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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

anyone here it its all over fb they have cancelled every single concert in croke park shame as he was bringing money into the country

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Deffo cancelled, wouldnt you think the he would have just playing the 3 dates, its all about the money for him and the gaa

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By *etmebeurfantasyWoman
over a year ago

My town

The amount of people that have not just brought tickets but some are flying over for the concert. .

That's not good.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

ah where the laughing stock of the world now cause of that stupid really wha he was bringing in 60M or some thing i never had a ticket nor do i like him but thats just mean and greedy an th amount of folks who are gonna be out of pocket is serious unreal this country has gone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its a disgrace.its all over the news over here.its bad enough the americans think we have clans and drive horse and cart everywhere now we are turning our noses up at a serious amount of revenue.....crazy..!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Its a disgrace.its all over the news over here.its bad enough the americans think we have clans and drive horse and cart everywhere now we are turning our noses up at a serious amount of revenue.....crazy..!!! "

i fully agree with u its shocking jeezas like its not an all night rave or anything and trowing away all that revenue is an utter joke bet u anything if any of the all ireland finals went too a replay there would be noting said at all

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

They may all end up being played in Belfast at Stormont...........

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They may all end up being played in Belfast at Stormont..........."

which the likes of those places an evwn webley would glady take his offer of putting on 5 gigs the locals would be chuffed with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Replays are part of Croker's raison d'être - football. The GAA have a deal with the residents that there will be a certain amount of gigs there a year. The promoters and GAA didn't have to schedule extra gigs but they did. Because they're greedy. I don't have a clue why he's not playing the original gigs though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They may all end up being played in Belfast at Stormont..........."

Is that being suggested?

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast


"They may all end up being played in Belfast at Stormont...........

Is that being suggested?"

It is apparently

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"They may all end up being played in Belfast at Stormont...........

Is that being suggested?"

not sure but they would glady have him play id say without any trouble

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast


"Replays are part of Croker's raison d'être - football. The GAA have a deal with the residents that there will be a certain amount of gigs there a year. The promoters and GAA didn't have to schedule extra gigs but they did. Because they're greedy. I don't have a clue why he's not playing the original gigs though."

Probably because he doesn't want to get involved with a bunch of gombeen amateurs...

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Replays are part of Croker's raison d'être - football. The GAA have a deal with the residents that there will be a certain amount of gigs there a year. The promoters and GAA didn't have to schedule extra gigs but they did. Because they're greedy. I don't have a clue why he's not playing the original gigs though."

i uderstand that fully but like come on he was bringing money into dublin he was getting people employed for a week and giving hotels and bars and catering stalls abit of business not forgetting half of the locals selling hats and scarfs and hot dogs in there gardens it would have bin an easy income for dublin shame they got cancelled

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Its a disgrace.its all over the news over here.its bad enough the americans think we have clans and drive horse and cart everywhere now we are turning our noses up at a serious amount of revenue.....crazy..!!!

i fully agree with u its shocking jeezas like its not an all night rave or anything and trowing away all that revenue is an utter joke bet u anything if any of the all ireland finals went too a replay there would be noting said at all"

nothing at all would be said.its a damn shame

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i understand that fully but like come on he was bringing money into dublin he was getting people employed for a week and giving hotels and bars and catering stalls abit of business not forgetting half of the locals selling hats and scarfs and hot dogs in there gardens it would have bin an easy income for dublin shame they got cancelled"

it's crap that people have been let down but saying it should have gone ahead because of all the money is a weak argument. There were rules, they weren't adhered to, and now Brooks is throwing a strop. Ireland tends to bend over for big business and I'm glad to see this not happening for once.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I feel sorry for the fans but as to whose fault it is...the buck has to stop with the GAA, there were rules put in place to stop this happening & they chose to ignore the rules & trample on the rights of local residents. Surely all they had to do was apply for permission before selling the tickets. It's crazy losing all the revenue but if a licence had been sought first, all this could have been avoided.

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By *andbukcplCouple
over a year ago

Barnsley

Just our 2 pennies on this

As a couple coming over from the UK for the Friday and Saturday shows we are obviously gutted about the cancellations. We are very unlikely to get any money back on the hotels and definately not from Air Lingus on the flights, so we'll end up in Dublin for a spare weekend. That sucks big time.....!

As a complete outsider to Ireland..... we've visited a couple of times and really enjoyed it. Both times were for shows because the atmosphere generated by Irish crowds is awesome(Slane Festival and Cork Marquee) we are now unlikely to risk that kind of trip again knowing that shows can be cancelled like this just because 3-400 people get upset.

What I don't understand is why the people there were not proud to have been chosen to host a worldwide event rather than being annoyed and complaining.

We are from Yorkshire and have just had 3 days of traffic nightmares with roads closed for the weekend with Tour De France but rather than complaining we embraced the spectacle and made a fortune in great free tourism publicity for the area and a cash windfall. Dublin Council have done the complete opposite by refusing the extra shows.

Before people say it's the 1 show, 2 show 3 show 5 show argument. Think of it this way....

2 shows (As originally booked).....Good for Croke, GAA - 160,000 ppl.

3rd show.....Wow another sell out....

4th and 5th Show.......Worldwide headlines, especially in USA

Dublin and Ireland are a VERY popular destinations for US visitors, Garth Brooks is big in Ireland....but MASSIVE in the USA. This can only be huge negative headlines for Irish tourism when the reasons become apparent in the States.

D+B

PS

Obviously we are now at a loose end with a nice hotel at the end of July. Bifem couples maybe sought

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i understand that fully but like come on he was bringing money into dublin he was getting people employed for a week and giving hotels and bars and catering stalls abit of business not forgetting half of the locals selling hats and scarfs and hot dogs in there gardens it would have bin an easy income for dublin shame they got cancelled

it's crap that people have been let down but saying it should have gone ahead because of all the money is a weak argument. There were rules, they weren't adhered to, and now Brooks is throwing a strop. Ireland tends to bend over for big business and I'm glad to see this not happening for once."

But it should bend over to a few Nimby's who bought houses beside an existing stadium instead. What next, people buying houses beside railway lines and objecting if CIE decided to run more trains?

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By *ilderMan
over a year ago

dublin


"I feel sorry for the fans but as to whose fault it is...the buck has to stop with the GAA, there were rules put in place to stop this happening & they chose to ignore the rules & trample on the rights of local residents. Surely all they had to do was apply for permission before selling the tickets. It's crazy losing all the revenue but if a licence had been sought first, all this could have been avoided."

Its the GAA and the promotors of the gig that are to blame. They knew that people would have issue with it but chose to assume they could bully there way in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why not do 3 at croker and 2 at aviva

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"i understand that fully but like come on he was bringing money into dublin he was getting people employed for a week and giving hotels and bars and catering stalls abit of business not forgetting half of the locals selling hats and scarfs and hot dogs in there gardens it would have bin an easy income for dublin shame they got cancelled

it's crap that people have been let down but saying it should have gone ahead because of all the money is a weak argument. There were rules, they weren't adhered to, and now Brooks is throwing a strop. Ireland tends to bend over for big business and I'm glad to see this not happening for once."

you are correct in saying that brooks is throwing a strop.its all or nothing for him and the original concert agenda was as per agreement set out but contract.which was 3 consectutive days.so ireland agreeing to another 2days was ridiculous.the powers that be knew what was gonna happen.however saying that the revenue we could have made from it shouldnt be snubbed.we need the money and this would have made small businesses a pretty packet and there would certainly be no complaints when the money was rolling in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why not do 3 at croker and 2 at aviva"

Seemingly it can't be done logistically, the stage was built specifically for Croker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

its an awful shame pity he didnt do the 3 I feel so sorry for everyone its only 5 days outta a year I think an concerts r over by 11 if im correct wat a bashing for the economy not to mention pissin of the americans real bad form

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its not the councils fault, or even the Government!

Theres an explicit rule that only allows events to take place for 3 consecutive nights. Aitken, the GAA and Brooks got greedy, sold 5 nights "subject to licence" and ran with the money. Well guess what? The licence was refused because it would leave the council open to lawsuits from affected parties who would have been well within their rights to sue.

Now watch and see if booking fees/interest on purchases are reimbursed!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"its an awful shame pity he didnt do the 3 I feel so sorry for everyone its only 5 days outta a year I think an concerts r over by 11 if im correct wat a bashing for the economy not to mention pissin of the americans real bad form "

i know i was never going nor do i like his music but so many people out of pocket cause of it not just the fans but the likes of hotels and bars and caterers they would hav all bought extra stock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why not do 3 at croker and 2 at aviva

Seemingly it can't be done logistically, the stage was built specifically for Croker. "

Or that the tens/hundreds of thousands of euro it would cost to move 18 big-rigs worth of equipment would have to come out of his end & he can't now charge more for the tickets.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Very disappointed . Com

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why not do 3 at croker and 2 at aviva

Seemingly it can't be done logistically, the stage was built specifically for Croker.

Or that the tens/hundreds of thousands of euro it would cost to move 18 big-rigs worth of equipment would have to come out of his end & he can't now charge more for the tickets.

"

The Lord Mayor of Dublin claims to have seen the information showing it's not possible, the Aviva was free and didn't need licenses seemingly, but it couldn't be done. Anyway the cost of moving it, had to be less than the cost of refunds, so that wouldn't hold up.

It's a clusterfuck no matter what way you look at it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

that blows my chance of ever seeing him.wanted to shake his hand and look at his hat and see was it as good as mine,

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By *unfun21Couple
over a year ago

Down

A we still going down on on sunday hotel booked ..so now we looking a meet Mmmmmmmmm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"that blows my chance of ever seeing him.wanted to shake his hand and look at his hat and see was it as good as mine,"

nobodys is as good as urs my dear

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By *ertwoCouple
over a year ago

omagh

He would be taking money out of this country not in lol

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By *atsteveCouple
over a year ago

cloughmills

we are still going on the sunday so it will be party time instead LOL

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wasn't going but even l am very annoyed by this. It's all very embarrassing for the country and will have negative consequences. How hard is it to apply for the licence well in advance and if and when it's granted THEN issue the tickets???? But it should never have come to that as there could only be three concerts per year and already One Direction have played and even the three original nights by GB was breaking the contract. All involved hang your heads in shame.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"I wasn't going but even l am very annoyed by this. It's all very embarrassing for the country and will have negative consequences. How hard is it to apply for the licence well in advance and if and when it's granted THEN issue the tickets???? But it should never have come to that as there could only be three concerts per year and already One Direction have played and even the three original nights by GB was breaking the contract. All involved hang your heads in shame."

That's not quite correct. Three concerts are allowed annually without any need for planning permission. Any subsequent shows proposed require permission, as in this case. The issue of selling tickets before the shows being licenced is not unique to Aiken Promotions or the GAA, but it's actually the norm. It seems odd, but it's the norm. The Aviva stadium is a lot smaller than Croke Park, so even if it was feasible to transfer over, the capacity wouldn't be much more than half of Croke Park.

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"Sorry seen this on twitter

GarthBrooks to release charity single for the the legions of disappointed fans, Aiken' Breakin' Heart to be released next week."

I liked the one about the refund plans being announced tomorrow, but what if tomorrow never comes?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sorry seen this on twitter

GarthBrooks to release charity single for the the legions of disappointed fans, Aiken' Breakin' Heart to be released next week.

I liked the one about the refund plans being announced tomorrow, but what if tomorrow never comes? "

Damn I hit delete by mistake so it's gone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"that blows my chance of ever seeing him.wanted to shake his hand and look at his hat and see was it as good as mine,

nobodys is as good as urs my dear "
your the first that ever said it lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It shows his popularity in this country that so many concerts sold out in such a short time. Surely an exception could be made in this instance. We sometimes have concerts in ward park in Bangor and have the same problem with the residents complaining, but as said they are a minority compared with the amount of people coming to the concerts. If they are that het up about it why not wave their rates or whatever it is down their and then they can't complain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It shows his popularity in this country that so many concerts sold out in such a short time. Surely an exception could be made in this instance. We sometimes have concerts in ward park in Bangor and have the same problem with the residents complaining, but as said they are a minority compared with the amount of people coming to the concerts. If they are that het up about it why not wave their rates or whatever it is down their and then they can't complain"

if the exception is made just once what happens when some one sells out 6 nights,should that be a new exception and then a new one for 7 nights etc

So 5 nights of Gareth, 6 nights of emm I will say take that and because they might sell 7 nights out someone of the likes of slipknot (thou they wouldn't but will for my point they will hAha)

Ones persons music is another persons noise,so where to draw the line if tickets are selling

Maybe points out that Dublin and even ireland needs a real out door venue (like slane etc)

Like didn't even oxygen get closed this year because of planning etc and greedy council looking to much money

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree it has to stop somewhere, but if they limited it to five days and make it clear that it can be no more from the begining then lines should not be crossed. GB must have been told it was ok to do the two extra concerts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I agree it has to stop somewhere, but if they limited it to five days and make it clear that it can be no more from the begining then lines should not be crossed. GB must have been told it was ok to do the two extra concerts"

I think all he saw Georgiana was $$$$$$$$$'s. 1d had already had the 3 permitted concerts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I agree it has to stop somewhere, but if they limited it to five days and make it clear that it can be no more from the begining then lines should not be crossed. GB must have been told it was ok to do the two extra concerts"

Think the line was 2 nights cause that's what he announced at the big super ohh I will love my 2 nights in Dublin launch lol,we all no that every band etc announces ohh 1 night only concerts then it sells out in 29 seconds and they Announce awhh well let's Add more dates

It should act as a lesson to all

Bands: cut the crap and just say we will play 2,3,4,5,6 if tickets sell that way instead of ohh one night only

Fans: stop sleeping out for 2,3,4 nights for tickets cause they were pointless

Hotels: dont multiply hotel rooms prices by 5 when a gig is in town (if they were normally prices a lot would still come for the craic instead of cancelling)

Home owners around croke: use the compo and buy ear plugs or rent your rooms out lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I agree it has to stop somewhere, but if they limited it to five days and make it clear that it can be no more from the begining then lines should not be crossed. GB must have been told it was ok to do the two extra concerts

Think the line was 2 nights cause that's what he announced at the big super ohh I will love my 2 nights in Dublin launch lol,we all no that every band etc announces ohh 1 night only concerts then it sells out in 29 seconds and they Announce awhh well let's Add more dates

It should act as a lesson to all

Bands: cut the crap and just say we will play 2,3,4,5,6 if tickets sell that way instead of ohh one night only

Fans: stop sleeping out for 2,3,4 nights for tickets cause they were pointless

Hotels: dont multiply hotel rooms prices by 5 when a gig is in town (if they were normally prices a lot would still come for the craic instead of cancelling)

Home owners around croke: use the compo and buy ear plugs or rent your rooms out lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I wasn't going but even l am very annoyed by this. It's all very embarrassing for the country and will have negative consequences. How hard is it to apply for the licence well in advance and if and when it's granted THEN issue the tickets???? But it should never have come to that as there could only be three concerts per year and already One Direction have played and even the three original nights by GB was breaking the contract. All involved hang your heads in shame.

That's not quite correct. Three concerts are allowed annually without any need for planning permission. Any subsequent shows proposed require permission, as in this case. The issue of selling tickets before the shows being licenced is not unique to Aiken Promotions or the GAA, but it's actually the norm. It seems odd, but it's the norm. The Aviva stadium is a lot smaller than Croke Park, so even if it was feasible to transfer over, the capacity wouldn't be much more than half of Croke Park. "

l understood it was three concerts full stop but would be sure of the technical details

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"I wasn't going but even l am very annoyed by this. It's all very embarrassing for the country and will have negative consequences. How hard is it to apply for the licence well in advance and if and when it's granted THEN issue the tickets???? But it should never have come to that as there could only be three concerts per year and already One Direction have played and even the three original nights by GB was breaking the contract. All involved hang your heads in shame.

That's not quite correct. Three concerts are allowed annually without any need for planning permission. Any subsequent shows proposed require permission, as in this case. The issue of selling tickets before the shows being licenced is not unique to Aiken Promotions or the GAA, but it's actually the norm. It seems odd, but it's the norm. The Aviva stadium is a lot smaller than Croke Park, so even if it was feasible to transfer over, the capacity wouldn't be much more than half of Croke Park.

l understood it was three concerts full stop but would be sure of the technical details "

No, that's what a lot of people seem to think though.

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