Lankum gig Dublin June 2024

Mogwai supporting Lankum? Unacceptable. Yes i know you can go all give me multiple reasons why. But...no.

Why unacceptable?

Lankum recently did a sellout run of 3 nights in Vicar St

Last time I saw Mogwai they did 1 night in Olympia minus the gods being open

They're a far bigger draw at the mo and sonically pushing boundaries further than Mogwai

Bar BCNR all of them disappoint me 😉

Well at least you get it 😀

Like i said, you can give me loads of reasons why Lankum would be over Mogwai but it still doesn't make it right to my ears. Stick Spiritualized on that bill and i'll head along though 🙄

3 stages as detailed on their social media with stage breakdowns

Stage times have been out for a few days, 3 stages, so a bit smaller than FF.

Google is yer friend 😉!

https://nialler9.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-in-the-meadows-festival/

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2024/06/05/in-the-meadows-when-its-on-whos-playing-how-to-get-there-and-where-to-buy-tickets/

Looks like….

This is the Kit

Mercury Rev

Mogwai

Falafel Wrap if it's going

Lankum

For me.

No rain forecast at the moment, should be a good day out.

Bit of a misstep by Lankum in Kilmainham? They only gave themselves 75 minutes. Came on at 9:30 and bang on 10:45 the stage manager came on stage and signalled to them to stop playing. He had to come back on stage twice before Lankum reluctantly cut short their last piece. Strick on the curfew, are they fined for going over curfew time? Their set felt short and they could have done another 15/30 minutes.

It was outstanding. Took that on my way out.

Twas a bit chilly alright, deceptive.

Really enjoyed Lankum as always, but would agree that the acoustics in doors suit them better than outdoors.

Clear Away in the Morning, their second song, was very low for much of it, and we were only 20 people back from the front.

Enjoyed most of the bands on the day. Sound was muddy for John Francis Flynn and he didn't really do much to give his set energy really - Tralee Gaol was the exception.

Cormac Begley and Mercury Rev were my highlights. I don't get Lankum at all. I know lots of people with great music taste rate them, so it must be just me.

Was an fantastic day, seen most of the acts I wanted to, cormac begley, this is the kit, tara clerkion trio and and rachelle lavelle were fab, the weather, crowd/vibe made it. Guinness bar running out of Guiness was shite but these things happen. The pints I did have were on par with ATN last year, ie grand.

Really hope it becomes an annual event.

Ed Power in the Irish Times gives Lankum a very generous review. Have to say I didn't think the gig was quite as stellar as he did, and would have preferred far less politics and more music from the Lankum lads (Radie didn't really join in with them).

However, overall, the venue, facilities and selection of acts made it a great one-day festival and I hope it becomes a regular. I think we were very lucky with the weather, the experience would've been a lot different if we'd got the damp and rain of Sunday.

had a great day. Venue, chilled crowd and sunshine set the day up nicely. Mercury Rev and Mogwai were very good. I like Lankum so enjoyed the set. Have to agree with other posters that the two brit bashing comments were childish and unnecessary. Rockshore is p*ss, cant believe the slop up that excuse for a lager at gigs…

going to an Irish traditional/ folk band and complaining about a few throw away Brit bashing jokes? What do you think a chunk of Irish folks songs are about.

Congratulations, a double whammy of ignorance - you clearly didn't hear the comments and know very little about Lankum.

I know your real talent is in wheeling out some numbers about how such or similar comments = big ticket sales, big attendances, and millions of quid for some other, not-comparable acts, but you might lay off on going there, please.

"Dozens of times" … riiight.

he mentioned that Rocky to road themes include the character of the song dislike/hatred of the British which got cheers from the audience and when mentioning Palestine he mentioned colonialism and how ireland our own exoerience with it.
a few directed mentions but to call it Brit bashing is ridiculous.

Does anyone know what the capacity was at the festival? It felt like maybe 6000 people to me, but I really have no idea.

Lankum's set was quite short, wasn't a fan of the guy coming on to the stage a couple of times and tell them to stop playing (or else). I understand there's a curfew since it's outdoors and in a city, but they could've started earlier to do a longer set. But yeah, was pretty good for an outdoor gig - it's not like they are a stadium band. At least not yet.