slane support

bbop

any word on this yet
rumour has it
Iggy and the Stooges
Bellefire...now that would be funny
The Hives
Super Furry Animals

anyone know anything else

lodgepole

None of those could be real rumours.

I think it's incredibly unfair of MCD to put the tickets on sale without announcing at least part of the support. I wouldn't pay that money to see Madonna but there could be impressive support that I would pay to see, but wont get a chance because it will have sold out.

p.pete

Originally posted by Lodgepole
None of those could be real rumours.

I think it's incredibly unfair of MCD to put the tickets on sale without announcing at least part of the support. I wouldn't pay that money to see Madonna but there could be impressive support that I would pay to see, but wont get a chance because it will have sold out.

It would have to be really amazing support to make it worth the asking price - I really can't see it being selling out. Sales might be marginally faster then they were for the Steriophonics but maybe not...

I suppose if she could persuade someone like Robbie Williams to play support to her it would become an attractive lineup to a lot of people (not me) although he did play last year also....

Ph3n0m

yeah but is anyone really going to spend 88 euro on a ticket?

Zoton

I really dont think it will sell out. Maybe much closer to the date, and only if there's very good support. Bryan Adams would be more popular (well less hated anyway), and i dont think his slane gig sold out (not sure).

grumpytrousers

You'd be surprised at what will sell out. Last year, I found myself buying tickets to see the Rolling Stones in Twickenham, London. They hadn't announced an Irish date, I was living in London - tickets were a wallet-worrying £75. It would have been £150 to stand on the pitch. They sold out. Twice over. (Tickets I mean, not the band)

No more than Simon and Garfunkel, McCartney etc, people will pay this kind of money because there's a risk that the chance might not come again, the band/artist could die, and that the laws of supply and demand only work to push prices up. You can either 'lock-in' at the face value of the ticket and dammit - if you feel you can't justify going later on you'll sell it on, or you pay exorbitant prices on e-bay. (btw - already there are slane tickets for madonna advertised)

Short answer - i'd love to see somebody somewhere end up with egg on their faces and the Slane date not to sell out...dammit, most of us know how far the 'back' of slane is from the stage - and paying €90 for that kind of view is just daft..

however, as somebody who paid what i paid for the Stones last year, I'm afeared there are as many mugs as me out there who'll pay full whack for Slane...

sharkman

Will the concert actually go ahead .
It is being sold "Subject to Licence" which is being contested by residents at the moment .

p.pete

Originally posted by grumpytrousers
You'd be surprised at what will sell out. Last year, I found myself buying tickets to see the Rolling Stones in Twickenham, London. They hadn't announced an Irish date, I was living in London - tickets were a wallet-worrying £75. It would have been £150 to stand on the pitch. They sold out. Twice over. (Tickets I mean, not the band)

That brings back nice memories, paid a similar ticket for the Stones in Dublin last year, the tickets turned out to be fake:( (on the plus side I saw McCartney last week for 30euro:D)

funky penguin

Originally posted by Zoton
I really dont think it will sell out. Maybe much closer to the date, and only if there's very good support. Bryan Adams would be more popular (well less hated anyway), and i dont think his slane gig sold out (not sure).

Bryan Adams rocks. I wud hav loved to see him at slane.

honru

The Darkness, Iggy and the Stooges, and Paul Oakenfold are the first batch of special guests.

grumpytrousers

The Darkness, Iggy and the Stooges, and Paul Oakenfold are the first batch of special guests.

good f*cking grief. Madonnas prime audience will be gays and thirtysomething women. They're gonna love The Darkness and Iggy.

Would you put Bellefire supporting Slipknot....

eth0_

Originally posted by bbop

The Hives
Super Furry Animals

I cannot see the Hives supporting Madonna. I definitely can't see SFA supporting her!

jmc

The Hives are doing their own show at the ambassador in september (27th)

BrianD

I think it's incredibly unfair of MCD to put the tickets on sale without announcing at least part of the support

In fairness, they have announced the support prior to tickets going on sale this morning ...

The Darkness
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Paul Oakenfold

and probably more to follow. I won't be in the Q for tickets myself.

lodgepole

Originally posted by BrianD
In fairness, they have announced the support prior to tickets going on sale this morning ...

The Darkness
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Paul Oakenfold

and probably more to follow. I won't be in the Q for tickets myself.

Yeah I saw that, I had posted before they had. Is there a link for that support though, it isn't listed at either MCD or Ticketmaster...

jmc

In mcd.ie listings, haven't seen it on ticketmaster though

lodgepole

Originally posted by jmc
In mcd.ie listings, haven't seen it on ticketmaster though

All I see is...

"Now, Madonna’s devoted Irish fans will have a chance to see not only the Queen of Pop live in concert playing all of her greatest hits, but will also get the chance to see some very special guests yet to be announced."

Do you have a link to it?

jmc

http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullgigs.php3?tname=1896534313&xname=madonna

lodgepole

Originally posted by jmc
http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullgigs.php3?tname=1896534313&xname=madonna

thanks

BrianD

Ticketmaster don't usually add in the support acts at any gig till quite late in the day. How fast are the Madonna tickets selling?
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grumpytrousers

from the looks of things, they've not sold out yet. which is kinda what a lot of people were saying...or at least I was - for €90 you'd want to be guaranteed a good view. In a field the size of Henry Mountcharles' back yard, that ain't the case...

hasn't stopped the usual suspects on ebay giving it the usual SOLD OUT FRONT SEATS BUY NOW guff, mind...

p.pete

Originally posted by grumpytrousers
from the looks of things, they've not sold out yet. which is kinda what a lot of people were saying...or at least I was - for €90 you'd want to be guaranteed a good view. In a field the size of Henry Mountcharles' back yard, that ain't the case...

It's easy to get a good spot - just head for the jacks to the right of the stage as your facing it, behind the screen blocking the stage. When you come out down there make a b-line for the centre, just behind the pit:D unless Madona's on the stage:(

flogen

Slane is a terrible venue, I swore never to go there again unless they ressurect Hendrix or Jim Morrison.
€88 euro is a joke too, I paid less to see RHCP, Foos and QOTSA last year, and I felt ripped off after that... and I love QOTSA and Foo's!!! (it was a terrible venue, plain and simple)

Flogen

BrianD

I think Slane is a superb outdoor venue! Went to my first outdoor concert there!

funky penguin

Better than the Pheonix park, neway.

Basq

Originally posted by flogen
Slane is a terrible venue, I swore never to go there again unless they ressurect Hendrix or Jim Morrison.
€88 euro is a joke too, I paid less to see RHCP, Foos and QOTSA last year, and I felt ripped off after that... and I love QOTSA and Foo's!!! (it was a terrible venue, plain and simple)

Flogen

Slane is easily the best venue in Ireland!

Unlike Phoenix Park with it's slightly uphill slant making it a pain in the ar*e to see the stage!

Shewhomustbe...

Originally posted by flogen
unless they ressurect Hendrix or Jim Morrison.

Now that would be something great

funky penguin

:eek:

Zombie Hendrix! At least he could pick up his dog then.