2025 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

I was called acting the D1ck by the other poster I don't think a haha or here we go again is attitude enough to warrant this but here we are.

I referred to you as a Dub head in the collective and the point I was making is that unless it's there it's a speculative no go. I don't care where you are originally from you are from Dublin in regard to this.

Most of the shows I go to the venues are helped filled by South Americans all the better for it and keeps certain shows rolling in.

Majority of people are mobile enough to go to something 9 months away it's really dependent how much you really genuinely want to go…Saying otherwise isn't in line with the reality people commonly travel to gigs!

I have no intent with a Dublin v Cork slant. I'm in Tipp...Cork is 2 hours away from me and not as accessible...Dublin is 3.

So yes to see Belfast and Dublin with the best connections in the country and not as far moan that are ruled out of going because it's just not convenient is certainly grating.

Someone's been on Reddit

The reason for that week being an issue is clarified in my reply that you don't seem to have registered but you choose to see it about " travelling " .

The fact is most gigs are split between more than one city and you slated me because I had the cheek , according to you to wonder if they might do the same with this one . The reason why wasn't necessary until you chose to have a go ...Do I have to list my reasons for every comment to avoid somebody taking umbrage ?

This is an otherwise non confrontational thread about music .

This is a misunderstanding as I see it . Lets not be making it something more .

Actually yes the reason given was there may be gigs in Iveagh/Trinity the same week you are interested I didn't think that was worth noting you aren't genuinely interested in going to the particular show, it's something to do were it on the doorstep but the unknown doorstep shows take preference. No confusion.

My discussion was a generalisation or so I thought not necessarily directed at you but the sentiment is sourced from your post, boards used to be attack the post not the poster but any hint of negativity it doesnt matter the cord is soon cut, no discussion.

My original post may be mocky/jokey of sorts but I don't see how it can be constructed as aggressive, I guess we do live in different times.

Like stillill posted in your defence to note I surely misread you but all you've done is clarify of course not the case.

I don't need to know your personal story and the fact is most gigs are not spread between cities they are spread between 2 cities you even acknowledge this in your last post.

I was a fan before they got big

Unfair to apply this to @Goldengirl and @Stillill42 i believe. They were simply responding to an unnecessary attack.
Anyway all appears to be done and dusted, the odd bone of contention here is no great harm.

Let's never speak of it again.

Well Glasgow is bigger than Edinburgh even though Edinburgh is the capital, Glasgow has a few amazing venues for decent capacity's and is better served for gigs than Edinburgh.

The capital of Scotland ain’t London, that’s for sure

London is the capital of England. Nothing to do with Scotland.

The Co-Op Arena in Manchester is larger at 23.5k capacity, Millenium Dome is 23k and the original Manchester AO Arena is 21k.

And re the original post, multiple countries have arenas outside the parliamentary cities, particularly those with relatively small capitals - Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, etc.

A bigger question is whether Ireland could sustain a third arena, one that could service the Munster and Connacht. Locate it near Limerick and that's a 70-80min journey for those from Galway or Cork, on the doorstep of the locals and very reachable also from Clare, Tipperary & Kerry. Cheaper accommodation than Dublin, closer than Belfast, and doable in a round trip where you'd be home by 12.30. No reason for acts doing the two bigger cities not to play there.

We'll all be long dead before that Events Centre comes to Cork