does anyone know what the setlist is for the gig? I know they'll be playing their new stuff but I'd like to here them play some old time stuff like Last Summer.

Gonna be hard to say since Dublin and Belfast are the 1st 2 dates of the tour

OakeyDokey

Yeah though as much, I'm usually able to track down setlists but no luck this time!

Been listening to the new album all day and I wasn't too keen when I first listened but now I love it

drumlover22

Going to the Olympia date, should be good. Enjoyed the Academy date last time they were here. Anyone know if any supports have been announced?

bleeding_souls

from posters i've seen in the city centre, it seems modestep are the support band for ireland and the uk anyway

Sabre0001

Much more interested if Modestep are supporting. May check out tickets now.....

OakeyDokey

Just checked their website and they are the support act. Think it will be a good night, I may have a listen to some of their stuff on Youtube.

OakeyDokey

So how was the gig? What was the support act?

Furious-Red

Pretty good gig (although i arrived late and missed about 4 or 5 songs) but was still good . Was'nt a sell out standing was about 70% sold out not sure what it was like upstairs . Played about 90mins or more

MrPirate

That was a pretty good gig! I thought it better than their last one. Modestep were pretty awesome (Unfortunately, I missed a large amount of their set ). My shin's in bits from the moshing, but so worth it!

Joe_Dull

Absolutely fantastic gig I'd have to say. I caught the latter half of Modestep's set which was quite enjoyable. Lostprophets must have played for almost 2 hours, and they packed in something for everyone - all the hits, plenty of killer album tracks (including Everyday Combat and Sway, which I was delighted with) as well as a few off Weapons which were generally well received. Crowd behind the barrier was a little sedate for my tastes at times so I would've preferred to be in the pit, but it did get more energetic for the big singles. The band themselves were in top shape, as they should be at the start of a tour, and Ian's vocals (and brilliant Welsh accent) were pretty flawless.

26 quid well spent I say :pac:

Furious-Red

Setlist

Bring 'Em Down
We Still Kill The Old Way
Better Off Dead
Can't Catch Tomorrow (Good Shoes Won't Save You This Time)
A Town Called Hypocrisy
Another Shot
Make a Move
Heart on Loan
Where We Belong
4:AM Forever
Jesus Walks
Last Summer
Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja
We Bring An Arsenal
To Hell We Ride
Last Train Home
Burn Burn

Encore:
Everyday Combat
Sway
The Light That Shines Twice As Bright...

I came in during Another Shot

Pure Loonamus

Furious-Red wrote: »

Pretty good gig (although i arrived late and missed about 4 or 5 songs) but was still good . Was'nt a sell out standing was about 70% sold out not sure what it was like upstairs . Played about 90mins or more

Trust me you are speaking for downstairs only!! Circle was a ghost town, can only imagine what the Upper Circle was like.

In my own opinion(so don't judge me) this was one of the worst gig's I have been too. The support act Modestep were just not my cup of tea, music fusion can sometimes be a great thing, but mixing dance and rock(both of which I like) just sucked big time!! Stayed in the bar(which was thankfully open!) for most of the opener.

Lp's were great, their enthusiasm was awesome given 70% of the seating was empty, they really made an effort for the fans that showed, and actually played better than in the academy..

Bought 2nd row seats in the circle and couldn't fit into them(6ft 2) so had to sit back a few rows just to be comfortable, was told we could head downstairs but after the academy last time what felt like we were babysitting we decided to take our chances upstairs

So all in all a mediocre gig, bring on blink in june!

Furious-Red

Yea they were def better than the Academy show but it this time it was the start of the tour and i think the Academy was near end of the last tour.

I think if they come back over they will need to put on a tour eg with 1 or 2 known supports . eg Blackout(i know not everyones cup of tea), We Are The Ocean etc

the_doctor199

Belfast last night didn't sell well at all either. Band played excellent, probably the best performance I've seen from them in the 4 times I've seen them over the years. Really weird atmosphere at it though. Thought the setlist was excellent, pity it wasn't a smaller venue as it would've been very good.

Pure Loonamus wrote: »

So all in all a mediocre gig, bring on blink in june!

Blink were mediocre last time they were here.

OakeyDokey

I never saw them live before so I'm pretty happy about that gig! I got about 350 pictures as well (I was quite trigger happy ) I hoped they'd sing Can't Catch Tomorrow

Feet are so broke today!

pistonsvox

Not a lostprophets fan but they played well, good drummer. Singer was off a lot though. First gig of the tour though so cant judge yet. Thought the ending was a bit weird.

Zwillinge

Not their biggest fan, my friend is, so went along with her.

Ended up having a great time (knew more songs than I thought I would) and was one of the rare times I was within a mosh circle, it has been a long time coming!

Felt it the next day though

Furious-Red

Lostprophets have confirmed the rumours that have been circulating: on their forthcoming Cardiff date, they're set to play their defining 'Start Something' album in full! Hell yeah!

The band are currently on the road supporting their new album 'Weapons'. Remaining dates as follows:

APRIL
23 - BIRMINGHAM Academy
24 - ABERDEEN Music Hall
25 - GLASGOW Academy
27 - NEWCASTLE Academy
28 - CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
30 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City

MAY
01 - CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange
02 - SOUTHAMPTON Guildhall
04 - LONDON Brixton Academy