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Slane 2017

PTH2009

reports saying a gig is going ahead in slane next year who is going to headline

Guns N Roses are highly tipped to play there as they will be touring europe next summer and 2017 will mark the 25th Anniversary of the 1992 slane show

U2 are stated to tour in 2017 and are no strangers to the venue

Rumours of the Rolling Stones touring Europe in 2017 and the last time they played Ireland was in 2007 in Slane. A return maybe

Coldplay, Garth Brooks, Kings Of Leon, RHCP could do headline also

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The Nal

CiarraiAbu2 wrote: »

GnR shouldn't be left in the country after acting the boll*x the last time they were here.

What did they do?

Utah

Was that the one where we all stood around for 2 hours and then people threw bottles and then he walked off the stage only to come back and sing the whole concert in monotone?!

The Nal

Utah wrote: »

Was that the one where we all stood around for 2 hours and then people threw bottles and then he walked off the stage only to come back and sing the whole concert in monotone?!

Wrong on both counts.

They came on at 9.50 ish. Half hour ish late. The behaviour of the fans that night was utterly disgraceful. Ended up being gig of the year though. Chaos.

And when he came back on he sang perfectly. Just didn't run about.

Also, they've been back since.

CiarraiAbu2

Utah wrote: »

Was that the one where we all stood around for 2 hours and then people threw bottles and then he walked off the stage only to come back and sing the whole concert in monotone?!

yip

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/03/guns-roses-bottled-offstage-dublin

Can't remember how they sounded after they came back Nal, i was so pissed off I can even remember the end of the gig.

The Nal

CiarraiAbu2 wrote: »

Utah wrote: »

Was that the one where we all stood around for 2 hours and then people threw bottles and then he walked off the stage only to come back and sing the whole concert in monotone?!

yip

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/03/guns-roses-bottled-offstage-dublin

Can't remember how they sounded after they came back Nal, i was so pissed off I can even remember the end of the gig.

Sounded great! Wasn't running about. Same reason he sounds great with AC/DC sitting on his chair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_JTn29GZoU

Thought it was a great gig. Not sure why people got pissed off. Proper GnR chaos.

Wrongway1985

CiarraiAbu2 wrote: »

yip

That incident didn't happen the last time they played think you missed the part where they returned since that already

Irishbrick

Gnr will be announced Monday! I wish they were playing croker

but1er

Walked by a poster today

Guns and roses welcome to the jungle

Slane would be brilliant. Just hope for a good support.

Will axel be able to walk by then?

The Nal

but1er wrote: »

Walked by a poster today

Guns and roses welcome to the jungle

Slane would be brilliant. Just hope for a good support.

Will axel be able to walk by then?

Hes been walking for months yeah

Nelbert

The Nal wrote: »

Wrong on both counts.

They came on at 9.50 ish. Half hour ish late. The behaviour of the fans that night was utterly disgraceful. Ended up being gig of the year though. Chaos.

And when he came back on he sang perfectly. Just didn't run about.

Also, they've been back since.

Was there that night and totally agree, got right to the very front by the time they came back on and he sounded brilliant, mainly because he stood there like a spoiled child.
Although I remember it being after 10 when they came on and think Axl could have settled the crowd instantly by simply saying I know this place usually has a curfew but we're ignoring it.

Likely still would have had some scummers throwing bottles at the people they paid €80 to see though......

PTH2009

TBA Monday

It's not going to be cheap either going by prices for there US shows (but they had seats and we don't)

Irishbrick

PTH2009 wrote: »

TBA Monday

It's not going to be cheap either going by prices for there US shows (but they had seats and we don't)

97 euro from what I've heard

The Nal

Nelbert wrote: »

The Nal wrote: »

Wrong on both counts.

They came on at 9.50 ish. Half hour ish late. The behaviour of the fans that night was utterly disgraceful. Ended up being gig of the year though. Chaos.

And when he came back on he sang perfectly. Just didn't run about.

Also, they've been back since.

Was there that night and totally agree, got right to the very front by the time they came back on and he sounded brilliant, mainly because he stood there like a spoiled child.
Although I remember it being after 10 when they came on and think Axl could have settled the crowd instantly by simply saying I know this place usually has a curfew but we're ignoring it.

Likely still would have had some scummers throwing bottles at the people they paid €80 to see though......

People were itching to act up. The week before they had been really late at Reading/Leeds so it would've been the same if they were 5 minutes late.
Either way, one of the more memorable gigs I've been to.

nelly17

CiarraiAbu2 wrote: »

GnR shouldn't be left in the country after acting the boll*x the last time they were here.

That was actually the second last time they were here - they came back after that and people bought tickets (madness I know)

Mushy

Irishbrick wrote: »

PTH2009 wrote: »

TBA Monday

It's not going to be cheap either going by prices for there US shows (but they had seats and we don't)

97 euro from what I've heard

The expected price for them I would say. Gonna have to be smart on the money this month. I'm hoping for a Portugal festival date.

PTH2009

Irishbrick wrote: »

97 euro from what I've heard

A bit annoying that other Euro gig's are in stadiums where your guarnteed a view of the stage. We're paying over €100 to stand in a field

I wonder how much Golden Circle will be ???

The Nal

Please please please don't be Slane. Fcuking nightmare venue.

I won't be going if it is. May have a look elsewhere.

Irishbrick

The Nal wrote: »

Please please please don't be Slane. Fcuking nightmare venue.

I won't be going if it is. May have a look elsewhere.

My sentiments exactly! I hate slane, think I'll head to Europe to see them now!

The Nal

Irishbrick wrote: »

The Nal wrote: »

Please please please don't be Slane. Fcuking nightmare venue.

I won't be going if it is. May have a look elsewhere.

My sentiments exactly! I hate slane, think I'll head to Europe to see them now!

By the time you pay for a ticket, a hotel/B&B the night before or after (or both!), pay for petrol/bus there and back, the ticket, booze and food etc you're looking at 300 quid ish.

That would pay for a ticket in, say, Berlin, your hotel for two nights and your flights. And you get a weekend away in somewhere like Berlin!

More importantly, you don't have to put up with the nightmare getting there and getting in, the frankly dangerous crush leaving, the 4 hour wait in the carpark, the idiot Irish crowd that go to Slane, the disgraceful facilities, the hike and huge queues to the toilets/bars/foodstalls, the dodgy sound etc.

The venue is a relic of the 1980s. Some people who just want to hear Sweet Child O Mine, some passed out by 2pm sun burned to a crisp, some looking for fights, some looking "for the shift" and some just let out for the day from whatever midlands hell hole they eke out their miserable existence in.

overshoot

The Nal wrote: »

Yeah they could put anyone on there and thousands of animals from the midlands will be down there pissed up with really bad sunburn by 3pm.

The Nal wrote: »

some just let out for the day from whatever midlands hell hole they eke out their miserable existence in.

you really dont like the midlands do you?... also banging on about people not coming for music and the bulk of your same post is about access/facilities/price of drink.
At least Slane is a natural amphitheater so for standing it will be a better view. Considering the way sound can distorted in stadiums it wont be any worse. You will probably get a few decent support acts in Slane where as you will get one meh one for Croker/Landsowne

The Nal

overshoot wrote: »

you really dont like the midlands do you?...

Who cares, they don't have the internet so aren't reading this.

overshoot;101846732
also banging on about people not coming for music and the bulk of your same post is about access/facilities/price of drink.

I like a drink at a gig. But not queuing all day for it.

PTH2009

Closest hotel i could get for 27/28 May is in Drogheda and Navan. E129

Mushy

The Nal wrote: »

overshoot wrote: »

you really dont like the midlands do you?...

Who cares, they don't have the internet so aren't reading this.

overshoot;101846732
also banging on about people not coming for music and the bulk of your same post is about access/facilities/price of drink.

I like a drink at a gig. But not queuing all day for it.

Can only blame the organisers then

Mental Mickey

Bollix

PTH2009

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Bollix

yeah

I wish we got a london date so i can book a cheap hotel near the Olympic stadium

Furious-Red

If i go im gonna camp like i did at the Foo's so much handier. Literally 5 minute walk from the exit closet to where the seating area was

davywalsh7

Furious-Red wrote: »

If i go im gonna camp like i did at the Foo's so much handier. Literally 5 minute walk from the exit closet to where the seating area was

Camped myself for the foos and was so handy.

Zardoz

Furious-Red wrote: »

If i go im gonna camp like i did at the Foo's so much handier. Literally 5 minute walk from the exit closet to where the seating area was

I thought there is no camping allowed ?

I was watching some recent videos of Guns N Roses the other night ,pretty disappointing to say the least ,Axl's voice was crap and the band looked like they were on autopilot.
I would have considered going to Croke Park but no way I'm going to Slane ,its a nightmare to get to from the south of the country.

Wile E. Coyote

Zardoz wrote: »

no way I'm going to Slane ,its a nightmare to get to from the south of the country.

Couldn't be easier if you put a bit of thought into it. Go up on the Friday night, bring as much beer as your car can hold, pay €15 for camping and you're a 10 minute walk from the field. Even if you're not driving get a bus up on the Friday night and camp.

Anyone expecting to stroll in at 3 or 4 in the afternoon along with 80,000 other people is going to think it's a nightmare.

eldest200

Can someone give me advice for camping. I didn't know you could camp at Slane. I'll bet it will finish late and who knows how long it will be to get back home.