No Slane this year

Royal Seahawk · 03-04-2010 04:38PM

Biggins wrote: »

The early years were definably the best years.
Great classic bands that could REALLY hold a tune.
Whats around today while good for some considering the change of generation and tastes, seems now not to be able to draw in such an immediate crowd to Slane and it like.
In the early eighties Slane and similar would sell out in a day.
People have moved on now.

It would be even better if he played now as he could perform songs from the vastly underappreciated Lucky Town album!

Behind you Joey · 03-04-2010 05:22PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

Is that KoL video a fake???

Yes.

ascanbe · 03-04-2010 06:17PM

Here's a couple more by the same guy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt1eQ8BvfP8

dixiefly · 03-04-2010 07:15PM

What about Stevie Wonder? Saw him in the RDS (indoors) 20- 25 years ago ago.
a true legend and he is playing London's Hyde Park on Sat June 26th and rumoured to headline Glastonbury on sunday 27th. This is part of a European tour.

robinph · 03-04-2010 09:16PM

dixiefly wrote: »

What about Stevie Wonder? Saw him in the RDS (indoors) 20- 25 years ago ago.
a true legend and he is playing London's Hyde Park on Sat June 26th and rumoured to headline Glastonbury on sunday 27th. This is part of a European tour.

Think they confirmed Stevie Wonder now, and U2 are playing Glastonbury as part of their north American tour.

bonerm · 03-04-2010 09:31PM

Slane : A history ....

1981 Thin Lizzy
1982 The Rolling Stones
1983 U2
1984 Bob Dylan
1985 Bruce Springsteen
1986 Queen
1987 David Bowie
1992 Guns N' Roses
1993 Neil Young
1995 R.E.M.

(going well up to this point, and then .....)

1998 The Verve :eek:
1999 Robbie Williams :eek: wtf?
2000 Bryan Adams
... etc .... etc .....

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 03-04-2010 09:56PM

kraggy wrote: »

Henry Mountcharles was saying that he considered a couple of bands but that it didn't quite feel right.

Think one of the them was Kings of Leon.

If they could fill Slane, I'd be paralysed with depression about the taste of music fans in this country.

Pure and utter dross.

Each to their own, what type of music do you like? Or do you fear of being shot down?

bazmaiden · 03-04-2010 10:09PM

I thought that I had heard rumours of AC/DC but obviously not... too good to be true,

SEPT 23 1989 · 03-04-2010 10:28PM

The Smiths supported by the Stone Roses 2012

Pauleta · 03-04-2010 10:45PM

Im gonna hazard a guess and say they were told they wouldnt get a licence for a concert after last years fiasco and they didnt have time to upgrade the access routes.

JerryHandbag · 03-04-2010 11:04PM

My name is URL wrote: »

RHCP playing a few years ago was the best live performance I've ever seen

2003...awesome gig. Foo Fighters and QOTSA too. That made my year.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

The Smiths supported by the Stone Roses 2012

Followed by whats left of Pink Floyd in 2013 and Oasis will have got it back together by 2014 I'd say...

Rabies · 03-04-2010 11:44PM

PirateShampoo wrote: »

After the disaster it turned into last year I'm not surprised.

The town is to small to hold a event that big and its only a matter of time before something goes horribly wrong and people are killed at it.

The sized of the town doesn't matter. Its actually laid out pretty good. Four roads all meet at the centre. Easy access to the site.
The problem is the road parking.
More farmer land is needed to create big bus carparks and reduce the road parking. It will make the return trips safer. But you need the land first

ejmaztec · 03-04-2010 11:51PM

Rabies wrote: »

The sized of the town doesn't matter. Its actually laid out pretty good. Four roads all meet join to the centre. Easy access to the site.
The problem is the road parking.
More farmer land is needed to create big bus carparks and reduce the road parking. It will make the return trips safer. But you need the land first

If Lord Mountcharles were a proper aristocrat, he would use his army to wipe out those peasants as a matter of course, and get himself a decent car-park.

FearDark · 03-04-2010 11:54PM

bonerm wrote: »

Slane : A history ....

1981 Thin Lizzy
1982 The Rolling Stones
1983 U2
1984 Bob Dylan
1985 Bruce Springsteen
1986 Queen
1987 David Bowie
1992 Guns N' Roses
1993 Neil Young
1995 R.E.M.

(going well up to this point, and then .....)

1998 The Verve :eek:
1999 Robbie Williams :eek: wtf?
2000 Bryan Adams
... etc .... etc .....

I was there that year, he was worth every penny, was absouluetly class.

Bonito · 04-04-2010 12:21AM

Hang on. Wasn't it between Paul McWhatshisface and Kings of Leon to who got Slane this year. HE got the RDS so are the Kings not going to play slane?

NoQuarter · 04-04-2010 12:33AM

grandmaster wrote: »

That KOL performance was insane, I'm assuming they were acting the maggott and did that intentionally. Or is it dubbed or something? I can't actually tell. If it's dubbed, it seems to be very well sync'd up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTg76euy7C4

In fairness though the lead guitarists guitar is out of tune a bit!

i love them btw...

Plowman · 04-04-2010 01:12AM

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filthymcnasty · 04-04-2010 01:25AM

slane is overarted to **** .. rolling stones was a muck fest and letting keith richards sing 3 songs only added added to the insult.

That said if the Stone Roses ever decide to reform i will be legging it down there.. if they can find Reni that is

xi · 04-04-2010 11:46PM

I blame MCD

tipperaryboy · 04-04-2010 11:48PM

so what.big deal:rolleyes:

Toots · 05-04-2010 12:12AM

My name is URL wrote: »

I care. I know it's not exactly a music festival, but it's the only annual music event that I ever enjoyed.. far better than Oxegen anyway

RHCP playing a few years ago was the best live performance I've ever seen

Oh that takes me back, Slane 2003, best one ever IMO! Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters and the Chillies. Great day! I'm sad it won't be on this year, only because I'd heard AC/DC were to play and I was all set to go

No Slane this year

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