Voodoo Belfast 20th Dec
Grand Social Dublin 21st December
Surprising announcement for many reasons. Has any Eyehategod gig here done any business? Also, completely shit time of year for it.
Great news just saw the poster with all the UK dates on the EHG page and was hoping for an Irish date. The show last October was packed and full of young people. I went to both shows the first time they were here in 2010 (it was Easter weekend). I saw people saying on here they were handing out free tickers or something for Dublin which I don't remember. Belfast in the limelight had a really good crowd for that tour.
Not too big on Goatwhore but they always seem to get a good turnout. Best time of year for a show I love going up to Dublin for gigs close to Christmas. It is 8 months away so plenty of time for people to plan and not use the usual 'too close to Christmas for me' excuse.
They had a decent turnout last year although that venue (room over what used to be that craft beer pub on Nassau st) is small enough.
I'll be going anyway, I think Mike Williams is one of the most underrated front men in metal.
The lost lane according to google has a capacity of 300 which seems to be the same capacity as the grand social.
Dublin show is up on tickets.ie
https://secure.tickets.ie/Listing/EventInformation/45664/eyehategod
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck me.
Saw them in 2015 and they were absolutely brilliant! One of the best shows I've seen. Well worth it!
452819288_1154887635590698_8202567389749327805_n.jpg
Dublin gig moved to Lost Lane. Ten Ton Slug added
Lost Lane was good last time and rammed so wouldn't be surprised now if this sells out with Goatwhore also playing.
Quote from: mickO))) on July 25, 2024, 12:03:26 PMLost Lane was good last time and rammed so wouldn't be surprised now if this sells out with Goatwhore also playing.
yeah, Last Lane gig wasn't bad at all. Glad this wasn't cancelled, just moved to another venue
How big is lost lane? Never been there before
Thats the Xmas works outing sorted then.
Looking forward to Goatwhore too
Quote from: Caladan on August 17, 2024, 06:47:11 PMHow big is lost lane? Never been there before
Maybe 250
Lost lane holds 300.
Have Goatwhore ever done their own show here? Must have seen them five or six times but always as a support
Dublin show sold out.
Belfast show sold out now. Great to see both shows sold out.
Can't wait. Been looking forward to this for weeks. Hopefully it's a sweaty mess of sludgy riff heaven
Stage times for this Friday 20th Dec 2024 at Voodoo Belfast. Doors 8pm
PxBx 8:20pm - 8:50pm
Elder Druid 9:05pm - 9:35pm
GOATWHORE 9:50pm - 9:35pm
EYEHATEGOD 10:55pm - 12:15am
Stage times for this Saturday 21st Dec 2024 at LoSt LaNe Dublin. Doors 7pm
Ten Ton Slug 7:15pm
GOATWHORE 8:00pm
EYEHATEGOD 9:05pm
Wow, probably the latest gig I'll have attended.
Flip! Must be because they're travelling straight over from bloody Bristol the night before. No handy way to get across other than what seems like an epic drive and a ferry. At least they'll have had a bit of rest with the late start. Crowd will be fairly steaming too!!! Class!!!
Anyone selling a ticket for the Dublin gig?
Yep, I've got one ticket (email/PDF inc. barcode and QR code) for sale – €30.50 inc. booking fee (PayPal or Revolut). First come ...
Quote from: (((Oran on December 18, 2024, 09:45:24 PMYep, I've got one ticket (email/PDF inc. barcode and QR code) for sale – €30.50 inc. booking fee (PayPal or Revolut). First come ...
Can you PM me for some reason it's not letting me
Hi Senzar, Sent you a PM. Did you get it?
**no takers**
Any Belfast tickets for sale?
*Sold*
[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
[/td]
[/tr]
[/table]
Quote from: I'veCaseyChaosOnAPedestal on December 20, 2024, 03:05:41 PMI've got one spare for Belfast tonight if anyone is looking one? £20. One mate can't go as is sick. Can transfer via Revolut preferably , ( I know my post count is low but have been a dedicated lurker since the MI days. lol
Quote from: I'veCaseyChaosOnAPedestal on December 20, 2024, 03:05:41 PMI've got one spare for Belfast tonight if anyone is looking one? £20. One mate can't go as is sick. Can transfer via Revolut preferably , ( I know my post count is low but have been a dedicated lurker since the MI days. lol
PM'd you there
That was savage. I went for Goatwhore but Eyehategod gained a permanent fan.
The stage times were probably due to their ferry being cancelled and them having to drive down through Wales, get another boat to the south, and drive up. Seeing their rather modest looking vans parked outside, I don't envy them for that journey.
Given that they lean quite heavily to the hardcore punk side of sludge, I was wary of the mosh pit going in.
Good thing then, that when everyone cleared off for a pint after Goatwhore, I ended up center stage front row. My back doubled as the stage barrier and pit perimeter.
The stage monitors were the only thing keeping me from ending up on the stage. When they inevitably got shoved backwards, we had to pull them back and take directions from the singer as to his desired orientation.
Twasn't that bad, though - I just got a couple of kicks in the head from crowd surfers.
Normally without ear plugs at metal gigs, it sounds like a wall of unintelligible noise and you go deaf half way through. With ear plugs, it's muffled and a bit too quiet.
But at the front with ear plugs, it was still super loud and the sound had perfect clarity. It couldn't have been any better - even if you had a pro-shot video watched via a VR headset and studio quality cans.
My favourite part was when someone came up to the stage at the end and shouted "I love you" to the singer. His response was, "Humans are a disease. I hate people."
It's a bit dark that the singer seemed to be sloshed (there was a bottle of wine next to the drum kit), even though he's on his second liver...
Quote from: BobbyAxelrod on December 21, 2024, 12:47:23 AMMy favourite part was when someone came up to the stage at the end and shouted "I love you" to the singer. His response was, "Humans are a disease. I hate people."
The funny thing about this is he is one of the friendliest people you will ever meet as is Bower.
Great show from EHG one of the best times I have seen them and nice to see that they had plenty of merch. Was fuck all last year and everything was just available in either a small or medium.
Forgot Goatwhore were even playing until it was too late. Not a band I am really into but definitely one worth showing up early for will make sure I see them tonight.
What a gig that felt like what I would imagine an EHG show back in the early 90's would have been like. Dirty small venue, packed with people just doing whatever they felt like. Last year in the Lost Lane was great but tonight just felt even better for some reason.
Goatwhore were ok not sure what it is about them on paper I should like but Soilent Green are so much better. Chatted to Ben for a few minutes who was a gent. Would like to have met Sammy but didn't see him hanging around.
Francis from Bogside Sniper Squadron was at the show.
Some amount of retards in the crowd though. Hope they come back again after 2 sellout shows because who knows how much longer Mike will be around.
After that first night, I would've strongly considered driving down for a second crack if it hadn't already sold out.
All three bands were great, crowd was well up for it which was great to see. Odd drunken mongo was annoying - props to the muppet who shouted "JACKS! WHERE!" at me - but I guess it's the time of year for it.
What's with the arsehole quotient at gigs these days is it just people are older and getting worse/more mental?
The two main ones for me were some stupid bitch that kept getting up onto what I assume was her boyfriends shoulders during Goatwhore blocking everyone's view behaving as if they were the only two people in the venue pity I didn't have one of those plastic beer cups as it would have been flung at the two of them.
Then when EHG were setting up some bald lad with glasses kept asking each member for fist bumps. He kept shouting over at Jimmy who was clearing getting annoyed and refused to acknowledge him so he went right up to where Jimmy was standing and Jim told him to piss off. Then he continued to stick his fist out to Mike during the show with Mike eventually having to say to him in between songs "dude I know your excited but we all fist bumped you plenty of times already we have a show to play here" then a few minutes after that your man disappeared.
The thing with EHG is with the Bower / Down connection you are going to get the bro dudes showing up. I don't even want to think about what some of the crowd will be like at Pantera or Biohazard in February.
Great high, really enjoyed Goatwhore
It was a fantastic night in Belfast on Friday. Absolute pleasure to see them . Was delighted they totally brought it and smashed it - had been worried they'd be done out after the big journey (or just simply wasted !) but I'd a very good mixture of moshing and just standing back and soaking in the glory. As posted above, you could really appreciate the hardcore / punk aspects of their music, and that was class. Laughed my ass off to yer fella at the end who shouted out ironically, "play your hits!"
Went to the gig with a buddy who doesn't know much about EHG , and i saw him chatting randomly to this gnarly looking dude at the door outside , who was about to head upstairs . I realised it was the bassist Gary, and I walked over to say hello. He flippin stayed chatting to us for about 15 minutes and asked us if we could make him a rollie. I wasn't even asking him bullshit fanboy questions, just standing like a mute , and then panicked when he still stayed with us , as by then I'd ran out of conversation material . Super chilled down to earth guy . Quality experience.
Got a quick word with Mike after too as he was going up the stairs .
I was so stoked by those small interactions , that I now feel that they are my two besties and I am essentially a member of EHG. Absolute mental derangement.
I really think I have stalker tendencies...
The whole up close and personal experience of the gig in the small venue was an interesting vicarious experience , as you saw warts and all what life is like for a touring / working band , and all the constant drinking , smelliness and tiredness of it all . Not easy on the body for sure.
To echo what was also said above, I really am worried about Mike and the booze. Only read a couple of days ago that he'd a full liver transplant in 2016 ffs. I mean, shit.
Have a good feeling they'll come back next year , fingers crossed .
Also got talking to Sammy from GoatWhore, with my Acid Bath word vomit. He said Ireland was a place they definitely want to bring the band. Maybe he was just appeasing me . As my ma would say, they probably thought i was being a wee puke .
P.S. having now read what Micko just posted above re: the knobs at the Dublin show , I shudder to think that I may indeed be just another knob. Although I'm not a bro dude!
But I am going to see Pantera in February, incidentally...
Mate of mine text me saying they weren't checking/scanning tickets going in? She'd sent me on her ticket saying to come in and try it but I was going to be a bit pushed for time to make it in
Sounds like a great gig though, should have tried it
In Belfast they were checking names off a list due to system problems or something.
Re: Mike's liver
Hopefully if the first one lasted 30+ years, he'll still get a normal lifespan before he ruins this one.