Sigur Ros @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham

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Sunday June 26th..... Nice venue for them

lc180

James Vincent McMorrow in support also.

Tickets €49.50

GLaDOS

Bah going to be away then. They were incredible in the O2 in 2013.

OhHiMark

I'm already going to see them at Primavera but I might go to this too. One of my favourite bands.

Irish Aris

Unmissable indeed!!
Nothing on ticketmaster at the moment, so I assume tickets on sale towards the end of next week??

Irish Aris

-double post

Wheeker

Irish Aris wrote: »

Unmissable indeed!!
Nothing on ticketmaster at the moment, so I assume tickets on sale towards the end of next week??

**TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 5 FEBRUARY AT 9AM**

Can't wait!

Grid.

Brilliant....loving this!!!

emo72

I'll go. Not a huge fan but they are a bit special, and if the weather plays ball, it could be gig of the year.

Darkglasses

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Bah going to be away then. They were incredible in the O2 in 2013.

Yeah that gig was brilliant. Will be sure to get to this one

flasher0030

They said they are going to do something different for this tour. New songs, different type of format. Will be interesting what that brings. But hope there aren't too many unknown songs. It would kinda kill the buzz a bit. And a sigur Ros gig is not complete without finishing up with the bone-crunching popplagið

Darkglasses

flasher0030 wrote: »

They said they are going to do something different for this tour. New songs, different type of format. Will be interesting what that brings. But hope there aren't too many unknown songs. It would kinda kill the buzz a bit. And a sigur Ros gig is not complete without finishing up with the bone-crunching popplagið

Personally I'm happy there'll be some new material. It's only just over 2 years ago we basically saw the whole of Kveikur played in the 02, I loved it but I'd rather see something new.

flasher0030

Oh ya, it would be great to have new material – if new album is out before the gig. Kveikur worked well live, but the gig was on a couple of weeks after the album came out. So, the songs were pretty familiar.

Liam McPoyle

I don't rate Kilmainham as a concert venue. I saw Elbow there a couple of years ago and it wasn't great, some bands need to be in an enclosed arena for their sound to be best, Elbow are one of those bands and I'd think these guys are the same. They don't have that "stadium" power.

circular flexing

Business Cat wrote: »

Elbow are one of those bands and I'd think these guys are the same. They don't have that "stadium" power.

You think wrong.

Aglomerado

Got my ticket.

Darkglasses

Aglomerado wrote: »

Got my ticket.

Me too

failinis

Darkglasses wrote: »

Me too

Me three!

Seen them live for the first time in the O2 in 2013, wonderful.

I am trying to figure out when it may be over - so I catch the last bus home or organise a hostel/b&b place.

Mince Pie

failinis wrote: »

Me three!

Seen them live for the first time in the O2 in 2013, wonderful.

I am trying to figure out when it may be over - so I catch the last bus home or organise a hostel/b&b place.

I'd book something. Nothing worse than clock watching at a gig. Had to skip out of John Grant at vicar st just before the last song to catch the last bus. Was kicking myself.

Raging I'm not going to get to this gig cos will be at Glastonbury. Seriously keeping everything crossed they make an appearance. Had dreams of them on the Sunday night but not happening now.
Enjoy those who are going.

failinis

Mince Pie wrote: »

I'd book something. Nothing worse than clock watching at a gig. Had to skip out of John Grant at vicar st just before the last song to catch the last bus. Was kicking myself.

Raging I'm not going to get to this gig cos will be at Glastonbury. Seriously keeping everything crossed they make an appearance. Had dreams of them on the Sunday night but not happening now.
Enjoy those who are going.

Yeah I was talking to a friend and they said "Oh you will have to leave early" - broke me heart even thinking about doing that to be honest so I must look for a place to stay over night.

Awk it sucks you can't go, but enjoy Glastonbury!
I was actually meant to go to Glasto but could not afford it, glad I did not save up for it.

flasher0030

Any notions out there as to what kind of gig will Sigur Ros put on. What kinda setlist. Any new tracks floating around? Can wait for it.

Wheeker

flasher0030 wrote: »

Any notions out there as to what kind of gig will Sigur Ros put on. What kinda setlist. Any new tracks floating around? Can wait for it.

Sigur Rós Setlist at Fly By Night Rehearsal Studios, Redditch, England, Redditch, England
30/5/16

Setlist

1. Ovedur
2. Starálfur
3. Sæglópur
4. Glósóli
5. Vaka
6. Ný Batterí
7. E-Bow
8. Festival
9. Yfirborð
10. Kveikur
11. Hafsól
12. Popplagið

Note: Rehearsal for Upcoming Tour

A good mix from a few of the albums! Only one new one (Ovedur) I think?

flasher0030

Very good. Thanks for that. I had checked Setlist.fm, but saw that their last gig was back in 2013. Would be happy out with that setlist. I'm sure there will be another 4/5 songs added as well. 12 would be quite short - even considering that Popplagid and ebow are long songs.
Setlist is quite similar to the one they had when they played in Dublin in November 2013.

They are playing in Barcelona on Saturday. Will give a better indication as to what to expect.

Ovedur is a new song. Must see if it's somewhere on youtube.

circular flexing

Starálfur!

Edit: Seems like the version of Starálfur might be a bit different, some discussion/pictures of the gig here

http://board.sigur-ros.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=30340

Looked like a pretty cool thing to do.

flasher0030

Reports from the Primavera gig sound very positive. Was worried that losing a band member would diminish the power of a Sigur Ros performance. But it appears not so.
I had a look at some footage on youtube, and the stage/lighting is spectacular. Hopefully there will be more tunes at the Dublin gig.
Haven’t had a chance to listen to the new song yet. Will give it a go over the next while. Any word of a new album?

Sad Professor

Yeah I'm worried about them being a trio now as well.

My understanding is that the new album is coming after the tour. They are testing out the songs on the road, similar to how they did with ( ).

eviltimeban

Something being announced at 9pm tonight:

http://sigur-ros.co.uk/

New album?

dots03

Anyone have stage time info?

Rothko

Anyone recommend any albums or songs by James Vincent McMorrow for me to check out before Sunday?

lc180

Suas11 wrote: »

Anyone recommend any albums or songs by James Vincent McMorrow for me to check out before Sunday?

Post Tropical is a top notch album. Don't know how well it will translate in a large open venue like RHK but I'm hoping he plays a good few tunes from it.

sporina

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

I don't rate Kilmainham as a concert venue. I saw Elbow there a couple of years ago and it wasn't great, some bands need to be in an enclosed arena for their sound to be best, Elbow are one of those bands and I'd think these guys are the same. They don't have that "stadium" power.

very much disagree with this; saw them at EP in 2012 on the main stage and it was sublime

sporina

anyone got any idea of stage times? approx?

and ideas for pre/post gig drinks? thomas street area or stick to the quays?

flasher0030

sporina wrote: »

anyone got any idea of stage times? approx?

and ideas for pre/post gig drinks? thomas street area or stick to the quays?

These are the places that are closet to the venue.

Royal Oak beside the venue. Small but will be good atmosphere if it doesn't rain - people can hang around outside it. If it does rain, the little place will be too jammed. Hilton across the road for those that want a quieter drink. And then there's Murrays, which is a minute walk from the main entrance to the gig. Bigger place.

eviltimeban

Weather is looking good for Sunday.

I know that James Vincent McM is supporting, but there's someone before him too? I'd rather just get there for JVM onwards, anyone know what time he's due onstage?

OhHiMark

eviltimeban wrote: »

Weather is looking good for Sunday.

I know that James Vincent McM is supporting, but there's someone before him too? I'd rather just get there for JVM onwards, anyone know what time he's due onstage?

Gates are at 6. If I had to guess I'd say first act 6.45-7:15. JVM 7.45-8.30. Sigur Ros 9-10.45.

They'll probably release the times earlier on Sunday though.

RebelButtMunch

flasher0030 wrote: »

These are the places that are closet to the venue.

Royal Oak beside the venue. Small but will be good atmosphere if it doesn't rain - people can hang around outside it. If it does rain, the little place will be too jammed. Hilton across the road for those that want a quieter drink. And then there's Murrays, which is a minute walk from the main entrance to the gig. Bigger place.

There's a new pub opened just where the luas starts going down the hill at stevens lane

sporina

flasher0030 wrote: »

These are the places that are closet to the venue.

Royal Oak beside the venue. Small but will be good atmosphere if it doesn't rain - people can hang around outside it. If it does rain, the little place will be too jammed. Hilton across the road for those that want a quieter drink. And then there's Murrays, which is a minute walk from the main entrance to the gig. Bigger place.

thanks - i've not been to RHK before for a gig - was in the IMMA years ago but not familiar with the venue.. do we get the luas there? where do we get off?

JJ

sporina wrote: »

thanks - i've not been to RHK before for a gig - was in the IMMA years ago but not familiar with the venue.. do we get the luas there? where do we get off?

Closest stop would probably be Heuston, it's a short walk from there. You just walks towards the Eircom building and you're halfway there.

flasher0030

JJ wrote: »

Closest stop would probably be Heuston, it's a short walk from there. You just walks towards the Eircom building and you're halfway there.

Ya, 5 minute walk from Heuston to the back gates of the venue. It’s very straight forward. No people congestion. Getting into and out of the actual venue is very handy. It’s just getting out of the area at 11 at night could be a pain. (not that I have to worry my smug little head about that – 1 minute walk from the gig).

sporina

flasher0030 wrote: »

Ya, 5 minute walk from Heuston to the back gates of the venue. It’s very straight forward. No people congestion. Getting into and out of the actual venue is very handy. It’s just getting out of the area at 11 at night could be a pain. (not that I have to worry my smug little head about that – 1 minute walk from the gig).

lol thanks..

The Talking Bread

OhHiMark wrote: »

Gates are at 6. If I had to guess I'd say first act 6.45-7:15. JVM 7.45-8.30. Sigur Ros 9-10.45.

They'll probably release the times earlier on Sunday though.

Anyone know the last bus home to naas 😂

failinis

The Talking Bread wrote: »

OhHiMark wrote: »

Gates are at 6. If I had to guess I'd say first act 6.45-7:15. JVM 7.45-8.30. Sigur Ros 9-10.45.

They'll probably release the times earlier on Sunday though.

Anyone know the last bus home to naas

My last bus options are 10pm and Midnight. Be home by 4am I hope.

Does anyone know roughly when its over?

Getting so excited now!

sporina

OhHiMark wrote: »

Gates are at 6. If I had to guess I'd say first act 6.45-7:15. JVM 7.45-8.30. Sigur Ros 9-10.45.

They'll probably release the times earlier on Sunday though.

where will stage times be posted?

OhHiMark

sporina wrote: »

where will stage times be posted?

Most likely on MCD's twitter page.

Blaurie

Looking forward to this gig on Sunday but haven't been at the venue before. Can anyone tell me is there seating or do people sit on the ground / stand? Also can you purchase food and drink at the concert? Thanks

flasher0030

Usually no seating. There was for Leonard Cohen years ago, but that was a different audience. Very unlikely there would be for Sigur Ros. Ya, general people standing up near the front, but as you go further back from the stage, much more room for sitting around. Although the weather might put a dampner on having the image of sitting out in a field in the sun, chilling out to beautiful music.

Don't know about food. Drinks, ya.

lc180

Beer last year was Heineken only. I think there was a procecco bar as well.

A good few food options available. Not the worst but nothing too exciting either.

Rothko

Anyone know anywhere nearby which would be a good spot for watching the match on Sunday before the concert?

sporina

Suas11 wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere nearby which would be a good spot for watching the match on Sunday before the concert?

the fan zone is in smithfield which is on the luas route to the venue so i guess that would be the place to be for the atm

swimmom

Can anyone see on their email confirmation wht time the box office opens for ticket collection please?ðŸ˜႒

lc180

No stage times just yet but MCD named James Canty on Twitter as a support act for tomorrow.

Hopefully the weather is decent, still undecided if I'm gonna buy a ticket.