Guess who is playing the freshers ball

dregin · 31-08-2005 07:28AM

There's no such thing as a really good covers band.
They're known as a last resort.

31-08-2005 10:37AM

Amz wrote:

If we're talking about popularity WRT to the Revs then there are plenty of bands about who would have the same level or greater popularity/pulling power. I'm just going to list bands and before B decides to extract the urine I'm not suggesting these because I particularly like them, or anything ...

Berkley
Dudley Corporation (Don't they have a song in the charts, or something? So they're definitely known)
Chalets (likewise)
Warlords of Pez
Neosupervital
Giveamanakick
Complan
Classic Beatles
20 Bulls Each
Bulls on Parade

The Revs have a far greater level of popularity/pulling power than any of them. It's a good list, like what I've heard of some of them, but they're just not as popular.

CuLT · 31-08-2005 10:45AM

get Mike Got Spiked tbh.

gizmo · 31-08-2005 10:47AM

dregin wrote:

There's no such thing as a really good covers band.
They're known as a last resort.

Pfft, thats abit harsh. The two I've mentioned also have their own material which is also quite good, however their ability to play covers almost identically to the originals is what makes them so good...

dregin · 31-08-2005 10:50AM

OMFG AMZ LISTENS TO COMPLAN????

/me burns his CD collection.
I wouldn't put the Revs on if they paid me. Having the revs headline (I'm presuming they're headlining this) an event oozes of desperation in the eyes other colleges and potential students tbh.

UnfArtunately, I have to agree with Amz up there too. Everyone's gonna know who the Revs are. They'll only know them as a piss take of a band and no more than 3% of the student body will go to an event to see the revs. It'll be "oh god the revs are playin. Ah sure **** it, I'll just go get pissed". That's not the attitude I'd like to see shown towards a headlining band. They should be more than the background soundtrack to a big piss up.

That is all the revs will ever amount to.

StupidLikeAFox · 31-08-2005 08:42PM

Just curious, and off topic. Freshers ball will be a dress up affair yeah? Tux and all that craic?

gizmo · 31-08-2005 09:09PM

No no no no no no no.....

The term "Ball" is used loosely to describe events in DCU. The only Black and White style balls are the Clubs And Socs Ball and the Celtic Ball if my memory serves me correctly. The rest are just your usual piss up nights in the Hub.

Amz · 31-08-2005 10:25PM

Ah why'd you tell him?

He'd have been easy to spot and to point and laugh at all night.

WAF!

dregin · 31-08-2005 10:41PM

Right that does it.
I'm wearing a tux.

gizmo · 01-09-2005 10:16AM

Heh and we could have told him the Clubs & Socs Ball was a Hawaiian Theme.

dregin wrote:

Right that does it.
I'm wearing a tux.

WAF.

Cozpyro · 02-09-2005 09:49AM

Republic of Loose are playing in DCU on 26th September.

www.republicofloose.com
info@republicofloose.com

dregin · 02-09-2005 09:52AM

Thank god. A turn up for the books. Is the freshers ball really on a Monday?

StickyMcGinty · 02-09-2005 10:20AM

yea a monday?? thats shyte if it is, ye uisually build up to the freshers ball by drinkin all week!

02-09-2005 10:37AM

Maybe they're just putting on a really good fresher's week ie there'll be proper events all week, culminating in a massive Fresher's ball on the Thursday as the event to end all events. Or not. Best bet is wait and see. Or if anybody's on the SU and know's what's going on and would like to inform us???

dregin · 02-09-2005 11:00AM

I reckon the tank's right. This is just a mini event leading up to the main one.

gizmo · 06-09-2005 10:51AM

Hrm, was in the Hub in DCU at the weekend and that rotating sign thing had "FRESHERS WEEK - 19TH SEPTEMBER" going across it. Now thats either a mistake and they meant to have ORIENTATION WEEK or...the Freshers Week does indeed start on the 19th which means the Freshers Ball could indeed be on the 26th and The Revs et all may indeed be the "headliners" at it.

One word for that...****.

sillisome fiend · 06-09-2005 02:24PM

The Freshers ball is on Thursday the 29th or so my dcu life booklet that I got in the post yesterday says...

06-09-2005 03:44PM

Faceless Man wrote:

Hrm, was in the Hub in DCU at the weekend and that rotating sign thing had "FRESHERS WEEK - 19TH SEPTEMBER" going across it. Now thats either a mistake and they meant to have ORIENTATION WEEK or...the Freshers Week does indeed start on the 19th which means the Freshers Ball could indeed be on the 26th and The Revs et all may indeed be the "headliners" at it.

One word for that...****.

Saw that as well, presume it's a mistake. Besides, if fresher's week starts on the 19th of September, and is presumably a week long doesn't that mean it'll end on Sunday the 25th at midnight? So no, it couldn't be the Fresher's ball

bragan · 06-09-2005 04:10PM

orientation week is from the 19th Sept - 23rd Sept and freshers week is from the 26th Sept - 30th Sept

And if it stays the same as every other year, the freshers ball will be on 29th Sept, but they usually have events all week, and a line up of people playing in the old bar, so there probably will be bands in the bar on the 26th as well, but chances are, it isn't the freshers ball.

They wouldn't have it on the first day back, people wouldn't have a chance to buy tickets, etc.

Kenny_D · 06-09-2005 08:19PM

26/9 DCU Freshers Ball

Thats what it says on Republic of Loose' website. I'd be very happy with that

dregin · 06-09-2005 08:58PM

GStormcrow wrote:

26/9 DCU Freshers Ball

Thats what it says on Republic of Loose' website. I'd be very happy with that

Why would you be happy with it? Republic of Loose are good, but the Revs headlining? That's just a ****in joke.

Redegg · 06-09-2005 09:49PM

hmm i do like ROL from what i remember from witess 2003(?). oh they are supporting alabama 3 in london. go them. so if they are playing i will definitely go although I always do... oh a squirrel.

Jonny Arson · 06-09-2005 09:55PM

Republic of Loose....... ha ha ha ha ha ha! They play in UCD Student bar around 17 times a year!

Polly19 · 06-09-2005 10:08PM

****

Orienation week starts 19th?Our calenders on the portal page say orientation week is 26th and freshers week is 19th

What stupid people are having freshers start back later then the rest of he college?Last year it was first years who started back first

Polly19 · 06-09-2005 10:11PM

heres what calender on dcu.ie says:

ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION OF 1ST YEAR STUDENTS Mon 19 Sept - Fri 23 Sept

ORIENTATION DAY FOR EXCHANGE/JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD (JYA) STUDENTS Tue 20 Sept

AUTUMN FACULTY AWARD BOARD FOR RESEARCH DEGREES Wed 21 Sept - Fri 23 Sept

LATEST DATE FOR PUBLICATION OF EXAMINATION TIMETABLE (Oscail) Fri 23 Sept

BEGINNING OF SEMESTER 1 - START OF LECTURES Mon 26 Sept

dregin · 06-09-2005 11:02PM

Polly19 wrote:

****

Orienation week starts 19th?Our calenders on the portal page say orientation week is 26th and freshers week is 19th

What stupid people are having freshers start back later then the rest of he college?Last year it was first years who started back first

:rolleyes:

bragan · 07-09-2005 09:57AM

Polly19 wrote:

heres what calender on dcu.ie says:

ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION OF 1ST YEAR STUDENTS Mon 19 Sept - Fri 23 Sept

ORIENTATION DAY FOR EXCHANGE/JUNIOR YEAR ABROAD (JYA) STUDENTS Tue 20 Sept

AUTUMN FACULTY AWARD BOARD FOR RESEARCH DEGREES Wed 21 Sept - Fri 23 Sept

LATEST DATE FOR PUBLICATION OF EXAMINATION TIMETABLE (Oscail) Fri 23 Sept

BEGINNING OF SEMESTER 1 i.e freshers week - START OF LECTURES Mon 26 Sept

Maybe you should look at this again

07-09-2005 10:32AM

OK, officially, I checked the new Clubs and Socs brochure thing they published, Fresher's ball is 29th of September. Thursday of Fresher's week, same as every other year. Either ROL have been misinformed, or it's a misprint which should read 26/9 Fresher's Week DCU

Polly19 wrote:

Our calenders on the portal page say.....

Whereabouts on the Portal page did you see this?

dregin · 07-09-2005 12:18PM

28064212 wrote:

OK, officially, I checked the new Clubs and Socs brochure thing they published, Fresher's ball is 29th of September.

My saviour!!

gizmo · 07-09-2005 03:37PM

Ah thats ok then...well the date is anyway, the Revs headlining is still a big pile of meh.

Guess who is playing the freshers ball

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