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All five Garth Brooks concerts cancelled !!

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    #32
    WittyNameForMe
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    I’m Astounded this campaign spearheaded by a CASTLEKNOCK resident and a small number of Croke Park ‘residents’ can result in all 5 Garth Brooks concerts being cancelled. Seriously a Castleknock resident, Castleknock is about 9 kms away from Croke Park!! Has this individual no local vendettas to contend with. The Garth Brooks concerts would have not only benefited the Croke Park area greatly, but the country as a whole. I hope they are happy with their selfish achievement, because 400.000 people certainly aren’t. They and Dublin City Council should hang their heads in shame. Roughly 300 people or so who complained inconvenienced for a couple of hours on 5 days versus 400,000 people enjoying a concert they looked forward to and spent their hard earned money on. Surely the donation of €500,000 for the local community would be reason enough to let these events go ahead. What happened to community spirit, surely a couple of hours inconvenience is worth a €500,000 investment into your local area. Maybe the problem is the donation was going to the local area not Castleknock.


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    #33
    Guffy
    Registered Users Posts: 8,100 ✭✭✭Guffy


    Ticketmaster will be refunding their handling charges too right?


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    #34
    For Reals
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,964 ✭✭✭For Reals


    WittyNameForMe wrote: »
    I’m Astounded this campaign spearheaded by a CASTLEKNOCK resident and a small number of Croke Park ‘residents’ can result in all 5 Garth Brooks concerts being cancelled. Seriously a Castleknock resident, Castleknock is about 9 kms away from Croke Park!! Has this individual no local vendettas to contend with. The Garth Brooks concerts would have not only benefited the Croke Park area greatly, but the country as a whole. I hope they are happy with their selfish achievement, because 400.000 people certainly aren’t. They and Dublin City Council should hang their heads in shame. Roughly 300 people or so who complained inconvenienced for a couple of hours on 5 days versus 400,000 people enjoying a concert they looked forward to and spent their hard earned money on. Surely the donation of €500,000 for the local community would be reason enough to let these events go ahead. What happened to community spirit, surely a couple of hours inconvenience is worth a €500,000 investment into your local area. Maybe the problem is the donation was going to the local area not Castleknock.

    You've either not been following the news, reading this thread or both.
    What happened was;

    A few months back Aitken promotions sold tickets for three nights, which sold out. Then they sold tickets for an extra two nights due to popular demand.

    About two weeks ago Aitken promotions applied for permission off the council for three nights. They got permission, even though there was a complaint in the works of the courts.
    Then last week, Aitken promotions applied for permission for the fourth and fifth nights, extra nights.
    The council said no, you can't do five nights in a row. It's a policy already in place.
    So without the residents or anyone from Castleknock getting involved, the three were approved but not the forth and fifth.
    This pissed off Garth who pulled out of the whole deal.
    The End.

    So it was the promoters fault for not having his ducks in a row and Garth for having a hissy fit and refusing to do the three original nights which were free to go ahead. Garth Brooks cancelled three gigs.


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    #35
    TroutMask
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    Garth is a pseud - in my 30 years in the music biz I've rarely heard of such histrionic wussjackery. Aiken is respected for a reason, and a much better promoter than those other guys (the ones we're not supposed to mention on Boards or so I am told). But Aiken did proceed under the assumption that he/they were going to be allowed to exceed the quota. The GAA should have said 'No way, Jose' from the get go - but they clearly saw the dollar and tried to chance it. I'm glad the courts supported the 3-concert limit, as noise nuisance is a big problem in Dublin, and the legislation was never properly upgraded to deal with this environmental problem.


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    #36
    mattser
    Registered Users Posts: 2,247 ✭✭✭mattser


    For Reals wrote: »
    You've either not been following the news, reading this thread or both.
    What happened was;

    A few months back Aitken promotions sold tickets for three nights, which sold out. Then they sold tickets for an extra two nights due to popular demand.

    About two weeks ago Aitken promotions applied for permission off the council for three nights. They got permission, even though there was a complaint in the works of the courts.
    Then last week, Aitken promotions applied for permission for the fourth and fifth nights, extra nights.
    The council said no, you can't do five nights in a row. It's a policy already in place.
    So without the residents or anyone from Castleknock getting involved, the three were approved but not the forth and fifth.
    This pissed off Garth who pulled out of the whole deal.
    The End.

    So it was the promoters fault for not having his ducks in a row and Garth for having a hissy fit and refusing to do the three original nights which were free to go ahead. Garth Brooks cancelled three gigs.

    +1


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    #37
    blastman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭blastman


    Skybox wrote: »
    Garth Brooks is actually the best selling artist of all time. I reckon he'd have sold out a couple more concerts tbh!

    No, he's actually not...


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    #38
    Welsh Megaman
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    Has nobody thought of poor Nathan Carter and Shane Filan?! :eek:


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    #39
    ted1
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    The tickets were sold as being subject to licence. For people that bought tickets the to the original concerts the licence was granted. I wonder know is there a possibility if claiming compensation for hotel rooms etc


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    #40
    IrishLad90
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    agreement for 3/4 gigs a year and there has already been 3
    the country is going to miss out on over 100 million euro
    after all there protesting will the residents sit outside the dail when we are all taxed for there actions in the next budget


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    #41
    Synyster Shadow
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    Why couldn't they have relocated the concerts to Marley park or somewhere else even slane..
    Alot of money lost

    Really tickets should only go on sale when its definitely going ahead


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    #42
    Lirange
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭Lirange


    Garth Brooks...Axl Rose... great pair of lads.


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    #43
    WoollyRedHat
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    Why don't the government just offer the residents a holiday in a mobile home for the weekend and supply them coke and hookers,and let them get at it.

    Win Win.


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    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Why don't the government just offer the residents a holiday in a mobile home for the weekend and supply them coke and hookers,and let them get at it.

    Win Win.

    Or things could just be organised according to the law. This farce requires zero government intervention!
    My sarcasm detector may be off!


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    #45
    Rigsby
    Registered Users Posts: 4,452 ✭✭✭Rigsby


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Why don't the government just offer the residents a holiday in a mobile home for the weekend


    It would be better for all concerned if they offered better planning laws. ;)


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    #46
    TroutMask
    Registered Users Posts: 743 ✭✭✭TroutMask


    Rigsby wrote: »
    It would be better for all concerned if they offered better planning laws. ;)

    Great point Rigsby, the framework is the problem and G-gate has shown up the deficiencies. A good example is the noise nuisance laws, they were tabled to be reviewed and then the recession struck. As these laws were never upgraded, we still have flaky and antediluvian legislation in this area.


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    #47
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,059 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    TroutMask wrote: »
    Garth is a pseud - in my 30 years in the music biz I've rarely heard of such histrionic wussjackery. Aiken is respected for a reason, and a much better promoter than those other guys (the ones we're not supposed to mention on Boards or so I am told). But Aiken did proceed under the assumption that he/they were going to be allowed to exceed the quota. The GAA should have said 'No way, Jose' from the get go - but they clearly saw the dollar and tried to chance it. I'm glad the courts supported the 3-concert limit, as noise nuisance is a big problem in Dublin, and the legislation was never properly upgraded to deal with this environmental problem.
    irish love garth because he has a song that he says "kiss my assss" and all the drunk people at weddings think it's hilarious


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    #48
    Ipso
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    Rigsby wrote: »
    It would be better for all concerned if they offered better planning laws. ;)

    Or if existing laws were adhered to.


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    #49
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,059 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    Ipso wrote: »
    Or if existing laws were adhered to.
    the law is 3 gigs per year and all others subject to license isn't it?


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    #50
    Ipso
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    Ash.J.Williams wrote: »
    the law is 3 gigs per year and all others subject to license isn't it?

    From what i understand, yes. Maybe 5 comes before 3 in promoter world. And then Garth expresses loyalty to fans his five or none policy.


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    #51
    Ash.J.Williams
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    Ipso wrote: »
    From what i understand, yes. Maybe 5 comes before 3 in promoter world. And then Garth expresses loyalty to fans his five or none policy.
    Most gigs over 5000k attendance are also subject to license...and due to time,costs and ridiculous planning laws they have to sell the tickets in advance of the license.


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