Father John Misty - Vicar Street May 28th 2018

Evil Sausage

Should be a good show, I reckon - tickets on sale Thursday

https://twitter.com/foggynotions/status/912609329416671233

henryporter

Hopefully will be better than the last one at the same venue - place was crawling with ar$ehole hipsters more interested in talking sh!te to each other loudly or running to the bar/toilet incessantly. Think I'll aim to get a balcony seat this time to avoid such vermin.

deeks

Just tried now. Standing seem to be gone. Disaster.

deeks

Think there was just some issue with my Ticketmaster. Got them now. Phew!!

Gonzovision

Another date added, just picked up 2

Xenji

Saw him in the Roisin Dubh a couple of years back, fantastic show.

Limerick91

An unbelievably good gig last night. I think there are some tickets available for Wednesday night, it would be certainly worth shelling out a few €

The Nal

How many people in the crowd had beards?

Ricosruffneck

what time did it finish at? Can't wait for tonight. Nice setlist from last night.

Mickolution

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

what time did it finish at? Can't wait for tonight. Nice setlist from last night.

Finished just after 11.

Setlist here, but seems to be changing it from gig to gig.

Thought last night was just ok. He seemed to be going through the motions a little compared with other times I've seen him. Where I was standing, the sound was very muddy in parts too and the usual rubbish from the crowd: chatting, constant trips to the bar and recording the whole bloody thing on their phones.

phunkadelic

Mickolution wrote: »

Finished just after 11.

Setlist here, but seems to be changing it from gig to gig.

Thought last night was just ok. He seemed to be going through the motions a little compared with other times I've seen him. Where I was standing, the sound was very muddy in parts too and the usual rubbish from the crowd: chatting, constant trips to the bar and recording the whole bloody thing on their phones.

It seems all of those types chose John Misty over Broken Social Scene, thankfully

thalia_13

Who was support act, going to be late getting to gig later, so hoping to time arrival between him and the act, if there is one? Did he come on about 9ish ?

dirkmeister

thalia_13 wrote: »

Who was support act, going to be late getting to gig later, so hoping to time arrival between him and the act, if there is one? Did he come on about 9ish ?

Saint Leonard’s horses was the support act.

Stage times last night were

8:30 - support
9:30 - Father John Misty

busterp

Mickolution wrote: »

Finished just after 11.

Setlist here, but seems to be changing it from gig to gig.

Thought last night was just ok. He seemed to be going through the motions a little compared with other times I've seen him. Where I was standing, the sound was very muddy in parts too and the usual rubbish from the crowd: chatting, constant trips to the bar and recording the whole bloody thing on their phones.

Unlucky, I was expecting the worst kind of drunk crowd with that late start, but we were slap bang in the middle of the crowd and didn't have anyone pushing past, no chatters and barely any phones out.

BelovedAunt

phunkadelic wrote: »

It seems all of those types chose John Misty over Broken Social Scene, thankfully

I think it’s the luck of the draw. I was at the front rail for BSS and had to move about halfway through due to the two American head melters behind me. They were talking (screaming) throughout each song and then going absolutely ape**** applauding afterwards, even though they were barely listening. C*nts.

D9Male

I am going along tonight. I saw him in London a couple of years back and he was very good. I have avoided going to gigs recently as other people annoy me too much. I keep telling myself that I won't change other people so I am going to have to put up or shut up. But by jaysus reading the above makes a part of me dread tonight.

Mickolution

D9Male wrote: »

I am going along tonight. I saw him in London a couple of years back and he was very good. I have avoided going to gigs recently as other people annoy me too much. I keep telling myself that I won't change other people so I am going to have to put up or shut up. But by jaysus reading the above makes a part of me dread tonight.

Was that the Roundhouse gigs a few years back? I was at one of those and it was fantastic.

Limerick91

Support was only on stage for about 30 minutes.
Some of his band were in the upstairs smoking area having a pint and a fag before the gig.
We were upstairs and the sound was excellent and we could not hear any talking except in between songs
Oh-yeah about 40 % of the men had beards!!!!!

D9Male

Mickolution wrote: »

Was that the Roundhouse gigs a few years back? I was at one of those and it was fantastic.

Yeah. He played a cover of Closer by Nine Inch Nails which still lives in the memory. The energy was pretty eh energetic. Very good gig. But I was seated away from the hoi polloi so I had very few human beings to cope with (I was surrounded by a friend on one side and my brother on the other side).

I was at a Magnetic Fields gig in the Concert Hall late last year and Stephin Merritt stopped the gig and asked a fella waving a phone in the air to put it away. I loved him for that.

thalia_13

dirkmeister wrote: »

Saint Leonard’s horses was the support act.

Stage times last night were

8:30 - support
9:30 - Father John Misty

thanks a million for that, much appreciated!

Mickolution

D9Male wrote: »

Yeah. He played a cover of Closer by Nine Inch Nails which still lives in the memory. The energy was pretty eh energetic. Very good gig. But I was seated away from the hoi polloi so I had very few human beings to cope with (I was surrounded by a friend on one side and my brother on the other side).

I was at a Magnetic Fields gig in the Concert Hall late last year and Stephin Merritt stopped the gig and asked a fella waving a phone in the air to put it away. I loved him for that.

It's that energy that I thought was missing from last night's gig, tbh. Maybe it was the fact that they'd all been travelling around a bit. Hopefully tonight is better! I've seen him three times now and the others all had a lot more energy.

Regarding phones, I've been to two gigs (Jeff Mangum in Vicar St & Kraftwerk in Bord Gais Theater) where phones weren't allowed and both were better for it. If I remember right, at Kraftwerk, security would just shine a light at anyone who had their phone out until they put it away. After one or two, nobody else did it.

D9Male

It was a good gig. He definitely played with a lot less energy than before, but it didn't suffer too much for it. The sound was a little dodgy in the seats to the left of the stage. He played all the favourite tunes apart from Chateau Lobby. Some of the new songs are good, but I had spent a little time familiarising myself with them on Spotify. The gang I was with all enjoyed it. Definitely more of a concert than a show. Which is a pity as he is such an enigmatic performer. But his music and voice are good enough to stand alone.

Gonzovision

D9Male wrote: »

It was a good gig. He definitely played with a lot less energy than before, but it didn't suffer too much for it. The sound was a little dodgy in the seats to the left of the stage. He played all the favourite tunes apart from Chateau Lobby. Some of the new songs are good, but I had spent a little time familiarising myself with them on Spotify. The gang I was with all enjoyed it. Definitely more of a concert than a show. Which is a pity as he is such an enigmatic performer. But his music and voice are good enough to stand alone.

Chateau Lobby #4 was the second track.

D9Male

Indeed, not sure how I forgot.

thalia_13

Really enjoyed gig, brought a friend who didn't know his stuff and they loved it. Hadn't seen him since Longitude so appreciated the smaller venue vibe.

Only gripe was this twat in an ugly check shirt vaped constantly and talked loudly throughout. Even after being asked to be quiet.

I don't know why people go to gigs if they aren't going to listen to the music and want to have full on conversations about life... Go to the bar to have the chats....

beecee

Surprised about the complaints about energy. I thought it was a great show on Monday!

Crowd was good too. Nicely packed, but not so that you couldn't move or get in and out.

The Nal

thalia_13 wrote: »

Really enjoyed gig, brought a friend who didn't know his stuff and they loved it. Hadn't seen him since Longitude so appreciated the smaller venue vibe.

Only gripe was this twat in an ugly check shirt vaped constantly and talked loudly throughout. Even after being asked to be quiet.

I don't know why people go to gigs if they aren't going to listen to the music and want to have full on conversations about life... Go to the bar to have the chats....

Was he not told to shut the fúck up the 2nd time?

People really need to be more harsh with talkers during gigs. Its creeping more and more into Irish gig culture. We need to stamp it out. Its a major no no.

D9Male

It isn't a complaint about energy, more an observation. It was remarkable how energetic he was previously. The videos below show how frenzied he would get at the end of some of his songs.

Anyway, to anyone going tonight, enjoy! You're in for a treat.

thalia_13

The Nal wrote: »

Was he not told to shut the fúck up the 2nd time?

People really need to be more harsh with talkers during gigs. Its creeping more and more into Irish gig culture. We need to stamp it out. Its a major no no.

He was but he just didn't seem to care, him and his missus had absolutely no interest in the gig at all. Nor did their pals, another couple, but they thankfully fecked off to the bar for a chat after being told to shut it again.

Really gets on my nerves. I never got to thank the guy who shut them up the second time as he left the area. If you read this beardy guy in leather jacket, thank you!

Mickolution

On the subject of poor behavior at gigs, there were morons near me on Monday night that kept getting up on each other's shoulders. Just obnoxious in that size of a venue (or anywhere, really).

johnnykilo

Who's been the support the last 2 nights and were they worth catching?

Halloween Jack

The amount of absolute bedwetters on this forum cryarsing about people talking at gigs. Maybe live
Events aren’t for you, or if they are, maybe Rent a tuxedo and head off to catch the ballet or an orchestra or some ****....

Birneybau

What's the next gig you're going to Halloween Jack?

I'll give it a miss

Halloween Jack

Birneybau wrote: »

What's the next gig you're going to Halloween Jack?

I'll give it a miss

Give them all a miss, buy the blu ray instead so you can watch them undisturbed in silence...

BelovedAunt

Fantastic gig lads. He's both flamboyant and understated at the same time.

Peter File

Halloween Jack wrote: »

The amount of absolute bedwetters on this forum cryarsing about people talking at gigs. Maybe live
Events aren’t for you, or if they are, maybe Rent a tuxedo and head off to catch the ballet or an orchestra or some ****....

You must be one of those. We go to listen to the artist perform not hear idiots shout to their chums. Just stay in the bar or better still do not go and let the genuine music fans enjoy the show.

The Nal

Halloween Jack wrote: »

The amount of absolute bedwetters on this forum cryarsing about people talking at gigs. Maybe live
Events aren’t for you, or if they are, maybe Rent a tuxedo and head off to catch the ballet or an orchestra or some ****....

If you go to a gig and talk all the way through maybe live events aren't for you.

People paid to hear the gig, to listen to the performer. Not to listen to someone beside them talking about how they hate their boss.

grindle

johnnykilo wrote: »

Who's been the support the last 2 nights and were they worth catching?

Some British guy, definitely not worth catching, seems like a bit of a has-been. Awful lyrics and execution with a knack for pointlessly slipping brand names or cultural icons into the songs even if it doesn't fit the sentence. But hey, he got to rhyme "not much of a talker" with "Johnny Walker".

I felt like I was watching a separate timeline for Charlie from Lost where his career never took off and he never got on that plane. Somehow he gets to tour with FJM. Maybe he's some kind of comedy cringe act and I just didn't get it? Post-post-modernist irony.

yosser hughes

grindle wrote: »

Some British guy, definitely not worth catching, seems like a bit of a has-been. Awful lyrics and execution with a knack for pointlessly slipping brand names or cultural icons into the songs even if it doesn't fit the sentence. But hey, he got to rhyme "not much of a talker" with "Johnny Walker".

I felt like I was watching a separate timeline for Charlie from Lost where his career never took off and he never got on that plane. Somehow he gets to tour with FJM. Maybe he's some kind of comedy cringe act and I just didn't get it? Post-post-modernist irony.

I completely agree. He was dreadful. If you saw the David Brent film ( follow up to the office) where Brent goes on tour with a band;
It was a bit like that.
Hackneyed, clichéd etc.

grindle

Dead ringer.