One of the best things about going along to see any band live is to observe how the crowd and the band interact.
It can make the difference between simply a good gig and a great gig.
Green Day in the O2 was a great gig.
Back to aforementioned crowd. It’s rare to see such diverse age groups [...]

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anyone looking for some last minute entertainment for tonight could do a lot worse than heading along to Crawdaddy to catch Conway Savage – long time keyboard/piano player from the Bad Seeds. Doors are 8pm.
Mr. Savage has released a Live in Ireland album recorded in Leitrim last year. I’ve not heard it yet but it’s [...]

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Right we kicked off the gig season last night in Tripod. gigsoc  are definitely a little ring rusty after a few months of a hiatus but sure we’ll soon knock that out of us!
Only a short review for now. More will follow.
Venue – packed to the rafters – seemed like every second person there was [...]

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Right, kicking off the new gig season for Gigsoc is Imelda May tomorrow night in Tripod.
Rather than spout any shite about what we should expect, check out the vid below from her performance on Jools,
’nuff said.

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Hey there sports fans, any Tom Waits fans out there can get the full audio of the Glitter and Doom tour final night from a link provided over at Eyeballkid.
Not hotlinking direct as I don’t want to have record companies lawyers chasing me!
You’ll find it on this page if you look closely enough
http://eyeballkid.blogspot.com/2008/08/dublin-setlist-third-night-tour-finale.html
Excellent quality complete [...]

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ok so following on from squinty’s excellent review of the best gigs of 2008 and deportivo’s similarly inspiring review, I bring you my own 10 cents.
It was a strange but excellent year all at once.
The early part of the year was certainly quiet as has been the norm for many years now. We also saw [...]

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Right gigsoc’s heads are still very sore after the very very good Kings of Lron gig last night in the o2 (more on that later). Recovery time is minimal as we are off to the annual Crete boom Xmas party tonight in town.
These location for these legendary parties is a closely guarded secret with [...]

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Good news gig goers, 2009 is already shaping up to be a good ‘un on the gig front at least (if we not all made redundant we might even be able to afford a gig or two). Anthony will be playing Vicar St. on 31st May.
Tickets on sale now. Go get some.

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right so with what looks likely to be the last gig we attend in 2008, gigsoc and co. are off to the new “the O2″ tonight (formerly The Point Depot) to catch the Kings of Leon (please refrain from calling them KOL – it’s very fucking annoying!).
I saw an interview on RTE’s The View on [...]

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Well folks, following in the illustrious footsteps of squinty, here’s my top ten;
1. Tom Waits in the Phoenix Park
“What could it be?” said Tom at one point. “Any one of a number of songs.” And it was. There followed Misery Is The River Of The World, just one of innumerable highlights of an unforgettable, dream-fulfilling [...]

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