Slane Castle Memories

Certainly made big gigs seem more possible in Ireland. Groundbreaking stuff.

Went to U2 and then the RHCP the following year but havent been back (and never will) since.

Sorry to hear, he lived some life and seemed a cool dude

The RTE documentary is excellent

Only went once - Queen, 5th July 1986, the day before my 14th birthday. It pissed rain for the day and I swore I'd never go back … and I haven't. R.I.P. - no doubting his impact and how legendary Slane became as an iconic Irish event.

some great memories of gigs there

Oasis, Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Guns n roses

Less so Eminem

And less said about the journey in and out the better but some great days out were had there. Especially when we camped there found it much better experience.

I was there for the first one, Lizzy - in fairnes they were not great. Supported by U2, who were pretty good. Bruce was excellent, Dylan was OK - wish I'd been as familiar with his stuff as I am now. Bowie was good, but the wrong show in the wrong venue. I lived abroad for the ninties, but went back with my daughter when she was sixteen for Oasis / Prodigy / Kasabian in 2009 which while I'm not a huge fan of any, that was probably my best day at Slane. The entire audience singing 'Half The World Away' with just NG on an acoustic guitar is one of my best gig memories.

Well done, Lord Henry. You helped change this country in a good way…

Not technically a slane castle memory but Henry and Alex served me my 1st ever Whiskey Mojito made with Slane Castle whiskey years ago at a beer festival in Dublin. They even brought us down a free tray of them at the end of the night. I’ve been drinking them since, sorry to hear of his passing a very nice gentleman.

That was my first big outdoor gig.

Big Country made up for the dreariness of Bowie and his Glass Spider

My abiding memory is not so much the music but the massive moving crowd down near the front. Remember at one stage dropping my fag on the ground and bending down to try pick it up and realising immediately what a mistake that was!

Metallica in 2019 was my only trip there so far. Great day and show (crazy we weren't aware James was relapsing). Ghost we're great as support and it pissed out of heavens for most of the set

Didn't find the walk to the venue from the bus station too long. Was pretty dark on the way back mind you

No idea who play if they have any more shows. U2 maybe if there stage allows it. Really is a legendary list of past headliners

Seen Brian Adams, Foos and RHCP there. Great venue but getting out is a pain in the balls.

Some great memories there alright, i was at 6 of the gigs there:

REM ‘95(Oasis supported)

U2 ‘01- both gigs(Coldplay, RHCP, Moby supporting) got at the “heart rail” for the 1st one

Stereophonics ‘02, got freebies for that one but not bad

RHCP ‘03, (Foo’s supporting)

Rolling Stones ‘07, thought it was the worst gig of all of them.

My sister was at Bruce in ‘85, i wanted to go but was told i was too young !

It is a particularly mesmorizing venue especially in good weather. I stayed there for two of the above gigs in the local hostel which was quite handy, but it is tricky to get in and out alright.

I was talking to someone today, and they mentioned “he invented big estate gigs”, i said he “perfected it”, as i n Ireland that accolade is with the Boomtown Rats & The Guinness family. They played Leixslip Castle more than a year before the 1st Slane gig. In March 1980.

I loved the sequence and build up for events for Slane, the rumours, the teasing comments from lord Henry, then the big press conferences, and some fantastic support slots, the 1st U2 gig was the best lineup, i’ve ever seen at a single gig:

Kelis, Relish, JJ72, Coldplay, RHCP, U2

RIP Lord Henry

1986 The Bangles - with Queen as the support act 😁

I can still see the wink Suzanna gave me