Trinity summer series 2019

OwaynOTT · 02-07-2019 1:25am

I've always thought people on here were over reacting, when complaining about talkers at gigs.
I wholeheartedly apologise because I now agree.
Worst crowd I've seen for talkers, snapchatting and instagramming.
Thankfully, there was some people there that were fans.
Great set, nice venue, nice dancing, good sound and good weather.
Hopefully they don't leave it as long to come back.

Zwillinge · 02-07-2019 8:50am

What a wonderful evening; fantastic setup and the sound is fantastic in there. Band were tight, weather was fantastic and a gigantic worm wriggled its way onto the white plastic.

A nice lad emptied his cup and released the poor thing onto the grass - if you see this; good guy you!

The crowd was the strangest I've ever witnessed, non stop yappering, group shots, selfies and oddly dressed (sorry, not sorry)

Also left early, as it felt kinda braindead.

You can't really hear the band outside of Trinity either, so not like you can lurk around for free anyway.

Looking forward to the Stereophonics now

BullBlackNova · 02-07-2019 9:35am

Agree with most of the above. Thought the sound was a little ropey at the start - bass way too loud for a few songs but it settled pretty sharp and was good afterwards. Crowd around me seemed into it for the first few tracks and then when they hit the new stuff, the talking started. We moved around and found a better spot but it was very bad in a few areas.

Loved Ya Hey, Walcott, This Life, How Long and plenty more. Thought Big Blue fell totally flat, which is a shame as its a lovely song. The talkers made Unbearably White hard to hear too - that was the cue to move.

I'm a big fan of the new stuff so to get Flower Moon and Jerusalem, New York, Berlin to round out the set was great.

Good encore - just wish the lads in the bucket hats hadn't wasted the request on Giving up the Gun! It went down well, though.

Good set up. When we arrived, the queue for the bar was absolutely massive but it moved quickly and there was two security pulling people out when they tried to skip in, which helped the situation. If they keep that up, it'll all flow well all week. Overall, no major complaints bar the talkers!

ghostdancer · 02-07-2019 9:46am

Were there decent food stalls, and how were the queues for them?
Undecided about heading straight there and getting food and chilling inside, or stopping somewhere on the way...

fillup · 02-07-2019 10:09am

cRicosruffneck wrote: »

heini, bier moretti, applemans cider? jameson stand. good selection of food, great venue.

Rival l 3

keepwalking · 02-07-2019 10:21am

ghostdancer wrote: »

Were there decent food stalls, and how were the queues for them?
Undecided about heading straight there and getting food and chilling inside, or stopping somewhere on the way...

There were 3 food stands - a pizza roll place, a BBQ/burger place and Garden of Vegan. Not a huge number of options but I've always found GOV decent. We got in at about 8pm and none of them were too busy then. I very much enjoyed a veggie burger and a pint of Applemans before the gig started!

Technocentral · 02-07-2019 10:28am

Cant wait for the day that a decent craft beer or two is available its the 21st Century ffs.

Zaph · 02-07-2019 11:08am

Technocentral wrote: »

Cant wait for the day that a decent craft beer or two is available its the 21st Century ffs.

I was surprised that there wasn't Lagunitas IPA available on the Heineken stand, especially as it's becoming increasingly common in pubs.

mgkelly · 02-07-2019 11:23am

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

Amazing sound, short queues, great weather, good setlist.

Best Monday I've had in ages.

Roll on Janelle monae on wens.

Great venue. Just the right amount of people.

Absolutely! Wonderful evening! Band were great. I was so thrilled that my daughter got in ok. What's more, on the way out, she saidv"That was good!" - she's just 16, remember! A very positive response. Grew up on a diet of the usual current stuff, but has a bit of wisdom/nous to realise there's a bit more out there.

Dr. Bre · 02-07-2019 12:42pm

How many entrances are there?

Vwwv19 · 02-07-2019 1:25pm

Were they checking at the gates to make sure the name was on the ticket? Were they checking to see if people were 18+?

loveisdivine · 02-07-2019 1:31pm

2 Entrances that converge to 1 queue, both on the west side of the Campus.

I don't think they were checking names. Just scanned the ticket. Not sure about ages as I'm clearly over 18. Bags we're being lightly searched. I saw other people had "Security checked" tags put on their bags but I didn't have 1 put on mine.

mgkelly · 02-07-2019 1:40pm

Vwwv19 wrote: »

Were they checking at the gates to make sure the name was on the ticket? Were they checking to see if people were 18+?

So, my daughter is clearly under 18. No questions asked. Saw one or two others who looked young like her. And no check of the ticket w.r.t. name. All very hassle free.

keepwalking · 02-07-2019 2:33pm

loveisdivine wrote: »

2 Entrances that converge to 1 queue, both on the west side of the Campus.

I don't think they were checking names. Just scanned the ticket. Not sure about ages as I'm clearly over 18. Bags we're being lightly searched. I saw other people had "Security checked" tags put on their bags but I didn't have 1 put on mine.

There was a little bit of a backlog in searching handbags when we were coming in, but it moved pretty quickly. My tiny bag didn't get a tag either.

The only people who looked very young that I noticed were children with their parents/accompanying adults. They may be a bit stricter with the over 18s thing if a big gang of young people were going in I guess

LowOdour · 02-07-2019 4:54pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Cant wait for the day that a decent craft beer or two is available its the 21st Century ffs.

This stuff is bafffling...unless I'm missing something, most concerts/festivals sell piss.

So either you are looking for the availability of good quality craft beer, which will cost a fortune and everyone will bitch about the price.

Or, the craft beer will be a piss tasting version of what you normally get, and everyone will bitch about the taste!

fourmations · 02-07-2019 6:01pm

LowOdour wrote: »

This stuff is bafffling...unless I'm missing something, most concerts/festivals sell piss.

So either you are looking for the availability of good quality craft beer, which will cost a fortune and everyone will bitch about the price.

Or, the craft beer will be a piss tasting version of what you normally get, and everyone will bitch about the taste!

each to their own, variety is the spice of life and all that,
i'd certainly rather a pissy porter or ale than a pissy heineken!

Furious-Red · 02-07-2019 6:08pm

I presume you can pay by card at the bars

hynesie08 · 02-07-2019 6:11pm

Furious-Red wrote: »

I presume you can pay by card at the bars

yeah, all contactless as well. actually seemed shocked when i paid with cash....

Furious-Red · 02-07-2019 6:17pm

hynesie08 wrote: »

yeah, all contactless as well. actually seemed shocked when i paid with cash....

Ill prob only have 1 or 2 but the first pint will be paid by the change in my pocket ha

ghostdancer · 03-07-2019 10:36am

hynesie08 wrote: »

yeah, all contactless as well. actually seemed shocked when i paid with cash....

ha, same here. and then almost needed to get out a calculator to add up the total for 4 drinks. :pac:

Ricosruffneck · 03-07-2019 2:59pm

Real short show from Janelle tonight

21.15 on stage.

Furious-Red · 03-07-2019 4:14pm

Have to say Trinity is a lovely spot for the gigs especially with the nice weather we are getting.

BullBlackNova · 03-07-2019 4:23pm

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

Real short show from Janelle tonight

21.15 on stage.

Jeez. Was gonna spring for last minute tickets but that's a disappointment. 85 minutes? It's more like a festival show.

Lofidelity · 05-07-2019 12:53pm

Any news from Paul Weller last night?

Poorside · 05-07-2019 1:09pm

Lofidelity wrote: »

Any news from Paul Weller last night?

Was a good gig, crowd were well into it mostly.
It’s a great venue, bar queue was huge when I went in, I had no interest in the support so said I’d avoid the crowds and head in late, seems everyone else thought the same, queue moved very quickly though.

adrian522 · 05-07-2019 1:20pm

Ricosruffneck wrote: »

Real short show from Janelle tonight

21.15 on stage.

Surprised by this, the Irish Times review made it sound like one of the best gigs of all time.

bobbyg · 05-07-2019 2:26pm

Can I ask where they do the bag searches, heading to Stereophonics tomorrow with a friend who works there and he was thinking of leaving a couple of cans in a fridge in his office. Is the search on the way into TCD or on the way into the concert?

Poorside · 05-07-2019 2:31pm

bobbyg wrote: »

Can I ask where they do the bag searches, heading to Stereophonics tomorrow with a friend who works there and he was thinking of leaving a couple of cans in a fridge in his office. Is the search on the way into TCD or on the way into the concert?

Into the concert.

bobbyg · 05-07-2019 3:04pm

Poorside wrote: »

Into the concert.

So no chance of smuggling a couple of cans in

Bowlardo · 05-07-2019 5:25pm

Can anyone recommend where would be good for pre gig drinks

Stillill42 · 05-07-2019 5:41pm

Bowlardo wrote: »

Can anyone recommend where would be good for pre gig drinks

Kennedy's at the Science gallery entrance is lovely.

peejay1986 · 05-07-2019 11:45pm

Absolutely brilliant tonight. First time at Trinity for a gig too, can't really fault it. Noticed the beer line was ridiculously long just before the start but luckily I'd been up and got my pints in.

Fantastic set by Paul and Jacqui. Crowd were loving it!

Now, if only I could get ticket to the Stereophonics tomorrow night...

Infoanon · 06-07-2019 1:50am

peejay1986 wrote: »

Absolutely brilliant tonight. First time at Trinity for a gig too, can't really fault it. Noticed the beer line was ridiculously long just before the start but luckily I'd been up and got my pints in.

Fantastic set by Paul and Jacqui. Crowd were loving it!
...

Spot on ,brilliant concert by Paul and Jacqui

davywalsh7 · 06-07-2019 2:05am

peejay1986 wrote: »

Absolutely brilliant tonight. First time at Trinity for a gig too, can't really fault it. Noticed the beer line was ridiculously long just before the start but luckily I'd been up and got my pints in.

Fantastic set by Paul and Jacqui. Crowd were loving it!

Now, if only I could get ticket to the Stereophonics tomorrow night...

Seem to be a few floating around on adverts

martin101 · 06-07-2019 10:44am

Is the curfew 10:30 each night? Stereophonics due on stage at 8:45 tonight.

Bradley111 · 06-07-2019 3:28pm

martin101 wrote: »

Is the curfew 10:30 each night? Stereophonics due on stage at 8:45 tonight.

Think so - Vampire Weekend wrapped up by 10.30 and they said they were running out of time near the end

Bradley111 · 06-07-2019 3:30pm

Bowlardo wrote: »

Can anyone recommend where would be good for pre gig drinks

Kennedy's and Gingerman two good options nearby

Exclamation Marc · 06-07-2019 11:51pm

Stereophonics were incredibly good as always.

What a band.

Noelmcgov28 · 07-07-2019 11:41am

Stereophonics were terrific last night.

Solid setlist but I wish they'd mix it up a bit. Nice to hear them play Vegas Two Times

Hopefully they'll be back soon.
Anyway whoevers going to New Order today enjoy.
Very jealous.

Technocentral · 07-07-2019 4:39pm

Does anyone know, I have a pdf of ticket for tonight on phone not in the app, can they scan off phone or do I need to print it, dont have printer at home?

Ricosruffneck · 07-07-2019 4:43pm

Technocentral wrote: »

Does anyone know, I have a pdf of ticket for tonight on phone not in the app, can they scan off phone or do I need to print it, dont have printer at home?

if it's on Ticketmaster app they scan off phone. If not they advise you print of the PDF version of ticket.

hetuzozaho · 07-07-2019 9:06pm

YMMV but I've zoomed in on pdf barcodes on my phone loads of times with no issue

Trinity summer series 2019

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