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Biggest Band/Act to play in Ireland

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    #62
    Agent Coulson
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    Meatloaf 1989 Carlow Youth Centre.


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    #63
    rtron
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    Garth Brooks - 5 nights in croker and never showed up.


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    #64
    PTH2009
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    Rothko wrote: »
    I'm particularly surprised that Van Halen have never paid us a visit.

    AFAIK David Lee Roth played here solo once upon a time but the band never did

    They dont think they played in Europe much

    Bands like Kiss and Rush only played here once and it was amazing


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    #65
    Rothko
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    AFAIK David Lee Roth played here solo once upon a time but the band never did

    They dont think they played in Europe much

    Bands like Kiss and Rush only played here once and it was amazing

    I'm surprised Kiss played here at all as I didn't think they had much of a following.


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    #66
    trashcan
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    The Virgin Mary
    AKA The Mother of God

    She played Knock and Ballinspitle.
    Big crowds.

    I heard they were very moving occasions.


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    #67
    trashcan
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    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    They still don't have as many album sales as Pope John Paul II though.

    popejpiiireland.jpg

    He wins, Karol Józef Wojtyła, he even beats Bob Marley and Peile/ Pelé.
    ]

    Was that pic taken during his rendition of Sunday Bloody Sunday? ( His protest against having to do yet another Sunday mass)


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    #68
    CruelSummer
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    IAMAMORON wrote: »
    I am sorry but Taylor Swift will never be in the same league as Bob Marley.

    I think it is worth clarifying before any volume arguments arrive.

    To clarify my bias further, I would consider having to listen to a Taylor Swift album ( for even as little as 10 minutes )as a form of mental torture. Filling Croker twice to a gang of spoilt children does not equate to greatness, I hope so at least.

    I am giving Robbie Williams a pass for the time being.

    The disrespect Taylor Swift garners from certain quarters is astounding. I was at Croke Park, there were zero 'spoilt children' in sight. She was absolutely amazing, her songwriting is among the best of this generation, her lyrics are masterful, and she doesn't deserve these type of comments akin to 'music snobbery' that pervails from some. I can't stand it. I love all types of music, bands, etc.


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    #69
    IAMAMORON
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    CruelSummer wrote: »
    The disrespect Taylor Swift garners from certain quarters is astounding. I was at Croke Park, there were zero 'spoilt children' in sight. She was absolutely amazing, her songwriting is among the best of this generation, her lyrics are masterful, and she doesn't deserve these type of comments akin to 'music snobbery' that pervails from some. I can't stand it. I love all types of music, bands, etc.

    Great, I am pleased for you. I hope you are getting something out of it.

    Take care.


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    #70
    MOR316
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    Again, if you're talking biggest in terms of sales/legacy/influence/popularity, it's going to be The Beatles and Michael Jackson.
    Followed very closely by Queen, Rolling Stones and ABBA

    In comparison, Rhianna, Sheeran etc, in terms of the criteria I mentioned, don't come close to any of those! Not remotely.

    Taylor Swift, perhaps but, time will tell


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    #71
    ShatterAlan
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    Who was the biggest band/act to play in Ireland in your opinion ???

    The Beatles
    Frank Sinatra played here in the 80s

    Elvis Presley never played here or in europe for that matter


    Elvis never performed outside the US.


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    #72
    ShatterAlan
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    After the Beatles it would be Rihanna then Jackson


    What about the Stones in Slane?


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    #73
    JeffreyEpspeen
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    PTH2009 wrote: »
    AFAIK David Lee Roth played here solo once upon a time but the band never did

    They dont think they played in Europe much

    Bands like Kiss and Rush only played here once and it was amazing

    Gene Simmons has been back in Ireland since. I can't remember why exactly, just saw pics on DailyEdge at the time.

    I believe his wife is of Irish descent and holidayed here in the past.

    Pity they don't come back.


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    #74
    bodhrandude
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    Robert Plant played the Picnic in 2013, not Led Zeppelin but near enough.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    #75
    Feisar
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    Eagles

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #76
    The Davestator
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    Taylor Swift tickets were almost being air dropped such was the amount knocking around for free so she can be dismissed.

    M Jackson or Queen were in their prime when they played here and will go down as legends so that would be my choice.

    Most of the rest were just flavours of the month


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    #77
    CruelSummer
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    The Davestator wrote: »
    Taylor Swift tickets were almost being air dropped such was the amount knocking around for free so she can be dismissed.

    M Jackson or Queen were in their prime when they played here and will go down as legends so that would be my choice.

    Most of the rest were just flavours of the month

    No it just means Irish people don’t have any taste. We seem to glorify mediocrity in this country in recent years when it comes to music, The Coronas, etc., One hit wonders, average at best.
    Taylor swifts Reputation Stadium Tour was launched after her hiatus so people didn’t know what to expect and it was expensively priced. Here are a few facts:

    ‘The tour received 2,939,783 attendees and grossed $345.7 million in revenue, becoming Swift's most successful tour to-date, the third highest grossing female concert tour of all time, and the highest-grossing concert tour in United States and North American history.’

    Doesn’t get much bigger than that...


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    #78
    The Davestator
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    CruelSummer wrote: »
    No it just means Irish people don’t have any taste. We seem to glorify mediocrity in this country in recent years when it comes to music, The Coronas, etc., One hit wonders, average at best.
    Taylor swifts Reputation Stadium Tour was launched after her hiatus so people didn’t know what to expect and it was expensively priced. Here are a few facts:

    ‘The tour received 2,939,783 attendees and grossed $345.7 million in revenue, becoming Swift's most successful tour to-date, the third highest grossing female concert tour of all time, and the highest-grossing concert tour in United States and North American history.’

    Doesn’t get much bigger than that...

    That's all fair enough, but the thread is about Ireland!

    I have no issue with Swift, but the fact was that they couldn't give the tickets away


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    #79
    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    cj maxx wrote: »
    Fat basterd walked off the stage in carrickmacross after a Meath lad hurled a can at him.

    To my shame I was there :(

    Meatloaf actually did an old school national tour of the country back in the day.

    My Dad saw him in a hall in Shinrone, Co. Offaly (small village a few miles outside of Roscrea) of all places. This was when meatloaf was a major established name in the industry.


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    #80
    Joe_ Public
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    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    Meatloaf actually did an old school national tour of the country back in the day.

    My Dad saw him in a hall in Shinrone, Co. Offaly (small village a few miles outside of Roscrea) of all places. This was when meatloaf was a major established name in the industry.

    Shinrone was a good little venue. Saw the pogues there and there were always good acts being booked. The arlo guthrie gig is legendary. Remember thin lizzy coming to rathdowney, not far away, but was too young to have made that at the time.


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    #81
    melekalikimaka
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    CruelSummer wrote: »
    The disrespect Taylor Swift garners from certain quarters is astounding. I was at Croke Park, there were zero 'spoilt children' in sight. She was absolutely amazing, her songwriting is among the best of this generation, her lyrics are masterful, and she doesn't deserve these type of comments akin to 'music snobbery' that pervails from some. I can't stand it. I love all types of music, bands, etc.

    I think we may be seeing things through Taylor tinted glasses, the average age at that gig was extremely young, I'm sure some people wouldnt look at that as a negative but calling her the biggest act to play in ireland when i imagine a large proportion of the crowd was there to babysit, kinda takes away from the argument.

    and youre opinion that there was zero spolit children there is not quite accurate in imo


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    #82
    rolling boh
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    Think this thread has moved away from the original question of the biggest act to played here to arguing about whether Taylor Swift is bigger than Bob Marley or other acts . Everybody will have their own favourites and that is fine each to their own .


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    #83
    its_steve116
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    ShatterAlan wrote: »
    Elvis never performed outside the US.

    He played in Canada in 1957.
    https://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pictures/1957-april-2.html


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    #84
    dd973
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    Didn't Bruce Springsteen play some big gigs here around the mid 80's when he was big.


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    #85
    Lucy8080
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    As they say ,it's all relative!

    Springsteen played Slane june '85. This was the year (84/85) of the "Born In The U.S.A." album. That was the hottest ticket in any town around the western world at that time.

    The Beatles played the Adelphi in '63, but Springsteen had a back catalogue back in ' 85 that the Beatles did not have in '63.The Beatles more than fulfilled their potential in the following years.

    The ' Stones in '82 were a disappointment, even to some of their most ardent fans.


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    Lucy8080
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    So , for timing ,demand and crowd, I reckon Springsteen pulled it off.


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    #87
    bigar
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    Birneybau wrote: »
    I don't remember Pope John Pauls 3 through 10
    Rothko wrote: »
    They're very underrated

    They lost me during their wilderness years (4 to 7). Whoever thought it was wise to put polar and grizzly bears together on stage should be excommunicated. The blood did contrast nicely with the white robes though. I was surprised they continued after the loss of 4 and 5 so soon after each other
    The 8th 's return to the eighties was misjudged. You need to have a full head of hair for a mullet and don't even get me started on those fluorescent leg warmers and golden hot pants.


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