suzie sue Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Managed to get close to the front at the apollo, loved watching Matt's antics on stage and off stage, walking onto the crowd and letting randoms sing part of a song, pushing to the back of the venue, kicking in a monitor, standing on the drum kit, pouring wax onto the electric drum unit, pouring a drink into the piano. I've never seen them up close before and was incredible. You could see on the faces of the twins how much it meant to them. The drummer was hilariously cool in his cap, shades and coat at the back. Those screens which layered up images and lights behind and in front of them, felt like a real privilege to be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 playing 2 nights at a small rugby stadium in Dublin next 15th and 16th June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Sam Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, ghostdancer1 said: playing 2 nights at a small rugby stadium in Dublin next 15th and 16th June. Man if Glastonbury was on that would of been nailed down as playing! Pretty much means they are playing Isle of Wight. £30 return to fly from Bristol, cheaper than the train to London. I'm fucking going. Edited October 6, 2017 by Diva Sam Flights mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Must be some English festival dates after the Dublin news. IOW would be a waste, hoping for a London park date. Edited October 6, 2017 by nikkic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 there are 2-day tickets for the Dublin gigs, and a full support line-up is to be announced in the coming weeks, so looks like it's some sort of National-curated mini-weekend, probably them playing completely different setlists each night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Sam Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Just now, ghostdancer1 said: there are 2-day tickets for the Dublin gigs, and a full support line-up is to be announced in the coming weeks, so looks like it's some sort of National-curated mini-weekend, probably them playing completely different setlists each night. WAIT. A festival where The National headline both nights? And for half the price of a UK festival? Sold. What a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 i wouldn't really say it's a festival as such, it's in a 6k stadium in a residential Dublin suburb. I presume it'll just be several hand-picked support acts throughout each day. https://www.aikenpromotions.com/component/thelist/show/1268-the-national-donnybrook-stadium-dublin-live-in-donnybrook-stadium-mulberry-ln-Dublin-4-on-15-Jun-2018.html?Itemid=1268 Quote THE NATIONAL & FULL LINE-UP OF SPECIAL GUESTS Donnybrook Stadium, Dublin Friday 15 & Saturday 16 June 2018 Gates // 2pm Following their remarkable intimate shows in Vicar Street last month, The National have announced their return to Ireland with two very special shows in Donnybrook Stadium on Friday 15th & Saturday 16th June 2018. A full line-up of special guests for each day will be revealed over the coming weeks. This year The National finally topped the Irish album charts after a remarkable rise which had seen them gain a No.3 album (High Violet, 2010), a No.2 (Trouble Will Fine Me, 2013) and now a No.1 with their acclaimed seventh studio LP Sleep Well Beast. Further afield, The National also topped the album chart in the U.K and Canada for the first time, a No.2 in the USA (after a nail biting chart recount as they were backstage at Vicar St) and Top 4 in Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden and Finland. Produced by The National’s own Aaron Dessner with co-production by co-members Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger, Sleep Well Beast was mixed by Peter Katis and recorded at Long Pond, Aaron Dessner’s Hudson Valley, New York studio, with additional sessions in Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles. The Times **** MOJO**** Q**** NME**** Uncut **** www.americanmary.com Tickets go on sale Friday 13th October at 10am through www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets 1 day ticket - €76 // 2 day ticket €136 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty_dog Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 I went to the Dublin gig the other week and it ain't a cheap trip for 2 of us it will be £240 gig tickets £240 Hotel £84 flights £40 airport parking £22 Airport transfer then £6 a pint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Son got a run out in Boston last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, nikkic said: Must be some English festival dates after the Dublin news. IOW would be a waste, hoping for a London park date. Field Day is usually around that time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokel Again Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Please not a London Park - will be overpriced, beer, everything, will be full of casual big-day-outers, band will come on in daylight (hardly suited to the national), will be too quiet, and finished by 10pm or something silly. Do it somewhere else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkic Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Field Day is usually around that time... That'd be ideal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 If Field Day are sticking with just one day that's probably out of the running. They're curated their own things in a few places now (Denmark this year and doing at day at Pitchfork Paris in Nov) so I'd imagine they'd want to try to do a similar thing here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, MattDavies__ said: If Field Day are sticking with just one day that's probably out of the running. They're curated their own things in a few places now (Denmark this year and doing at day at Pitchfork Paris in Nov) so I'd imagine they'd want to try to do a similar thing here too. Depending on how long they're in Europe Citadel would make a lot of sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 13 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said: Depending on how long they're in Europe Citadel would make a lot of sense. Citadel and Blue Dot if they're gonna do fests, I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 hour ago, MattDavies__ said: They're curated their own things in a few places now (Denmark this year and doing at day at Pitchfork Paris in Nov) so I'd imagine they'd want to try to do a similar thing here too. Could probably do that to some extent at Castlefield Bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 16 minutes ago, dentalplan said: Could probably do that to some extent at Castlefield Bowl. Didn't even cross my mind actually. But yeah that's the sort of thing that'd work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty_dog Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 does the Castlefield Bowl thing only run at a certain times of the summer? cracking venue BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted October 9, 2017 Report Share Posted October 9, 2017 2 hours ago, dirty_dog said: does the Castlefield Bowl thing only run at a certain times of the summer? cracking venue BTW Yeah, it seems to be the first two weekend of July. Might include the Friday June 29th-Sunday July 1st weekend though - up to them I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan84 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Big victoria park gig next June looks good Shame same weekend of field day, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august1 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 whats the national song with a lyric about 4 4 time?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yokel Again Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 12 hours ago, brendan84 said: Big victoria park gig next June looks good Shame same weekend of field day, Isn't this in place of Field Day or did I read it wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Yokel Again said: Isn't this in place of Field Day or did I read it wrong? Field Day is still going ahead, just somewhere else. AEG have a deal for Victoria Park now so all the old festivals under other promoters have been given the boot. I'd complain, but APE just looks too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Music Girl Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 minute ago, Yokel Again said: Isn't this in place of Field Day or did I read it wrong? Field Day is moving by the looks of it - got an email from them saying "Field Day is upping sticks" - but not sure where to. Don't think they've announced it. Intrigued by this new fest, but The National didn't rock my world at the last gig and I assume this will be broadly similar, just with a shorter set, so will likely give it a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflekting Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 I'm keen with the War on Drugs, Future Islands and Warpaint also showing up. Although next summer is getting quite expensive already and I want to squeeze in a proper camping fest somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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