Slane 2009 ?

Really delighted to hear the news about the ACDC gig.

But how many people fit into the new O2 place?
 
To answer my own question, 13000.

Is that going to be enough for the AC/DC fans in Ireland? Don't think so.

Perhaps they will add more dates after the 1st sells out.
 
I believe the following couple of days are free in the Point - so I'd imagine that as soon as it sells out on Friday, they'll announce another date or two - they could easily sell out 3 or 4 nights on the trot there I'd say.
 
Most of the places they're playing in the States & Europe are similar size, maybe 20K max.

I doubt there'll be more than 2 shows, so log on early on Friday!
 
Yes, I'm also not so sure about the AC/DC fanbase. Theres nostalgia merchants like myself but AC/DC has been pretty much dormant since The Razors Edge in 1990. I know they've probably 4 albums since but not even 'rock aware' people like myself have heard of those albums, and the general population definitely wouldnt.

While metal/rock is on the crest at the moment its mainly newer bands or those that have kept ploughing the furrow all the time e.g. Metallica & Maiden.
 
Apparently the pre sale tickets sold out quickly this morning. I think there'll be a huge interest in this gig and I'm liking the new album too.
 
Cahir said:
Apparently the pre sale tickets sold out quickly this morning. I think there'll be a huge interest in this gig and I'm liking the new album too.
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Yeah was lucky enough to get 2 this morning, although 4 of us looking to go, so I'll have to try again on Friday for another 2.

Pink is actually on the next night, so they can't play that. Perhaps the previous night, the Friday?
 
What about a show in April at the O2, then a big return to Slane in August?

Forget Oasis, that'll make Slane great again.
 
Oasis confirm summer concert in Slane

RONAN McCREEVEY
Oasis have officially confirmed that they are to play Slane Castle on Saturday, June 20th.
Guitarist and principal songwriter Noel Gallagher and fellow guitarist Gem Archer flew in by helicopter to Slane this afternoon as part of the launch for the gig which will be one of the biggest of the band's career with a potential audience of around 80,000.
The band are currently on tour promoting their new studio album Dig Out Your Soul.

Gallagher looked none the worse for the recent incident on stage in Toronto when he was pushed off the stage by a demented fan cracking several ribs in the process.

Oasis played Slane before in 1995, but only as support to REM and at a time before the launch of their second album What's the Story, Morning Glory which turned them, for a time, into superstars.

Gallagher was vague on the details of their last performance. “I thought we played here on our own,” he said. However, Gallagher, whose mother and father are both Irish, said the previous concert had been attended by 80 relatives. “They've all grown up and had kids of their own so we are expecting 97 relatives this time around.

“Ireland is a massive part of my youth. It was six weeks of my summer holidays until I was 15. Every time I come here, it brings it back to me.”

Gallagher said he would not be joining the 90 per cent of bands who tell audiences that the place they are playing in is their favourite, but he said there was “something about Celtic crowds. I just think they get more drunk”.

Oasis, who have had several changes of band personnel since their last appearance at Slane, will be playing the venue to promote Dig Your Soul Out.

The band said their set for the Slane concert will compromise half the album and many of the anthems which has made their name. “Put it to you this way, we will be playing Wonderwall,” he said.
Tickets for the gig go on sale on October 24th and will be limited to eight per person. Prices have not yet been announced, nor have the support acts though an Irish act will be among them.
© 2008 irishtimes.com
 
I thought I read 4 max somewhere.

I think 4 is a good limit on tickets, as groups of friends often go to concerts and 4 is a decent number for them. If you get 2, then its usually just you and your partner able to go.

I think 8 just plays into the hands of the ticket tout.

And considering this place only holds 13,000 I think letting people buy 8 isn't fair.
 
RMCF said:
I thought I read 4 max somewhere.

I think 4 is a good limit on tickets, as groups of friends often go to concerts and 4 is a decent number for them. If you get 2, then its usually just you and your partner able to go.

I think 8 just plays into the hands of the ticket tout.

And considering this place only holds 13,000 I think letting people buy 8 isn't fair.
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Doesn't Slane cater for 80,000 punters?
 
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