Tag: Dublin

This is the best news that could of come in on a Monday (that and a new episode of Game of Thrones later this evening!) but Soundgarden have announced dates in Ireland and the UK for this September.

Any regular reader of the site will be aware of my OBSESSION with Soundgarden and how happy I was to finally get to see them at Download Festival and also at Hard Rock Calling in London.

The band have added four shows in the UK & Ireland to their September European tour.

Example, Tinie Tempah, Ellie Goulding, Mika, Professor Green, Fatboy Slim, Texas and Amy MacDonald are the heavyweight names confirmed for Arthur’s Day celebrations today which, for the first time, will be coming to all corners of Ireland.

There were no tickets on sale this year – all you have to do is just head to one of the 500 free Arthur’s Day events taking place in local pubs across all 32 Counties, and keep an eye on the door to see who walks through!

“Arthur’s Day has always been about people coming together for unique and remarkable music experiences in pubs and venues around the country,” reflects Guinness Marketing Manager Stuart Kinch. “This year, we wanted to do more and give everyone the chance to experience the magic of Arthur’s Day by making all events free and giving the public a chance to vote and help bring a headline artist to their local!

Last night seen Lady Gaga‘s current artistic ambition ‘The Born This Way Ball’ land in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.

Support on the night came from Gaga’s longtime performance partner and DJ, LADY STARLIGHT, who had been confirmed as a special guest DJ for all concert dates in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.

Also on support on the night was The Darkness, who are currently busy supporting ‘Hot Cakes’. I have always had a soft spot for the band and have great memories of numerous clubs, pubs and house parties with ‘Permission To Land’ as the soundtrack to those times and was over the moon when I heard that the band had reformed and are stronger and better than ever. The band were brilliant last night and on great form.

Sepultura returned to Dublin’s Academy on Saturday night.

For over twenty five years, the band from Brazil has been delivering a brutal mix of metal, hardcore, thrash, punk and tribal that could hardly be more intense or more passionate.

What had begun in Belo Horizonte in 1984 soon turned into a metal hurricane of threatening proportions and has taken on undreamt-of dimensions since the enlistment of American vocalist Derrick Green in 1998.

Anyone that has ever read reviews from this site will know that I more than likely never give a bad review to any band as I like to support that artists that I love. I spend alot of my time and money following the ones that I am interested in but tonight I can do nothing to avoid giving a bad review to the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Croke Park.

I can’t stress to you how much it hurts me to give this band a bad review – I am truly devastated to have to give this kind of review to the RHCP’s but after tonight I feel that there is no other choice!

When this gig was announced I was over the moon at the chance to see the Chili Peppers in Croke Park taking that it is such a historical and memorable musical venue. I had perviously seen them each time they had played Ireland since the release of ‘Californication’ and always ranked them as one of the most amazing live bands on the planet.