Was Slane cancelled this year?

hatrickpatrick

I've just heard that Slane was called off this year - is that true? He can be fairly unreliable when it comes to this kind of thing so I thought I'd make sure...

If so, why was it called off? That really sucks...

MrJoeSoap

Yeah I read that it was. No acts big enough touring or something...

http://www.irishpost.co.uk/news/story.asp?j=4227

blastman

There's no-one as big as the Verve touring? Hard to believe...

porn_star

*cough* tool *cough*

they're bloody big....

I guess not really slane material though
lol
shame.

Toast

Ozzfest didnt sell out last time Tool played and that was less people than Slane.

therecklessone

Toast wrote:

Ozzfest didnt sell out last time Tool played and that was less people than Slane.

Yep, about 70,000 less than Slane...:D

elvis2002

Tool, ha dont make me laugh. Might get 10,000 there with them

Creamy Goodness

porn_star wrote:

*cough* tool *cough*

they're bloody big....

I guess not really slane material though
lol
shame.

wouldn't fill it with tool, but they are more slane material than eminem...:rolleyes:

projectmayhem

not slane material but we're on this kind of buzz here, so what about nine inch nails? that'd do big sales i'd say...

Mushy

Tool, ha dont make me laugh. Might get 10,000 there with them

Is that supposed to be some sort of pun? what with the new album being called 10,000 days. And as for Nine Inch Nails, they wouldnt get Slane but it'd be one hell of a show. Thats one band i really want to see now.

mayordenis

i hear rhapsody are touring this summer. . . .

lostexpectation

is this not more to do with competition? from other sites and promotors

surely there is a big band coming to ireland this year the could fill slane? or a 50,000 maybe, arn't even more country estate opening up this year?

Patricide

Ozzfest wasnt at slane castle it was at puncherstown, still didnt sell out cause it has absolute ****e publicity. Everyone i tell ive been to ozzfest goes where, when i say ireland there like when the **** was ozzfest in ireland?

Its a shame there wasnt a 3rd day on download with bands like tool and the deftones. Still at least deftones are playing on there own, now if i could only convince someone to go up with me....

Motley Crue

I reckon there was just too much on, so they scrapped the 2nd day of the 3 day Download Ireland thing that TOOL would have headlined....and they also scrapped Slane, there are just TOO MANY festivals on this summer