I was in Dublin city centre this morning for the first time in 12 months. The last time I was there was to see Jane Willow perform in the Cobblestone Pub on February 29th 2020. I never, not for a moment, thought things would turn out as they did. I was looking forward to a year full of gigs and excitement. I think we all know how that turned out. After doing what I had to workwise, I took a spin around Dublin before I headed home. I drove by the aforementioned Cobblestone Pub , the Voodoo Lounge , The Grand Social , The Workmans Club , The Sugar Club and ended up outside Whelans . I've had great nights out in each of those venues and in many more around the country! Dolans of Limerick, Crane Lane Theatre and Kino in Cork, Odd Mollies in Drogheda, the Moat Theatre in Naas, the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge, the Solstice Arts Centre in Navan, Visual in Carlow... The list goes on and on. 2017 and Helmet played Whelans. There I am partying with them after the s
I can't remember the first time I saw The Killers live... It seems like they played every Oxegen Festival ever! The feeling you get standing in a field singing "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier" with 40,000 other festival goers is very hard to beat! It had been a while since I last saw them, so when the chance to see them play in Dublin came up recently, I jumped at the chance! You know what you're going to get from the Killers, a high energy show filled with hits and banter and this gig was no different. The crowd sang every note and, maybe it was the beautiful blue skies and sunshine, but it was glorious. Earlier in the day, Franz Ferdinand opened proceedings. It had been a very long time since I saw them live, a very very log time. I'm not overly familiar with their newer material, but you couldn't help sing along when you knew the words! I was glad I got in early enough to catch their set and hopefully I'll get to see them again soon enoug