'Ticket's There' – Irish and International Music Blog

CLUB CARNAGE are holding their annual XMAS party this Friday, Dec 19th, in Fibber MaGees and PSYKOSIS have been announced as headliners. Now, ye all know where TT stands on Psykosis but since they’ve all refused my proposal and surrogate offers, I’m no longer in the business of praising their chiselled good looks, powerful performances or ridiculously savage set of tunes. Nope, you won’t be finding us mentioning any of that ever again.

Chemical Sacrament will be playing support (dying to see them) and it’ll be a good old late one. Doors are at 10 and it’s E5 on the door. Drink promos and all the woks included as usual. This will be a busy night so get in early and enjoy!

As if you’ve forgotten, but just a reminder that AC\DC’s July 1st show at the Aviva Stadium go on sale tomorrow morning at 09:00am. If you all wouldn’t mind waiting till 09:05 I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanking everyone in Ireland in advance 😉

Of course if Ireland sells out, you can still choose from the other announced shows.

5/5/15: Arnhem, Holland – Gelredome
5/8/15: Nuremberg, Germany – Zeppelinfeld
5/10/15: Dresden, Germany – Ostragehege
5/14/15: Zeltweg, Austria – Red Bull Race Track
5/16/15: Hockenheim, Germany – Hockenheimring
5/19/15: Munich, Germany – Olympia Stadium
5/21/15: Munich, Germany – Olypmia Stadium
5/23/15: Paris, France – Stade de France
5/29/15: Barcelona, Spain – Estadio Olympic
5/31/15: Madrid, Spain – Estadio Vicente Calderon
6/5/15: Zurich, Switzerland – Letzigrund
6/19/15: Cologne, Germany – Jahnwiesen
6/21/15: Hannover, Germany – Messe
6/25/15: Berlin, Germany – Olympia Stadium
6/28/15: Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park
7/1/15: Dublin, Ireland – Aviva Stadium
7/4/15: London, England – Wembley Stadium
7/9/15: Imola, Italy – Autodromo
7/12/15: Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena
7/15/15: Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival Site
7/17/15: Oslo, Norway – Valle Hovin
7/19/15: Stockholm, Sweden – Friends Arena
7/22/15: Hameenlinna, Finland – Open Air Park
7/25/15: Warsaw, Poland – National Stadium

You’ve probably heard, but if not then I’m glad you’re reading it here. The illustrious AC/DC have announced their return to Ireland next year after six long years of absence. The rock legends will bring their Rock Or Bust tour to the Aviva stadium on July 1^st, 2015. Tickets will go on sale priced €87.50 Inc. booking fee next Wednesday, Dec, 17^th.

AC/DC have had a pretty traumatic few months with illness and sadness, but that can’t stop the rock ‘n’ roll train from coming to town. Anyone that’s ever seen them can testify that the DC are as good and better as you could ever hope for.

To those who go for tickets, we salute you!

Special note to MCD – well done folks. This will be a great night out!

Joe Elliott’s DOWN ‘N’ OUTZ will be playing their first ever show in the Republic next Thursday  and today’s news will help build the excitement.

They’ve just release the video for ‘Sea Diver’, a bonus track from their sophomore album, The Further Adventures of.. If you like Joe Elliott and/or Mott The Hoople then give this a go (or just do it anyway because you’ve been told to!

The Down ‘N’ Outz play Dublin’s Academy on Dec. 18th 2014. Tickets on sale now from ticketmaster.ie

This competition is now closed.

MCD have been extremely generous this week and have showered us with free tickets to give away and it ain’t over yet. Tomorrow night the legendary SAXON play The Academy and we want to send one lucky winner and a friend off to see them. If you’d like to be that person then please send us your name, phone number and the answer to this question to ticketsthere@hotmail.com.

• Before they rose to be one of the shining lights of heavy metal, Saxon used to go by a less radio friendly name. What was it?

The show is on tomorrow night so this competition will close at 2pm GMT tomorrow, Friday Dec 5th. Entrants must be over 18. Nice messages will always win you favour – it’s nice to be nice.

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Another competition you say? Oh go on then. This is one you’ll have to be quick on as The Doors Alive (or as we call them – the world’s greatest Doors tribute band) are playing one of their special midnight shows at The Academy tomorrow night (Dec 5th) and thanks to MCD we have a chance to send you and a friend to see them work their magic.

To enter, simply email your name, phone number and the answer to the following question to ticketsthere@hotmail.com

• In Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, Axl Rose made an appearance as a DJ/former lead singer of a fictional 1980’s rock band that took it’s name from a Doors song. What was that song? (*hint, it’s on their debut album)
  • If that question is too difficult – or you don’t play Grand Theft Auto (for some reason) then simply send on the name of your favourite Door’s song. See, we’re nice people 🙂

Competition closes at noon tomorrow. Entrants must be over 18. Winner will be contacted by tomorrow afternoon.

And folks, even if you don’t win I can only advise you to go and see these guys. Forget your perception of tribute acts or any of that. These guys are the real deal and before you know it you’ll think you’re sitting in the Hollywood Bowl watching the real thing. An excellent, excellent band.

Yahoo they’re coming back! Legendary Irish rockers TURN are coming back for a special Christmas show this year and it’s less than four weeks away.

Lead singer Oliver Cole confirmed the band will play their spiritual home venue, the Button Factory on December 27th. This is becoming a bit of an annual thing now and will be Turn’s third re-union in as many years. Unfortunately it’ll only be for the night, or maybe for a few nights if they’re feeling generous, so get in there as quick as you can.

Now I know what you’re thinking, why is this on Tickets There? Well the truth is simple and unapologetic – no matter how bad ass and hard-core metal you think we are, there’ll always be a special place for the mighty Turn – Ireland’s greatest ever everything. If you liked them in college, go! If you never got round to checking them out, go or if you’re just curious to see what Ireland’s greatest ever everything sounds/looks like – go.

Tickets on sale now from ticketmaster priced €15. See you there!

Slipknot, Korn and now Papa Roach. Right now there’s a multitude of twenty something people going out of their minds with excitement as late 90’s / early noughties nostalgia and dreams come through.

We all remember MTV2 and Kerrang TV when Papa Roach burst out with ‘Last Resort’ from their massive selling second album, Infest. The band continued a successful run into the early 2000’s with their third album Lovehatetragedy and it’s successful first single, ‘She Loves me not’. Since those early years, Papa Roach have publicly worked on the more serious side of their characters which has shown its fruits in their recent releases.

Now the band are preparing for the release of their eighth studio album, F.E.A.R. next January and they’ve announced a show at Dublin’s Academy on March 20th, 2015 as part of their world tour. Tickets are on sale now priced €27.50 and doors will be at 7pm (Early Show).