Paul Simon A Quiet Celebration- 3Arena 20th May 2026

I was at that gig, didn't know Everly Brothers were supporting until I got there, was a brilliant night.

Well The Smiths would probably blow the Oasis madness out of the water if they reformed 😀

Paul Brady at a small venue would be a super gig- last time I saw him was NCH with an orchestra I think - would prefer a dingy dive and a pint in my hand . I saw James Taylor for small money a few years ago - delighted I caught him and I see he’s back again this year -I guess if people haven’t seen Simon, and you’re into your music, my advice would be go see him - just not for me at this stage - been there done that 20 or so years ago- nothing will recreate that high I got seeing Art and himself on stage and the Everly Bros were a huge bonus - both since passed away - so see them while you still can is a good motto for those aging singers

Thats kind of what I meant when talking about smaller gigs - I've seen Paul Brady twice in Ratoath, roughly 250 person capacity. Just brilliant. I'd go to that 10 times over if I could.

I would think there would be a lot of auto tune & backing vocals going on. The poor man has said he has hearing problems. Just but something like Bridge over troubled waters. To think I used to pay 1.50 to see The Clash.

Who would you pay €176 to see ,even if it were not really possible now. Without a doubt I would say Free, I would have loved to see Paul Kossoff at his peak, such a sad loss.

The promoter won't but if someone who bought can't go they might lower their price and put them up as resale tickets. Usually any discount from promoter would be an early bird one. Think promoters usually avoid discounts closer to gig as gives an incentive then for people to wait. There might be the odd competition too. I think Paul Simon won't have too many tickets left by the time it's on but I could be wrong though!

Certainly Still Crazy After All These Years

"Jokes" aside, I could not go for those prices either.

Also, in the 3 arena when they've seated the standing area, you can purchase a ticket for a row it seems, but not a specific seat in the row.

Is that right or ?

Ok. I was sure it had a - (dash) for the seat when I checked before for layouts like this. Maybe I'm imagining it.

He explains the structure of the show at the outset, so you'll have an idea what's in store.

In now and had my tickets in block g upgraded to flats... I wonder what that meant in terms of sales.

If Your tocket scans red at first that is likely what happened to you, ask the line manager and if so you get directed to the box office to print the new ticket.

Block D here

I was in Block H.

Great gig, and a lovely surprise when he brought Martin Hayes on stage with him for "The Boxer".