Gigs for 2023

delbertgrady

The jazz odyssey stylings of Ms. Norah Jones.

TenPicnics

Terrific gig by The Fat Lady Sings last night in Whelans, celebrating 30 years. Hugely enjoyable night.

Granite Head

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121374200#Comment_121374200

I was at it too - real nostalgia trip. Background story to the recording of Arclight was interesting.

Beasty

Gone all year without a Suzi in sight, then 2 turn up in 2 days...

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Saturday night, Ms Quatro

Sunday, Great Grimsby, Suzi Dian, Saving Grace and Robert Plant

delbertgrady

Billy Bragg in the NCH.

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121398664#Comment_121398664

Fantastic gig. Such a great guy.

PTH2009

Back to the 3Arena tomorrow for Queens Of The Stone age. Looking forward too it

Back in the day at Oxegen 2007 could see them in the tent but not hear them on the way back to the bus 😞

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121398765#Comment_121398765

Enjoy! Haven't seen them since 2003.

Beasty

Queens of the Stone Age, 3 Arena, last night

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121404965#Comment_121404965

They were phenomenal. Great pics Beasty.

Beasty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121405525#Comment_121405525

It was a bit chaotic where I was to start with. May have been able to stick with it in my youth, but my replacement knee and dodgy back were playing up so ended up with a few more from distance. I moved around to the left side of the stage where it was quite spacious. then someone from the tour ctrew came up to me to tell me to put the camera away. I did as I was told, and then moved back towards the centre and took the othetr camera out instead...

PTH2009

Great gig by Queens Of The Stone age in the 3Arena last night. Last Dublin gig til March next year

Exclamation Marc

Small bargain alert for gig goers.

Ticketmaster offering 10% off gift cards with the code BF2023.

Just loaded up a 500 gift card for myself as it'll inevitably be used.

RayCon

Michael Schenker Group in the Academy tonight has been postponed to due to safety concerns for staff and patrons as more scumbaggery is expected tonight. Disgraceful how feral scumbags can hold a city to ransom.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121410635#Comment_121410635

Could you use them on Sport season tickets ?

GAA Season tickets coming up for renewal soon

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121412630#Comment_121412630

Only if they're purchased through the standard ticketmaster purchasing process I would imagine, so probably not.

Shakyfan

Saw the Undertones at the Telegraph Building in Belfast last night! An amazing line-up with Outcasts kicking things off followed by Neville Staple and then Buzzcocks. Great value too at £33 a ticket.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121419876#Comment_121419876

Did himself leave the performaning side of the industry and move into management

ctrl-alt-delete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121398727#Comment_121398727

Going to see him in Gateshead this coming Friday. Can't wait.

Stillill42

Enjoyed bdrmm in the Button Factory tonight. A little uneven maybe but when they were good, they sounded very very good. Sound men also, as all those northern post punk bands seem to be. Basht also pretty good as support. Some decent songs and certainly potential there.

Dreamweapon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121422533#Comment_121422533

The living embodiment of a 'gig of two halves'. First 45 minutes i was wondering what on earth had happened to this band? It was pretty lame for a good chunk of it. Then bizarrely the singer said "Now it's gonna get good", and the next 45 were a vast improvement. 90 mins was too long though. I was done at 65 when it looked like they were finished. Then they did a 10min. instrumental jam that really should have been the end. When he announced after that they had three more songs left i groaned. Not a patch on the Workmans gig last year.

As for Basht? Jesus i don't know. MASSIVE bang of 'Industry Plant' off them. They really do strike me as a band that's been assembled by a bunch of suits looking to cash in on the 'Irish guitar craze that the kids are crazy about'. Funnily enough i bumped into someone i know after their set and he said the same thing. And that's from a young guy btw, not a jaded, old cynic like me. Hell, just look at the singer. His mannerisms and movements are exactly like Fontaines/Murder Capital/Gurriers vocalists. It's so calculated. However the young women in the crowd loved them so they'll probably be the next The 1975. It's a hard NO from me though.

Stillill42

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121422553#Comment_121422553

Agreed on the length of the set. If they trimmed the worst 20 minutes off that it would have been very good. Harsh on Basht. He does indeed look like he's studied videos of Grian Chatten's on stage mannerisms but there were certainly a couple of decent tunes in that set. 'Industry plant' is a terrible label to plonk on a young band. Unless it's true of course, in which case, more fool me.

Shakyfan

Bad Manners last night at the Limelight! They were great though not sure about the choice of support band - heard a few people questioning them!

Jaffa3000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121422553#Comment_121422553

Ahh that’s very harsh on Basht, don’t think they’re doing remotely the same thing as Fontaines, Murder Capital etc. Basht actually have old school lead guitar work in their music unlike the recent Irish post-punk bands.

gucci

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121318108#Comment_121318108

Love these guys (have never seen them) but they have a good sound.

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121419876#Comment_121419876

Great gig! I'd forgotten how cold the Telegraph Building is though!

Shakyfan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121423634#Comment_121423634

Yeah, you need to wrap up well! Only my secpnd time there but despite the heat (or lack of....) it was a great night. Particularly enjoyed Neville Staple.

And to complete the weekend Bad Manners played the Limelight last night. First time seeing them and despite a slightly short set they were great too.

With great timing Madness announced this morning that they're coming back to Custom House Square in August so that's another one to look forward to!

bodhrandude

I know, not sticking to thread policy here but just procured me a ticket to see the Bothy Band in their first gig in forty years on January 22nd 2024 will add to new thread when started.

https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/news/celtic-connections-2024-programme-grows-with-seminal-bothy-band-performance-planned

delbertgrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121428366#Comment_121428366

First I've heard of this. They've got to do more than that one show.

hold my beer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121428366#Comment_121428366

The 2024 thread is up and running quite a while

bodhrandude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121428406#Comment_121428406

Really, just went back four pages of G&E there and it has disappeared.

Ash.J.Williams

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121421111#Comment_121421111

Who?

delbertgrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121428480#Comment_121428480

I think he's referring to former Undertone Feargal Sharkey, but that's only a guess.

A career in management, A&R and sitting on various music industry boards.

Also a very vocal environmental campaigner against pollution of waterways.

hold my beer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121428435#Comment_121428435

60 pages for you to catch up on bodhrandude 😄

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058292222/2024-irish-gigs-confirmed-rumoured-events/p1

bodhrandude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121430079#Comment_121430079

That's a different thread, that's general gig announcements of gigs mainly in Ireland whilst this one is particular gigs we've attended or have bought tickets for.

hold my beer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121431425#Comment_121431425

Or that's a 2024 thread and this is a 2023 thread? Tomato, tomato.

Beasty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121432034#Comment_121432034

No, for the last couple of years there have been 2 threads - one for announcements/rumours, and the 2024 one of them has been up for quite a while

This one is for gigs booked and experiences - the 2023 thread for rumours/announcements is stickied at the top of the page

Penfailed

So...is there a 'Gigs for 2024' thread?

delbertgrady

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121432736#Comment_121432736

Not until January. That'll be for people to post gig reports, photos, etc., the same as the current Gigs for 2023 one.

At least, that's my understanding...

hold my beer

Where did people talk about gigs for 2023 in the future over the last few months? Thought it was all going into the 2023 thread.

Edit: I see it now. All very confusing 🤣

PTH2009

We'll setup a 2024 chat just before Christmas

hynesie08

the 2024 review thread definitely needs a better title, "2023 gigs" and "gigs for 2023" mean the same thing.

hynesie08

......

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121433116#Comment_121433116

'2023 a year in concerts' ?

Royale with Cheese

I'm headed to see Electric Six's 20th anniversary of their debut album show on Saturday night, then to the Darkness on Sunday night to watch them do the same thing. I'm basically pretending it's 2003 again this weekend. I might dig out some old jeans that are wrecked at the bottom from trailing along the ground, and get wet up to your knees when it rains.

Ah, the good ol' days.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121433953#Comment_121433953

The Darkness are a class act live

Looking forward to seeing the recent documentary

Royale with Cheese

Yeah I saw them in the Olympia last time they were here, they were excellent . Desperately tried to get tickets to the gig in the Academy the tour before that but had no luck. My previous time seeing them before the Olympia was in Vicar Street 20 years ago 😱

Penfailed

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121433083#Comment_121433083

Why wait? I started one.

PTH2009

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121434976#Comment_121434976

Good man

Stillill42

Ho! BC Camplight majestic in Whelan's tonight! Full band for most of it, just himself and the piano for a few. He's a hoot, really funny, killer lyrics, had the place in the palm of his hand. Personal Trainer superb support. Thoroughly enjoyable Wednesday evening.