Blur Sat 24th June 2023 Malahide Castle

The Golden Miller

Will be one of the biggest gigs of the summer, and you never really know how many times Albarn will get them back together, so opportunities to see them could be limited in the future.

One of the last truely great and huge bands, who's evolution is brilliant, all the genres they covered, all to critical success. Their association with quintessential Britain really put people off them here, and there's still alot of apathy towards them here, whereas in Britain are beloved.

They were never my favourite band and Albarns toff nosed carry on used to annoy me, but after watching him and the band evolve over time, I'd regard them as probably the best band of the last 30 years. You'll generally find people who dismiss them didn't listen to their later stuff. A once in a generation band imo. You'll rarely find a band as clever and diverse as them

The Golden Miller

Ye the grand social had a Blur or Britpop night when they last played here in Kilmainham I think

seligehgit

Anybody know the support acts and the likely time Blur will come on stage?

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120444935#Comment_120444935

Slowthai and self esteem were announced on mcd website and then quickly removed. Take what you want from that.

9pm is standard for pretty much any concert in ireland. 11pm curfew

PTH2009

Paul Weller one of the support acts for the 2nd Wembley show

Be nice if himself or a similar calibre was on the bill for Dublin. Not holding my breath though

Out of interest is the Dart like a jungle after concerts going back into the city ?? Travelmaster not running a service up for this surprisingly

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120444962#Comment_120444962

The dart is usually grand, previous times we made our way near the back for encores and we first out the gate after.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120445014#Comment_120445014

Using Marathon Coaches to and from the City Centre for Depeche Mode

Might do similar for this if it goes well

roadmaster

Will tickets come back on sale for this gig closer to the date?

Fanirish

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120445110#Comment_120445110

Always resale the week or two before with. Show this size

mactheknife19

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120444946#Comment_120444946

usually the malahide concerts I've been at were 8.30 on stage , and 10.30/40 finish

The Davestator

Don't rely on cars / taxis to get you to and from any Malahide gig. No taxis to be had, bus routes altered due to road closures and gridlock on the roads before the start. Dart is probably the least bad option

billyhead

Are they any good live. Might go myself if I can get a ticket.

bodhrandude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120451005#Comment_120451005

Check them out, this was them 8 years ago at Electric Picnic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h08dkp-Circ

dontmindme

Saw them in McGonagles in the early 90s but have never warmed to them over the years.

unichick

I’d love a ticket if anyone has one spare dm me. I originally bought tickets for their Sunday night gig at Wembley but it doesn’t suit to travel to London now. I didn’t realise there was an Irish gig coming. They’ve just been resold on Ticketmaster after I listed them

I saw them 10 years ago & at a festival before that. Love them live.

Fuzzy Logic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120484234#Comment_120484234

I've stuck 2 Gold Circle tickets up on Toutless just there

SachaJ

They gone?

Dreamweapon

Am i the only one who'll be going to The Waeve the previous night? I've little interest in Blur but Coxon's new project is decent enough.

unichick

Crap I missed your comment. Are they sold? If not I’ll take them off your hands.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120168523#Comment_120168523

Appreciate you really like them but best band in the last 30 years? Really? That's a tiny bit of a stretch now.

Without going into the many, many great bands over the last 30 years, all I have to do is say 'Radiohead' and there goes any chance of Blur being the best. They are but a fraction of the musical talent and output of Thom Yorke and Co. over the last 30 years.

Don't get me wrong though, this'll still be a great gig and they are a great band. Think the last time I saw them live must be about 20 years ago now, think it was in the Olympia? Tempted to get tickets for this, just not a fan of having to trek out to Malahide for a show.

thebronze14

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120495311#Comment_120495311

All opinions!! Don't agree with either. Radiohead wildly overrated IMO.....Hopefully there will be some sort of Britpop night in town after this show

Wooderson

Blur are certainly one of the greatest bands of past 30 years. In 1994 they reached an indie-rock peak that could be debated hasnt been touched since. Radiohead never achived the man-in-the-street notoriety / teen obsession.

Blur were usurped by Radiohead in muso/art rock stakes for sure, but remain superior to Radiohead in a couple of aspects to this day.

Radiohead have nine studio records to Blur's 8. I'd say they're fairly even with (in my opinion!) 5 great records each? Both bands are fab, Radiohead prolly more arty and intellectually stimulating? Blur warmer and more emotionally engaging. In the live show I think Blur have the edge personally but again, have huge time for both.

SoundOfSilence

As a massive Radiohead fan, having seen them live 5 or 6 times, I've been underwhelmed more often than not.

Ricosruffneck

Only one of these bands have made the album 'In rainbows'.

Albarn is more quantity than quality.

Stillill42

So, long story short, we all like both of them then? Good stuff.

Dreamweapon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120496650#Comment_120496650

I don't like either of them 😉

Stillill42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120496778#Comment_120496778

Well of course you don't, Dreamweapon. Some things don't need saying.😉

BruteStock

Took a while to sell out. Wembley stadium sold out two nights almost instantaneously. I reckon a lot of tickets for Dublin were sold in the UK

unichick

Anyone buying or selling the tickets?

Saw Radiohead once. Didn’t enjoy it. Love The Bends & OK Computer. They are great in the studio.

Seen Blur more than once live. They know how to engage an audience.

anonymouscactus

There's a childish, nusery rhyme quality to some of Blur's music. That might sound like an insult but it's just another way of saying they have captured something pure that appeals to many. Personally, I love some of their stuff and admire its simplicity - it's extremely difficult to achieve.

Love some of Radiohead's stuff, but it's a completely different proposition artistically; their artistic project is nothing like Blur's, it's more 'adult' musically for a start. So it makes little sense to compare.

I'd prefer Beck to both.