Foo Fighters new date in Ireland?
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14-06-2011 12:35am#1
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Yeah, it's almost standard practice now. In the wake of their Oxegen appearance, there'll be an announcement to say "Following their triumphant appearance at Oxegen, legendary hard rockers Foo Fighters return to Ireland for an intimate show in the O2". Seriously, this stuff writes itself.
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MonTheBiffy wrote: »Theres an awful theme around the Gigs & Events where people are more concerned about the venue rather than the act. I know some places are god awful but does the music not outweigh any negatives?
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I know what you are saying Mon - but a number of things go into the experience of a gig, and one of those is the venue. I go to a lot of gigs and the way I look at it is to add up any reasons I won't enjoy the gig and then go and see where else the band is playing on that tour, if I find a better venue, or a date that suits me better I'll have no problems travelling - for the gig I was talking about Marlay Park on a Tuesday night just didn't suit me at all, and as I dislike the venue anyway I counted that out......Delbert may be able to help me out with this one (as I almost went last minute) but the weather wasn't great that night either........and with the Foo's profile, I had expected to see them here again indoors between 2005 and now.
I've been to all the Metallica gigs here since '99 I think, all outdoors (until Belfast last year) the last few in Marlay Park, the setup has been crap, the sound has been crap, on two occasions getting in and out was a nightmare (depending on the entrance you were using) - counter this with the experiences I've had seeing them in the UK and Belfast Indoors and there's just been no comparison, and lets not forget that we pay a premium here for concerts anyway - so I want to be able to enjoy the show I'm paying extra for.
Obviously that's just my opinion, and it's more difficult to get bands like the Foo's to play say the O2 when they can play an outdoor venue with 3 or 4 times the crowd capacity and the same ticket price.0 -
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Delbert may be able to help me out with this one (as I almost went last minute) but the weather wasn't great that night either.
I think the Foos was a Wednesday night. Summer 2007 was absolutely dreadful, and rain threatened pretty much any outdoor event that year. I'd been at Peter Gabriel in Marlay Park in June, which was a total washout. Having said that, the weather was fine for Foo Fighters, and the ground was solid. The rain actually held off, 'cos I remember Dave remarking as he gestured up at the clear skies: "They told us the weather has been terrible here... check this s**t out!".
Norah Jones was due to play the Point the next day, and (even though it probably wouldn't have worked in a big field) I was half-hoping she'd turn up in Marlay Park and sing Virginia Moon with them, but no joy. At her own show, she referred to the Foo Fighters gig several times. She asked how many were at it. Judging by the reaction, I'd say about a dozen enthusiastic people (including myself) responded (not much crossover fanbase, to be fair). It was clear that the vast majority of her fans were completely confused and hadn't a clue what she was talking about, which was just hilarious. Being a pal of theirs, she was at it herself and thought it was "awesome".
The Foo Fighters' set list was: Everlong, Monkey Wrench, Breakout, My Hero, Times Like These, Up In Arms, Learn to Fly, The One, Stacked Actors, DOA, Generator, The is a Call, Best of You, Encore: The Pretender, Keep the Car Running, Enough Space, All My Life2024 Gigs and Events: David Suchet, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, The Smile, Pixies, Liam Gallagher John Squire/Jake Bugg, Kacey Musgraves (x2), Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, Muireann Bradley, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Girls Aloud, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Rewind Festival, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Henry Winkler, P!nk, Pearl Jam/Richard Ashcroft, Taylor Swift/Paramore, Suede/Manic Street Preachers, Muireann Bradley, AC/DC, Deacon Blue/Altered Images, The The, blink-182, Coldplay, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nick Lowe, David Gilmour, St. Vincent, Public Service Broadcasting, Crash Test Dummies, Cassandra Jenkins.
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I was at It. Brilliant Gig.
It Surely was , was my 2nd gig ever and loved itdelbertgrady wrote: »
The Foo Fighters' set list was: Everlong, Monkey Wrench, Breakout, My Hero, Times Like These, Up In Arms, Learn to Fly, The One, Stacked Actors, DOA, Generator, The is a Call, Best of You, Encore: The Pretender, Keep the Car Running, Enough Space, All My Life
Ah yes i remember when Dave just came out on his own for Everlong and then everyone joined in which was followed by Monkey Wrench0 -
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