The Second Coming - Garth on his way, again, possibly, 2017

Patser

So that flawless bastion of journalism, The Sun, via an unnamed source of course is suggesting that Garth Brooks is looking at Croke Park again.

His motivation is apparently the success of Bruce Springsteen over the weekend, especially Endas Dancing Taoiseach Routine which has apparently shown that Official Ireland that ruined his 2015 efforts is now cool and hip with music again.

The fact the Croker is free and licence free for 3 concerts next year, with 240,000 tickets worth approximately €30 million may have some part in the inspiration.

If he's really interested in copying Bruce he should look at Springsteen's tour of Ireland a few years ago, a few nights in Croker, a few in Kilkenny, a few in Killarney, he might as well settle down in Monaghan/Cavan region given their taste.

Mods across AH are stocking up on Rennies and ban hammers.

http://m.rte.ie/entertainment/2016/0531/792229-is-garth-a-goer-for-croker-in-2017/

Barry Badrinath

Fcuk off Garth, no one wants you here you sh1t, twinkletoed, denim clad, fake cowboy.

Peregrine

Patser wrote: »

Mods across AH are stocking up on Rennies and ban hammers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31g0YE61PLQ

Senna

Patser wrote: »

The Sun, via an unnamed source .

The journalist equivalent of "heard it from some guy down the pub"

Maireadio

I was happy that they were cutting down from the five concerts a few years back as it was completely excessive but was surprised when they were all cancelled. So it'll be nice that some of the disappointed folk might get to see him, as godawful as I think he and his music are. That's if they are happening, that is.

RayCon

He has a children charity called "Touch 'Em All Foundation" ... he really should have got advice on that one.

jimmynokia

McGruber wrote: »

Fcuk off Garth, no one wants you here you sh1t, twinkletoed, denim clad, fake cowboy.

Beat me to it.. Yeah feck off garth.

makingmecrazy

RayCon wrote: »

He has a children charity called "Touch 'Em All Foundation" ... he really should have got advice on that one.

Sorry to say that I doubted you Ray, but that is so ridiculous that I had to Google it.

He is a total moron

The Raptor

Did he come and see that play about himself that was all over the news?

No

This is no different.

Maireadio

Maireadio wrote: »

I was happy that they were cutting down from the five concerts a few years back as it was completely excessive but was surprised when they were all cancelled. So it'll be nice that some of the disappointed folk might get to see him.

Any actual fan that goes to see him now, after he couldn't be bothered his arse playing the 3 concerts a couple of years ago are fools.

If I was a fan, he wouldn't be getting my money this time after fcuking over his fans!

The Raptor

bubblypop wrote: »

Any actual fan that goes to see him now, after he couldn't be bothered his arse playing the 3 concerts a couple of years ago are fools.

If I was a fan, he wouldn't be getting my money this time after fcuking over his fans!

I must be a bigger fool for travelling to see him.

galljga1

He cancelled three concerts in a row with a total audience of 240,000. His American tour played to an average of 20,000 per venue. Twelve nights, probably over the guts of two months to play to the same size audience with probably larger expense and less return per ticket.
What an idiot!

The Raptor

galljga1 wrote: »

He cancelled three concerts in a row with a total audience of 240,000. His American tour played to an average of 20,000 per venue. Twelve nights, probably over the guts of two months to play to the same size audience with probably larger expense and less return per ticket.
What an idiot!

Just shows that he was never about the money.

vicwatson

**** sound, rip off ticket prices, rip off beer prices, only sell **** Carlsberg in plastic bottles, everyone talking and not watching the gig

What a fantastic concert

gigantic09

vicwatson wrote: »

**** sound, rip off ticket prices, rip off beer prices, only sell **** Carlsberg in plastic bottles, everyone talking and not watching the gig

What a fantastic concert

I was led to believe he failed to show?.Media are such liars.

RayCon

RayCon wrote: »

He has a children charity called "Touch 'Em All Foundation" ... he really should have got advice on that one.

I don't know if that's the worst thing I've heard in ages or the best thing I've heard in ages, or both.

It's definitely the funniest thing I've heard in ages! What a moron!

suicide_circus

vicwatson wrote: »

**** sound, rip off ticket prices, rip off beer prices, only sell **** Carlsberg in plastic bottles, everyone talking and not watching the gig

What a fantastic concert

Yeah I'd be very slow to go to another gig in croke park. The shíte drink I can forgive but shíte sound was taking the Michael.

The Raptor

The Raptor wrote: »

Just shows that he was never about the money.

I think it just shows he was never about the brains.

thebaz

McGruber wrote: »

Fcuk off Garth, no one wants you here you sh1t, twinkletoed, denim clad, fake cowboy.

agree, and I love real Country - Hank Williams, John Cash, Steve Earle - Garth Brooks is just Middle of the road ****e

vicwatson

gigantic09 wrote: »

I was led to believe he failed to show?.Media are such liars.

People gonna say after all the furore


**** sound, rip off ticket prices, rip off beer prices, only sell **** Carlsberg in plastic bottles, everyone talking and not watching the gig

What a fantastic concert

Winterlong

Excellent, a nine night stint will be on the cards!

valoren

When he throws a hissy fit the next time, we can all lobby the President of the United States to intervene diplomatically to try and save the day....again.

Babyspice13

bubblypop wrote: »

Any actual fan that goes to see him now, after he couldn't be bothered his arse playing the 3 concerts a couple of years ago are fools!

I'm a fool so. If he does come next year, I'll be there. I did get tickets last time and subsequently got a refund. These things happen

I'm a fan and know how enjoyable his concerts are, so I would rather be in Croke Park than protesting at home

GLaDOS

May god have mercy on our souls

osarusan

ScienceNerd wrote: »

May god have mercy on our souls

Ma-hay Gaw-awwwwd have mercy on our so-uo-uoools.

cowboyBuilder

I would love to get free tickets, I'd get a big stetson and go and get hammered - I mean hammered off my tits, and try and ruin it for as much fans as I could - like the Garth crowd were doing at the Boss last weekend.

andekwarhola

If the GAA and promoters don't try and fcuk over the residents and local authority again with extra gigs over the agreed limit, I don't see the problem.

Maireadio

thebaz wrote: »

agree, and I love real Country - Hank Williams, John Cash, Steve Earle - Garth Brooks is just Middle of the road ****e

Thank you! I have to conclude that anyone who is a Garth Brooks fan isn't a country music fan.

sjb25

vicwatson wrote: »

**** only sell **** Carlsberg in plastic bottles,

But was it a Loooooooooong neck bottle




Il get my coat

Maireadio

andekwarhola wrote: »

If the GAA and promoters don't try and fcuk over the residents and local authority again with extra gigs over the agreed limit, I don't see the problem.

I doubt they'll try that again.

If Brooks does play Croker, it will just highlight how stupid he was to cancel the three gigs he got the go-ahead for in 2014. Probably thought that if he cancelled the three, they would kowtow to him and allow the five to go ahead.

beach_walker

Good. I know lots of people who were disappointed last time, hopefully this comes together.

The Raptor

Winterlong wrote: »

Excellent, a nine night stint will be on the cards!

Source ?

The Raptor

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

I would love to get free tickets, I'd get a big stetson and go and get hammered - I mean hammered off my tits, and try and ruin it for as much fans as I could - like the Garth crowd were doing at the Boss last weekend.

Were they wearing stetsons at the Bruce Springsteen concert last week? Or how did you tell who was a Garth fan out for a day out?

The Raptor

andekwarhola wrote: »

If the GAA and promoters don't try and fcuk over the residents and local authority again with extra gigs over the agreed limit, I don't see the problem.

I don't see the problem with having more. They changed the concert licensing. They now have discussions with the relative people involved (residents, council, etc) before they sell tickets for more concerts.

I don't see how they will try and fcuk over the residents the next time.

hynesie08

The Raptor wrote: »

I don't see the problem with having more. They changed the concert licensing. They now have discussions with the relative people involved (residents, council, etc) before they sell tickets for more concerts.

I don't see how they will try and fcuk over the residents the next time.

Then why didn't they have a 3rd Ed Sheeran gig last year? Or a 3rd Bruce Springsteen gig this year? Since both would have sold out?

Timberrrrrrrr

Hopefully we will see more of these :pac:

The Raptor

hynesie08 wrote: »

Then why didn't they have a 3rd Ed Sheeran gig last year? Or a 3rd Bruce Springsteen gig this year? Since both would have sold out?

Because the residents are crying little babies.

hynesie08

The Raptor wrote: »

Because the residents are crying little babies.

But sure they've changed the license laws so what can they do?

The Raptor

hynesie08 wrote: »

But sure they've changed the license laws so what can they do?

They said in some news piece yesterday that they will object to anything more than three.

Sour bunch they are.

Cork2015!

bubblypop wrote: »

Any actual fan that goes to see him now, after he couldn't be bothered his arse playing the 3 concerts a couple of years ago are fools.

If I was a fan, he wouldn't be getting my money this time after fcuking over his fans!

I'm an "actual fan" and I will gladly be handing over my very hard earned money to see him as he is my favourite musician ever.

I also supported his decision to cancel (as he didn't want to disappoint half of the fans), it wasn't becuase he couldn't be bothered

Guess this makes me a fool as per your post......

PS I had tickets to every single night last time... was expensive but you know what they say... a fool and their money etc etc

hynesie08

I'll gladly endure this ****e again if it means we get half the hilarious meltdowns we got last time. Maybe that group should march up O'Connell Street again.

GLaDOS

hynesie08 wrote: »

I'll gladly endure this ****e again if it means we get half the hilarious meltdowns we got last time. Maybe that group should march up O'Connell Street again.

Spare a thought for the poor AH mods :pac:

hynesie08

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Spare a thought for the poor AH mods :pac:

Nope, they managed to avoid the water charges talk for the most part, this'll put hairs on their chest (even the women's)

smash

Cork2015! wrote: »

PS I had tickets to every single night last time... was expensive but you know what they say... a fool and their money etc etc

Do you also like to be tied up and beaten?

beach_walker

hynesie08 wrote: »

Maybe that group should march up O'Connell Street again.

Oh man, that was quality. Stensons, cowboy boots and homemade banners decrying the whole situation. Damn near perfect.

Cork2015!

smash wrote: »

Do you also like to be tied up and beaten?

Not normally but never say never

Cienciano

Oh god, I'm having flashbacks from the last time. Didn't he cancel every concert because he didn't want to do 2 in one day? And his excuse was he didn't want to disappoint them? It would be like "Santa" can't get the bike a kid wanted for Christmas, so instead of getting a similar one, the kid gets zero presents at all.



I feel sorry for the mods at moments like this.

MadYaker

Any chance of getting a ban on garth brooks threads in AH if this does happen? Lets keep this cancer confined to gigs and events.

The Raptor

hynesie08 wrote: »

I'll gladly endure this ****e again if it means we get half the hilarious meltdowns we got last time. Maybe that group should march up O'Connell Street again.

You clearly didn't have a meltdown having your concerts cancelled as well.

Were you going for the craic and fcuk up a good time for the genuine fans? Similar to what cowboy builder mentioned about all the garth fans at the Bruce concert, just there to fcuk it up. Are you one of these people? Who gets totally p!ssed off their heads?

hynesie08

The Raptor wrote: »

You clearly didn't have a meltdown having your concerts cancelled as well.

Were you going for the craic and fcuk up a good time for the genuine fans? Similar to what cowboy builder mentioned about all the garth fans at the Bruce concert, just there to fcuk it up. Are you one of these people? Who gets totally p!ssed off their heads?

No I didn't, just like I don't when other gigs get rescheduled/cancelled cause at the end of the day it's just a gig. I go to dozens of them a year so it doesn't bother me.

No, I don't drink at gigs as a general rule, think I've been tipsy or above at maybe 5/6 gigs of the 300+ I've been to.

How did you feel when Garth cancelled?

The Raptor

hynesie08 wrote: »

No I didn't, just like I don't when other gigs get rescheduled/cancelled cause at the end of the day it's just a gig. I go to dozens of them a year so it doesn't bother me.

No, I don't drink at gigs as a general rule, think I've been tipsy or above at maybe 5/6 gigs of the 300+ I've been to.

How did you feel when Garth cancelled?

Just a gig for you like the other 300 you've been to. Other people are genuine fans. I'm glad you find it funny that it was cancelled for those genuine fans.