29-10-2021, 07:08 PM
(29-10-2021, 06:45 PM)cee_jay Wrote:(29-10-2021, 06:41 PM)Rachel Stevens on a Pogo Stick Wrote: Ah, shame they're not supporting someone I actually want to see ( ), or even better just doing their own headline gig.I went to Bon Jovi before as Matchbox 20 were the support band, and I'm a big fan. Seeing them on Vicar Street years later was much better to be honest.
Also, not a fan of big stadium venues like the Aviva (that many people in the one place equals a panic attack for Soapy) - give me an intimate gig at The Academy or Whelans any day of the week and I'm there with bells on though.
I have no interest in going to see The Eagles in the Aviva, like you I'd like to see them in a much smaller venue. The thing is those venues are probably much too small for their fan base elsewhere and would probably be like a step backwards.
Yeah, it's unfortunate. If they were co-headlining a big venue with someone like The Chicks now that would probably tempt me, panic attacks be damned.
One of the best gigs I ever went to was back in 2014 when The Shires and Ward Thomas were just starting out and they did a double-header gig in Whelans one night to a decent yet moderate sized crowd. After the gig they stayed around for a few drinks and I ended up just hanging out with them all for ages, and then after that me and a couple of friends ended up going to a Silent Disco with Ben and Chrissy (aka. The Shires) dancing the night away, and they gave us a shoutout on either their Facebook or Twitter (possibly both) with a group photo the next day... It was class...
And now that I've mentioned both bands, it's only common courtesy to throw in an obligatory YouTube song from both from their early days...
The FoGie Formerly Known As Rachel Stevens On A Pogo Stick & Also Starring LeVar Burton