Scene and Heard
West told the crowd how it should “remember this moment for the rest of your life”. While the Portaloo shortage scuppered Glastonbury this year, organisers are optimistic that punters’ nitrogenous compounds can be catered for in 2013 and have announced that tickets will go on sale on Oct 7. Red Hot Chili Peppers (lead singer Anthony Kiedis, inset) have announced they’ll be releasing nine new double-A singles in the next six months. There are rumours that the Kino in Cork may get a new lease of life as a music venue.
GIG WISE: Anybody who had planned on going to Nicki Minaj (left) at the Olympia in Dublin on Jul 4 should be aware the concert has now been switched to Aug 21. Also in Dublin, Bon Iver have announced an appearance at the 02 for Nov 12. The Coronas sold out the Marquee last week and are to return to the Rebel county for the Indiependence festival near Mitchelstown (Aug 3-5). Gomez are at Cyprus Avenue in Cork on Tuesday while dance legend A Guy Called Gerald plays a DJ set at the Pavilion on Jul 6.
