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  • #6302
    Madeleine Fit Martian
    Posts: 0 ✭ Madeleine Fit Martian


    awec wrote: »
    Are the gigs outdoors? On the cricket pitch at the back of trinity I assume?

    Mostly indoors from what I recall, they put marquees up all over the place. It's 10+ years since I've gone so could have changed.

    Edit - the ball was actually on ages ago, I assumed these concerts would be on at the same time to take advantage of the stages. So scratch that.


  • #6303
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    awec wrote: »
    Are the gigs outdoors? On the cricket pitch at the back of trinity I assume?

    Apparently they are on the cricket pitch which I'm very susprised at. Middle of summer. Normally they're very reluctant to let anyone on that surface.

    Will be a few interesting bowling deliveries this summer!


  • #6304
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Going to Sunday longitude as well and just looked at the list of acts, Mumford and Sons and JP Cooper are the only two I've heard of :pac:


  • #6305
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 43,098 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    awec wrote: »
    Going to Sunday longitude as well and just looked at the list of acts, Mumford and Sons and JP Cooper are the only two I've heard of :pac:

    check out karen elson if your into redheads who sing middle of the road alt country ;) perfect for a sunny sunday afternoon

    jack whites exwife (i assume you know who jack white is)


  • #6306
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    check out karen elson if your into redheads who sing middle of the road alt country ;) perfect for a sunny sunday afternoon

    jack whites exwife (i assume you know who jack white is)

    Nope.

    My wife is into all this sort of music from bands I've never heard of. I'll probably just follow wherever she leads (like pretty much everything else now that I think of it).


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  • #6307
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    awec wrote: »
    Nope.

    He's the lad in all those movies like School of Rock and Tropic Thunder. Impress your missus by telling her of your knowledge of his career.


  • #6308
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    Jack White. You've never heard of The Whitestripes?

    I've left the missus to go to Longitude with her mates and I'm heading to the Dropkick Murphy's.


  • #6309
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 43,098 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    awec wrote: »
    Nope.

    I despair ;)
    awec wrote: »
    My wife is into all this sort of music from bands I've never heard of. I'll probably just follow wherever she leads (like pretty much everything else now that I think of it).

    just follow and enjoy :)
    there are some interesting bands playing that day

    check out villagers as well


  • #6310
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    Jack White. You've never heard of The Whitestripes?

    I've left the missus to go to Longitude with her mates and I'm heading to the Dropkick Murphy's.

    I've heard of the whitestripes alright.


  • #6311
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Buer wrote: »
    He's the lad in all those movies like School of Rock and Tropic Thunder. Impress your missus by telling her of your knowledge of his career.

    You pulling my chain Buer?


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  • #6312
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    awec wrote: »
    You pulling my chain Buer?

    Rest assured, I would never, ever try or desire to pull your chain.


  • #6313
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,002 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    I'd love to go to longitude....Unfortunately I'll be in the south of france.

    *waves*


  • #6314
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    awec wrote: »
    Nope.

    My wife is into all this sort of music from bands I've never heard of. I'll probably just follow wherever she leads (like pretty much everything else now that I think of it).

    Similar thing happens to me at music festivals. Going to Lollapalooza in Berlin and the only bands I know are Mumford and Sons and the Foo Fighters. Actually looking forward to them. Hopefully some of the other acts are good. Really wanted to go to Rockwerchter but left it too late to get tickets. They had a great line up.


  • #6315
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    I'm looking forward to Mumford and Sons but it seems they are not that liked if you read the gigs forum on here. Must be too mainstream or something, bloody gig hipsters.


  • #6316
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Buer wrote: »
    Having only memories of the Trinity Ball, it's meh as a music venue but perfect as a location. Couldn't be more accessible with food and pubs all around. Don't be wearing your heels on those cobbles though, awec.

    Bell X1....one of those bands that were going to make it big about 10-15 years ago but never really did. Had a lot of hype and were always just on the verge of breaking through. Something like Kodaline would be now in terms of profile. They were in that whole clique with The Frames, Damien Rice (who used be their lead singer), Mundy etc.

    They're ok, I reckon. A few good songs but, as IBF says, not a band to get the blood pumping. Have a few pints, hope you get decent weather and relax.

    He was the lead singer in Juniper....



    Back to fighting against the urge to really vent on BellX1 and their ilk.


  • #6317
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    awec wrote: »
    Are the gigs outdoors? On the cricket pitch at the back of trinity I assume?

    The stage they currently have erected looks like it'll be outdoors with small gazebos for food along each side of it.


  • #6318
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    dregin wrote: »
    He was the lead singer in Juniper....



    Back to fighting against the urge to really vent on BellX1 and their ilk.

    I had a very quick shuffle through a few of their songs on spotify, it sounds pretty bland. :(


  • #6319
    Buer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,258 ✭✭✭✭Buer


    Middle of the road, inoffensive, non-threatening.

    They're like the Ulster pack of the music world.


  • #6320
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    awec wrote: »
    I had a very quick shuffle through a few of their songs on spotify, it sounds pretty bland. :(

    I tar all of these bands with stephen_n's description of Coldplay a few posts back, so I'm not one to be giving anything close to a rational opinion on them.


  • #6321
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Going to be an odd atmosphere at this gig I reckon. I've never been to a gig with this sort of music.


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  • #6322
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,084 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    mfceiling wrote: »
    I'd love to go to longitude....Unfortunately I'll be in the south of france.

    *waves*

    I'd love to go to Longitude but unfortunately I'll be in the south of France.


  • #6323
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    Jack White. You've never heard of The Whitestripes?

    I've left the missus to go to Longitude with her mates and I'm heading to the Dropkick Murphy's.

    You seem to have a thing for American post punk bands, got a feeling that one could end up like a Munster derby.


  • #6324
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    stephen_n wrote: »
    You seem to have a thing for American post punk bands, got a feeling that one could end up like a Munster derby.

    Yeah I sort of do. I'm all about the metal, grunge and punk. Post punk if you insist 😆

    Doesn't have to be American though. Big fan of Rammstein.


  • #6325
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    Yeah I sort of do. I'm all about the metal, grunge and punk. Post punk if you insist ��

    Doesn't have to be American though. Big fan of Rammstein.

    Rammstein are closer NIN than the drop kick Murphy's I'd say. Would have liked to see Rancid but the DKM's less so. Have visions of a load of semi arthritic old men doing themselves damage trying to mosh at that one :pac::pac:


  • #6326
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,002 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    awec wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to Mumford and Sons but it seems they are not that liked if you read the gigs forum on here. Must be too mainstream or something, bloody gig hipsters.

    You're more of an Ed Sheeran fan though!!


  • #6327
    awec
    Administrators Posts: 55,089 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    mfceiling wrote: »
    You're more of an Ed Sheeran fan though!!

    I have a varied taste mfceiling, I do like some of his songs!

    Usually my taste is the likes of Guns n Roses, ACDC, Kings of Leon, Iron Maiden, Foos etc, but I do have artists like Billy Joel, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Hugh Laurie, Queen, and even Take That on my spotify! ;)


  • #6328
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    awec wrote: »
    I have a varied taste mfceiling, I do like some of his songs!

    Usually my taste is the likes of Guns n Roses, ACDC, Kings of Leon, Iron Maiden, Foos etc, but I do have artists like Billy Joel, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Hugh Laurie, Queen, and even Take That on my spotify! ;)

    And now Bell X1

    What a wondrous place. Soon Spotify will have you moving on to bands like The Thrills


  • #6329
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 43,098 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    What a wondrous place. Soon Spotify will have you moving on to bands like The Thrills

    the only movements The Trills deserve are bowel movements....


    ... so right up awecs street


  • #6330
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,876 ✭✭✭b.gud


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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWCSmuINm2c


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  • #6331
    Yeah_Right
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,204 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    awec wrote: »
    I have a varied taste mfceiling, I do like some of his songs!

    Usually my taste is the likes of Guns n Roses, ACDC, Kings of Leon, Iron Maiden, Foos etc, but I do have artists like Billy Joel, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Hugh Laurie, Queen, and even Take That on my spotify! ;)

    You have a better taste in music than I expected. Once you get rid of Take That and Hugh Laurie :pac:


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