Well hello
I'm in same boat.
Paid 80 for bruce on day
40 for pearl jam
60 for LG
60 for green day
Rammstein i picked up on the Rammstein Dublin FB page, so many floating about the day before and of the gig
Green Day was day before on TM Resale
Didnt buy PJ but plenty on TM Resale for 40/50
Pity they don't have 'dates' on the long sleeve shirt
Like there's gonna be much left on last night of tour 🙄
They did two date specific t-shirts for Wembley
Jez, Wembley gig got a bad review. Dread to think what the sound will be like in Croker which is normally so poor
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/acdc-tour-wembley-2024-b2573806.html
Very simple answer, the new Wembley Stadium is shockingly bad for sound. It's effectively listening to a gig in a large tin can. Muddy and crusty with a punishing echo. The Who a few years ago sounded exactly like that review. Yet The Who in Marlay Park and ACDC Punchestown are two of the best gigs I've ever been at in Ireland. Croker will be better.
Agree with ACDC in Punchestown. It was the most enjoyable gig I was ever at.
Croke Park isn't any better than Wembley.
I thought Wembley had installed a new sound system
https://www.avinteractive.com/news/audio/wembley-stadium-game-db-sound-solution-29-06-2022/
I was at Wembley. The band were great, and still have the energy. Great set-list too. But yes, the sound was awful - at times couldn't hear Angus' guitar or Brian's voice. Couldn't even make out which song they were playing at certain times.
Despite the awful sound mix, it was still, somehow, a great night and was great to see them one more time . . .
If people are spending upwards of two hundred quid to see them in Croker, the least they should be able to expect is to make out the songs!
More tickets on sale, lower tier Cusacks stand
I was at Wembley as I couldn't make croke park. It was insanely loud for one so make sure you've got your ear plugs. There were times that it was hard to hear the vocals but never had an issue with guitars and bar a couple of bits (mostly at the start) the sound was great. I think it also depends in the stadium where you are.
Also it was just a blast and they gave it absolute socks. You're gonna have a great time
Aye Punchestown was brilliant! Aviva was poor. Stadium good just don't work soundwise for me....bar Roger waters doing the wall. Sounds was brilliant for that!
Still absolutely loads of seats available on Ticketmaster for this. What's their tactic here? Exactly how many tickets still haven't been sold?
Tactic is to screw the customer. And we are falling for it. FOMO.
some are buying, some of us are not, plenty still sitting on the fence, some just wont pay for it
Yep, Love DC and have seen them countless times since 1986, even though can well afford it I'm simply not paying €175 for Angus and Brian.
i was at Wembley on Sunday and the gig was absolutely incredible. Sound was incredibly loud in the golden circle. I’ve seen them 7 times now and can’t wait for Croke Park. Here’s some of my photos…
How far away were you from that front stage? It looked quite high from my position against the barrier on the side of the walkway. I thought that anyone up against the barrier right in front of that stage might have had difficulty seeing the main stage, and your photos are showing some restriction to your view of that main stage
I'm assuming they will open up re-sales in another week or so, and presumably they will try and sell off what they can before that. Either way I suspect there will be plenty of options in the run up to the gig
i was about 20 feet from the end of the runway. Stevie Young and Chris Chaney never leave their positions and while I could see them fine on the screens, my intention was to photograph Angus and Brian as best I could, as well as the overall stage show. Taking the photos came secondary to enjoying the music.
I think the resale might not open up till even closer I think the Taylor Swift gigs only gave people their tickets 2/3 days before.
Completely different gig situation and a gigantic difference in terms of demand.
Interesting point.
I think Taylor Swift and even Coldplay have pushed concert fever and FOMO to higher than normal levels this year. People are overestimating the demand for tickets now. Also, the bad weather takes the shine off outdoor concerts.
Its funny the amount of extra tickets released for AC/DC compared to Coldplay and Swift.
They keep on releasing extra tickets for AC/DC yet they have barely released any extra for Coldplay and its just over 6 weeks away.
Very odd.
AC/DC are now more of a trip out for the event junkie now. The vast majority of people at these shows, they wouldn't know Have a Drink On Me, Sin City, Riff Raff, Shot Down in Flames, FTATR, IYWB etc. They're there for YSMANL, Thunderstruck, BIB and to say they saw AC/DC. They don't care or know about Mal, Cliff or Phil. Moneytalks is one of their most popular songs. It was all over MTV in the early 90s. Charted highest in the US for them. Most people wouldn't know it if they dug it out on this tour
Lifelong AC/DC fan. Seen them numerous times and the Aviva was what turned me off. So many people hadn't a notion of the majority of the setlist. The breakdown for the audience participation in Shoot to Thrill was ****.
It's one thing I will never understand. Razor's Edge and Ballbreaker tours, they struggled to shift tickets for The Point (Ballbreaker was supposed to be in the RDS but got moved to The Point due to low ticket sales) I went to England to see them on the Stiff Upper Lip tour in 2001 because there wasn't demand for them here on that tour. I love AC/DC. They've given me so many lifetime highs. But how in God's name did they become popular in the last 20 years?
Like most bands of their vintage, they have shifted from tours that promoted albums to tours that are effectively greatest hits packages, with a few songs from the latest release, the number of which usually dwindles as the tour progresses.
Increased use of material in TV commercials, films, etc. widens public awareness for the most well-known material, and that can be enough to entice people to go to see them. A handful of AC/DC songs were used in the film and trailers of Iron Man 2 (2010), but the soundtrack was effectively a Greatest Hits album in disguise, and would have been a significant gateway drug for many.
As you say, they don't care about the lineup. They've got the singer and the guitarist. That'll do.
The Slane rumours 20 years ago might have played a part.
The fact they only tour for two years then disappear for about 5 helps too, there also seems to be a frenzy to see The Saw Doctors as well, think they hadn't played since 2017 up till a while ago.
