Feels like the right time to start a new thread for next year's gigs.
John Mayer playing the 3Arena on 29 March 2024.
Would be great if Khruangbin play here at some stage
More a case of being a nation of music lovers, some of whom are prepared to pay ludicrous amounts of money to see major acts.
I’m in agreement with @endainoz that there’s a lot more satisfaction to be hand, and a better use of our cash, to pass it on to young acts at small venues. Róísín Dubh, Monroe’s, Dolan’s, Cyprus Avenue, Whelan’s, Workman’s, Spirit Store, Mike the Pies, etc are providing great music every week and I’ve never felt gouged by any of them.
And not just homegrown acts but artists from the UK, US, Scandinavia, NZ, Aus, etc who pay our small venues.
€440 for AC/DC would allow me to see circa 20-25 very decent acts in Galway every year. I’d also get to meet some very grateful musicians and have a nicer experience each time not participating in corporate gouging. Alas I can’t see this rip-off ending without a recession, and that’s never desirable.
Yeah, a lot of gigs I go to in smaller venues I'm wondering how the bands are even making money from them. The international acts are probably breaking even at best. We're lucky to have such a great live music scene here.
Lightning Seeds have been announced as support for Madness at their shows in Belfast and Dublin.
Great band - saw them last time they supported Madness at Custom House. During the Madness set I realised that Ian Broudie was standing just ahead of me. Lovely guy, happy to have a photo taken.
Merch stalls you’ve got to assume. I’ve got a ticket for Coach Party at the Róísín in May that cost me €7 before it was postponed. Newer tickets are now on sale for €13 but even that can’t earn them much. I’ll definitely be buying a t-shirt and some vinyl.
Also coming up in Galway are Seamus Fogarty (€15), Jane Weaver (€25), The Bluetones (€22), Muireann Bradley (€19), The Clockworks (€14) and Fat Dog (€15). They’ll all be good nights and our attendance at these helps in a small way to help them survive. We’ve got an excellent live music scene in this country and the more we pump into it the less we’re dependent on the big corporates for our entertainment in the long run.
I know the feeling. As the last band takes the stage and you realise a high percentage of the audience was made up of the members of the various bands with the vast majority of the rest being their friends and family.
Low cost tickets as well. I'm on my 18th gig/festival night of the year and my cumulative ticket cost has just gone through the 156 mark discussed earlier. Merch has been thin on the ground, about the only people doing well out of me are the bar owners.
Costs going up from here though. I think the next 7 I've booked go to about 160 and then I've 3 summer gigs bringing me well clear of that.
Looking at the age profile of this Singular Artists festival I suspect they know the make up of their mailing list and that Gossip gig should do alright.
Without doubt, much better to go to a local gig.
Nice intimate show, with real music as opposed to some lip syncing, backing track in a cavernous stadium.
Croke Park is a horrific venue, only Coldplay made it anyway enjoyable, its just too big and the acoustics are lousy.
Cass McCombs & Steve Gunn for a nice proper Irish tour.
Hope he plays some Supergrass stuff!
Its not Gaz Combs from Supergrass
It's Gaz Hairbrushes
Is this with a band or the just the two of them noodling away?
There are some standing and seated tickets available for John Squire/Gallagher at the moment.
Ya think this'd be worth a go? Not sure. Like the Squire lad; bit suspicious of the brothers Gallagher, either of them really!
Dunno yet - but I do know some people that missed out originally and really want to go.
...and some mighty memes on social media of the two of them together.
Or:
"When yer dad & yer nan are well annoyed at you skiving off school again & have had a phone call from the head..."
Ambitious?
No idea who she is but shes playing a similar sized venue over here in Toronto
Have tickets for this gig. More out of interest and the fact it's the Olympia. Ticket price fairly steep. (100 yo-yo) Madness.
Seems a bit alright. She cancelled her gig in Vicar Steeet last June so maybe there will some pent up demand. She played Button Factory in November 2022 so effectively going from there to 3Arena unless I missed any gigs she had here since. Maybe with a decent support act it might sell well. Big venue for Singular Artists
She could have done 2 or 3 vicars last time when she cancelled so defo in the 5000-6500 range that makes sense for 3 arena.
She's all the rage with the hip kids.
But as Eod said, played the Button Factory, hasn't released any new music since (although an album on the way) and now shes in the 3Arena.
Went from a 550 venue to a 13ker with no new tunes. Odd. Supply leading demand here.
Didnt know she was in that much demand here
She did 2 button factory’s which is 1100 tickets, sold out vicar in seconds which is another 1500. Deffo will do well. Price will be cheap enough and sure new album and show is 8 months away
Huge, she’ll sell it out pretty easily, could potentially do a second night.
12 million monthly listeners on Spotify, just a little more than Dermot Kennedy. No problem filing the 3Arena.
Russell Crowe and The Gentleman Barbers to play Dublin in July
Can anyone see The 2 Johnnies play Croke Park one day ?
There shite is all 'GAH ballax' and would milk the living **** out of it in the holy mecca of Croke Park
Doubt it, as big as they are no way could they sell 80k tickets
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://wf.vanillicon.com/v2/fd886e8068d0cf75a5ff800614b8489e.svg)
![Photo of [Deleted User]](https://w4.vanillicon.com/v2/44a4f0ffc23bdb2566a9345f469795b1.svg)
