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A FOURTH CROKE Park gig could take place this year, if an application from Aiken Promotions is successful.
The concert, if approved, would take place on Thursday, 17 May.
It would join two Taylor Swift gigs on 15 and 16 June and Michael Bublé on 7 July.
Croke Park stadium director Peter McKenna confirmed to TheJournal.ie that he had issued a letter to locals in the area alerting them to tomorrow’s notice.
Aiken will tomorrow post notice of the application to Dublin City Council in the Irish Independent and Herald newspapers.
McKenna’s letter reads:
Croke Park has planning permission to host three special events per annum under its special events licence granted by Dublin City Council but event promoters can and have applied for additional special event licences in Croke Park so the stadium has hosted more than three special events in one calendar year.
The last time the stadium applied for more than three events was the plan in 2014 for Garth Brooks to play five gigs.
However, McKenna says that lessons have been learned from that event and we are now in “a post-Garth Brooks scenario”. It would be the only event at the venue in May.
It is not yet known which act would be performing if the gig gets the go-ahead. U2 play Los Angeles the night before, but Ed Sheeran plays the Phoenix Park on either side of the date.
Who would you like to see?
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U2 live in Croke Park for the 874th time.
@Roddy Reagan:
Folks have become tone deaf..as well as u2..taylor swift..michael bland..no balls buble..
How more bland can you get..barring westlife.
@Roddy Reagan: You’re way off there. U2 probably around 8 – 10 nights in total there ;-)
@Roddy Reagan: can you detail all of these please
@Roddy Reagan: if you go on Saturday night, it covers you for mass on Sunday morning!!
Late Late Show live. Guests include Aslan, Imelda May, Saoirse Ronan, Amy Huberman and Twink.
@Colin McCarthy: That’s their full season in one night.
Fleetwood Mac
@Kevin McDonnell: Fleetwood Mac would be fantastic. They’re always amazing. They’ve said they’re due to start rehearsels in March to go on tour in June though. But you never know
Crystal Swing playing all the hits in front of 80,000 people
@The Guru: The only way you would get 80,000 people into a stadium to watch Crystal Swing would be if it was a public execution.
Pearl Jam have a European Tour coming up but haven’t announced Dublin !!! Fingers crossed….
@Keith Robinson: it’s not them
@Keith Robinson: it’s absolutely Pearl Jam!!!
@Alan Roddy: I’d prefer Pearl Jam to who it actually is tbh.
@Keith Robinson: God I hope so…
@Fiona O Carroll: i honestly dont think pearl jam would sell out croke park, unless the selfie generation want to go, without ever hearing of pearl jam
@Keith Robinson: Pearl Jam would be awesome!
@Seán Ó Gallchobhair: Checked it. Pearl Jam are playing in Chilie the next day. I don’t think so. Still holding out hope its Slane for Eddie and the boys
@phil: Pearl Jam are playing South America in March. They have a break between the last gig in Brazil on the 24th of March and their first European date in Amsterdam on the 12th of June. So May 17th is very much open
@Colin Dunning: I apolgise ,didn’t have my glasses on. Yes its March in Chilie. So it could be, I hope to jaysus it is PJ
@Mark Johnson: they sold out the San Siro in 2014 so they would definitely sell out Croke Park. The fans would travel from all over for that one. But it’s not their style to announce a one-off gig a couple of months after announcing a tour. Plus May is too early given their first Euro show is a month later.
@mike scott: so you know who it is ? Spill the beans
@Keith Robinson: it must be the waterboys
@Keith Robinson: Pearl Jam – it would also save me a fortune by not having to go to London or Boston to see them #comeoneddie
@Mark Johnson: I’d say they would sell it out twice over …. you underestimate their popularity ….
The Rolling Stones would be likely
@John Lally: they did say they’d be playing Dublin this time around
Daniel O’Donnell sings Nivarna’s greats hits for 1 night only in front of a sell out 80,000 crowd in Croke Park
Foster and Allen…. they just announced it on their Bebo account
Foo Fighters
@Ronan Ryan: Would be epic
@Ronan Ryan: Foos are a good bet. They play Sweden in June, so may in Dublin isn’t beyond the bounds of possibility.
Isn’t the Pope doing a gig there?
Johnny Logan
Maybe let locals know before you feed the press about letting locals know
@Dan: maybe read the article
@Joey Navinski: cheers…I did….
Gareth brooks again
@Jono: can’t he take a hint .we don’t like you. Play in a country venue.
@Jono: Garth
I’ve been reliably informed that it’s Amanda Brunker
Arctic Monkeys
GUNS ‘N’ ROSES!!
Always thought Jedward could/would sell out bigger venues than a measly 80k in Croke Park
Those shopping Centre’s and off shore accounts don’t come cheap you know.
Will be Eminem he just announced 2 dates in England
The corrs are back lol
I know who’d I like but there is no way Jean Michel Jarre is selling out Croke Park! Anyway, it’s not like anyone would he able to get tickets from Ticketmaster!
I think 17th May anniversary of Dublin and Monaghan bombings maybe wrong.
Slayer! Farewell tour 2018
I live beside croke park and have inside info it’s going to be Eminem plus guests
@Declan Byrne: Eminem couldnt fill the Olympia, never mind Croker…
Meath
Eminem i bet!! He a has announced a European stadium tour with a few gaps in it to be full in
Foo fighters
Ah sure, wont the Mexicans sort it all out.
I’d love to say Conor Mcgregor but he doesn’t fight or defend his belts!!
Ah shite, working!
Rumor has it its the Rolling Stones be amazing gig
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