On the smaller end, the pub the wild duck here in Dublin is starting having bands in from August.
Play the Academy July 13th

20 years ago today,remember this one lads?.Hoping for a 2021 date!

Was one of my first gigs. Stage was tiny and audience were within touching distance of the band. Think that was their Hate Campaign Tour. Caught them in the Voodoo in 2008 for their self-titled album tour and later on that summer in Sydney. Got all albums autographed by Matti and David. Another post reunion visit to these shores would be welcomed when normality starts to return. Hopefully next year.

Quote from: Paul keohane on May 19, 2020, 11:15:00 PM
20 years ago today,remember this one lads?.Hoping for a 2021 date!

Gatherings of 300 allowed here (Switzerland) as of end of May now. Not that I'm really holding out for any major gig action - we might be allowed 300 people but not much use if the rest of Europe can't support a tour.

Still find myself wondering how much social distancing will actually be enforced once all the phases are complete , which looks set at the moment to not be too much of a problem given the bottoming out numbers.

It seems to depend who you talk to. I know the term 'the new norm' is being bandied about a lot, but technically the last phase is in August. Whilst larger gatherings might still be a way off, there's technically no advisory stance or regulations at the moment  post August for something the size of, say, a Dolan's gig right?

Maybe it'll come down to your own tolerance and threshold for such gatherings. I know as soon as I can, I'll be back at them and would much rather be bumping shoulders.  Life's got to, invariably, go on even if your local gig is only a small part of that in the grand scheme of things.

Airneanach: It seems to depend who you talk to. I know the term 'the new norm' is being bandied about a lot, but technically the last phase is in August. Whilst larger gatherings might still be a way off, there's technically no advisory stance or regulations at the moment  post August for something the size of, say, a Dolan's gig right?


As per https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/dd26a8-easing-the-covid-19-restrictions-on-10-august/#cultural-and-social

Indoor recreational venues, such as bowling alleys and bingo halls, can reopen where numbers can be limited, cleaning can be maintained, and social distancing can be complied with.

Pubs, nightclubs and casinos can reopen, where social distancing and strict cleaning can be complied with.

Festivals, events and other social and cultural mass gatherings can take place only in accordance with both indoor and outdoor number restrictions and where social distancing can be complied with.

Joyous scenes if Blood Incantation actually happens the end of August!

Well that clears that up, then. I remember reading detailed breakdowns of the various phases before but clearly I took a pass on the last phase and just assumed it to mean "Everything else on the go now, too." Oh dear.

I have to concede then that at this point it'd be better for the head to just write off 2020 entirely on the gig front, barring some potential increased relaxation of the provisions in place. It's a real shame, and ultimately tempts you into viewpoints that perhaps sound a little brash compared to the higher priority of public health. That's just being stir crazy as well, of course. After a certain point where community transmission is still flatlined you're bound to start wondering "What arbitrary date are you planning where 50 people banging heads is safer than it is right now?"

The gigs are the only thing I proper miss. Nobody in my circle of friends particularly minds the pubs being shut. Few Brown Bears from Aldi out each others backyards is a whole lot more wholesome than the way pubs have become accustomed to fleecing us for years.

Ah well. Glad I started working on a record collection two years prior to this mess. It's a brilliant way to give and get from the scenes you're into. The no fans gig compromises are lovely in theory, but just not for me.

Yeah last weekend I chucked on Sepultura Under Siege in Barca and Kreator in East Berlin for a bit of life, I couldn't bear to watch something without a crowd.

More cold water for thoughts of attending a gig any time soon in Dolan's etc:

The bad news is that your favourite pub is unlikely to reopen if the two-metre physical distancing guidance remains, according to Brian Foley from the Vintners' Federation of Ireland.

"This is because it would reduce capacity by up to 87% of standing customers and 65% of those seated in a typical bar layout. So it would simply not be viable for many pubs to run a business

Clang in the national stadium, for all of what I know. Is going ahead
Play the Academy July 13th

Just bit on Incineration next year.

I know it's technically a bit of a gamble in these times, but we got the flights on the house with the Ryanair voucher I had in lieu of being able to fly to Download today. Hopefully we'll be good to go by then. The setup looks fantastic and both myself and herself like the blacker end of things so I'm really excited. Emperor and Dark Funeral are high on my extreme bucket list.

So a whole day of the devil's music, a handy stay in Camden and it worked out cheap as chips.



Yes.

Interesting but obviously not practical in terms of touring bands.

Quote from: Juggz on June 14, 2020, 04:23:04 PM
2020 gigs  :(

https://twitter.com/DoroOfficial/status/1271942239418269696

Jaysus it's exactly like Pixar's Mater's Tall Tales episode "Heavy Metal Mater" (Cars spin-off).