Riverfest 2019

panda100 · 25-04-2019 10:39am #1

So Limerick flagship festival is coming up next weekend. The line up looks really impressive this year. I am delighted to see the potato market finally being used. The addition of the big wheel and art fair there really is a nice touch. The fidget feet aerial show also looks class.

What will you all be heading along too?

Mc Love · 25-04-2019 10:51am

Weather permitting (kids) I should be there. Was fantastic last year apart from the council not closing off section of O'Connell St outside Penneys which was very cramped and busy.

kingtut · 25-04-2019 12:36pm

I went 2 years ago and loved it! There is nothing in particular that I want to see - I'll just be going to soak up the atmosphere. Loved the jet ski displays 2 years ago!

Ultimate Seduction · 25-04-2019 12:39pm

Any info or timetables available online?

kingtut · 25-04-2019 12:47pm

Ultimate Seduction wrote: »

Any info or timetables available online?

https://www.limerick.ie/riverfest
https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2019-04/Riverfest-Limerick-2019-Programme.pdf

Ultimate Seduction · 25-04-2019 12:49pm

kingtut wrote: »

https://www.limerick.ie/riverfest
https://www.limerick.ie/sites/default/files/media/documents/2019-04/Riverfest-Limerick-2019-Programme.pdf

Thank you.

OfTheMarsWongs · 25-04-2019 3:43pm

Panormic Wheel is gone into the Potato Market. Always thought it odd the past couple of years when they had it for Paddy’s Day then took it down just before Riverfest. Good to see they figured out a way to have both this year.

dave 27 · 27-04-2019 8:16am

Is there any concert in the castle this year? Couldnt see anything for it

Limerick91 · 29-04-2019 9:07am

No concert in the castle. There is one in the Milk Market, The Stunning and The Frank & Walters

Tacklebox · 29-04-2019 9:10am

Limerick91 wrote: »

No concert in the castle. There is one in the Milk Market, The Stunning and The Frank & Walters

Is there a cover charge?

gotasmoke · 29-04-2019 11:16am

Tacklebox wrote: »

Is there a cover charge?

€33 plus booking fees.
https://www.dolans.ie/gigs-events-live-music-listings/2019/5/5/the-stunning-live-at-the-big-top

bigpink · 29-04-2019 2:18pm

dave 27 wrote: »

Is there any concert in the castle this year? Couldnt see anything for it

Not part of it but Dolan’s have a gig on that night in the market
Can’t understand why the market isn’t used for Riverfest

dave 27 · 29-04-2019 3:54pm

bigpink wrote: »

Not part of it but Dolan’s have a gig on that night in the market
Can’t understand why the market isn’t used for Riverfest

Well dolans would hire out the venue to use, the market is being used as a concert venue at night while im sure during the day will be market stalls as per usual for the weekend too with the festival

bigpink · 30-04-2019 1:47am

dave 27 wrote: »

Well dolans would hire out the venue to use, the market is being used as a concert venue at night while im sure during the day will be market stalls as per usual for the weekend too with the festival

Should be used for a food and drink area for the festival

Poxyshamrock · 30-04-2019 9:25am

Bring back the Paddy Expo

OfTheMarsWongs · 30-04-2019 12:15pm

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Bring back the Paddy Expo

Get 2FM to do a Beat on the Street one of the nights.

tototoe · 30-04-2019 1:32pm

It's a pity Dolan's aren't a bit more adventurous with their lineup in the market and the castle. I know hermitage green , the coronas, Aslan etc are popular, but it's nearly the same stuff ever year. I know they have some heavy metal thing on in kjc btw

Stab*City · 30-04-2019 2:06pm

tototoe wrote: »

It's a pity Dolan's aren't a bit more adventurous with their lineup in the market and the castle. I know hermitage green , the coronas, Aslan etc are popular, but it's nearly the same stuff ever year. I know they have some heavy metal thing on in kjc btw

Our biggest festival and not even one A list act in the town. Every year he trots out the same acts.. Has a vice like grip on venues around the town. I heard that he books all available slots in the market even if he has no intention of putting on a show. He has one of Ireland's longest running student nights DIE running monthly in the warehouse which is pretty much packed every month but has any of this transfered over to the students? Nope. Squeezing every last drop out of the Limerick music scene.

tototoe · 30-04-2019 6:15pm

Stab*City wrote: »

Our biggest festival and not even one A list act in the town. Every year he trots out the same acts.. Has a vice like grip on venues around the town. I heard that he books all available slots in the market even if he has no intention of putting on a show. He has one of Ireland's longest running student nights DIE running monthly in the warehouse which is pretty much packed every month but has any of this transfered over to the students? Nope. Squeezing every last drop out of the Limerick music scene.

No idea how any of that works tbh or who books what or where, just the lineups are just boring.

Arrival · 30-04-2019 9:36pm

Would it be possible to organise a gig/festival in KJC without getting Dolan's involved? Like is the castle a venue that anyone could get in touch with to organise something, because it definitely needs to host more than pop 'rock' bands, there's more musical taste in Limerick than that

stefanovich · 01-05-2019 9:26am

No one is going to travel to Limerick for any of those bands.

Mr.H · 01-05-2019 9:55am

stefanovich wrote:

No one is going to travel to Limerick for any of those bands.

But they will travel to galway kilkee kilkenny etc? Rubbish comment

stefanovich · 01-05-2019 9:57am

Mr.H wrote: »

But they will travel to galway kilkee kilkenny etc? Rubbish comment

Okay maybe they will. Seems a fairly boring lineup but then again, I'm easily bored.

panda100 · 01-05-2019 10:05am

I see the Leader has the 2 most boring and outdated parts of riverfest on the front of their paper this am. Fashion Friday, with Celia Holman Lee and some model with two people from the leader for the bbq competition . There are so many great things going on over the weekend and yet this is how they choose to advertise it? Looks like no lessons were learnt from their atrocious coverage of our flagship festival last year.

Mc Love · 01-05-2019 11:58am

Is it the same organisers? Closing the area around Arthurs Quay needs to be closed off to traffic otherwise it will become a cattle mart like it was last year. Sorry I dont think I will in around town if thats the case.

Granadino · 01-05-2019 2:20pm

tototoe wrote: »

It's a pity Dolan's aren't a bit more adventurous with their lineup in the market and the castle. I know hermitage green , the coronas, Aslan etc are popular, but it's nearly the same stuff ever year. I know they have some heavy metal thing on in kjc btw

HG are popular in Limerick, so guaranteed to draw a crowd. I wouldn't be a fan of any of those bands, but I suppose they'll appeal to most, young and old. With the running on, HG will appeal to the gym bunnies and sports jocks too. This kind of festival wouldn't be on my radar at all. It'll hardly be showcasing cutting edge music.

Mc Love · 01-05-2019 2:24pm

I personally dont get the fascination with HG to be honest for what is essentially folk rock, and I dont think they would have been as big had they not the Munster Rugby connection if I'm being totally honest.

I bet if you asked their fans, what other folk rock bands they listen to, I'd be very surprised if they even knew about any

Glenomra · 04-05-2019 2:10pm

Great atmosphere so far. Hope the weather holds reasonable.

djdunny · 04-05-2019 6:21pm

I feel like I’ve spent most of my Saturday spent in queues. The traffic to UL this morning was crazy and then an hour of a queue to receive the GLR race pack. The BBQ on the boardwalk looked really busy and weather did help. We then queued for 2 hours for the naval ship in the docks. I would advise anyone planning on visiting tomorrow to be there well before 2pm.

RhubarbCrumble · 04-05-2019 6:29pm

djdunny wrote: »

I feel like I’ve spent most of my Saturday spent in queues. The traffic to UL this morning was crazy and then an hour of a queue to receive the GLR race pack. The BBQ on the boardwalk looked really busy and weather did help. We then queued for 2 hours for the naval ship in the docks. I would advise anyone planning on visiting tomorrow to be there well before 2pm.

I was in town today around 2pm. Needed to go in anyway, but said I would take a stroll into the park while I was there.

Well I soon changed my mind when I saw the queue. I'm not exaggerating when I say the queue was 6 and 7 deep stretching off down the side of the park and round the back of the old Dunnes.
Did a few bits around town and came back by the park again. This was about 2 hours later and it was just as bad. Absolutely crazy. Needless to say I just couldn't be bothered.

I had half thought about going to the naval ship either today or tomorrow, but having read your post there, I think I'll give it a skip.

rainbowdrop · 04-05-2019 7:44pm

Yep, stood in the queue for about 10mins, and then decided we couldn't be bothered to wait any longer. Apparently security were saying to people 2hr wait timejust to get in in!!! Feck that.... I feel sorry for people with kids that were waiting for that length of time

Went for a wander along the boardwalk instead, and then for a pint. Twas lovely... Didn't even feel like we were in Limerick at all and not too crowded.

Riverfest is great, but its definitely got too big for Arthur's Quay Park! Bigger location needed next year I feel......

Riverfest 2019

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