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The National Irish Shows 2013, Cork, Belfast, Dublin.
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The reason there was such a better vibe at the Cork gig was because the majority of people there were there to cut loose & enjoy themselves..unlike the gig in Dublin where there were alot of people who had spent alot of time getting ready to get the "look" just right, trying to look cool & were very reserved...just my view
for God sake it was The National enjoy yourselves 
p.s Slow Show was my fav too
That was hardly the crowd to be fair, I saw one hipster in a sea of slightly over weight hairy men.
No idea what the cork show was like but the crowd in Dublin was grand, bar a little chatty.
I think next time I go to a gig, I'm sitting.0 -
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Nooooooo man, don't do it you gotta dance, might as well stay at home if you're gonna sit down...
Problem is, I've got to be very drunk to dance and I want to be able to remember the gig.
I'd love bmto be able to kick back and just take it all in... That said I had a bit of a jump around during the encore.
Dodgy as my knee may be.0 -
Problem is, I've got to be very drunk to dance and I want to be able to remember the gig.
I'd love bmto be able to kick back and just take it all in... That said I had a bit of a jump around during the encore.
Dodgy as my knee may be.
I was at Depeche Mode the night before so I had my night of drinking Sat night, badly hungover on Sunday so was drinking Coffee
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Sunday night in Dublin.... it took the crowd a long time to get into it I think. Not necessarily the fault of the band maybe, Sunday crowds are often like this. People might have had a hard weekend (I was just home from a stag so would certainly consider myself part of the problem), they all have work tomorrow... whatever. The early part of the gig was pretty much dominated by TWFM songs which I'm sure less people are familiar with. Plus Sunday was a pretty sh*tty night weather wise so maybe some people might have chosen to drive and sacrificed the few pints that would have loosened them up. Venue might not have helped either... us National fans tend to be more comfortable in the smaller/more intimate venues
Once the crowd finally did wake up though it was exceptional. Pink Rabbits... what an absolute beast of a song that is and it sounded brilliant. For me its definitely right up there with their best (Geese of Beverly Road still my favourite, sadly missing on Sunday!). England is another in particular that sounded excellent and its always great to hear Slow Show.0 -
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That was so good last night.
I would say they performed better last night than in Cork but that could have been due to the sound and where I was at both gigs. That said, they were both amazing gigs.
I will say I thought the crowd was a bit flat (possibly due to midweek gig as opposed to a weekend) but we really picked up for the last 8 or so songs.
The National were amazing themselves... honestly class and I could not believe when they came on for the encore and started playing Exile Vilify! Funny thing was Matt wasn't ready so they stopped and restarted Thought they were going to play something else.. fortunately they did play it and I loved it.
Vanderlye Crybaby Geeks was absolutely amazing too.. just awesome.0 -
That was so good last night.
I would say they performed better last night than in Cork but that could have been due to the sound and where I was at both gigs. That said, they were both amazing gigs.
I will say I thought the crowd was a bit flat (possibly due to midweek gig as opposed to a weekend) but we really picked up for the last 8 or so songs.
The National were amazing themselves... honestly class and I could not believe when they came on for the encore and started playing Exile Vilify! Funny thing was Matt wasn't ready so they stopped and restarted Thought they were going to play something else.. fortunately they did play it and I loved it.
Vanderlye Crybaby Geeks was absolutely amazing too.. just awesome.
Can't believe ye got Exile Vilify. I really wanted to hear that live. We did get Rains of Castamere though so I suppose I can't complain!0 -
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Ahh can't believe I didn't see this thread until now! Wow, what an amazing gig, one of my favorites! Still thinking about it ever since! A brief summary of my thoughts on the night
I wasn't sure how I felt about them playing in such a large arena due to their sound and Matt's voice but my god, they pulled it off so well and it sounded incredible! First time sitting at a gig and I actually loved it - I could see everything that was going on - could sit back, enjoy the music (while my legs went 90!) and watch Matt's crazy antics onstage. I couldn't have asked for a better set-list, 26 songs like, quality! Delighted they played Apartment Story too!
So to conclude, The National are f****n awesome
Also, I have a sh*tty video of Vanderlyle up on YouTube if anyone's interested
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