greenspurs wrote: » Id say you are great fun at the Foster&Allen gigs ....
The Nal wrote: » Oooh I dunno. Its a toss up really between the shoddy set up, the heavy handed understaffed security, the fights, people setting tents on fire, the stabbings and the rapes. Witnness was alright. Oxegen quickly descended into something from southern Poland in the early 1940s. Headliner ends and immediately all the lights go up, security screaming "BACK TO THE CAMP SITES" in your face and the lad on the tannoy barking instructions about going back to your tent via the blue route and so on ad nauseum. At 11pm. In 2006 I closely experienced an incident which would now be considered sexual assault and saw security do nothing about it. This was far from an isolated case but then MCD closed down their own message boards and sued this very website and the Indo so people couldn't express what a shítshow it had become. But you're ok with that. Thats called a cover up. As a result, the same thing happened in 2007. And 2008. And 2011. MCD did nothing about it. Its MCD not bothering to employ enough staff. Same as Slane.
RocketRaccoon wrote: » Oxegen was awful? What a ridiculous comment to make. Any year in particular or just the entire festival from start(witnness) to finish?
The Nal wrote: » QOTSA aside (who I like but were crap that day) the rest is sad old bastard music. Longitude will be full of 15/16/17 year olds. Thats the music they listen to. Its a really good thing, having a festival that caters for a demographic that young. Oxegen was just awful.
Shedite27 wrote: » Its a well known fact (or theory that I'm just making up as I go along) that people's taste in music stops at age 28. For me it was Oxegen 2008: Killers, Kings of Leon, Muse, Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Interpol, Biffy Clyro, Daft Punk, The National, Queens of the Stone Age. Still makes up 75% of the music I listen to regularly
gmisk wrote: » Christ I am getting old I have literally heard of 5 of them
Ricosruffneck wrote: » I see this line thrown about alot in this forum so i just thought i'd discuss. We're almost in the same age bracket, i'm ever so slightly your junior. But there is nothing stopping anyone of a reasonable age 4+ with working fingers listening to any music. I guess the point is using age as an excuse of not being able to access music just isn't plausible any more. Now I can understand when it's used as a throw away joke but in your case you're confirming that you geniunely don't know these music acts and you're attributing this to age. i'd reckon the scenario that is more likey is that you're not 'generally mad' into RnB or Rap. I used to be the same, then realisied that fests were inching away from my tastes. Now having listened to different things I can appreciate it. If I had Deezer i'd offer a small easily accessible playlist to you to get you going. But I just have spotify; although the offer is there.
gmisk wrote: » I listen to plenty of random acts via spotify (well deezer in my case), maybe its a genre thing. I am not generally mad into rap or RNB. I dont think age thing is a cop out at all, genuinely how many people my age (37) and up would know songs by a lot of these acts?
Ricosruffneck wrote: » The whole age thing is a cop out. Spotify or Youtube and hit random on any RnB playlist. If you don't actively listen to different acts..... then you won't hear different acts.
Furious-Red wrote: »
24 mins · Severe Irish Sea Weather forces Bastille to cancel tonight's sold out Dublin Olympia Theatre concert Unfortunately, due to adverse weather conditions which have affected Irish Sea sailings over the last 24hrs, Bastille have been forced to cancel their sold out Irish date tonight (Sunday 27th January 2019) at Dublin's Olympia Theatre. Ticket holders are advised to hold onto their tickets while the band, venue and promoters work to reschedule the date as soon as possible with a further announcement later this week. Speaking this morning the band stated: "We’re gutted that our gig in Dublin tonight has had to be postponed. We’ve been trying everything possible in the last 24 hours to get the tour trucks and buses to Ireland, but the bad weather has meant all ferries have been cancelled and none of our gear will be able to make it in time. Huge apologies to everyone with tickets and anyone who’s travelled." Full Statement ➡️ http://bit.ly/2B71Poh
sweetie wrote: » Best memories of the Ambo were the Pulp gig sponsored by guinness, you were given a wristband with 5 pints on the way in, I stuck out my other arm closer to the door and got another. 10 pints of the black stuff in about 3 hrs makes any gig go well! Saw Wilco there too and a few hours later they were loading up outside and we met them, nearly persuaded them to bring us to next gig in Scotland too.
gmisk wrote: » Oh yeah forgot frightened rabbit were the support at that one they were great too, the ambassador was such a kip really but went to some brill gigs in it (Idlewild in particular were brill and MGMT)
Basq wrote: » Last time I saw them in Ireland too.. with Frightened Rabbit supporting with 'The Midnight Organ Fight' tour. Was absolutely incredible! Am off to see Death Cab in London in the Apollo next Friday.. just because it's one helluva venue - saw Bon Iver last year there - just breathtaking! Looked at the setlist from last night on Setlist.fm... some incredible not-often played choices (Photobooth and We Looked Like Giants), some not so incredible (Tiny Vessels) and missing a few belters (The New Year, Sound Of Settling, You Are A Tourist etc). Hard to please everyone after 9 albums though.
maximoose wrote: » No love for Tiny Vessels? boo
