2019-06-03 Forbidden Fruit Festival - Royal Kilmainham Hospital

I could have sworn I'd posted some photos from the Monday of Forbidden Fruit Festival, but it appears I haven't. Maybe I did and I deleted all evidence of it, who knows... Sure I'll just back date thios post and no one will ever know...

Anyway, I ended up getting a ticket for the Monday of Forbidden Fruit. It was quite a diverse crowd ranging from mid teens to mid 80s, but everyone looked to be having fun. It's a pity no one told the rain to stay away, but it didn't dampen spirits too much.

So, where do I start? Well, I started the day with Saint Sister. I'd not seen them perform before, but I'd heard their music. In a world that seems to spin too fast sometimes, Saint Sister offer an escape.

Next up were Pillow Queens. Wow... Just wow. Fast, frenetic, a little crazy, lots of fun. What's not to like about them? Brilliant set by a brilliant band.

After that, I headed off the see RY X. I'd no idea who he was before, I've no real idea who he is now, but he looked like Jesus in a cowboy hat and that made all the difference! Would I have went to see him if it wasn't raining? Probably not, but that would have been a mistake! Well done rain, well done!

The real reason I was at Forbidden Fruit was to see the incredible Fontaines DC. These guys are going to be massive. Phenomenal live performance, great songs and a frontman who looks like he has a ball of rage inside ready top explode. Absolutely loved their set!

It was raining again, so off to the tents I went to catch Spiritualized. I have vague recollections of them from the '90s, but that's me and the '90s, it's all a bit of a blur! But again, really enjoyed their set.

I've seen Elbow a few times before and they do put on a good set. They've a few crowd pleasing singalong songs also, so that always helps. Fine set, nothing to get excited and write home about, t'was grand...

Anyway, that's it, that's the Monday of Forbidden Fruit Festival 2019.

Check out the photos below:

Saint Sister

Pillow Queens

RY X

Fontaines DC

Spiritualized

Elbow

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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