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ned rierson · 13-01-2012 8:56pm

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

RayCon · 13-01-2012 10:27pm

ned rierson wrote: »

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

Lived in it man ... numerous Acid Reign gigs, Ozzy (yes really) , Sabbat, Xentrix, Blur (no .. really), Predator (Irish band) etc etc. , along with Tom Hayse's Metal night every Fri ... loved the place.

SerialComplaint · 13-01-2012 11:07pm

ned rierson wrote: »

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

I was there for the Pogues first gig in Ireland;
http://budtheweiser.blogspot.com/2010/09/pogues-in-01-mar-85-mcgonagles-south.html

Great night - the bouncers spent the first 15 minutes furiously trying the keep the crowd back from the band, and then withdrew leaving us all to mix.

irlirishkev · 14-01-2012 2:39am

ned rierson wrote: »

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

Was only slightly before my time.
I believe The Stone Roses played their first Irish gig there.

holly8 · 14-01-2012 3:08am

ned rierson wrote: »

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

Public Enemy - Don't believe The Hype!

first hip hop/rap gig in Ireland as quoted by Dave fanning at the time. What a laugh, he NEVER played anything of that genre. Too Much For The White Man (Tuam band)

ned rierson · 14-01-2012 12:22pm

SerialComplaint wrote: »

I was there for the Pogues first gig in Ireland;
http://budtheweiser.blogspot.com/2010/09/pogues-in-01-mar-85-mcgonagles-south.html

Great night - the bouncers spent the first 15 minutes furiously trying the keep the crowd back from the band, and then withdrew leaving us all to mix.

not the pogues first irish gig. they supported elvis costello on his irish tour in 1984. but it was a great night. the golden horde were the support that night

holly8 · 14-01-2012 4:48pm

ned rierson wrote: »

not the pogues first irish gig. they supported elvis costello on his irish tour in 1984. but it was a great night. the golden horde were the support that night

Were they not Pog Mo Thon/Pogue Mahone then? saw them in Leisureland Galway with Elvis on that tour. Great gigs there in the 80s. Sad to say no more.

ned rierson · 14-01-2012 6:40pm

holly8 wrote: »

Were they not Pog Mo Thon/Pogue Mahone then? saw them in Leisureland Galway with Elvis on that tour. Great gigs there in the 80s. Sad to say no more.

they had long abandoned the pog mo thon name at that stage.

Mental Mickey · 14-01-2012 8:01pm

ned rierson wrote: »

anyone ever go to gigs in mcgonagles ?

Twice. Paradise Lost followed by Morbid Angel.

nlgbbbblth · 14-01-2012 8:09pm

irlirishkev wrote: »

Was only slightly before my time.
I believe The Stone Roses played their first Irish gig there.

No. Definitely not.

nlgbbbblth · 14-01-2012 8:11pm

SFX first gig

Jesus and Mary Chain - September 1987. Darklands tour "NO ENCORES" posters.

I also saw

Sugarcubes (1989)
Wonderstuff (1989) - jammed.
Wedding Present (1990) - after being postponed twice.
House of Love (1990)
Wedding Present (1991)
Fugazi / Chumbawamba / In Motion (1992)
My Bloody Valentine (1992)
Therapy? (1992)
The Cramps (1995)

McGonagles was great too. Saw lots there from 1988 onwards.

godfrey · 15-01-2012 2:40pm

I did monitors for Ice T & Bodycount there (and many others). The band was amazing and Ice T was a complete gentleman. He brought his kid on stage for the encore and he screamed 'f**k the police' on cue!! We chatted for about 10mins after the show and he gave me an autograph for my girlfriend (not something I'd normally do as a crew guy). Good times

s8n · 16-01-2012 10:29am

Terrible venue but some great memories

Seen the following -

Placebo
Smashing Pumpkins
Ash
Kerbdog
Tool
Deftones
Foo Fighters (Dave was avoiding a leak in the roof at one stage !!!)

peter1892 · 17-01-2012 12:43pm

RayCon wrote: »

Lived in it man ... numerous Acid Reign gigs, Ozzy (yes really) , Sabbat, Xentrix, Blur (no .. really), Predator (Irish band) etc etc. , along with Tom Hayse's Metal night every Fri ... loved the place.

I've told this story before but...Saxon, November 1991 at McGonagles in front of....drum roll........

52 people.

Drummer threw his sticks out at the end & missed the crowd

ndease · 19-02-2012 4:02am

RayCon wrote: »

Back in the 80's the SFX hosted ...

Dokken

MagnAcceptum
Marillion
Whitesnake
Queensryche
Def Leppard
Fastway
Gary Moore
Dio
Mamas Boys
Saxon
MSG
Ozzy

I was at most of them ....

I think the same people were at all the metal gigs in the SFX the 80's.Great memories.I think Accept out-shone them all though.

Zwillinge · 20-02-2012 12:23pm

Am pretty sure I seen Wheatus in the SFX in the early 00s!

Sure I was only a Teenage Dirtbag

20-02-2012 12:25pm

Zwillinge wrote: »

Am pretty sure I seen Wheatus in the SFX in the early 00s!

Sure I was only a Teenage Dirtbag

I took my little sister to that! It was her first "rock" gig at the age of 15

jimmy_presley · 28-10-2012 12:55am

Was at Megadeth there March 10th 1995. First ever gig!........and best to be honest!

A friend of mine text me back last march 10th, 2012 (by pure coincidence) to tell me he had arrived in some pub and the megadeth tribute band, Langer 18 were playing! What were the odds.........17 years later to the day!! I had to text him a pic of the ticket stub to prove it!

SteelyDanJalapeno · 29-10-2012 4:44pm

SFX gig listings, some crackers in there

http://www.songkick.com/venues/43110-sfx-theatre/gigography

SubBusted · 04-11-2012 8:58pm

For rap fans this was the SFX back in 1986!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J0f_aiJHj8

Mike Litoris · 08-11-2012 7:54pm

Saw Sepultura there in 90 or 91. I remember a G'n'R type band supported them and got boo'd for nearly every song.:p

Mike Litoris · 08-11-2012 7:56pm

RayCon wrote: »

Lived in it man ... numerous Acid Reign gigs, Ozzy (yes really) , Sabbat, Xentrix, Blur (no .. really), Predator (Irish band) etc etc. , along with Tom Hayse's Metal night every Fri ... loved the place.

Man that brings back some good memories. 1st ever gig was D.R.I in 89. Remember getting refused from more Thrash Bash's for being drunk than anything.:p

edellc · 08-11-2012 8:12pm

Seen kula shaker and the verge there in 97 and then worked there when they turned it into a theatre in 99, still held gigs there though and teen discos...meet my OH there too while working there and still going strong

Funniest thing to happen was we painted the auditorium blue, and a teen disco was held a few days later when it was closing time all the girls had blue backs...the place was a sauna and all the snogging against the walls left then distroyed ...bit mean to laugh but it was quite funny at the time

UsedToWait · 09-11-2012 9:37pm

Saw James in the early 90's.. for some reason the venue was seated with those fold up seats like it was the local parish hall pantomime...
As soon as the band came on, the crowd got up, folded the chairs and they were passed back over peoples heads to make a dancefloor

CriticofScience · 25-08-2013 3:45pm

Nine Inch Nails were bloody good there in 1994.

alastair · 25-08-2013 4:46pm

Gigs I recall going to in the SFX:

The Smiths
U2
Pulp
The Sugarcubes
Therapy?
Portishead

CriticofScience · 25-08-2013 4:51pm

alastair wrote: »

Gigs I recall going to in the SFX:

The Smiths
U2
Pulp
The Sugarcubes
Therapy?
Portishead

Therapy? '93 supported by Kerbdog and Pet Lamb

corm500 · 25-08-2013 6:13pm

I saw Meatloaf there in I think '84. Stage set was a huge motorbike. Good gig from what I remember.

windowcleaner · 25-08-2013 7:00pm

I remember seeing Fugazi in the SFX - a Hope Promotions gig. Amazing times. Place was booked out by MCD so even gettinh the hell for the gig was a triumph.

CriticofScience · 25-08-2013 7:50pm

Smashing Pumpkins in '96...ended up int he 13th Floor on O'Connell Street after it....Dazed was the name of the night as I remember.

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