Seeing as Elton has now rescheduled his Dublin gigs, might be useful to start a 2023 thread as others might start popping up.
The Commitments - 7th - 19th February (Olympia Theatre)
Elton John - 28th/29th March (3Arena)
That's a decent day's worth of music. Great to see gigs announced later in the summer too.
You'd assume there'll be a few other gigs on there too, hardly putting up a stage for just one evening.
LCD/YYYs if that is still going ahead.
Maybe even a return for Aphex Twin with a few of the Field Day names?
e: actually just noticed it's MCD running them, last few Aphex appearances have been with POD. Could still happen though.
Hearing that’s lcd are not touring europe in 2023. Wouldn’t be shocked if a strokes/yyy’s bill on day before noel g happens
The Strokes just announced for All Points East in London on the Friday. Along with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Angel Olsen, Black Midi etc
Someone threw something at one of them the last time they were here. Beer or something. Maybe that's why. Or maybe not.
Was a brilliant concert despite that. Was a perfect evening and I was blown away by how good it was.
Beyonce is going to be taking 2 out of 3 Croker slots.
And presumably Katie Tyalor, the 3rd slot
Katie's fight is a sporting event. It won't count as a concert date.
Condition No. 11 of the granted decision by An Bord Pleanala on the 9th March, 1993 states:
“(a) The number of special events such as concerts, conventions or exhibitions shall not exceed three per annum
residents can try an call an evening boxing match as a “exhibition” rather than a sporting event.
Hope you are right. The young fella at home is a mad Strokes and Oasis fan. Would make for a nice weekend in the big smoke.
The Strokes would be great, particularly if it was a Saturday
The 3 per year is very well documented, but there were 7 in 2022, and 4 in 2018, so clearly, exceptions are being made
I was quoting the law to highlight that Croker licence doesn’t apply to boxing matches though I’m sure a resident org could try to bend the meaning to try to include it.
Also the 7 in 2022 actually consisted of
3 from May 2021-April 2022 planning year
3 from May 2022 - April 2023 planning year.
And a bonus one sought and approved.
Even as a fan of the support acts all i can think is 'Grim scenes'.
The Strokes instead of LCD would be a massive letdown. The only saving grace i guess is money saved pre-Picnic as i wouldn't be enticed to buy a ticket for either gig.
Anyone know or want to take a stab at prices for The National in 3 Arena? 70ish quid?
From € 59 according to this.
But i’d guess, standing would be €75 ish
https://3arena.ie/events/the-national
Coldplay announce US East Coast dates
thats that
She is touring Europe in May/June. Isn’t Croke booked up until August?
She is announcing next week apparently. I think she will skip here this time.
Yeah they ain’t coming. Think we can blame the GAA for that.
West Coast unfortunately.
I presume all the European gigs are sold out are they? Wouldn't mind travelling to see them if there's one that suited. I can't do the UK dates unfortunately. Milan, Portugal all seem complete sellouts yeah?
DMAs playing Olympia in May
Im sure they can fit her in in May or early June.
Two week gap in early May fpr beyonce in Croker
The Strokes in France that last weekend of August so the hopes for a weekend show here are gone already unless they do England on Friday, Dublin Saturday, France Sunday. Not impossible, but unlikely I would say
Chris from Foo Fighters playing Whelans in March
I disagree I have been trying to get him to the Picnic since 2011, honestly he hasn't played an indoor in Dublin I think since 2001 in Templebar. Where could he realistically play in Dublin these days that's indoor. The name of the festival is Electric Picnic. Aphex Twin indeed is... An Electric Picnic. 😊
the Venn diagram of audience of EP and AFX is small and is ever decreasing. For EP bookers perspective that €250k afx fee is better spent on acts that EP audience actually care for.
Yeah looking unlikely I'd say unless they did before their London gig but probably slim chance of that.
Yep think so too, last time she played Croker was not a success . Thousands
of empty seats , so no way more than one night if that at all .
