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Forest Fest - 2026 - Emo - Co. Laois

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  • #272
    scruff monkey
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    Snarky Snark Snark


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073123#Comment_124073123

    fair but there's only so many acts of that ilk to go round and they do bring the goods.

    Doubt it's them though.



  • #273
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073000#Comment_124073000

    Wouldn't be headliner material I'd have thought.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #274
    Furious-Red
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073123#Comment_124073123

    Ah didnt realise they played that recent



  • #275
    rubick
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    YAAAAAAAAAAS :D



  • #276
    scruff monkey
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    Nice, that's a Huey'less FLC though still?

    hmmmm, might need a ticket now…



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  • #277
    Coz
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073885#Comment_124073885

    Yeah just Fast and 2 former FLC Techs on guitar and drums



  • #278
    Penfailed
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    Excellent line up!

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #279
    Coz
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    Some nice additions in there



  • #280
    LLamachara
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    Very meh for me. 

    Ham sandwich, King Kong and FLC without Huey are very weak additions. 



  • #281
    Mucker46
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    Sooooooo happy with that



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  • #282
    scruff monkey
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    permission from herself granted…

    that's me tapped out for next year, unless there's a manics or suede then I'm not buying anything else.



  • #283
    sydthebeat
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    The Saturday is excellent



  • #284
    Thundercats Ho
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    Who in this announcement hasn't played before? The Coronas and FLC maybe.

    Huge recycling of acts, but i guess that's part and parcel with nostalgia festivals.

    James and the Wedding present were unreal the last time they played, so i reckon i'll pick up tickets in the new year.



  • #285
    sydthebeat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073923#Comment_124073923

    Haven't played what? Forest fest??

    Plenty there that haven't played Forestfest before.

    Loads that have played Ireland recently, but scarce resources and all that



  • #286
    Fanirish
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    always going to be diminishing returns on a late 80’/90’s/early 2000’s nostalgia festival. Only so many acts from those era that can draw a crowd and Forest can afford.



  • #287
    Penfailed
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073923#Comment_124073923

    Sultans of Ping and A House for starters.

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Korn



  • #288
    manofwisdom
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073923#Comment_124073923

    Not to take away from James who are a good live band and were very good the last time at Forest fest but I was expecting someone different and someone big making a first appearance at Forest fest with the build up and hints given.



  • #289
    scruff monkey
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    was expecting something different and big is normally how I leave the ladies…



  • #290
    Fanirish
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073951#Comment_124073951

    given the other tour dates in Ireland that were announce for James that week it was never going to be anyone else



  • #291
    Macy0161
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    Kinda got my hopes up with my own Sex Pistols guess! Decent line up, but not committing this side of Christmas!



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  • #292
    manofwisdom
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124073979#Comment_124073979

    Plenty was thinking they wouldn't be returning due to that tour schedule, three nights in a row now for them?



  • #293
    budgemook
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    are James as big as Deacon Blue tho?



  • #294
    Choochtown
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    Pleased with that.

    Wedding Present are still a magnificent live band even after all these years.

    I presume Bruce's set will be very "Jam-heavy"??



  • #295
    SteM
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    Didn't realise A House Is Dead were doing festivals, will be happy to see them again. Plenty over the weekend to keep me entertained and the fleadh stage still to be announced.



  • #296
    Macy0161
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074010#Comment_124074010

    Think Bruce is also putting in solo songs, and other songs he at least co-wrote, including some SLF. Saw him with From the Jam in January, and a bit surprised he's back solo given he wasn't doing the full gigs on that tour. He was a bit frail, until he put the magic bass on!



  • #297
    sydthebeat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074006#Comment_124074006

    As big as??

    James have a huge following and still releasing great new music.

    Id have them way above decon blue worldwide



  • #298
    colmufc
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074006#Comment_124074006

    Much bigger, still releasing no.1 albums and playing full arena shows in the uk and headlining festivals in south america and all over europe and just finished a big north american tour a few weeks back.

    they also tour every year, rarely taking time off and still filling arenas

    Decon blue on the other hand have just done an arena tour and take a few years between tours and have been playing smaller venues for quite some time but having a moment right now



  • #299
    blowitupref
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074006#Comment_124074006

    Bigger in the terms of world wide album and single sales



  • #300
    Dreamweapon
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074082#Comment_124074082

    Pretty sure it was a tongue in cheek post given the recent Deacon Blue / The Darkness debate a page or two back.

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  • #301
    sydthebeat
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124074201#Comment_124074201

    ah my bad then, my humour meter is on the fritz



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