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
My last gig of 2018 on the last night of 2018…
For a variety of reasons, I needed a break from my normal New Years Eve celebrations, so when a chance to go see Mik Pyro in Whelans with a friend arose, well, I jumped at it.
For those that don’t know, Mik Pyro was the front man of the brilliant Republic of Loose. Unfortunately, like many great Irish bands, the ‘Loose’ are no longer together, but that doesn’t stop Mik from playing some of their classics!
In between new material from Mik, we heard old Loose tracks like Comeback Girl, The Steady Song, Aaagh and a few others. As New Years Eve parties go, this one was hard to beat.
Anyway, it’s 2019 now, time to start planning some new gigs for this year!
Check out the photos below:
For a variety of reasons, I needed a break from my normal New Years Eve celebrations, so when a chance to go see Mik Pyro in Whelans with a friend arose, well, I jumped at it.
For those that don’t know, Mik Pyro was the front man of the brilliant Republic of Loose. Unfortunately, like many great Irish bands, the ‘Loose’ are no longer together, but that doesn’t stop Mik from playing some of their classics!
In between new material from Mik, we heard old Loose tracks like Comeback Girl, The Steady Song, Aaagh and a few others. As New Years Eve parties go, this one was hard to beat.
Anyway, it’s 2019 now, time to start planning some new gigs for this year!
Check out the photos below: