Damien Rice

[MrHew]

Not sure how bothered people are anymore but from his facebook site:

Damien plays Colours of Ostrava festival in July.

It means he's at least playing in the summer so it's a possibility...

[James Bolivar]

I'd happily go and see him.

[jimmyt]

I can't remember when but I guess it must have been about 2004 that I saw him on the Other stage and he was excellent. Would definitely go and see him again.

[Mardy]

Did he play Hop farm 2012? Dreadful, boring rubbish

[russycarps]

music for bed wetters

[Sketchead]

Would be alright if I was pissed and the sun was shining on the Pyramid early evening.

[The Nal]

Never got him. He was the darling of Dublin in the early 00's. Saw him a couple of times and was bored shitless throughout.

He did Silent Night at Oxegen (in mid July) which was fantastic until I realised he wasn't taking the piss.

[russycarps]

He was a clone of that other whopper, David Gray.

God there was some dung about in the 2000s

[Wooderson]

Never got him. He was the darling of Dublin in the early 00's. Saw him a couple of times and was bored shitless throughout.

He did Silent Night at Oxegen (in mid July) which was fantastic until I realised he wasn't taking the piss.

[Wooderson]

D Rice is an absolute stain basically.

[russycarps]

His missus did Silent Night acapella in July. A nadir of my "walking past a stage not watching the band"* career.

See also, Sugababes, Goldie Lookin' Chain, Slash.

[Wooderson]

I recall getting caught in an ocean of chairs while casually walking past Duffy and Newton Faulkner a few years back, and hearing 2 possibly even 3 full songs.

Dark, dark days indeed

[fatyeti24]

I recall getting caught in an ocean of chairs while casually walking past Duffy and Newton Faulkner a few years back, and hearing 2 possibly even 3 full songs.

Dark, dark days indeed

[Wooderson]

There was at least 40K at Duffy.

[fatyeti24]

There was at least 40K at Duffy.

[James Bolivar]

So much hate. He's no Leonard Cohen, but he's got some well crafted songs and an OK voice, so why the opprobrium from the would-be cool?

[eFestivals]

D Rice is an absolute stain basically.

Oh c'mon, surely there's an Irish act that's worse?

[eFestivals]

Duffy and Faulkner?

sweet Mary mother of Christ, that's some blandness right there.

I reckon I can beat that.

Scearming Flo, and LaRoux

[fatyeti24]

I reckon I can beat that.

Scearming Flo, and LaRoux

[eFestivals]

good grief. was that a 'can't get through the field quick enough' scenario as well? i'd say their shrieks would make that worse than Duffy/Faulkner.

and since you mentioned her/them, whatever did happen with LaRoux? she/they were biggish for 5 minutes in 2009.

I hated camping that year, having to keep walkiung thru the other stage field, ewwwwww.

I have a feeling that a new album from her is imminent, but perhaps it already happened and it passed everyone by.

[MEGABOWL]

Theres nowt worse. You've got the dickhead-filled terrain to negotiate along with the ear-poison of the act you want to avoid. I remember having to traverse the railway line when the Shins or something were on the Other Stage a couple years back. Dog rough. Glasters in particular should put aural-DMZ's on the map for like minded buggers of a sensitive nature to get past the Other Stage. Thats a fucking minefield of a Saturday afternoon.

[MEGABOWL]

good grief. was that a 'can't get through the field quick enough' scenario as well? i'd say their shrieks would make that worse than Duffy/Faulkner.

and since you mentioned her/them, whatever did happen with LaRoux? she/they were biggish for 5 minutes in 2009.

[fatyeti24]

I hated camping that year, having to keep walkiung thru the other stage field, ewwwwww.

[Wooderson]

Oh c'mon, surely there's an Irish act that's worse?

[Wooderson]

Have to say I'm appreciating the kinship here from people staggering hungover accross the Other Stage field accompanied by some of the worst music on Planet Earth.

The Coral for example... there seems to be some kind of temporal pergatory localised around that part of Pilton where those clowns are always playing the Other Stage. Unavoidable shite.