Times have changed. When I was pacing nervously up and down the backstage area of venues such as The Rock Garden and The New Inn in the 90s’, stage time was usually 10pm with curfew at 11.30pm. These days if you arrive at 9.30 at a venue there’s a good chance the headliners are midway through their set. It’s hardly rock n roll so it’s good to see that one of our favourite venues is bucking the trend for their self curated Depot Sessions with live music programmed up until midnight. Proper gig time! Spread over two nights, the sessions are a nicely curated 3 band line up per night with some red hot contenders in the mix. SexyTadhg, Fizzy Orange and WineMom perform on Thursday while Really Good Time, Squarehead and Cruel Sister are Friday’s bill of fare. All acts bring something fresh to the table and are well worth checking out.
Tickets are only a tenner and are available online from thecomplex.ie
The Depot Sessions take place at The Complex, Smithfield from 8.30pm – 12am on Thursday June 6th & Friday June 7th.
Words: Adhamh Ó Caoimh
