Dublin dates announced 12/13 october

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Dublin dates announced 12/13 october

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

Ha ha yes, us shorties standing on the tables. That could work. Better start saving hard if its going to be very expensive. I don't know what with I earn less than peanuts.

where is vicar street?

-- Edited by Jules on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 12:28:10 PM

noelindublin · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Hotels are very expensive for the Saturday night - £100+/night for anything decent. Jury's @ Christchurch, which is probably the most practical, at least £136 one night/£213 two nights. I wonder if there is anything on that weekend. Did check the World Cup qualifiers, but Ireland play in Germany on the Friday and as far as I can tell no rugby and GAA will be over. Micky Flanagan is at O2 but not sure anyone would travel to see him.
Flights far more reasonable (£68 return) and likely to fall. So I'll take the same approach to this as Cork. Wait it out

ArrGee there is a twin room at kinlay House Hostel, Lord Edward St D2 going for 60 euros on Saturday 12 Oct. If you just want a basic room to sleep then this seems good value. This is very close to Vicar Street. Rooms sleeps two. Just letting you know...

Also twin room en suite for 70 euros Sat 12 Oct. Just down the road from Vicar St.

http://www.booking.com/hotel/ie/kinlay-house-dublin.html?tab=&origin=hp&error_url=%2Fhotel%2Fie%2Fkinlay-house-dublin.en-gb.html%3Faid

I stayed at Kinlay House Cork for the Rats gig.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 12:35:10 PM

Scottie · Loudmouth

Vicar street http://www.hotpress.com/Bob-Geldof/news/Boomtown-Rats-announce-two-Dublin-headliners/10003445.html?new_layout=1

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

I want to do both if it doesn't kill me.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Scottie wrote:
Vicar street http://www.hotpress.com/Bob-Geldof/news/Boomtown-Rats-announce-two-Dublin-headliners/10003445.html?new_layout=1

Wow, two dates. A whole weekend away. Very tempting. Better book a hotel for the Saturday night. Then I can start looking at flights/tickets etc.

http://www.vicarstreet.ie/events/details/9857-the-boomtown-rats-live-at-vicar-street-12th-a-13th-october.html

Following their stunning performance at Live @ the Marquee, Cork last Friday, The Boomtown Rats have announced 2 shows at Dublins Vicar St on Oct 12 & 13. Bob Geldof said We cant wait to get back to Boomtown. The best way to see a band like ours is up close and sweaty in a club like Vicar St.

Scottie · Loudmouth

They had better do away with the tables. Had them for his solo gig.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Hotels are very expensive for the Saturday night - £100+/night for anything decent. Jury's @ Christchurch, which is probably the most practical, at least £136 one night/£213 two nights. I wonder if there is anything on that weekend. Did check the World Cup qualifiers, but Ireland play in Germany on the Friday and as far as I can tell no rugby and GAA will be over. Micky Flanagan is at O2 but not sure anyone would travel to see him.

Flights far more reasonable (£68 return) and likely to fall. So I'll take the same approach to this as Cork. Wait it out smile

suss · In the Long Grass

Scottie wrote:
They had better do away with the tables. Had them for his solo gig.

Maybe they can do different tickets for the tables, to allow less tall people to stand on them so they can see. Shame it's not Fri/Sat combo. Sunday gigs are a pain work wise.

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

Grafton Capital is offering 68 per night for 4 nights. Wouldn't be too bad for the 2 of us. Fully flexible no charge now. I stayed there before. Nice clean comfortable hotel. Opposite the hairy lemon and doesn't look to be too far from venue (I think).

Derek The Dane · V Deep

If there are flights from Denmark,then I will see if I can make the saturday night concert,more getting on my knees and begging.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Derek The Dane wrote:
If there are flights from Denmark,then I will see if I can make the saturday night concert,more getting on my knees and begging.

I think the only direct flights are between Dublin and Copenhagen. If you're anywhere near Aarhus or Odense in Jutland then you may have to travel via Stanstead or another London/British airport.

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

No direct flights from Oxford on the days I want to fly blaaarrrgghh.

Derek The Dane · V Deep

It seems like Copenhagen is my best bet and Sundays concert.It turns out I am on holiday the week after the 2 dates in Dublin biggrin ,more begging about to begin confuse .

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

suss wrote:
Sunday gigs are a pain work wise.

Sunday night looks better for me. I can fly into London City on Monday morning and go straight to work. One way flight about 40 euro.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Wonder is there a discount on tickets if you are going both nights? As Irish concerts go 39 euros is not too bad. Still will want to go to the Roundhouse and maybe another Uk gig.

The band must be pretty confident the can sell two nights at Vicar St. Must be doing something right. smile

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

What is the capacity of vicar street?

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
What is the capacity of vicar street?

Standing capacity is 1500. Should be a stand up gig no problem- no lame seats.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

This will be a good gig. Nice to see the rats play on home turf. After all the **** they took back in 1980

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

Made a fully flexible reservation at Grafton Capital. No payment until departure. 15 mins from venue, but we've stayed their before so know its nice. £229 between us for 4 nights. Found flights from Birmingham for £177 for two, but will do further research on that.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

The belfast gig will be a goodn rats always packed it out one of the few top bands to come here in the bad old days of the north

IrelandCalling · Never In A Million Years

GREAT news!!!

The timing^ My wife expecting a baby just weeks before it, what's a super fan to do^ Attend the much anticipated gigs?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
Made a fully flexible reservation at Grafton Capital. No payment until departure. 15 mins from venue, but we've stayed their before so know its nice. £229 between us for 4 nights. Found flights from Birmingham for £177 for two, but will do further research on that.

I have booked myself into Morans (now O'Shea's) for the two nights smile 104 euro for two nights.

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

Now there's a good Rats connection.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
Now there's a good Rats connection.

Just keeping my options open. In all likelihood I won't go, but at least the hotel costs are reasonable and nothing paid out yet. I keep looking at that 40 euro flight to City Airport...

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

On sale from this Friday . Great stuff. Here's some LP covers to get you all in the mood. And a photo taken at the last gig they done Self aid May 1986

ronthecabbie · Diamond Smiles

if this place only holds 1500 then this should be sold out,best get my tickets asap

ronthecabbie · Diamond Smiles

Go on sale Fri,these gigs are guaranteed to be sold out,going by the Cork response,prob why they have done back to back nights...

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

Is there a danger they will sell out within hours? What do we think? I have to try and by them on a poor connection on my phone at work

. Must have these tickets. Must have them.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
Is there a danger they will sell out within hours?
I'd say it's unlikely. I don't think The Rats or Geldof have sold out anywhere for many a year. None of the current dates have sold out.
Jules wrote:
Must have these tickets. Must have them.

In my experience, getting standing tickets is never that difficult. If it does sell out then they will be up for silly prices on viagogo/seatwave etc. but a couple of weeks before the gig they go below initial sale price. All about holding your nerve.

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

My nerves aren't that strong

. Just hope the connection holds out better than my nerves

.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

I would say that would be a big yes. when the rats made it big you have got to remember they were refused to play in Dublin Pay back time (At the time) with the suit men

musicmania · A Hold of Me

Roll on October and having that weekend free so can do both gigs. Rest assured the tables in the venue will be gone.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
My nerves aren't that strong

I used to get tickets well in advance, but then found other things cropped up and I just couldn't make it. In recent years I tend to wait almost until the last few days. The only exception is when it is seated and if you don't buy early you end up at the back. Generally you can always get standing tickets, venues even have returns on the night.

ronthecabbie · Diamond Smiles

Probably right,but taking no chances,first thing Fri I'm on the net,good ok Ticketmaster will no doubt Fcuk my order up again....

harryhooper2 · She's So Modern

Get your tickets ASAP. Only 3000 available. Cork sold 4200 tickets and very few Dublin fans travelled because they all knew Vicar street was happening.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

harryhooper2 wrote:
Get your tickets ASAP. Only 3000 available. Cork sold 4200 tickets and very few Dublin fans travelled because they all knew Vicar street was happening.

Yes do the maths. Population of Greater Dublin area is over 1 million. Dun Laoghaire County council holds 200,000. Population of Cork city is 118,000. So with 3000 tickets to sell I wouldn't be waiting too long to get a ticket.

That's not to count 'the kids who have come over from England,' as Bob kindly put it the other night.

PS Not sure of how many travelled from Dublin, but I would think some did, including me. I wasn't sitting back complacently waiting for a gig in Dublin , when the great weather in high summer gave me an excuse to travel down to Cork, for a change of scene. Part of the joy of following the Rats is getting to see different towns and places- will be in Devon next week, though not for the cream teas.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Thursday 11th of July 2013 12:16:52 PM

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
Out of that population of Dublin, how many are realistically Rats fans, or potential Rats fans though? Really 1,500 x 2 or 3,000?

Do you think there is something special about Cork that make over 4000 people turn up for a Rats gig? Cork could be any city in the Uk.There is no special connection with The Boomtown Rats, just a general reflection of the level of popularity they seem to have all over Ireland and the Uk.

The Rats wil have no problem selling out Vicar Street. They need to sell fewer tickets than the Cork gig. Liking the Rats goes from fanatical (who can I mean?) to various levels of interest. There is a good cohort of music fans that like lots of different bands, and I suspect like in Cork with the Velvet Underground and Nirvana wearing fans there, we will a full house of genuine music fans that appreciate The Boomtown Rats, and realise their place in the pantheon of great rock bands.

Again we forget the younger generation who would never have seen the Rats first time around. The Cork and Iow gigs had younger and older fans and even teenagers there.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Thursday 11th of July 2013 02:20:20 PM

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

harryhooper2 wrote:
Get your tickets ASAP. Only 3000 available. Cork sold 4200 tickets and very few Dublin fans travelled because they all knew Vicar street was happening.

Why didn't the Dublin fans tell all of us? I think I'll close this forum down, there's no wild rumours nor groundless speculation anymore smile

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

Out of that population of Dublin, how many are realistically Rats fans, or potential Rats fans though? Really 1,500 x 2 or 3,000?

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

noelindublin wrote:
Do you think there is something special about Cork that makes over 4000 people turn up for a Rats gig?

Nothing special about Cork, but there are a number of reasons for the attendance.

It was special in that when the gig was announced it was their first and only headlining gig in 27 years. I discount Isle of Wight as most people who saw the Rats there didn't go to see them. Also because the gig was part of the Marquee series and on a Friday night with reasonable prices, local people may have thought it would be a decent night out and one of the more accessible dates.

I don't imagine there was much competition in terms of events taking place in Cork and environs that evening. Extrapolating populations would see the Rats playing The O2 in London (incredibly Mott The Hoople are), but with Dublin and London, the Rats won't be the only show in town.

Had Cork been part of a bigger tour, I suspect the attendance would have been less. If I had known all the dates that have been arranged in advance, I may have skipped Cork and waited for Dublin. Others may have done likewise.

Excepting the Australia fiasco, so far so good as far as going Back To Boomtown is concerned. Two successful high profile dates with good reviews. If the two nights in Dublin get rave reviews, a real buzz will be created ahead of the forthcoming tour. Even the act of publicising the album and putting it on supermarket shelves and Amazon will create additional awareness.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Do you think there is something special about Cork that makes over 4000 people turn up for a Rats gig?
Nothing special about Cork, but there are a number of reasons for the attendance.
It was special in that when the gig was announced it was their first and only headlining gig in 27 years. I discount Isle of Wight as most people who saw the Rats there didn't go to see them. Also because the gig was part of the Marquee series and on a Friday night with reasonable prices, local people may have thought it would be a decent night out and one of the more accessible dates.
I don't imagine there was much competition in terms of events taking place in Cork and environs that evening. Extrapolating populations would see the Rats playing The O2 in London (incredibly Mott The Hoople are), but with Dublin and London, the Rats won't be the only show in town.
Had Cork been part of a bigger tour, I suspect the attendance would have been less. If I had known all the dates that have been arranged in advance, I may have skipped Cork and waited for Dublin. Others may have done likewise.
Excepting the Australia fiasco, so far so good as far as going Back To Boomtown is concerned. Two successful high profile dates with good reviews. If the two nights in Dublin get rave reviews, a real buzz will be created ahead of the forthcoming tour. Even the act of publicising the album and putting it on supermarket shelves and Amazon will create additional awareness.

Well 'Micky' Flanagan is in town on 12 Oct. Didn't he play for Palace or Charlton or both? Hadn't realised he was now a rock star or whatever. smile Think Suss might be torn between two lovers!

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1226&bih=855&q=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&oq=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&gs_

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

noelindublin wrote:
Well 'Micky' Flanagan is in town on 12 Oct. Didn't he play for Palace or Charlton or both? Hadn't realised he was now a rock star or whatever. Think Suss might be torn between two lovers!
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1226&bih=855&q=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&oq=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&gs_

Apparently he's a comedian. Maybe he did play for Palace. That would make sense.

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

noelindublin wrote:
Jules wrote:
Out of that population of Dublin, how many are realistically Rats fans, or potential Rats fans though? Really 1,500 x 2 or 3,000?
Do you think there is something special about Cork that make over 4000 people turn up for a Rats gig? Cork could be any city in the Uk.There is no special connection with The Boomtown Rats, just a general reflection of the level of popularity they seem to have all over Ireland and the Uk.
The Rats wil have no problem selling out Vicar Street. They need to sell fewer tickets than the Cork gig. Liking the Rats goes from fanatical (who can I mean?) to various levels of interest. There is a good cohort of music fans that like lots of different bands, and I suspect like in Cork with the Velvet Underground and Nirvana wearing fans there, we will a full house of genuine music fans that appreciate The Boomtown Rats, and realise their place in the pantheon of great rock bands.
Again we forget the younger generation who would never have seen the Rats first time around. The Cork and Iow gigs had younger and older fans and even teenagers there.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Thursday 11th of July 2013 02:20:20 PM

i understand, but what I'm getting it is, will it sell out very quickly. Cork sold over a matter of months. I see that was an unknown quantity and get that Dublin will come after the Rats have been tried at tested again. Does this mean there is likely to be a mad rush at 9.00 from a huge population in Dublin. Many of the old Rats fans may have moved on and out of the area. Although that doesn't mean they wouldn't travel back, I suppose. I guess we will find out tomorrow morning.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Jules wrote:
I understand, but what I'm getting it is, will it sell out very quickly. Cork sold over a matter of months. I see that was an unknown quantity and get that Dublin will come after the Rats have been tried at tested again. Does this mean there is likely to be a mad rush at 9.00 from a huge population in Dublin. Many of the old Rats fans may have moved on and out of the area. Although that doesn't mean they wouldn't travel back, I suppose. I guess we will find out tomorrow morning.

Will it sell out quickly? I don't think so. I can't imagine about a thousand people logging in at 9am. But I'd be happy to be proved wrong. If it does sell out, I suspect many buying the tickets will be trying to make a quick buck on the secondary markets but will ultimately find they have to sell the tickets off cheap.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Ok, booked my one way flight home for Monday morning. £34 if I go, but I get £31 back if I cancel, so effectively a £3 option on a flight.

-- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 12th of July 2013 10:30:24 AM

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Not sold out after an hour, you'll all be OK.

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

Got them, no hassle. Flights booked from Birmingham. Just need airport Parkin and insurance and its a sealed deal

noelindublin · Loudmouth

ArrGee wrote:
Jules wrote:
I understand, but what I'm getting it is, will it sell out very quickly. Cork sold over a matter of months. I see that was an unknown quantity and get that Dublin will come after the Rats have been tried at tested again. Does this mean there is likely to be a mad rush at 9.00 from a huge population in Dublin. Many of the old Rats fans may have moved on and out of the area. Although that doesn't mean they wouldn't travel back, I suppose. I guess we will find out tomorrow morning.

Will it sell out quickly? I don't think so. I can't imagine about a thousand people logging in at 9am. But I'd be happy to be proved wrong. If it does sell out, I suspect many buying the tickets will be trying to make a quick buck on the secondary markets but will ultimately find they have to sell the tickets off cheap.

I've just bought my ticket for the Saturday night only. It's more fun going to London for me, and probably vice versa from those coming over to Ireland, either Dublin or Belfast. 'Selling out quickly' is all relative- for some it's an hour, for others a day, some a week or even a month. It is four months to the gigs after all.

Aiken Promotions are likely to live up to their name and actually promote the gig, by placing ads on the various radio stations and putting up posters etc. If they saw that the Cork tickets sold then they are more likely to try to push for a sell out.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Jules wrote:
Out of that population of Dublin, how many are realistically Rats fans, or potential Rats fans though? Really 1,500 x 2 or 3,000?
Do you think there is something special about Cork that make over 4000 people turn up for a Rats gig? Cork could be any city in the Uk.There is no special connection with The Boomtown Rats, just a general reflection of the level of popularity they seem to have all over Ireland and the Uk.
The Rats wil have no problem selling out Vicar Street. They need to sell fewer tickets than the Cork gig. Liking the Rats goes from fanatical (who can I mean?) to various levels of interest. There is a good cohort of music fans that like lots of different bands, and I suspect like in Cork with the Velvet Underground and Nirvana wearing fans there, we will a full house of genuine music fans that appreciate The Boomtown Rats, and realise their place in the pantheon of great rock bands.
Again we forget the younger generation who would never have seen the Rats first time around. The Cork and Iow gigs had younger and older fans and even teenagers there.

-- Edited by noelindublin on Thursday 11th of July 2013 02:20:20 PM

i understand, but what I'm getting it is, will it sell out very quickly. Cork sold over a matter of months. I see that was an unknown quantity and get that Dublin will come after the Rats have been tried at tested again. Does this mean there is likely to be a mad rush at 9.00 from a huge population in Dublin. Many of the old Rats fans may have moved on and out of the area. Although that doesn't mean they wouldn't travel back, I suppose. I guess we will find out tomorrow morning.

It's not just the 'old fans'. Look at the audience at Iow or Cork and you will find they there was a pretty good age mixture. I suspect the gigs will sell out, but over a period of time - not in a few hours.

Not so long ago the idea of the Boomtown Rats playing at Vicar St, even for one night, would have seemed foolish- now it seems inevitable they will sell out two nights.

Whipper · She's So Modern

noelindublin wrote:

I've just bought my ticket for the Saturday night only. It's more fun going to London for me, and probably vice versa from those coming over to Ireland, either Dublin or Belfast. 'Selling out quickly' is all relative- for some it's an hour, for others a day, some a week or even a month. It is four months to the gigs after all.
Aiken Promotions are likely to live up to their name and actually promote the gig, by placing ads on the various radio stations and putting up posters etc. If they saw that the Cork tickets sold then they are more likely to try to push for a sell out.

Aiken have started press advertising for gig. Think it will sell out but not for week or so. confuse

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Whipper wrote:
noelindublin wrote:

I've just bought my ticket for the Saturday night only. It's more fun going to London for me, and probably vice versa from those coming over to Ireland, either Dublin or Belfast. 'Selling out quickly' is all relative- for some it's an hour, for others a day, some a week or even a month. It is four months to the gigs after all.
Aiken Promotions are likely to live up to their name and actually promote the gig, by placing ads on the various radio stations and putting up posters etc. If they saw that the Cork tickets sold then they are more likely to try to push for a sell out.
Aiken have started press advertising for gig. Think it will sell out but not for week or so.

The Cork gig was in conjunction with 96FM and the Irish Independent. Let the masses have Justin Timberlake at the Phoenix Park- at least 3000 of us have brains and will choose the Rats.

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

There are still tickets available so there was no panic.

suss · In the Long Grass

ArrGee wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Well 'Micky' Flanagan is in town on 12 Oct. Didn't he play for Palace or Charlton or both? Hadn't realised he was now a rock star or whatever. Think Suss might be torn between two lovers!
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1226&bih=855&q=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&oq=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&gs_
Apparently he's a comedian. Maybe he did play for Palace. That would make sense.

He was comical enough playing for us that's for sure, but do recall one heroic hat trick to win 3-2, against Saints I think. The other thing was the hilaaaarious coincidence that we had Clive Allen at the time, leading to numerous journo jokes about the pairing.

noelindublin · Loudmouth

suss wrote:
ArrGee wrote:
noelindublin wrote:
Well 'Micky' Flanagan is in town on 12 Oct. Didn't he play for Palace or Charlton or both? Hadn't realised he was now a rock star or whatever. Think Suss might be torn between two lovers!
http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1226&bih=855&q=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&oq=mick+flanagan+crystal+palace&gs_
Apparently he's a comedian. Maybe he did play for Palace. That would make sense.
He was comical enough playing for us that's for sure, but do recall one heroic hat trick to win 3-2, against Saints I think. The other thing was the hilaaaarious coincidence that we had Clive Allen at the time, leading to numerous journo jokes about the pairing.

I used to get Shoot football magazine ever week in the mid/late seventies- fond memories of all these long forgotten players like Mike Flanagan and his ilk. That's when I could remember the names of all the top teams players.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

ArrGee wrote:
Ok, booked my one way flight home for Monday morning. £34 if I go, but I get £31 back if I cancel, so effectively a £3 option on a flight.
Ryanair released the Saturday 12th October flights at £22.99, so I bagged one, but now they are back up to £25.99. Wouldn't rush , they will be back down again soon.

Scottie · Loudmouth

Can do the Saturday gig, but have to be back in Edinburgh for some medical treatment Monday AM. Would like to see their homecoming. So think I will do that one, London and Glasgow. That is enough.

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

That's not bad for someone who was cynical about seeing them at all

. Glad you enjoyed them enough to return another 3 times.

Scottie · Loudmouth

I did enjoy Cork, but still much prefer Bob's solo gigs. That is how I got into him in the first place. The 1st time ever I saw him sing was a solo gig in Perth. Never been a punky/new wavy person even in the 70s. But this is important to him and I want to show I support him. I think Dublin and London will have a special atmosphere and I will have to make an appearance at 1 Scottish one. Think Mark wants to go too. Am looking forward to them, but can't see me buying any albums. Maybe I will be shot down in flames, but just being honest. People have different musical tastes.

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

Scottie wrote:
Maybe I will be shot down in flames, but just being honest. People have different musical tastes.

That's alright. I went to a Geldof solo gig once...

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

Why should you be shot down in flames?