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My personal 10 best Gigs

 Revisiting this old post  My 5 best gigs from 2011, let's update this.

1. P.J.Harvey  September 2023 Dublin Olympia (see here )

2. Franz Ferdinand 2012 Limerick Dolans (see here)

3. In Rainbows - Radiohead - Marlay Park (see the other concert in Malahide Castle )

4. Ham Sandwich in Dublin Olympia (2023, 20 years birthday bash )

5. Robert Plant, The Helix 2018

6. R.S.A.G at the Electric Picnic , gig in Jerry Fish tent. 

7. Tryo 

8. Girl Band in Bourkes. ( now named Gilla Band )

9. Pulp - St Ann Park (2023 ) 

10. Rodrigro and Gabriella (Dolans, Limerick)

Pumpkins 2023

Macnas Dublin 2023

 As part of the annual Bram Stoker Festival (https://www.bramstokerfestival.com/), the Galway based theatre company Macnas (https://www.macnas.com/ ) was back in Dublin for an Halloween parade.

Joyous

20 years..

Ham Sandwich in the Olympia for their 20 years together. As always joyous and festive.

The setlist :

Joyce and Kells

 A small random tour in Dublin city center to see (once more ) the book of kells.

Joyce.... in the street

Lettering Apprentice

Kells

More information here: https://www.visittrinity.ie/book-of-kells/

White poly jean

Another fantastic concert, with an artist I have long to see live for some time .... P.J.Harvey in the Olympia (Dublin). Haunting and theatric from the start, with some banger tunes to finish off

Haunting

guitar

Love

Update: see the setlist here: 

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/pj-harvey/2023/3olympia-theatre-dublin-ireland-4ba2434e.html 

everybody

Franz Ferdinand - Collins Barrack - August 2023

 

Franz ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand owning Collins Barrack

So I went back to see Franz Ferdinand and they were fantastic like the last time I saw them almost 10 years ago back in Limerick.

You can see photography here.

[UPDATE] Franz Ferdinand setlit on the night

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/franz-ferdinand/2023/collins-barracks-dublin-ireland-7ba5724c.html
   

 The supporting act Pillow Queen  was good 

Pillow Queen

 

Iris

 

Iris

From a new shop in Dublin: https://www.eyemazy.com

Rambling through Dublin - August 2023

 

AI does not exist but it will ruin everything anyway

Best summary on AI, and interesting predictions.

Exploding Kittens

 

Latest favourite card games

Flying back to Dublin - Howth - July 2023

 

Landing incoming over Howth

Puy de Dome 26 years after

 

26 years after at the top of the Puy de Dome

Back in the days, we drove our car all the way to the summit, now a train is the only way to access it ( or walking).

Vulcania - July 2023 - France

 

Inside Vulcania

Pulp - St Ann Park Dublin - 9 June

Class

Some videos from the concert ( not my recording), the start here, and the end there.

last waltz live olympia

Living nostalgia's culture to the full

last waltz live gig in the Olympia,👌🥳🙂👍

catan (junior)

Loving it... Goat,molasse, cutlass, gold, ships and lairs...aarrrrrr 

Play Date

Hey how you doing ?

 

Charlie - 8 years ago

 

January 2023 : Wild Lights

 

Dublin Zoo: Wild Lights 2023

Christmas 2022

 

R.I.P.

 R.I.P.

2022 pumpkins

Work desk under attack

Dublin Sea Baths

Clontarf Baths re-open to the public (limited)

North Side Beach view

 

the swimmer

To infinity and beyond

 So we went to see Lightyear.....

Lego #76831

Irish Water ... snorkel

Magheramore Beach

32 years later...

Voir Venise ....

reading Q1 2022