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Cancelled gigs

Oxegen cancelled for 2012

The elephant in the room has finally made an announcement about its future plans: there will be no Oxegen in 2012. Per MCD PR supremo Justin Green, “Oxegen, like Glastonbury, is taking a year off in 2012 and will be …

Is this the end of unforeseen circumstances?

It’s been a quiet summer for our old friend unforeseen circumstances. While there have been a few shows which have performed below-par, there hasn’t really been sight nor sound of unforeseen circumstances, which has to be a welcome development as …

#GnR WTF? – Guns N’ Roses open panto season in Dublin

It was the gig which had everything except, well, a gig as we usually know it. Anyone who believes that the current Guns N’ Roses set-up is little short of a pantomine will be saying “I told you so” after …

Rockefeller Productions: the sequel

Readers may recall this post from June 29 on Rockefeller Productions and their problems promoting shows by Ute Lemper, Grace Jones, Marianne Faithfull, Tony Curtis, Marilyn and The Chippendales. During the course of researching that piece, I made several attempts …

Grace Jones’ Cork shows cancelled

Per the Savoy Theatre website, Grace Jones’ Cork shows in July have been cancelled. There is no word as of yet on the Dublin shows which are scheduled for the Wright Venue. However, tickets for the shows are not currently …

Volcanic circumstances – list of cancelled shows

The following Irish shows due to take place this week have been postponed or cancelled due to ash from that blooming volcano and its impact on air travel: LCD Soudsystem (Tripod, Dublin, Tuesday and Wednesday – per promoter, rescheduled dates …

Ry Cooder yanks Dublin show

Ry Cooder’s show at Dublin Olympia on June 10 has been cancelled – anyone surprised with those outlandish Celtic Tiger-era ticket prices? No reason given for the cancellation in the press release (not even “unforeseen circumstances”). Refunds and ticket swaps …

Credit crunch conks Counting Crows

Those 138 readers (sorry, just did a recount, 27 readers) who were looking forward to seeing Counting Crows (or, more likely, support act The Hold Steady) in Dublin’s 02 and Belfast’s Odyssey in December now have a free date on …