Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop Dublin June 08

cormie · 02-06-2008 09:05AM

Here's a map of where it is http://www.audiograff.com/events/tm/7447 so you could even park in the Phoenix Park and walk to it, less than 10 minute walk I reckon.

Kenjd · 03-06-2008 10:43AM

I booked my tickets on Ticketmaster but haven't received them yet. It says on the site not to contact them until 24 hours before the gig if I don't receive them. Is this usual? Naturally I'm apprehensive about this. I'm the type of person that wants them in my hand months before! What with kids + work I have to organize these things before hand. Heads'll roll I tell ye!!!!

Aurora Borealis · 04-06-2008 01:14PM

Don't know who I'm more excited bout seeing... Leonard Cohen or Damien Rice. I listen to Leonard every day on my way home from work and Damien Rice as my cruise to snooze.
I will be in my element!!

cormie · 07-06-2008 08:08PM

Conor, you should give www.toutless.com a try with that request

rebeldiamond · 09-06-2008 08:23AM

That Leonard Cohen gig should be awesome hey? I wonder is this his first time in Ireland? Also anyone know how many the Kilmainham venue holds??

Miguel_Sanchez · 11-06-2008 10:38AM

Got an email from Ticketmaster saying that Leonard Cohen's stagetime is 20.00 on Friday and that music will continue until 23.00

Really? I can't see Leonard Cohen playing for 3 hours, 3 nights in a row?

vincenzo1975 · 12-06-2008 03:05AM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Got an email from Ticketmaster saying that Leonard Cohen's stagetime is 20.00 on Friday and that music will continue until 23.00

Really? I can't see Leonard Cohen playing for 3 hours, 3 nights in a row?

No but Damian Rice will be on, and probably anjani for a while, with breaks in between it could stretch out.

vincenzo1975 · 12-06-2008 03:12AM

recent setlist from his gigs....from the www,leonardcohen.com website forum

Saguenay (May 30, 31),
1. Dance Me to the End of Love
2. The Future
3. Ain't No Cure for Love
4. Bird on a Wire
5. Everybody Knows
6. In My Secret Life
7. Who By Fire
8. Anthem

intermission

9. Tower of Song
10. Suzanne
11. The Gypsy Wife
12. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye (for the first time!)
13. Boogie Street
14. Hallelujah
15. Democracy
16. I'm Your Man
17. Take This Waltz

encore 1

18. Heart with No Companion
19. So Long Marianne
20. First We Take Manhatten

encore 2

21. That Don't Make It Junk
22. If It Be Your Will
23. Closing Time

encore 3
24. I Tried to Leave You
KITCHENER, JUNE 2nd

First Set

Dance Me To The End Of Love
The Future
Ain't No Cure For Love
Bird On The Wire
Everybody Knows
In My Secret Life
Who By Fire
Anthem

Second Set

Tower Of Song
Suzanne
Gypsy Wife
Boogie Street
Hallelujah
Democracy
I'm Your Man
A Thousand Kisses Deep (recitation)
Take This Waltz

First Encore

Heart With No Companion
Waiting For The Miracle
First We Take Manhattan

Second Encore

That Don't Make It Junk
If It Be Your Will (recitation followed by the "Divine" Webb Sisters) Closing Time

Final Encore

I Tried to Leave You

Miguel_Sanchez · 12-06-2008 10:40AM

vincenzo1975 wrote: »

No but Damian Rice will be on, and probably anjani for a while, with breaks in between it could stretch out.

Just going by the Ticketmaster email I got it says Damien Rice is on at 19.15 and Leonard Cohen is on at 20.00

There's a sound proof area I can go and drink beer while Rice is whining on, right?

Potcher · 12-06-2008 11:30AM

your giving out about whining and your heading to see cohen????

Miguel_Sanchez · 12-06-2008 01:04PM

Potcher wrote: »

your giving out about whining and your heading to see cohen????

Leonard Cohen does not whine. How dare you Sir?

Potcher · 12-06-2008 03:56PM

:D:D

goldenbrown · 14-06-2008 11:30AM

he ran back 4 times for encores, he found his voice during the night, first tour in 15 yrs, only started earlier this month, weather came through, (cool but bright) very attractive venue, backing singers came through, crowd sang the hallelujah chorus, (went well) which big success, well done pod productions, :cool: (if you enjoyed it enjoy it again on youtube.com search leonard cohen especially 1993 video of take this waltz with Jennifer Wearnes at San Sebastian) (in a garden built for injured soldiers who stopped french (Napoleonic) tyranny in europe on a day we licked our wounds after stopping more tyranny from the centre of europe!!) hey is this a blog?:pac:

Drag00n79 · 14-06-2008 11:44AM

Good, Im meant to be going up tonight. So, the venue was grand? What time did it start/finish?

NextSteps · 14-06-2008 12:16PM

If you ask me, tonight will be fine

klingklang · 14-06-2008 12:36PM

Shamrok wrote: »

Good, Im meant to be going up tonight. So, the venue was grand? What time did it start/finish?

From what I heard from my back garden - he came on around 8.15 and finished 10.45ish - there seemed to be a short interval too?

Drag00n79 · 14-06-2008 01:02PM

Thanks. It's just I have a fair bit of a drive to Dublin and Im trying to figure out what time Il get back.

hargo · 14-06-2008 01:03PM

Damien Rice started 7.15pm for 30mins. Leonard Cohen started 8pm till 11pm with a break of 15 mins. Excellent gig, band were super and site setup and facilities brilliant. In for a treat if going tonight or tomorrow. Enjoy.

Kenjd · 14-06-2008 02:05PM

UB wrote: »

, tonight will be fine

...for a while

Great gig and fantastic venue. I went for Mojitos as oppose to heineken cos the line was shorter. I was sitting 3 rows from the front. It was like an Evening with Cohen. The man is a living legend.
Favourite song? Dont have 1...how can i choose? they are/were all great.

Mantel · 14-06-2008 10:52PM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Got an email from Ticketmaster saying that Leonard Cohen's stagetime is 20.00 on Friday and that music will continue until 23.00

Really? I can't see Leonard Cohen playing for 3 hours, 3 nights in a row?

He takes a break for about 20 minutes after the first hour and maybe a second break so about 2 hours and a half altogether. He actually plays longer if you turn up earlier with an hour long sound check. He started his sound check at 5.30 today... the time the gates where ment to open.

Scubadevils · 14-06-2008 11:39PM

Great to hear positive reports, I'm going tomorrow night (Sunday) and can't wait. Although I will need cotton wool or something for Damien Rice too or if there is a sound proof room constructed that would be excellent!

cormie · 15-06-2008 12:27AM

Just back from tonights show. Identical to last nights. Would have been nice to hear some other tunes but you can't expect them to change their act because the promoters want to squeeze more dates in. Both nights were brilliant and I'm so happy I got a chance to see him

flogen · 15-06-2008 03:05AM

Tonight's gig was fantastic - I was blown away by how good the whole experience was.

In fact I'm very tempted to turn up tomorrow with a view to buying some tickets at the venue - really keen on seeing the whole thing again.

Will have to see if I can afford to, though!

bullpost · 15-06-2008 12:58PM

Agree - It was one of the best gigs I've ever been too. Sound was brilliant, like hearing it in a small club. Musicians were brilliant and the man himself was sublime. He connected with the audience in a way thats very rare for a gig of that size.

flogen wrote: »

Tonight's gig was fantastic - I was blown away by how good the whole experience was.

In fact I'm very tempted to turn up tomorrow with a view to buying some tickets at the venue - really keen on seeing the whole thing again.

Will have to see if I can afford to, though!

flogen · 16-06-2008 01:33AM

Decided to go along after all, got two good tickets at face value (God bless geniune fans - I had been offered two of the €88 tickets for €150 each but turned them down) and was just as blown away tonight as I was yesterday.

Setlist was much the same, one or two variations, but I had no problem sitting throught it all again. In fact when I left last night that's exactly what I wanted to do.

I'm near-certain that the gigs will be made into a DVD (and maybe CD), or at least they'll form part of one - I'd get it just to have a permanent copy of the Webb Sisters' rendition of 'If It Be Your Will', which was absolutely beautiful. (Speaking of which, if anyone has a recording of that from any of the shows please point me to it!)

Hezz700 · 16-06-2008 09:52AM

I hope your right about it becoming available on DVD that would be brill. Its a very long time since a performance gave me a tingly feeling like i had last night. I must say that the rain was a nice touch, it just seemed to suit.:D

cormie · 16-06-2008 10:03AM

Did it rain last night? Rained on Friday and Saturday but not a drop when the concert was on, did it lash or just drizzle? I hope nobody got up and left because of it

?

Couldn't make it last night due to a family event in Wexford, had tickets originally but sold them once I found out I'd to go to Wexford, but even just to see him once is something amazing, so glad I got to see him at all because I'm 23 and only started listening to him a few years ago now so this would have been my only chance

I would have been almost only in nappies the last time he performed live, when he was just a kid with wild dreams

Miguel_Sanchez · 16-06-2008 11:46AM

Went on Friday and really enjoyed it even with a bit of a ruckus behind me at one point and a couple getting turfed out by security! Headlocks from bouncers at a Leonard Cohen gig! :eek:

Discovered last night that standing at my front door I can hear the sound perfectly from the venue. Tonight I shall be listening to Iggy Pop!

cormie · 16-06-2008 12:34PM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Went on Friday and really enjoyed it even with a bit of a ruckus behind me at one point and a couple getting turfed out by security! Headlocks from bouncers at a Leonard Cohen gig! :eek:

I really don't get this. Why must people act the bollox at such a prestigious event. I didn't see the couple you mentioned, but I did see another guy on the Friday night being quickly escorted out, with hands behind his back, by security. There was also a little argument at the interval beside us on the Friday when somebody turned around during a song to tell the people behind to shut up talking. Then on the Saturday, when Cohen came on stage and was greeting us, some ass shouted "you better live up to it". Then there were loads of people being chased out of the gap between Block A, row a and the stage who were trying to get closer for a snap, one woman tried to run for it, but security tackled her back, then I could see them arguing and more security having to go down. Then after one of many standing ovations, I heard a couple shouting at the people in front to "SIT DOWN!!" as if they were talking to a disobedient child.

Is it really that hard for people to just go to a gig and actually listen? Do people just go to say they have been, or for a night out and a chat?

Best to just block it out and focus on the performance anyway

Aurora Borealis · 16-06-2008 01:27PM

Went on friday night and was by far the best gig I've been to yet!
Sublime voice and unbelievable to think he's 73!
Pity Mr. Rice didn't play for longer but at least there's more chance of catching him live again.

Leonard Cohen, Iggy Pop Dublin June 08

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