Madonna confirmed to headline Slane

raven136

jaysus nero your on fire today huh.Is there any thread your not involved in.lol

lofto

hope it gets a terrible turnout, oh and i heard that they wer hicking up the ticket prices as well

NeroTheExtreme

raven136: just happens to be the two things in life i take seriously

lofto: Slane ticket prices have been nuts for the last few times i went anyway. I don't particularly mind for Slane as you're getting around 6-7 bands and ticket prices for the Point are almost as bad nowadays.

Nero

lodgepole

Originally posted by NeroTheExtreme
Don't bet on it. They adjusted the second day stipulation for U2 in 2001, It'll make no odds to Mount Charles and co to move the day if it means raking it in!

Both U2 gigs took place on a Saturday, exactly one week apart.

TrickyRicky

Yeh jesus ticket prices.........witness (aka bástardize its name to oxyegen) has been €60 for 1 day €100 for 2 days and €130 for camping since 2002 with no change this year..............

slane in 02 was €50 last year was €60 (but worth it) and this year nearly €70 .............. that cant be right i do commerce in college and and thats some of the worst goddam heavy inflation ive ever seen (or just blatant expoitation) for a concert.

Shona

Although i like alot of Madonna's music I am fairly disapointed she is playing Slane. It was going really good there with the rock, went in '01, U2 and RHCP, and last year was just unbelievable.... QOTSA were excellent, had the crowd going mad! I dont think i'll be making the journey this summer....any rumours for support bands yet?

lodgepole

Originally posted by Shona
any rumours for support bands yet?

Madonna herself is only a rumour at this point. Nothing is confirmed.

Atomic Pineapple

unfortunatly its increasingly looking very likely

TrickyRicky

yeah jesus never gave a thought to support bands in my rants against madonna,there could be some good ones,but none that id pay €70 quid just to see

NightStrike

According to one of the papers I bought yesterday (Sunday World) Madonna is confirmed for 29th August and Bellefire are going to be supporting.

RichyX

Well at least she's bringing along her hard rocking amigo's then
Just to confirm, 29th is a Sunday.

lodgepole

If she was confirmed on Sunday, it would have been at MCD.ie today, and it wasn't.

conZ

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/0406/slane.html

Move to block Sunday Slane concert

NIBBS

This hasn't been confirmed yet, for a couple of reasons - she's looking for silly money, they ticket prices for the UK gigs are crazy, therefore the prices here would have to be even worse - and secondly there's a clause in the agreement with the locals in Slane that concerts will not take place on a Sunday, two rather large obsticles to overcome.......

first one if the tickets are priced to high and the gig is on a Sunday then they put themselves in a possible loss making situation and that would be a nightmare (although they'd get enough to cover the costs I'm sure)

I don't know what the fuss is, if she won't do the date they want her to get someone else in, she's pretty crap anyway, imo.

honru

Originally posted by NIBBS
This hasn't been confirmed yet, for a couple of reasons - she's looking for silly money, they ticket prices for the UK gigs are crazy, therefore the prices here would have to be even worse - and secondly there's a clause in the agreement with the locals in Slane that concerts will not take place on a Sunday, two rather large obsticles to overcome.......

Yeah, fúck Hotpress, this hasn't been confirmed yet. Madonna really isn't being cool about the whole festival proceedings, so just I say get another act and save the hassle.

Thing is, there's really noone else touring at the time that could fill the slot. The only band I can think of off the bat is Green Day as they are headlining this years Reading Festival. Since Reading Ireland seems to be given the axe, MCD should try get them to headline.

lodgepole

From independent.ie

Madonna concert to apply for licence
19:32 Thursday April 8th 2004

A formal application for the Madonna Concert at Slane in County Meath is to be lodged in the coming days. The application for the licence will be lodged with Meath County Council. The concert is due to take place on Sunday the 29th of August

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