Arctic Monkeys

Bluetonic · 16-02-2007 12:06PM #1

Not a band I'd have much interest in myself, but on a nice day the venue could make it.

Wonder what 'Fingal County Council' are like

Aiken Promotions are proud to present…

ARCTIC MONKEYS (with the support of Fingal County Council)

Live in the Unique Setting of Malahide Castle,
Saturday 16th June 2007
Tickets will go on sale Next Thursday 22nd Feb ’07 at 9am

Sheffield four-piece Arctic Monkeys have announced a headline Irish gig for the summer 2007. They will play at Malahide Castle, Co Dublin on Saturday 16th June. This will only be the band’s second headline gig in Ireland (the first being in Whelans, Dublin in 2005)

The band release their second album Favourite Worst Nightmare on 20 April 2007 – preceded by the new single “Brianstorm” on 13 April.

Arctic Monkeys released their debut album WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT in January of last year. On it’s release it achieved the position of the fastest-selling debut album in British chart history. It spent 3 weeks on the number 1 spot here in Ireland and has since reached multi-platinum status.

Arctic Monkeys were the winners of the 2006 Mercury Music Prize.

Their first two singles “I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor” and “When The Sun Goes Down” both entered the UK chart at Number 1.

The band released a DVD Scummy Man last year - The Warp Films short was inspired by the gritty urban tale of Arctic Monkeys’ “When The Sun Goes Down” and developed by an award winning production team in consultation with the band.

www.arcticmonkeys.com

Tickets will be from €49.20 General Admission and will go on sale next Thursday 22nd Feb at 9am from all Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, booking line 0818 719 300 and online www.aikenpromotions.com

lostexpectation · 16-02-2007 03:07PM

is there any estate that isn't doing concerts now?

ILikeHobgoblin · 16-02-2007 04:37PM

If they have a decent support band and the sun is shining this could be one of the gigs of the year.
looking forward to it already

deisedolly · 16-02-2007 07:17PM

Gonna be deadly

Whats the capacity of Malahide Castle?

Alter-Ego · 17-02-2007 12:03AM

Meh, they're better suited to a venue like the <snip> imo. And not worth €50.

I must say, aiken are really going all out this summer.

Mossy Monk · 17-02-2007 01:12AM

they really put on a good show

Mushy · 17-02-2007 02:15AM

Another Aiken gig. They got Flaming Lips for the Marquee aswell, jaysus, whats going on in there. I wouldmt go to that Monkeys gig though, due to:
1) Leaving Cert
2) €50...hmmm

SligoBrewer · 19-02-2007 11:21PM

how long do you reckon the tickets will last before they sell out?

ThE_IVIAcIVIAIV · 20-02-2007 12:01AM

bout a few months

SligoBrewer · 20-02-2007 12:24AM

seriously?

i was considering camping out for them...it'll be my first gig so i dont want 2 take any chances with tickets.

Wonko · 20-02-2007 12:43AM

Well if you miss them there's always ebay.

SligoBrewer · 20-02-2007 01:21AM

Wonko wrote:

Well if you miss them there's always ebay.

im f'ing 16!

garthv · 20-02-2007 11:25AM

SligoBrewer wrote:

im f'ing 16!

16 year olds cant use ebay now?

youcancallmeal · 20-02-2007 11:29AM

GaRtH_V wrote:

16 year olds cant use ebay now?

Hmmm apparently not?

Anyway anyone know how long it would take to get from Dublin city center to Malahide Castle?

garthv · 20-02-2007 11:32AM

youcancallme>al wrote:

Anyway anyone know how long it would take to get from Dublin city center to Malahide Castle?

Bout a half hour, maybe 45 mins at a push

Mossy Monk · 20-02-2007 12:12PM

yet again something else in my life means i cant go to see a show

SligoBrewer wrote:

im f'ing 16!

with attitude

mickith · 20-02-2007 12:25PM

id say tickets would sell out fairly lively. i wonder how many tickets will actually be sold for it. its a fairly big auld place and will be a great place for a gig imo

cant wait to hear what the council have got to offer too

SligoBrewer · 20-02-2007 12:53PM

mickith wrote:

id say tickets would sell out fairly lively. i wonder how many tickets will actually be sold for it. its a fairly big auld place and will be a great place for a gig imo

cant wait to hear what the council have got to offer too

thats what im afraid of.:(

JJ · 20-02-2007 05:14PM

GaRtH_V wrote:

16 year olds cant use ebay now?

According to the eBay User Agreement:

Our services are not available to, and may not be used by, persons under the age of 18 years...If you are under 18 years old, you can use this service only in conjunction with and under the supervision of a parent or guardian.

Jimmy81 · 22-02-2007 10:26AM

Anyone have any trouble getting tickets?
Saw a bit of a q outside of Sound Cellar on Nassau St just before 9.

handsfree · 22-02-2007 11:01AM

just bought them on the net there and really cant see there being a problem getting them. anyone know how big the venue is?

Toast · 22-02-2007 11:30AM

No surprise to see them still on sale. Theyve alienated a big chunk of their fanbase with the timing as well as the price not to mention alot of people are probably assuming an appearance at at least one of the summer festivals in the country.

handsfree · 22-02-2007 12:04PM

10000 tickets. it won't be sold out for months. at least the touts will get screwed:D

Jimmy81 · 22-02-2007 12:06PM

#Elites wrote:

well i stand corrected! you can easly buy tickets over net...oh well.

i thought they where more popular then Razorlight anyway who sold out in like 30 mins..

id say the capacity of Malahide is in the region of 20,000, where as the RDS is about 5,000 afaik.

storka · 22-02-2007 02:48PM

Malahide has a much larger capacity than 20k but they are limiting gigs to 15k.

ghostdancer · 22-02-2007 02:53PM

Toast wrote:

No surprise to see them still on sale. Theyve alienated a big chunk of their fanbase with the timing as well as the price not to mention alot of people are probably assuming an appearance at at least one of the summer festivals in the country.

and considering that they've just been announced for T in the Park, an appearance at one particular festival is highly likely, expect the announcement after this gig sells out.

BaZmO* · 22-02-2007 04:56PM

According to the Planning Application for the upcoming Andrea Bocelli at the same venue the capacity will be just over 5000. However, that gig is an all seater so I reckon it'd be fair to say that for the Arctic's the capacity would be in the region of 5-10K.

I'm actually quite surprised that the gig hasn't sold out yet. They just need one hit single to be released from their new album which is out in April for the demand for tickets to be increased.

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 22-02-2007 06:03PM

BaZmO* wrote:

According to the Planning Application for the upcoming Andrea Bocelli at the same venue the capacity will be just over 5000. However, that gig is an all seater so I reckon it'd be fair to say that for the Arctic's the capacity would be in the region of 5-10K.

I'm actually quite surprised that the gig hasn't sold out yet. They just need one hit single to be released from their new album which is out in April for the demand for tickets to be increased.

From what i can see on that application it says 10000 seated under the Proposed Capacity heading

qz · 22-02-2007 06:33PM

Picked up 2 today and about 4pm, said they had roughly 600 left. Any news on the support?

JJ · 23-02-2007 12:17AM

I tink it might be sold out. There doesn't seem to be any left online.

storka · 23-02-2007 01:07AM

That upcoming Andrea Bocelli concert was last summer!! And as playa3 said the capacity was 10,000 all seated. The AM capacity is set at 15,000 for the gig even though the grounds could take higher.

FYI I hear that they wont be appearing at "one particular festival" this summer.

Arctic Monkeys

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