2022-06-25 Biggest 90s 00s Disco

2022-06-25 Biggest 90s 00s Disco - Punchestown, Naas

If I'm being honest, I don't remember much about the 90's or early 00's. Weekends were spent partying, probably a bit too hard, but it was the Celtic Tiger era and we thought we were invincible and the party would last forever. I spent those weekendss drinking and dancing (badly) in a local club called Bauhaus. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, at the time it was great, the next morning though... Champagne, drank by the neck, was the drink of choice and yes, it was as obnoxious as it sounds. Late 2002, the party came to an end for me, I just stopped and I haven't touched a drop since.

Whilst I've always been a rocker at heart, I can't help myself when I hear a good dance tune. After all, a good tune is a good tune, regardless of genre! Most of the acts performing today were from that era of my life, a time when Music TV still existed and an appearance on TOTP could make you a star.

So, with that in mind, I headed out to the Biggest Disco Festival in Punchestown yesterday, a throwback to those days of my youth that I don't remember! Who did I see today? Well, I missed Sonique because of a timetable change, that annoyed me, but I did get to see Jenny from Ace of Base, Kelly from N-Trance, Da mae from Fragma, Reel 2 Reel, Captain Jack and Basshunter, who is probably more mid to late 00s, but we'll let that slide!

I didn't stay the whole day, I headed off about 8:00pm, so I missed sets by the Vengaboys, 2Unlimited and a few others.

Was it any good? You know what? It was, it was great fun. The weather stayed relatively good, only a very light dusting of rain thankfully, but that Punchestown wind would cut you in two! Lots of scantily clad young folk really felt the cold! I met some nice folk, danced a bit, sang a bit and laughed a lot. to quote Ice Cube, it was a good day.

My highlight of the day may not be yours, but I thought that Basshunter put on a great show, he engaged well with the crowd, had all the smoke and confetti cannons and put on a very energetic show.

Would I go again? Well yeah, if it was back next year, I probably would.

A few minor issues... Changes to the timetable, without publicising them (you have a website, we have phones) is feckin annoying. Also, the queues for the bars were just crazy. I'd say there are people still waiting for a drink today! Oh and I'm not happy with the photos at all, maybe I'll revisited them, edit them differently, I didn't have my DSLR with me, only a small Sony, but sure...

Anyway, now for some photos:

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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