Gigs for 2023

PTH2009

Great gig and venue last night

Daoiri Farrell in the Seanti pub in County Waterford (Kilkenny too some ha)

Beasty

A bit of Biff and the gang in the 3Olympia on Friday

Penfailed

Not sure if it qualifies as a gig but I went to the Waterfront Hall in Belfast to see the Blindboy Podcast last night. His guests were Kneecap. Blindboy tried his best. They were arseholes. Loud, boorish, obnoxious pricks. I can't imagine that it'll ever go out as an actual podcast. Very disappointing.

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Ni maith liom Kneecap.

hynesie08

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Kneecap come across as republicans for the tik tok generation, sound bites you can use without ever understanding what you're saying or why you're saying it. Shame because with what the North might have to go through if the DUP reject the protocol, there's a gap for knowledgeable young people to inform the youth up there.

Goldengirl

Retro lineup ..

Thin Lizzy Symphony, National Concert Hall .

Soft Cell OMD and Heaven 17 , St Anne's Park.

Depeche Mode , Malahide Castle .

Pet Shop Boys , 3 Arena .

Sting and Blondie , Malahide Castle.

Madness , Trinity .

Forever Young Day 2 .

Lloyd Cole , Olympia

That's it so far .

Dreamweapon

The Comet Is Coming, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, No Spill Blood, Gina Birch, Meryl Streek, GBH, Yo La Tengo, Tau & The Drones Of Praise, Just Mustard (360 AV show x 2), Yard Act, The Oozes or Arxx (same night), Weedeater, Boris, Benefits, Quasi, Otoboke Beaver, Unsane, Daddy Long Legs, Loop, Thumpasaurus, Osees, Deli Girls, Jah Wobble, Bongzilla, The Boo Radleys, The Waeve, Discharge, HR of Bad Brains. Possibly a couple of more. I've got tickets so far for 12 of them.

That takes me up to the end of July! Then i've got ATN and EP.

PTH2009

Can add John Fogerty in the 3Arena to the list

Should be a great evening and will show how amazing CCR are

bodhrandude

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I liked some of the later stuff too, The Old Man Down the Road.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cwS_db9DtY

Shank Williams

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Not sure how this would be a surprise to anyone- 2 minutes looking at one of their videos would confirm this.

it’s funny when the likes of the Irish times endorses cretins like these just be seen as “with it”

PTH2009

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Good tune

That's the one John was accused of plagiarising 'Run Through The Jungle'

dasdog

Went see Igorrr last night - Extreme Metal/Baroque/Glitch/Folk/Breakbeat. They finished with this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suh2EzN7Z3o

PTH2009

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Sounded great

When I saw it I thought it was an 'Extreme' gig and I'd be kicking myself for missing that ha

dasdog

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Saw them about 30 years ago on free ticket - Point was half empty

Penfailed

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It was only announced that they were going to be his guests earlier in the day. Disappointed.

Nigel Fairservice

Great show tonight from Death Cab for Cutie in the BGET. Transatlanticism to finish was something else. The support act were good too. Think they were called Slow Pulp.

SuperBowserWorld

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I wasn't a huge fan, but now I am. They were brilliant. And their new album has a load of bangers on it. That plus the best of their other stuff was a great mix.

Some standing area would make sense..I think fully seated mutes the atmosphere somewhat.

delbertgrady

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Suede played there in October 2018 and they removed the first couple of rows to create a small standing area right in front of the stage (which wasn't sold in advance). It was obvious that people were waiting to make a break for the front as soon as the show began. I had a seat in Row C, which was the front row on the night, so I was able to get right to the stage. It was amazing. One of my all-time favourite gigs.

Nigel Fairservice

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They had a good balance of material last night. I think they could have done with a bit of a standing area as well. Not really a dancer myself but plenty of people there looked like they wanted to.

Penfailed

Stiff Little Fingers were class in the Barrowlands last Friday night. The crowd were well up for it too. Brilliant venue.

aidz

Went to see Orbital in belfast last saturday night. First time seeing them in decades!!

They out on a very good show. Great night out and a great crowd. Bar service in the mandella hall is sh1te though

Penfailed

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The new Mandela is very bland looking but the sound is class. Totally agree about the bar service. It's a joke.

Beasty

Was in Manchester yesterday

You'll never guess who I bumped into......

Penfailed

Caught The Wood Burning Savages in the Limelight in Belfast last night. The setlist was heavily weighted towards new stuff. No bad thing. It's sounding pretty damn good. Really looking forward to the new album coming out.

dasdog

This is starting to populate nicely now.

Dry Cleaning - Vicar St

Igorrr - O2 Kentish Town, London

The Comet Is Coming - Button Factory

Osees - Button Factory

Lankum - Vicar St

Depeche Mode - Malahide

Aphex Twin - Field Day, London

Aphex Twin, Leftfield, Amyl & The Sniffers, Viagra Boys, Primal Scream - Forwards Festival, Bristol

Sleaford Mods - National Stadium

Dreamweapon

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I was planning on seeing them in the Grand Social on 12th May but Unsane are in Lost Lane the same night so i'll be heading to that instead.

Penfailed

Bob Log III tonight. I'll report back.

Dreamweapon

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If you've not seen him before you're in for a treat. If you have, you'll know exactly what to expect as the set rarely changes much. Always fun though! I'd forgotten he was in the Bello Bar this Friday and now i've already committed to other (non-music) plans. Oh well...

Penfailed

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It was my first time. Brilliant! Absolutely bonkers though. He was very very funny too. He knows his way around a guitar.

hynesie08

Razorlight in the Olympia. Coming up on 19~~~ years since I first saw them at Oxygen 2004. The definition of understanding the assignment. 80 minutes, 17 songs, the vast majority of them pre 2010, finished by 10.30 on a school night. Before I fall to pieces is still a world class belter.

Nigel Fairservice

Bought myself a ticket to Razorlight last night on the spur of the moment. Seat was crappy enough up in the nosebleeds but for €35 the night before you can't complain too much. Enjoyed the show. Took me back nearly 20 years! Wire to Wire, Before I Fall to Pieces and Golden Touch were great. Suprised me they played Golden Touch so early in the show.

Ricosruffneck

Hozier last night was great. Such a pleasant guy who is a wizard on a guitar/vox smiling the whole time.

Tauriel

Saw The Music of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Rings of Power in the BGET tonight, it was enjoyable.

Sala Baker, aka Sauron, was the actor which introduced the songs (although he forgot one of the ones and in general didn't add anything to the show) and talked between songs.

el Fenomeno

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Was it anywhere near as bad as the Portsmouth show?

Howard Shore is taking legal action against the show, that's how bad it was.

Tauriel

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Oh I hadn't heard that.

It started off a bit shaky but did improve. Although it did feel like a dress rehearsal than the main show, which I heard others saying too as they were leaving.

To be honest, I thought that the orchestra was going to be way bigger. I'll be seeing the Magical Music of Harry Potter tonight so my expectations have been duly revised downwards.

Dreamweapon

Just Mustard 360 AV gig in the Spirit Store last night was a bit underwhelming unfortunately. The visual aspect just seemed like the lights upgrade you'd expect from a band two albums in on an upward trajectory, certainly nothing to be making a song and dance about. A bit of smoke, moody lighting and occasional strobes is not what i was expecting at all. Sonically, i didn't really notice the surround sound as i opted to be closer to the front as the stage is very low. Music-wise they were good but i thought last year's gig in the same venue was far superior.

I'm hoping next week's Button Factory gig is better. I suspect it might be more suitable to what the band are trying to achieve with this setup.

Shedite27

Going to Pepper Canister for first time tonight. I assume it’s unassigned seating yeah? Is there any bar there? Is it like St.Luke’s in Cork where people bring a drink from outside? Are there toilets?

Fanirish

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No booze allowed, dry venue.

first come first serve on seats

its a church so yes there is toilets

VM Varga

Gaz Coombes excellent on Friday night. Had an eight-piece band and really went for it. Came across as a sound man too.

Penfailed

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My mate saw him in Belfast the following night. He said the same 😊

loyatemu

Big Thief at the Hammersmith Apollo last week. Despite promoting a 20 track recent album, they had 5 new tracks in the setlist as well as a couple of Adrienne Lenker solo tunes (admittedly BT are basically a vehicle for Lenker anyway). Looking at setlist.fm for the tour they appear to have played virtually every track on all their albums, about 30 new songs and a bunch of Lenker and Buck Meek solo tunes, no two setlists even similar, their creativity is phenomenal. Anyway, they were brilliant:

PTH2009

Had the pleasure of seeing Paul Brady in the Theatre Royal Waterford last night. Blown away with how good he was, so many recognisable songs and a lot less depressing than I thought

Next up Bruce Springsteen in a few hours

Beasty

Wednesday, and Francis Rossi Tunes & Chat in Leicester

Beasty

Thursday and Midge in Truro

Beasty

Sunday, The Boss at the RDS

PTH2009

The boss in the RDS

Beasty

Never expected to be at the 3Arena last night but my daughter splitting from her boyfriend meant there was a spare ticket and a need for a lift from the south coast to Dublin. Hence I got to experience Post Malone. Not someone I would ever have gone out of my way to see normally, and the only others even approaching my age were members of staff. However it was a bit of a pleasant surprise, as was seeing so many youngsters enjoying themselves. I was up in the seats as my daughter would not have seen much at all if she was in the standing section. Mr Malone was quite photogenic though even from afar....

hynesie08

Frank Turner and the interrupters on maybe the most amazing venue I've ever seen.

Yes that is the Brooklyn bridge in the background.

fafy

71 year old Chrissie Hynde last night in Cyprus Avenue, played just a few hits, but very impressive, a water tight band and a superb lead guitarist.

Beasty

....and from the other side of the stage