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Festivals 2019

Another year of festivals comes to an end and…

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019
by Ozzyman

So as it is almost September 2019 now another year has flown by of festivals. Each year there are more and more festivals popping up which is great to see. From what were once small festivals like Life and Electric Picnic have now become monsters in their own right. All together now seemed to have stolen the show again this year even though it is only its second year in existence. It did however take some PR damage as it took festivals goers hours to get in and out of the festival and that will definitely lose it some ticket sales next year.

Electric Picnic continues to be Ireland’s flag ship festival now that Oxegen is no longer around. It had 55,000 people this year which is its biggest yet however we found it quite underwhelming but it has become very much a younger persons festival with all together now taking on the role of the more mature festival goers festival. All together now has even increased its age limit to over 23s which is most welcome.

Electric Picnic sported some great acts this year such as the Strokes and Florence and the machine but it didn’t really hit any of us like past years…at least in our group but maybe that is a sign of age. I did manage to lose my refurbished iPhone but luckily there was a stall down there from refurbishediphones who loaned me a phone for the rest of the weekend. Other than that it was a great summer but next year I might try some European festivals for a change as I felt it was a bit stagnant this year. Lollapallooza in Chicago also looks great so that could be an option also even though it would be an expensive trip.

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You will soon be able to rent electric scooters…

March 11, 2019
by Ozzyman

Music festival season is just around the corner with the June bank holiday weekend kicking things off. From June bank holiday weekend until Electric Picnic which is usually the first weekend of September there is pretty much non stop festivals all summer. Some weekends even have reasonably popular music festivals clashing and that is not including other festivals like Rory Gallagher festival and local regattas that most Irish towns have each summer.

The thoughts of all this makes me appreciate how much I love the summer in Ireland. When the weather here is great it really is one of the best places to be in the world. One thing I do dread about the festivals is of course the week after where you are usually on a downer after the highs of having such a great weekend with friends camping out in a field. Another pain can be getting around the festival, especially before you have set up your tent as you are stuck carrying as much drink as possible to your campsite which as always is the other side of the campsite. This could all change however.

It looks like electric scooters may be available to rent at some festivals this year which would be great as you can use them to transport your tent and drink to the campsite. It is still just an idea at the moment that we have heard about but anything that helps you transport your drink is always a good thing and electric scooters look pretty fun. Apparently www.escooterstore.ie are the ones leading the way with this idea of renting out the electric scooters.

This could be great if they don’t get damaged as you never know what could happen with people at festivals! Comment below to let us know what you think of the idea as we think it is pretty cool but not sure how practical an electric scooter could be at a festival!

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Chic Announced for the RDS

November 7, 2018November 7, 2018
by Ozzyman

After selling out a great show in Dublin only several months ago in Malahide Castle, Chic have now announced that they are playing a winter show in the RDS on December 1st. This is great sign as they actually have played here a lot when compared with some other countries. In fact as a whole for a small country Ireland does really well to get big acts to come here. On Daft Punks small tour of only 10 shows 10 years ago they played in Ireland twice. Once they played at Oxegen festival and then the following year a Marley Park.

Tickets are going for just €59.50 and of course it will indoors in the RDS. We say this as sometimes they have out door gigs there in the summer but on the 1st December that would be too much of a risk and would possibly put a lot of people off going to the gig. It is a relatively expensive ticket price but considering the name that Chic has it should be a sell out but it is a tough time of year to sell tickets as people try to get money together to buy gifts.

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Just back from Bloc Part at the Three Arena

October 23, 2018December 18, 2018
by Ozzyman

Bloc party announced their silent alarm tour several months ago. Silent alarm was there first album and by most it was considered their best. The album was released 10 years ago so this is a tribute to the great album and it is very nostalgic for a lot of people. Tickets were very reasonably priced at just €49.50 but surprisingly it did not sell out. There are several reasons for this in my opinion. Firstly it was on a Monday night which is probably the toughest night to sell tickets to a rock gig. Many people have work the next day and also not many people are that enthusiastic about going to a rock gig on a Monday.

Another reason the gig did not sell out was the age profile. Most Bloc Party fans are now people in their late twenties and early thirties. This is a throw back to their youth for this generation of people but many people this age have kids and just can’t afford or get a baby sitter on a Monday night. I personally knew a lot of people who could not make it who are big Bloc Party fans.

Don’t get me wrong it was quite busy but I would say it was only at about 80% capacity. The Three Arena if of course quite a big venue and considering they have not released an album in a few years I would imagine that they will be happy enough with the turn out. Kele the lead singer referenced the fact that it was a Monday night several times throughout the gig and seemed appreciative of the people who did turn out.

Metropolis

One Week To Metropolis & Hoverboard Give Away

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018
by Ozzyman

We are almost one week out from the last major festival of the year which is Metropolis 2018. We are interested to see what the turn out will be like. It is not sold out but a lot of people will get tickets the week of so next week will be really telling. There does not seem to be much of a buzz about the festival this year and that is understandable as the line up is quite weak as we wrote about in an earlier post. Far be it from us to bash a festival but the line ups this year have been really poor across the board so there must be a reason for this. This is also strange as Glastonbury was not on this year so you would think that acts have more slots this year from before.

We are going to try and see if we can get a reason why there are no really big acts at festivals in Ireland this year. Of course some people will disagree and we are not saying that there has not been great acts but we are talking about really big bands that bring a huge crowd. In saying this Metallica are to headline Slane 2019 so that will be a huge gig and one that will most definitely sell out.

Metallica and Slane are a bit of a strange mix. Slane historically does have rock bands but Metallica are very heavy so it will be interesting to see what sort of crowd will turn up. It will be a huge crowd none the less though. Anyway one step at a time and Metropolis should be good fun but we just felt the weak line up could really damage it this year as there has been very little talk online about it from what we can see. Oh and just a note to say if you subscribe to our newsletter we will be giving away a free hoverboard in association with https://www.it-directory.ie/ for Christmas. Thanks for following up and enjoy Metropolis!

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Metropolis Festival Is Coming Up – Get Their Android…

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018
by Ozzyman

As the year continues to fly by the main festival season is behind us. Luckily however a few good people over at metropolis festival have realized that just because the summer is over doesn’t mean people don’t want to have fun and that is why they started metropolis festival 3 years ago. Metropolis Festival is on in the RDS every Autumn around Halloween time and this year it is on, on the 26th of October with tickets costing just €49.50 for a day ticket which is very reasonable. It is of course a weekend festival but obviously it is not camping as it is far too cold for that! But it does mean that you get to sleep in a nice warm bed as opposed to the summer festivals where you are stuck in your tent for the weekend!

The line up is not as good as other years with the villagers headlining it as well as a few other old goodies but when compared with last year when Paul Kalk and Crystal Castles played it is nowhere near as good this year.We of course here are festival mad so will be going along for fun of it and as it is quite affordable there is not reason not to really.

Tickets are available on their website and as it is the last major festival of the year we highly recommend it. You can also download their official app for the line up. We managed to download it on the best android TV box we got our hands on for free from https://www.androidtvboxes.ie/ and had it projected on the wall so we told them about this and they may do something similar at the entrance this year apparently.

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You can now charge your Phone at Electric Picnic…

August 27, 2018August 28, 2018
by Ozzyman

Electric picnic 2018 is just around the corner and you will now be able to charge your Phone at the festival using the festival charging stations. This has been rumored over the last few years but it is now official. Running out of battery after the first night is what usually happens to festival goers at Electric picnic and other festivals throughout the year and it can be a real pain. Electric picnic say that they have sold 50,000 tickets this year for the festival so the chances of you losing a friend are pretty high and having a dead phone can be a disaster which can seriously impact your weekend if you end up losing all of your friends. There will also be a stall with phonesforsale.ie at the festival which might seem odd but you would be surprised how many people lose their phones at festivals.

You can see the official list of facilities at the electric picnic official website here https://www.electricpicnic.ie/information/arena. They have also teamed up with three mobile to provide portable WIFI points at the festival which can be handy. Going to a festival is no longer what it used to be as with all the facilities you have everything you would have at home now…except a warm bed. The iPhone charging stations will be run by Phoneit who will have a stall in the main campsite for people to charge their phones at.

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Electric Picnic 2018 Stage Times

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018
by Ozzyman

Finally the electric picnic stage times are out for 2018! With only a few days to go we recommend printing off these times and bringing them with you so you don’t miss your favorite acts!

MAIN STAGE

Friday
10.40pm-midnight – Kendrick Lamar
9-10pm – Walking on Cars
7.30-8.30pm – Chvrches
6-7pm – Ash
5-5.30pm – Brand New Friend

Saturday
12.15-1.30am – Massive Attack
10.30-11.30pm – NERD
8.45-9.45pm – Dua Lipa
7-8pm – Gavin James
5.15-6.15pm – Mavis Staples
3.30-4.30pm – Gomez
1.45-2.45pm– Hudson Taylor

Sunday
10.30pm-midnight – The Prodigy
8.45-9.45pm – Picture This
7-8pm – George Ezra
5.30-6.30pm – Nile Rodgers & Chic
4.15-5pm – Garbage
2.30-3.30pm – Inner Circle
1-2pm – Dublin Gospel Choir

BODY & SOUL

Friday
2.45-3.45am – Bon Voyage
1.15-2.15am – Bitch Falcon
11.45-12.45pm – Super Extra Bonus Party
10.15-11.15pm – Bad Bones
8.45-9.45pm – The Brummies
7.15-8.15pm – Roe
6-6.45pm – Paddy Hanna
5-5.30pm – Hvmmingbyrd

Saturday
2.30-3.30am – Youngr
midnight-1am – Ryan Vail
10.45-11.30pm – Gundelach
9.15-10pm – Halo Maud
8-8.45pm – The Modern Strangers
6.45-7.30pm – Laoise
5.30-6.15pm – Pillow Queens
4.15-5pm – Lilla Vargen
3-3.45pm – O Emperor
1.45-2.30pm – Slow Place Like Home
12.45-1.15pm – Tracy Bruen
12.15-12.45pm – The Blue Notes

Sunday
2.55-3.45am – Daithí
1.15-2.15am – RSAG
midnight-12.45am – Hak Baker
10.45-11.30pm – Soulé
9.30-10.15pm – Ruby Empress
8.15-9pm – Fontaines DC
7-7.45pm – David Keenan
5.45-6.30pm – James Canty
4.30-5.15pm – Barq
3.15-4pm – Oscar Jerome
2-2.45pm – Sleep Thieves
1-1.30pm – Orchic Collective

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Finally the electric picnic stage times are out for 2018! With only a few days to go we recommend printing off these times and bringing them with you so you don’t miss your favorite acts!

MAIN STAGE

BODY & SOUL