With Alter Bridge now playing the 3Arena, A regret i have is not going to see them when they played the Olympia. Possibly too bust at the time but ya know
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis in Amsterdam last October
Had been planning a trip to Amsterdam for October or November and saw that they were playing two nights on the 16th and 17th of October. Decided to go the first week in November instead as the flights were cheaper. I've since got into their album Carnage in a big way and have watched a lot of videos of their recent tour which I think looks brilliant.
Kicking myself now that I didn't go
I knew someone would remember the logistics of it. I didn't go to the point gig, I gave my tickets to my brother because I was away on holiday. I hate the point anyway. Would have liked to see them before they went mental. I thought I was lucky when I nabbed the tickets for mcgonagles, got in before they went global, to see them in an intimate venue would have been fab. Feck them for cancelling that tour.
Seen Sparks this week though! 2 lads in their 70s still doing it good.
They most certainly did BD 😀😎
Did SY do Death Valley 69, one of my favourites by them.
McGonagles, December 1991.
They had played in August '91 with Sonic Youth in the Top Hat just before Nevermind / ..Teen Spirit was released. By the time of the December gig they had gotten huge so the gig was cancelled and they rescheduled for the Point in June '92 with Teenage Fanclub (who had also cancelled a December date in McGonagles) and The Breeders (then with Tanya Donnelly in the lineup).
To be fair, those with McGonagles tickets could use them for the Point gig, which was grand as the original date cost £8.50 and the latter one was £16. Nirvana weren't great that night tbh and anyone who claims they blew SY off the stage in the Top Hat is lying. I remember multiple stoppages and technical failures. SY were excellent (still have the handwritten setlist complete with the gaffer tape used to stick it to the stage!).
Had tickets for nirvana in some place off Grafton street. They cancelled.
Guns N Roses Slane 2017. Had a ticket. But was unfortunately on-call in my job and actually got a call. The call ran for hours and hours and hours and was an absolute comedy of errors that did not involve me but I could provide assistance.
As the call was ongoing I told myself "Ah, G N' R are so hit and miss. I bet Axyl will turn up late again and throw a strop and they'll be shyte"
Apparently they played a blinder!!!
That and I regret never seeing Nirvana and Daft Punk. But in those cases I never had tickets so...
Seen Motorhead in The Point around 06 i think. Dont remember much about the gig. Went to way to many around the time. Just remember something about a birthday celebration on stage.
Man I wished I could remember more about it
FooFighters - raging I never got to see them. Especially now Taylor has passed.
Everyone reading this who doesn't go to Sparks tonight in Vicar St. Add it to your list.
Or get a ticket. It's Sparks.
I got tickets for Incubus in Birmingham in September. They're also playing Manchester and London but I've been to both before. Never been to Birmingham before so I'll make a break out of it. I also got tickets for The Cure later this year so that's 2 of my gig regrets sorted. If only I could fix the Tom Petty one!
As uncool as this may be, just before Edel became huge she played in the Olympia and I had planned to buy tickets but never got round to it. Heard she was brilliant.
Another one was Faithless in the Olympia, I couldn’t go so gave away my ticket and they were awesome apparently! I saw them a few years later in Dublin castle and they were great but…
Had a chance to see Planxty when they reformed in 2004 and passed it over... I regret it quite often and heavily:
I was at that '11 Noel gig and it was premium
The smiths will never get back together, I’m talking about gigs over 35 years ago though
jaysus. That was Noels first ever solo gig. Tickets were going for around 300 euro.
Here's something to cheer ya up.
Loads of chances to see Rory Gallagher, always put it off until the next time, until there was no next time. Regularly kick myself over that.
Even though it is/was good you could argue that Axl Rose reuniting with Duff and Slash was way better prospect on paper then it's actually turned out to be.
The Smiths getting back together might be of similar opinions and could turn out to be a little embarrassing. I'm guessing that question will never be answered
Seconded.
I wish I saw the pixies and the smiths at their obviously separate gigs in the national stadium
This was Dub but i do remember it was a theatre venue.. if i went through all the things i should have went to i be depressed for a week. Albert Hammond toured here a few years ago and i didn't buy the tickets and gone... Played in Glor Ennis and i have friends in that area. I met a member of the band last week at a funeral and he said it was great tour..The funeral was one of the band Manfred Mann who i know for last number of years...
I just became a Theo Von fan this week and saw he played vicar st (2 nights) right before lockdown!!
2008, yeah a tent in the Phoenix Park. Tickets very pricey but hard to turn down Tom.
Wasn't that reason chuck sued the other lads and kicked them out, they went on tour without him?
Incredible band, if Death DOA came back over I'd be there. No chuck again though unfortunately.
Was it not in his own marquee or something like that, about the same size as the Cork Marquee and if I recall prices were pretty ludicrous for tickets as well.
Tom Waits Dub about 10 years ago... cannot remember venue... may have been Vicar...
I actually remember lads doing that !!!! 😆
It was a great gig..
My brother was at that gig, managed to get on stage, tip each member of pantera on the shoulder and stage dove into the crowd...
Saw Pantera when they supported Megadeth in the Point in 92... Alice in Chains played also ......
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