Volvo Ocean Race 2012

fishy fishy · 30-03-2012 11:39am #1

Who's looking forward to this week in Galway. I'm really excited about it. Anyone know what entertainment will be lined up this time round. I really hope the weather is good like last time. It's like a holiday away.

Any ideas of the music.

Volvo Ocean Race Galway · 30-03-2012 1:08pm

We're busy working away on getting confirmation of acts on all nights from the 30th June - 8th July. As soon as we have acts confirmed and signed off we'll be announcing them on our Facebook page and website. Hope this helps!

fishy fishy · 30-03-2012 2:40pm

thanks for that - will keep on it

MrVoracious · 09-04-2012 5:53am

Really can't wait! I was thinking about staying in a hostel for the last weekend but i'm just wondering if you have to book it in advance?

ilovesleep · 09-04-2012 7:58am

I hope the saw doctors do a concert preferably on a weekend night.

civis_liberalis · 09-04-2012 9:11am

MrVoracious wrote: »

Really can't wait! I was thinking about staying in a hostel for the last weekend but i'm just wondering if you have to book it in advance?

You should book as soon as you are sure you plan to travel.

Hostels are relatively cheap so they fill up very very quickly.

I would recommend Kinlay House.

MrVoracious · 09-04-2012 3:34pm

civis_liberalis wrote: »

MrVoracious wrote: »

Really can't wait! I was thinking about staying in a hostel for the last weekend but i'm just wondering if you have to book it in advance?

You should book as soon as you are sure you plan to travel.

Hostels are relatively cheap so they fill up very very quickly.

I would recommend Kinlay House.

Thanks for the advice! The last time I was in galway I stayed in Snoozle's. It was great and the staff were brilliant so I might try that one again. Obviously i'll have a look around first and see where I can get the best deal but at least I have a fallback

civis_liberalis · 09-04-2012 5:22pm

No problem. Seriously though, book very early or you might be disappointed. I know it's still about 12 weeks away, but after the success it was last year, beds will go fast.

I've heard Snoozles is good as well too.

Diabhal Beag · 09-04-2012 5:52pm

Hope they get the Stunning/the Walls to play. That was easily one of the best gigs I was ever at.

MrVoracious · 09-04-2012 6:04pm

Ideally i'd love if they got the cranberries (after all they do have to promote their new album and they don't have any irish dates as of yet) but I'd say they'd be too expensive

A man can dream....

magentas · 09-04-2012 6:30pm

Plus one on the cranberries, would LOVE if they played!

Friend of mine saw them in Sydney recently and said it was a great show.

Shane St. · 09-04-2012 6:32pm

should be ok. Hope its not too noisy

MrVoracious · 09-04-2012 6:42pm

Shane St. wrote: »

should be ok. Hope its not too noisy

Lol if music is good I hope the opposite! :P
Just hope they dont get some ****ty pop 'musician'

galwayrush · 09-04-2012 9:50pm

Rammstein would be special....Not a chance in the world i know, but no harm in dreaming...:D

MrVoracious · 10-04-2012 2:57am

My Bloody Valentine!!! Make it the loudest race village of the tournament

I think I'd even prefer them to the cranberries... The only Irish artist that could top that would be Rory Gallagher but sadly he's not here anymore....

boogaloop · 10-04-2012 11:51am

Any clues as to when any of the main music acts might be announced?

Time is ticking past, I'd have thought there would have been at least 1 or 2 of the top acts announced/leaked by now?

dinneenp · 10-04-2012 11:58am

MrVoracious wrote: »

My Bloody Valentine!!! Make it the loudest race village of the tournament
I think I'd even prefer them to the cranberries... The only Irish artist that could top that would be Rory Gallagher but sadly he's not here anymore....

White noise!
There'd be only a handful of people left.
I saw them at EP and it was stunning!

MrVoracious · 10-04-2012 1:52pm

dinneenp wrote: »

MrVoracious wrote: »

My Bloody Valentine!!! Make it the loudest race village of the tournament
I think I'd even prefer them to the cranberries... The only Irish artist that could top that would be Rory Gallagher but sadly he's not here anymore....

White noise!
There'd be only a handful of people left.
I saw them at EP and it was stunning!

You can guarantee the ones left would have a great taste in music!

10-04-2012 6:11pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Hope they get the Stunning/the Walls to play. That was easily one of the best gigs I was ever at.

Yeah, love the Stunning. Best thing about them is they have farewell gigs every year

They've been saying goodbye for ages

mjp · 12-04-2012 10:44am

Am heading to galway for weekend for the Ocean race but wondering asto what weekend would be best to go down. Know last year that the Saturday and Sunday of bank holiday when the boats arrived was crazy with the bands playing on stage at the docks.
hopefully get more of the same weather and will make for an unforgettable week in galway

12-04-2012 11:05am

CRYSTAL SWING!!

Er, no. I kid. Obviously.

foxy_19-89 · 18-04-2012 11:43pm

from galwaynews.ie facebook page....

"Galway is going to have royalty at this summer's Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale ... Prince Harry! You know where you heard it first."

More publicity in my eyes, a great boost.

ronnie3585 · 19-04-2012 12:10am

Will you be keeping us up to date with more awesome photies this time round Foxy?

muppetkiller · 19-04-2012 12:26am

foxy_19-89 wrote: »

from galwaynews.ie facebook page....

"Galway is going to have royalty at this summer's Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale ... Prince Harry! You know where you heard it first."

More publicity in my eyes, a great boost.

Fantastic for Galway and Harry of course lol but the extra security and Traffic will be a nightmare.

emptybladder · 19-04-2012 12:36am

foxy_19-89 wrote: »

from galwaynews.ie facebook page....

"Galway is going to have royalty at this summer's Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale ... Prince Harry! You know where you heard it first."

More publicity in my eyes, a great boost.

Wow. Even if it's an unofficial visit, this is big news.

Wompa1 · 19-04-2012 5:11am

Am I the only one worried that it was so great last time it will be impossible to top and since it's the final stage it will draw in more of a bad crowd like the races.

Worried is the wrong choice of words since I won't be there for it but that's how I felt before I left. I liked it last year when it was busy some days and not so much other days. And the atmosphere seemed a lot more happy and innocent than other events in the town. Plus the air show was great.

fergiesfolly · 19-04-2012 8:19am

Wompa1 wrote: »

Am I the only one worried that it was so great last time it will be impossible to top and since it's the final stage it will draw in more of a bad crowd like the races.

There's a bad crowd amongst the yachting set.
This recession really is hittng everyone

biko · 19-04-2012 11:02am

A bit of UK royalty will help boost interest in VCR so I'm all for it.

Robbo · 19-04-2012 11:27am

Who'll bite first; GAAW, some group of wizened republican relics still fighting the troubles or the curious intersection of the two sets?

antoobrien · 19-04-2012 11:47am

Robbo wrote: »

Who'll bite first; GAAW, some group of wizened republican relics still fighting the troubles or the curious intersection of the two sets?

Can have some fun with the fact that his family was german until the middle of WWI and somehow blame him for everything we're blaming the germans for instead?

Or maybe get him to use his training in apache gunships to put on a display that the red arrows aren't available to do

foxy_19-89 · 19-04-2012 12:48pm

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Will you be keeping us up to date with more awesome photies this time round Foxy?

Haha, unfortunately, I don't live where I did in 2009, but I will resurrect the thread and post my VOR photos there! Thanks for the interest though

Wompa1 wrote: »

Am I the only one worried that it was so great last time it will be impossible to top and since it's the final stage it will draw in more of a bad crowd like the races.

Worried is the wrong choice of words since I won't be there for it but that's how I felt before I left. I liked it last year when it was busy some days and not so much other days. And the atmosphere seemed a lot more happy and innocent than other events in the town. Plus the air show was great.

There's always going to be a 'bad crowd' no matter what the event, the time of year, or where it's held. Controlling them is another thing, I just hope the council and Lets Do It organise the traffic and closed road areas properly!

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