Garth Brooks concerts cancelled - **READ FIRST POST FOR MOD NOTES**

mickydoomsux

Retrovertigo wrote: »

Out of curiosity, did any of the posters so vehemently defending Brooks in the thread actually go to the protest today?

They were probably all over at the protest that single-handedly ended the Israel-Palestine situation once and for all.

bumper234

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy wrote: »

She dreamt that there was a baby girl on the way before there was any such news not to mention other dreams too.

She won a coin flip......congratulations.

Piliger

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I love Garth Brooks.

And why not. Most of the whingers and Brooks haters hereabouts are One Direction fans but would never admit it if anyone cancelled one of their gigs they'd be on here demanding government action with a vengeance

hynesie08

Piliger wrote: »

And why not. Most of the whingers and Brooks haters hereabouts are One Direction fans but would never admit it if anyone cancelled one of their gigs they'd be on here demanding government action with a vengeance

Absolutely, I would demand not only the government but also the president step in and create some sort of presidential merit award to present to whoever got the gigs cancelled.

El Weirdo

bumper234 wrote: »

Idiotic post of the week right there.

Did you miss the one about your one's dream?

JRant

Piliger wrote: »

And why not. Most of the whingers and Brooks haters hereabouts are One Direction fans but would never admit it if anyone cancelled one of their gigs they'd be on here demanding government action with a vengeance

Yeah because no gig has every been cancelled before in the history of the state.

It's a complete first.

Nobody has had to deal with this before, ever.

Mrs Garth Brooks

JRant wrote: »

Yeah because no gig has every been cancelled before in the history of the state.

It's a complete first.

Nobody has had to deal with this before, ever.

They couldn't possibly cancell Dolly Parton in the Marquee instead ???

But Garth Brooks.

Why does Dolly Parton get to play ? Working 9 to 5.

JRant

end of the road wrote: »

i'm not a trade unionist, but i have a lot of respect for unions, brendan ogle was one of the best union men we have ever seen but like any human being he even made mistakes

Honest question here, how can you flip-flop so much on the exact same issues?

You'll wax lyrical on one thread telling the little man to stand up to the big bad bully (Aer Lingus, taxi drivers etc) yet can instantly turn up on a different thread and state that the little man should bow down to the big corporation just so supply can meet demand.

Which is it?

JRant

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

They couldn't possibly cancell Dolly Parton in the Marquee instead ???

But Garth Brooks.

Why does Dolly Parton get to play ? Working 9 to 5.

Probably because the organisers met all the prerequisites to obtain a license I would imagine.

Unfortunately for you and many other fans Aiken did not and for the gigs that licenses were granted for Troyal couldn't be arsed coming over to do.

bumper234

El Weirdo wrote: »

Did you miss the one about your one's dream?

Garths psychic sidekick

bumper234

JRant wrote: »

Honest question here, how can you flip-flop so much on the exact same issues?

You'll wax lyrical on one thread telling the little man to stand up to the big bad bully (Aer Lingus, taxi drivers etc) yet can instantly turn up on a different thread and state that the little man should bow down to the big corporation just so supply can meet demand.

Which is it?

There's a name for what she does,i would mention it but mods ya know

Mental Mickey

Are they off or what?

Mrs Garth Brooks

JRant wrote: »

Probably because the organisers met all the prerequisites to obtain a license I would imagine.

Unfortunately for you and many other fans Aiken did not and for the gigs that licenses were granted for Troyal couldn't be arsed coming over to do.

Aiken did have everything in order to get the licence. They were caught in the middle of petty little squabbles of the residents.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Are they off or what?

Yes

Mental Mickey

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Yes

Link? The OH doesn't believe me.

Calina

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Aiken did have everything in order to get the licence. They were caught in the middle of petty little squabbles of the residents.

They are not petty squabbles. They are real concerns. And five concerts in a row was excessive to be frank.

paddyirish23

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Yes

Not off till someone says as much on Monday I've a feeling the 3 will go ahead garth doesn't want to piss too many ppl off especially if he was offered all five and said he'll do anything so time we found out at this stage

CapricornOne

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Link? The OH doesn't believe me.

aikenpromotions.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2153-the-garth-brooks-comeback-special-event.html

This is still the official stance

Mrs Garth Brooks

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Link? The OH doesn't believe me.

Aiken promotions website

http://www.aikenpromotions.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2153-the-garth-brooks-comeback-special-event.html

Munster_Gal

Calina wrote: »

And five concerts in a row was excessive to be frank.

But 4 in 2 days isn't?!

CapricornOne

paddyirish23 wrote: »

Not off till someone says as much on Monday I've a feeling the 3 will go ahead garth doesn't want to piss too many ppl off especially if he was offered all five and said he'll do anything so time we found out at this stage

It's already been announced as off as I've just posted. Refunds begin on Tuesday

hatrickpatrick

JRant wrote: »

Yeah because no gig has every been cancelled before in the history of the state.

It's a complete first.

Nobody has had to deal with this before, ever.

Has a gig ever specifically been cancelled because of nimbyism before?

Mrs Garth Brooks

Calina wrote: »

They are not petty squabbles. They are real concerns. And five concerts in a row was excessive to be frank.

Real concerns with fake objections, and an injunction which was never about the concerts.

But yeah, maybe five in a row was excessive and they should have had a better plan in place. Three one weekend and two the following weekend or something.

bumper234

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Aiken did have everything in order to get the licence. They were caught in the middle of petty little squabbles of the residents.

Application for a licence does not guarantee said licence will be granted!

JRant

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Has a gig ever specifically been cancelled because of nimbyism before?

No idea tbh but we know this gig isn't one of them.

JRant

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Aiken did have everything in order to get the licence. They were caught in the middle of petty little squabbles of the residents.

So they didn't engage with ALL the stakeholders to ensure objections would be kept to a minimum then.

paddyirish23

CapricornOne wrote: »

It's already been announced as off as I've just posted. Refunds begin on Tuesday

Just playing hard ball our garth was he now has rang enda and has had everything explained to him 3 now 2 later on is the best will be settled on up to garth to decide if this come back special is as needed as a big sell for his world tour to really sell out he needs to decide soon

CapricornOne

paddyirish23 wrote: »

Just playing hard ball our garth was he now has rang enda and has had everything explained to him 3 now 2 later on is the best will be settled on up to garth to decide if this come back special is as needed as a big sell for his world tour to really sell out he needs to decide soon

Whilst at the same time leaving 400,000 fans in the lurch, possibly cancelling accommodation/plans as we speak?

Ok then...:rolleyes:

JRant

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Real concerns with fake objections, and an injunction which was never about the concerts.

But yeah, maybe five in a row was excessive and they should have had a better plan in place. Three one weekend and two the following weekend or something.

To quote the great Johnny Giles, the promoter "didn't do his stuff".

Hotfail.com

CapricornOne wrote: »

aikenpromotions.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/2153-the-garth-brooks-comeback-special-event.html

This is still the official stance

That's as good as saying there's no chance it'll go ahead.