2018-10-27 Counting Crows - 3 Arena Dublin

Another weekend, another gig. This time it was Counting Crows in the 3 Arena, or as I prefer to call it, The Point Depot.

The last time I saw Counting Crows live was back at Oxegen 2008. That seems like a lifetime ago. Anyway, I was offered a free ticket to the gig, so it would have been rude of me not to go.

Also on the line-up for the night were The White Buffalo, who were new to me and Alison Krauss, who needs absolutely no introduction.

So, first up was The White Buffalo, certainly a country act, but with a mighty fine rock edge. I really enjoyed his set and given the chance, would love to see him play in a smaller, sweatier setting where I think he’d be amazing! I can’t recommend this guy enough!

Next up on Saturday night was Alison Krauss. She certainly needs no introduction and is one of country music’s megastars!

I have to be honest here though, whilst she sounds incredible live (what a voice), it’s just not my cup of tea. I enjoyed the set, but would I go see her again, probably not.

It was time for the headliners, Counting Crows, to come on stage. As I said, it’s 10 years since I last saw them live and, well… I haven’t really kept up to date with what they have been doing!

Thankfully though, the rest of the crowd have and they seemed to love every minute of the gig. It’s the sign of a good gig when you leave the crowd wanting more and they certainly did.

And that’s that… Another weekend of live music over and done with. Roll on the next one!

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2022-03-26 Buskers on Grafton Street, Dublin

I took a walk around Dublin today, thought I'd check out the buskers on Grafton Street. There's a fine history of busking in Dublin, acts like Hothouse Flowers , The Frames , Rodrigo y Gabriela , Damien Rice , Paddy Casey , Kodaline and a host of others all cut their teeth on and around Grafton Street. It stands to reason that some of those busking today will be successful in the future! So, who did I get to see today? Well, check out the photos below: Zoe Clarke Allie Sherlock Paul Jenkinson

Interview with King Kong Company

Originally published 10/09/2013 on Chunk.ie So, there I was, wandering around the Electric Picnic wondering who I was going to watch next. One of the lads said he had heard good things about King Kong Company and that we should check them out, so off we headed to the Body and Soul Arena to do just that. As I mentioned in my review of the Electric Picnic, the gig was epic. I figured we just had to interview them here on CHUNK.ie, and here it is! First things first, congratulations on a storming gig at the Electric Picnic. It completely blew me away. Was this your first Picnic experience? We’ve been to many Electric Picnics over the years but just as punters, and it’s always been a great festival, so it was a fantastic experience to play at its 10 year anniversary. King Kong Company is a rather interesting name for a band, where or how did you come up with it? The name is taken from the film Taxi Driver. If you look closely, Travis Bickle is wearing a badge which says King

2023-08-26 The Playing Fields Festival - Clane GAA

It's The Playing Fields Festival time again! TPFF23, it's third outing, is back and it's the same, but a little different also. For the first time, it's not just an Irish affair. The legendary Basement Jaxx headlined the Sunday night. Also, for the first time, it's under canvas. Not a big circus type tent, a more low rise, stretched canvas affair, as per TribFest a few weeks back. Given the state of the Irish summer, it was a great decision. The final difference was that I was only there for Day Two as I'd already arranged to bring my niece to see The Vamps , and that clashed with Day One. So, along with Basement Jaxx , who else was playing Day Two of TPFF? Well, we had: The Flavours Altered Lines Diversion Raging Sons Spring Break Roisin O and CamrinWatsin I think we can agree, that's a pretty good mix of rock n' roll, party time and dance music! Even under canvas, the stage was pretty big and sounded good

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