Slowdive - 6th Nov, National stadium

I got some standing tickets this morning on TM. Looks like they're sold out now though.

Tickets.ie probably has their own allocation which hasn't sold out yet.

new single out the other day too:

Got mine on Tickets.ie no problem. Besides, in my experience, standing/seating in the National Stadium doesn't really matter. You can just wander down to standing if you so wish.

Bit annoyed at the €35 price actually being €39.50 before fees when i went to buy. Still, Tickets.ie about 3 quid cheaper than Ticketbastard at the final total. Found it odd that there were no links on Singular Artists website itself, as they usually have them.

Fair enough, last one i was at there was Gilla Band in December and there was no checking going on. Heard it was the same for a few gigs previous to that too.

another new one

Gurriers supporting in Belfast & Dub... see yas there x

Lmaoooooooooooooo

Zero offence taken, I had a great laugh at it. Speaking of the band everyone will *actually* be there to see, we were fortunate enough to be able to watch Slowdive from side of stage a few weeks ago in Poland where they headlined OFF! Festival, it was absolutely **** incredible.

They sound so, so massive live and put on an incredible show with a hell of a psychedelic, ethereal atmosphere and proper "transported to another world" for 90 mins vibe. If you can get down to one of these shows, do it. They're a legendary band and absolutely lovely people who deserve every ounce of their massive 2nd act and all the recognition and respect which they never fully received on their first go round in the 90s.

Regarding the blow ins have bluffed their way on to the bill. If ya make it in for us you might be surprised at what you see and understand why we were asked by the band personally to play with them but either way, we're all in for two very special evenings of music from one band anyway :)

To be fair, the one and only time i saw Slowdive (at EP) they were surprisingly noisey. Then again they didn't have any new material at that point and the new stuff is a lot slicker/cleaner than the older songs.

That was disappointing. Nah, not this time! The triple whammy of Slowdive/Avalyn/Souvlaki Space Station so early in the set was a very pleasant surprise. Played about 95 minutes and got a great reception from the audience.

Have Slowdive gotten big on Tiktok/Netflix/some other shite? Never had them down as a commmunal experience but there were singalongs, Queen style handclaps and lighters/phones in the air. Most bizarre. Very good gig all told but my mind drifted around the midset point.

Gurriers made the right choice for a high profile support slot, hit 'em with your most rocking tunes and keep the slow/quiet ones to a minimum.

Slowdive were incredible, it was a fantastic gig. Played pretty much everything I would've wanted to hear (surprisingly light on the new album). The sound was great and you could really tell it had "last show of the tour" vibes (in a good way). National Stadium can be iffy as a venue (you do feel like you're in a school PE hall) but last night was fine.

I too noted the youth of the audience, I felt old standing where I was! But it's great to see a younger generation get into music like this, good for the bands too who have reformed and getting a really good go of it, also for newer bands who play this kind of music.

It was LOUD. I had ear protection but looking around me, I couldn't see anyone else with them. At one point my nose was vibrating from the bass frequencies 😀. I could see a few people with fingers in their ears here and there, and at the end a few were rubbing their ears. I can't imagine what damage that level of volume could've done to some people - ear protection is essential for gigs!

Anyway, for me the highlight was Golden Hair; whisper quiet at the start and then built and built into a huge crescendo of noise. Amazing stuff.

Fantastic gig. I thought the sound was excellent, everything seemed perfectly clear. Setlist was good, although having seen them a few times before, it does seem like much the same setlist they've been touring since reforming, would have loved to hear them change it up a little on this tour. Loved the wall of noise that a few tracks finished up with. Forgot my earplugs but thankfully no ringing in the ears going to bed.

Only caught the last 3 songs from Gurriers, but thought they were pretty good. Frontman's Grian Chatten-esque pacing around the stage and waving his hands, along with little karate kicks, were a little cringey though.

Serious jealousy that I miss the Belfast & Dublin gigs. I wonder will they be back again for a festival appearance?

I remember EP was a bad experience for them a few years ago and they haven't been back since.

I think the issue with that place is that you can move from the seated area down to the standing area without anyone stopping you. So a lot of people probably did that. Everyone was standing up anyway.

What happened at EP?

And Jon Hopkins in the Rankin Wood tent too, so a lot of noise bleed.

That was some cock up.