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
The last gig of the weekend was Daithi and it was also in the Button Factory, about 90 minutes after King Kong Company!
Daithi has just released his latest album. L.O.S.S. and tonight was its launch party. It's a superb album, check it out on Spotify and then go buy a copy!
Anyway, on to the gig. I'd seen Daithi play a few times, but it's just normally himself on stage, joined every so often by a guest vocalist. Tonight he was joined by Elaine Mai on keys and other electronic wizardry. He also had a drummer, whose name escapes me. Vocals on the night came from Sinead White, Ailbhe Reddy and Tandem Felix. It was one hell of a party!
There's not many photos of the night... It was late, I was tired, I was dancing, I was... Anyway, yeah, great night!
Check out the photos below:
Daithi has just released his latest album. L.O.S.S. and tonight was its launch party. It's a superb album, check it out on Spotify and then go buy a copy!
Anyway, on to the gig. I'd seen Daithi play a few times, but it's just normally himself on stage, joined every so often by a guest vocalist. Tonight he was joined by Elaine Mai on keys and other electronic wizardry. He also had a drummer, whose name escapes me. Vocals on the night came from Sinead White, Ailbhe Reddy and Tandem Felix. It was one hell of a party!
There's not many photos of the night... It was late, I was tired, I was dancing, I was... Anyway, yeah, great night!
Check out the photos below: