IDLES Vicar Street 2nd of April 2019

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Hadn't heard of these lads til a mate of mine who was at the Button Factory gig recommended them. Went home that evening gave them a listen then bought both albums the next day. Got tickets in the presale on Wednesday.

Got tickets for Dublin. Can't wait, had a great time at the button factory gig - lightning in a bottle!

Great to see them back so soon. The Button Fac show is one of the best gigs I’ve seen this year from 40-odd shows.

jaysis that sold out quick, wonder if they will play a second show....

Bah. Managed to miss the tweets this was coming up. Seemed to have very little preannouncement (almost certainly why it want an instant sell out). How do the Spotify presales work? I've had them on enough I'd thought I'd get some notification?

Toast wrote: »

Bah. Managed to miss the tweets this was coming up. Seemed to have very little preannouncement (almost certainly why it want an instant sell out). How do the Spotify presales work? I've had them on enough I'd thought I'd get some notification?

Sound Cellar on Nassau St might have some tickets. I've got tickets in there before for gigs that were sold out

Wooderson wrote: »

Do you follow them on Spotify?

Even though I've the albums saved apparently not. The disconnect between following bands and adding their various releases to your library was something I never understood about Spotify. I ran one of those follow all saved artists things a while back but must not have had Idles saved then. Must automate it.

Billy Mays wrote: »

Sound Cellar on Nassau St might have some tickets. I've got tickets in there before for gigs that were sold out

Thanks, I've often given people this same good advice. I'm in Prague at the moment so can't make it to Sound Cellar but on the upside I will see them tomorrow when they play here.

Toast wrote: »

Even though I've the albums saved apparently not. The disconnect between following bands and adding their various releases to your library was something I never understood about Spotify. I ran one of those follow all saved artists things a while back but must not have had Idles saved then. Must automate it.

I don't know how the spotify presale works, I don't follow them but got the email.

Wooderson wrote: »

Hmmm.



Panic is never an option for something like a live show, and buying from touts and viagog is obviously nonsense. But getting a ticket for the Button Fac show was a mess - this gig very very different to the "always tickets knocking about" buzz you reference.



By some way the most in demand show I can remember in a while - very different to the majority of shows in the city.

ye I couldn't get a ticket on the day, never seen it like that before to be honest. Probably because the tickets were so cheap that people weren't bothered reselling and any ticket going was snapped up ASAP on toutless and twitter.

selassie wrote: »

ye I couldn't get a ticket on the day, never seen it like that before to be honest. Probably because the tickets were so cheap that people weren't bothered reselling and any ticket going was snapped up ASAP on toutless and twitter.

You could've gotten a ticket at the door at face value.

There won't be dozens of tickets of course but theres always a few about if you're on the ball. Toutless had a couple (you can set up alerts for when they're posted), peeps on social media had a few and there were defo 5 at the door when I strolled in 30 mins before they came on. Assume there were a few more sold earlier outside too.

In 25 years of going to gigs, I don't think I've ever not got a ticket for something I really wanted to go to, regardless of demand. Just need to be committed and vigilant.