I've been waiting a long time to see Fontaines DC live again after last seeing them back in May 2019 at Forbidden Fruit. Originally scheduled for July 2020, everyone's friend, COVID, got in the way and mae sure that didn't happen. To make maters worse, the rescheduled date in 2021 didn't happen either, for the exact same reason! Fear not though, it is 2022 and not even COVID was going to stop this gig happening! I packed my bag and headed off to the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin, for what promised to be one of the highlights of the year! So, was it worth waiting for? Oh hell yeah! Others in the media will tell you more about it, but all you need to know is that it was a hit filled, fantastic gig by a band at the top of their game. Oh and the rain stayed away! Setlist (courtesy of Setlist.FM ) is as follows: In ár gCroíthe go deo A Lucid Dream Sha Sha Sha Roman Holiday How Cold Love Is I Don't Belong You Said The Couple Across the Way Televised Mind Big Shot Hurri
When you get a chance to see a legend perform, I think it'd be rude not to take it. That was the case with Grandmaster Flash!
The guy is an absolute legend of hip-hop, he was in London, I was in London, so why the hell not!
The gig itself wasn't great. That wasn't his fault, he was fantastic on the decks, it was just the atmosphere there, it felt like a bad staff party... Too many people intent on getting hammered and the actual hall it was in was just too clinical, no charm, no style, just a big, empty room with a small stage at the far end.
Anyway, it was great to see Grandmaster Flash perform, I don't get many chances to see someone of his standing do their thing, I just wish it had been in some hot, sweaty, intimate venue in Dublin.
Check out the photos and video below:
The guy is an absolute legend of hip-hop, he was in London, I was in London, so why the hell not!
The gig itself wasn't great. That wasn't his fault, he was fantastic on the decks, it was just the atmosphere there, it felt like a bad staff party... Too many people intent on getting hammered and the actual hall it was in was just too clinical, no charm, no style, just a big, empty room with a small stage at the far end.
Anyway, it was great to see Grandmaster Flash perform, I don't get many chances to see someone of his standing do their thing, I just wish it had been in some hot, sweaty, intimate venue in Dublin.
Check out the photos and video below: