Slane

Could be numerous reasons why they haven’t played here.

they only ever do a dozen or so europe dates when they do play over here.

I've never had a problem at Slane only good times but it's a logistical nightmare.

-Pearl Jam/Van/Neil Young

I went mainly to see Van who was completely boring. Lovely day though and Pearl Jam/Neil Young were both great.

-The Verve

Finding and taking ten Diazepam before going in made it a very strange but enjoyable day. Robbie Williams was surpirsingly good. Made it back to Dublin in time for the offie.

-U2

Second weekend and I would have preferred to be at the Ireland game but my ticket for that came through late. Zoo TV was much better but that's hard to top.

-Metallica

I was a fan from the early enough days and saw them on the justice tour in 1988 so just had to go. Weekend camping was the way to do it. Had a blast even if the weather was cold. Ride The Lightning was worth all the effort to get there.

Right, seriously... I genuinely do not mean any sort of offence towards you, with what I'm about to say...

But, I wish people would shut the f**k up about AC/DC at Slane! The majority of you know next to nothing apart from Thunderstruck and about 2 others. It's all I've been hearing since 2005! I have been as big an AC/DC fan that you're ever likely to talk to, long before everyone jumped on the Thunderstruck bandwagon! I was there in The Point in 1996 when literally NO ONE had any interest in seeing them. In fact, there was so little interest, the gig was moved from the RDS to The Point because of poor ticket sales! So poor in fact, The Point wasn't even full and Thunderstruck had been out at 5 years at this point in time.

So what happens? Another gig like the Aviva? Where the majority go mad for Thunderstruck and then they're left going for piss breaks for the next 1hr and 55 mins? Because some song went through a renaissance? Vast majority of people last time hadn't a clue about Dirty Deeds, Have a drink on me, Shoot To Thrill, Hells Bells, Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, High Voltage... It'll be like Guns n Roses at Slane or Bruce Springsteen in the RDS last month. 80% of the people there to get their social media selfies to Sweet Child Of Mine, November Rain or Born in The USA and Dancing In The Dark. Only with AC/DC, it'll be Thunderstruck, Rosie and maybe Highway to Hell.

At least people going to Slane this year will actually know more Harry Styles songs than not! They're not there to pretend they "always loved AC/DC" when they grew up listening to Elton John, Duran Duran, U2, Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Oasis and the only reason they think AC/DC are great is because it's weirdly, the done thing in society to like them because Thunderstruck is played in bars

And more to the point...Angus is nearly 70! Malcolm is dead! Bon died a long time ago! Brian is one gig away from going deaf and it pushing 76/77! No one knows Phil's legal matters! Cliff quit touring! What exactly do people think is going to happen? Who exactly do people think AC/DC are?

But the history of the venue that they've never played.........

Agreed, punchestown was one of the greatest experiences of my life, the Aviva was great but definitely not a patch on 09. Would I go again? Probably, but not there.

I'd say their fanbase might require seating at this point as well.

MCD will be hoping that the 'hits brigade' will be out in force for Def Leppard/Motley Crue in Marlay Park in July

'Girls Girls Girls', 'Kickstart My Heart' 'Pour Some Sugar On Me', 'Animal' and the likes Woop Woop

This is exactly how I remember it. The Verve lacked energy or any sort of connection with the crowd. The songs seemed to just ramble on and on as if they hadn't ever rehearsed ending them. Before the concert I would have been embarrassed to be seen at a Robbie Williams. By the time he had finished his set I would have laid down my life for him. On the bus on the long drive home most of the chat was about How great REM had been in '95 and how entertaining Williams had been. Very little talk of The Verve.

All the bands I went to see had devoted fanbases. They were genuine fans, who loved and breathed those albums and songs. It was like being a part of something bigger when you attended. All about saying you saw an artist these days without actually liking them.

Case in point, I know people who weren't even born in 1986, former neighbour's kids who were 5 or 6 in 1986, that today claim they saw Queen in Slane and say it was the best gig ever!!

Hey, if anyone wishes to pay €150 quid to go and see an artist, who they know nothing about and don't know their songs, be my guest. If people wish to demand a gig for someone or something they know nothing about and are not even sure they actually like them, apart from one song, go for it. I just think those people are idiots...

Live music is or was always a surreal experience, where artists created moments and feelings that last forever. Where the audience and the music connected as one and the music lifted you into another world. But yeah, pay €150 quid to film Thunderstruck or Sweet Child Of Mine and post it on your socials now, then spend the rest of the gig doing next to nothing. Wonderful stuff...

Yep. Robbie blew The Verve off the stage that day.

They wouldn’t sell 80,000 tickets