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    July 3, 2009 @ 9:33 am | by Jim Carroll

    Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol was The Ticket’s guest editor this week and Ticket ed Conor Goodman explains how it came about and how it worked. In the mix: Snow Patrol’s festival survival guide and Oxegen tips, the editor interviewing a music journalist, the guest editor interviewing Howling Bells and Gary Lightbody’s New Music starring Lowly Knights, Holy Ghost, Jonquil, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Miracle Fortress and Villagers.

    In other stuff, Brian Boyd watches Glastonbury on the box, Pierce Turner reveals the contents of his rider and Lauren Murphy’s Music News has stories on Michael Jackson souvenir tickets, Pirate Bay’s latest move and Daedelus and Jape talking shop.

    CD of the Week comes from Florence & The Machine and there are also reviews of releases by Discovery, Ape School, Patrick Kelleher, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Bert Jansch, Shawn Colvin and many more.

    In the cinemas, this week’s new releases are Public Enemies, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Gigantic, Lake Tahoe and Sugar. Plus from the movies department: film news and the weekly quiz.

    The Ticket: we built this city on rock’n'roll

    The OTR community noticeboard is now open for your plugs. Anything goes but (1) keep ‘em short and snappy or they will be edited, (2) make sure you include admission prices and (3) declare an interest where an interest should be declared.

    • 46 Comments »

    1.
    July 3, 2009
    9:34 am

    Banter is a new monthly-ish series of informal chats, debates and discussions around pop and pop culture.

    The first one takes place tomorrow (Saturday July 4, 9pm) in the Mezz room in the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1) and will look at “the state of Irish music radio - past, present and future”.

    The speakers: Paul McLoone (Today FM) and The Golden Maverick (Power FM). The eejit keeping it all together: er, me.

    Admission is free but capacity is limited so to guarantee your place, please email your name to conor@bodytonicmusic.com with ‘Banter No1′ in the subject bar.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    2.
    July 3, 2009
    9:43 am

    pixies sold out. no joy for this kid.

    Comment by john
    3.
    July 3, 2009
    9:44 am

    Gainful whittles, orchestral austin, yuppie, 13 unfrock, academia madisons, city reams…. some of the many useless words i typed into ticketmasters useless website this morning looking for pixies tickets since 8:59am

    WATUSI is on tonight in Sheebeen for the last time from 10:30pm for the very best in soul and funk

    DOI they are my mates

    Comment by petee
    4.
    July 3, 2009
    9:47 am

    john - i wonder is that SOLD-OUT (really sold out) or SOLD-OUT (pretend sold-out when they’ll release some “production hold” tickets the week before the gig)?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    5.
    July 3, 2009
    9:57 am

    Really hope Pixies is pretend sold-out. Tried at bang on 9 and no joy. Gutted.

    Comment by Liz
    6.
    July 3, 2009
    10:00 am

    Over on guesslist.ie we will be giving away two pairs of tickets to the Indiependence festival (face value €59 each) every Friday for the next four weeks. We will also be giving out two pairs via our twitter account (@guesslist).

    Full details over on guesslist.ie

    DOI: I write for guesslist

    Comment by Joe
    7.
    July 3, 2009
    10:02 am

    ”pixies sold out. no joy for this kid”

    Same here, seriously p****d off. They should be playing the O2 so everyone has a chance to see them.

    Comment by Quint
    8.
    July 3, 2009
    10:03 am

    the girl i spoke to said more tickets will prob be released but its hard to keep an eye out all the time. i was on the pc, my wife on the phone and my son on the mobile. still no result.
    i’ll dig out my stadium bootleg and listen to that in oct

    Comment by john
    9.
    July 3, 2009
    10:04 am

    Early stages of planning, but I’m organising ‘No Pix Tix?’ - the 20th anniversary Pixies Pity Party and Protest on Dame Street for those without Pixies tickets, again.

    The anniversary will be on the actual date (Oct 1) of the day we hung around the National Stadium or maybe the Friday, possibly in Brogan’s right beside the Olympia. Tickets will be free, not captha-protected, and a maximum of nonexistent four-per-punter. Possible sponsorship by a brewing company - I’m thinking bitter. Guest speakers to include Joe Duffy (I’m on hold with him right now), and the activities will mostly consist of scowling at the guestlisters, friends-of-promoters, the faster-fingered, and the recession-proof eBay credit card profligates. Dress code: Death to the Pixies teeshirt, scuffed shoes for kerb-kicking, and a miserable scowl.

    Comment by jim kennedy
    10.
    July 3, 2009
    10:06 am

    If you know something we don’t, Carroll, tell us!

    Comment by Eric
    11.
    July 3, 2009
    10:12 am

    (1) Bill Coleman, Henrietta Game, Arrow In The Sky, Mickael Lenel all in Boyles, Slane tonight for The 2UIBestow Sessions.
    (2) Free in and kicks off at 9!
    (3) I’m the host, promoter and writer of the blog!

    Comment by Peter Nagle
    12.
    July 3, 2009
    10:18 am

    Peter from 2uibestow has another “sessions” going tonight at Boyle’s in Slane. Free in. Bill Coleman, Henrietta Game, Arrow In The Sky are all playing. Starts at 9, I think.

    DOI: Fellow blogger, brilliant blog, fantastic night of music!

    Comment by Ronan
    13.
    July 3, 2009
    10:28 am

    How about a piece on rip off ticket prices in Ireland.Pixies tickets for the Olympia are a whopping 55 euro whereas tickets for their Glasgow SECC gig are £30 which is around 35 euro.

    What is the justification for this?

    Comment by Rickball
    14.
    July 3, 2009
    10:31 am

    Two plugs if you may be so kind Jim

    Tiny Magnetic Pets debut album ‘Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets’ has just been licensed to Universal Records in the Philippines.

    Tickets for Psychonavigation Records 9th Birthday celebrations are on sale now priced just 15Euro from Road,City Discs and from Tickets.ie .The event takes place on August 20th at The Sugar Club. 8pm - 2am. 7 live acts & 3 DJ’s. Mixmaster Morris,202s,Neosupervital,Enrico Coniglio,Ciaran Byrne,Roger Doyle,Tiny Magnetic Pets,Mick Chillage,Gerry Molumby,Keith Downey

    Comment by Keith Downey
    15.
    July 3, 2009
    10:39 am

    Rickball - we’ve done those pieces until we’re blue in the face, dude. Not going there again. Thankin’ you.

    That said, am I the only one to notice that while the price of everything is coming down - and wages too - ticket prices remain rocksteady?

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    16.
    July 3, 2009
    10:40 am

    yes!

    groom

    &

    yeh deadlies

    bewleys cafe theatre, grafton st

    thursday 9th of july 2009

    adm: €8 doors: 8.00pm

    places limited to 50, minus the band members and soundman, so let’s just say 40.

    pop music

    http://www.myspace.com/groomtheband

    http://www.myspace.com/yehdeadlies

    d.O.i: i’m in groom

    Comment by ruan // nick thinks...
    17.
    July 3, 2009
    10:45 am

    Handsome Furs (Academy 27th October) and Jamie T (Whelan’s 24th October) tickets also on sale today - DOI: I’m promoting

    Comment by Stephen
    18.
    July 3, 2009
    10:47 am

    i wonder why they’re playing the olympia ? nothing in the O2 on the 1 and 2 oct.

    Comment by john
    19.
    July 3, 2009
    11:12 am

    I went looking for Pixies tix this morning, no joy … I see TM still hasn’t put up the Sold Out signs online at 11.15

    Question. Why oh why do TM put all their tickets on sale at 9am of a Friday ? Surely it would be better to give their server a rest & spead the ‘On sale’ times out over the day or week.

    Comment by Mully
    20.
    July 3, 2009
    11:13 am

    Same situation for me. Bang on 9 and no tickets. I’d say they would be worried they couldn’t fill the O2 whereas they’re guaranteed to fill a smaller venue like the Olympia.

    Comment by ChrisNoise
    21.
    July 3, 2009
    11:18 am

    “Thankin’ you.”

    Haha.

    Mully - sold out notice been up on TM since around 9.30.

    Comment by P&M
    22.
    July 3, 2009
    11:21 am

    they might not fill the O2 but they would surely sell 8 to 10000 tickets

    Comment by john
    23.
    July 3, 2009
    11:22 am

    In case you missed it we’ve an interview with The Thermals on this week’s Wired For Sound (repeated tomorrow @6pm, rte 2xm) And next week sports fans we’ve got an interview with the awesome White Denim. Lend us an ear why don’t ya!

    D.O.I: Am one of the presenters

    Comment by barryb
    24.
    July 3, 2009
    11:27 am

    i think i messed up my last post. i’ll never get these internets… anyway

    Right after Jim’s Banter @1 you can catch The Dudley Corporation & Giveamanakick at 11pm in The Twisted Pepper. Alan O’Boyle (Legion of Two / Decal), Rachel Jordan (2XM) and Stan Bowles (off the internet) are on DJ duty and it’s €10 in.

    This is the first in a series of monthly gigs we’re running with Bodytonic’s POGO club to celebrate 10 years of thumped.com. Exciting times.

    DOI: it’s my website / i booked the gig.

    Comment by pete
    25.
    July 3, 2009
    11:30 am

    I doubt Pixes are playing the Olympia because the promoter doesn’t think they’d fill the O2.

    I reckon the band want to play small venues on this Doolittle tour. Just like Bowie on his Earthling tour in 1997.

    Goin on this mornings eperience, they’d fill the the O2 both nights no problem

    The sat is still free in their schedule although listed as a night off…if I was MCD i’d be on to them this morning saying, how bout doin the Sat too ? Nights off are for wimps ! :-)

    Comment by Keith
    26.
    July 3, 2009
    11:30 am

    I managed to get 2 tickets on the website. F5 at 9 on the dot, got straight in. I feel lucky now, didn’t think the demand was this high.

    Comment by Peter81
    27.
    July 3, 2009
    11:32 am

    Rickball- Justification? The fact it sold out and there’s plenty of people disappointed they didn’t get to pay that price.

    Ticket prices wont drop until punters stop paying them.

    Comment by Bold Lump
    28.
    July 3, 2009
    11:46 am

    Bold Lump : Yeah you could even argue ticket prices were set too low.

    Comment by JC
    29.
    July 3, 2009
    11:48 am

    Also feeling v. lucky right now. In work and logged into My Ticketb*st*rd account on website from 8.50. Found details of Pixies show and just kept hitting refresh from 8.59 onwards. Got the 3 tickets I was looking for, down on the floor (where I probably won’t be able to see much) and got them sent via TicketFast so have the tickets in my grubby mits right now.

    Will be making sacrifice to the Gig God on Howth Head at dawn tomorrow in thanks.

    Comment by Colette
    30.
    July 3, 2009
    12:56 pm

    I think what annoys me the most is that they are already for sale on ebay. 2 tickets from a seller located in the UK already at a current bid of €262.73. Ughh makes me sick!

    Comment by Raicheal
    31.
    July 3, 2009
    2:17 pm

    Murmur presents:

    And So I Watch You From Afar
    + Sarsparilla
    + Squarehead

    Tonight at the Lower Deck, Portabello. Tickets €8, doors @ 8.

    DOI: my blog is affiliated with Murmur (we run it, likes).

    Comment by Clockwork Rob
    32.
    July 3, 2009
    2:24 pm

    I’d like to make a quick comment on the Gary Lightbody-edited issue of the Ticket today. Namely that in his “new music” picks, he selects Miracle Fortress. In what sense does he think they are “new” music, since I’ve had their album for about two years?

    It’s a small point, of course, but I have nothing else to whinge about today so far, apart from Utd signing Michael Owen, but I’ll not “go there”

    Comment by Neill
    33.
    July 3, 2009
    2:29 pm

    Neill - in fairness to our guest editor, here’s the quote from his email to me about this very point - “OK, these have been going for a while now, first album 2007, but i love them so and not enough folk are talking about them”.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    34.
    July 3, 2009
    3:01 pm

    i can’t believe you only gave the phenominal handclap band 3 stars, its a cracker of an album

    and i was robbed in the oxegen contest but well done quint all the same

    Comment by petee
    35.
    July 3, 2009
    3:04 pm

    Jim@33: Fair enough.

    Now what the hell is going on with Michael Owen…

    Comment by Neill
    36.
    July 3, 2009
    3:38 pm

    P&M @ 21

    It seems that online these days, they don’t switch off the ‘find tickets’ like they used to do … Maybe looking at the no. of post soldout hits an artist recieves to guage interest in extra dates or similar.

    Comment by Mully
    37.
    July 3, 2009
    4:05 pm

    Mully - I was thinking the same thing myself. It’s been a long time since I have seen a gig marked ‘tickets are currently unavailable’. The fact that they let you enter a number of tickets before telling you that there are no tickets available means that they’d have a decent idea of the level of interest in extra dates.

    Comment by P&M
    38.
    July 3, 2009
    4:27 pm

    2 things:
    1. My pals Gisli Darri and Fan Sissoko are launching lovely home-bound books at the book fair 11am-5pm tomorrow in Filmbase. Free in. Had a look at Gisli’s book during the week: fantastic and very funny. Examples of his stuff at http://gislidarri.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/some-work/
    2. The Dudley Corporation (me = drums)/Giveamanakick gig after Jim’s shindig in Twisted Pepper with Alan O’Boyle (Decal), Rachel Jordan (2XM) and Neil Williams DJing. €10. One for each year of Thumped.com.
    Thanks JC and his newspaper of record.

    Comment by Joss
    39.
    July 3, 2009
    4:35 pm

    On mcd.ie … PIXIES SOLD OUT IN UNDER 2 MINUTES

    Comment by Mully
    40.
    July 3, 2009
    7:17 pm

    Jim is that banter thing on at 7 or 9? Bodytonic said 7..

    Comment by Niall
    41.
    July 3, 2009
    8:42 pm

    Niall - we kick off at 9pm. Venue opens 7pm

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    42.
    July 3, 2009
    9:12 pm

    Neil @ 32 furthermore, Miracle Fortress have split up

    Joss @ 38 those Gisli illustrations are great

    Comment by Leagues
    43.
    July 3, 2009
    11:55 pm

    !!! (chk chk chk) play whelans this wednesday. july 8. €17

    Aftershow party upstairs in whelans later, with tyler pope of !!! djing, along with skinny wolves and u:mack dj’s. free admission to anyone whose been at the gig, but limited capacity

    DOI: Im promoting the gig, and the aftershow thing is just an excuse for me and my buddy to have birthday drinks

    Comment by u:m
    44.
    July 4, 2009
    12:14 pm

    I’m probably preaching to the converted but I cannot say enough good things about !!!. If you haven’t yet seen them live then scrape your pocket money together and go.
    My only declaration of interest is that I have rarely seen anyone dance as intriguingly as the lead singer and my interest lies in seeing him wiggle again.

    Just go.

    Comment by Ali
    45.
    July 6, 2009
    12:54 pm

    I’m playing support to Lisa Hannigan on wednesday in Kilkenny - tickets details here:

    http://www.lisahannigan.ie/tour/

    I suspect it might be sold out, but if anyone is going anyway and was thinking of heading in early, I’ll be the guy on stage telling bad jokes and singing about people whose lives have gone or are going wrong.

    Comment by Mumblin' Deaf Ro
    46.
    July 6, 2009
    2:19 pm

    I got my ticket in sound cellar on the friday morning. It was so refreshing (and reminiscent of my younger ticket-buying days) to stand in a line on a sunny morning with a coffee, reading the ticket and shooting the breeze with the assorted pixies/beyoncé fans on nassau street. something nostalgic about it, that along with the friendly banter of the guy who works there reminded me how soulless buying tickets has become in the “if you’re not F5′ing it in the first 2 seconds, you’re done” era of ticketmaster dominated ticket sales.

    I’ll be heading back there to buy all my tickets, that’s for sure.

    Also, point of interest, don’t know if everyone knows this but if you’re buying tickets for whelans gigs, stay away from ticketmaster and ring up whelans ticket line directly, the credit card booking fee is only something like 45cents per ticket compared to the TM’s rather more extortionate fees, sweet !

    Also, á propos of nothing much in particular, has anyone heard that dangermouse/sparklehorse album, dark night of the soul, it’s excellent, hasn’t been off my Ipod for the past few weeks !

    Comment by garethh

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