Mogwai - Cork Opera House - June 17

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Cork Opera House presents

MOGWAI

with special guest RM Hubbert

Cork Opera House
Wednesday June 17
Doors 8pm

Tickets €30 (upstairs seated) & €27.50 (downstairs standing) plus booking fee

On 26 June 1995, Mogwai gathered together in the Glasgow living room of Stuart Braithwaite’s parents to rehearse together for the first time. 20 years later, almost to the week, the genre-defining Scottish outfit play their first ever show in Cork, taking place at Cork Opera House on Wednesday, June 17.

2014's Rave Tapes was Mogwai's ninth studio album (including their excellent soundtrack album for French zombie series, 'Les Revenants') and was their highest charting album to date, entering the UK Top 10. The band are currently on a world tour marking their 20th year and recently released a deluxe edition of their classic 1999 album, Come On Die Young, as well as a new EP, Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1.

Mogwai have evolved their sound and instrumentation over the last two decades, and it is no more apparent than on Rave Tapes; an album filled with pulsing, oscillating synths, layered over Kraut-rock textures and vocoder-drenched lyrics.


Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 27 March from usual outlets and Cork Opera House Booking Office

seachto7

gah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

roll

woohoo-this will make up for leaving them after half an hour at EP last year to go see slowdive!

Furious-Red

Thurs 18 June - Olympia, Dublin - NEW DATE ADDED
with support from RM Hubbert

GLaDOS

Dublin, lovely

ngcxt6

Hoping to get seated tickets for the cork gig. Do you reckon they'll sell out fast or what?

Tbh I'm a bit disappointed though looking at their setlists from their recent gigs. They have so many amazing songs that they just simply don't ever play, even from newer albums.

cruhoortwunk

ngcxt6 wrote: »

Hoping to get seated tickets for the cork gig. Do you reckon they'll sell out fast or what?

Tbh I'm a bit disappointed though looking at their setlists from their recent gigs. They have so many amazing songs that they just simply don't ever play, even from newer albums.

Yeah I saw them in Primavera last year and was completely underwhelmed. Too much of the latest album or two

ngcxt6

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Yeah I saw them in Primavera last year and was completely underwhelmed. Too much of the latest album or two

It's not even that imo, they just seem to play song that are average, for example they seem to play Rano Pano quite a lot, yet I don't think they've ever played You're Lionel Richie. Which would be a much better song imo.

BadTurtle

ngcxt6 wrote: »

It's not even that imo, they just seem to play song that are average, for example they seem to play Rano Pano quite a lot, yet I don't think they've ever played You're Lionel Richie. Which would be a much better song imo.

Rano Pano is a great song. As is everything on Hardcore, in fact.

cruhoortwunk

That last album isnt great though, their set at primavera was soon after it's release. So it was mostly that they played.

roll

i love rave tapes and the ep they released subsequently even more so..... mogwai live never fail to disappoint!

seachto7

Quick one. I picked up a ticket for the Olympia just now and booked it in the circle. I would prefer to be standing.
Would it be possible to go into the standing section with this ticket, or will I get stopped?

ngcxt6

Got tickets to the opera house. Bit disappointed they didn't offer any seated tickets however, don't fancy standing but what can you do.

cruhoortwunk

seachto7 wrote: »

Quick one. I picked up a ticket for the Olympia just now and booked it in the circle. I would prefer to be standing.
Would it be possible to go into the standing section with this ticket, or will I get stopped?

Yeah you will only be let into the circle are, they wont let you down to standing

GLaDOS

Got myself standing for the Olympia. Haven't seen Mogwai before so looking forward to it

seachto7

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Yeah you will only be let into the circle are, they wont let you down to standing

ah no big deal, I just noticed the seat I got is "restricted viewing". Of course, you could have loads of restrictions in the standing area too.

In general, it seems like a good location, looking forward to it.

If I was down in Limk, I'd prefer to go and see them in Cork.

comet

ngcxt6 wrote: »

Got tickets to the opera house. Bit disappointed they didn't offer any seated tickets however, don't fancy standing but what can you do.

It's standing downstairs and seated upstairs, both were/are available.

ngcxt6

comet wrote: »

It's standing downstairs and seated upstairs, both were/are available.

Not when I was selecting, I hit the drop down box and the only option was "standing"

what a pain in the arse

Morf

Saw them in 2009 on the first of their 3 shows in a row at The Academy.

Great set finishing in a wall of feedback.

Their recent stuff since The Hawk Is Howling have been of less interest to be honest.

BadTurtle

roll wrote: »

i love rave tapes and the ep they released subsequently even more so..... mogwai live never fail to disappoint!

Double negative? Never fail to do well, or never disappoint.

seachto7

Not gone on rave tapes but this is hardcore is a decent album

roll

BadTurtle wrote: »

Double negative? Never fail to do well, or never disappoint.

ouch-that was amateurish... tix bought for dublin and cork suggests bad grammar/sentence construction!

ngcxt6

Ticket for cork arrived today. anybody else get theirs?
Anybody want to trade a seated ticket for my standing one?

GLaDOS

I got my Dublin ticket yesterday. Hadn't realised it was their 20th anniversary tour. Hopefully that means a good mix of tracks played.

ngcxt6

Any idea who the supporting act is, if any?

Gonzovision

Really enjoyed the gig tonight....ears are going to be ringing for days...amateur mistake.

GLaDOS

Gonzovision wrote: »

Really enjoyed the gig tonight....ears are going to be ringing for days...amateur mistake.

Good to hear, looking forward to the Dublin gig tomorrow

ngcxt6

Absolutely fantastic show! Think they were having a bit of sound trouble at the start though but by the end it was all sorted.

I am absolutely thrilled they played

Black Spider

and

Tracy

Gonzovision

ngcxt6 wrote: »

Absolutely fantastic show! Think they were having a bit of sound trouble at the start though but by the end it was all sorted.

I am absolutely thrilled they played

Black Spider

and

Tracy

Ye was a great set really. Highlight for me was

My Father, My King

ngcxt6

Gonzovision wrote: »

Ye was a great set really. Highlight for me was

My Father, My King

Yeah that was really something, blew me away. I also loved

I know you are but what am I

. But they often play that so it was to be expected.

I kinda got the impression not many people knew

black spider

, maybe because it's not an album everyone would be interested in picking up.

BadTurtle

I didn't know a whole lot apart from the Hardcore Will Never Die and Rave Tapes tracks, and one or two from the 90s, but they were outstanding. Sequenced the set list marvellously, no chance for a lull.

Was amused to see the couples in their 50s and 60s in the seats at the back on my way in. Don't know if they knew what they were getting themselves in for.

ngcxt6

BadTurtle wrote: »

I didn't know a whole lot apart from the Hardcore Will Never Die and Rave Tapes tracks, and one or two from the 90s, but they were outstanding. Sequenced the set list marvellously, no chance for a lull.

Was amused to see the couples in their 50s and 60s in the seats at the back on my way in. Don't know if they knew what they were getting themselves in for.

There was a fair mix of ages at the gig, they're popular amongst all ages I think. Yeah I like how they don't bullshít around between each song, it straight to the point.

Biggest downside for me was people talking during quiet parts of the tunes.

cruhoortwunk

Looking froward to this tonight. I'll be in the pit in the Olympia, a great vantage point

scruff monkey

Bring ear protection, was at the back of the tent for them at EP last year cos it was dry and i needed a sit down at that stage.

Think it was mid november before my ears forgave me

Birneybau

What time did they come on? Can't find any set times on Twitter.

Gonzovision

Birneybau wrote: »

What time did they come on? Can't find any set times on Twitter.

About 9:10 last night.

GLaDOS

Fúcking class

Roar

scruff monkey wrote: »

Bring ear protection, was at the back of the tent for them at EP last year cos it was dry and i needed a sit down at that stage.

Think it was mid november before my ears forgave me

The only thing I've been able to hear today is a high pitched ringing.

That and the riff to My Father My King has been playing non stop in in my head since last night.

seachto7

unreal. I'm deaf. But unreal. Question. Why does The Olympia sell you a seat ticket where you are stuck behind a f*cking pillar.

Mike Girkin

Could anyone tell me what tracks did they play yesterday?
I am incredibly impressed by them, unreal show, really good piece of music.

No need. I've found it on setlist.fm.

Thanks!

stealinhorses

Show in the Olympia was LOUD last night. Great stuff, the setlist was unusual as well.

What was wrong with the guitarist at the end though? Looked totally out of it, don't think he strummed the guitar once in the last 5 minutes

cruhoortwunk

stealinhorses wrote: »

Show in the Olympia was LOUD last night. Great stuff, the setlist was unusual as well.

What was wrong with the guitarist at the end though? Looked totally out of it, don't think he strummed the guitar once in the last 5 minutes

Bit strange from the guitarist all right, he was locked I'd say.
Great setlist, way way better than the last time I saw them at Primavera last year. Good to see them playing completely different songs each night, they're obviously enjoying it

seachto7

My first time seeing them, but I've seen plenty of live stuff online and have the live album/dvd they put out a few years back.

Good to see the setlist last night was quite different to other shows.

I didn't take any notice of the guitarist on the last song, but I had my eyes closed at that stage, and was soaking it all up.

schemingbohemia

First time seeing them not at a festival, was blown away. Glad I had my ear plugs in, learned my lesson after Swans a couple of years ago.

Peter File

seachto7 wrote: »

unreal. I'm deaf. But unreal. Question. Why does The Olympia sell you a seat ticket where you are stuck behind a f*cking pillar.

They sell restricted view tickets adn mention this when your buying them, but they are cheaper though some seats are directly behind pillars.
That was the loudest gig I've attended in the Olympia.
Support act RM Hubbert was good as well.

frantic190

scruff monkey wrote: »

Bring ear protection, was at the back of the tent for them at EP last year cos it was dry and i needed a sit down at that stage.

Think it was mid november before my ears forgave me

Best decision I've made was wearing ear protection for this, took one of my earplugs out for a second and realised this.

That was some gig!

seachto7

Peter File wrote: »

They sell restricted view tickets adn mention this when your buying them, but they are cheaper though some seats are directly behind pillars.
That was the loudest gig I've attended in the Olympia.
Support act RM Hubbert was good as well.

It wasn't the worst, just a bit of a distraction, and I'd be a bit OCD that way.

Setlist in Cork looked decent too. But, what a gig.

I knew who RM Hubbert was , and enjoyed his set. An honest bloke.

AdMMM

My ears definitely suffered last night but it was an amazing gig. I have ASIWFA tonight... do the Olympia give out earbuds and if so, where do you get them?

schemingbohemia

AdMMM wrote: »

My ears definitely suffered last night but it was an amazing gig. I have ASIWFA tonight... do the Olympia give out earbuds and if so, where do you get them?

They were giving them out for Chvrches of all people last year, think just ask the bouncers but they also had them behind the bar. Didn't notice anyone giving them out last night though.

ngcxt6

The guitarist seemed fine, John cummings I think it was seemed fine to me when playing in cork.
The only thing was he seemed pretty pissed off with the sound engineers for the first 2 or 3 songs as it was a bit off but after that it was fine.

also on a related note: im so happy i picked cork over dublin. much preferred the playlist by the looks of it

roll

ngcxt6 wrote: »

The guitarist seemed fine, John cummings I think it was seemed fine to me when playing in cork.
The only thing was he seemed pretty pissed off with the sound engineers for the first 2 or 3 songs as it was a bit off but after that it was fine.

also on a related note: im so happy i picked cork over dublin. much preferred the playlist by the looks of it

left me thinking i wish i went to both!