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Garth Brooks Comeback Special ALL 5 SHOWS CANCELLED READ FIRST POST

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So Garth Brooks has finally confirmed he is going on tour in 2014. Will there be an ireland date and if so which venue would you like to see him play?

Link http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/garth-brooks-announces-2014-world-664188

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Larbre34

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I hope they announce a sixth and seventh gig. To get all the residents worked up.

And then cancell them to leave the residents happy and we get our five.

Then five wouldn't be too bad compared to seven.

Be careful of hubris. I guarantee you Aikens are worried tonight, they have no licence, this threat is serious and it would ruin themselves and maybe Brooks

Mrs Garth Brooks

I hope they announce a sixth and seventh gig. To get all the residents worked up.

And then cancell them to leave the residents happy and we get our five.

Then five wouldn't be too bad compared to seven.

mailburner

Butsymarc wrote: »

Havnt heard his name mentioned since the 90s and he sells tickets to 10% of the population????? I live beside Croke Park and enjoy the buzz about the place on match day and when there are concerts but 5 nights of country and western coupled with 3 days of one direction is a bit much. If Aiken promotions want to run 5 nights fine, but keep it to the weekends and take the hit.

not a fan of either but I'd take garth over one d every day

Larbre34

I think the residents would be quite correct to go all the way to the High Court to have these concerts stopped. One or two nights might have been tolerable but the greed that has taken over and lead to 5 nights means there is a de facto festival being imposed on the community, not to mention 3 nights of OD the NFL and 10 weekends of Championship GAA.

Some of you are pretty confident that Bord Pleanála would pass it, but their remit is limited, when you bring the courts into it there will be a whole lot of other issues at stake. If this action is taken all the way id bet on a high probability of a successful injunction, I.e. no shows.

Butsymarc

Havnt heard his name mentioned since the 90s and he sells tickets to 10% of the population????? I live beside Croke Park and enjoy the buzz about the place on match day and when there are concerts but 5 nights of country and western coupled with 3 days of one direction is a bit much. If Aiken promotions want to run 5 nights fine, but keep it to the weekends and take the hit.

Cherrycoke

WhosUpDocs wrote: »

Got tickets last thursday but the money still hasn't come out of my account. Has this happened to anyone else?

Came out of mine yesterday and left me overdrawn!!

sunbabe08 wrote: »

Well that would me out. I'm happy with what I got.

Think there pushing it now, unless of course more ppl couldn't get tickets in limerick today.

Btw, can I replace the paper ticket for an actual ticket?

Only if you haven't opened the ticket link on your account

GB FAN GALWAY 30

A V A wrote: »

honestly it think your an over excited fan and over thinking things and reading to much into it , trying to stur up lies spread by people messing :P

It could be that.................... But then again it could be a direct quote from The GB Facebook Fan Page..

A V A

GB FAN GALWAY 30 wrote: »

Hearing now that they are in talks for Number 6... Surely not??? What do ye think?

honestly it think your an over excited fan and over thinking things and reading to much into it , trying to stur up lies spread by people messing :P

sunbabe08

Well that would me out. I'm happy with what I got.

Think there pushing it now, unless of course more ppl couldn't get tickets in limerick today.

Btw, can I replace the paper ticket for an actual ticket?

GB FAN GALWAY 30

Hearing now that they are in talks for Number 6... Surely not??? What do ye think?

innthe

is there a possibility of a 6th date?

corm500

Not a fan of Garth Brooks at all, but I gotta take my (stetson) hat off to him. Five nights sold out in Croke Park is some achievement. And at least there will be musicians and singers on the stage singing and playing instruments as opposed to some DJ standing behind a deck pretending to play records or some Pop/R&B brat miming badly;)

Zardoz

Anyone think the fact that he is playing 5 nights in a row will mean a shorter concert duration than a 2-3 night run ?

gerbilgranny

See that thing over there in the corner? It's called a bandwagon.:D

And that's me jumping right onto it.:P

Bought a ticket around 4.00 p.m. today - and now I'm glad I did.

Let's hope his voice holds out for 5 nights!

MairinTadhg

Did anyone get a bogus email after providing Ticketmaster with their credit card details? I did - claiming to be from Ulster Bank with whom I have my credit card, stating that my credit card was blocked. Furthermore, if I followed the link provided, it lead to a web page that looked so like the Ulster Bank webpage that I couldn't tell the difference. The only thing that stopped me filling in my credit card details to 'verify' it was the fact there when my credit card has been blocked in the passed, I got a phone call from Ulster Bank and not an email.

I tried ringing Ticketmaster but I ended up on a loop,going nowhere. I faxed them over the details. Am I alone on this one or did anyone else get similar?

SoCal MusicLover

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Also your point about the whole thing of money being spent is irrelevant to the people who aren't happy about it because the majority of the people around the area won't see any benefit of the large amounts of money generated by 5 gigs on the trot .

The businesses in the neighborhood certainly will.

RebelSoul

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Too much time in Amsterdam ? How do you come to that conclusion .
Also your point about the whole thing of money being spent is irrelevant to the people who aren't happy about it because the majority of the people around the area won't see any benefit of the large amounts of money generated by 5 gigs on the trot .

Your missing the point that business and €€€'s trump over "people who aren't happy about it." The RA, basically no one could really give a fiddle de dee about them (whether they or whoever want to admit it). But like a small child in a room full of adults being ignored they'll start screaming to get attention. Won't make a difference. The show will go on.

Zardoz

McKenna explained that the process is not as arduous as that which faced his team in 2009 after U2's three-night stint, just five days before the first All-Ireland SFC quarter-final. "The stage is not nearly as dramatic as some of the stages like U2," he outlined.

"It's actually back on Hill 16 so it's not that far in on the pitch.

So they are still persisting with that nonsense of putting the stage up on Hill 16.
The people up close and seating down low will have sore necks from looking up at the stage .

smileyj1987

SoCal MusicLover wrote: »

With all the hotel rooms that have been booked, at double-triple prices, if you think that these shows have a snowball's chance in he&$ of being cancelled, you've been spending too much time in Amsterdam.

Edit to add: Not to mention the $$$$$$$ that will be made on food and drink at the pubs and restaurants over the 5 days. Snowball's chance.

Too much time in Amsterdam ? How do you come to that conclusion .
Also your point about the whole thing of money being spent is irrelevant to the people who aren't happy about it because the majority of the people around the area won't see any benefit of the large amounts of money generated by 5 gigs on the trot .

sunbabe08

maybe a visit from Garth Brooks himself might please them.

circular flexing

lighterman wrote: »

I don't think so. I don't think they've the contract for inside the stadium. Could be wrong though

There's a couple of companies at work. IIRC (on match days) Frontline do Hill 16 and outside the stadium, Brinks Allied look after the cash from concessions etc and Cusack/Davin/Hogan stands and pitch gates are done by voluntary stewards. It's a bit more complicated for a gig though as you need people on the pitch so it's possible that Aiken will supply those. I can't remember who did pitch security for the gigs in 2011.

SoCal MusicLover

Ticketmaster is going to process 400,000 refunds. I'm sure they'll be happy.

sunbabe08

there's no way these gigs will be cancelled, especially with the amount of money that will be spent from friday to wednesday. that's 6 days of people shopping eating and using transportation. this will get sorted. fingers crossed

misslt

Just watched the dvd of the last croker gig.

ohmygod July can't come fast enough.

SeaFields

8-10 wrote: »

€295 for a bit of smoked salmon at the gig :eek:

Is it?! :eek: I never looked at the program. They do the same for the All Irelands and the price is around the €120 if memory serves. Ticket, breakfast, stadium tour. I assumed it would be on a par with that.

lighterman

bennyl10 wrote: »

Will be sword id imagine.

I don't think so. I don't think they've the contract for inside the stadium. Could be wrong though

SoCal MusicLover

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Well the difference with the two venues would be down to the fact no one lives right beside where the concers take place in the Phoenix park but you have people who live right beside croke park . You could also say they didn't play 5 gigs on the trot too .
I would imagine the first 4 have gotten the go ahead but announcing the 5th and selling it could be the straw that broke the camels back in regards to the local population .
So now it all comes down to the RA and the likes to see if they want to go ahead and try to block it . They do have a lot of valid arguments and who knows what could happen between now and July .

With all the hotel rooms that have been booked, at double-triple prices, if you think that these shows have a snowball's chance in he&$ of being cancelled, you've been spending too much time in Amsterdam.

Edit to add: Not to mention the $$$$$$$ that will be made on food and drink at the pubs and restaurants over the 5 days. Snowball's chance.

DrumSteve

Jay Loose Handball wrote: »

I can't believe people would stoop so low as to try and get the concerts stopped. They must have nothing to pass the time.

There are 365 days in the year and croke park draws a big enough crowd to cause a bit of disruption maybe 20 days a year. Hardy a big deal.

I'd imagine 5 nights in a row would be a bit of a kicker (and I say this as someone who is going to the concert).

bren2001

Garth Vader wrote: »

Aiken do not have approval for the concerts. The planning conditions attached to the redevelopment of Croke Park stipulate that a maximum of 3 non sporting events(i.e. concerts) can be held in any calendar year- these have already been allocated to other concerts. Therefore, they and Croke Park, are required to apply for an event license- similar to a planning application - to Dublin City Council.Strictly speaking the promoter is breaking the law by offering the tickets for sale. A contract - (i.e. offering a ticket for sale) in the absence of statutory approvals being in place is a form of statutory illegality. Just make sure you have event insurance.

What I mean to say, is that I'm sure Aiken talked to the relevant people off the record about the gig. They, of course, have not filed the paperwork yet for the concert.

It is not unusual for a promoter to sell tickets without the licenses in order. Every gig is "subject to license", I don't see it as illegal at all as they have provided their own get out clause if it is viewed as a contract. If they dont get the license you get your money back. I wouldn't waste the money on event insurance.

smileyj1987

Mr.S wrote: »

The allocation for residents is far less then the total amount that want them, it's a lottery effectively. So your not guaranteed tickets.

Being active in the RA helps

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Aiken would not have put in 5 shows if they where not 100% sure they could go ahead.

Similar thing happened last year with MCD and the Summer Phoenix park gigs

Well the difference with the two venues would be down to the fact no one lives right beside where the concers take place in the Phoenix park but you have people who live right beside croke park . You could also say they didn't play 5 gigs on the trot too .
I would imagine the first 4 have gotten the go ahead but announcing the 5th and selling it could be the straw that broke the camels back in regards to the local population .
So now it all comes down to the RA and the likes to see if they want to go ahead and try to block it . They do have a lot of valid arguments and who knows what could happen between now and July .