2019 Irish Gigs (Rumoured & Confirmed events)

OwaynOTT · 20-07-2018 7:03pm

Got excited there for a moment.

ghostdancer · 27-07-2018 9:27am

Jungle - Olympia Theatre, Dublin - 18th Febraury
Tickets €27.50, on sale Thurs 2nd August

Mondo44 · 30-07-2018 12:15pm

Bazsutto wrote: »

My Money is on Metallica for Slane. Fact that they touring next year and Mountcharles said an act headlining that hasn’t played there before.

MCD Facebook page shared a video of James hetfield from Metallica. He was just answering random questions but the fact MCD are sharing it would suggest they are coming to Ireland next year

Liam McPoyle · 31-07-2018 6:59am

Mondo44 wrote: »

MCD Facebook page shared a video of James hetfield from Metallica. He was just answering random questions but the fact MCD are sharing it would suggest they are coming to Ireland next year

God I hope to fnck it's not Slane if they play here.

Mondo44 · 31-07-2018 8:26am

Business Cat wrote: »

God I hope to fnck it's not Slane if they play here.

Don’t think it will be but nobody ever thought Metallica would headline Glastonbury

Rigor Mortis · 31-07-2018 8:30am

If it is Slane there is going to be a hell of an undercard.

hynesie08 · 31-07-2018 8:55am

Mondo44 wrote: »

Don’t think it will be but nobody ever thought Metallica would headline Glastonbury

Glastonbury has never been about the headliners though, it sells regardless. in order for Metallica to play slane, they would realistically need to shift 50,000+ tickets, which nobody not named Sheeran has been able to do here in a while.

ozzy jr · 31-07-2018 9:12am

hynesie08 wrote: »

Glastonbury has never been about the headliners though, it sells regardless. in order for Metallica to play slane, they would realistically need to shift 50,000+ tickets, which nobody not named Sheeran has been able to do here in a while.

Guns n Roses did, but yeah I don't think Metallica would.

PTH2009 · 31-07-2018 9:17am

Rigor Mortis wrote: »

If it is Slane there is going to be a hell of an undercard.

hope its not Slane but Metallica do have mainstream attention and will attract and its been 10 years believe it or not since they played Ireland

Obv a few will only be there for the piss up and Enter Sandman but thats the same for all bandwagon irish concerts

Mountcharles prob doesnt really care anymore who plays and might see Metallica as that ACDC gig he never got to have.

Aviva or RDS for me but we just have to wait and see. The Show in glasgow last October was amazing

The Nal · 31-07-2018 10:29am

I hope no band I like ever plays Slane again. Slane is a relic of the 1980s that should've been aborted decades ago.

Well up for a Metallica gig though. Marley last time out was great.

mrk75 · 31-07-2018 10:30am

Fingers crossed for Smashing Pumpkins. One of only a few left on my bucket list. But not sure they've played Ireland since the time that young girl so sadly died at one of their gigs some years ago.

s8n · 31-07-2018 10:32am

mrk75 wrote: »

Fingers crossed for Smashing Pumpkins. One of only a few left on my bucket list. But not sure they've played Ireland since the time that young girl so sadly died at one of their gigs some years ago.

They have played twice since that night. Once in the Olympia (97 I believe) and the RDS indoors in 2008

Furious-Red · 31-07-2018 10:43am

No way Metallica would be in Slane , Even though they havent played here in nearly 10 years i still dont think there would be an extra appeal to sell 60,000 + tickets for Slane.

Id say either a 3Arena date or Malahide/RDS

davywalsh7 · 31-07-2018 11:14am

The Nal wrote: »

I hope no band I like ever plays Slane again. Slane is a relic of the 1980s that should've been aborted decades ago.

Well up for a Metallica gig though. Marley last time out was great.

Camped at slane the last couple of times and found it much handier

OhHiMark · 31-07-2018 11:22am

mrk75 wrote: »

Fingers crossed for Smashing Pumpkins. One of only a few left on my bucket list. But not sure they've played Ireland since the time that young girl so sadly died at one of their gigs some years ago.

I listened to their latest single recently and Jesus Christ but Billy Corgan cannot sing anymore.

The Nal · 31-07-2018 11:23am

davywalsh7 wrote: »

Camped at slane the last couple of times and found it much handier

Heard that helped yeah. Id just rather go abroad and see them in a decent venue.

Regarding Metallica being big enough, with decent support acts they could do it easily. Their last album was number 1 here and number 1 in 57 countries. They're one of the biggest bands of all time and have sold the same amount of records as Springsteen. Despite releasing half as many albums.

Foos, Kaiser Chiefs and Hosier did it a couple of years ago. As did Bryan Adams and the Stereophonics.

Zardoz · 31-07-2018 11:34am

The Nal wrote: »

Regarding Metallica being big enough, with decent support acts they could do it easily.

MCD wont pay for decent support though ,when was the last time we got decent support at Slane or any major outdoor gig ?
Metallica are mad for money ,they would demand a big fee so there wouldnt be much left over for support .

The Nal · 31-07-2018 11:45am

Zardoz wrote: »

MCD wont pay for decent support though ,when was the last time we got decent support at Slane or any major outdoor gig ?

Support acts are plopsies these days yeah. Still think they would get 70k with a couple of bog standard UK chug rock bands thrown in there.

BullBlackNova · 31-07-2018 11:48am

Zardoz wrote: »

MCD wont pay for decent support though ,when was the last time we got decent support at Slane or any major outdoor gig ?
Metallica are mad for money ,they would demand a big fee so there wouldnt be much left over for support .

More often than not, support is added to shift unsold tickets. Irish people tend to snap up tickets for the big outdoor shows right away so no need for adding good support.

From a purely business perspective, why pay for big acts to sub when there's no need?

I mean, it wouldn't have been my scene, but Taylor Swift had some very high profile support added after one of the dates sold slower than the other.

You could be damn sure that if Metallica were announced for a 50, 60, 70,000+ capacity gig and only sold 15,000 tix, there'd be some massive names added.

PCros · 31-07-2018 12:16pm

They would need the likes of Korn, Slipknot etc. supporting to even think about selling out Slane.

delbertgrady · 31-07-2018 2:10pm

s8n wrote: »

They have played twice since that night. Once in the Olympia (97 I believe) and the RDS indoors in 2008

It's actually three shows. The Olympia on the Adore Tour in May 1998 and on the Machina Tour in November 2000 and, as you say, the RDS in 2008. Plus Billy Corgan in the Ambassador in 2005 where the very brief burst of the Today intro got the biggest cheer of the night.

PTH2009 · 31-07-2018 2:11pm

What about something like this

Volbeat
Black Star Riders
Judas Priest
Disturbed
Metallica

A few other bands could easily replace someone on that line-up

Lithium93_ · 31-07-2018 2:14pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

What about something like this

Volbeat
Power Trip
Overkill
Judas Priest
Metallica

A few other bands could easily replace someone on that line-up

Swapped out Black Star Riders & Disturbed for Power Trip & Overkill.

Lithium93_ · 31-07-2018 2:17pm

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are also plotting European Tour dates for next year, after Slash wraps up his GN'R duties in late November.

PTH2009 · 31-07-2018 2:23pm

I was going to say the Big 4 for Slane but Slayer are finished this year and Them and Anthrax are playing in Nov

Pearl Jam, as mentioned Slash and Co, Fleetwood Mac, Judas Priest, Bon Jovi are expected to play Europe in 2019

Of course there's lots of whispers of Garth Brooks coming again

Massive amount of gigs for me for the last 3 years and my bucket list has truly been emptied but I can always fill it back up

ILikeBoats · 31-07-2018 2:52pm

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are also plotting European Tour dates for next year, after Slash wraps up his GN'R duties in late November.

You'd think he could afford a few years off after the GnR tour!!

Lithium93_ · 31-07-2018 3:04pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

You'd think he could afford a few years off after the GnR tour!!

I don't think he's a guy who knows the concept of time off. If he's not touring, it's writing or recording an album, or something with films.

PTH2009 · 31-07-2018 5:16pm

Lithium93_ wrote: »

I don't think he's a guy who knows the concept of time off. If he's not touring, it's writing or recording an album, or something with films.

Honestly thought Slash and Co would fade away when Slash went back to GNR but I was wrong. They seem stronger than ever

Last time I saw them was in Vicar st in 2010 when they were only starting off. Hopefully ill see them next year. Great music

Lithium93_ · 31-07-2018 5:26pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Honestly thought Slash and Co would fade away when Slash went back to GNR but I was wrong. They seem stronger than ever

Last time I saw them was in Vicar st in 2010 when they were only starting off. Hopefully ill see them next year. Great music

I think Slash would've wanted to keep it going regardless of him going back to Guns N' Roses. Thankfully when Guns wrap in November and Axl presumably swans off with AC/DC, it's full steam ahead for Slash ft. Myles & The Conspirators.

Wrongway1985 · 31-07-2018 7:15pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

I was going to say the Big 4 for Slane but Slayer are finished this year and Them and Anthrax are playing in Nov

Slayer are playing Hellfest 2019 man.

Wrongway1985 · 31-07-2018 7:17pm

Lithium93_ wrote: »

Swapped out Black Star Riders & Disturbed for Power Trip & Overkill.

Overkill are here in March 2019 unlikely to be on tour cycle so soon after.

mrk75 · 01-08-2018 10:54am

delbertgrady wrote: »

s8n wrote: »

They have played twice since that night. Once in the Olympia (97 I believe) and the RDS indoors in 2008

It's actually three shows. The Olympia on the Adore Tour in May 1998 and on the Machina Tour in November 2000 and, as you say, the RDS in 2008. Plus Billy Corgan in the Ambassador in 2005 where the very brief burst of the Today intro got the biggest cheer of the night.

Crikey. Not sure how I missed those....

Anyway, fingers crossed they'll make it over during this "reunion" of sorts. I hear they're playing three hour shows...

Mushy · 01-08-2018 11:22am

delbertgrady wrote: »

It's actually three shows. The Olympia on the Adore Tour in May 1998 and on the Machina Tour in November 2000 and, as you say, the RDS in 2008. Plus Billy Corgan in the Ambassador in 2005 where the very brief burst of the Today intro got the biggest cheer of the night.

Did they not play the Point in like 95/96?

aka accounts 2010 · 01-08-2018 11:35am

hynesie08 wrote: »

Glastonbury has never been about the headliners though, it sells regardless. in order for Metallica to play slane, they would realistically need to shift 50,000+ tickets, which nobody not named Sheeran has been able to do here in a while.

Slane has an element of people who will go regardless of the line up which helps to bump sales.

If Metallica were announced for the Saturday of the June Bank Holiday (for example), with a solid undercard and if the weather gods were in favour in the week leading up to the gig, you'd definitely get 55,000 - 60,000.

Lithium93_ · 02-08-2018 10:45am

Behemoth to play Vicar Street in Dublin next February, with support from At The Gates & Wolves In The Throne Room as supports.

Mickolution · 02-08-2018 11:09am

PCros wrote: »

They would need the likes of Korn, Slipknot etc. supporting to even think about selling out Slane.

They would also need a time machine to go back to when anyone cared about those bands.

PCros · 02-08-2018 11:46am

Mickolution wrote: »

They would also need a time machine to go back to when anyone cared about those bands.

Hardly, sure both of those bands played the 3 Arena in 2015 and pulled in 12k+ people...that added with Metallica would be attractive.

Obviously as mentioned above 1 or 2 more bands to seal it.

JaMarcus · 02-08-2018 11:55am

PCros wrote: »

Hardly, sure both of those bands played the 3 Arena in 2015 and pulled in 12k+ people...that added with Metallica would be attractive.

Obviously as mentioned above 1 or 2 more bands to seal it.

3Arena is a hell of a lot more convenient that Slane though, which is a big factor.

I've gone to a lot of concerts in the 3Arena (and Dublin in general) where I wouldn't even class myself as a big/die-hard fan of the band/artist playing.

Whereas with Slane, it would be to be someone I would be dying to see before I would even consider going.

Convenience is a big ticket-seller!

PCros · 02-08-2018 2:33pm

JaMarcus wrote: »

3Arena is a hell of a lot more convenient that Slane though, which is a big factor.

That's a fair point indeed.

I think ticket pricing will also play a factor - never mind the figure Metallica would be asking for, the other bands mentioned in this thread would also command a decent fee.

delbertgrady · 02-08-2018 3:23pm

Mushy wrote: »

Did they not play the Point in like 95/96?

Yes, May 1996, but that was already mentioned. We were talking about shows they've played since that one. If we're being completist, they did also two shows in the SFX in August 1995.

Mushy · 02-08-2018 5:11pm

delbertgrady wrote: »

Yes, May 1996, but that was already mentioned. We were talking about shows they've played since that one. If we're being completist, they did also two shows in the SFX in August 1995.

Missed that bit. They'll likely have a euro tour next year if their two Euro shows this year go well. Setlists look great so would be interested if day/price is right.

julyjane · 07-08-2018 3:10pm

https://www.eatmytickets.com/en/bruce-springsteen-2019-tour-dates-how-to-book-tickets

so the jist of this article is that they talked about it but they didn't talk about it. I'll keep hoping anyway

Wrongway1985 · 08-08-2018 10:30pm

Arghus wrote: »

That they're going to play Slane?

No chance mate. I'll literally bet you 100 euro.

No joke.

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Nope that they play the larger field.

I'll take that bet may as well be for a Metallica ticket.

3arena,Malahide,Marlay,Kilmainham,Iveagh Gardens you win.

Phoenix Park,RDS,Slane,Aviva,Croker I win?

Obvs they have to come summer 2019.

ozzy jr wrote: »

And if they don't come, €50 each to a charity of your choice.

Yo Arghus

So taking the bet or not??

PTH2009 · 08-08-2018 10:49pm

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Yo Arghus

So taking the bet or not??

So it's Slane then ?

Wrongway1985 · 08-08-2018 11:48pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

So it's Slane then ?

Won't know till at least September if they're coming at all.

Just there seems to be an upsurge in discussion lately and poster never responded after his talk of betting was up to be accepted he disappeared.

Arghus · 09-08-2018 12:26am

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Won't know till at least September if they're coming at all.

Just there seems to be an upsurge in discussion lately and poster never responded after his talk of betting was up to be accepted he disappeared.

I am still here.

If Metallica end up playing Slane/Croke Park I'll pay out. I'd seriously be stunned if they think they'll shift the 80,000 tickets or so required to fill either of those two.Though the upsurge in talk is starting to make me doubt myself, but a lot of talk and wishful thinking does not make something necessarily so. They are a huge band, but I don't think they've the pulling power to play either of those two venues.

Anywhere else I think they could just about do it, though the Aviva could be stretch for them at fifty thousand.

PTH2009 · 09-08-2018 1:18am

Tbh the stones didn't sell out CP this year but they still went ahead with it and they got a good crowd and atmosphere there

Maybe there thinking Metallica might be the same and they will accept a quarter full venue ?

Wanderer78 · 09-08-2018 7:06am

If Metallica play another outdoor venue here, I'm fcuking off to Europe to see them indoors, why fcuking bother with outdoor venues, they're just ****

Mushy · 09-08-2018 7:18am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

If Metallica play another outdoor venue here, I'm fcuking off to Europe to see them indoors, why fcuking bother with outdoor venues, they're just ****

I think the tour next year is all stadiums/outdoor.

It's clearly not worth their while playing indoor here, they'd have done it otherwise

greenspurs · 09-08-2018 7:58am

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Won't know till at least September if they're coming at all.

Just there seems to be an upsurge in discussion lately and poster never responded after his talk of betting was up to be accepted he disappeared.

Talk ? where ?

2019 Irish Gigs (Rumoured & Confirmed events)

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