So very Irish, have the gigs sellout before they're officially announced !

Stephen Fretwell !!! Ace !

Mully, lucky you have me to inform you a few hours in advance then.

Does anyone know if this is an MCD thing or who is promoting it?

Bit more detail on dates and venues, wouldn't swear to it but reckon it's accurate. -Beck - Olympia - 6th June -British Power Sea, Sons and Daughters - The Village - 7th June -Buck 65, Jose Gonzaleaz - Whelans - 7th June -Dizee Rascal , Black Twang, Daddy G - Ambassador - 5th June -Engineers - Temple Bar Music Centre - 7th June -Masters at Work - Spirit - 3rd June -Monoband - Whelans - 4th June -Roots Manuva - Ambassador - 1st June -Stephen Fretwell - Whelans - 5th June -The Departures, Editors - Whelans - 3rd June -The Duke Spirit, VHS/Beta - Temple Bar Music Centre - 4th June -Magic Numbers, J Chester, Jessie&Layla - The Village - 3rd June -Tom Vek - Whelans - 6th June -Towers of London - Whelans - 2nd June -Whitey - Whelans - 1st June -Weezer - Vicar Street - 7th June

They should do like a golden ticket thing which lets you into all the gigs. Say €50 for a ticket to see as many bands as you want over the days. I want to go to gigs on 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th from that bill, so gonna be alot of cash.

Yeah but for these more established artists aswell

you could just buy that Ocean Colour Scene 4 gig ticket for 49 million euro, or whatever ridiculous amount it costs. PLus, you just get to see the same band 4 times, which is obviously better

I suppose it is...maybe you are right. Think I'll just get as many tickets as I can. Defintely 'The Magic Number', 'Weezer' and 'Beck' with maybe's over 'Stephen Fretwell' and 'Duke Spirit'. The gigs are starting to pile up now.

speaking as an employee of ticketmaster (dont hate me) thought you should all know theyre on sale wednesday the 13th at 8am not 9, so you've been warned. see you all bright n early tomorrow so...! sigh

Amazin. So lucky i decided to check cluas tonight. Credit Card is ready for tomorrow morning. Good to see alot of emerging acts playin. Engineers, Tom Vek, Brit Sea Power. Apart from Beck, I doubt many of those will sell-out really quick

just found this on ticketmaster site the La's Tue 07/06/05 Bud Rising Ambassador Theatre

Let's all bow down and worship the drinks companies for the music festivals they bring for us. You make us feel better! You give us great courage and the ability to chat up members of the opposite sex! You bring music and great bands to us! You make us sick! Heineken, Guinness, Bud....Thank You!!! Corporations rule!

Anyone know how quickly weezer sold out this morning? I've got a ticket for Fretwell and for Buck 65, both are great value for a tenner, I like Beck but I don't €40 like him. Same goes for Jimmy Cliff for 30 bills.

got tix for The La's, Fretwell & Jimmy Cliff. How about Stephen Fretwell for 10 euros ! cant top that !

Got me tiks for Beck and British Sea Power/Sons and Daughters too - Yay!!!!

I got tickets for Weezer and Beck. Apparently Weezer was sold out in half an hour, I was stuck in traffic during that time. But the girl behind the desk had two extra tickets so I was lucky - cheers if she reads this. Might get Magic Numbers and Stephen Fretwell during the week.

30 yoyos for jimmy cliff: somebodies havin a laugh! (jimmy cliff, mcd & ticketmaster actually) saw him at oxegen last year, was really lookin forward to it but had to leave after 20mins. complete crap. watered down corporate reggae. would make you want to listen to radiohead

Im really looking forward to Jimmy Cliff actually, havent seen him before. A couple of lads from work saw him at The Vilage last time out and said he was awesome. Could be a better venue for him too at The Ambassador.

Joley, I'll buy ya a pint if you see me at any upcoming gigs. Cheers again!!!!

I've always ignored British Sea Power for some reason. Are they worth unignoring?

is Weezer the only Aiken gig on this MCD 'festival'?

The new British Sea Power album 'Open Season' is good, a real grower but worth a few listens. I wouldn't ignore them though. Not sure about the Aiken thing.

My Bud Rising picks (for what they're worth) 1. dizzee rascal 2. whitey 3. magic numbers 4. the kills 5. jacques lu cont who dares to disobey?

I never knew The Kills were playing, hopefully they play Oxegen aswell. But I'd go for: - Weezer - Beck - Magic Numbers - Stephen Fretwell - Duke Spirit

I don't get why Weezer are playing Vicar St, they should be in the olympia. Then again, the sound is better in VS.

There's a massive thread dedicated to the Weezer gig over on thumped, someone suggested that Aiken thought Weezer weren't big enough and would struggle to sell a large number of tickets. Aiken are obviously idiots.

haha. what we know now, we knew before

How big do you reckon they could have gone? Olympia definately, the point perhaps (first ever Irish gig and all, although had they the gig could well have been poo). Actually this is happening during the summer, Dublin Castle?

no, not the Point at all, they couldn't fill it, especially with so many gigs coinciding with them. But, I reckon the could've stuffed the Olympia easily. I'd imagine it's something to do with the promotion allocation rather than an imagined attendance/capacity. Yeah, Green Energy Dublin Castle muck is happening: Paddy Casey, Black Eyed Peas, Faithless. Good lord.

yeah, ive always gone to the Heineken Green Energy from the very first one, god I remember seeing Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros @ The Olympia the first year, f**king electric so it was ! best gig ever ! Morrissey @ Dublin Castle last year was another highlight. This year is total s**te altogether !!!

yeah, one night i saw the white stripes and evan dando in one night in different venues. great night so it was. the heineken green energy schtick is old now... its for office workers who want to get pissed. the bud rising is a little better it seems, but again - the big acts won't allow local support on the the gigs so that doesn't help out local bands very much...

yeah, I get it, but I reckon the promoters aren't really thinking about that point. There's a bud rising band comp if anyone's interested Early Riser This year’s BudRising festival takes place in Dublin from June 1 to June 7. Throughout the week, there will be a variety of established and not-so-established international acts playing – with up to 11 gigs a night across 23 venues. As part of the festival, new Irish bands can get a chance to play on a number of stages – from outdoor shows to high-profile support slots – by entering the EarlyRiser new band competition. To enter, simply send a CD with no more than four original songs plus a brief biog to EarlyRiser, PO Box 7808, Dublin 2 before Thursday May 10. Selections will be made by a panel of industry figures and winners will be notified by May 20. How do I enter? Send a CD with three original tracks to the address below. No covers! Please include a short biography and a photo if you want. Correct contact details (mobile, landline and e-mail) are also necessary. All entrants must be available to play between June 1 2005 and June 7 2005 inclusive. Where do I send it to? EarlyRiser, PO Box 7808 Dublin 2. To ensure you CD arrives safe and sound, please send it in a padded envelope. Please note: CDs cannot be returned. When is the closing date? May 10, 2005. Who are the judges? A panel of music industry figures will make the decision – and their decision is final! How will I know if I’m a winner? All entrants will be notified regardless of whether they are winners or not. Winners will be announced on the BudRising website and in national media. Good luck!

If you haven't seen Rahzel, do. He does human beatbox like no one else. He can do drums, bass and rappin, all at the same time. He's genius. Roots Manuva, the best London hip hop act of the last few yrs, well before Dizzee and the Streets. He did a really weird and excellent cover of Yellow Submarine. It'll be interestin to see the La's after all these yrs too. I still listen to their album a lot after all these yrs, they were doin it well before the Coral and the Zutons came along.

Rahzel is a bit past it I think. He was interesting a few years ago. Roots Manuva is incredibly boring.

Roots Manuva is €32 or something, what the f**k?

yeah, I like the point of it being big acts in small venues, saw Primal Scream last year in the Red Box, proper Rock n Roll madness !!!

actually, the one good live download I have from Rahzel is 'If Your Mother Only Knew'. Does anyone else have this? It's excellent (but short), I'd recommend it.

Nope, not taking the piss, just not my cup of tea.