I was at Bruce in the RDS on Saturday night, aside from getting soaked to the skin, he was his usual brilliant best and it was almost biblical to see blue skys and a rainbow appear during "Wating for a sunny day"
However, if there was one thing that came close to spoling it for me and Mrs Sox, it was the amount of drunks and their behaviour in the standing area where we were. I'm not sure which was worse
Are we as a nation incapapable of enjoying ourselves without drink being involved.? I'm no prude and enjoy a pint as much as the next man, but why pay €80+ to stand in the pouring rain at a gig and get so drunk that you won't even remember it? Am I missing something?
It's not the first time this year I've seen our obsession with drink at an event. I was at Cirque de Soleil in the Point earlier in the year. Fabuolous show, but I had to put up with the middle aged couple behind me *****ing almost non stop over the price of a G&T. I know the Point's prices are a rip off but to me it was as if they came for a drink and the show was incidental.
As a nation, are we incapable of enjoying an event/gig/show without drink being involved?
However, if there was one thing that came close to spoling it for me and Mrs Sox, it was the amount of drunks and their behaviour in the standing area where we were. I'm not sure which was worse
- The drunk middle age exec type who poured a bottle of water over a girl because he seemed to think it was funny(her slap across his face soon corrected him on that).
- The blonde princess who seemed to think it was hilarious to throw her empty beer bottles into the crowd. I know they were only plastic but I still don't see how that could be great craic
- The drunk guy who was so out of it, before the gig even started that he could barely stand and ****ed himself before staggering off
Are we as a nation incapapable of enjoying ourselves without drink being involved.? I'm no prude and enjoy a pint as much as the next man, but why pay €80+ to stand in the pouring rain at a gig and get so drunk that you won't even remember it? Am I missing something?
It's not the first time this year I've seen our obsession with drink at an event. I was at Cirque de Soleil in the Point earlier in the year. Fabuolous show, but I had to put up with the middle aged couple behind me *****ing almost non stop over the price of a G&T. I know the Point's prices are a rip off but to me it was as if they came for a drink and the show was incidental.
As a nation, are we incapable of enjoying an event/gig/show without drink being involved?