Garth Brooks Comeback Special *ALL 5 SHOWS CANCELLED* READ FIRST POST

lordgoat

John_Rambo wrote: »

In fairness, you were calling them a bunch of dry cnuts.

John Rambo and Riveroflove - keep that in AH. In here it's about the gig only. What goes in AH will not slide in here.

Shedite27

Article in the IT today about the number of tickets that were bought from oversees addresses. Gonna be a huge boost to tourism.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/70-000-tickets-for-garth-brooks-concerts-bought-overseas-1.1691687

Some 70,000 of the 400, 000 tickets sold for the Garth Brooks concerts in Dublin this summer have been bought by people outside of Ireland, promoter Peter Aiken revealed.

“We sold nearly 70,000 tickets outside of the country, we have never done anything like that. That’s the phenomena we have.To sell 70,000 outside of Ireland when you think about it, for them to get to Ireland, whether it’s by plane or by boat, it’s a hell of a shift of people,” he said.

Of the 400,000 tickets sold for the five Garth Brooks gigs in Dublin, 15 per cent were bought in the north of Ireland and 12 per cent in England, Scotland and Wales while 3 per cent were sold in North America as well as some sales “right across Europe”, he said.

Garth Brooks fans are already queuing again on Irish streets “We sold eight tickets in Afghanistan. That might be soldiers or whatever but we’ve got the breakdown of all the ticket sales and its incredible. The likes of Costa Rica, countries I’ve never heard of before and didn’t know they existed,” he said.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Shedite27 wrote: »

Article in the IT today about the number of tickets that were bought from oversees addresses. Gonna be a huge boost to tourism.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/70-000-tickets-for-garth-brooks-concerts-bought-overseas-1.1691687

Thats kind of sad, if the gigs dont get the license and the residents are kicking up a fuss.

I'm sure people has their flights booked and accommodation booked.

People queued out for days.

They would have to get the go ahead.

Itsdacraic

Shedite27 wrote: »

Article in the IT today about the number of tickets that were bought from oversees addresses. Gonna be a huge boost to tourism.
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/70-000-tickets-for-garth-brooks-concerts-bought-overseas-1.1691687

Convenient timing for this announcement

Lukehandypants

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/garth-brooks-dublin-gig-faces-cancellation-court-bid-30009740.html

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE

Mrs Garth Brooks

Lukehandypants wrote: »

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/garth-brooks-dublin-gig-faces-cancellation-court-bid-30009740.html

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE

How is that good news ?

JJ

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

How is that good news ?

I think that's sarcasm.

Lukehandypants

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

How is that good news ?

Damm Yeah if your a fan that could be quite the bummer. Luckily I'm not and neither are the residents around croke park.
Looks like peter Mc Kenna rightly messed that one up.

sunbabe08

good news for who exactly?

Lukehandypants

All that queuing in the floods for nothing.

Tazzer

If it does happen, 400k annoyed fans should still make the trip, and just have a few hours of a sing song outside! LOL that would be fun then!

Oh I cant even make myself think that it wont happen.
I KNOW it will......I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....

sunbabe08

Tazzer wrote: »

If it does happen, 400k annoyed fans should still make the trip, and just have a few hours of a sing song outside! LOL that would be fun then!

Oh I cant even make myself think that it wont happen.
I KNOW it will......I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....

:( nether can i. it will happen, they will sort it out

Lukehandypants

sunbabe08 wrote: »

:( nether can i. it will happen, they will sort it out

In the article it looks like when Peter Mc Kenna said that "times move on" the residents went mental, im not sure how they could make this work now, even if their are gonna give free tickets to the locals....

sunbabe08

i'm not getting involved in this discuss, we shall see what happens

Mrs Garth Brooks

Tazzer wrote: »

If it does happen, 400k annoyed fans should still make the trip, and just have a few hours of a sing song outside! LOL that would be fun then!

Oh I cant even make myself think that it wont happen.
I KNOW it will......I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....I KNOW it will.....

I think I said it a few pages back that we should protest.

5 months camping outside croke park vs 5 nights of concerts.

Which one would they like?

rubadub

it emerged that a written agreement in 2009, where no more than three concerts a year were to be held at the national stadium, was to be ignored.

I was mentioning this before, and in other threads. It was U2 doing 3 gigs that year, and to get the 3rd was a big deal at the time. Take That also played in 2009, just 1 gig before U2, so thats why I think the extra U2 was a big deal, as it was already up to their 3 gig limit per year. Before 2009 there were never more than 3 per year (well wiki only lists back to 96)

Now this year 1 direction already have 3 gigs, taking up the previous "penciled in" limit of 3. Some would think GB was very lucky to get a single gig planned, let alone 5 in a row. 8 gigs, nearly 3 times the previous supposed limit.

The promoters are sneaky bastards, knowing they are getting someone else to now look like the bad guy, in the hope it will be allowed rather than cause huge upset. If they do get banned I hope people will be moaning more about the promoters and not the residents.

Tazzer wrote: »

If it does happen, 400k annoyed fans should still make the trip, and just have a few hours of a sing song outside!

Outside here I hope

Aiken Promotions
Address:
24 Holles Street
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland

its like a visiting drunken uncle promising his nephews they can stay up till 2am and eat all the chocolate they want, and then fecking off home at 9pm to leave the parents deal with it.

RiverOfLove

Why aren't the residents going to the papers with the agreement that they have? If the agreement is true put it out there. Only that I have my doubts that no such agreements exists and they'd be done for libel.

Since garth brooks made his announcement the papers had pages of garth brooks porn. The least they could do now is dig deep and expose this sham. Something stinks on one side or the other.

bren2001

RiverOfLove wrote: »

Why aren't the residents going to the papers with the agreement that they have? If the agreement is true put it out there. Only that I have my doubts that no such agreements exists and they'd be done for libel.

Since garth brooks made his announcement the papers had pages of garth brooks porn. The least they could do now is dig deep and expose this sham. Something stinks on one side or the other.

The agreement exists. Aiken would of come out by now and said it didn't if it didn't.

The question is, is it legally binding?

A V A

Lukehandypants wrote: »

Damm Yeah if your a fan that could be quite the bummer. Luckily I'm not and neither are the residents around croke park.
Looks like peter Mc Kenna rightly messed that one up.

i hope dates get taken off and refunds are given , rules are there for a reason and the residents have to be respected and they were disrespected by going over the agreement by 5 dates !!!!!!

i dont people on here quite understand the destruction that happens every time theres an event on in croke park :rolleyes:

really would love for people that are saying they cant cancel it , to come up and live beside corke park for a year durin g the tie events are on

A V A

Mr.S wrote: »

No way this will see a court room.

Aiken (and the residents) aren't stupid

sorry

read that wrong my bad , i hate valentines day !!!!

rubadub

bren2001 wrote: »

The agreement exists. Aiken would of come out by now and said it didn't if it didn't.

I can only see this

http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stories/news/residents-vow-to-halt-gigs-after-croke-park-violated-concert-agreement

They say that Croke Park violated an agreement from 2009 that states "the number of special events such as concerts, conventions or exhibitions shall not exceed three per annum."

It was noted that the Aviva Stadium and local residents have an agreement that limits concerts at the arena to three a year.

even if its not legally binding a jump from 3 to 8 is taking the piss, and this supposed limit was certainly no secret, I definitely heard about it in 2009

EDIT:

April 16, 2009

Angry Northside residents living in the vicinity of Croke Park have slammed the selling of tickets for the upcoming U2 concerts which have yet to be licensed.

Three July dates of the U2 360 tour, which will see 82,000 fans pile into Croke Park each night, were advertised and thousands of tickets have been sold without the licence being granted for the events.

While the licence request for the three dates was included in last week's planning list, residents who will be most affected by the gigs doubt that the council will reject permission for the event which is likely to generate e6.5 million in revenue.

.......

In 1992, Croke Park was granted permission to hold three concerts per year. However, the events are subject to a council approved management plan and licensing.

"Under the licensing regulations Croke Park are obliged to lodge a detailed event management plan to the planning authority 16 weeks in advance of any proposed event," a Dublin City Council spokesperson said.

"Submissions are accepted by the planning authority for five weeks from the date of lodgement of the event licence application.

"The application is referred for comment to a number of consultees -- Health Services Executive, An Garda Siochana and Dublin Fire Brigade, for instance. A decision to grant or refuse a licence is an executive function of the planning authority. The licence application for three concerts at Croke Park is currently under consideration by the planning authority."

The spokesperson added: "The planning regulations do not preclude a promoter from advertising or selling tickets for an event in advance of the license being issued."

A spokesperson for MCD said it had placed notices regarding the U2 concerts in the media as part of its application which it had lodged with the council.

"If they weren't sure that they would get the licence then they wouldn't have advertised the dates," said Barbara Ward of the Clonliff and District Residents' Association.

"It's a bit premature and just makes you wonder what the point is in going through the planning process for the licence in which public submissions from the public are invited.

"It's a joke and it makes a mockery of the residents who are led to believe they have a say on whether the concerts go ahead or not."

lordgoat

A V A wrote: »

you know what you can do with your self after that pathetic comment !!!!!:rolleyes:

Last warning. Please refrain from argumentative posts that don't lend anything to the discussion.

bennyl10

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I think I said it a few pages back that we should protest.

5 months camping outside croke park vs 5 nights of concerts.

Which one would they like?

Protest what exactly?,. I realise youre being purposely over dramatic.. but theres nothing to.protest, its a risk.with every outdoor concert

A V A

read that totally wrong my sincere apologies

lemmno

I can't help but wonder what his 5th performance will be like...is nobody afraid he'll be wrecked?! :O

RiverOfLove

lemmno wrote: »

I can't help but wonder what his 5th performance will be like...is nobody afraid he'll be wrecked?! :O

His wynn dvd from las vagas and filmed only last summer is brillant. He got better with age.

He loves performing and does it with passion. You can see it in his face - in his eyes and smile. His hands too. When the crowd sings along it looks like he wants to reach out and grasp it and take it all in.

PS. His gorgeous wife Trisha is amazing and they do some duets like:

In Anothers Eyes
The Call (i think).

In Anothers Eyes is powerful and beautiful.

end of the road

sunbabe08 wrote: »

good news for who exactly?

the residents who want these concerts canceled at all costs to everyone else, its unfortunate that a small group of people can dictate when a large venue such as this can be used, i honestly can't see this going to court myself as the GAA and the promotors together would have enough money to get the best lawyers and could probably keep dragging the residents through the courts for a long time if they wanted, interesting times ahead though

end of the road

bren2001 wrote: »

The agreement exists. Aiken would of come out by now and said it didn't if it didn't.

because maybe their of the opinion that it should be on the residents who are claiming such agreement exists to prove that it exists, one resident claims on the other thread he knows about the agreement, but him and the other residents are refusing to make it public, apparently its some sort of trumpcard, i don't believe myself it exists and nothing so far is convincing me that it does

end of the road

A V A wrote: »

rules are there for a reason

a lot of things are there and done for a reason, doesn't mean its right or should be the case, croke park is a large venue that is being prohibited from being used to its full potential by a small few, thats not right, the gigs will bring a large amount of visitors to dublin from around the country and further afield and will bring a large amount of money into the local and country economy with many businesses benefiting, to cancel the concerts would mean potential business being lost which they could really do with right now, i'm hoping for a good outcome and they will go ahead, i don't like garth brooks music myself but i can see the benefits him coming here will bring

Shedite27

lemmno wrote: »

I can't help but wonder what his 5th performance will be like...is nobody afraid he'll be wrecked?! :O

In 2008 I went to the 5th of 5 concerts in two days!

He played a 5pm and 9pm gig Friday
Then a 1pm, 5pm and 9pm gig Saturday night

Still sounded good and plenty of energy come gig number 5. He'll be fine