According to Hotpress, this years Slane Festival (or show) has been cancelled as a suitable headliner hasn’t been found.
After numerous reports that Kings of Leon or AC/DC (for the millionth year in a row) were due to take the top spot, it seems Ireland will just have to wait another year for Slane’s 30th anniversary of holding concerts.
Read more @ Hotpress
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The good people from Antics, a weekly show held in Dublin’s coziest venue Crawdaddy, have offered us a pair of guest list spots for next weeks Robotnik show (April 7th).
Kicking off at 11.00pm, the club offers band, great drink deals (all pints €3 & Jager Bombs €5) and two rooms of DJ’s. Pretty sweet for €5 and even sweeter if it’s free.
To be in with a chance of seeing the excellent Robotnik live, just answer this simple question,
What was the name of Robotnik’s debut album?
All entries should be sent to ticketsthere@hotmail.com
Over 18’s Only
Click Here to visit Antics Official MySpace
Click Here to visit Robotnik’s Official MySpace
It’s good Friday but some folks just don’t know the meaning of the word. To to all the folks in Limerick attending today’s game, Motley Crue understands you!
Can’t get rid of Trial Version shit, but f**k it.
Sorry folks, all an April Fools Day joke BUT, keep an eye on TT because we’re 99% sure an Irish date is coming…but it won’t be Slane
Unconfirmed reports have tipped hard rock legends Guns N Roses to take the headlining spot at this year’s Slane Festival.
The band who are already being confirmed to play the Reading and Leed’s Festivals in August last played the venue on their Use Your Illusion World Tour in 1992.
Since late last year, Guns have been steadily trekking their way around the world on their Chinese Democracy World Tour with leg’s in Asia, Canada and South America already completed. It seems the group will spend June – August playing shows in Europe and then possibly move onto North America. The group has been playing a slightly odd set list recently which can be viewed below,
Axl’s Intro (Chinese Democracy melody)
Paradise City
Right Next Door to Hell
If The World
Live and Let Die
Fortus (Richard) Solo
One in A Million
Out Ta Get Me
Locomotive
Sweet Child O Mine
Don’t Cry
Anything Goes
You Ain’t The First
We’ll bring you more news when we have it.
Torn between loyalty and honesty, Tickets There has been dreading the thoughts of writing this review for a long time now. As massive fans of Oliver Cole’s former group, Turn, we’ve never really gotten the same excitement, enjoyment or fulfillment from the singer’s solo material. That being said, Oliver possesses a charm, style and above all, a talent that you just can’t ignore. So here we are, four years after Turns demise, still waiting for Ollie to produce something to fill the void left since their absence. Thankfully, we’re delighted to report that our fears and hesitations have finally been appeased.
Musically, the album gets harder and harder to define with each listen. Tracks like What Will You Do?, Oh My Girl and Too Many People bounce around with quietly restrained catchiness and easy going vibes. Drug Song and Little Bad Dream take their cues from a country backing while more soulful pieces like Close Your Eyes, We Albatri, Spotlight and the excellent Need You Strong are far more stripped back and powerful. Each song possess it’s own unique charm and style but they still manage to blend perfectly together giving the album a great flow.
Lyrically the album is heavy. Moth’s Wing, Need You Strong, Close Your Eyes and Spotlight are filled with sadness and themes of lamenting love, memories and regrets. Oliver’s immense talent for writing extremely personal and profound music combined with his incredibility soulful vocals give the songs a passion and an edge that few in this country can match.
Unlike other reviewers, Tickets There won’t commit that this album upstages Oliver’s past. However, we’ll say this. We Albatri continues Oliver’s great tradition of writing and recording incredibly passionate and diverse music. Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish and only improves with repeated listens.
Check Out: Oh My Girl, We Albatri, Too Many People, Little Bad Dream…agh, just buy the album and check em all out.
Oliver Cole’s Official MySpace
If you read Tickets There regularly, you’ll have noticed a wee series of reviews called ‘MySpace Review’. These are quickly written opinions about bands we’ve never seen live or heard on record.
The very first MPR kicked off with then underground talent, Fight Like Apes and we were not impressed. So unimpressed that the reviews briefly became an outlet for attacks on various bands rather than an aid for their promotion. After some serious soul searching a while back, TT changed format and so did the reviews. Now we’re ready to eat our words about FLA simply because…they’re making more of an effort than most.
Although we haven’t fully warmed up to their music. The bands determination to standout and give fans more value for their buck is something alot more bands could do with checking out. Last year the band preformed two nights in the academy with a full sized wrestling ring and theatrical stage show. Awesome! Now they’ve released one of the coolest video’s we’ve seen from an Irish group. Well worth checking out if you’re a fan or not.
We found this @ Nialler9
Legendary hard rock heroes Guns N Roses are getting closer and closer to Ireland this year after the announcement that the band will be headlining the Reading (Aug 27th) and Leeds (Aug 29th) Festivals this year. Could this mean a show in the RDS later this year??? We f**king hope so!!
Also on the bill you have Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age…and some others, who cares right. GNR in the UK!
There is one simple rule in life, You have to see KISS Live!.
To comply with this rule, simply click on the link below and purchase a very reasonably priced (€49.50) ticket for the greatest rock show you’ll ever see. Nothing compares to KISS!!
KISS @ O2 Arena – May 7th
Click Here for Ticketmaster.ie
For more information, MCD’s Official blurb about the show.
Been a long time since Tickets There’s gotten round to a good old fashioned MySpace Review. In some ways they’re a headache to do but they’re a little more relaxing (and cheaper) than forcing ourselves to grab a new album and write a full summary in a day or two. Monday morning rambling. Was that as boring for you to read as it was for us to write? Good J
Today we’re going through the Dublin Rocks! Bands and checking out the ones we haven’t heard before. Up first is Dublin four piece, The Gandhis who describe themselves as Pop / Alternative / Other. It’s the ‘other’ that gives their sound that extra appeal that’s keeping Tickets There listening.
As usual, we’ve never seen the band live or heard their album.
After two songs (Promise Lane & The Ruby Show), The Gandhis sound like a mesh of The Coral and The Clash with a love for Ska. Promise Lane has a charming lads humor quality with a tongue in check, relaxed style of playing. The Ruby Show is more solid and direct but the Ska sound helps the song loosen up and rather than being straight punk, which it could easily be. Not bad at all.
Guy Like Me has some of the silliness from Paradise Lane and drops the Ska sound in favor of a more la, la, la acoustic harmony driven pop style. Would have felt more at home in the mid-sixties but the lads play well, there’s alot going on and they sound like they’d be alot of fun live. Final song, Don’t You Want To Be Loved By Me is back to a more direct form of song writing. The style is still quite relaxed but the quality of the song writing is on a higher level than Promise Lane and Guy Like Me.
All in all, pretty good. We weren’t expecting much but they’ve definitely cheered up our Monday morning. We recommend you have a listen to Ruby Lane and go from there. Check out their MySpace by Clicking Here.
If you don’t like this song, Tickets There can’t help you.
A friend directed me to this song a few weeks ago and by gosh jolly is it insane. Lovin’ Exodus, Lovin’ metal (\,,/) and most of all, Lovin’s WAR!!
As a seasoned Irish gig goer, you become used to the majority of shows consisting of bands dressed in hoodies and converse, standing around muttering and acting very self-conscious and shy. The quality of music differs on the band of course but Tickets There, and people in general find a band more believable when they can perform their songs with confidence and tonight’s show by Dublin Industrial / Hard Rock five piece Lluther oozes confidence.
Tonight the bands here to film video’s for their new album, Rise of the Reptile King and treat fans to a performance of the full record. After an enjoyable warm up from the The Dublin Burlesque Cabaret & Social Club, Lluther explode on stage with the fiery hard rock Femme Fatale. The bands stage presence and setup is dauntingly impressive to say the least and each member performs their part with precision and perfect delivery.
Not being a huge expert on the bands first album or much of the newer material (latter of which you can’t hold against us, no-one knows the new stuff – Ed), Tickets There have to rely on the bands showmanship to help us enjoy the night and they don’t disappoint. Singles such as In The Dollhouse, Enough and King of Nothing are delivered with the same energy, power and slickness as the recordings but the bands live presence bring the songs to life in a way records can rarely capture.
Until She Comes & Rise of the Reptile King offer further highlights to the night, despite Gerry’s guitar cutting out during the latter, and a guest appearance from Moth Complex’s Aoife O’ Leary comes as a welcome treat before the band close the main set. Off course, curfew or no curfew, there’s no way the band would leave their fans hanging and they return to preform four or five tracks from the debut, Agents of Empire. An album Tickets There isn’t currently familiar with but after this show, that’s about to change.
Despite a small turn out for a gig of this size, it seems Lluther are on the right course to conquer the world of hard rock in the near future. Next time they play Dublin, you can be guaranteed people will have caught on.
Single M, War With Me marks the half way point in Ash’s colossal A – Z Single series and what an achievements it’s become. The songs so far have displayed some of Ash’s most lovable traits, some of their finest pop / rock moments and a grandness rarely seen in their previous material. We’re once again delighted to report that today’s release continues this fine line of quality, enjoyment and few frills pop rock.
War With Me is a simple slice of the bands irresistibly catchy gift for pop. Built predominantly around a heavy Piano, the song is a laid back, lighter than most little number. Short, sweet and loveable. Since we’re half way there, why don’t you just check the video below and hear it for yourself, you won’t be disappointed.
Here’s the video of Ollie preforming his new single, Oh My Girl on the Late, Late Show last night.
Ollie plays Dublin’s The Sugar Club tonight for the official launch of his debut album, We Albatri.
March was a pretty good month for gigs and tonight is definitely the perfect culmination/ Did we say perfect? we meant f**king annoying.
Three of Ireland’s finest acts are all playing in the capital tonight meaning you need to throw a dart and see where you’re going. Oliver Cole, The Redneck Manifesto & Lluther are all playing and you can only choose one.
Oliver Cole – The Sugar Club,
The Redneck Manifesto – Tripod,
Lluther, The Button Factory
Choose Wisely 🙂
Tickets There has always had a special fondness for the one and only Miss. Cathy Davey. She’s got a lovely, irresistible charm that comes through so much in her writing and despite it being a lot softer and, in some places, sillier than we’d normally like, we just can’t stop finding her appealing.
So, when she releases a song that sounds like a mesh of The Breeders meets The Temptations at Christmas time, Tickets There will still praise it and it doesn’t take long to realize our support ain’t just out of loyalty.
Little Red is a quirky, loveable little song with some cutely clever lyrics, some surprisingly un-annoying high pitch notes and a sound that in places is very reminiscent of an eighties pop number (any song, we’re not accusing no-one of nothin’).
It’s hardly Sgt. Peppers so we’ll cut the review there but its well worth checking out. Clean, wholesome, loveable catchy pop from one of Ireland’s most charming personalities.
Hear the song for yourself @ Cathy Davey’s Official MySpace Now!
Instrumental fans prepare for lift off, The Redneck Manifesto have returned with an album so funked up you’ll be drooling over it for many weeks and months to come. After being announced in late 2008, the band has finally released their first LP since 2004’s I Am Brazil and it’s been more than worth the wait.
Opening with the ambient Black Apple, the album boasts the bands trademark quirky guitars, well built melodies and an overall flow any band would kill for. You’d happily sit back, click this on and never guess it was divided into ten separate tracks. There’s an array of different styles to give each song its own unique hook and appeal. Tracks like Smile More and Click display some heavier techno styles, Little Noise, Drum Drum and Weird Waters delve into the grand old world of funk. The bass lines on Little Noise and Weird Waters are especially tasty and show Richie Egan hasn’t been ignoring his original calling.
Shorter tracks like Tomb of The Dude, Hex , the odd, almost confusingly relaxing Cloud Break and the stand out Rubber Up (Not just a title) finish things off and leave you with a sense that paying money for this album is one of the best things you’ll do this year.
Catch the Rednecks when they play Dublin’s Tripod tomorrow night. Tickets on sale now priced €16.00 and available from ticketmaster.ie
To hear the album for yourself, visit the Irish Times, where it’s currnelty being streamed.
The Dublin Rocks Festival is returning in may and this time there’s none of this two day nonsense. Instead, they’re treating us to three luscious days of bands…we’re going to check out. Some guaranteed acts on the line-up including Concerto for Constantine & Robotnick.
Unfortunately Tickets There isn’t fond of or familiar with many of the others so we’ll be checking out unknowns like Cat Dowling, The Gandhis and Grades of Shade in our next MySpace Reviews.
All three dates take place in Twisted Pepper but we haven’t any news about Tickets as of yet. Will update when we know more. Full line-up with links to the Twisted Pepper Site and previous bands reviews below.
Lady Doll
The Hassle Merchants
Readers Wives
Grades of Shade
Robotnik
Concerto for Constantine
The DC Experiment
Cat Dowling
The Gandhis
Today see’s two of Ireland’s most important underground acts releasing new material. What better way to celebrate a Friday???
Firstly, Dublin’s legendary instrumental giants, The Redneck Manifesto release their much anticipated Friendship, their first LP since 2004’s I Am Brazil.
The band released a free download titled, Black Apple a few weeks ago exclusively on Nialler9 and to say the band are back is an understatement. Click Here to see what Tickets There thought.
The RNM will be officially launching their album tomorrow in Tower Records (Instore), followed by a full headlining show in Tripod.
As for the second album, Legendary Turn front man, Oliver Cole is finally releasing his debut solo album, We Albatri today at 13:00 GMT.
Filled with songs of love & loss, Ollie was developed his song writing from aggression filled teen angst to a level of superior emotional quality.
To promote the record, Ollie will be playing InStore in Tower Records Today aswell as performing on the Late, Late Show tonight on RTE 1 (if you didn’t know the channel, you’re a sap). The official launch gig happens tomorrow, in Dublin’s The Sugar Club.
One of the independent scenes leading lights, And So I Watch You From Afar are landing in Dublin tomorrow night to begin the Apocalypse…be warned!
Andres Lane Theatre’s the venue and hectic, chaotic noise will be the dish of the day. With the steadily growing Bats and Jogging! as support, it’s a gig that shouldn’t be missed.
Tickets are on sale now from Tickets.ie for €12.00 a pop. Doors open at 8:00pm with ASIWYFA taking the stage at 9:30 sharp.
ASIWYFA released their second EP, Letters last month to rave reviews. Tickets There is hoping we can finally get our hands on a copy tomorrow night.
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