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Acts that never played Ireland

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  • #32
    TheRiverman
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    mossie11 wrote: »
    Bob Seger

    Unfortunately he never played here,one of the greats.I think he did a tour in some European countries back in 1980,but never toured in Europe again.


  • #33
    chicorytip
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    Joy Division


  • #34
    corm500
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    Did ol blue eyes Frankie ever play here?

    Yep. Twice.


  • #35
    corm500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭corm500


    ABBA
    Van Halen
    Elvis
    Aretha
    Doors
    Jimi
    Buddy Holly
    Miles Davis
    Joni Mitchell
    Janis Joplin
    Grateful Dead
    Jefferson Airplane
    Small Faces
    Bob Seeger
    Marvin Gaye


    Lots of the sixties acts from the USA made it to Europe but managed to give the Emerald Isle a miss unfortunately


  • #36
    PTH2009
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    corm500 wrote: »
    ABBA
    Van Halen
    Elvis
    Aretha
    Doors
    Jimi
    Buddy Holly
    Miles Davis
    Joni Mitchell
    Janis Joplin
    Grateful Dead
    Jefferson Airplane
    Small Faces
    Bob Seeger
    Marvin Gaye


    Lots of the sixties acts from the USA made it to Europe but managed to give the Emerald Isle a miss unfortunately

    Motley Crue never bothered there holes coming here for some reason

    I knw not music related but in the world of wrestling big stars namely Hulk Hogan and The Rock never performed here. Hogan in fact didn't really appear much in Europe. A lot of other stars performed here in there careers at live events etc


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  • #37
    alastair
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    Cryptopagan wrote: »
    I don’t think the Doors, Hendrix, or Frank Zappa ever played here. Joy Division and Nick Drake are unlikely to have.

    Hendrix played in Belfast. Nick Drake hardly gigged at all, even in England.

    Half Man Half Biscuit have never made it here.


  • #38
    argentum
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    ABBA played here in 1979 in The RDS


  • #39
    delbertgrady
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    corm500 wrote: »
    Joni Mitchell

    Played the RDS in 1983.

    2026 Gigs and Events: An Evening with The Fast Show, Prima Facie, Stereolab (NCH), Foo Fighters, David Byrne (3Arena), Belle and Sebastian (x2), Kraftwerk, Paul Simon, David Byrne (St. Anne's Park), Keb' Mo', Metallica (x2), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Embrace, Sigur Rós with the Ulster Orchestra, Crash Test Dummies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ben Folds, Jeff Tweedy, Nicko McBrain, Anna Lapwood



  • #40
    Vinculus
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    Jane's Addiction?


  • #41
    The Iron Giant
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    Travelling Wilburys
    Carly Simon
    Harry Nilsson?

    Strange one this but has Enya ever played a gig in Ireland? I'm not talking about a one off song but an actual full show.


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  • #42
    ned rierson
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    The jam toured ireland in 1978


  • #43
    corm500
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    alastair wrote: »
    Hendrix played in Belfast. Nick Drake hardly gigged at all, even in England.

    Half Man Half Biscuit have never made it here.

    Never knew Hendrix played Belfast. You learn something new every day.


  • #44
    stateofflux
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    Vinculus wrote: »
    Jane's Addiction?

    Pretty sure they played oxygen festival around 10 - 15 years ago


  • #45
    Acosta
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    BadTurtle wrote: »
    Closed Oxegens second stage in 2009.

    One of the best gigs I've ever been to in Ireland. Outstanding.

    I do wish they'd play their own gig sometime, in The Olympia or somewhere instead of festivals.


  • #46
    dixiefly
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    mossie11 wrote: »
    Bob Seger

    Yes, final tour underway - any chance of hi coming over even to Europe?
    http://www.bobseger.com/


  • #47
    dixiefly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭dixiefly


    These guys are incredible but the latest tour is passing us by

    https://www.tedeschitrucksband.com/tour


  • #48
    Penfailed
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    thegills wrote: »
    Nirvana

    Top Hat in Dun Laoghaire '91
    Sir Henrys in Cork '91
    Kings Hall in Belfast '92
    The Point in Dublin '92

    Gigs '24 - Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball (Gomez), The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Smashing Pumpkins/Weezer, Pearl Jam, Green Day, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Electric Picnic, Pixies, Ride, Therapy?, Public Service Broadcasting, IDLES, And So I Watch You From Afar

    Gigs '25 - Spiritualized, Supergrass, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, Queens of the Stone Age, Electric Picnic, Vantastival, Sprints, Getdown Services, And So I Watch You From Afar, The Scratch

    Gigs '26 - Deftones, Sleaford Mods, Stereolab, KNEECAP, Sugar, Clutch, Big Thief, Jon Spencer, The Cure, Stendhal Festival, Forest Fest, IDLES, Electric Picnic, Public Service Broadcasting, Suede/Manic Street Preachers, Korn



  • #49
    spurious
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    padd b1975 wrote: »
    I think ABBA played indoor at the RDS once.

    They did. 15 November 1979. It was a Thursday and I was there. :)


  • #50
    Johnny Jukebox
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    Gilmour has.

    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/david-gilmour/1984/national-stadium-dublin-ireland-13d70915.html


  • #51
    spindex
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    Nile rodgers and chic


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  • #52
    PTH2009
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    spindex wrote: »
    Nile rodgers and chic

    They have a tribtue band called Chic Rogers and Nile who often play here but most times they change there first names on stage


  • #53
    RayCon
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    Scorpions
    Helloween


  • #54
    Furious-Red
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    Vinculus wrote: »
    Jane's Addiction?

    They played before NIN at Oxegen 09


  • #55
    Say Your Number
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    Huntress.

    Their singer died last year so that won't change.


  • #56
    TheRiverman
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    dixiefly wrote: »
    Yes, final tour underway - any chance of hi coming over even to Europe?
    http://www.bobseger.com/

    It would be great if he did even at this stage of his career,but all those shows in Detroit makes me think those hometown shows are the finale.


  • #57
    roll
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    Have Metric ever played here? Certainly since I've been listening to them I don't think they have...


  • #58
    delbertgrady
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    roll wrote: »
    Have Metric ever played here? Certainly since I've been listening to them I don't think they have...

    They played Spirit in Dublin (formerly HQ, now The Academy) in 2006.

    2026 Gigs and Events: An Evening with The Fast Show, Prima Facie, Stereolab (NCH), Foo Fighters, David Byrne (3Arena), Belle and Sebastian (x2), Kraftwerk, Paul Simon, David Byrne (St. Anne's Park), Keb' Mo', Metallica (x2), Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Embrace, Sigur Rós with the Ulster Orchestra, Crash Test Dummies, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ben Folds, Jeff Tweedy, Nicko McBrain, Anna Lapwood



  • #59
    Vinculus
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    Furious-Red wrote: »
    They played before NIN at Oxegen 09


    The line-up that year was friken amazing.


  • #60
    yknaa
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    RayCon wrote: »
    Scorpions
    Helloween

    Saw the Scorps in Belfast and they were brilliant. Don't think there is enough demand for Helloween which is a pity.


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  • #61
    Mental Mickey
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    The original Gn'R


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