Will Pope Francis sell out Croke Park?

DEFTLEFTHAND

The Pope is scheduled to conduct a Mass at croker next August. Will you attend? I know for one that i will. A once in a lifetime experience.

namloc1980

No more than I wouldn't go to see the Head of State of any country, it holds zero interest for me.

frag420

Depends who the support act is I guess.

Would need a full line up...Father John Misty, Jesus and Mary Chain, Marylyn Manson...

AndyBoBandy

I reckon he’ll add a 2nd & 3rd night as demand will be so high.

I’m hoping Nathan Carter is the support act.

brevity

I preferred his earlier stuff.

Fighting Tao

Fools and their money are easily parted. I’d say the same for any of the expensive gigs in Croke Park.

munster87

He might put another curse on Mayo :pac:

fergiesfolly

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Pope is scheduled to conduct a Mass at croker next August. Will you attend? I know for one that i will. A once in a lifetime experience.

I'm waiting the reunion gig.
Won't be the same till they're all on the same stage together.

I love you Benedict!!!!

emo72

I'm assuming it's free to go to mass?

AndyBoBandy

Just as long as he plays this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhtoDhlffsE

donegaLroad

I'll go to Quinn's for a few before kickoff

hawkelady

They'll bring in Christian nuts from all over the world to fill it .... I doubt your joe and Mary soap would attend .. can't see the interest in going to see one man in a white dress saying mass tbh

DontThankMe

Won't be able to make it that the day because I'm going to see the flying spaghetti monster in my local church.

DEFTLEFTHAND

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I reckon he’ll add a 2nd & 3rd night as demand will be so high.

I’m hoping Nathan Carter is the support act.

Fr.Ignatius Muarry of St. Cronans ,Roscrea is the support act. He says good Mass.

rednik

Has anyone seen the setlist ?? Will this count as one of the three permissible gigs?

Wanderer78

It probably won't be as popular as John Paul, even the census confirmed the decline, but tens of thousands will turn up.

gerard2210

Sold out on Ticketmaster but tickets available on seat wave.

Mr321

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Pope is scheduled to conduct a Mass at croker next August. Will you attend? I know for one that i will. A once in a lifetime experience.

It'll be a mortal sin if he doesn't sell out...

Peatys

Wanderer78 wrote: »

It probably won't be as popular as John Paul, even the census confirmed the decline, but tens of thousands will turn up.

Sign of the times that they moved from Phoenix Park to Croke Park.. if numbers keep dropping, next tour will probably be an acoustic set in vicar st

DEFTLEFTHAND

emo72 wrote: »

I'm assuming it's free to go to mass?

When the basket goes around though that will add up to some house.80000 people .

joebloggs32

He'd never sell out five nights like Garth Brooks!

JimmyMcGill

Would love to get backstage for some hookers and coke afterwards, only I'm not sure it wouldnt be boys and wine.

Icaras

emo72 wrote: »

I'm assuming it's free to go to mass?

Ah hahah, have you any experience of the catholic church, the collection plate will go around twice, there'll be "charity" points everywhere - sure the roof on the vatican is very old and will need upgrading soon. All a big scam to get your money into their pocket.

Crea

It will be packed. I know some people like to think we've moved on from this but there are plenty of religious people out there - young and old. Added to that many in the immigrant population are Catholic particularly the Polish and Philippino population.

donegaLroad

emo72 wrote: »

I'm assuming it's free to go to mass?

This is a good question. They would probably say that croake park is not concecrated ground so technically it's not a church so they can charge at the gate.

What's wrong with the Phoenix Park again, like in 1979 when Pope John Paul 2 visited?

It's profiteering imo.

SEPT 23 1989

He usually opens with Welcome to the Vatican to get the crowd going

Wanderer78

SEPT 23 1989 wrote:

He usually opens with Welcome to the Vatican to get the crowd going

Thought it was 'show me the money'?

Pintman Paddy Losty

DontThankMe wrote: »

Won't be able to make it that the day because I'm going to see the flying spaghetti monster in my local church.

lololol

So original and funny! 😂

You must be a riot at parties.

DEFTLEFTHAND

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

He usually opens with Welcome to the Vatican to get the crowd going

The place which ever Roman Catholic should make the effort to visit at least once in their lifetimes. Im not bulls1ting, it is truly spectaculer, our Mecca.

Fr_Dougal

Peatys wrote: »

Sign of the times that they moved from Phoenix Park to Croke Park.. if numbers keep dropping, next tour will probably be an acoustic set in vicar st

I’d imagine it probably has more to do with security than popularity. Despite living in a country where most people claim to be non-religious, lots of people will want to attend this.

Bit like when people are up sh!t creek, you hear the old “I’m not religious but I said a prayer”...hmmm...

seamus

Definitely wouldn't be attending. Right up there with a Garth Brooks concert at the top of "must miss" list.

It'll definitely be a full house though. Lots of foreign interest in any case, but there are easily 70,000 Irish Catholics who'd go.

Cue the wailing in the media about people being so callous as to resell tickets to a Mass for €1500

Snotty

I would say there is a real fear that a phoenix park event would be tiny in comparison to John Paul II, they don't want the decline if the church to be easily quantified.
They will fill croke park without an issue and then they can say it's sold out, huge demand, etc etc

vicwatson

No doubt Bono, Inda and Mickey D will be there. And the WHOLE Fine Gael party

vicwatson

RTÉ will be all over this like a rash, wait and see

emo72

Speaking of the phoenix park gig, I was 59 black. It was the furthest back if I recall and I remember getting slagged for being the furthest back. Not a good Catholic apparently! I guess 1 white was really holy.

GritBiscuit

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The place which ever Roman Catholic should make the effort to visit at least once in their lifetimes. Im not bulls1ting, it is truly spectaculer, our Mecca.

Yeah, go see all that gilt and gold - it's almost like they are just point blank refusing to compensate all those abuse victims.

I won't be going to see anyone who chairs that corrupt organisation...I'm sure there are no shortage of rug sweepers who will tho. More's the pity.

Hotblack Desiato

vicwatson wrote: »

No doubt Bono, Inda and Mickey D will be there. And the WHOLE Fine Gael party

Varadkar will definitely be there to lick Frankie's hole on behalf of the nation :rolleyes:

Nettle Soup

Will any of the Trinity be going?

branie2

I hope he will

AnneFrank

Leo won't be allowed in, he's a sinner

demanufactured

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Pope is scheduled to conduct a Mass at croker next August. Will you attend? I know for one that i will. A once in a lifetime experience.

No I will not, I don't believe in a fictional beardy man in the sky.

BillyBobBS

He's the head of an organisation that saw fit for it's members to rape and bugger little children among other things that's the bottom line.

I'll be giving it a miss thanks very much.

Pherekydes

donegaLroad wrote: »

I'll go to Quinn's for a few before kickoff

David Quinn's? :pac:

People can rub shoulders with Rónán Mullen.

DEFTLEFTHAND

GritBiscuit wrote: »

Yeah, go see all that gilt and gold - it's almost like they are just point blank refusing to compensate all those abuse victims.

I won't be going to see anyone who chairs that corrupt organisation...I'm sure there are no shortage of rug sweepers who will tho. More's the pity.

Biggest charitable organisation in the word. Even Princes of the Church Cardinals do not have bank accounts of any note. It's a vocation, not a get rich scheme. You'll be taken care of for life but never have any large disosable income to speak of.

Peatys

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

I’d imagine it probably has more to do with security than popularity. Despite living in a country where most people claim to be non-religious, lots of people will want to attend this.

Bit like when people are up sh!t creek, you hear the old “I’m not religious but I said a prayer”...hmmm...

Yeah, nail on the head. They had to slash the numbers going to the regular Sunday Chant due to security, so no different for this.

A Little Pony

NEVER NEVER NEVER!

Ken.

Mod-Poll added.

Sleeper12

I'm not a follower myself but it will be definitely be a sell out. Obviously lots of people have left the church since John Paul's visit but you only have to look at the eucharistic mass they had about 5 years ago. The Oaps packed out the place

DEFTLEFTHAND

Take the Pope. He still lives to his.Jesuit values. The man has rejected all the trappings of the papacy. For instance he resides in the vat hostel and refuses to take up residence in the Papal.Apartments. A man of honour and conviction.

_Brian

I’m sure it will easily fill once of not twice over.
With a capacity of 80,000 in a country where probably still in excess of 1million people are practicing Catholics I’d say there would be no bother.

Holds no interest for myself although I was dragged along on 1979 to see the pope in knock, one of the wettest most miserable days the west of Ireland must have produced.

buckwheat

He's no Fr Klippit that's for sure :cool: