Future Islands - Iveagh Gardens - 6th July

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Future Islands
Iveagh Gardens, Dublin
Thursday 6th July 2017
Gates 6.30pm
Tickets priced €45 go on sale Friday 27th January at 9am through www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide.

flasher0030

Nice one. That’s a definite gig for me. Should be good. Although I only have 2 albums of theirs. Looks like it will be overload of Future Islands for the next 6 months.
Wouldn’t have thought they would fill Iveagh Garden though.

Had quick google there and no mention about new album on the way.

scruff monkey

flasher0030 wrote: »

Nice one. That’s a definite gig for me. Should be good. Although I only have 2 albums of theirs. Looks like it will be overload of Future Islands for the next 6 months.
Wouldn’t have thought they would fill Iveagh Garden though.

Had quick google there and no mention about new album on the way.

Ah they should fill that no problem, they went down a storm on the main stage at EP two years ago, good word of mouth will always help move tickets.

Easy Rod

flasher0030 wrote: »

Nice one. That’s a definite gig for me. Should be good. Although I only have 2 albums of theirs. Looks like it will be overload of Future Islands for the next 6 months.
Wouldn’t have thought they would fill Iveagh Garden though.

Had quick google there and no mention about new album on the way.

There was a Nialler 9 article yesterday indicating new album due this year, can't remember any date. I think they sold out 2 nights at Vicar street last year plus their EP set so this should sell well.

This will be fantastic anyway.

Exclamation Marc

Easy Rod wrote: »

There was a Nialler 9 article yesterday indicating new album due this year, can't remember any date. I think they sold out 2 nights at Vicar street last year plus their EP set so this should sell well.

This will be fantastic anyway.

Vicar Street was back in 2014 would you believe so the appetitite to see them will be huge.

bodhrandude

I don't get it, they said in the Electric Picnic interview in 2015 on RTE 2 that the next time they came to Ireland they were going to play Galway, maybe they might get added to the Galway arts festival line up in the Big Top.

scruff monkey

bodhrandude wrote: »

I don't get it, they said in the Electric Picnic interview in 2015 on RTE 2 that the next time they came to Ireland they were going to play Galway, maybe they might get added to the Galway arts festival line up in the Big Top.

They fibbed

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

waht's iveagh like as a venue?

cruhoortwunk

Manufactured Miracle wrote: »

Vicar Street was back in 2014 would you believe so the appetitite to see them will be huge.

yep, and the tickets were €22.50 inc. fees, up to about €50 now

milehip

scruff monkey wrote: »

They fibbed

Maybe not, a lot of acts seem to play both venues iirc.

chemicaldoc

I went to see them in Vicar street and they were brilliant. I subscribed to there news letters but can tseem to get a presale code anywhere?
Pre sale starts tomorrow morning. Any ideas?

Exclamation Marc

chemicaldoc wrote: »

I went to see them in Vicar street and they were brilliant. I subscribed to there news letters but can tseem to get a presale code anywhere?
Pre sale starts tomorrow morning. Any ideas?

Did you buy the tickets online from TM for them last time around? I have them as a "favourite artist" on ticketmaster but got no email and I get all the newsletters etc.

Ticketmaster emailed a friend about the gig with presale info and I'm convinced it's because she purchased tickets last time around online.

chemicaldoc

Yes. I booked tickets last time round on TM. It only went up this afternoon about the pre sale. I called Aiken and it seems that there is a small presale for Spotify Super Fans. I am currently listening streaming FI in the hope for a code. General sale is has a limit of 9 tickets. So the Touts may do well unfortunately.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup

calling this now, there's no way this will sell out

cruhoortwunk

georgiecasey wrote: »

calling this now, there's no way this will sell out

Wouldn't bet on it, capacity of Iveagh is only around 5000. They sold out 2 nights in Vicar St in 2014, that would be a total of 3000.

aristotle25

Seems a presale has started this morning. I got an email from Spotify for being a "fan" of them on Spotify and bought tickets with it.

Exclamation Marc

aristotle25 wrote: »

Seems a presale has started this morning. I got an email from Spotify for being a "fan" of them on Spotify and bought tickets with it.

Yeah it was a weird one. Ticketmaster sent emails themselves two days ago about a presale and provided a link that was working but dead as of this morning an hour before onsale time and then emails came from Spotify just after 9 this morning that did work.

Anyway, got my tickets so very excited now!

Username exists

https://songkick.tickets/future-islands/

Got 2 get in there, great band live saw them last time in vicar street

heebusjeebus

Username exists wrote: »

https://songkick.tickets/future-islands/

Got 2 get in there, great band live saw them last time in vicar street

Thanks, I got 2 there but not it looks like they've sold out of that allocation.

Easy Rod

Damn it, missed the presale.

chemicaldoc

Just followed link from FI website. Got tickets without code on presale through link.

Easy Rod

chemicaldoc wrote: »

Just followed link from FI website. Got tickets without code on presale through link.

Cheers, picked some up via their website too.

bikubesong

Nice one chemicaldoc, just got mine from that link too!

CD8ED

Any way to get these before they go on sale tomorrow or is the presale over?

Homesick Alien

georgiecasey wrote: »

waht's iveagh like as a venue?

It has a lot going for it - lovely setting, right in the centre of town, easy to get in and out etc.

However I've been to a few gigs there (Bell X1, St Vincent, The Frames, The National) and it's full of chatterboxes who are out for the night and don't really give a ****e about the music. At one gig there was a girl who literally had her back to the stage for the whole thing yapping away.

Also the sound seems to be quite low. I guess because it's in the middle of a residential area. But coupled with the constant chatter it's a bad combo.

I recommend going right up front to avoid both of these issues.

Conor Bourke

Picked up a pair of tickets via the Spotify presale, nice one. Missed them in Vicar St. so very much looking forward to this but dread the chatterboxes. Last gig I was at there was St. Vincent in 2015, painful.

Easy Rod

Homesick Alien wrote: »

It has a lot going for it - lovely setting, right in the centre of town, easy to get in and out etc.

However I've been to a few gigs there (Bell X1, St Vincent, The Frames, The National) and it's full of chatterboxes who are out for the night and don't really give a ****e about the music. At one gig there was a girl who literally had her back to the stage for the whole thing yapping away.

Also the sound seems to be quite low. I guess because it's in the middle of a residential area. But coupled with the constant chatter it's a bad combo.

I recommend going right up front to avoid both of these issues.

You would think that this being a Thursday it might not be quite as bad as the Friday night gigs for people out for the night. If I recall St Vincent and the National were both Fridays.

Conor Bourke

Easy Rod wrote: »

You would think that this being a Thursday it might not be quite as bad as the Friday night gigs for people out for the night. If I recall St Vincent and the National were both Fridays.

The boom is back, I don't think that the gig being a Thursday will be a deterrent but I hope I'm wrong.

flasher0030

The only Iveagh Gardens gig I was at was The Pixies. The music drowned out any chatter. I've never seen Future Islands live before, but I would imagine that the music is lively enough that low levels of whispering shouldn't be a problem. It has ruined many a gig for me.

Does lead singer still do that funny dance that he did on Letterman show?

bodhrandude

Future Islands has added another date 5th July Wednesday for Galway at the Black Box venue. 35 Euro

Exclamation Marc

They've also added Dolans Pub on the 3rd of July and Cork Opera House on the 4th of July.

bodhrandude

Right I managed to get two standing tickets for their Cork Opera House gig on the 4th July for my sister and her husband for their respective birthdays. The problem is I live in Galway and they live in Bandon, when purchasing the tickets I found I couldn't change the delivery field to my sisters address in Bandon, which means they are defaulted to me a fortnight or so before the gig. I contacted Ticketmaster but apparently they can't change the delivery address for some reason So I emailed them again to see if I can change them to etickets where I simply just send the pdf to my sister to print off. I'm sure it will all work out in the end anyway, but ticketmaster are an awkward lot eh!

Edit: Just got another email from Ticketmaster saying that the 'print at home option' is not available for this event, how fecking stone age is that.

sally cinnamon89

bodhrandude wrote: »

Right I managed to get two standing tickets for their Cork Opera House gig on the 4th July for my sister and her husband for their respective birthdays. The problem is I live in Galway and they live in Bandon, when purchasing the tickets I found I couldn't change the delivery field to my sisters address in Bandon, which means they are defaulted to me a fortnight or so before the gig. I contacted Ticketmaster but apparently they can't change the delivery address for some reason So I emailed them again to see if I can change them to etickets where I simply just send the pdf to my sister to print off. I'm sure it will all work out in the end anyway, but ticketmaster are an awkward lot eh!

Edit: Just got another email from Ticketmaster saying that the 'print at home option' is not available for this event, how fecking stone age is that.

Why dont you change them to getting picked up at the box office

bodhrandude

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

Why dont you change them to getting picked up at the box office

Would they not need my ID though as I'm in Galway and I purchased them, I also foolishly ticked that bloody missed ticket insurance box thinking it was Ticketmasters T&Cs, luckily I came across this thread and returned their email cancelling my event insurance.

poundhound

@ bodhrandude; you'll get the tickets well in advance of the gig and be able to redirect them to Bandon.

I ordered mine on the first day of sale and received them soon after.

BullBlackNova

My tickets arrived yesterday.

If you were worried, I'd recommend calling the Opera House. They are very accommodating and may well be able to do something for you.

I've had tickets changed to pick up at the box office, changed postal addresses and even reprinted there. (I must be a f*cking nightmare.)

Also, I've never been asked for ID when picking up tickets at COH, though that wouldn't necessarily be a guarantee. However, I'd say if you flagged it with the venue that someone else would be picking them up, they'd be happy to assist.

Ticketmaster are a nightmare to deal with but COH are one of the friendliest venues in the country in my experience.

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Also - new album out today. Sweeeeeeet.

bodhrandude

The new single Ran.

bodhrandude

So Future Islands released a new album today called The Far Field, having only heard snippets of it though the Consequence of Sound stream, check it out, very nice.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/future-islands-release-new-album-the-far-field-stream-download/

StickyMcGinty

bodhrandude wrote: »

So Future Islands released a new album today called The Far Field, having only heard snippets of it though the Consequence of Sound stream, check it out, very nice.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/04/future-islands-release-new-album-the-far-field-stream-download/

On Spotify now too, I have to say I love the Future Islands especially Sam Herring - check out some of their releases under other pseudonyms

The Snails
Art Lord and the Self-Portraits

Sam raps in the 3rd verse of this track too - not a rap fan in general but this is pretty solid

venlo

is the concert sold out>

flasher0030

Showing up on ticketmaster as none available. There are very few gigs that are actually sold out until right up to the gig. Likes of Ed Sheeran, Adele would be proper sold out. No more available. But for many Artists, Ticketmaster drip-feed some tickets for sale at various intervals in the weeks before the gigs. I would be pretty confident that there will be tickets available for this at some point.

bodhrandude

Is this just the Dublin gig sold out, still hoping to get a Galway ticket in the next week or two.

poundhound

Gotta say, the new album is a major disappointment.

Exclamation Marc

I sat down last night and listened through as he vinyl finally arrived and have to say I really like it. Will probably give it a second listen tonight.

Debbie Harry popping up on one track was a pleasant surprise too.

flasher0030

Had a sneaky look at the typical setlists for the tour. Looks amazing.
New album has really grown on me too. I was a bit underwhelmed at first. But there is great satisfaction in that feeling after about 20 listens - that you get a sense of excitement when putting on the album.

jobless

flasher0030 wrote: »

Had a sneaky look at the typical setlists for the tour. Looks amazing.
New album has really grown on me too. I was a bit underwhelmed at first. But there is great satisfaction in that feeling after about 20 listens - that you get a sense of excitement when putting on the album.

yeah has really grown on me too.... thought it was very samey on first few listens but there are some great tracks there

Zarkandar

Anyone know who's supporting FI for the Iveagh Gardens gig?

Peter File

Zarkandar wrote: »

Anyone know who's supporting FI for the Iveagh Gardens gig?

Sacred paws are the support act for all their Irish concerts

Zarkandar

Peter File wrote: »

Sacred paws are the support act for all their Irish concerts

Nice one, cheers Peter

Zardoz

Anyone know the stage times for the Opera House tomorrow night and how long Future Islands set will last ?
I rang the Opera House but they dont seem to have a clue.

Exclamation Marc

Zardoz wrote: »

Anyone know the stage times for the Opera House tomorrow night and how long Future Islands set will last ?
I rang the Opera House but they dont seem to have a clue.

Can't help you on the stage times but they're tour is playing between 20 and 24 songs per night so I'd guess somewhere between ninety minutes and two hours.