Metallica To Play Ireland

Degag

Apparently it was released over 2fm this morning that Metallica are to play Ireland during the summer....Happy Days!:D

Keedowah

so i wasn't dreaming:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054886399

Excellent! Cant wait.

Degag

Keedowah wrote:

so i wasn't dreaming:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054886399

Excellent! Cant wait.

Whoops, didn't see your thread, partly because i posted in the metal thread instead of this one...

sham69

Couldnt be bothered, they havent releases anything decent since And justice..., few decent songs on the black album. I remember seeing them in '88 in the top hat with Danzig in support , now there was a gig............

meditraitor

sham69 wrote:

Couldnt be bothered, they havent releases anything decent since And justice..., few decent songs on the black album. I remember seeing them in '88 in the top hat with Danzig in support , now there was a gig............

twas indeed, both nights

006

Metallica will perform at the RDS, Dublin on 11 June 2006 as part of their Escape From The Studio Tour. Tickets will be available from Thursday 16 February 2006 at 09:00

www.ticketmaster.ie

Steoob

sham69 wrote:

Couldnt be bothered, they havent releases anything decent since And justice..., few decent songs on the black album. I remember seeing them in '88 in the top hat with Danzig in support , now there was a gig............

ya we all know this but you go for the non sellout songs...

i actually cant wait for this even tho im not a huge fan of tallica but a good gig is a good gig i'll see ye all there

mickymg2003

Cool. I missed the last one. I shall go and get up to some general tom foolery!!!

Tar.Aldarion

If somebody good is playing with them i'll go....bu...meh...When I was quite young and taken with them, that's when they should have come!

Mushy

Yeah, there is an exclusive bout Metallica on 2fm tonite at 10. Prob bout a tour. But, Danzig played with them. Are they any good? Iv only heard the name cos my fav drummer is in them. Good old Joey Castillo, now of QOTSA!

Jonny Arson

Oh look, Metallica playing the RDS for the 3rd time in 3 years!!!! :rolleyes:

Milking it? Yes.

Africa

4 years.

Jonny Arson

Africa wrote:

4 years.

No, you're wrong.

Summer 2003 to summer 2004 = 1 year + 2 year gap to summer 2006 = 3 years.

It wasn't me!

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Four years.

oblian

It wasn't me! wrote:

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Four years.

afaik Metallica didnt play here in 05, either that or the rock i been livin under has gotten soundproof!!:D

tH3_UnS0cial_1

awh they put on a great show!.. went to the others!.. sweet!

Steoob

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

No, you're wrong.

Summer 2003 to summer 2004 = 1 year + 2 year gap to summer 2006 = 3 years.

lol that could be the stupidest/funniest explination ive ever heard....

i quote family guy

my dads been working at the plant for 60 years...thats almost 80 years!

honru

Yup. Four years.

Same month, same venue... Bit ridiculous really.

They should have treated their fans with one or two Point/Vicar Street gigs tbh, especially seeing that they've "escaped from the studio" without a new album to promote...

EDIT: Was just looking back over me ticket stubs and saw that the first of these RDS Metallica gigs was in August. My bad.

judas101

im there

Frank Bullitt

im there already

OLDYELLAR

Wouhou!!

snickerpuss

Whey!

Rockee

Zane from MTV2 wrote:

Oh look, Metallica playing the RDS for the 3rd time in 3 years!!!! :rolleyes:

Milking it? Yes.

Id rather see metallica play the rds for the next fifty years then seeing the chili peppers in ireland again, theyve a permenent residency here....

senordingdong

Yee Haw!

dimerocks

Rockee wrote:

Id rather see metallica play the rds for the next fifty years then seeing the chili peppers in ireland again, theyve a permenent residency here....

i was just going to bring them up.

dimerocks

are the only dates on the tour dublin and download??i cant seem to find anything else. a price would be nice. probably 60 again?

Duff_Man

damn i wanna go but its on durin my leavin cert!...and its on a sunday nite!.

herobear

dimerocks wrote:

are the only dates on the tour dublin and download??

yep

tickets are 54.50

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48038

OFDM

It wasn't me! wrote:

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Four years.

Summer 2003 was 2 and half years ago - explain how you're going to stretch that to 4 years within six months?

OLDYELLAR

huh sure they didnt play last summer in Ireland

Why are people saying stuff like 3 years in a row and 4 years

They played `03 and `04 , both brilliant shows I must add.

honru

By this summer, they will have played three high-scale shows in Dublin within four years.

lordgoat

It wasn't me! wrote:

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. Four years.

Nicely put, i was beginning to wonder if counting to 4 was too difficult for some people.

merlinsmerryman

From aikenpromotions.ie

Event Details

Aiken Promotions proudly presents…….

METALLICA

ESCAPE FROM THE STUDIO 06’

RDS ARENA

SUNDAY 11TH JUNE 2006

TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 16TH FEB. 2006 @ 9am


Aiken Promotions are proud to present Metallica live in concert for one night only this summer. Metallica will play the RDS on Sunday 11th June 2006 in what is one of only 4 concerts for the heavy metal legends this year. Tickets, priced €75, €65, €64.50 and €54.50, go on sale on Thursday 16th February 2006 at 9am.

Metallica are in the process of recording their new studio album but are taking time out from their schedule to seek inspiration from their Irish fans, fans of which they themselves are huge fans.

This is not the first time Metallica have taken time out from recording to play some concert dates. In 1995, they embarked on a tour similarly named Escape From The Studio 95’. It proved such a success, that they decided to do it all over again.

It is expected that there will be a large influx of Metallica followers from all over the World seeking tickets for this much anticipated concert of 2006 so, Irish fans, make sure to get yours fast.

Aiken Promotions presents Metallica live in concert for one night only on Sunday 11th June 2006. Tickets, priced €75, €65, €64.50 and €54.50, go on sale Thursday 16th February 2006 at 9am.

SlipknotBitch9

Hm does anyone think it's weird on Metallica's official site they're sayin Ireland's part of the whole download fest?
June 10 Donington UK - Download Festival
June 11 Dublin IRE - Download Festival
Are we gona get alot more bands playin instead of ****ty Trivium or somethin as the support? Or is this just what they're callin it, like last year Iron Maiden/Manson was part of the Reading fest thing

gizmo

Yep, they said it was the Download festival on the RTE site also...

Metallica will play Dublin in June

Metallica are returning to Ireland to headline the Download Festival in Dublin in June.

Metallica's show at the RDS on 11 June is part of their 'Escape from the Studio' tour.

Tickets, priced €75, €65, €64.50 and €54.50, go on sale on Thursday 16 February at 9am.

Metallica are currently at work on the follow-up to 2003's 'St Anger'.

Is there a Download here this year? For €75 I would assume there would be more bands and why are there so many different tickets for the RDS? The UK Festival has Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine and Prodigy (?!) lined up already, maybe they'll come over here?

And lol at the "****ty" Trivium remark from the Slipknot fan...:D
(Note: Didn't think Slipknot were half bad at the last Metallica gig even if I'm not a fan)

honru

Perhaps Aiken are scrapping the whole "Reading Ireland" idea and are looking at bringing a version of Download instead (which would still be a great idea... if they bothered to expand). There is no mention of Download on their site however, so it is probably a misunderstanding.

Since the prices are more or less the same, I doubt this will be much different from the last two gigs (one other high-profile band, plus an opener).

messiah83

Does anyone know how to get passes for the pit? If you are going to do it, you might as well do it right!

jebuz

just ask the nice man for some passes for the pit

Scruff

f®eak s&#169 wrote: »

Yup. Four years.
They should have treated their fans with one or two Point/Vicar Street gigs tbh, especially seeing that they've "escaped from the studio" without a new album to promote...

Indeed, the point gig in 96 was excellent, roadie being set and fire and all that. though it wasnt a free treat, twas paid for out the college drinking fund

Beekay

These are the dates that were sent me in an email

* June 3 Nurburgring, GER - Rock Am Ring Festival
* June 4 Nurnberg, GER - Rock Im Park Festival
* June 8 Arnhem, HOL - Gelredome
* June 10 Donington UK - Download Festival
* June 11 Dublin IRE - Download Festival

merlinsmerryman

I'd say something like last years "festival"' maybe 2 opening acts and the headliner. Hopefully it won't be like last year having to finish at 10.30(correct me if I'm wrong) and will get a good days music(i.e value for money). Hopefully there's 4/5 bands starting maybe at 2 or3.

Beekay

Who do people think will support?


I have a feeling Korn might,they are rumoured to play download festival and they might play with Metallica because they didn't get a very big crowd last time they were here....just a thought

merlinsmerryman

Could be anybody that's playing Download on Saturday (just my opinion might be very wrong but it would make sense)

SlipknotBitch9

Faceless Man wrote:

And lol at the "****ty" Trivium remark from the Slipknot fan...:D
(Note: Didn't think Slipknot were half bad at the last Metallica gig even if I'm not a fan)

You have to admit you'd much rather listen to Slipknot rather than say emo **** right?
Anyway, Trivium's not my thing, at least the Knot aren't trying to pretend to be anyone..

Mushy

Anyone who plays just below Metallica at Download will support i'd say. one or two of the bands. I really hope for BFMV. They only playin two dates in europe not bout 6. Hetfield even said it himself. This thing bout it sayin Download, i think it means the other bands will come from the Download fest so its like a mini-mini-mini-mini Download appearence. Just like Iron Maiden last year and the Reading thing

dimerocks

korn would be exactly a huge crowd puller. there last gig in the rds was half empty from what i heard. and the last metallica gig was fairly full.

bounty_hunter

merlinsmerryman wrote:

Hopefully it won't be like last year having to finish at 10.30(correct me if I'm wrong) and will get a good days music(i.e value for money).

If it's an outdoor gig it has to be finished by 10:30 by law (noise pollution and such). There is a huge fine imposed for going even a minute over that time limit.

senordingdong

KoRns last gig was in the Point, it was a big let down comapred to the previous one in th RDS, which was brilliant.
Either way I don't see KoRn supporting.

I'm expecting Trivium, and other bands on that same level.

And who said Trivium are emo? Hahaha....that's silly.

Jonny Arson

lordgoat wrote:

Nicely put, i was beginning to wonder if counting to 4 was too difficult for some people.

Well since there is a 34 month gap between gig 1 (August 2003) and gig 3 (June 2006) which may I add is actually less than 3 years I think we can all safely say that Metallica fans can't count.

I personally think it's absolutely outrageous that any band would play the same venue, same show without a new album by the 3rd show 3 times in 3 years and would make me think that the band were more interested in a quick pay day. Oh wait I've just realized I'm talking about Metallica here!

ether

Lets hope they play a few of the new songs, theres only so much anger one can take.

Beekay

ether wrote:

Lets hope they play a few of the new songs, theres only so much anger one can take.

i hope they play the songs that rarely get played like Dyers eve and Orion