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Foo fighters secret gig

  • 21-02-2026 08:10PM
    #1
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,400 ✭✭✭✭


    Has anyone heard if the Foo fighters are playing a secret gig in dingle tonight??

    There is a post on Reddit saying they are?



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  • #2
    PCros
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭PCros


    Yes they are.



  • #3
    Stillill42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,178 ✭✭✭Stillill42


    Well it's not a secret anymore, IS IT??!!!



  • #4
    cena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,400 ✭✭✭✭cena


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124254971#Comment_124254971

    How do you get tickets?



  • #5
    PCros
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭PCros


    No idea, it’s way too late as it’s on tonight. Most likely industry and fan club.



  • #6
    COH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,854 ✭✭✭COH


    Its not tonight, its tomorrow.



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  • #7
    PCros
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭PCros


    https://www.mcd.ie/artists/foo-fighters



  • #8
    baldshin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭baldshin


    Crying in the west of Ireland with not enough time to make it to Dublin for a ticket today.



  • #9
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,231 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Amazing stuff, gutted I'm not around today to grab a ticket



  • #10
    COH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,854 ✭✭✭COH


    Id say the queue is already mental. Can anyone confirm?



  • #11
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,030 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    That would be excellent.

    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

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  • #12
    delbertgrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,982 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    Maybe 200 here. They bring you inside to the theatre and we're all sitting down in order in the stalls. You've to show photo ID and your bank card to get in and they've a member of staff clicking how many tickets are being bought. Most want two, obviously.

    The curtain is down. More than one person has jokingly remarked that the band are actually behind it and we'll get a mini set.

    2026 Gigs and Events: An Evening with The Fast Show, Prima Facie, Stereolab (NCH), Foo Fighters, David Byrne (3Arena), Belle and Sebastian (x2), Kraftwerk, Paul Simon, David Byrne (St. Anne's Park), Keb' Mo', Metallica (x2), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Embrace, Sigur Rós with the Ulster Orchestra, Crash Test Dummies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ben Folds, Jeff Tweedy, Nicko McBrain, Anna Lapwood



  • #13
    showpony1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭showpony1


    hi - saw the post about Dublin tomorrow but I’d no physical card to buy and won’t get back to city for 12pm. If anyone is there not taking a second could you let me know & I’ll revolut and send you extra for pints! Will keep eye on my pms 😄



  • #14
    piggysiren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭piggysiren


    Whats the queue like now 😬



  • #15
    delbertgrady
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256116#Comment_124256116

    About 350 people, I'd say. Seems to be fourteen rows.

    2026 Gigs and Events: An Evening with The Fast Show, Prima Facie, Stereolab (NCH), Foo Fighters, David Byrne (3Arena), Belle and Sebastian (x2), Kraftwerk, Paul Simon, David Byrne (St. Anne's Park), Keb' Mo', Metallica (x2), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Embrace, Sigur Rós with the Ulster Orchestra, Crash Test Dummies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ben Folds, Jeff Tweedy, Nicko McBrain, Anna Lapwood



  • #16
    davywalsh7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭davywalsh7


    just been told they’re sold out when I got back in. So sickened I forgot my ID



  • #17
    piggysiren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭piggysiren


    Sold out



  • #18
    gayformoleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭gayformoleman


    they’re not letting people in we got here at 11.30 and already 700 in the queue. People still standing on dame st holding out hope

    IMG_4544.jpeg


  • #19
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 16,422 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256171#Comment_124256171

    I'm one of those but will probably give up at about 1pm



  • #20
    gayformoleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭gayformoleman


    yeah we did the same and gave up when they started closing the shutters



  • #21
    gayformoleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭gayformoleman


    yeah we did the same and gave up when they started closing the shutters



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  • #22
    Royale with Cheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,820 ✭✭✭Royale with Cheese


    Was anyone at the similar secret gig at the ambassador in 2002? The tickets were free to that one 😀



  • #23
    delbertgrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,982 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256362#Comment_124256362

    I was at that.

    2026 Gigs and Events: An Evening with The Fast Show, Prima Facie, Stereolab (NCH), Foo Fighters, David Byrne (3Arena), Belle and Sebastian (x2), Kraftwerk, Paul Simon, David Byrne (St. Anne's Park), Keb' Mo', Metallica (x2), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Embrace, Sigur Rós with the Ulster Orchestra, Crash Test Dummies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ben Folds, Jeff Tweedy, Nicko McBrain, Anna Lapwood



  • #24
    sabrewulf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭sabrewulf


    Another shot, in case you are anyway in town right now:

    Screenshot_20260222_143736_Chrome.jpg

    Spindizzy Records:

    We’ve got 2 tickets to the surprise Foo Fighters gig at The Academy this Monday night Feb 23rd. How to Enter: Raffle entry is available in store only. Not by phone or email. No purchase is necessary.Entries close Monday at 12:30pm.The winner will be drawn live in store at 1pm.



  • #25
    crl84
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭crl84


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256362#Comment_124256362

    Yep, the night before Witnness. We headed off during the last song to get the last bus out and get home and ready for Fairyhouse the next morning.

    Jimmy Eat World supported, and were better than Foo Fighters.



  • #26
    showpony1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭showpony1


    First saw them in the Olympia when Nothing left to lose out. 4 more times - the point, Slane (supporting RHCP), Oxegen, RDS.

    Will keep an eye in unlikely event one pops up! More annoyed as I would have been there in time bar the not accepting Digital payments.



  • #27
    Everlong1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,374 ✭✭✭Everlong1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058433051/foo-fighters-secret-gig

    Massive thanks for starting this thread mate as I wouldn't have known about this otherwise despite being on Foos and MCD mailing lists. Only saw your post this morning as I was getting ready to head to church (!!). Tickets secured.



  • #28
    davywalsh7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,710 ✭✭✭davywalsh7


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256595#Comment_124256595

    yea annoyed at myself for not having my ID with me, defo would have gotten tickets at that point.



  • #29
    muckwarrior
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,146 ✭✭✭muckwarrior


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124256529#Comment_124256529

    Sound cellar also had a pair to raffle. They said they'd be doing the raffle this evening but haven't heard anything yet 🫤



  • #30
    showpony1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭showpony1


    if anyone’s plus one not going Please PM.



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  • #31
    s8n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭s8n


    if by any chance anyone has a spare, I would love to take it and also sponsor beers for the night !!



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