The best gig(s) you were at this year (2011) (1 Viewer)

[rettucs]

Tieranniesaur at EP

I was standing beside Moods for that

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Retarded Cop - Seomra Spraoi
Trans Am - Middle East
Barcelona V Manchester United - Primavera

 

[ann post]

sorry to hear that gene poole. i watched maximum overdrive recently, by the by.

 

[Oggy Pip]

Another Honest Jons Chop Up - Vicar Street
Tune-yards - Whelans
The Magic Band - Button Factory
Tieranesaur - HWCH - Workmans
Ash - Whelans (...this year?)
Squarehead - Workmans

Great year for gigs, especially the last six months

 

[Ewa]

Definitely Laura Sheeran album launch in Grand Social.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjI-P4zmjrg

Have any of you "pricks" been there?

 

[ann post]

i didnt see a lot, but what i remember was

elvis costello in sligo
glimmermen

 

[Anthony]

forgot all about Prince. That was excellent.

 

[Jill Hives]

Dean Wareham plays G500
Cheap Trick at the Olympia
Pulp at Primavera
Half Japanese at Primavera
Big Boi at Primavera
Explosions in the Sky at Primavera
Jon Grant Electric Picnic

ETA: I would say Suicide at Primavera too but I got put on drunken babysittnig / greeting duty and missed half.

 

[Diddles]

sorry to hear that gene poole. i watched maximum overdrive recently, by the by.

???

 

[shower another shower]

Retarded Cop - Seomra Spraoi
Trans Am - Middle East
Barcelona V Manchester United - Primavera

Trans Am at Button Factory for Timo's birthday was deadly.

 

[Unclealo]

Trans Am at Button Factory for Timo's birthday was deadly.

Yeah, best I've seen them in years

 

[ernesto]

hot snakes at atp.

was this any use?

sadly, i do not remember one second of it. stupid alcohol

 

[Jill Hives]

This could be a contender for next year: Magnetic Fields 04-28 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia

 

[Reets]

Are they on sale yet? Cant seem to find them anywhere.

 

[hugh]

was this any use?

sadly, i do not remember one second of it. stupid alcohol

You seemed to be enjoying it.

 

[ernesto]

You seemed to be enjoying it.

ah good

 

[Jamesy Yakuza]

Primavera - Big Boi, Pissed Jeans, JSBX
Dan Sartain - Belfast
Drive By Truckers - Killkenny
The Revival Tour - Dublin
Grinderman - Dublin
The Hold Steady - Dublin
Earth - Belfast
Mike Watt - Dublin
Mudbitch - Dungannon
Boomstock - Belfast
Jello Biafra - Dublin

Think that's it...

 

[The septic]

Yeah, Watt was great this time around. Soooooo much better than they were a few years back in Whelans.

 

[NoNo]

This could be a contender for next year: Magnetic Fields 04-28 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia

nice one, they are also playing Cork opera house on April 29, check out either merge records or domino site

 

[chutneyfarmer]

Missed a load of gigs and have probably forgotten a load too but will give this a shot. A lot of mellow gigs this year actually, saw feck all noise or metal gigs, if any!


The Unthanks - Whelans (Gig Of The Year)
Odd Future - Academy (mad buzz)
Yawning Chasm - Anseo and The Cellar or whatever it's called in Galway
Mercury Rev - Vicar St
Naked & Famous - Olympia (pop gold)

Honourable mention for Primavera too: Das Racist, Mercury Rev, Odd Future, Big Boi, Flaming Lips etc.