Metropolis 2017

Lady Danger

First acts due to be announced this week

Ferris_Bueller

Hard to know what to expect, line up the first year was brilliant I thought but last years was poor enough. Would love if Justice were one of the headliners as they have not announced any Irish dates and are touring Europe up until the week prior to Metropolis.

Furious-Red

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Hard to know what to expect, line up the first year was brilliant I thought but last years was poor enough. Would love if Justice were one of the headliners as they have not announced any Irish dates and are touring Europe up until the week prior to Metropolis.

Yea agreed the first year was great but last years line up was very meh in which they lost money over it. Yea can def see Justice headlining since they have yet to turn up over here during the summer

NinetyTwoTeam

I couldn't score any yokes at the last one so I won't be back.

ghostdancer

hopefully it's a POD event without Booka Shade or Groove Armada on the lineup for the umpteenth time.

Furious-Red

ghostdancer wrote: »

hopefully it's a POD event without Booka Shade or Groove Armada on the lineup for the umpteenth time.

Or the return of Chic

Furious-Red

Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday via Ticketmaster.ie starting at €99.50
www.metropolisfestival.ie

Birneybau

That's pretty bad.

Sandwell

Dire.

Knex*

Mmm. Not an inspiring start, is it.

Lady Danger

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

It's too soon after the Picnic. Could attract a lot of passing scU mbags being the Halloween bank holiday weekend.

It was great close to Christmas last year - broke up the boredom of the winter.

It's only a week earlier than last year if I'm not mistaken?

D.Q

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

It's too soon after the Picnic. Could attract a lot of passing scU mbags being the Halloween bank holiday weekend.

It was great close to Christmas last year - broke up the boredom of the winter.

No chance. There's that samhain rave out by the airport, and I'd imagine barndance will be doing their usual halloween party that weekend too. Strange that there would be three big rave-ish events on the same weekend.

Mrs Shuttleworth

Lady Danger wrote: »

It's only a week earlier than last year if I'm not mistaken?

My bad - apologies. You're right.

I recalled it as 5th December but you're right it was November.

I'll delete my post.

Mrs Shuttleworth

D.Q wrote: »

No chance. There's that samhain rave out by the airport, and I'd imagine barndance will be doing their usual halloween party that weekend too. Strange that there would be three big rave-ish events on the same weekend.

You're right, that Annie Mac/Samhain gig is on the same weekend - will split the crowd.

Useful.Idiot

I think it's a decent start.

phunkadelic

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

I think it's a decent start.

Same here

Knex*

To be fair, my initial lack of enthusiasm is based largely from ignorance, rather than a dislike for the acts announced. Will have to go do some research. Bonzai would be the person I'd most be familiar with. Aside from TLC, but we'll ignore that

Any recommendations?

bodhrandude

Who is TLC is that not Townlands Carnival?

Easy Rod

bodhrandude wrote: »

Who is TLC is that not Townlands Carnival?

I think you're slightly off there Bodhrandude, don't go chasing waterfalls.

phunkadelic

Knex. wrote: »

To be fair, my initial lack of enthusiasm is based largely from ignorance, rather than a dislike for the acts announced. Will have to go do some research. Bonzai would be the person I'd most be familiar with. Aside from TLC, but we'll ignore that

Any recommendations?

Mount Kimbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hTN19x1DyM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdYj-jCcMFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-x1TFxao0oI

Death In Vegas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08csQL31Bhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbCdLUSIqL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKgtyEGBSs

Leftfield Leftism is a classic too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z15lJR79pTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEuMAV_gPIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKDaR5QjOR0

Furious-Red

You would wonder how many of the €99 tickets were even on sale

phunkadelic

Furious-Red wrote: »

You would wonder how many of the €99 tickets were even on sale

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Blut2

That's an atrocious line-up. How on earth are TLC a headliner? What a waste of money that could have been used on a better act. They're a university student bar midweek gig caliber.

The lack of day tickets is a big problem too. I can't see many people willing to pay 130eur+booking fee for a full price weekend ticket. I'd have no interest in going for 2 days, so would happily pay slightly over the halfway price for a day ticket ,say 70-75eur. If there was a good line-up.

ghostdancer

Blut2 wrote: »

That's an atrocious line-up. How on earth are TLC a headliner? What a waste of money that could have been used on a better act. They're a university student bar midweek gig caliber.

The lack of day tickets is a big problem too. I can't see many people willing to pay 130eur+booking fee for a full price weekend ticket. I'd have no interest in going for 2 days, so would happily pay slightly over the halfway price for a day ticket ,say 70-75eur. If there was a good line-up.

they said on facebook that day tickets will be released later.

Peter File

Blut2 wrote: »

That's an atrocious line-up. How on earth are TLC a headliner? What a waste of money that could have been used on a better act. They're a university student bar midweek gig caliber.

The lack of day tickets is a big problem too. I can't see many people willing to pay 130eur+booking fee for a full price weekend ticket. I'd have no interest in going for 2 days, so would happily pay slightly over the halfway price for a day ticket ,say 70-75eur. If there was a good line-up.

Nostalgia will bring lots to see tlc who contrary to your quite ignorant comment were actually a popular band. They do day tickets every year as a simple bit of research would prove to you. Apart from tlc I think it is a fine lineup.

Useful.Idiot

There's only 9 acts revealed of a possible what, 30/35 altogether? Plenty of room for the line-up to grow. Already have a couple heavyweight names in Richie Hawtin and Leftfield and good selection of mid line-up bands in Jungle, Booka Brass and Mount Kimbie.

Blut2

Peter File wrote: »

Nostalgia will bring lots to see tlc who contrary to your quite ignorant comment were actually a popular band. They do day tickets every year as a simple bit of research would prove to you. Apart from tlc I think it is a fine lineup.

There are no day tickets on sale as of today, so my post gave out about the lack of day tickets currently being on sale. Seems reasonable to me.

TLC had 3 hit singles in Ireland in the mid 1990s. They weren't particularly notably popular at the time, nevermind now 20+ years later and one band member down. Acts like East 17, Five, S Club 7 etc had far more hits in Ireland in the 1990s and regularly play student bars now - TLC are definitely at that caliber of act.

Longitude and Forbidden fruit have lower ticket prices and manage to get current, international headline quality, acts like The Weekend, Kendrick Lamar, Disclosure etc. Thats the level Metropolis should be aiming for.

Ferris_Bueller

Useful.Idiot wrote: »

There's only 9 acts revealed of a possible what, 30/35 altogether? Plenty of room for the line-up to grow. Already have a couple heavyweight names in Richie Hawtin and Leftfield and good selection of mid line-up bands in Jungle, Booka Brass and Mount Kimbie.

That's what I thought after the initial line up last year but the second announcement was even worse. Not an awful lineup but definitely not good value for money at this stage nor did I think last years line up was good value. They set the bar too high the first year!

Bowlardo

Will there be day tickets at some stage ir not? Above pists gave me confused?

Peter File

Bowlardo wrote: »

Will there be day tickets at some stage ir not? Above pists gave me confused?

They will have day tickets for sale

ghostdancer

some additions/day breakdowns.
I thought the Saturday would be a full day, not the "opening concert" nonsense like the Thursday last year, would be fairly raging if I got a weekend ticket due to all the likely Sunday clashes.

If I do get a ticket now, it'll probably only be for the Sunday, although at €80+ for a day ticket, I probably just won't bother TBH.