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The Rolling Stones - 17th May 2018 - Croke Park - *Discussion Only / No Ticket Sales*
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Disclaimer - local resident.
Now, there wasn’t a multi-purpose stadium in place before most locals moved in. Other than the extremely rare Ali fight or American football showcase, the stadium was always used for GAA. Infrequent influx of fans who brought sangwitches and flasks for the bonnet, made an afternoon’s quotient of noise and then fecked off at dusk. That’s the extent of inconvenience that living beside the stadium brought. The gradual increase in gigs, and the increased disruption and headaches they bring for residents is a change that really shouldn’t be dismissed without pause.
Personally I like the gigs. They’re a bit of fun, and you might get a locals lottery ticket (my musically-challenged sister got the benefit of a pair of Westlife tickets I won), or if not, you can just have a bbq and enjoy the gig from your back garden. But I can understand that it winds up others, who don’t see a day’s access lockdown, stage builds/breakdowns and stadium lights going on into the small hours for a few days, anti-social antics and people pissing into your garden/doorway as something they really should pretend is an obligation on them. The stadium understand that they have a responsibility as a neighbour - and liaison with locals is part and parcel of that. That’s the reason there’s a limit to the number of events of such disruption that they can reasonably expect to impose on the residents.
I was just messing around lad
. I can understand how 4-5 concerts within a month of each other can get head wrecking with all the loud music, massive crowds, and drunk arseholes. Like it’s completely understandable that it’s not for everyone. 0 -
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http://www.98fm.com/Croke-Park-Residents-Told-To-Shut-Up-And-Stop-Whinging
good listen here, this group (the guy at the start) is strongly opposed and will fight tooth and nail to stop this
Some good points particularly the promoters stubbornness to award a 2nd Taylor Swift gig to the venue despite early suggestions indicating tickets for the first show were not the movers for it necessary, could've given Cork the other show of hers they wouldn't turn down the business and the third date in the venue would've been free.
Guy saying we are a big enough country, we have plenty of stadiums! People go to Dublin why can't Dublin users go elsewhere? That fella wants to send other people outside Dublin when he clearly mustn't stray to often outside Dublin himself
. Has he seen some of these stadiums ? our Transport links outside Dublin are so so poor for the most part but the road to Dublin isn't actually a rocky one in fact it's the most accessible one.
I think at this stage most of the country doesn't want to hear the words Croke Park and Residents go together again. Easy solution establish that 3 is defo 3 no moving the goal posts and tell Aiken if he wants a fourth show go find another venue and talk of fourth gig can never occur any future year. If residents are unhappy with 3 potential gigs on their doorstep move the doorstep somewhere else :pac::pac:0 -
Wrongway1985 wrote: »Some good points particularly the promoters stubbornness to award a 2nd Taylor Swift gig to the venue despite early suggestions indicating tickets for the first show were not the movers for it necessary, could've given Cork the other show of hers they wouldn't turn down the business and the third date in the venue would've been free.
Guy saying we are a big enough country, we have plenty of stadiums! People go to Dublin why can't Dublin users go elsewhere? That fella wants to send other people outside Dublin when he clearly mustn't stray to often outside Dublin himself . Has he seen some of these stadiums ? our Transport links outside Dublin are so so poor for the most part but the road to Dublin isn't actually a rocky one in fact it's the most accessible one.
I think at this stage most of the country doesn't want to hear the words Croke Park and Residents go together again. Easy solution establish that 3 is defo 3 no moving the goal posts and tell Aiken if he wants a fourth show go find another venue and talk of fourth gig can never occur any future year. If residents are unhappy with 3 potential gigs on their doorstep move the doorstep somewhere else :pac::pac:
That main guy sounds like a right snob.
The Stones had their shot at playing Croke Park last year ,when they had one of the three slots prebooked ,and pulled out over money issues.
Thanks to that debacle U2 and Coldplay could only play one concert at Croke Park last year ,two hugely popular bands,who could easily have sold out a second night.
Aiken is obviously trying to cover his losses on the Taylor Swift concerts ,which are selling appallingly ,by trying to add this fourth concert.0 -
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Different promoters so that's a bit of a moot point.
I'd say they could ship the second date to the 3Arena at this rate! They saw the dollar signs and that second show is going to be woeful. Croke Park empty for a gig is depressing.
Ah didn't realize that well there's half the problem MCD and Aiken tussling over who gets the business before 3 slots are gone. Even so still think Cork or elsewhere should've been spread the other Swift show.That main guy sounds like a right snob.
Aiken is obviously trying to cover his losses on the Taylor Swift concerts ,which are selling appallingly ,by trying to add this fourth concert.
Yeah prob has availed of some "comp" tickets to gigs in Croker
As pointed out by Mr. S all 3 slots are actually taken by MCD0 -
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