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Gig of the Year?

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Iambeave

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12/20/2008 4:40 PM
Any thoughts on the best gig of the year? I really enjoyed Battles at Vicar Street, and Dan Deacon was amazing too - as for smaller gigs around the country, a Justice-style Dublin electro duo called DeadBots played in a small nightclub in Tullamore - class. I also got to see Ham Sandwich in Tullamore in the town square (bejaysus) - didn't realise that living at home for a couple of months would actually be a good link to catch some real talent. Any obscure/unheard of favourite gigs of the year??

aidan

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12/21/2008 7:50 AM
My favourite gigs of the year were by Vampire Weekend and dEUS.

Unicron

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host

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12/22/2008 2:58 AM
For me it was probably Sigur Ros at the Werchter Festival.

whiterob81

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12/22/2008 3:24 AM
Posted By Iambeave on 20 Dec 2008 4:40 PM Any thoughts on the best gig of the year? I really enjoyed Battles at Vicar Street, and Dan Deacon was amazing too - as for smaller gigs around the country, a Justice-style Dublin electro duo called DeadBots played in a small nightclub in Tullamore - class. I also got to see Ham Sandwich in Tullamore in the town square (bejaysus) - didn't realise that living at home for a couple of months would actually be a good link to catch some real talent. Any obscure/unheard of favourite gigs of the year?? Bejaysus, didn't think anyone else from Tullamore posted here. missed that Ham sandwich gig. Was that around the time of the fleadh? Where were DeadBots playing? Was that in Loughreys? Haven't been in that places in ages? My own top gigs of the year: Melt Banana in Crawdaddy Torche in Whelans Metallica in Marlay Park Juliana Hatfield in the Sugar Clun neville staple in the academy municipal waste in fibbers the walkmen in the button factory That's all I can think of for the moment

Binokular

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12/22/2008 6:29 AM
I didn't go to many gigs this year, I tried to get along to Stereolab recently but was sick. Out of the limited gigs I did see, probably Ladytron, was surprised at how awesome they actually were live. There's always a danger that an electronic act like that can be a little flat live, but they were great. Breeders were great too, but aren't they always?

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Quint

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12/22/2008 10:14 AM
MBV - Roundhouse, London and at Electric Picnic Kraftwerk - Kilmainham Hospital Mogwai - Hammersmith Apollo, London This Will Destroy You - Whelans Sigur Ros - Electric Picnic Wilco - Electric Picnic Katie Kim - Stables, Mullingar Ann Scott - Anseo, Camden Street Tortoise/Efterklang - Analog Festival, Dublin Docklands God Is An Astronaut - Button Factory American Music Club - Whelans Sun Kil Moon - The Academy Metallica - Marlay Park An amazing year for top quality gigs.

PeterQuaife

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12/23/2008 9:35 AM
morrissey @ the marque in cork the franks @ the speigeltent in cork the national @ the queens student union brmc @ the nerve centre the franks @ the luminare in kilburn and the no 1...... hybrasil @ masons in derry on sat night just past, if all gigs could be this good, i'd be a happy man, what a show, what a band PQ

Iambeave

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12/23/2008 5:58 PM
Yes the Sambos played around the time of the Fleadh alright. And Deadbots were in Loughrey's. Natty Wailer is playing in the Thatch on the 28th Dec - I saw him play Eyre Square last year and he was class! If we're talking best international gigs of the year it would be Ida Maria and VV Brown in The Academy, Newcastle. Also - BSS in Vicar Street were class!