LCD Soundsystem Malahide Castle Wednesday 26th June 2024

All Castle, No Hassle! June 26th

LCD, IDLES, Young Fathers and Sh1t Robot! Magic :) Did not see this coming either, got Gold Circle too...well worth the extra 10 quid or so (I think).

Wednesday though, pity! I'll be on teacher holiday anyway but...first baby is on the way at the end of March so fingers crossed I can attend!

I've just started this playlist if anyone interested:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QryloFNWvh0jjtSIpSOnY?si=d1996cb1b5ee4cd2

Going for 40 on TM resale, or even 35 on Toutless.

Probably pick one up for 30 on the day.

even less then 30, talking to a friend over the weekend with links to Fingal County Council who had a wad of tickets on him. Said did I need any (for free). Not around so didn't take any. Apparently the Malahide gigs have sold very poorly apart from TT. Were even at one point looking to merge Nikki Minaj and SZA but schedules didn't work.

This is fully linked to promotor greed and point I raised on EP thread. Many of these bands would play summer festivals in other countries all on the same bill. We have sub par line-ups on our major festivals as EP sells out without people waiting for the line-up. Hence bland acts are booked for the festival and then promotors try and fill standalone gigs for acts that should be in EP, ATN, Forest Fest etc.

If this creates an upward quality pressure on our festivals to put us more in line with a European average then it can only be a good thing.

Your point doesn't really hold water. The fact certain acts don't play EP has nothing to do with their summer touring plans or "forcing" a band to play. It's deliberate. This is proven by the genre of acts playing EP.

Also, surely when a band doesn't sell out Malahide it makes them an ideal band to play as part of a festival bill? The fact you use this point to make a case for them NOT playing EP is laughable.

Finally, you previously justified the poor quality of EP headliners with the fact they headlined or would have ability to headline 3arena. Yet the Malahide capacity is larger than 3Arena so obviously there's a belief these artists can draw a crowd.

On "not a fanbase that EP wants to target" what does this even mean? A fanbase that likes some some variety and a higher calibre of taste? I think you're discrediting the youth of today to say all they deserve is the drivel on the current EP line-up. Was at Liam Gallagher last night and there was a big age mix. This is an attempt by promotors to water down the festival quality and add in additional stand alone gigs to the point of saturation in a bid to maximise profits. It seems happy however to have finally backfired.