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Irish Examiner
7 hours ago
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- Irish Examiner
Iggy Pop review: Veteran rocker makes welcome return to Dublin for In The Meadows
Iggy Pop, In the Meadows, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin ★★★★☆ The most impressive part of Iggy Pop's first Dublin show in over 20 years? That he was topless for all bar about 15 minutes of his 80-minute set. It's a cool night on the Royal Hospital Kilmainham grounds of IMMA, following some torrential showers earlier in the day, and the crowd increasingly adds layers over the course of the headline slot. But anyone who saw Iggy Pop at All Together Now 2023 knows that the old dog hasn't learned any new tricks, like dressing for the Irish weather. He's always performed topless and ain't changing now. Iggy Pop shouldn't be here, really, when you think about it. Drug addictions and overdoses, confrontational live shows, self-mutilation, run-ins with biker gangs, and, er, rehabbing with David Bowie in Germany are all part of the lore with the Godfather of Punk, who has lived several lives even just this century. The single Lust for Life featured in Trainspotting in the late 1990s, he reunited with the Stooges in 2003, playing Slane the following year, and has hosted a weekly show on BBC 6 Music for the past 10 years. On the airwaves, he has championed numerous bands of all genres, some of whom appear on the second installment of the In The Meadows event that he's headlining on Saturday. Lambrini Girls, Billy No Mates, and local band Sprints are all variations on punk in the 2020s. Gilla Band are too, and play their only Irish show of the year here - when Iggy Pop calls, you answer. It's 10 years since they released their debut album, Holding Hands with Jamie, and with lyrics about wearing hats, buying 'shit clothes' in Easons, and the 'hustle to be a jack russell', you forget just how strange they are - but also how ferocious and exhilarating. Iggy Pop on stage at In The Meadows at Kilmainham in Dublin. Meanwhile, on the main stage, trad/metal act the Scratch are splitting the crowd down the middle for a Slipknot-esque moshpit, and then offering a heartfelt rendition of Christy Moore's Joxer Goes to Stuttgart. When it comes to limits, Irish acts, like Iggy Pop decades before them, are happy to shatter them. Iggy Pop arrives to the guttural intro of TV Eye - taken from the Stooges' second album Funhouse, released 55 years ago. He's 78 now, the same age as US president Donald Trump, and though his voice lacks the raw power of the early 1970s and he walks with a noticeable hitch, he's still cooler than pretty much anyone else in music. Backed by a seven-piece band, he shadowboxes, kicks his leg out, and cocks a pose throughout. It's about an hour into his set before he calls for a jacket. Of course it's thick leather and with 'Iggy' in studs on the back. It only lasts a few minutes before he tosses it away. And how do you argue with the setlist? The Passenger, with its boisterous 'la la las', sounds like the song of every summer. 'Oh fuck, what's that?' he shouts before Lust For Life, which he follows with Death Trip, singing: 'We're going down in history.' I Wanna be your Dog might be the greatest rock song ever written. 'I feel alright,' he shouts on 1970, performed while taking a breather on an amp; did we mention he's 78? His grizzled 6 Music voice is evident when he introduces Sick of You, explaining the song is 'about leaving home to survive and you don't even know why'. We get a little bit of Nightclubbing, written with Bowie and later made more famous by Grace Jones. When you talk about an Iggy Pop show in 2025, you're talking about a history of pop and rock music. And the old dog's not ready to be put down any time soon.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Slowdive at In the Meadows review: Forget Oasis, this sonic supernova is the perfect 1990s comeback
Slowdive In the Meadows, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin ★★★★★ Band reunions are in the headlines again ahead of this summer's return of Oasis – coming to a stadium near you at a premium price. But the Gallagher brothers will be doing well to have a comeback one-fifth as glorious as that of Slowdive , the early 1990s alternative pop underdogs whose reunion several years ago has seen them break out of their chrysalis and spread their wings gloriously. That victory lap ticks off its latest milestone at the In The Meadows festival in Dublin, where their headlining slot on the tented second stage is a wondrous serving of balmy space-pop. Back in the 1990s, the band – from the Thames Valley outside London – were derided by the then-mighty rock press for their lack of rock'n'roll swagger and all-round sense of artful dreaminess. Their unassuming, psychedelic music saw them lumped alongside Dublin's My Bloody Valentine as pioneers of a sound called 'shoegaze' – sniffed at in the moment yet hugely influential over the decades. Slowdive performed at the In The Meadows festival, at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin, at the weekend. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times First time around, the band never played in Ireland. They are now making up for lost time. In The Meadows is the third Irish show in under two years. Amidst the occasional rain shower and gathering twilight, it is a palate-clearing panacea, beginning with sonic supernova Shanty from their 2023 album, Everything Is Alive. READ MORE [ Iggy Pop at In the Meadows review: Old-school rock has rarely felt so timeless and incendiary Opens in new window ] [ Gilla Band at In the Meadows review: Musical Marmite from Ireland's own Velvet Underground Opens in new window ] Slowdive are a five-piece, but the focus is on singers Rachel Goswell (later seen up on the grass slope grooving to festival headliner Iggy Pop) and Neil Halstead. Their voices have a mutually complementary, hazy quality and are well paired with the vast weather fronts of guitar, particularly on 1990s tracks such as Catch the Breeze and Souvlaki Space Station. Accompanied by a gently blistering light show, their set is beautifully overwhelming. Surreal, too, if you were that one audience member up front trying to get lost in the band's haunting soundscapes whilst also following, in real-time, the Cork-Limerick penalty shoot-out in the Munster Hurling Final. They finish with the gorgeous assault of Golden Hair – originally by lost Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett and accompanied by a video projection of his scowling, puzzled face. But there is another surprise as the music rises to an ear-splitting sob and the face of Carry On star Sid James fills the screen – a glint of humour mixed with the emotion-melting spectacle.
Irish Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
In The Meadows featuring Iggy Pop, Slowdive and Lambrini Girls: When is it on, stage times, how to get there, weather and tickets info
In The Meadows, the one-day festival, will return to the stage at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on Saturday, June 7th. From the people behind All Together Now and Forbidden Fruit , it is being held in the grounds of The Irish Museum of Modern Art. Iggy Pop is headlining the punk-heavy event, making his return to Dublin after 17 years. Slowdive, the Scratch, Gilla Band and Sprints are also playing across three stages. Punk artist Billy Nomates, poet Dr John Cooper Clarke will appear as well, along with Warmduscher and Lambrini Girls . Muireann Bradley from Donegal will bring some bluegrass to the mix. When and where is it on? In The Meadows takes place at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin 8 on Saturday, June 7th. Are tickets still available? Yes, tickets are still available from €89.55 on Ticketmaster . READ MORE What time should I arrive? Doors open at 2pm, the first artist goes on stage at 3.35pm and the last entry is at 9.30pm. There is no readmission if you leave the venue. Who is playing and when? East stage 4.55pm – 5.55pm: Muireann Bradley 6.10pm – 7.10pm: Sprints 7.40pm – 8.55pm: The Scratch 9.25pm – 10.45pm: Iggy Pop Muireann Bradley from Ballybofey, Co Donegal. Middle stage 4:45pm – 5.30pm: Really Good Time 5.45pm – 6.30pm: Trupa Trupa 7pm – 8pm: Meryl Streek 8.25pm – 9.25pm: Lambrini Girls Lambrini Girls: Lilly Macieira and Phoebe Lunny. Photograph: Derek Perlman West stage 3.35pm – 4.25pm: Dr John Cooper Clarke 4.30pm – 5.30pm: Billy Nomates 5.45pm – 6.45pm: Warmduscher 7pm – 8pm: Gilla Band 8.20pm – 9.20pm: Slowdive Rachel Goswell of Slowdive performs on stage at The National Stadium,Dublin. Photograph: Tom Honan/The Irish Times How do I get there and home? In The Meadows takes place on the grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin 8, 15 minutes from Dublin city centre. Pedestrian access is via East Gate on Military Road, and there is no parking. Traffic restrictions will be in place on Military Road and Kilmainham Lane. The nearest car park is Park Rite at 7 Queen Street across the river Liffey in Dublin 7. Bike and scooter parking is available at the Royal Hospital. [ 'Who actually has the power? Is it Taylor Swift – or have men just found a way to profit off the idea of a powerful woman?' Opens in new window ] Kilmainham is a residential area and concertgoers are asked to be quiet when coming and going, and not to park illegally or in residential streets. There are a few options to get to the gig via public transport: By Luas: Take the red line from The Point towards Saggart or Tallaght – or the other way around – and exit at Heuston Station which is a five-minute walk to the east gate entrance via Military Road. By bus: Dublin Buses 123 and the S2 stop at St James's Hospital; buses 51D and 736 stop along Saint John's Road West; and the 4 bus stops at Heuston Station. The 26 goes to Wellington Quay; the 51 and 79 from Aston Quay; and the 90 Dart feeder bus runs from Connolly and Tara Street stations. See for more information or to plan your route. A range of Bus Éireann buses also stop on Saint John's Road West and at Heuston. See for details. By train: Heuston station is a five-minute walk to the venue, check out timetables at . What's the story with security? This is a strictly over-18s event. No large bags will be permitted, bags A4 size and smaller will be subject to security checks on entry, and attendees not carrying bags will be fast-tracked into the arena. Items not allowed in the venue include: umbrellas, liquids, glass or cans, alcohol, folding chairs, garden furniture, selfie sticks, megaphones, high-vis clothing and flares. Also, keep in mind that the Royal Hospital is a cashless venue. Can I take photos at the concert? Unauthorised professional photography or use of professional photography/recording equipment is prohibited and zoom lenses, audio visual or cinematic devices will not be permitted on site. What's the weather forecast? Met Éireann has forecast a showery afternoon and evening on Saturday. Temperatures will range from 8 degrees to 15 degrees Celsius. As umbrellas are not allowed in the venue and the event takes place on the grass at the Royal Hospital, pack a rain jacket and wear waterproof shoes. No harm to throw in some sun cream too, in case there's a break in the clouds.
