Pixies....

JC 2K3

Does anyone know the schedule for the Pixies concert, like what bands'll be on at what time? Also, if I wanted to get a good place(at the very front if possible) when should I go? like what time do gates open at?

Tusky

I would be interested to find out about this too. I only recently relised the bloody gig is on a Tuesday. woe is me.

Parsley

I'd like to know too. I think gates open at 4.30 it says that on the back of the ticket.

Suaimhneach

Hrm. I am meant to go to this gig. Though, I could go to Lord of the Dance with my Nana instead, for her birthday. Decisions Decisions.

dregin

hmmm. Just remembered my bloody ticket's still in Cavan

sonofsam

dregin wrote:

hmmm. Just remembered my bloody ticket's still in Cavan

where cavan ?

okidoki987

where cavan ?

Turn left at Eason's in O'Connell Street and keep going

herobear

from mcd.ie

21:00 THE PIXIES
19:15 KINGS OF LEON
18:05 TEENAGE FAN CLUB
17:15 HUMANZI
DOORS 16:00

kjt

Whats the deal.... Is their actually going to be a pit at the next 2 Bud gigs?

I was a bit annoyed that their wasnt one in Marley.

Strokesa

On the radio...or tv?...it said that gates were at 14.30, but on the ticket it said 16.00.

Bottle_of_Smoke

kjt wrote:

Whats the deal.... Is their actually going to be a pit at the next 2 Bud gigs?

I was a bit annoyed that their wasnt one in Marley.

Why exactly? its much better with no pit, that way early kings of leon fans can be up the front for them and us pixies fans can nudge our ways up the front when they come on

hacktavist

What times and where would you get a bus from dublin to the concert? Will there be buses goin back to dublin after too?

kjt

hacktavist wrote:

What times and where would you get a bus from dublin to the concert? Will there be buses goin back to dublin after too?

Theirs a dart 2mins walk from the gig and it will bring you into the heart of Dublin.

I just prefer a pit tbh

hacktavist

nice one thanks! is it expensive?

kjt

lol scared the crap outta me. I went to look for my tickets and couldnt find em. They fell down the back of my desk, were freggin hard to get out.

Nope its not expensive. I'd say about €2.50/3 return from town

So is there going to be a pit here?

Suaimhneach

dregin wrote:

hmmm. Just remembered my bloody ticket's still in Cavan

Haha your stooopid.

I am going. Gonna go in for four as well... even tho I am sick.

scion

So obsessed by a pit, if theres none just go and start one!

I heard pixies around 9ish and kings of leon at about 8ish

you cant just start a pit! I don't mean a Mosh pit, i mean a dedicated fenced off area where only the people who arrive first and get pit-passes can get into!

scion

... who gives a **** about a pit, it's all about meeting people and having a good time

well i want to know if going to queue at 2:30 is gonna make a difference to arriving at 6:30!

It makes a lot of sense really.

And actually, it's about the music.

kjt

Yup their was a pit. Retarded friend of a friend left their ticket at home and held us up an hour so didnt get in.

Great gig though. The pixies were far better then their last time!

JC 2K3

Totally, they were brilliant, absolutely flawless, WOW!

kjt

Umm glad I took a vid/2 of em. Damn the 1st 4/5songs straight were perfectly played, what a band.
I havent listened to them in months, forgot how good they are.

Suaimhneach

http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~jesjes/Pixies/ only a few shots tbh. But meh.

Thought the gig was amazing. Saw some boardsies, but didnt say hi as I wasn't arsed moving and I didnt know em too well.

Brillaint gig and atmosphere though.

JC 2K3

My throat is sore....

youcancallmeal

what about kings of leon, were they any good? I even knew i would be but I'm raging i didnt go now, just pure laziness on my behalf.

Tusky

faaaaantastic. Way better than last year. Brilliant. wow. deadly.

seanironmaiden

un-be-f*cking-leivable!! And they played PLANET OF SOUND!!!!! that was great. plus Kim got hit by the big wave of mutilation, that was funny. Gigantic got the biggest reaction of the gig, I'm sure Charles loved that :rolleyes:

Beau

Thought they were better lst year to be honest. But I`m just really tired, have`nt got sleep in a few days.

Did anyone notice that the ticket prices went down from 60 euro to 50 euro! Anyway for the people who paid 60 euro to get the 10 bills back I wonder.

Smurfpiss

Would love for them to have played a little longer...
I mean they barely took a chance to catch their breaths but still one song for an encore? come on!! milk it baby!!
still yeah they really rocked, nice mellow intro (wave of mutilation-uk surf. i nearly died) I got a cool tshirt with some of the chords and lyrics to bone machine. I might say last year was a wee bit better but they were on top form and i had a fecking brilliant time!

Peanut

Couple more pics here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peanut99/

SteM

kjt wrote:

Damn the 1st 4/5songs straight were perfectly played.......

Totally agree, incredible opening few songs that really drew the crowd in. Great night altogether and great to hear Planet Of Sound

nachos

wow. seriously, wow.
That was one of the best gigs I've ever been to. I was mesmerised the whole time i was there, totally spellbound.
great start nice and mellow, slowly building up and when they kicked in with where is my mind as the third song... damn. i think i creamed my pants!
thought debaser and I bleed were done very well.

I'd like them to have played a bit longer, was looking forward to hearng U-Mass, Dig for fire and Velouria. But hey, what are ya gonna do?!

didn't think the mix was all that good, would have like to hear kim's voice a bit louder. on that note, why was she dressed for a spot of light gardening?!

KOL were pretty good, better than when i saw them at oxegen last year. but they lacked a bit of passion. middle of the set was fantastic when they played king of the rodeo, soft etc. but the start and end weren't great.


a simply fantastic gig, enjoyed every minute of it.

magpie

Anybody know why the Pixies played 'wave of mutilation' twice?

Smurfpiss

one was uk surf the other was the original. i guess it was to keep fans of both happy. though honestly i would have prefered velouria or la la love you over it again. i absolutely adore the uk surf version. As per usual i went completely bananas for tame!

AlienGav

youcancallme>al wrote:

what about kings of leon, were they any good? I even knew i would be but I'm raging i didnt go now, just pure laziness on my behalf.

I can't beleive nobody's mentioned the Kings! :mad:

For me, they stole the show!

Totally rocked the place! I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!

AlienGav

Did anyone else cop that the lead singer in the Pixies had a plastic cup thrown right at his face? :eek:

But carried on! A true professional!

Crumbs

nachos wrote:

didn't think the mix was all that good, would have like to hear kim's voice a bit louder.

Yeh, the sound wasn't the best. Joey's guitar levels weren't high enough a lot of the time from where I was.

Brilliant performance though!

loyatemu

the sound was rubbish throughout for Pixies and KOL - but what do you expect in a football stadium.

nonetheless - the Pixies rocked - they barely paused between songs, just kept blasting out the "hits".

Kings of Leon also excellent - I loved their drummer who kept blowing bubblegum and looked barely awake while hammering the drums at the same time.

Squirrel

Joey played the guitar lead, how **** cool is that, would've been better louder, but still ****ing amazing

Tusky

AlienGav wrote:

I can't beleive nobody's mentioned the Kings! :mad:

For me, they stole the show!

Totally rocked the place! I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really dont know how anyone can think that. Kings Of Leon were just an appetizer. Ive seen them live 3 times and they are never great. Rock by numbers and lack that special something when they play live.

moonboy

i thought it was pretty lackluster all round//
kings were good..but you need a bit of energy to really enjoy them and i felt very post-work tired.
i didint see the the appeal of the pixies. like, im no big fan at all but most people seemed happy to just see them for the sake of seeing them. i was bored.
thought the crowd was dull except for patches of really drunk people.

dirkey_wynne

moonboy wrote:

i thought it was pretty lackluster all round//
kings were good..but you need a bit of energy to really enjoy them and i felt very post-work tired.
i didint see the the appeal of the pixies. like, im no big fan at all but most people seemed happy to just see them for the sake of seeing them. i was bored.
thought the crowd was dull except for patches of really drunk people.

Glass is half empty eh?

Tomohawk

Bah another pension fund tour, apparently its was Joeys idea to get back together to put his kids thru a better college. And why was Kim dressed like a librarian?

The sound could have been louder even it was wind effected from time to time. The stage got a good old soaking in the middle of the set when a lot of collected rainwater blew off the roof and back onto the stage below. Kim shudda had her old black t-shirt on (like the old days) and kept the boys up front entertained in a spot of wet T-shirt contest!!

Joeys guitar playing was spot on, and it was good to hear alot of Surfer Rosa and Doolittle played out again. Black francis can STILL scream. It lacked in atmosphere till the very end, "It's tuesday, it must be Belgium" syndrome again. No crack or words with the audience thoughout, not even a quick "thanks" between songs...not like the old days down then front in the National Stadium with Kim making jokes about belfast and machine guns!!! And Black Francis sweatin on ya!!

Glad at least that I seen the Pixies in the height of the powers in 1989/91.

SteM

Tomohawk wrote:

Bah another pension fund tour....

There ain't many bands that deserve it, they are one of them so you can't begrudge them that. Can't believe they would have made much back the first time round.

Could have sworn I read somewhere recently that there's another album of the way though.

adonis

sound was atrocious..i have seen the kings of leon 4 times..and i couldnt hear them this time...i was standing in front of the sound desk too, se the iwnd is the only excuse///
plus the beers, getting the beers was unreal..u might have seen me arguing with the securty guard/event organiser dudes...the worst bar setup ever (bar(sic) electric picnic last year)

lordgoat

Tomohawk wrote:

Bah another pension fund tour, apparently its was Joeys idea to get back together to put his kids thru a better college. And why was Kim dressed like a librarian?

The sound could have been louder even it was wind effected from time to time. The stage got a good old soaking in the middle of the set when a lot of collected rainwater blew off the roof and back onto the stage below. Kim shudda had her old black t-shirt on (like the old days) and kept the boys up front entertained in a spot of wet T-shirt contest!!

Joeys guitar playing was spot on, and it was good to hear alot of Surfer Rosa and Doolittle played out again. Black francis can STILL scream. It lacked in atmosphere till the very end, "It's tuesday, it must be Belgium" syndrome again. No crack or words with the audience thoughout, not even a quick "thanks" between songs...not like the old days down then front in the National Stadium with Kim making jokes about belfast and machine guns!!! And Black Francis sweatin on ya!!

Glad at least that I seen the Pixies in the height of the powers in 1989/91.

hmmm how does one say it - oh yeah - piss off.

oh look at me i got to see pixies at the 'height of their powers' - turd

honru

The sound was pretty bad, obvious dynamic changes were just weak-sounding.

I've seen Pixies a good few times now and that was my least favourite show; they really need to start doing something new. A few new post-80s numbers would be very nice. The rainwater flying in front of the stage during Wave of Mutilation was the highlight, thought that was intentional for a second.

Glad people enjoyed it though.

johnny_ultimate

I thought it was a great show. It's not the best ive ever seen, but the band were having fun and so were the crowd. "Here Comes Your Man" and "Gigantic" were highlights. It was my first Pixies show, and i must say i enjoyed it. I was a bit worried during the odd "Wave of Mutilation" opening, but the show picked up from there on...

honru

Tomohawk wrote:

It lacked in atmosphere till the very end, "It's tuesday, it must be Belgium" syndrome again.

On that note I actually saw them in Belgium last week. Sound was amazing. Frank Black's scream could be heard from miles away.