Docklands festival

bigpink

Any reports back?Any other things on daytime Sunday or Monday can’t seem to find any info

Cetyl Palmitate

bigpink wrote: »

Any reports back?Any other things on daytime Sunday or Monday can’t seem to find any info

Right in the heart of Azad Talukdar territory. Not for you.

bigpink

Cetyl Palmitate wrote: »

Right in the heart of Azad Talukdar territory. Not for you.

Great to see a Muslim elected so long as he plays by the rules and doesn’t become corrupt
In fact all welcome just respect our country laws culture and customs

killwill

bigpink wrote: »

Great to see a Muslim elected so long as he plays by the rules and doesn’t become corrupt
In fact all welcome just respect our country laws culture and customs

Corrupt because he is from a different culture or just more corrupt than what is already there???
This country badly needs change and hopefully this is the start of it.

callaway92

Coronas got pushed back by an hour because of wind tonight.

Enjoyed it but was only half full there

bigpink

killwill wrote: »

Corrupt because he is from a different culture or just more corrupt than what is already there???
This country badly needs change and hopefully this is the start of it.

Well I’d say if he ran independent he would have got in but shur he went Fianna Fáil instead

Mc Love

callaway92 wrote: »

Coronas got pushed back by an hour because of wind tonight.

Enjoyed it but was only half full there

Nice surprise that Hermitage Green showed up, if only people had known, it would be full!

Went on the Saturday night and the gig itself was brilliant but the weather was a joke. I know its hard to plan for the weather but there were only two small marquees for smokers and some even took to smoking in the main tent.

Also the queues for the drink were unbelievable! Maybe they should have had a bigger tent.

Henry Ford III

I saw Madness on Friday. Very good gig. I enjoyed it a lot.

bigpink

With the tent up it’s a pity they didn’t run a free gig today with just local and young bands considering that I hear Dolan’s got a council loan to run it
All good reports of the gigs

Phileas Frog

Mc Love wrote: »

the weather was a joke.

Outrageous. You should write a letter of complaint to Mick Dolan immediately.

badboyblast

Well done to Dolans , they have been giving limerick people an alternative choice for 25 years when it comes to music , I hope they make it a regular thing .

rainbowdrop

Was at Jenny Greene Saturday night, and had a great time. Best night out I had in ages.
Got there about 7.30pm, no queue to get in, and only queued for less than 5mins at the bar tent for a drink. I saw later on in the night that the queues looked very long at the bar, so didn't bother queuing again, but luckily spotted that there were staff walking around the marquee with backpacks selling bottles of Rockshore larger and Jameson/coke and vodka/cans. €6 each, buy that's what you'd expect to pay at a festival.
Portaloos were spotless, security were sound and was great to see all the 'old school ravers' out in force, just having a good time dancing to old school tunes
Sound was great where we were (up at the front), and the orchestra were unreal.
Went to Dolans afterwards and the DJ set she played was banging... The vibe in there was deadly.... Felt like Creamfields or Global Gathering 15/20 years ago.
The only complaint I have is the weather, but nothing can be done about that.
Well done Dolans, praying this becomes a yearly thing!!

Mc Love

rainbowdrop wrote: »

Was at Jenny Greene Saturday night, and had a great time. Best night out I had in ages.
Got there about 7.30pm, no queue to get in, and only queued for less than 5mins at the bar tent for a drink. I saw later on in the night that the queues looked very long at the bar, so didn't bother queuing again, but luckily spotted that there were staff walking around the marquee with backpacks selling bottles of Rockshore larger and Jameson/coke and vodka/cans. €6 each, buy that's what you'd expect to pay at a festival.
Portaloos were spotless, security were sound and was great to see all the 'old school ravers' out in force, just having a good time dancing to old school tunes
Sound was great where we were (up at the front), and the orchestra were unreal.
Went to Dolans afterwards and the DJ set she played was banging... The vibe in there was deadly.... Felt like Creamfields or Global Gathering 15/20 years ago.
The only complaint I have is the weather, but nothing can be done about that.
Well done Dolans, praying this becomes a yearly thing!!

Agree, I wonder will you join me in the suggestion I should write a letter to Mick Dolan about the weather :rolleyes:

Phileas Frog

Mc Love wrote: »

Agree, I wonder will you join me in the suggestion I should write a letter to Mick Dolan about the weather :rolleyes:

Why would they? Unlike you, they recognise that nothing could be done about it. :pac:

Mc Love

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Why would they? Unlike you, they recognise that nothing could be done about it. :pac:

There you are now assuming something about my post. Jog on Phileas

rainbowdrop

Mc Love wrote: »

rainbowdrop wrote: »

Was at Jenny Greene Saturday night, and had a great time. Best night out I had in ages.
Got there about 7.30pm, no queue to get in, and only queued for less than 5mins at the bar tent for a drink. I saw later on in the night that the queues looked very long at the bar, so didn't bother queuing again, but luckily spotted that there were staff walking around the marquee with backpacks selling bottles of Rockshore larger and Jameson/coke and vodka/cans. €6 each, buy that's what you'd expect to pay at a festival.
Portaloos were spotless, security were sound and was great to see all the 'old school ravers' out in force, just having a good time dancing to old school tunes
Sound was great where we were (up at the front), and the orchestra were unreal.
Went to Dolans afterwards and the DJ set she played was banging... The vibe in there was deadly.... Felt like Creamfields or Global Gathering 15/20 years ago.
The only complaint I have is the weather, but nothing can be done about that.
Well done Dolans, praying this becomes a yearly thing!!

Agree, I wonder will you join me in the suggestion I should write a letter to Mick Dolan about the weather :rolleyes:

Oh definitely, a petition is required. Let's write it in red crayon, so they know we're serious...... Lol

Mc Love

rainbowdrop wrote: »

Oh definitely, a petition is required. Let's write it in red crayon, so they know we're serious...... Lol

Maybe we could give An Taisce a call (I do generally support them though)

YFlyer

Suggs witted "I've played in better scrapyards than this and I'm here to steal your hubcaps"

tototoe

callaway92 wrote: »

Coronas got pushed back by an hour because of wind tonight.

Enjoyed it but was only half full there

Have we hit peak Coronas?

TheDiceMan2020

tototoe wrote: »

Have we hit peak Coronas?

If there was any justice there would have been no Coronas, let alone a peak.

Dreadful band.

tototoe

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

If there was any justice there would have been no Coronas, let alone a peak.

Dreadful band.

Exactly. Watery bland sh!te, like most of the current Irish big bands. Kodaline, Picture This, Gavin James etc etc.

callaway92

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

If there was any justice there would have been no Coronas, let alone a peak.

Dreadful band.

Bit harsh.

Have to say, I genuinely would've had no interest in them, but they were pretty good (albeit some songs themselves were drab)

airnwater

Madness were great , hadn't ever seen them before , but I think some of the other Irish Madness gigs were a better deal for the same price ! DayTripper in Waterford had Frank and Walters & a ska cover band supporting , Dublin got Lightning Seeds & Something Happens supporting , whereas Limerick just got a relatively unknown young Northern Irish band , Touts

Granadino

tototoe wrote: »

Exactly. Watery bland sh!te, like most of the current Irish big bands. Kodaline, Picture This, Gavin James etc etc.

These are the bands that are popular now in Ireland. Add in James Bay, Tom Walker etc where they make two words out of one when singing. It is watery bland ****e, but I just don't listen to it.

Stab*City

Hopefully someday they can bring some relevant acts to the city.

Phileas Frog

Stab*City wrote: »

Hopefully someday they can bring some relevant acts to the city.

Who would you like to see?

Stab*City

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Who would you like to see?

Do you want a list like?

Granadino

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Who would you like to see?

I'd love to see some proper alternative acts in Limerick, but the crowds won't come. Simple as. You can fill the place with people on the piss for Hermitage Green, Coronas, Gavin James etc. You won't get the likes of Mogwai playing Limerick.
From time to time, but only the odd time, some decent stuff passes through Dolans, but that's it. Not sure if it's the promoters fault or the general public for not bothering their holes going or looking for different live music.

Irish Wolf

What was the capacity?

bigpink

grenadino wrote: »

I'd love to see some proper alternative acts in Limerick, but the crowds won't come. Simple as. You can fill the place with people on the piss for Hermitage Green, Coronas, Gavin James etc. You won't get the likes of Mogwai playing Limerick.
From time to time, but only the odd time, some decent stuff passes through Dolans, but that's it. Not sure if it's the promoters fault or the general public for not bothering their holes going or looking for different live music.

Galway and Waterford and of course Cork get better alternative acts
Was asking someone in the music game said all gigs are offered around to venues and promoters

bigpink

Does Limerick need another music venue or allow other promoters to use venues?

Vanquished

A similar but perhaps bigger event being is being planned in Waterford.

https://twitter.com/WaterfordNS/status/1135666682800889857?s=19

TheDiceMan2020

Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but there was a time when Dolans actually had decent gigs on a regular basis.

Nowadays it seems it is the same bland boring ****e week in week out.

dominatinMC

TheDiceMan2020 wrote:

Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but there was a time when Dolans actually had decent gigs on a regular basis.

Nowadays it seems it is the same bland boring ****e week in week out.

And an endless stream of cover bands too. Cover bands are fine in late bars, but I would expect more from a dedicated music venue such as Dolan's.

Mrcaramelchoc

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me but there was a time when Dolans actually had decent gigs on a regular basis.

Nowadays it seems it is the same bland boring ****e week in week out.

Yea but do not send them an email saying so.they don't like it at all especially the daughter,she gets a tad upset.

Phileas Frog

Stab*City wrote: »

Do you want a list like?

Some examples would do. It doesn't need to be exhaustive

Granadino

In fairness, Dolans had Ride the other night but I missed it. Would love to see more of these types of bands playing some festival or outdoor gigs in Limerick.

Stab*City

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Some examples would do. It doesn't need to be exhaustive

The xx, Rufus Du Sol, Nils Frahm, Halsey, Bicep, Four Tet, Any A$ap, Gorgon City, Chvrches, Sigur Ros, Sza, The Weeknd, Kiasmos, M83, Moderat and on and on and on...

These are all medium-large sized acts really. Its all down to cost though at the end of the day. Why pay someone like Chvrches 30,000 to come over when they can just pay madness 12,000. Its a safe bet as usual with dolans. The only time they have really current and popular acts seem to be on a weekday when they are cheaper or on a day when the act is already in the country to play a bigger more lucrative gig.

Mc Love

The XX would be unbelievable!

YFlyer

grenadino wrote: »

In fairness, Dolans had Ride the other night but I missed it. Would love to see more of these types of bands playing some festival or outdoor gigs in Limerick.

The Wedding Present played there as well.

dominatinMC

Stab*City wrote: »

The xx, Rufus Du Sol, Nils Frahm, Halsey, Bicep, Four Tet, Any A$ap, Gorgon City, Chvrches, Sigur Ros, Sza, The Weeknd, Kiasmos, M83, Moderat and on and on and on...

These are all medium-large sized acts really. Its all down to cost though at the end of the day. Why pay someone like Chvrches 30,000 to come over when they can just pay madness 12,000. Its a safe bet as usual with dolans. The only time they have really current and popular acts seem to be on a weekday when they are cheaper or on a day when the act is already in the country to play a bigger more lucrative gig.

Quality line-up there! Would love to see The xx, in particular. Have to wonder though if those bands are "mainstream" enough, and would they attract a large enough crowd in Limerick? I suppose if they weren't playing another other gigs in Ireland, people would travel from other cities and come to Limerick to see them..

bigpink

A lot of the bigger acts for Limerick would come via MCD and Aiken in regional tours which Dolans have the monopoly on
I’ve heard they got a150k council loan to run it which is a disgrace if true

Cookiemunster

bigpink wrote: »

A lot of the bigger acts for Limerick would come via MCD and Aiken in regional tours which Dolans have the monopoly on
I’ve heard they got a150k council loan to run it which is a disgrace if true

If it's a loan that will be paid back, how is it a disgrace?

Treepole

bigpink wrote: »

I’ve heard they got a150k council loan to run it which is a disgrace if true

That's pretty standard for festivals and events. It's a loan to get the event up and running and then paid back once the organiser has gotten the cash in. It's win/win for everyone.
You obviously haven't a clue.

bigpink

Dolan’s a well known and successful music venue and pub couldn’t get a private loan?For A private money making venture
If it was a loan for a public or community festival fair enough

Cookiemunster

bigpink wrote: »

Dolan’s a well known and successful music venue and pub couldn’t get a private loan?For A private money making venture
If it was a loan for a public or community festival fair enough

Is there anything you don't complain about?

Phileas Frog

bigpink wrote: »

I’ve heard they got a150k council loan to run it which is a disgrace if true

Do you understand what the concept of a loan is?

bigpink

As long as they give loans to other private ventures then that’s fair

TheDiceMan2020

I would like to see their stranglehold on live music in Limerick broken because their stable of acts has gotten old and tired.

banie01

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Is there anything you don't complain about?

White Irish people who are EU Nationals who don't open kebab shops or phone shops and who don't employee non EU nationals.

You'd swear there was an agenda

badboyblast

TheDiceMan2020 wrote: »

I would like to see their stranglehold on live music in Limerick broken because their stable of acts has gotten old and tired.

There is absolutely nothing stopping anyone running their own events, it's a free world , get your business plan together, proposed acts and your marketing plan and get in contact with a venue .