Monday 15 August, 2022
Nothing else matters…
Lord Henry Mountcharles made the announcement this morning.
They last played in Ireland with the original lineup in 1992.
“Bounce you f*ckers! Bounce!”.
The company bought Slane Castle Whiskey from Lord Henry Mountcharles and are building a distillery.
The crowd chanted back the orders, ‘Take your time’, ‘Move slowly’, ‘Do not rush’ and it looked like great craic.
Expect tailbacks if you’re heading to the Foo Fighters gig tonight. Or as the promoters put it “TRAFFIC DELAYS ARE INEVITABLE”.
There’ll be no big gig at the castle this year.
Hundreds of people have shared the images on social networking sites – gardaí are asking people to respect her privacy.
The big announcement will be made on Tuesday.
Lord Henry Mountcharles says a 2012 gig is “unlikely” – but the law’s been changed to reduce the minimum notice period.
In today’s Fix: Government minister warns of second bailout; Diarmuid Gavin’s multi-million euro garden; Tron resigns; Malta votes to legalise divorce; and Gabriel Byrne does Jedward, no really, he does…
We’ve selected some of the pictures you have sent into us today from the concert at Slane Castle last night.
So good was their performance and the atmosphere last night that one member of Kings of Leon says it was the most memorable show of his career as 80,000 descended on the tiny Meath village for another rock-tastic day.
If you’re one of the 80,000 people headed to the Kings of Leon, best have a look at the travel options available…
Organisers say tomorrow’s gig will go ahead despite the death of a close relative of the Followills. A massive traffic operation will get underway around Slane Castle tomorrow.
The Tennessee familial fourpiece will be joined by Elbow, Thin Lizzy, White Lies, Mona and the Whigs next month.
The family are in favour of one proposed bypass of the village in County Meath but fear another version would compromise the rock concert venue.
