Acts touring that don't come here (1 Viewer)

[rettucs]

I see aldous Harding's name does the great vanishing act again as it has disappeared from ads for support of the national in donnybrook stadium.

Maybe the fourth time she is advertised for playing ireland, she'll be there

hah, gas. She'll never play here. Hates the paddies she does

 

[rettucs]

Courtney Barnett just announced a Europe tour with no Irish date.

Other than a bbc6 music weekender festival thing in belfast.

 

[Lili Marlene]

ffs sake, we were her first fans in Europe and all

 

[Unicron]

She's probably pissed off that we got to see that first gig for so cheap.

 

[rettucs]

She's probably pissed off that we got to see that first gig for so cheap.

I'm sure if she does come back it'll, at the very least, be in the olympia, though I reckon she'd fill the grand canal theatre no bother.

I got a ticket for manchester. It's the bank holiday monday so should be cheap enough to get over for a night.

 

[Unknown Convict]

the sea and cake, yet again.

still just that one kilkenny date to their name in 25 years as a band.

might go to liège or utrecht on the bank holiday weekend.

THE SEA AND CAKE - EUROPEAN TOUR
26 May - Paris (FR)
27 May - Lisbon, ZDB (PT)
28 May - Madrid, El Sol (ES)
29 May - Barcelona, Primavera Sound (ES)
31 May - Berlin, Frannz Club (DE)
1 June - Frankfurt, Zoom (DE)
2 June - Liège, Reflektor (BE)
3 June - Utrecht, Helling (NL)
4 June - Koln, Luxor (DE)
5 June - London, MOTH Club
6 June - Leeds, The Brudenell Social Club

 

[Theseus Mock]

Bah humbug. Tweeted @foggynotions a while back when tour was being booked. Looking like a trip to Primavera will be on the cards this year.

 

[Anthony]

Barroness. Just announced a load of Europe dates around download.

 

[ernesto]

Barroness. Just announced a load of Europe dates around download.

FFS. Would love to see them

 

[xsteox]

FFS. Would love to see them

It's been what 11/12 years since that tour with Torche. Weird that noone's brought them back

 

[ernesto]

So many bands that tour Europe and no promoter seems to be interested in even putting out the feelers for putting them and similar bands on. Maybe this proves the point that this country is too small to make a living from original music. Maybe unless you go through ticketbastard and up your tickets / advance to a scandalous price

 

[xsteox]

There also seems to be a catch, where certain bands and their booking agencies prob charge to much for smaller diy promoters,yet, mightn't be big enough for the more established "commercial" shall we say, promoters to pick them up. It's pricey to get here for a lot of bands. Put on many, that probably just broke even, financially. Where as they could just play extra one or two gigs in Uk & make some money.

 

[ann post]

We still have a culture of a assuming musicians have nothing better to do than to maybe get paid for a show if paying everyone else in the whole building works out ok, which is madness in the purest form, I can't see how a promoter can simultaneously have one toe in that world and then expect to raise pay+ferry and accommodation for a touring band with seemingly raising prices a scandalous amount.

I firmly believe Irish music should go on strike entirely.

 

[rettucs]

We still have a culture of a assuming musicians have nothing better to do than to maybe get paid for a show if paying everyone else in the whole building works out ok, which is madness in the purest form, I can't see how a promoter can simultaneously have one toe in that world and then expect to raise pay+ferry and accommodation for a touring band with seemingly raising prices a scandalous amount.

I firmly believe Irish music should go on strike entirely.

promoters aren't responsible for paying anyone other than the musician though, are they? Once they've booked and paid for the venue, I mean. As distinct from venue bookers who could, and probably do, have a responsibility to everyone working at a gig.

The types of bands mentioned in this thread would largely not have any problem filling whatever sized venue is appropriate for them to play in. Thus, in most cases, it's unlikely to be the money that prevents them from coming here. Which means its either that they haven't appeared on the radar of any promoter, or else they just can't be arsed hauling themselves over here just to play 1 or 2 shows. Or, if they do, just wait for festival season where you get paid shitloads for doing fuck all.

 

[ann post]

promoters aren't responsible for paying anyone other than the musician though, are they? Once they've booked and paid for the venue, I mean.

This is what i'm talking about. If you are promoting a gig and aren't prepared to front the musicians a guarantee while guaranteeing the venue then you need to look long and hard at what it is you are trying to achieve, what you are actually promoting and what you are perpetuating in music in Ireland.

To me, its not outlandish to think that bands would want to play Ireland for bragging rights with a little tweaking of the mechanics of how we treat musicians at ground level.

 

[rettucs]

don't know much about these lads myself, but I recall there being a lot of love for The Necks on thumped before.

The Quietus | Features | Strange World Of... | Perpetuating The Mystery: The Strange World of… The Necks

 

[Space]

So many bands that tour Europe and no promoter seems to be interested in even putting out the feelers for putting them and similar bands on. Maybe this proves the point that this country is too small to make a living from original music. Maybe unless you go through ticketbastard and up your tickets / advance to a scandalous price

The tour bookers for the most part just avoid Ireland as it's expensive to get to and takes extra time so easier to book a two week tour in Europe and maybe UK.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

don't know much about these lads myself

Rectify that.

 

[Lili Marlene]

The B-52's

The B-52s Plot 40th Anniversary World Tour

down to two members by the looks of it but still

 

[Unicron]

The B-52's

The B-52s Plot 40th Anniversary World Tour

down to two members by the looks of it but still

I'm not really a big fan, but there's only 2 that count right? The Peggy Bundy one and the "love shack baby" guy.