Fairview Park Concerts June 2025 https://mcd.ie/events?sort=upcoming&genre=default&venue=fairview-park
https://www.transportforireland.ie/events/fairview-park-dublin-concert-series-fairview-park-dublin-concert-series-air-kneecap-wallopers-kingfisher-catfish-the-bottlemen-the-saw-doctors/
Anyone any idea of support for Basment Jaxx?
will be local dj
how big are these gigs? I was surprised to hear the ad for Catfish and the Bottlemen on the radio as in my head they're very moderately successful band from about 10 years ago who I'd expect to see playing the likes of the Academy.
8k at most
they sold out RDS simmonscourt which is 8k cap on last Dublin appearance, though they cancelled minutes before doors were to open
Am I correct in thinking this venue is a massive tent?
Yep
It’s the electric arena tent from Electric picnic
Nine concerts in Fairview Park with all the associated disruption and traffic mayhem affecting an already heavily congested main thoroughfare, but only six concerts in St Anne’s, five in Marley Park, and seven in Malahide Castle, even though those three are much bigger parks. I’d say the local residents in that part of the city must be completely fed up between events at 3Arena, Croke Park and other local football stadiums landing hordes of people into their areas every summer.
what traffic mayhem? Fairview park has no parking. All attendees have to attend by mixture of walking and public transit. At most a few people will park and ride further up the dart line. Congestion on public transport in the hour before and after the concert is main negative consequence for locals. and I’m sure a % of local residents will be attending these events themselves. the fairview shows cover 2 weeks, that doesn’t seem an excessive burden on the park across the 12 weeks of summer. As for residents nearby 3 arena, croke park and aviva. Those have been established as venues for decades at this point. And the likes of croke park and aviva are not used that frequently by the standard of most other major sporting stadiums in Europe.
As long as fans are respectful of residential areas and don’t litter and use their front garden/door as a toilet
Ah stop...are you whinging on behalf of residents, without living there??
I was referring to traffic disruption and parking problems around the area, not in FP itself. I work in the area and every spare bit of road and every local residential estate has problems with parking when an event is on. Everyone attending does not walk or use public transport. Roads are closed, traffic is diverted, buses and darts are jam-packed at a time in the evening when people are trying to get home from work or collect kids from local crèches. It is bedlam. Also, the noise and volume from the music causes problems for families with young babies or sick relatives. You are right that people should be respectful, but it doesn’t happen unfortunately. The litter is appalling after every event in those areas, I see it every time when I go to work. Residents near Croke Park have been complaining about people littering and using their properties as toilets for years, and now the city council has made the situation worse by allowing even more events in that general area.
There is little to no surplus car parking spaces around fairview, little to no one is driving there, magically able to find the already non existent parking. Bedlam is a ridiculous term to use. Dublin council has long since required promoters to pay to clean up crews and provide additional toilets for the likes of croke park events. will there still be the odd person who pisses up against someone’s wall? Of course. the planning permission for croke park allows for 3 a night, some years like 2023, 2021 and 2020 there was none. So on average in last decade the 30 concert threshold wasn’t even reached.
I live about 500 metres from Fairview Park (and even closer to Croke Park) and it doesn't bother me whatsoever, glad to see people enjoying themselves, pretty much never any hassle.
Hi all
Is Clontarf Road Dart station the best place to get off for the Fairview Park events?
Would a taxi be impossible to get afterwards?
Thanks
Nah, it's not that bad really. Worst I'd seen was Pulp two years ago. Loads of middle aged people who looked like they hadn't been out in a couple of years, boozing up for 10 hours straight. Like hordes of zombies that night.
What's the sound like at these concerts? Middle of the road I'm guessing. Thinking of going to Air next week, but at €80 a ticket, I'm worried about it being a below average gig, between bad sound, talking crowd, crap bar options.
sound is decent but the air gig in trinity was quite possibly the worst gig in recent history for people chatting over the music with full catch ups.
Went to Sum 41 there last year - amazed me the location which is basically just the corner of Fairview park by side of the road - gig just on full blast around the surrounding area or even if just walking through park you'd hear the full thing clearly.
St Annes you can barely hear anything around unless at the gig due to trees and being so far out of the way from the residental areas.
Yeah, I was at that gig, and really put off by the talking when they were playing.
They've closed off some sections of the park, but I think I could still sit in a nice part, and drink some nice beers, and listen to it. The talking wouldn't carry as far either. The only difference might be that I think they take the side off the tent when it's dry weather, but it's more closed in if it's wet.
I agree Air in Trinity was awful for chat. Air were underwhelming aswell
just go to the park with a blanket and listen for free to air
They just seemed to be going through the motions. Not a lot of life to them really.
saw them at Sonar last year and thought the very same. Meh.
Nah I live a few minutes walk away and it doesn't affect us in the slightest
What time are headliners likely to take the stage at these gigs?
9pm. 10:30 curfew
Yes for the Dart.
And yeah, getting a taxi could be a long wait.
What's the sound quality/atmosphere like in the tent ? Might go see Air play Moon Safari.
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