Black Eyed Peas to play Thomond Park

Jigga

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/Revealed-megastars-Black-Eyed-Peas.6034969.jp

Hopefully they announce a decent act soon.

irishvamp90

Are they not doing 2 nights in the O2?They should only book acts if their not playing dublin or belfast because they will have a better chance of selling it out,dont think elton john and rod stewart were only half full

Aidric

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Are they not doing 2 nights in the O2?They should only book acts if their not playing dublin or belfast because they will have a better chance of selling it out,dont think elton john and rod stewart were only half full

What are you on about? Do you think everyone wants to travel to Dublin for gigs?

krudler

Why cant we get a decent act, Muse would be amazing to see in a stadium setting, if they dont play here I'll head over to Wembley to see them

cyberspi

No cranberries so

irishvamp90

Aidric wrote: »

What are you on about? Do you think everyone wants to travel to Dublin for gigs?

i agree:) i just meant that if they wanted to sell it out they should insist on a thomond park exclusive gig

RonMexico

Meh - too bad they are atrocious. When are we going to get a decent BAND - Bruce Springsteen would be class.

irishvamp90

Its a good start i guess,few of their songs are catchy but dont think id pay 60plus euro to see em

Jigga

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Are they not doing 2 nights in the O2?They should only book acts if their not playing dublin or belfast because they will have a better chance of selling it out,dont think elton john and rod stewart were only half full

Don't know if it was a sell-out but the Elton John concert brought €10 million to the local economy and 100% occupancy to 13 city hotels, all the acts that have played or are confirmed to play so far are not my cup of tea but there is no doubt these concerts are very good for the city.

irishvamp90

Jigga wrote: »

Don't know if it was a sell-out but the Elton John concert brought €10 million to the local economy and 100% occupancy to 13 city hotels, all the acts that have played or are confirmed to play so far are not my cup of tea but there is no doubt these concerts are very good for the city.

Theres no doubt they add money to Limerick but id take the 10 million figure with a pinch of salt,its prob the local pr spin machine from the council/tourist office/chambers commence that put that out they say the same for munster matches.13 city hotels would be tipping away on a sat night as it is

--amadeus--

irishvamp90 wrote: »

13 city hotels would be tipping away on a sat night as it is

Which city?

Certainly not Limerick on an average Sat

magma69

I'd go see them if they only performed their stuff from the nineties. They made some really nice hip hop back then compared to the absolute tripe they have been spewing out for the last several years.

I'm sure Radiohead will be touring their new album sometime in 2011. Fingers crossed they come to Thomond Park. Chemical Brothers will have an album out at the end of this year too. Would love to see them again.

irishvamp90

The area is going to be crawling with scobes so hopfully thay have a good security presence for the people attending

krudler

cyberspi wrote: »

No cranberries so

Jesus that'd be even worse, imagine living beside Thomond and having Dolores O'Riordains horrific voice wailing away for the evening, I'd make sure i wasnt at home that night anyway:D

Paulegend

krudler wrote: »

Jesus that'd be even worse, imagine living beside Thomond and having Dolores O'Riordains horrific voice wailing away for the evening, I'd make sure i wasnt at home that night anyway:D

alot better than the scum that will go to black eye pea scums

c montgomery

irishvamp90 wrote: »

The area is going to be crawling with scobes so hopfully thay have a good security presence for the people attending

Well it is limerick:)

LB6

Cripes yer all very negative - tis no wonder we get a bad press !

miralize

I was thinking Muse too. Not big enough to play in Croke Park just yet, but Thomond Park would be a great stadium for them in Ireland right now!

LadyTBolt

irishvamp90 wrote: »

The area is going to be crawling with scobes so hopfully thay have a good security presence for the people attending

That is a terrible thing to say.

It baffles me how an individual can superiorise themselves over another to label somebody else as a "scobe", and as well as that to assume that all "scobes" are trouble makers in that a good security presence is required at a concert.

That kind of negative attitude is deplorable.

irishvamp90

LadyTBolt wrote: »

That is a terrible thing to say.

It baffles me how an individual can superiorise themselves over another to label somebody else as a "scobe", and as well as that to assume that all "scobes" are trouble makers in that a good security presence is required at a concert.

That kind of negative attitude is deplorable.

Well the thread is a bout a concert which is a good thing:)

Yes i will call people scobes if they act in that manner

--amadeus--

irishvamp90 wrote: »

The area is going to be crawling with scobes so hopfully thay have a good security presence for the people attending

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Yes i will call people scobes if they act in that manner

A group of people you have never met, possibly attending an unconfirmed concert at an unspecified date in the future but you *know* that they wil be acting like "scobes"

Care to tell us the weekend lotto numbers while you're at it? :rolleyes:

irishvamp90

--amadeus-- wrote: »

A group of people you have never met, possibly attending an unconfirmed concert at an unspecified date in the future but you *know* that they wil be acting like "scobes"

Care to tell us the weekend lotto numbers while you're at it? :rolleyes:

I meant an act like black eyed peas would be popular with a young crowd,you not think the night of the concert there will be groups of scobes not going to to gig just hanging around the area?

Itsdacraic

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Theres no doubt they add money to Limerick but id take the 10 million figure with a pinch of salt,its prob the local pr spin machine from the council/tourist office/chambers commence that put that out they say the same for munster matches.13 city hotels would be tipping away on a sat night as it is

:rolleyes:

That figure was arrived at by a team of accountants commissioned to carry out a study on the worth of a capacity event at Thomond Park to the city. So to say to take it with a pinch of salt is wrong.

badboyblast

irishvamp90 wrote: »

I meant an act like black eyed peas would be popular with a young crowd,you not think the night of the concert there will be groups of scobes not going to to gig just hanging around the area?

Someone mentions a concert and all you can think of is scobes, you should try get out more and enjoy life and don`t let "scobes" ruin your life.

Any concert will be great for Limerick, I`m sure it`s hard to please everyone.

g5fd6ow0hseima

What will all the Dublin crowd do seeing that its down in Limerick?

You'd think they would meet us half way

Kess73

Ruben Quaint Hook wrote: »

What will all the Dublin crowd do seeing that its down in Limerick?

You'd think they would meet us half way

The Dublin crowd will most likely see them in Dublin as the Black Eyed Peas are playing for two nights there, with an option of a ticket package for the official aftershow party in Dublin.

I'm just curious as to why the mooted prices for Thomond Park are going to be the same as that for a proper concert venue like the O2, especially if it turns out like Elton John where the full stage show does not get set up in Limerick as it was in Dublin.


Would love to see Thomond Park get an act that was not playing in Dublin or Cork close to the same time, so that the ground would sell out totally and more people would come to visit Limerick as a result.

As was mentioned earlier in the thread, someone like Springsteen would be awesome.

--amadeus--

Ruben Quaint Hook wrote: »

You'd think they would meet us half way

Kess73 wrote: »

The Dublin crowd will most likely see them in Dublin as the Black Eyed Peas are playing for two nights there, with an option of a ticket package for the official aftershow party in Dublin.

Methinks a point was missed

Aidric

Kess73 wrote: »

The Dublin crowd will most likely see them in Dublin as the Black Eyed Peas are playing for two nights there, with an option of a ticket package for the official aftershow party in Dublin.

*whoosh*

Kess73

--amadeus-- wrote: »

Methinks a point was missed

I missed it by quite some distance.

PeteSanchez

It will be crawling with scobes. Nothing surer. Every social event I have ever attended in Limerick City has been infested with and ruined by scobes.
Ice-rink at christmas, funderland over near groody, every swimming pool in the city, any time there is any bit of a gathering in town for matches etc. Scobes everywhere. With their fake jewellery, stupid haircuts, jumpers and track suits, big white runners, horrible accents and smelly girlfriends.

Nothing will change.

TestTransmission

Typical Limerick City thread,something positive coming to the city and everyone is just so negative about it.Don't be complaining about nothing ever happening here so.

johnmolloy554

TestTransmission wrote: »

Typical Limerick City thread,something positive coming to the city and everyone is just so negative about it.Don't be complaining about nothing ever happening here so.

Never a truer word spoken (typed in this instance). I think people need to realise that when bringing an event to a city such as Limerick, a lot of the background research takes into account websites/forums such as this one and the negativity will be taken into account. If you keep putting the City down, eventually your negative undertones will be actioned on. People should really look at the Galway City forum and see the pride these people take in their City. They have a lot of similar complaints about their own City Council (which is essentially broke) but when a good news story is announced, they embrace it and don't rush to the keyboard to shout out as many negatives as possible.

We live in a small City which has a lot going for it. Look at the Northampton Fans forum http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/forum/ to see what a positive experience these visitors had about our City.

irishvamp90

badboyblast wrote: »

Someone mentions a concert and all you can think of is scobes, you should try get out more and enjoy life and don`t let "scobes" ruin your life.

Any concert will be great for Limerick, I`m sure it`s hard to please everyone.

I dont let scobes ruin my life but as i said before incidents have caused me and my family to be hyper alert.You call them "scobes" like im making it up,people hate me here for being real

Anyway hopfully an act i like will be here soon,id like a few black eyed peas songs

--amadeus--

irishvamp90 wrote: »

I dont let scobes ruin my life but as i said before incidents have caused me and my family to be hyper alert.You call them "scobes" like im making it up,people hate me here for being real

Anyway hopfully an act i like will be here soon,id like a few black eyed peas songs

I very much doubt that anyone "hates" anyone.

My personal opinion is that you aren't "being real" but are instead like the little lost girl in the fairy tale, jumping in fear at every shadow and strange noise.

I was in Dunnes the other day and at the checkout a little old lady dropped some of her shopping. One of your "scobes" - a teenage lad with bleached hair, chains and a hoodie - was first over to help her pick stuff up. Judging someone by the way they dress or talk, where they live or went to school but before you have met them is prejudice, plain and simple. As long as you allow that prejudice to colour your perceptions of Limerick you'll fail to enjoy what the City - and life - have to offer.

I'm not a big fan of any of the acts booked in to to play but I think it's bloody brilliant that such big names are coming to Limerick and I hope it continues.

Conflan06

irishvamp90 wrote: »

Are they not doing 2 nights in the O2?They should only book acts if their not playing dublin or belfast because they will have a better chance of selling it out,dont think elton john and rod stewart were only half full

You are the biggest spoofer. Both concerts have been full in thomand park(i worked at them). Stop spilling **** out of your mouth unless you know what your on about and i'll put money on it that they will sell out thomond park and it will be the greatest atmosphere of their tour.

hitlersson666

please i hope this is true

1huge1

Conflan06 wrote: »

You are the biggest spoofer. Both concerts have been full in thomand park(i worked at them). Stop spilling **** out of your mouth unless you know what your on about and i'll put money on it that they will sell out thomond park and it will be the greatest atmosphere of their tour.

Hmm I don't know, my mother went to Elton John and said there were a lot of empty seats, I assumed it was due to the horrible weather that night, not the fact that the tickets were not sold

Munster_Gal

Jesus.... some people are never pleased!!!

People complain that there's nothing to do in Limerick and then when acts like the BEP's are rumoured to be playing in Thomond Park.... they give out that the place will be crawling with "scobes".........
With P!nk playing in Thomond Park and attracting a younger crowd .. that must mean she's going to be attracting "scobes" as well...
Oh! And the Munster games in Thomond Park.. also popular with young people will surely attract "scobes"!!!

Get Real!!!!!!

It doesn't matter what city events like this are confirmed/rumoured to be in or what acts are announed; you are going to have "scobes" hanging around. This isn't exclusive to just Limerick! And if you don't like it.. then stay away from the events! There's very rarely been any actual trouble at any of the matches in Thomond Park! I should know.. I go to most of them! There was no trouble at any of the concerts last year. And I doubt very much the fact that the BEP's might be playing will have any effect on the behaviour of peope hoping to attend either!

I say bring on more multi million selling acts like P!ink and the BEP's! Younger people are alot more likely to spend the money on tickets (hence the likes of Westlife almost always adding extra dates to their Irish dates due to popularity!) It all generates revenue for our region which we could do with in light of the downturn in the local economy!

manna452121

I dont see any of the local councilors try to get it moved to the GAA grounds.

CrazyChick18

Munster_Gal wrote: »

Jesus.... some people are never pleased!!!

People complain that there's nothing to do in Limerick and then when acts like the BEP's are rumoured to be playing in Thomond Park.... they give out that the place will be crawling with "scobes".........

I totally agree with you, no matter what good news of anything to be taken place in limerick there is people just cutting it down straight away and the word "scobes" i just hate it i wudnt call anyone it!!


The night of the elton john concert first concert in limerick and of course alot of people that didnt have tickets just went to see the atmosphere like myself and there was alot of young people or "scobes" as some people like to call them out around and perfectly grand, and with pink and hopefully black eyed peas this would mean young people would actaully be going to the concert!!

Just wish people could stop be so negative about Limerick:rolleyes:

Itsdacraic

The Black Eyed Peas ain't going to be playing Thomond Park.

Kess73

Itsdacraic wrote: »

The Black Eyed Peas ain't going to be playing Thomond Park.

Is that confirmed? I thought they were coming on the 20th July as a seperate date to their european tour?

tommy249

Kess73 wrote: »

Is that confirmed? I thought they were coming on the 20th July as a seperate date to their european tour?

Ya its in todays Limerick Post that they will not be playing in Thomond Park

Kess73

tommy249 wrote: »

Ya its in todays Limerick Post that they will not be playing in Thomond Park

Ahh had not seen the Post yet.


I am still holding onto the dream that Springsteen will get to play on the 10th July there He is in Dublin on the 11th and 12th.

HorseRadish

Kess73 wrote: »

Ahh had not seen the Post yet.


I am still holding onto the dream that Springsteen will get to play on the 10th July there He is in Dublin on the 11th and 12th.

Source? Nothing on Greasy Lake about this.

Itsdacraic

Horseradish2.0 wrote: »

Source? Nothing on Greasy Lake about this.

His dreams

Jigga

Kess73 wrote: »

Is that confirmed? I thought they were coming on the 20th July as a seperate date to their european tour?

Says on Page 4 of the Post that Aiken Promotions confirm they won't be playing, thought the Post would have this plastered across the front page to get one over the Leader!

Kess73

Horseradish2.0 wrote: »

Source? Nothing on Greasy Lake about this.

Source for what? That I have a dream of Springsteen playing in Limerick?

HorseRadish

Kess73 wrote: »

Ahh had not seen the Post yet.


I am still holding onto the dream that Springsteen will get to play on the 10th July there He is in Dublin on the 11th and 12th.

the part where you say he is playing Dublin 11th and 12th? Sorry for going OT

arch_stanton

I think someone needs to point out to Kess73 that we're now in 2010. Springsteen played the RDS July 11/12 last year.

Kess73

arch_stanton wrote: »

I think someone needs to point out to Kess73 that we're now in 2010. Springsteen played the RDS July 11/12 last year.

Was going by an interview he did last week on a US radio station where he said that he may do a handful of gigs in Europe, and he said that he had talks to play in Ireland on the same dates as his last tour, followed by two dates in the UK.