Mercury Rev - Deserter Songs Accoustic Tour

CantonaGod

This one went under my radar.....
Mercury Rev
"An intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs surrounding the Mercury Rev's heartbreaking 1998 classic 'Deserter's Songs'. Performed in the fragile 'whisper and strum' way they were originally written, this promises to be an extraordinary glimpse into the forces that nearly destroyed a band and the strange events leading toward a most unexpected return"
Limerick 18th April
Galway 21st April
Dublin Whelans 22nd April

Peter File

CantonaGod wrote: »

This one went under my radar.....
Mercury Rev
"An intimate, acoustic evening featuring many of the stories and songs surrounding the Mercury Rev's heartbreaking 1998 classic 'Deserter's Songs'. Performed in the fragile 'whisper and strum' way they were originally written, this promises to be an extraordinary glimpse into the forces that nearly destroyed a band and the strange events leading toward a most unexpected return"
Limerick 18th April
Galway 21st April
Dublin Whelans 22nd April

They are also playing
Bangor, Co Down on April 17
Theatre royal Waterford April 19
St lukes Cork April 20.

lordgoat

Dublin now - Sold out FYI

Pighead

lordgoat wrote: »

Sold out FYI

Is that just the Whelans one you're talking about lordgoat? I'm pretty sure there are still some left for Limerick. Not sure about the rest. Very tempted to go to this. One of my favourite albums.

Peter File

Bangor is sold out as well

AhrSkidar

Just got 2 tickets for Galway, so still available there

roll

for anyone getting tix for galway, i got 3 on the roisin dubh website for €95, the same tix cost €115 (or something around that) on ticketbastard

BullBlackNova

Looks like Cork is still on sale for anyone looking.

http://uticket.ie/event/mercury-rev-live-at-st-lukes

Got two tickets this morning. Great band, great album and great venue in St Luke's. Well worth a look!

McTigs

Got two tickets for Galway.... what an album, I remember Donal Dineen plugging it on No Disco and going out getting it the next day, cant believe it's 20 years ago.

Peter File

Extra concert added in Bangor on April 16

seachto7

So many gigs! Jaysus!

peachypyro

ugh

bullpost

For anyone willing to travel, this is on in the stunning restored Theatre Royal in Waterford - similar to Olympia in Dublin:
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peachypyro

An additional date has been added in Galway for the 21st, for anyone looking to go there!

johnpatrick81

Totally missed this and only copped it in the Dolans' gig listings, just snared 2 tickets, so frikkin delighted. Adore that album!!

Peter File

They have added a matinee performance in Cork on April 20 at 4PM

http://www.liveatstlukes.com/mercury-rev/

The Gram

Tickets for Galway matinee just arrived. I'm soooo looking forward to this.

Do ye think the singing saw will be with them?

Peter File

Lyla Foy is supporting them on this tour.

davidom2513

Peter File wrote: »

Lyla Foy is supporting them on this tour.

I think she is providing backup vocals also for the Rev.

Saw her a few years ago, and enjoyed her set

davidom2513

I think The Gram is refferring to this tho

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_saw

johnpatrick81

Quality gig in Limerick tonight. Pure stripped back versions of the album, but beautiful stuff.

I thought we’d get more chat and maybe a few more extra tracks, but a must see for anyone who loves the album.

Lyla foy as the support has a lovely voice but very meh songs.

Fr Tod Umptious

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Quality gig in Limerick tonight. Pure stripped back versions of the album, but beautiful stuff.

I thought we’d get more chat and maybe a few more extra tracks, but a must see for anyone who loves the album.

Lyla foy as the support has a lovely voice but very meh songs.

Really enjoyed it too, but I'd liked to have seen them throw in something from All is Dream because that is a great album too, but maybe that didn't suit the whole Deserters Songs and the years before it theme.

Agree about Lyla Foy, but she played a stormer on the drums for Opus 40.

Arne_Saknussem

Heading to Waterford tonight, can anyone tell me what time Mercury Rev were on stage at, and what time they finished up last night?

Fr Tod Umptious

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Heading to Waterford tonight, can anyone tell me what time Mercury Rev were on stage at, and what time they finished up last night?

In Limerick on about 9.30, show was just over an hour.

Peter File

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Heading to Waterford tonight, can anyone tell me what time Mercury Rev were on stage at, and what time they finished up last night?

Theatre concerts normally start earlier than regular venues so be careful

Sandwell

That gig tonight was sublime, fire alarm and impromptu intermission notwithstanding. Loved the Pavement cover and the encore of The Dark is Rising. Magical stuff.

johnpatrick81

Sandwell wrote: »

That gig tonight was sublime, fire alarm and impromptu intermission notwithstanding. Loved the Pavement cover and the encore of The Dark is Rising. Magical stuff.

We didn’t get that encore! Did they do the Flaming Lips cover? We got Goddess on a Highway as our encore.

Sandwell

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

We didn’t get that encore! Did they do the Flaming Lips cover? We got Goddess on a Highway as our encore.

They finished the main set with Goddess and then came back on to do The Dark is Rising. They played the Lips cover too. Jonathan's voice still sounds astonishingly good.

johnpatrick81

Sandwell wrote: »

They finished the main set with Goddess and then came back on to do The Dark is Rising. They played the Lips cover too. Jonathan's voice still sounds astonishingly good.

Jealous! Yup immaculate voice.

Fr Tod Umptious

Sandwell wrote: »

That gig tonight was sublime, fire alarm and impromptu intermission notwithstanding. Loved the Pavement cover and the encore of The Dark is Rising. Magical stuff.

That's not fair, I would have loved to hear something for All is Dream.

They did The Dark is Rising as an encore in Cork n 2011.

Judes

Seeing them tonight in Cork - can't wait.

sporina

just back from the matinee in Cork - OMG - adjectives fail me now... OMG - really - thats all i can say.. i was totally blown away..the setting obviously, the sound, the cameraderie amongst the band, the performance, twas so much more than a rehash of the album - twas so 3d-they played covers of songs that they associated with the time of making the album.. before during and after - like from Pavement, Sparkle Horse (sea of teeth was my fav song of the gig actually), and all is dream's nite and frog... wow - it was incredible - and the lead guitarist was a delight.. he sang solos in harmony - v sweet.. Opus 40 was out of this planet... an acoustic rock out.. a great end before 2 encores .. PS flute on endlessly was divine.. and what a raconteur is the lead.. awe stop twas just a beautiful beautiful eve from start to finish - thank god for the 2 encores

johnpatrick81

2 encores! Damn Ye! :pac:

I did get a bit emotional at some points, truly beautiful stuff.

The Gram

Thanks for the review! Really looking forward to Galway matinee now.

What time were they on stage? Travelling up from Mayo for this so don't want to miss main event.

sporina

The Gram wrote: »

Thanks for the review! Really looking forward to Galway matinee now.

What time were they on stage? Travelling up from Mayo for this so don't want to miss main event.

support started at 4.30 and they were on at 5.30 till 6.50

sporina

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Quality gig in Limerick tonight. Pure stripped back versions of the album, but beautiful stuff.

I thought we’d get more chat and maybe a few more extra tracks, but a must see for anyone who loves the album.

Lyla foy as the support has a lovely voice but very meh songs.

sorry to hear that - sounds like your gig was the opposite of ours - lots of sceali and banter - he had no beer so folk from the audience gave him some.. we got a track from the flaming lips too - love yer brain - and they did a great performance piece to opus 40 - like he was diving energy from the ground and then released it -was so class with the music - massive build up and then crescendo

and the flute on endlessly was sublime..

gee i wish I had have had a ticket for the night gig too...

he was so theatrical n stage - would love to see him duet with Roisin Murphy - never gonna happen

johnpatrick81

sporina wrote: »

sorry to hear that - sounds like your gig was the opposite of ours - lots of sceali and banter - he had no beer so folk from the audience gave him some.. we got a track from the flaming lips too - love yer brain - and they did a great performance piece to opus 40 - like he was diving energy from the ground and then released it -was so class with the music - massive build up and then crescendo

and the flute on endlessly was sublime..

gee i wish I had have had a ticket for the night gig too...

he was so theatrical n stage - would love to see him duet with Roisin Murphy - never gonna happen

Ah no, sounds just like our gig except Ye got the All Is Dream track!

sporina

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Ah no, sounds just like our gig except Ye got the All Is Dream track!

Oh u said u expected more chat and extra tracks - we got lots of both - and the full album and Nite and fog - but bad for 1. Hr 20 mins inc 2 encores

johnpatrick81

sporina wrote: »

Oh u said u expected more chat and extra tracks - we got lots of both - and the full album and Nite and fog - but bad for 1. Hr 20 mins inc 2 encores

Errrr yes we got that too, I wanted more. I thought it would be closer to 1 hr 45.

Not a complaint, just wanted more of a great thing.

RodVelvet

sporina wrote: »

Oh u said u expected more chat and extra tracks - we got lots of both - and the full album and Nite and fog - but bad for 1. Hr 20 mins inc 2 encores

I was at the Cork matinee gig too, it was awesome,
I thought it was "The Dark is Rising" they played from All is Dream. Don't remember Nite & Fog being played unless I'm forgetting it.
Got my album signed by the guys so was happy out.

BullBlackNova

Great gig at St Luke's. I'd say I'm not as familiar with the band as some in this thread but thoroughly enjoyed it. The stories between the songs were lovely, gave a great insight into the band and the process, and the covers of Pavement, Sparklehorse and the Flaming Lips were all brilliant.

'Holes', 'Opus 40' and 'The Dark is Rising' was a great trio of songs.

Lyla Foy sounded great too. Only caught the end of her set but would make an effort to get their on time if I was going again!

Only complaint was the gang sitting right behind me who didn't stop talking throughout the entire show. I mean, enjoy it whatever way you want to, but I genuinely struggled to hear the band over them from time to time. Heard some great stories about the photocopier in work and the layout of their Facebook news feed, mind.

sporina

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

Errrr yes we got that too, I wanted more. I thought it would be closer to 1 hr 45.

Not a complaint, just wanted more of a great thing.

RodVelvet wrote: »

I was at the Cork matinee gig too, it was awesome,
I thought it was "The Dark is Rising" they played from All is Dream. Don't remember Nite & Fog being played unless I'm forgetting it.
Got my album signed by the guys so was happy out.

@jp - well looks like we got a bit more - they played for 1 hr 20 2 encores and a little story before each song.. and yes @rv my mistake - twas the dark is rising..

some bang for our buck - would have paid double for that

johnpatrick81

BullBlackNova wrote: »

Only complaint was the gang sitting right behind me who didn't stop talking throughout the entire show. I mean, enjoy it whatever way you want to, but I genuinely struggled to hear the band over them from time to time. Heard some great stories about the photocopier in work and the layout of their Facebook news feed, mind.

In Limerick one of the venue staff made an announcement before the gig “this is a hush hush gig largely, so if you wanna chat about work or whatever, please bugger off to the smoking area”, did the trick it seemed!

BullBlackNova

johnpatrick81 wrote: »

In Limerick one of the venue staff made an announcement before the gig “this is a hush hush gig largely, so if you wanna chat about work or whatever, please bugger off to the smoking area”, did the trick it seemed!

That would have been nice!!

I hate to be that guy but why pay to go to a gig - especially an acoustic set in a f*cking church - and then talk - loudly! - throughout?

Luckily, there was some free space and we got to move for the last run of songs but I really struggled to hear over them at times.

Anyway, it didn't spoil what really was a lovely show. Very glad I went - I left it a bigger fan of Mercury Rev than I entered which is always a good sign for a gig IMO!

lordgoat

Enough with the back and forth whinging over nothing. Take it to PM if you want to keep the discussion going.

mosstin

Galway last night was lovely but looking at descriptions of other shows here, we didn't get as much. Songs were great, band in brilliant form. Would have loved a few more covers. Only a one song encore.

Table Top Joe

mosstin wrote: »

Galway last night was lovely but looking at descriptions of other shows here, we didn't get as much. Songs were great, band in brilliant form. Would have loved a few more covers. Only a one song encore.

Haven’t seen the Galway setlist but from what I can tell you only missed out on “The Dark Is Rising”, I was at the second Cork show and we didn’t get it either.....my friend got the setlist signed by the guys afterwards and I accusingly pointed towards “The Dark Is Rising” on it to Jonathan and he said “well sometimes the dark rises and sometimes it doesn’t” so there you go!


My only complaint(and this is very much of the first world variety) is “Goddess..” as an encore, it’s a show based on “Deserter Songs”, you KNOW your getting “Godess..” so getting it as an encore just seemed a bit silly if you know I mean



I’ll tell you something far more interesting about the setlist though, “Chasing A Bee” is on it!! As far as I know it hasn’t been played since 99 ish and it’s a dream of mine to see them do it, I don’t know if was the shock or what but I didn’t ask him so I don’t know if there’s any chance of it turning up

McTigs

mosstin wrote: »

Galway last night was lovely but looking at descriptions of other shows here, we didn't get as much. Songs were great, band in brilliant form. Would have loved a few more covers. Only a one song encore.

It was a great gig, probably not as long as the others but i’m just glad they included galway on the tour.... band were tight

I bought grasshopper a pint

Table Top Joe

BullBlackNova wrote: »

That would have been nice!!

I hate to be that guy but why pay to go to a gig - especially an acoustic set in a f*cking church - and then talk - loudly! - throughout?

Luckily, there was some free space and we got to move for the last run of songs but I really struggled to hear over them at times.

Anyway, it didn't spoil what really was a lovely show. Very glad I went - I left it a bigger fan of Mercury Rev than I entered which is always a good sign for a gig IMO!

It never ceases to amaze me how people can go to gigs and yap through it (and it’s always yapping about tedious ****e too).....I can understand it(to a degree) at stadium gigs since bands who are big enough to play those will always have the casual fans who can barely shut up during the songs they know let alone the ones they don’t know and there’s always a lot of people who get free tickets


But these are small gigs where your pretty much told 80% of the setlist beforehand due to the nature of the show.....it truly baffles me why people do it, I saw Richard Hawley play acoustic a few years back and everyone was handed a little slip of paper when entering which basically said “this is a quiet acoustic show please don’t talk” and to my utter amazement it worked!!

Anyway, the only solution is get as close to the front as possible I find if you want to avoid the talkers, it’s such a nuisance

mosstin

Table Top Joe wrote: »

Haven’t seen the Galway setlist but from what I can tell you only missed out on “The Dark Is Rising”, I was at the second Cork show and we didn’t get it either.....my friend got the setlist signed by the guys afterwards and I accusingly pointed towards “The Dark Is Rising” on it to Jonathan and he said “well sometimes the dark rises and sometimes it doesn’t” so there you go!


My only complaint(and this is very much of the first world variety) is “Goddess..” as an encore, it’s a show based on “Deserter Songs”, you KNOW your getting “Godess..” so getting it as an encore just seemed a bit silly if you know I mean



I’ll tell you something far more interesting about the setlist though, “Chasing A Bee” is on it!! As far as I know it hasn’t been played since 99 ish and it’s a dream of mine to see them do it, I don’t know if was the shock or what but I didn’t ask him so I don’t know if there’s any chance of it turning up

'Chasing a Bee' or 'Frittering' would have reduced me to a puddle.

sporina

Table Top Joe wrote: »

Haven’t seen the Galway setlist but from what I can tell you only missed out on “The Dark Is Rising”, I was at the second Cork show and we didn’t get it either.....my friend got the setlist signed by the guys afterwards and I accusingly pointed towards “The Dark Is Rising” on it to Jonathan and he said “well sometimes the dark rises and sometimes it doesn’t” so there you go!


My only complaint(and this is very much of the first world variety) is “Goddess..” as an encore, it’s a show based on “Deserter Songs”, you KNOW your getting “Godess..” so getting it as an encore just seemed a bit silly if you know I mean



I’ll tell you something far more interesting about the setlist though, “Chasing A Bee” is on it!! As far as I know it hasn’t been played since 99 ish and it’s a dream of mine to see them do it, I don’t know if was the shock or what but I didn’t ask him so I don’t know if there’s any chance of it turning up

sorry if i am having a slow moment - but i'm unclear - did they play chasing a bee? ask him what? turning up?