2025 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

If there's ONE thing pretty much everyone on these threads knows Rico, it's that **** music will always sell better than the good stuff. No offence to Inhaler but you know what I mean.

ah no it is a major factor in them getting off the ground, signed to a label, marketing/media coverage. Sure people need to like the tunes but to claim that who his dad is had no contribution to their success is a laughable.

That’s just nonsense. They put in the hours and toured for years building up an audience before being signed. Formed in 2012 and they filled the Electric Arena in 2018 a full year before being signed by Polydor in August 2019. The crowds came first and any record label would have signed them having seen that. I don’t even like them but it cannot be denied that they’ve made their own following.

Good to see that the begrudgery his Dad consistently gets is now extended to the son.

That is a really good guess. Ha

it not begrudgery it’s simply state the fact that who his dad is helped them enormously throughout their career. from being able to afford musical equipment, no stress about rent/money etc. all those factors that can make or break a band in its early stages.
From media coverage, to access to agents/managers/industry a&r’s etc and being given support slots on tours by the likes of his dad good friend noel Gallagher.
opportunities than other Irish band of a similar level of popularity wouldn’t have gotten.

All of this adds up to a leg up. Would they be where they are without Bono, probably not. All of those benefits have a knock on effect.

i am thinking possible acts like Bon Iver,Jon Hopkins, who were both at it a good while ago.

Might be a longshot, but Sigur Ros are touring Europe, around that time, and could make it logistically, they are not playing on September 14th, which would make one amazing finale gig. Their orchestral gigs in Europe ‘25, are being conducted by Robert Ames, who conducted for Bonny Light Horseman at the 2023 SFASH festival.

Also, a tribute event for Talos aka Eoin French, RIP, who has been involved in a few of the festivals.

sigur ros we’re suppose to play it last time. Reality is any of those big acts are going to lose a lot of money playing SFASH so it’s the national and Mary Hickson calling in favours from their friends. Sometimes it might work out and they agree to eat up the loss on cork with profits from a big London show or rest of the tour.

Point to an example of where Elijah's father helped them.

Their equipment when I saw them supporting Touts (2017?) was pretty threadbare, not expensive stuff at all.

In terms of stress about rent, cash, equipment do you also apply that to other acts like Villagers, Fontaines, Murder Capital, Hozier, etc who had helpful parents? Are you similarly whining about them here? That would be consistent rather than attacking the son of U2's lead singer for being who he is. They had no roadies, no manager, no minder and no hootels. Crashed with pals and friends of friends when touring the country though they could have asked for cash from family.

They DID NOT go on tour with Noel Gallagher, fake info oft-repeated. They had two gigs way down his support slot. The first act of 4 or 5 playing to early arrivals in Heaton Park. Playing to 150 people at 4pm.

They had a number one album here and the UK before they got media coverage. Sod all over here before they had more than 10,000 people (off their own back) in the EA in 2018. For sure there's curiosity value @Stillill42 but how many people went to Keanu Reeves band Dogstar for a second look or Bob Dylan's son or Leonard Cohen's kid? Curiosity doesn't endure if you don't like what you hear.

They made their own audience, kept them and added more. Having a famous daddy doesn't get you two number one albums with a third to follow in 2025. I don't accuse you of begrudgery @Stillill42 but that's the case with @Fanirish and the original whingeing poster. I will of course stand corrected if those two can produce an instance of Bono intervening to help.

Feist played last year so be surprised to see her back for the next one. Olafur involved in last year too but no standalone ticketed gif, he did a pop up gig so could be. Cillian Murphy confirmed to be involved again. Maybe a Dessner composition alright.

Given for half the population, Bono is an awful f'ing melt, you'd think that would be an active hindrance on inhalers success.

Bore the shite out of me tbh

I'm not taking a position on this discussion but I have them playing Other Voices in 2018, Rankin's Wood in 2019, and Electric Arena in 2023. I was at the later two and my recollection is that there was plenty of space but their fans do have a tendency to pack themselves in at the front so it could have been a sizable crowd.

They did have some press coverage ahead of the 2019 slot.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/electric-picnic-2019-20-acts-not-to-miss-at-this-year-s-festival-1.3991877

Feist has already headlined twice, at 2 of the 4 festivals, that have happened so far, so i’d count her 100 % out as a headliner.

Cillian has been actively involved for years, so will continue to be present, and there has been a Dressner at or connected with, (as composer etc) at each of the 4 festivals to date. I could see Max Porter pop up again also, with a play, or similar.

They can’t do rinse and repeat with headline music acts, so i’d expect all new headliners next year.

You said that Noel Gallagher took them on tour. A lie. They played TWO shows in 2019 as the opening act of several, see Heaton Park below.

"4pm - Gates open

5pm - 5.30pm - Inhaler

6pm - 6.45pm - White Denim

7.15pm - 8.15pm - Doves

9pm - 10.45pm - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds"

Inhaler are on Polydor. U2 are on Island. The Universal connection doesn't matter. The world's biggest record company has a 40% chance of picking you up through one or other of their labels. No sentimentality with record labels. They ain't taking you on unless you're going to generate cash.

Once more I ask you to provide an example of an instance where the father helped the son. You've been singularly unable thus far so please just drop the begrudgery and give the lads some credit. You don't have to like them to admire them for putting in the hours and doing it their own way. They even played my hometown of Ballina in February 2019. NOBODY plays there!!

They ain't selling No. 1 records nor filling arenas through paternal contacts. They didn't start that way nor are they continuing that way.

Inhaler played in Winterthur near Zurich August 2023, small enough venue, guess 600 people and it was sold out, jam packed with people singing along. No one was going to the bar for drinks while they were on stage, and I'd guess mostly under 30s in the crowd. Was surprised how many people knew the lyrics!

Saw they were back in the same town August 2024, but I wasn't there.