Slane Concert

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Slane Concert (often referred as just Slane) is a concert held most years since 1981 in Slane Castle in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. Slane lies between Navan and Drogheda, about 45 km northwest of Dublin. Concerts typically occur on a Saturday in August, from noon to 22:00. The grounds of Slane Castle form a natural amphitheatre. Attendance is usually around 80,000.

2001 was the only year in which the concert was held twice in one year. Both concerts were headlined by U2. The 2005 concert was controversially cancelled after headliner Eminem pulled out after entering drug rehabilitation. One of the boundaries of the venue is the River Boyne. Several people have died while trying to swim the river to gain free access to the concert, including one during REM's concert in 1995.^[1]

Contents 1 DVD and Video 2 Bands who have appeared more than once 3 Controversies 4 List of Slane lineups 4.1 1981 4.2 1982 4.3 1984 4.4 1985 4.5 1986 4.6 1987 4.7 1992 4.8 1993 4.9 1995 4.10 1998 4.11 1999 4.12 2000 4.13 2001 1st Concert 4.14 2001 2nd concert 4.15 2002 4.16 2003 4.17 2004 4.18 2005 (cancelled) 4.19 2006 (no concert) 4.20 2007 5 References

[edit] DVD and Video

• Bryan Adams, live at Slane Castle (DVD)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers, live at Slane Castle (DVD)
• U2 - U2 Go Home: Live From Slane Castle (DVD)
• Robbie Williams - Live at Slane (DVD)
• (Partial Concert) Foo Fighters, Everywhere But Home (UMD)

[edit] Bands who have appeared more than once

No band has headlined Slane more than once, other than U2 playing twice in one year, however several bands have supported a headliner and returned as a headliner themselves. These are:

• U2
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Robbie Williams
• Stereophonics

The following acts appeared more than once but never as a headline act:

• Dara
• James

The Rolling Stones will make their second appearance in 2007
Van Morrison may make his second appearance in 2007

[edit] Controversies

The 2004 concert attracted protests from the people of Slane, as it was to be held on a Sunday. The inhabitants were fearful of repeats of the civil unrest that had occurred the previous time a concert had been held on a Sunday, Bob Dylan in 1984. This was due to concertgoers arriving the day before, Saturday, and consuming large amounts of alcohol before attending the Sunday concert. The matter was resolved by postponing the start of the concert and having a notably smaller lineup than other years.

[edit] List of Slane lineups

[edit] 1981

• U2
• Hazel O'Connor
• Rose Tattoo
• Sweet Savage
• The Bureau
• Megahype

Headliner

• Thin Lizzy

[edit] 1982

• J Geils Band
• Chieftains
• George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Headliner

• Rolling Stones

[edit] 1984

• In Tua Nua
• UB40
• Santana

Headliner

• Bob Dylan
• Special guest appearances during Dylan's encores by Carlos Santana, Van Morrison and Bono.

[edit] 1985

Headliner

• Bruce Springsteen

[edit] 1986

• Chris Rea
• Foutainhead
• The Bangles

Headliner

• Queen

[edit] 1987

• Aslan
• Big Country
• The Grove

Headliner

• David Bowie

[edit] 1992

• My Little Funhouse
• Faith No More

Headliner

• Guns N' Roses

[edit] 1993

• The Blue Angels
• 4 Non Blondes
• James
• Saw Doctors
• Van Morrison
• Pearl Jam

Headliner

• Neil Young

[edit] 1995

• Luka Bloom
• Spearhead
• Belly
• Sharon Shannon
• Oasis

Headliner

• R.E.M.

[edit] 1998

• Finlay Quaye
• Junkster
• James
• The Seahorses
• Robbie Williams

• Special Guests Manic Street Preachers

Headliner

• The Verve

[edit] 1999

• Simon Carmody
• David Gray
• Gomez
• Placebo
• Happy Mondays
• Stereophonics

Headliner

• Robbie Williams

[edit] 2000

• Macy Gray
• Muse
• Eagle Eye Cherry
• Dara
• Screaming orphans
• Mel C
• Moby

Headliner

• Bryan Adams

[edit] 2001 1st Concert

• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Coldplay
• Kelis
• JJ72
• Relish

Headliner

• U2

[edit] 2001 2nd concert

• Moby
• Ash
• Nelly Furtado
• The Walls
• Dara

Headliner

• U2

[edit] 2002

• The Charlatans
• Nickelback
• Counting Crows
• Doves
• The Revs

Headliner

• Stereophonics

[edit] 2003

• Halite
• Morcheeba
• Feeder
• PJ Harvey
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Foo Fighters

Headliner

• Red Hot Chili Peppers

[edit] 2004

• Paul Oakenfold
• Iggy Pop and the Stooges

Headliner

• Madonna

[edit] 2005 (cancelled)

• 50 Cent

Headliner

• Eminem

[edit] 2006 (no concert)

• No suitable act available.^[2]

[edit] 2007

• Rolling Stones ^[3]

^[4] In December 2006, The Daily Mirror anounced that AC/DC will be headlining the 2007 concert. This conflicts with an Irish tabloid, that state the Rolling Stones will headline this year's event.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2007, NME.com reported that the Rolling Stones were set to headline the concert in 2007. They also mentioned that there were efforts to get The Police to headline a second concert there in 2007

Rick O'Shea announced on March 22nd on his Afternoon Show on RTE 2FM that the lineup would be announced on his show that day.

[edit] References

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