The Flaming Lips - Vicar Street

Evil Sausage · 04-08-2006 11:59AM #1

Any chance anyone here have access to Hotpress?!!

Tremendous!!! Its on in Vicar St!! Aiken

honru · 04-08-2006 12:09PM

Vicar Street... that's sweeet. I missed them the last time they played there.

€44 is a tad much though.

sonofsam · 04-08-2006 12:13PM

hotpress.com are proud to be the first to reveal that the Flaming Lips are set to play a very, very special show in Ireland.

Not content with having already played Ireland this year, at the Source Festival in Kilkenny with Bob Dylan in June, the Flaming Lips are to return sooner than anticipated.

As a rather special treat, the Oklahoma troupe are playing on Saturday 18 November at Vicar St in Dublin - which only holds a maximum of 1,000 - as part of their Waving Your Wand tour.

Tickets are €44.25 each, and go on sale at 9am on Friday 11 August. Expect them all to be sold out by 9.05am.

The Lips' latest album At War With The Mystics is out now.

The Hot Press Newsdesk End

Evil Sausage · 04-08-2006 12:17PM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

€44 is a tad much though.

As always, its a scandalous amount for a gig. But in fairness, I paid 80 odd bills to see Al Green in there last year and he only played for an hour! Beck was 45 last year for the Olympia gig, so at least it hasnt gone up in price in the past year!!

But I would gladly pay that much to see the Lips there, as I hear they're incredible live.

jester77 · 04-08-2006 12:18PM

Saw one of their shows from this tour earlier in the year. Absolutely amazing performance, one of the best gigs I've ever been to. Do what you can to make this gig, it's most definetly worth it. Although €44 is steep, think the gig I was at was around €25 but that's Irish prices for you... still worth €44 though!

honru · 04-08-2006 12:23PM

I saw them in Kilkenny earlier in the summer. It was a great performance that easily topped Dylan, but I don't think I'd need to see them again so soon, especially at €44.

The fact that it's on in Vicar Street will entice me though...

Creamy Goodness · 04-08-2006 01:21PM

expect it to sell out as fast if not faster than sufjan stevens.

Mr Rivers · 04-08-2006 03:29PM

I'll be there

Redegg · 04-08-2006 04:51PM

brilliant. None of this 'oh I hope I get a ticket'. I AM getting a ticket to this. Show in Kilkenny was amazing and that was on a fooball pitch!

RE*AC*TOR · 04-08-2006 05:01PM

Would love to go see this. Scarcer than hen's teeth they'll be.

acquiescefc · 04-08-2006 07:29PM

Kinda funny that you can get tickets to their hometown gig for $15(about €12) this weekend.

ball ox · 05-08-2006 12:34PM

Cremo wrote:

expect it to sell out as fast if not faster than sufjan stevens.

how fast did that sell out?

Creamy Goodness · 05-08-2006 12:38PM

ball ox wrote:

how fast did that sell out?

by lunch time if i can remember correctly

i'd imagine these will sell out like weezer sold out (10 minutes) when they played vicar street.

the flaming lips would have a bigger fan base in ireland than weezer would aswell

acquiescefc wrote:

Kinda funny that you can get tickets to their hometown gig for $15(about €12) this weekend.

got to remember though we are in ireland and there's a whole lot of overheads that need to be met whilst playing overseas.

just off the top of my head, gear transport and the fact that vicar street is only 1000 people where as in their hometown they'll probably be playing to over 20000 people.

tracert · 06-08-2006 06:50PM

With the Flaming Lips gig coming up I'm wondering what's the story with underagers in Vicar St? From what I heard, at Dragonforce earlier this year (?) it was billed as Over 18s but in fact anybody could get in but people with ID would get a wristband for buying drink. Anybody know if this is normal for Vicar St or if it was an exception?

Mr Rivers · 06-08-2006 07:09PM

Sounds like an exeption cos it was a metal gig, lots a metal gigs are goin all ages like Opeth. For Flaming Lips I'm hoping for ID only

EDIT: from ticketmaster: OVER 18'S ID REQUIRED

honru · 06-08-2006 07:12PM

Merged since this is gig-specific.

I've never been asked for ID at Vicar Street. There's no guarantee, but the likelihood of you getting in is high.

Dragonforce never played Vicar Street btw.

tracert · 07-08-2006 12:40PM

Fair enough. I just noticed it's clashing with Springsteen anyway, so I'm gonna have to miss it.

honru · 07-08-2006 12:47PM

I'd expect a second date added for this.

Mr Rivers · 07-08-2006 02:47PM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

I'd expect a second date added for this.

Hmm, I dont think so

tracert · 07-08-2006 03:36PM

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

I'd expect a second date added for this.

If you mean 'cause it's clashing with Springsteen that night, I'm going to all three nights of Springsteen, so not much use. :rolleyes:

If it was anyone but the Boss I'd be at the Lips, no discussion!

Mr Rivers · 11-08-2006 08:30AM

Here and ready to buy tickets!

acquiescefc · 11-08-2006 09:01AM

yay...got one

Mr Rivers · 11-08-2006 09:05AM

Got mine

acquiescefc · 11-08-2006 09:06AM

Looks like theyre all gone..

JoeyJJ · 11-08-2006 09:06AM

I have my tickets sweet !!

Mr Rivers · 11-08-2006 09:06AM

Well that was a fast sell out...

RE*AC*TOR · 11-08-2006 09:07AM

bollox - forgot

JoeyJJ · 11-08-2006 09:08AM

Keep trying sometimes people don't get the transaction complete and they are released back.

SBob · 11-08-2006 09:08AM

after about ten attempts got mine, thank f@ck was going mad there
but it looked each time like they were sold out - they're not keep trying

EDIT: i think they are gone now

Mr Rivers · 11-08-2006 09:11AM

extra date

http://www.aikenpromotions.ie/event.asp?eid=356

RE*AC*TOR · 11-08-2006 09:15AM

you sir are a legend - thanks - got tickets!!!

yay!

The Flaming Lips - Vicar Street

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