Feels like the right time to start a new thread for next year's gigs.
John Mayer playing the 3Arena on 29 March 2024.
I'd like to believe it's not Band of Horses.
Acid Mothers Temple and Sunn o))). Now that's what i call quality booking.
Turns out that AMT are on the night after Godflesh. A great weekend to look forward to in May.
from what I understand it’s nominal funding from sponsorship and it needs every show to a unequivocal sell out. The pavement show wasn’t sold out, not miles off sell out though. But profit on those shows is usually last 5% of sales.
As mentioned earlier this week the festival is competing with probably 50 other festivals or summer concert series on in the same timeframe. Agents/artists follow the money
No Pavement tickets were available on the day and it was announced locally as sold out but it seemed slightly below capacity so I believe you’re right.
The thing about July gigs is that there’s effectively no local competition on the west coast for gigs of that size so it’s rare for an act not to sell out. The catchment area is quite large for GIAF, effectively Limerick to Sligo in terms of people who’ll travel for Big Top gigs.
The festival also makes a large profit on the stage stuff (Druid O’Casey and Bedbound huge successes this year) which can offset some smaller losses elsewhere but clearly not an empty Big Top. They cannot outbid other events as you correctly state but they often grab artists playing elsewhere around that time (particularly Iveagh Gardens) and I’m pretty sure the Dublin venue (if it proceeds in 2024) ain’t putting on such a mass of garbage.
Artists/comedians boycotting a certain Galway venue is another factor that may be effecting it.
It's unbelievably frustrating with the Live at the Marquee announcements on the whole. But as mentioned the vast majority of decent international acts will not sell out. Throw the 2johnnies in there, The Coronas, Christy, Gavin James and God forbid Jenny Greene... tickets sell like hotcakes.
The population is there.... its just clear the vast majority have **** taste in music.
Why couldn't GIAF (or LATM for that matter) try for the likes of Inhaler or Fontaines DC if they were so insistent on booking Irish acts? Would be better booking imo.
Not only **** taste in music, but alot of other things too.
Haircuts for example, why do so many young men and indeed middle aged men have haircuts like the young offenders ?
Why are so many women caked in makeup and covered in horrible fake tan resembling an Oompa Loompa ?
The international acts for LATM are being announced in early February fyi
Pretty sure Inhaler said that their recent 3 arena show would be there last Irish show for next year or more.
I’m sure Fontaines 2024 Irish dates will be made known sooner rather than later.
Inhaler are a band who have bigger ambitions than that. They'll do some supports over the next year or two (hopefully support Pearl Jam) but its about keeping demand high for them now after selling out 3 Arena.
Fontaines didn't spend a year away to play either of them either.
Those kind of slots would be a step backwards for Fontaines DC. And I'd hate to see them in the 3Arena as it would be messy and too obvious. If they were to do a gig next year Kilmainham would be the natural fit.
I blame the Kardashians and Love Island for the fake lips, arses and tangoed look
I assume Foggy Notions wouldn't be ones to promote Masters of Reality. They're playing London in April, gig here be lovely.
Not sure why everyone’s so down on GiAF - kneecap will be taking the stage to incite hatred against Gardaí so can’t get much edgier
Not a fan of their stichk
Me neither- but people easily fooled
I am trying to think who likely will be added maybe Lyra (Irish artist) Tate McRae (similar sound to Olivia Rodrigo and Mimi Webb) maybe males like Noah Kahan or Sam Ryder
Billy Ocean who is supporting Tom Jones in Dublin perhaps for LATM solo gig
Since the festival’s first season in 2005, it has attracted big names, including Elton John, Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan and Pink, and Aiken said international acts at next summer's Live at the Marquee will be announced at the beginning of February. Aiken remained tight-lipped on those acts, but hinted: "We’ve got one or two that will surprise everybody in February."
Billy ocean would do well to sell out vicar st. Nevermind 3,500 in galway
Olivia Rodrigo isn't anything like Tate McRae but I doubt Tate would bother playing Cork
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Bit of a stretch to act like there isn't a hint of crossover there in fairness.
First I’ve heard of this. Nothing locally about any boycott and none of the venues are short of acts. Are you quite sure about this?
yeah 100%. it’s well known since 2019 at least, been a talking point for years. A quick twitter search of the “venue name boycott” will throw you a bunch of threads about it. Know of at least half a dozen Irish acts who boycott anything to do with that venue.
I checked. Random gossip online and nothing consequential. The venue also books GIAF, The Loft, Leisureland, The Black Box and elsewhere. I struggle to think of Irish bands who’ve not played in one or other of these venues in the six years since I returned to live here. You have the names of any of those artists?
I’d thus conclude that it’s either a hoax or envious gossip.
It’s not a hoax or gossip. Given Ireland’s libel laws and litigious nature of people it has not been covered in newspapers etc but twitter threads are accurate about boycott situation.
Id imagine Monday and Tuesday will be the last days for gig announcements until the new year
Spurious and malicious gossip I believe, not by you but by those with a grievance against the venue. This month alone they’ve put on Lankum, Glen Hansard, NewDad, Mick Flannery, BellX1, Mik Pyro, Nell Mescal, Chasing Abbey, The Mary Wallopers, Brigid Mae Power, The Love Buzz, The Academic, John Francis Flynn, Hermitage Green and several others.
If there’s a boycott by Irish acts going on it’s not a particularly effective one. Can you name any acts who shun the place?
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The only thing that stands out is a lack of female stand up comedians but looking at other venues outside of Dublin there is not many of them either
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