Garth Brooks - Croke Pk Sept 2022

I'm not a stranger to walking. I didn't have any issues going to the stadium. Coming out and I was following the crowds and I had Google maps and directions open. It seems as if I was lead around in circles around the stadium. I'm not familiar with the streets. At one point I looked at the map and it said 12 minutes to my destination. I continued walking straight according to the map and directions and with the crowds. What felt like a good 5 or 10 minutes later, the map was still reading 12 minutes. The show finished about 10.15 last night and we were out quickly from the stadium. It was 11.15 by the time I saw something familiar in the city - The Quays. So what was supposed to be a 20 minute walk was far from it. Maybe it's 20 minutes if you know your way.

I was on the pitch in the pit last night and there was people smoking left, right and centre of me. And even lighting up during the gig right beside me while I was trying to enjoy the music and jump up and down and just enjoy myself. I presumed it would have been a no smoking grounds. Smoking is not a great idea when you're crammed in beside thousands of people. Very poor form smoking at a gig. Especially right at the front. If someone wanted a fag, they should have left to a quieter area.

Smoking is banned in most stadiums in Ireland, croke park included. Some people might have thought it was fine to smoke away on the pitch but the ban applies for there too. At the same time I didn't see any obvious no smoking signs on the field so maybe they could have done with them. I saw a bit of smoking myself on the Friday but not too much.

I was in the Hogan Stand Friday night. The security guards initially directed me to the wrong queue which I only discovered when I got to the barrier and was told to go back out again and queue further up Jones Road and that the security guards "don't work for us" (???!!!). Great seat in the end but shocking sound as has been said before. There weren't enough speakers in the stadium at all so the sound was funnelled through two towers at the top leaving it muddy and unclear.

Leaving the Hogan Stand the crowd management was seriously dangerous. Instead of previous gigs where you exit the stadium, turn right onto Jones Road and right onto Clonliffe Road, barriers with Gardai and security were erected exactly at the exit. Everyone was then directed and forced down the tiny side streets of Fitzroy Avenue then another turn onto Mabel Street and back onto Clonliffe Road. There was almost a very serious crush and some punters getting into verbal spats with Gardai about the situation. I don't know what the authorities were thinking by routing everyone that way. Sure fire way to piss off residents also as none of those houses have front gardens.

+1

Cinemas have announcements before every movie. I think there should have been signs and an announcement played regularly to remind people that it's a no smoking ground. Smoking is fine in a smoking yard but not in a packed stadium. Smoking while bopping up and down at a gig is not appropriate. It's a compo claim waiting to happen.

Hey did you use these tickets yet? Any issues? Bought some via ticketswap for Fri 16th

Darn would of loving too hear 'Much Too Young (To feel this damn old)'

Ah well better to miss out on one song than a whole show

He said last night that he will be giving up stadium tours. Does mean he will continue touring in the future but maybe doing arenas instead of stadiums. Ireland doesn't have an arena big enough for the man.

we strolled in about 6.15, not even knowing about the pit passes! there was no queue then but this was the first night. My friend went again last night and she didnt get in this time. they were there about 5.45. Id say if you were there for 5pm you'd deffo get in. we went through James ave, Cusack side, thats the only way you can go to pitch as far as i know. Id say alot of ppl were working and stuff on the friday so they were later getting there....

No reason why he can't do a few nights in the 3Arena and SSE Arena in Belfast. Some of the Arenas on his '14-17 Arena Tour' were of similar/smaller size. He even done Matinee shows at some venues

That's so funny. I wasn't referring to his weight but that's still funny.

He could prob sell out a full month in the 3 Arena 😂

The 3 arena is a 10k arena. I can't believe Ireland doesn't have a 20 or 30k arena. If he played the 3 arena, getting a ticket would be a nightmare. The eticket helped a lot this time around and prevented physical queues which was mad the last time.

Considering how few bands can sell out the 3arena, a 25k stadium would be an absolute waste of money.

Exactly, you can't!

And what's going to happen? He's going to elbow his way through the crowd to tell you that you can't smoke?

Although, mate of mine got kicked out of U2 for smoking in the stand. Very funny :D