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eels - Limelight & Olympia March 14th/15th 2013

  • 27-11-2012 10:46am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭


    Just heard that eels are playing two dates in Ireland next March, the Limelight in Belfast on the 14th and the Olympia in Dublin on the 15th. One to put on the to-do list, I think!!

    Their new album, Wonderful Glorious, is out on Feb 5th, by the way


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Great shout, just got an email about that there. Will be one to go to for sure


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Streaming a song from the new album

    http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/eels-peach-blossom


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭loveboat captain


    Fantastic news! This is the first "must go to" gig of 2013 for me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭civilnug


    Awesome, thanks for the heads up.

    Getting paid Friday so tickets will be purchased immediately when they go on sale!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭loveboat captain


    I got my tickets through the bands website. I bought 2 tickets for the Limelight in Belfast and the total cost was £53.65, had i bought them on Ticketmaster they would have been £71. Just a thought for anyone who's interested!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭civilnug


    I got my tickets through the bands website. I bought 2 tickets for the Limelight in Belfast and the total cost was £53.65, had i bought them on Ticketmaster they would have been £71. Just a thought for anyone who's interested!

    Legend.

    Just got tickets for the Olympia there.

    Thanks for the heads up.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    waht are they like live?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    I got my tickets through the bands website. I bought 2 tickets for the Limelight in Belfast and the total cost was £53.65, had i bought them on Ticketmaster they would have been £71. Just a thought for anyone who's interested!

    I wish I'd read this thread earlier! I bought two tickets for the Limelight gig today - £69 :rolleyes:

    Can't wait :D

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,089 ✭✭✭jefreywithonef


    What's the capacity of the Limelight?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    What's the capacity of the Limelight?

    The original Limelight had a capacity of around 400 (I saw Oasis there in '94). The new Limelight (which used to be called The Spring and Airbrake) has a capacity of 900. The original Limelight is now called the Limelight 2 :rolleyes:

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭indiewindy


    Extra date added for the Olympia on March 16, on sale this Friday


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Listen to the new album here - http://www.phantom.ie/page/190.195/1770/0/ :D

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,191 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    past few albums haven't been great I think but always a bit excited to hear any of his new work.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Ordered the album and the ticket through their website as posted above, the album arrived in the post yesterday. Just wondering if anyone received tickets yet, though (I haven't)?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭civilnug


    Same as above, I haven't received my tickets either yet but I wouldn't worry for another few weeks yet.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭loveboat captain


    blastman wrote: »
    Ordered the album and the ticket through their website as posted above, the album arrived in the post yesterday. Just wondering if anyone received tickets yet, though (I haven't)?

    I ordered tickets via the website for the Belfast gig and the only option was to collect the tickets at the venue


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭steve_r


    Got tickets today so ganna bump this!
    Just over a week before the Friday gig.

    Here's a link to a recent setlist for anyone interested:

    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eels/2013/930-club-washington-dc-73db7eb5.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭civilnug


    Got mine in the post there yesterday as well.

    Really looking forward to it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Mine arrived Monday, all systems go!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Hang around after the house lights go on. They play a few encores.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭martybike


    Looking forward to this one Big Time!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭weareallmarks


    headin in on both nights. should be a whopper! struggling with the new album, but will give it a serious listen this week...

    cany wait!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Penfailed wrote: »
    Hang around after the house lights go on. They play a few encores.



    I know they've done that for years, I just hope they are able to in the Olympia.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭civilnug


    Getting close now. Last day of work today so nice long weekend ahead getting kicked off in style tomorrow night.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 246 ✭✭Capri86


    Just got tickets for my birthday. It'll be my 5th time seeing them but it never gets old as each time is so unique


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Really looking forward to tonight's gig :D

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭nomoreindie


    Does anyone know who the support act is?

    Can't find anything online, just a tweet about tonights gig
    The very, very awesome @THE_EELS play Belfast's Limelight 1 tonight. Be down for 8.30pm - a little birdie tells us it will be worth it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Does anyone know who the support act is?

    It was Nicole Atkins in Belfast - http://www.facebook.com/NicoleAtkinsOfficial?group_id=0

    I didn't see her. The Eels were fantastic! Brilliant show. They did the whole three encore thing, even putting the lights on. At least half the crowd had left before they came back on the last time :D

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    What time were the eels onstage at, roughly?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 coconutpie


    From Olympia website:

    "Approximate stage times as follows: doors open 7pm, support act Nicole Atkins on stage around 8.15pm, with Eels due on at 9pm to about 10.45pm. Please note these times are appoximate, and subject to change as always."

    Can't bloody wait :-)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,659 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    blastman wrote: »
    What time were the eels onstage at, roughly?

    9:30...finished at 11.30 :D

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Orbital, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Vantastival



  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    i'm going tonight, can't wait. Saw them in Vicar Street a few years back too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Penfailed wrote: »
    9:30...finished at 11.30 :D

    Hopefully they'll start more towards 9 tonight because I think the curfew in the Olympia is 11.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Was the setlist anything like this last night (which I think is a pretty good one, to be honest)?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    blastman wrote: »
    Was the setlist anything like this last night (which I think is a pretty good one, to be honest)?

    There is one up from last night on that site but it's a bit shorter than the one you posted. Looks like it's mostly the same. Could've been the very same and a few songs are just missing on the site.

    http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eels/2013/limelight-belfast-northern-ireland-bdb4d66.html

    Also a few videos from last night I came across

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nf67-zCEvQ

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gFDMlSx144

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FQLc5oORvE


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Cheers, that setlist wasn't up when I posted, thanks for that.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Wattle


    Heading along to the Olympia tonight. 4th time to see em live. Can't wait. I like the new album. The title track is awesome.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    That was pretty damn good, I'm getting one of those track suits :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    LOL I was thinking the same thing!

    Great gig, tempted to look for a ticket for tomorrow night....hmmm.....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    blastman wrote: »
    LOL I was thinking the same thing!

    Great gig, tempted to look for a ticket for tomorrow night....hmmm.....

    Thinking the same about the trackies too :P

    Also thinking the same about tomorrow.

    Brilliant show, some of the songs changed up a bit were great. I didn't know Fresh Feeling untill it started. Go Eels!

    Edit to add, I thought it was annoying that even though Eels were back on stage playing
    Dog Faced Boy
    during the 'surprise' encore. The security wouldn't let any folks back into the front area. Took E cursing at them to make them.


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  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    CiaranK wrote: »

    Thinking the same about the trackies too :P

    Also thinking the same about tomorrow.

    Brilliant show, some of the songs changed up a bit were great. I didn't know Fresh Feeling untill it started. Go Eels!

    Loved the way they played fresh feeling, didn't recognise it until he started singing either.
    Climbing to the Moon
    was the highlight for me though, hadn't expected them to play it at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Loved the way they played fresh feeling, didn't recognise it until he started singing either. Climbing to the Moon was the highlight for me though, hadn't expected them to play it at all.

    Yeah Climbing to the Moon was beautiful. I was the same, wasn't expecting it at all. Thats probably one of my favourite Eels songs I'd say. Delighted they played it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 983 ✭✭✭CiaranK


    Also did anyone see/get why the roadies held up .9 and 10 (Or something like that) on pages at one stage. I just noticed them for a second holding it up to the crowd. I don't know how long they were there.


  • Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,530 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    CiaranK wrote: »
    Also did anyone see/get why the roadies held up .9 and 10 (Or something like that) on pages at one stage. I just noticed them for a second holding it up to the crowd. I don't know how long they were there.

    I think they were scoring the crowd out of ten, or maybe the band. They only came out towards te end of the last song. Just a bit of a joke I reckon.

    Anyone know what the story with the air guitar guy was though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,880 ✭✭✭Hippo


    CiaranK wrote: »
    I thought it was annoying that even though Eels were back on stage playing
    Dog Faced Boy
    during the 'surprise' encore. The security wouldn't let any folks back into the front area. Took E cursing at them to make them.

    Yeh the security were particularly ignorant at the end. Ridiculous carry-on, the crowd could hardly have been more easygoing. Fantastic gig though!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭steve_r


    Mickeroo wrote: »
    Loved the way they played fresh feeling, didn't recognise it until he started singing either.
    Climbing to the Moon
    was the highlight for me though, hadn't expected them to play it at all.

    Yeah I thought that too.

    Very impressed overall, great show. Don't want to say too much on specific songs in case I spoil it for anyone tonight!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Hippo wrote: »
    Yeh the security were particularly ignorant at the end. Ridiculous carry-on, the crowd could hardly have been more easygoing. Fantastic gig though!

    I'd agree entirely with all of this, thought the Academy bouncers were bad before...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭Wattle


    What a brilliant gig. Probably the best Eels gig I've seen. Delighted they played Climbing To The Moon. The drummer is absolutely awesome.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Mr' E's beautiful blue...

    IMG_2968.jpg


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