Slane (concert)

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The Slane Concert (usually abbreviated to Slane ) is a concert that takes place every year in Slane Castle near the Irish town of Slane of the same name .

It is usually held on a Saturday in August and lasts from noon to 10 p.m. The area of ​​Slane Castle forms a natural amphitheater , the natural stage offers space for around 80,000 concert-goers annually. 2001 and 2013 were the only years so far in which the concert was held twice, with U2 performing as the main group at both concerts in 2001 . In 2001, 2003 and 2005 the events sold out immediately, which was not the case in 2002 and 2004. In 2005 the concert had to be canceled after Eminem , who was supposed to appear as the main act, canceled his participation.

Special occurrences

In the run-up to the 2004 concert, there were protests from the local population because the concert was supposed to take place on a Sunday. The majority Roman Catholic population had concerns that they would be disturbed because of the expected rush of people while celebrating Holy Mass. The problem was solved by specifying a later concert start and significantly reducing the lineup.

(Incomplete) list of performers at the concerts

Main interpreter ( headliner ) in bold letters:

1981

• U2
• Hazel O'Connor
• Rose tattoo
• Sweet Savage
• The Bureau
• Mega-hype
• Thin Lizzy

1982

• The Rolling Stones

1984

• In Tua Nua
• UB40
• Santana
• Bob Dylan

• Guest appearances during Bob Dylan's performance by Carlos Santana , Van Morrison and Bono .

1985

• Bruce Springsteen

1986

• Chris Rea
• The Fountainhead
• The Bangles
• Queen

1987

• David Bowie

1992

• My little funhouse
• Faith No More
• Guns N 'Roses

1993

• The Blue Angels
• James
• Saw Doctors
• Van Morrison
• Pearl Jam
• Neil Young

1995

• Spearhead
• Belly
• Sharon Shannon
• Oasis
• SEM

1998

• Robbie Williams
• James
• David Gray
• Special Guests Manic Street Preachers
• The Verve

1999

• Stereophonics
• Robbie Williams

2000

• Mel C
• Moby
• Bryan Adams

2001 1st concert

• Red hot chili peppers
• Coldplay
• Kelis
• JJ72
• Relish
• U2

2001 2nd concert

• Moby
• Ash
• Nelly Furtado
• The walls
• Dara
• U2

2002

• The Charlatans
• Nickelback
• Counting crows
• Ocean Color Scene
• Doves
• The Revs
• Stereophonics

2003

• Halite
• Morcheeba
• Feeder
• PJ Harvey
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Foo fighters
• Red hot chili peppers

2004

• Paul Oakenfold
• Iggy Pop and the Stooges
• Madonna

2006

• Celtic woman
• Red hot chili peppers

2007

• The Charlatans
• The Hold Steady
• The Rolling Stones

2009

• The Prodigy
• Oasis

2011

• Kings of Leon

2012

In April 2012, the official Slane Castle Facebook page announced that there will be no concert in 2012. The announcement read: "Good Morning guys, Lord Henry has announced this morning 'there will be no Slane this year, but 2013 will be busy'.

2013

• Bon Jovi : Because We Can - The Tour
• Eminem

Jon Bon Jovi flew to Ireland and remarked at a press conference at Slane Castle: "This was always the goal, to play Slane." The second concert for 2013 took place on August 17th. On December 12th, 2012 the second headliner was announced with Eminem , which can be understood as a kind of "reparation" for the cancellation of the 2005 concert.

2015

• Hozier
• Kaiser Chiefs
• Foo fighters

Video publications

• Bryan Adams - Live at Slane Castle ( DVD )
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle ( DVD )
• U2 - Go Home, Live from Slane Castle ( DVD )
• Celtic Woman - A New Journey, Live at Slane Castle ( DVD )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Queen Concerts .
2. ^ No concert at Slane Castle this year . In: RTE News . April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
3. ↑ Facebook Message . In: Facebook.com . April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
4. ↑ Melanie Finn: Video: Bon Jovi confirmed as Slane headliners for 2013 . In: Irish Independent , Independent News & Media, October 30, 2012. 

Web links

• Slane Castle - Past Concerts