Michael Jackson

vector · 16-10-2004 1:58pm #1

Did michael jackson ever do a "concert" in Cork, or Ireland?
or is just an urban legend

dudara · 16-10-2004 2:06pm

July 30, 1988, Pairc Ui Caoimh, Cork, 60'000 attended]

Why can't we have such gigs in Cork now?

Blitzkrieger · 16-10-2004 2:16pm

So......many........jokes........Must......take...the piss.

Sweet jebus I hope you're talking about a similar size gig with a decent band, rather than some weird pervert grabbing his crotch on stage (I'm booked for the forseeable future). I'd say it's nearly impossible to get planning permission for any sort of event like that in Cork these days, and the insurance costs would probably be prohibitive.

dudara · 16-10-2004 2:18pm

Didn't they hold all those gigs at the time because the GAA needed the money?

And yes, I mean decent gigs with decent bands. We have enough child molestors of out own in Ireland

Tiriel · 16-10-2004 10:41pm

comet wrote:

When Oliver Barry was promoting concerts cork had big acts, Michael Jackson, U2, Oasis etc. and then there was Feile too. Now we seem to be reduced to small aspiring bands who if they are any good will probably never play here again anyway unless there actually from here.

there u go!!!

beer enigma · 20-10-2004 12:45pm

There was an article in one of the papers last week saying that Pairc Ui Caoimh is gonna host some more concerts dring 2005 under some deal that's been struck.

I'll see if I can find the link

comet · 25-10-2004 6:05pm

The last big show was Oasis in Pairc Ui Caoimh in 1996. After that there were a few years of the Heineken Roller Coaster Tour playing the Munster showgrounds in a big tent. There also was a free gig on Grand Parade with Ocean Colour Scene(1998 i think) the following year they had Texas lined up but it was cancelled on the day due to strong wind/rain and that was the end of that idea. The last attempt at a big show in Cork was about 2 years ago when Elton John was announced to play Pairc Ui Caoimh but with tickets on sale a few months and only 15,000 sold it was moved to Killarney!! The City of Culture hype and money is the only think that can bring a big act back to Cork now....

radiospan · 25-10-2004 9:56pm

Andip wrote:

There was an article in one of the papers last week saying that Pairc Ui Caoimh is gonna host some more concerts dring 2005 under some deal that's been struck.

I'll see if I can find the link

Yeah I saw that on de echo I think.

It said that at least one "major" gig will be taking place there next year.

Probably The Thrills or something crap now. :rolleyes:

comet · 26-10-2004 11:54am

Originally it was rumoured to be U2 but i think its unlikely, i think your guess of the Thrills is probably closer to the mark

Raskolnikov · 27-10-2004 10:50pm

Gigwise, Cork has been crap recently (by that I mean the last few years). The last decent big name band to come here were Jethro Tull and that was three bloody years ago.

thejuggler · 03-11-2004 4:00pm

I think one of the events the marked the end of big concerts in Park Ui Chaoimh was the last Feile Festival that was held in the mid 90s (I think it was the year after the oasis concert but can't be sure).
Anyway in their wisdom the organisers got RTE to broadcast almost the entire weekend live which can't have been good for ticket sales. In my view this disaster spelled the end for both the Feile festival and concerts in Parc Ui Chaomh.

Shame really as there have been some good ones over the years michael Jackson Prince U2 and Oasis/Prodigy/Bootleg Beatles.

Not sure if oliver Barry promotes concerts anymore MCD seem to have it all sown up now and Slane seems to be as far as they want to go outside Dublin these days.