Yeah, I've seen Holding Absence a few times and they were the one I was hoping for. The only other band I like anything from on the list was The Blackout. Not huge of them or anything, but never saw them live so would have been one to chalk off!
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Prices are extortionate in Ireland. Just paid €90 for fecking Anthrax in the 3 arena. That kind of price was exclusive to huge bands like Metallica only a few years ago. It really puts you off when you're getting fleeced
Interpol at 3Arena Dublin in November, Antics 20 year anniversary. Can't wait.
I'm.currently in Tenerife for the 3 day Chase & Status festival. Seen them so many times and they are always fecking outstanding. I'm 50 now and here with my 18 year old son and my eldest son for his 27th birthday.
Think it might be time for me to hang up my raving shows after this one.
Think it might be time for me to hang up my raving shows after this one.
Going to the GP in Abu Dhabi in December (I have no interest in F1 but my wife does) but a happy surprise was that the ticket includes access to a concert for each of the nights and its a mixed bag
Thursday - Peggy Gou and Teddy Swims
Friday - Maroon 5
Saturday - Eminem
Sunday -Muse
Thursday - Peggy Gou and Teddy Swims
Friday - Maroon 5
Saturday - Eminem
Sunday -Muse
They're always brilliant live. First saw them in 1991 and god knows how many times since, and they never disappoint. Went to all three nights of the Bossanova/Tromple Le Monde tour in Manchester earlier in the year, it was so good.
If you're a fan, I deffo recommend seeing them any chance you get whilst they're still about!
saw them twice in dublin this year. Went to the Bossanova/Tromple and again in August were it was a regular show. Both times they were terrific
Wow. That all looks amazing. Eminem is without doubt the best live act I've ever seen. I've been lucky enough to see almost everyone.i ever wanted to but genres aside Eminem was the best of the lot. Muse are up there too, although I remember seeing them in my local pub before they got big as they are from less than 20 miles up the road from me.
Ive seen Muse a few times before and I love them
Never seen Eminem, I woulnt be a huge fan but I am looking forward to seeing him
Maroon 5 I actually dislike quite passionately
Donald Glover has cancelled the remainder of the childish gambino world tour 
Attended Real Estate at Stylus in Leeds last night. Quite wonderful.
Next up Fontaines D.C. in December.
Next up Fontaines D.C. in December.
Two next week for my week off. I've Kneecap and Glass Animals.
Iron Maiden nov 9 in scenic Newark.
First time seeing them in 40+ years when they had their debut tour in the US with the Paul D the original singer. Back then they warmed up for Priest on Priests British Steel or Point of Entry tour. I forget which one.
First time seeing them in 40+ years when they had their debut tour in the US with the Paul D the original singer. Back then they warmed up for Priest on Priests British Steel or Point of Entry tour. I forget which one.
Jealous. I need to get to see them next year. They’re coming to Glasgow.
I thinking about going to the Baltimore show on the 12th. Been a fan for 38 years and haven't seen them yet.
I paid about €300 for 2 tickets to Rammstein and about €200 for 2 Metallica tickets at Slane.
So €80 does definitely feel like it's on the cheaper side now. But to fair it's not just Anthrax. You also have Kreator and Testament playing. So really it's not that bad of a price, considering all 3 could probably play separate gigs and charge €50/60 each per ticket.
I quite happily paid the €80, cnuts ticketmaster with the €9 booking fee can fcuk off though.
One of the few bands with members still intact. So not a glorified cover band. Should be good. Got my concert clothes ready. Zoso long sleeve shirt to stick out a bit
See I think Anthrax are fecking shite and I'm only going for Kreator and Testament haha guess that's why the €90 ticked me off so much
Tyler is going on tour, but not going to Sweden i think. Maybe because of the Asap thing. Anyways, got to see him in Oslo instead
See I think Anthrax are fecking shite and I'm only going for Kreator and Testament haha guess that's why the €90 ticked me off so much
Aye, same as myself only really going for Kreator and Testament, saw Anthrax there with Slayer a while back, they weren't great.
Got Sum 41 tomorrow at Coop Live.
Never been, where’s decent to park?
Never been, where’s decent to park?
Oasis. Metlife Stadium, NJ. 1st Sept 2025
The The in Portland this sunday.
Just back from kneecap. Brilliant.
Ticketmaster just announced they're canceling a bunch of tickets obtained by illegal means but third party sellers. Hopefully it's not yours.
No. Bought from Ticketmaster direct.
Pallbearer and Baroness yesterday. Pallbearer brilliant, as usual. Baroness is not really my thing, but they're not bad and some songs were quite good.
We saw MONO at Hackney Church on Saturday. They played the new album in full, with a nice little chamber ensemble accompanying them. At the end of the set, they also played Ashes In The Snow, and then dedicated Everlasting Light to the recently departed Steve Albini, which was incredibly moving. The new album sounds outstanding live. 'Run On' is probably their best song and has overtaken Ashes In The Snow for me. Sounded incredible with the strings. To make the night a complete 10/10, we also managed to bag one of the setlists! Incredible night, beautiful band. We saw them a year ago at a very small venue in Brighton. One of those venues where we were almost on the stage ourselves. They're so good.
In the summer, we went to the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. Have only been once before, and this was about 10 years ago. Thought the festival was brilliant and had an amazing time. We saw Killer Mike and managed to get right at the front to see him. He had a little 5-person gospel choir with him and it just sounded fecking great. At one point, he came off the stage and sang one of his songs whilst leaning onto and into the crowd, mere centimetres away from me. Iconic. What a guy.
We also managed to get very close to the front for The Haunted Youth for their set. They are a band that's very local to the area, to the point where some people in the crowd were on first name terms with the actual band during their soundcheck/setup and with any technical staff, as well. I urge everyone to check this band out. They're very shoegazey, with elements of indie/dreampop thrown in. A bit like the Belgian version of Slowdive. I thought their set was excellent. The album is great and is worth listening to, but it's even better live.
My wife is a fan of Blondshell and got into them before we saw them at the festival. Really good artist and we saw her in one of the small marquee stages. She played a fantastic set and we managed to nail our timings so well that we got to the front for that, too. Wife managed to get the setlist for this, too! The tunes are very catchy and have some great hooks, so would recommend a list.
Soulwax played arguably one of the best sets that I've seen for some time. My brother-in-law mentioned that this group is one that I should watch and he just said that it'll be a 'fun' set. Biggest understatement of the century. They played in a huge hangar-like stage with the crowd packed in shoulder to shoulder. They've got a huge fanbase, so clearly everyone wanted to see them. I've heard great things about them live and they did not disappoint one bit. It was fecking hot in there. I could feel the sweat dripping off me and from the people next to me. The place was bouncing. There were various points where the crowd was jumping and I was being springboarded into the air. The band played with 3 drummers and they were playing on top of what can only be described as cages, a few metres off the ground. It looked very metal and it sounded absolutely sublime. A very high energy, pulsating set. I was physically exhausted at the end of it. Honestly, it's up there with the best that I've seen. I didn't know too many of their songs, but I'm a huge fan now.
Some of the other bands/artists/groups that we managed to see at the festival:
The Offspring - played a great with tons of energy. Really fun.
Royal Blood - they were replacement headliners for Queens of the Stone Age, who unfortunately had to back out a few weeks prior due to illness/emergency surgery for Josh Homme. Felt quite sorry for Royal Blood because they played a great set and did the very best they could. The perfect slot for them would have been the band to go on stage before the headliner. I had a great time and there were others that did, too. The big songs did hit, but they haven't quite got that huge repertoire (yet) that you need to be able to pull off a headline act at a festival of this size just yet. They're close.
Fred Again - mixed feelings about this one. It was pissing down with rain, so that didn't help. Felt that there were large pockets of the crowd who were there just to stand around and talk, which is quite offputting when you're in it for the music. Visually, I don't think his set was all that interesting. Played a few too many 'slow-burners' and could have done with going for a higher energy set, which he did towards the back end. Basically, it started off a bit slow, we moved positions various times in the crowd and eventually found a good spot right at the end to catch the last 4 or 5 songs, which just so happened to be more upbeat. I'd rate it as 'good, could have been great'. By comparison, we saw The Chemical Brothers a year ago in Paris and that set blew this one out of the water in terms of visuals, crowd hype and energy.
Fontaines D.C.- I'm not massive on them, but I thought they were good. A little surprised to see so many people that are hugely into them. I don't quite 'get it' just yet, but I may do in the future. Thought they played a good set, but I don't love them.
Amenra - A Belgian post-metal band. I like their sound and thought they played a good set. 'A Solitary Reign' is a brilliant track. My only thought during their set is that they don't seem to have a tremendous amount of range, although maybe I need to listen to more of their music to truly see it and hear it for myself to make that judgement.
Stormzy - He did a good job with the crowd, but I'm not massive on him. Saw bits of this set and then moved on to something else.
Goldband - Incredibly fun Dutch trio who play with loads of energy. Noodgeval is a certified banger! Laughed a lot with the crowd during their set. Keen to see them again.
Nation of Language - caught their set after Killer Mike's and really liked it. Indie/dream-pop style sound with lots of neon lights. Perfect band to watch for that 11pm/midnight slot. Again, didn't know any of their tracks, but have been listening to them since and like them a lot.
Rise Against - Saw them because another brother-in-law was big into them. Played a good set and found it fun, although I'm not that big into them and don't know their catalogue as well as others may do. Enjoyed what I saw, though.
Becky Hill - She played a mid-afternoon set in the sunshine and she could not have timed that any better. A great mixture of dance music plus a bit of cheesiness thrown in. I thought it was great, personally. Lovely visuals on screen, and she was clearly having a lot of fun. I don't quite know how, but I've caught tracks like 'Outside of Love' and 'Never Be Alone' previously, and they were highlights. I enjoyed it and it was a good change of pace and variation for the other stuff that we saw.
In the summer, we went to the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium. Have only been once before, and this was about 10 years ago. Thought the festival was brilliant and had an amazing time. We saw Killer Mike and managed to get right at the front to see him. He had a little 5-person gospel choir with him and it just sounded fecking great. At one point, he came off the stage and sang one of his songs whilst leaning onto and into the crowd, mere centimetres away from me. Iconic. What a guy.
We also managed to get very close to the front for The Haunted Youth for their set. They are a band that's very local to the area, to the point where some people in the crowd were on first name terms with the actual band during their soundcheck/setup and with any technical staff, as well. I urge everyone to check this band out. They're very shoegazey, with elements of indie/dreampop thrown in. A bit like the Belgian version of Slowdive. I thought their set was excellent. The album is great and is worth listening to, but it's even better live.
My wife is a fan of Blondshell and got into them before we saw them at the festival. Really good artist and we saw her in one of the small marquee stages. She played a fantastic set and we managed to nail our timings so well that we got to the front for that, too. Wife managed to get the setlist for this, too! The tunes are very catchy and have some great hooks, so would recommend a list.
Soulwax played arguably one of the best sets that I've seen for some time. My brother-in-law mentioned that this group is one that I should watch and he just said that it'll be a 'fun' set. Biggest understatement of the century. They played in a huge hangar-like stage with the crowd packed in shoulder to shoulder. They've got a huge fanbase, so clearly everyone wanted to see them. I've heard great things about them live and they did not disappoint one bit. It was fecking hot in there. I could feel the sweat dripping off me and from the people next to me. The place was bouncing. There were various points where the crowd was jumping and I was being springboarded into the air. The band played with 3 drummers and they were playing on top of what can only be described as cages, a few metres off the ground. It looked very metal and it sounded absolutely sublime. A very high energy, pulsating set. I was physically exhausted at the end of it. Honestly, it's up there with the best that I've seen. I didn't know too many of their songs, but I'm a huge fan now.
Some of the other bands/artists/groups that we managed to see at the festival:
The Offspring - played a great with tons of energy. Really fun.
Royal Blood - they were replacement headliners for Queens of the Stone Age, who unfortunately had to back out a few weeks prior due to illness/emergency surgery for Josh Homme. Felt quite sorry for Royal Blood because they played a great set and did the very best they could. The perfect slot for them would have been the band to go on stage before the headliner. I had a great time and there were others that did, too. The big songs did hit, but they haven't quite got that huge repertoire (yet) that you need to be able to pull off a headline act at a festival of this size just yet. They're close.
Fred Again - mixed feelings about this one. It was pissing down with rain, so that didn't help. Felt that there were large pockets of the crowd who were there just to stand around and talk, which is quite offputting when you're in it for the music. Visually, I don't think his set was all that interesting. Played a few too many 'slow-burners' and could have done with going for a higher energy set, which he did towards the back end. Basically, it started off a bit slow, we moved positions various times in the crowd and eventually found a good spot right at the end to catch the last 4 or 5 songs, which just so happened to be more upbeat. I'd rate it as 'good, could have been great'. By comparison, we saw The Chemical Brothers a year ago in Paris and that set blew this one out of the water in terms of visuals, crowd hype and energy.
Fontaines D.C.- I'm not massive on them, but I thought they were good. A little surprised to see so many people that are hugely into them. I don't quite 'get it' just yet, but I may do in the future. Thought they played a good set, but I don't love them.
Amenra - A Belgian post-metal band. I like their sound and thought they played a good set. 'A Solitary Reign' is a brilliant track. My only thought during their set is that they don't seem to have a tremendous amount of range, although maybe I need to listen to more of their music to truly see it and hear it for myself to make that judgement.
Stormzy - He did a good job with the crowd, but I'm not massive on him. Saw bits of this set and then moved on to something else.
Goldband - Incredibly fun Dutch trio who play with loads of energy. Noodgeval is a certified banger! Laughed a lot with the crowd during their set. Keen to see them again.
Nation of Language - caught their set after Killer Mike's and really liked it. Indie/dream-pop style sound with lots of neon lights. Perfect band to watch for that 11pm/midnight slot. Again, didn't know any of their tracks, but have been listening to them since and like them a lot.
Rise Against - Saw them because another brother-in-law was big into them. Played a good set and found it fun, although I'm not that big into them and don't know their catalogue as well as others may do. Enjoyed what I saw, though.
Becky Hill - She played a mid-afternoon set in the sunshine and she could not have timed that any better. A great mixture of dance music plus a bit of cheesiness thrown in. I thought it was great, personally. Lovely visuals on screen, and she was clearly having a lot of fun. I don't quite know how, but I've caught tracks like 'Outside of Love' and 'Never Be Alone' previously, and they were highlights. I enjoyed it and it was a good change of pace and variation for the other stuff that we saw.
Courteeners tonight in Warrington.
The Lilacs tomorrow at the Ritz in Manchester.
The Lilacs tomorrow at the Ritz in Manchester.
Glass Animals last night. Arena setup is pretty impressive, but I wish there was more focus on their older stuff.
The The this weekend up there in my top 5 shows. Matt Johnson's voice is pure velvet.
He doesn't deviate from his setlist despite asking the crowd what they wanted to hear.
Didn't do the The Beat(en) Generation, which was sad.
Also there was a filming ban which was so refreshing. People with their phones are ruining live music show.
He doesn't deviate from his setlist despite asking the crowd what they wanted to hear.
Didn't do the The Beat(en) Generation, which was sad.
Also there was a filming ban which was so refreshing. People with their phones are ruining live music show.
2 free tickets for Lowkey in Manchester tonight if anyone wants them. Dm me and I will send them.
Saw the libertines at Camden last week, was unsure what to expect but they were great and enjoyed a hefty dose of nostalgia
Have tickets for them on Thursday at The Albert Hall and tickets for Nas on Sunday. Booked the week off work to do 3 gigs, and I've already bottled the first one tonight.
I’m seeing him the day after.
Julia Holter in Oslo later this month. Really looking forward to that.
Saw him in Oslo a few weeks back. They struggled with bad sound and the band didn't sound like they'd practised a lot together - but that was one of the first gigs of the tour. Sounds like they've sorted it out (but maybe still for the best that they let The Beaten Generation rest - it's not exactly Johnny Marr he's brought on tour). Which is good, because the music absolutely deserves the very best.
Went to see Iron Maiden last night with the Hu( very good) warming up. Little disappointed with no Prowler, no Wrathchild, no Running Free, no Sanctuary, no Phantom, and no Run for the Hills on the set list. That would be fine if Maiden was new and pushing an album ect, but they’re old and pushing an album. Anyway they still hit all the notes and play fast and heavy. Good show although the band and crowd looked like they were in a Spinal Tap movie.
Thinking about getting tickets to Baltimore Tuesday. Just not sure if I want to venture into that shithole this week.
Ironically Modest Mouse were playing up the street on the same night. Marr still has a house in town. So a few people were wondering if he'd make an appearance at either show.