Cork

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Cork

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

They didn't do Up All Night. I did

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

So you'll be doing Sleep now. Have you tried the DVD yet?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
So you'll be doing Sleep now. Have you tried the DVD yet?

No not yet, sleep nor the DVD, thanks very much for doing that. Also have to thank David from Middlesbrough for the ticket which he swapped for a T shirt and a beer and also DTR (and significant other), Wes, Suss and Mark for listening to my nonsensical ramblings deep into the night meaning I only had a couple of hours to wait for the airport lounge to open.

Really good night out.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

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Picture with me waving banana on left!

-- Edited by ArrGee on Sunday 7th of July 2013 01:26:24 PM

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Lots of positives from the gig. Their first proper headlining date attracting a large, and more importantly, enthusiastic crowd, especially at the front showing The Rats can expect decent crowds from the forthcoming tour; the band sounding better with every outing, being brave enough to do a new song at the end of the set which was well received.

Only negative. Lack of sleep. But I'd do it all again for Dublin!

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

When you threw the banana it landed in the pit. The security guard picked it up and put it out of the way. BG didn't even get to see it

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do the rat · The Elephant's Graveyard

What a fantastic gig,it was one of the best ive ever been to(and ive been to a few).

It was great to meet up with those from this forum and have a nice chat with some including arrgee who can talk for england(lol).

All in all a great few days which will live on in my memories forever,and mrs do the rat really enjoyed it too.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

IrelandCalling wrote:
I would love to have been there!!!

The set-list looks brilliant, to see Geldof doing "Looking after Number 1" would have been worth it alone :)

I must check YouTube to see if any good footage has been put up

I hold out hopes to be able to see them at one of the Dublin shows

The Rats are back!!

P.S. What are the new songs like? (not played during show, but they're on the Best-Of?)

Unfortunately most of the footage I've seen from Cork is very badly filmed, low definition and with bad to atrocious sound quality. With such a fantastic audience reaction it might had been worth a punt to film it for posterity by a professional crew.

Non of the footage does the gig justice. Yes occasionally you get good concert excerpts on YouTube ,but too often it's shaky low angle coverage with lots of backs of heads shots, and concentration of the lead singer, while missing the rest of the band.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 01:52:24 PM

IrelandCalling · Never In A Million Years

I would love to have been there!!!

The set-list looks brilliant, to see Geldof doing "Looking after Number 1" would have been worth it alone :)

I must check YouTube to see if any good footage has been put up

I hold out hopes to be able to see them at one of the Dublin shows

The Rats are back!!

P.S. What are the new songs like? (not played during show, but they're on the Best-Of?)

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

IrelandCalling wrote:
P.S. What are the new songs like? (not played during show, but they're on the Best-Of?)

They played The Boomtown Rats at the end. And it's, err, different. If you can imagine a cross between Scream in Vain and Systematic Six Pack you might approximate the song. Unlike anything they have ever done. I will reserve judgement on it, it sounded OK. Definitely better than Charmed Lives.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
IrelandCalling wrote:
P.S. What are the new songs like? (not played during show, but they're on the Best-Of?)
They played The Boomtown Rats at the end. And it's, err, different. If you can imagine a cross between Scream in Vain and Systematic Six Pack you might approximate the song. Unlike anything they have ever done. I will reserve judgement on it, it sounded OK. Definitely better than Charmed Lives.

The Boomtown Rats is starting to sound like a dull football chant, repetitive and not going anywhere. Won't be able to judge until I hear it properly on cd as so far I've only heard it twice, live, whilst wearing earplugs. Subject matter too self referential in my opinion, and I doubt the critics will really be studying the lyrics-more likely to say that Geldof is self obsessed (so what's noo?)

I've no doubt there will be much 'proper', and better, new songs. File this under 'rats lab experiment' smile