Snow Patrol

in the O2, Dublin. Awful lights, awful awful lights. Eww. Bit of a photo challenge I must admit, but at least it makes a change from the normal white light in the O2!

Ones To Watch 2012

I caught the end of Friday and the beginnings of Saturday. Here’s everyone in capture order.

Miss Murphy was there and paid a lot more attention than I did… so read her new blog for reviews!

Imelda May in the O2

Sinead O’Connor

The beautiful Sinead O’Connor rocking the Olympia with that shiver inducing voice of hers.

David Kitt

Kittser, the big romantic. Playing the album right through in Vicar Street. Heartwarming stuff there. 10 years of picnic’s in the pav with The Big Romance… time really does fly.

Friendly Fires

At the Olympia, Dublin. Man, that boy can move.

 

The Darkness

They believe in a thing called love…. and you know what? So do I… so do I.

Olympia Theatre, Dublin, 2011.

Jeffrey Eugenides

He wrote The Virgin Suicides don’t ‘cha know!

….some speed portraits totaled 2.8 minutes using available light.

The Airborne Toxic Event

Absolutely fucking incredible night. One of the greatest gigs I have been to in a very long time. Encapsulating atmosphere created by such powerful songs. Their stage presence has come on leaps and bounds since I last saw them in Electric Picnic 2010(?) and it’s getting really easy to love this band more and more with each gig and album.

The photos, I’ll admit, are a bit shit. Seemed like all the lights got turned on after we left the pit.

Also, check our Mikel climbing the mezz for an entire song. Heart.In.Mouth.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Holy good Jesus the Chilies rocked it last night in the O2. They put on the definition of Arena Rock. The lights, the set list, the visuals… couldn’t fault it in the slightest. They even lit the stage. The actual floor of the stage was made of lights. Such a great consideration for the fans in the seats, I mean who wants to look at a sea of rank duct tape (you hearing this Britney?).

There was a great mix of old & new tunes. Plenty of heartfelt banter to make us feel all special n loved and Flea’s bass playing skills could keep you mesmerised for years.

Amazeballs review to follow in HotPress later by Celina Murphy x

I’m off to dig out my copy of Blood Sugar….

Keith Duffy

He’s Ciaran from Corrie!!! I met a real Corrie star…. this, my friends, has been a very high point of my career. Yea sure I’ve met loads of other high-flying rock stars, politicians, directors etc… but Ciaran’s been behind the bar. He holds the secret to what’s in Betty’s HotPot. This, to me (and my Mum) is everything.

Met him in the Westbury Hotel with Olaf where they discussed happy times & sad. Interview is in latest issue of HotPress and I’m sure Olaf held it together better than I did. You can also catch Mr. Duffy appearing in Big Maggie in The Gaiety this November.

Britney Spears

Britney raunched it up in the O2 last night.

A gig for PRESIDENT Michael D

UPDATE! All hail President Michael Squee!!

I was dashing from the Olympia and back so unfortunately only got to see Joe Chester & Maria Doyle Kennedy live. Other acts included The Stunning, David Kitt & Si Schroeder.

Noel Gallagher

Probably one of the hardest gig’s I’ve snapped due to the impossible restrictions and my complete lack of God given height.

Shot with a 200mm from waaaaaay back behind the crowd.

Deus

Deus in The Academy with a warm nostalgic vibe.

Bert Jansch

Some photos I took of the legendary Bert Jansch on July 24th in Dublin. He was supporting Joanna Newsom in Marlay Park.

Who knew he was so ill. Rest in peace x

 

Ghostpoet

Ghostpoet live in Whelans last night supported by the babyfaced but brilliant MOTHS.

The Workmans 1st Birthday

All day gig featuring House Of Dolls, Overhead the Albatross & White Collar Boy.

Fun times indeed, even if The Workmans is to blame for my partial memory loss in the last 12 months. Happy Birthday Workmans!

 

Overheard The Albatross

Masterchefs

 

 

My second time shooting celebrity chef Dylan McGrath and my first time meeting the charming Nick Munier. Very lovely guys but whenever I’m in the company of Chef’s I have to hold back my “neglected vegetarian” rant. I swear, if I’m offered one more mushroom risotto as a veggie option….ugh!

Anywho, here’s some pix of the Foodies taken in Nick’s restaurant (Pichet). And for nostalgia I’ve included a snap of my 2007 shoot with Dylan on top of a building down the docks. Notice how I still haven’t masted my craft in so many years.

Electric Picnic 2011

Festival season has nearly killed me this year… I was nearly about to give it all up, then Hot Press made one of my Arcade Fire images the latest cover. Feels kinda like getting an A in a school report, so I’m hooked again.

Bands worth a nod: M Ward & Willy Mason. A lot of other people (with bigger budgets) bored the pants off me.

For the tech heads: Everything shot on a D700 using either 200mm 2.8 or a wide 2.8. Didn’t go near the 1.4 50mm even though the stage lighting was appalling.

Expect a future rant about the festivals poor treatment of snappers. Not today though, today’s a cover story glory day! Issue hits the shops on Thursday (8th Sept!).

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