2024 Irish Gigs (Confirmed & Rumoured Events)

Acts that have little presence/emerging are suffering more.

People discover something may be asking to play Ireland only to also find they did but to a handful a few months back so shouldn't be surprised if an swift return is unlikely.

Livenation aren't about music or doing favours they'll take advantage of prices for Olivia Rodrigo for instance but it could mean a bum less on a seat at another show even though they're likely the ones promoting it at this stage.

Was gonna ask you what Mandela is like now after the rebuild. I haven't been at a gig there since the refurb but old Mandela was great.

I'm in the Limelight tonight for a Man Utd podcast (against my will) but it's also a great venue. I've been really pleasantly surprised by the Belfast Telegraph building for gigs recently. Solid sound, good views and plenty of space at sold out gigs. It's an excellent venue.

the 3 arena is a modular set up venue and can work for 5000-14,000 and sure Kasabian is an arena production as that’s the type of venues it’s playing in the uk.

being a Friday wouldn’t have helped them that much. Both them and the streets have played ireland multiple times in the last year between EP and Olympia shows. Only so much demand exists to see them.

It might be modular but its still a massive space that feels massive despite the changes made to make it "smaller". It didn't feel great for Interpol the other night. I still say a mid sized venue is justified and would be a better experience for both punter and band.

Just because something is worthwhile it doesn't mean it will happen. For many different reasons.

If you look at a venue like the roundhouse in London which is around 3.5k for a standing gig. It seems to be doing well and putting on similar gigs to vicar street etc but bands can sell some more tickets and not have to do two nights in the one city. They might be giants and Amyl and the sniffers both sold out their shows in Dublin and could have shifted another 500-1000 perhaps.

I know it's not a completely equal comparison with the population sizes etc but 1600 odd for our biggest "smallest" venue is not big enough

Does anyone have the stage times for Nick Cave tonight? Heard he's going on early but can't find confirmation of that anywhere.

Having it on a Monday was the problem for me. Would have went if it was a weekend

Is Harry Crossbie not planning a 2,000 venue besides Vicar Street? Would wonder about that as doesn't increase capacity of the new venue massively compared to Vicar Street. I think with the summer gigs there could be a demand for a 5-10k venue but guess 3Arena fills the gap whole none exists. Not that I think it will ever be built anytime soon if at all but interesting that Live Nation thinks there would be a demand for a 6k venue in Cork.

Damm right, even if you did look at having to fill it 200 nights a year you could stick disney on ice and all those shows in there, citywest used to host them at 2k a show, pantos and awards shows could easily use a venue like that with room to square off the space if not using the full 5k.

I'd love to know when I see idles next week I won't be stuck under the ceiling for the circle and 3 shows sold out at 1,240 capacity would be perfect in a 5k venue.

The issue is where to build it, honestly I'm 2 hours away from dublin so it's a pain pretty much wherever it's put but if there was scope to put it near the 3arena it would be perfect, out onto the m50 and down the m7 after the show

all those bands made money and played in venues that suited there touring set up.
If there was a 3000 - 5000 then olympia, vicar/3 arena would have even more gaps in their schedules and be empty.
New order did 3 arena and got good crowd. So inbetween venue when they were touring arena production is of no value.