This is back and is being showcased in four irish cites this year. Limerick hosts a night on the 4th of July. The top act will be invited to perform at Indie Week Toronto this October and given a great showcase slot to perform in front of booking agents, radio/press, labels, etc from North America.
It was quite amazing to witness the band that practically sound tracked your youth along with 80,000 fans on the side of a hill. It was the first time I had a chance to witness the brothers live and what an amazing place to have that opportunity. An early bus journey from Limerick brought us to Slane on a day that didn’t see a drop of rain in sight. The first agenda was to find a pub showing the first test of the Lions tour of South Africa. A cab brought us to a pub a few miles down the road with full coverage of the match, A BBQ, a cover band and a general nice atmosphere. The lions gave a valiant effort but lost out by 5 points in the end. You couldn't help but wonder would Ronan O’Gara have made up those points if played. Another cab back saw us entering the castle grounds and we were handed souvenir ticket stubs, a very nice touch I must say. We had missed The Blizzards and Glasvegas due to our rugby adventures but we were in plenty time to sample Kasabian who were just about to adore the stage.
I have missed seeing these guys a few times at festivals. They are amazing live, such a great stage presence and their set list was made up of old and new gems. Their new album I would highly recommend. Their new single “Fire” sounded great as the crowd joined in. A must see live.
Kasabian Setlist:
Underdog
Vlad The Impaler
Fire
Fast Fuse
Where Did All The Love Go?
Empire
Shoot The Runner
Club Foot
Processed Beats
Cutt Off/RiT
LSF
Next up were the prodigy, I spent the first few songs queuing in the never ending line for a beer. More beer tents would have easily sorted this out and not charging 6 squid would be an idea as the staff spent most of their time fiddling with change. But on a whole the day ran without any major hassle. 80,000 people after all like.
I wouldn’t be a major fan of the prodigy but its hard not to like this guys live. Live is what they do best and they really pulled out all the stops today. They ended the setlist with an amazing rendition of “out of space” as the crowd and pit went bonkers. I was glad I got to witness them live and they really rocked slane no end.
The Prodigy Setlist:
Their Law
Breathe
Breathe dubstep
Omen
Warriors Dance
Firestarter
Run With The Wolves
Voodoo People
Omen Reprise
Invaders Must Die
Diesel Power
Smack My Bitch Up
Take Me To The Hospital
Out Of Space
Last up was the headliner Oasis. They hammered straight into the opener of “Rock N Roll” and I was amazed from start to finish. The set list hasn’t changed much over the tour and you can see why, it’s flawless. They rocked through their set playing crowd pleasers and newbies. The new songs sound great live but it was something special to hear songs such as “Roll With it” looking back on the hill as 80,000 people are screaming the words back to the stage. Half the world away for me was the highlight, it was mentioned during the week by their ex member Bonehead that they should have called it a day after the gig at knebworth. Slane just proved all that to be shitetalk.Noel seemed to have enjoyed slane as he spoke today on his on going blog :
"Urgh..what a hangover! Horrific. Great, great night though. As spectacles go (and I don't mean the ones you wear) Slane Castle takes some beating.I don't think I've seen The Prodigy since Knebworth but fuck me, they had it yesterday. Incredible behaviour. You gotta be good to follow Kasabian. They are.Don't remember leaving the gig! I feel poisoned. Not looking forward to the flight home AND me and Irie Nancy have got to go to a friend's 40th tomorrow. More boozing. Shit!!Got 10 days off though so mustn't grumble.In a bit.GD." 
The visuals on the monitors were amazing throughout the show and its hard not to think that this concert could be released for a DVD.Liam dedicated "My Big mouth" to himself even though he remained somewhat quite for the gig, he commented to the people in the VIP section "What the hell ye doing up there?".His voice was spot on for the whole gig.They played a stormer finishing with the beatles “I am the Walrus” that I am sure the Beatles would have nodded with approval to. As the brothers made their way off stage a barrage of fireworks went off in the night sky with Oasis “Married with Children” being played over the speakers, perfectly apt with the lyrics “Goodbye I'm going home” an end to a perfect concert. Cheers lads for one of the greatest gigs you could witness. I can safely knock Oasis off my list of bands I must see before I die and as Noel said just before he left the stage at Slane castle "Thanks, it's been Biblical".
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UPDATE THIS IS NOW SOLD OUT
Dolans tonight is to play host to a headline show for Kiernan Mcmullan and two great support acts. The warehouse wasn't majorly packed but a nice crowd all the same for a miserable Friday night.
First act to take to the stage were local band “protobaby”, The lead singers voice not unlike Ian Curtis and the Interpol vibe was oozing from them. Their sound was quite amazing and it was if we were listening to an album unfold on front of us. This kind of thing only happens when you have been gigging or practicing for so long and these guys have that down. Such a tight unit. Really looking forward to getting my hands on some of their music but for now we will have to be content with listening to them on their myspace http://www.myspace.com/protobaby
Protobaby play Dolans once again on august 14th, this show is one to get yourself down to.
Second act of the night were “TKO”, This six piece music machine got straight into it and played a stormer. I like the cut of their jibe, dance along fun with added clarinet and violin! Their sound is very Ska/Reggie upbeat music, well a mix of about everything really, it shouldnt work but it damn well does. They threw a few covers into their set which included the Beach Boys, Mary by “the four of us” and more. At one point the bass player armed with an mouth organ jumped off stage and played around the crowd and for the finale went back into the crowd handing out sweets, A great touch and a great ending to their set. I would hope to catch this guys live again. Their also working on an album and should be out anytime soon.
TKO Setlist:
1. Burned Out
2. KMT
3. Hiding in the corner
4. Bitter Twist
5. Game Over
6. The Busker
Keep an eye on their progress here http://www.myspace.com/tkohq
Now it was the turn of the headliner to entertain us and that he did. Kiernan was backed by three other band members and this was the first time they had played together for awhile due to him being on the road over in the US. The songs are amazing each one with a unique story behind, such as their love for a cartoon show called "The Venture bros" or a song about his 9 year old cousins view on life. This my second time seeing the guy and his catalogue just keeps on getting better. We were all treated to a free CD when leaving. A sample of 5 tracks from his new Album which is currently available on itunes “Perfect People are Boring”. It looks like he is off to the states once again at the end of the month, so best of luck with that, keep track with him here http://www.myspace.com/kiernanm
Cheers for a great night of music!
Kiernans Set List:
Fireworks
Hold on
No to
Only angry
What was I thinking
Cardboard Swords
Talk about it
Borderline
Do it rite
Funk no.
Grace
Ballad
Grace
Ballad
Encore:
Afternoon
Stick it out
College court is basically a ghost town for the summer as the students are gone, this weekend will see more than a bit of life in the area. A music gig spanning two days called Guantanamo Noise-Fest II is set to take place, 6 castlebook college court will see 10 crazy bands play through the two days.
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