Biggest Band/Artist to ever play Waterford?

yogibear77

Scissor sisters 2003 or 2004 can't remember which year, the tickets were free, it was part of the Heineken green sphere sessions from what I can remember

Fuzzy Logic

Train played in The Forum. Think it was 2012/2013

thesaturdayman

Maybe I am going mad - distinct possibility mind you.

But did daft punk play the forum? Circa 2003-2007 pretty certain I was there!

If so great.

If not, faithless & chemical brothers same comment did they play then? I remember Calvin Harris wasn’t at it mind you!

Great thread btw

mooseknunkle

thesaturdayman wrote: »

Maybe I am going mad - distinct possibility mind you.

But did daft punk play the forum? Circa 2003-2007 pretty certain I was there!

If so great.

If not, faithless & chemical brothers same comment did they play then? I remember Calvin Harris wasn’t at it mind you!

Great thread btw

Daft Punk never played in Waterford! Daft As Punk played in the forum thats who you seen..

Same with the Chemical Brothers they never played here,Faithless played down the RSC...and Calvin Harris played here in 2011 or 2012 ...

StringerBell

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Snow Patrol played in The Kings years ago.

I remember that, and I remember being shown their rider for the gig they were also ****e from memory.

U2 played in the tech about 40 years ago.

Flow Motion

yogibear77 wrote: »

Scissor sisters 2003 or 2004 can't remember which year, the tickets were free, it was part of the Heineken green sphere sessions from what I can remember

Yeah I got free tickets for this gig. A definite one. I'd go for mid-2004?

yogibear77

Flow Motion wrote: »

Yeah I got free tickets for this gig. A definite one. I'd go for mid-2004?

I was there too, think you are right around the summer of 2004 maybe????

friendlyfun

thesaturdayman wrote: »

Maybe I am going mad - distinct possibility mind you.

But did daft punk play the forum? Circa 2003-2007 pretty certain I was there!

If so great.

If not, faithless & chemical brothers same comment did they play then? I remember Calvin Harris wasn’t at it mind you!

Great thread btw

I don't think think Daft Punk played the forum tbh. When they came to Ireland last the played only two venues. They're very elusive and it's extremely rare for them to play live.

Quigs Snr

:P

yogibear77 wrote: »

I was there too, think you are right around the summer of 2004 maybe????

It was 2004.. upstairs in what used to be called preachers... although it was called something else by then.

Ash played at the same venue around that time too.

Dunmoreroader

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

I think it was 1969, but cannot be certain ..... it was shortly after Summertime hit it big as far as I am aware.

There are a lot of names who failed your criteria that would would definitely have on a list ..... and probably some you included that I would omit.

Personal preferences

This thing has turned into a monster! Agree with you Johnboy about the criteria, I've Babyshambles making the 'Big' list and I've kicked Bob Dylan off it thus shredding my credibility. Few amendments required along with a lot more bands to be assessed.
Should be all collated, rigorously assessed and classified in time for ATN 2020 or 2021. Maybe.:rolleyes:

PTH2009

Dunmoreroader wrote: »

This thing has turned into a monster! Agree with you Johnboy about the criteria, I've Babyshambles making the 'Big' list and I've kicked Bob Dylan off it thus shredding my credibility. Few amendments required along with a lot more bands to be assessed.
Should be all collated, rigorously assessed and classified in time for ATN 2020 or 2021. Maybe.:rolleyes:

Maybe chance the whole thing and have what all international acts that played Waterford City

Snorlaxx

2 Unlimited in Dignity back in the day boi

Dunmoreroader

Snorlaxx wrote: »

2 Unlimited in Dignity back in the day boi

No no,
no no no no
no no no no
no no there's no limits way there getting on this list :cool:

mooseknunkle

Dunmoreroader wrote: »

No no,
no no no no
no no no no
no no there's no limits way there getting on this list :cool:

The Vengaboys and Sean Kingston played in the WIT arena last year

gscully

Dunmoreroader wrote: »

No no,
no no no no
no no no no
no no there's no limits way there getting on this list :cool:

Well, leaving personal choice aside, they deserve to be on the list based purely on the amount of singles sold in the 90s.

God I miss Fat Sams...

vriesmays

Technotronic, early '90s, Bridge Hotel.

Quigs Snr

vriesmays wrote: »

Technotronic, early '90s, Bridge Hotel.

Early mid 1992 i think

Deisekickboxing

Brass n co biggest band about 100 of them on stage

Snorlaxx

gscully wrote: »

God I miss Fat Sams...

Where was that? First club I was in back in de day was Merlin's, that was the holy grale, you got in there your level of coolness went right up haha

Fuzzy Logic

Snorlaxx wrote: »

Where was that? First club I was in back in de day was Merlin's, that was the holy grale, you got in there your level of coolness went right up haha

Right where Merlins was

Quigs Snr

Fuzzy Logic wrote: »

Right where Merlins was

Fat Sams was mid eighties until roughly the mid nineties. Remember being there the week before xmas 93 when the draw was being made for World Cup 94 drinking pints of cider, so it must have gone till 94 at the very least.

NewbridgeIR

I was in the RTC 1989-1991. Saw a lot of soccer matches in Fat Sam's. Great days.

gscully

Snorlaxx wrote: »

Where was that? First club I was in back in de day was Merlin's, that was the holy grale, you got in there your level of coolness went right up haha

It's where Sinnotts is now.

gscully

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Fat Sams was mid eighties until roughly the mid nineties. Remember being there the week before xmas 93 when the draw was being made for World Cup 94 drinking pints of cider, so it must have gone till 94 at the very least.

Sept 1994: The roof, the roof, the roof is actually on fire.

The rest is history sadly.

davyboy1975

gscully wrote: »

Sept 1994: The roof, the roof, the roof is actually on fire.

The rest is history sadly.

And brendan o Carroll doing blind date in there too

gscully

davyboy1975 wrote: »

And brendan o Carroll doing blind date in there too

Thankfully I wasn't there for that

PTH2009

https://waterford-news.ie/2020/06/12/remembering-fleadh-mor/#.XwYP1ij0nIU

great read up on the 1993 Fleadh Mor festival which was held in Tramore. Amazing lineup but sadly didn't break even and never happened again. Typical Waterford reason for it failing 'ah im not paying that much for a ticket when i can hear it for free'

Was only 3 years old at the time so have a genuine reason why i couldn't go :D:D

Wanderer78

PTH2009 wrote: »

https://waterford-news.ie/2020/06/12/remembering-fleadh-mor/#.XwYP1ij0nIU

great read up on the 1993 Fleadh Mor festival which was held in Tramore. Amazing lineup but sadly didn't break even and never happened again. Typical Waterford reason for it failing 'ah im not paying that much for a ticket when i can hear it for free'

Was only 3 years old at the time so have a genuine reason why i couldn't go :D:D

father was at it, also watched/listened from outside with relative ease, was unable to afford full weekend, the economy wasnt amazing back then

bradolf pittler

Pato Banton played Metroland,He had hits with Baby come back with UB40 and This cowboy song with Sting in the 90's.
My claim to fame is that i played a frame of snooker with him in the showboat before the gig.

Deisegodeo

PTH2009 wrote: »

https://waterford-news.ie/2020/06/12/remembering-fleadh-mor/#.XwYP1ij0nIU

great read up on the 1993 Fleadh Mor festival which was held in Tramore. Amazing lineup but sadly didn't break even and never happened again. Typical Waterford reason for it failing 'ah im not paying that much for a ticket when i can hear it for free'

Was only 3 years old at the time so have a genuine reason why i couldn't go :D:D

different times I know... but absolutely mad that only 7k people paid 25 quid each day for such a great line up as that.

Stereomaniac

I genuinely don't think this is even a debate. Bob Dylan is, without shadow of a doubt, the biggest artist to ever appear in Waterford.

Great thread though.

friendlyfun

Stereomaniac wrote: »

I genuinely don't think this is even a debate. Bob Dylan is, without shadow of a doubt, the biggest artist to ever appear in Waterford.

Great thread though.

That's a fact. His legacy will be enormous. A cultural icon. The man he even sang at the March on Washington when Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.

PTH2009

friendlyfun wrote: »

That's a fact. His legacy will be enormous. A cultural icon. The man he even sang at the March on Washington when Martin Luther King gave his famous "I have a dream" speech.

Sadly missed out on his folk days and nowadays his style is way different but nice to see him in Kilkenny last year. Still going strong and will tour til the day he dies

Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Donovan, Joan Baez, John Prine, Roy Orbison, Smiths also massive names to play here

aziz

PTH2009 wrote: »

Still going strong and will tour til the day he dies

Nah,he's too busy making gates now😀

https://twentytwowords.com/bob-dylan-is-a-welder-and-he-makes-big-iron-gates-out-of-scrap-metal-5-pictures/

PTH2009

aziz wrote: »

PTH2009 wrote: »

Still going strong and will tour til the day he dies

Nah,he's too busy making gates now😀

https://twentytwowords.com/bob-dylan-is-a-welder-and-he-makes-big-iron-gates-out-of-scrap-metal-5-pictures/

Jesus thats a bit weird and crazy at the same time

Stereomaniac

Bob Dylan will keep touring as soon as he's able to again. He released a great new record last month (his 39th!), which I would highly recommend "Rough And Rowdy Ways"

I've been to see him 8 times (that I can think of) and it's a privilege. When he's gone, there's not another one coming in his place.

I might be biased, given that he's my favourite artist. But seriously, that's your answer for biggest name to ever play in Waterford. The medium of songwriting, he is the greatest person to ever attempt it.

PTH2009

Stereomaniac wrote: »

Bob Dylan will keep touring as soon as he's able to again. He released a great new record last month (his 39th!), which I would highly recommend "Rough And Rowdy Ways"

I've been to see him 8 times (that I can think of) and it's a privilege. When he's gone, there's not another one coming in his place.

I might be biased, given that he's my favourite artist. But seriously, that's your answer for biggest name to ever play in Waterford. The medium of songwriting, he is the greatest person to ever attempt it.

new album is good even if its like an audio book

He still has the same voice as his younger days to an extent, he adapted a change in style which some like some dislike

sitkaspruce

The Bok

friendlyfun

50 Cent at the RSC lol

Wanderer78

friendlyfun wrote: »

50 Cent at the RSC lol

typical waterford, we really only got 49 cent, stupid waterford

Dunmoreroader

sitkaspruce wrote: »

The Bok

"Ye'll never bate The Bok!!" Ah yes, epic sessions in T&H's. We'll give him an honourable mention.
This is getting interesting again. All the votes for Dylan for No.1 are intriguing, but I was trying to set criteria for acts coming to Waterford while they were "happening" at the time they played here, hence the recent record sales metrics as opposed to legends coming years after their pomp.

PTH2009

Dunmoreroader wrote: »

"Ye'll never bate The Bok!!" Ah yes, epic sessions in T&H's. We'll give him an honourable mention.
This is getting interesting again. All the votes for Dylan for No.1 are intriguing, but I was trying to set criteria for acts coming to Waterford while they were "happening" at the time they played here, hence the recent record sales metrics as opposed to legends coming years after their pomp.

That Gavin James guy seems pretty popular in the Irish charts

Wanderer78

PTH2009 wrote:

That Gavin James guy seems pretty popular in the Irish charts

Not a patch on the bok, he d always be number one if the charts weren't fixed!