U2 to play Croke Park in August!!!!

vibe666

I heard yesterday that Croke Park was to be used for a concert in August next year, but nobody knew who it was going to be.

My g/f and I sumised that there was only one band big enough for them to give Croke Park to, and sure enough, I was asking around this morning and as it turns out it's definately them!

Don't all go rushing over to ticketmaster all at once, the tickets aren't on sale yet, but form an orderly queue beind me will ye!

I really can't wait, I was supposed to be going to Oz in the spring, but I can't bear to leave without seeing them, so I guess Oz will have to wait!

Remember where you heard it first.

no1lfcfan

I heard this myself on Friday...........I can't believe it.........what a super concert this will be!!

vibe666

not sure of the exact date yet, but its definately some time in August, although there is no indication of any activity on the U2 website or anywhere else (ticketmaster etc.).

guess we'll just have to wait. :rolleyes:

segadreamcast

Earlier in the year people were convinced that they were to play Phoenix Park in August...

vibe666

I got the initial info that there would be 'someone' at croke from someone at the grounds and then the final confirmation from someone else who's a manager in a hotel who is already taking preliminary bookings for crew, so I'm pretty certain it's for definite.

aside from anything else, who else would be big enough to get the go ahead for something like that?

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by vibe666
who else would be big enough to get the go ahead for something like that?

hasn't Celine Dion played Croke Park

vibe666

dunno, but it would have been a shame if she had, she gets on my tits.

therecklessone

Originally posted by Mossy Monk
hasn't Celine Dion played Croke Park

Yeah, and Garth Brooks...and Neil Diamond.

vibe666

ok, ok, point taken, but MY point is that it's happening.

aren't you excited?

therecklessone

Excited, moi? Not really.

If its anything like Slane, then the overpriced tickets will sell out in a few minutes, mostly to overseas punters, thus denying Irish people a chance to see U2 play in Ireland again.

Note: this is not an anti-foreigner rant by any means, but its not as if U2 don't play shows around the world on a regular basis...:rolleyes:

Heresy

tickets will sell out in a few minutes, mostly to overseas punters

Big deal, shur half of U2 is british anyhow

no1lfcfan

So what if half of them is British thats not what therecklessone is trying to say.

Heresy

What I'm trying to say is that they're as much british as irish so brits can come over to see them here if they so wish. They've as much entitlement to see the gig here as we have to see stuff over there.
Anyway, I wouldn't say the majority of the tickets go abroad.

therecklessone

Originally posted by Heresy

Anyway, I wouldn't say the majority of the tickets go abroad.

Ok, maybe not a majority.

But here's a thing. The U2 tickets were due to go on sale at 9am on a Saturday morning for Slane, right? I know, I was in work frantically trying to get a break so I could try phoning ticketbastard. Now, I know somebody who had a mate in England who was able to buy tickets at 12am Saturday, a full nine hours before we could. That was through a UK ticketing agency.

Ticketbastard sold 6 tickets at a time...and the internet doesn't differentiate between Irish and non-Irish when you book online. Sure weren't hundreds turned away from HMV because they'd sold out, despite some queuing for hours?

All I'm saying is: U2 oroginally announced one Irish date, at Slane, that year. This was a legendary Irish band, playing a legendary Irsh venue. It was far more of an attraction than say U2 at Dortmund. So the proportion of tickets sold outside the country would have been higher for the Irish shows than other European shows.

FFS, I've met U2 fans all around Europe who've told me they'd love to see U2 in Ireland. Can you imagine Radiohead fans saying the same about a show in Glasgow?

gucci

did the beegees not play there as well-mite b wrong but if the same people dat picked celene dion/ garth brooks/ neil diamond are picking who playes the concert expect a line up featuring westlife-steps and the fureys.....id go to it just to see ya one with the fine rack form steps and bring me ear muffs:ninja:

therecklessone

Steps...are they still going?

gucci

god i cant believe im talking bout steps....! dunno if they are still going or if they god jobs flipping burgers...but i hope the black haired one starts doin porn

p.pete

It could go a long way to funding the
rebuilding of Hill 16 (not sure if that's
really cared about on this forum?).

Would be a brilliant concert but I'd
imagine the tickets will cost a lot
more than a Slane ticket. Now that
Robbie has been alowed to play the
Phoenix Park why aren't U2 following
suit? There would be a higher
capacity and also there would be the
potential for more people without
tickets to spend the time in the
concert and still enjoy the event...

gucci

seen as u brought up a gaa theme ill coin a phrase of pat spilanne and say phionex park is a "puke" place fpr a concert.ur on about the real fans not getting to see them??the people at the freaking concert wont get 2c them either!!no point paying lets face it,prob 100euro knowing ticketslut 2 look at sumones fat greasy head.reckon croker wud take 100,000 anyway dat wud prob be it,considering if they had stage in same place as special olympics

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by therecklessone
Steps...are they still going?

no

vibe666

sounds like everyone is getting suitably excited now anyways.

my work here is done

gucci

the mans a legend,u have to hand it to him.....your not paul mcguiness by any chance(U2 manager!)

Sauron

I would've thought it would be phoenix park seeing as thats the only major dublin venue they haven't played...either way sounds good