2023-08-05 TribFest

2023-08-05 TribFest - Maynooth

I have no proof of this, and my memory is not great, but I believe my first conversation about TribFest went a little something like this:

DM: Hey, are you coming to TribFest this year?

MJ: Ehhh... If I can make it, I will. Do you want me to bring the camera?

DM: Ah yeah, that'd be great!

And that's how I ended up in Maynooth last weekend in the rain, watching 1800 people sing along to Jolene!

Who played MJ, who played? I hear you ask... Well, on Day One of the TribFest, we got to see:

Oasis, George Michael, Elvis, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson and ABBA.

Day Two of TribFest brought us:

ELO, Rod Stewart, Joe Dolan, Ed Sheeran, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Queen.

Hold on a second, half of those acts are dead!!! Well yes, yes you are right. I lied a little bit, these weren't the actual acts I mentioned, but some of Irelands finest tribute acts!

I honestly didn't know what to expect, but when the first act up, Oasis, had the audience singing along to every song, I knew we were in for a good weekend. There was something quite fantastic about having almost 2000 people under a canvas awning just intent on having a good time. No hassles, no arguments, no fights, just folk partying. It was very refreshing! Oh and MC for the weekend was the fantastic Brian Hurley!

The rain tried it's best to ruin things over the weekend, but thanks to that massive awning and the work of the volunteers, what could have been a complete mud fest turned into nothing more than a reason to wear some boots.

I was going to try pick out highlights of the festival, but honestly, I enjoyed all the acts. If I really had to choose though, it's hard to look past the Queen / Qween set. They are a phenomenal live act and, if you're in the Kildare area, you can catch them at Naas Wild Food Festival on Friday, 8th September.

Now for some photos and videos. First up, Day One:

Oasis

George Michael

Elvis

Dolly Parton

Johnny Cash

Michael Jackson

ABBA

And Day Two looked like this:

Bob Dylan

Joe Dolan

ELO

Rod Stewart

The Beatles

Ed Sheeran

Queen

Brian Hurley

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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