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over a year ago
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff. "
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, about 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
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Shakin' Stevens.
I was persuaded to go and see him back in the late eighties, not that long after he had gone off the scene. Christ he was insufferable. He complained about people who got up and danced in the aisles, people who stood at the edge of the stage, people who sang along. He lost his shit completely when a woman made it onto the stage and tried to get close to him. He threatened to cancel the concert if it happened again. I spent the rest of the night trying to get on the stage.  |
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"Shakin' Stevens.
I was persuaded to go and see him back in the late eighties, not that long after he had gone off the scene. Christ he was insufferable. He complained about people who got up and danced in the aisles, people who stood at the edge of the stage, people who sang along. He lost his shit completely when a woman made it onto the stage and tried to get close to him. He threatened to cancel the concert if it happened again. I spent the rest of the night trying to get on the stage. "
He took a camera off a photographer in Ballymena one night a few years ago |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cat Stevens. Big fan!! Went to see him a couple of years ago and put a play on in the middle of his gig!!
Then to top it of he brought Ronan Keating out at the end. Never again!! |
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff.
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, about 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
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Wasn't it great that all concerts were all cancelled!  
Imagine you live near croke park and you've to listen to Garth for 4 nights in a row. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff.
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, about 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
Wasn't it great that all concerts were all cancelled!
Imagine you live near croke park and you've to listen to Garth for 4 nights in a row. "
Indeed, lol. I lived near Wembley stadium in late 80s and heard Michael Jackson for 7 nights
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Saw Amy Winehouse at a festival and she was out of it.
Not an enjoyable thing to see. Not so much the artist but the situation I'd never want to see again |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away"
Came here to post Bob Dylan.
Seen him back in 2008 or something. Worst gig I've ever been to. |
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"Shakin' Stevens.
I was persuaded to go and see him back in the late eighties, not that long after he had gone off the scene. Christ he was insufferable. He complained about people who got up and danced in the aisles, people who stood at the edge of the stage, people who sang along. He lost his shit completely when a woman made it onto the stage and tried to get close to him. He threatened to cancel the concert if it happened again. I spent the rest of the night trying to get on the stage.
He took a camera off a photographer in Ballymena one night a few years ago"
I remember that. He has a bit of a temper, it would seem. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away
Came here to post Bob Dylan.
Seen him back in 2008 or something. Worst gig I've ever been to."
It's like visiting an elderly relative in a nursing home and having to pretend not to notice the demented one in the corner mumbling incoherently to themselves |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cant lie...any of the gigs l've went to were ones that l wanted to go see but sometimes you cant do anything about the support acts but the main act were ones ld always want to see but would draw the line at going to see those boys bands that a certain guy manufactured and exploited so many people into buying the songs that they took from other artists ..certainly not for me...even if it ment l was gonna get the most toe curling ..ear twitching BJ l ever got in my life...is that selfish |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away
Came here to post Bob Dylan.
Seen him back in 2008 or something. Worst gig I've ever been to.
It's like visiting an elderly relative in a nursing home and having to pretend not to notice the demented one in the corner mumbling incoherently to themselves"
Perfect description! Plus, he didn't achnowledge the croud or speak to them once, or even sing anything I'd ever heard before.
Rubbish |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane. |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff.
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
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That doesn't make it good though there's probably a good 400k smokers here too, I wouldn't want to be one of them either  plus I guess many of those people had tickets for several of the 5 nights so it was never 400k people. 300k at most is my guess. Hopefully their taste has returned since. |
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff.
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
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That doesn't make it good though there's probably a good 400k smokers here too, I wouldn't want to be one of them either plus I guess many of those people had tickets for several of the 5 nights so it was never 400k people. 300k at most is my guess. Hopefully their taste has returned since. "
pretty impressive none the less x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Britney Spears. "
I've never been to Britney but hit me baby one more time....hell yeah.
It's good be U2 though for me. I'm not a fan nor never was. Their earlier stuff was OK but the shite they've realised over the past 10+ years has been god awful. Bring back Britney all is forgiven |
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane. "
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
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"Britney Spears.
I've never been to Britney but hit me baby one more time....hell yeah.
It's good be U2 though for me. I'm not a fan nor never was. Their earlier stuff was OK but the shite they've realised over the past 10+ years has been god awful. Bring back Britney all is forgiven"
So Tex you like a little bit Of Britney |
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"Britney Spears.
I've never been to Britney but hit me baby one more time....hell yeah.
It's good be U2 though for me. I'm not a fan nor never was. Their earlier stuff was OK but the shite they've realised over the past 10+ years has been god awful. Bring back Britney all is forgiven"
I dressed up as britney spears the last day of secondary school. Pink fur in the hair and all. I dont know what the fuck i was thinking |
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
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Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music. |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
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I saw the prodigy a few times in the 90s, a great act live and otherwise. I never saw kasabian live but I bet they would beat oasis alright  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Britney Spears.
I've never been to Britney but hit me baby one more time....hell yeah.
It's good be U2 though for me. I'm not a fan nor never was. Their earlier stuff was OK but the shite they've realised over the past 10+ years has been god awful. Bring back Britney all is forgiven
So Tex you like a little bit Of Britney "
Ah come on now.... poor Britney
Can't deny her hotness in fairness |
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"Britney Spears.
I've never been to Britney but hit me baby one more time....hell yeah.
It's good be U2 though for me. I'm not a fan nor never was. Their earlier stuff was OK but the shite they've realised over the past 10+ years has been god awful. Bring back Britney all is forgiven
So Tex you like a little bit Of Britney
Ah come on now.... poor Britney
Can't deny her hotness in fairness"
She's hot alright.. |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music. "
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You couldn't pay me to attend a Bruce Springsteen gig.
Im sure he is great, but the thoughts of standing and listening to the same dude sing songs for upwards of 4 hours sounds like hell on earth. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff.
Apparently, based on ticket sales for concert's that never happened, about 400k Irish people would disagree, pmsl
L"
Not so sure he'd get the same ticket sales now, after he threw his toys out of the pram...I did buy, but wouldn't now |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"You couldn't pay me to attend a Bruce Springsteen gig.
Im sure he is great, but the thoughts of standing and listening to the same dude sing songs for upwards of 4 hours sounds like hell on earth. "
100% agree. Less is more |
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"You couldn't pay me to attend a Bruce Springsteen gig.
Im sure he is great, but the thoughts of standing and listening to the same dude sing songs for upwards of 4 hours sounds like hell on earth. "
ahh that's sacrilege.. Yer goin to hell me boyo x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show."
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show.
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better. "
Seen Oasis loads of times!! Best was Shane just before they broke up with the prodigy and Kasabian. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show.
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better.
Seen Oasis loads of times!! Best was Shane just before they broke up with the prodigy and Kasabian."
Who's Shane, i must have been in the jacks when he was on  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away"
Van Morrison - he looked bored and soulless. |
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away
Van Morrison - he looked bored and soulless. "
He's dangerous  |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show.
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better.
Seen Oasis loads of times!! Best was Shane just before they broke up with the prodigy and Kasabian.
Who's Shane, i must have been in the jacks when he was on "
He's the lesser known Gallagher brother, plays a great banjo  |
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By *enguin1Man
over a year ago
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane. "
REM were class that day, Liam Gallagher walked off the stage at one point as someone threw a bottle up at them.....long walk back out the Dublin road to the buses that night  |
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"Cat Stevens. Big fan!! Went to see him a couple of years ago and put a play on in the middle of his gig!!
Then to top it of he brought Ronan Keating out at the end. Never again!! "
Heard that was a bad one alright |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away
Van Morrison - he looked bored and soulless. "
I've seen both together in Wembley Arena, only good thing about the gig was that I got in for nothing  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The one artist/band you never want to see (again), dead or alive
For me, Bob Dylan, passed his peak 40 years ago but just won't go away
Van Morrison - he looked bored and soulless.
I've seen both together in Wembley Arena, only good thing about the gig was that I got in for nothing "
I hope you had a deck chair to fall asleep in too lol |
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By *ilderMan
over a year ago
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
REM were class that day, Liam Gallagher walked off the stage at one point as someone threw a bottle up at them.....long walk back out the Dublin road to the buses that night "
Yes and my memory of the buses was there was little or no street lighting so you were following voices and a line of buses to get to the front one to be let on |
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show.
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better.
Seen Oasis loads of times!! Best was Shane just before they broke up with the prodigy and Kasabian.
Who's Shane, i must have been in the jacks when he was on "
Slane.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oasis! Had to see them as main support for REM in Slane in the Mid 90s... Utter muck, never understood their popularity then or now.
Incidentally I wasn't even a big REM fan as I was a 'plus 1', they put on a fantastic show though. My first of several trips to Slane.
I saw Oasis when they headlined Slane and they were trash, they were supprted by The Prodigy and Kasabian who were both fantastic.
Saw Oasis in Landsdown Road and they didn't impress me either when live. Though I love their music.
I suspect Noel Gallagher and his high flying birds would put on a better live show.
Ive seen them too and yeah they were much better.
Seen Oasis loads of times!! Best was Shane just before they broke up with the prodigy and Kasabian.
Who's Shane, i must have been in the jacks when he was on
He's the lesser known Gallagher brother, plays a great banjo "
Think he is on here too!! |
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By *ateniteCouple
over a year ago
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U2, had free tickets and a hotel to see them in Croke Park. Gave the tickets and hotel away.
Elbow, insufferable. Can't listen to them on the radio, had to endure them at Slane a few years ago...vomit inducing.
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By *dfabMan
over a year ago
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Kaleo.
Love the albums and play them loud a lot.
Went to see them in Dublin and there's more personality in cardboard!
No banter, no chat, no introduction or stories about the songs.
Luckily support band were half decent but very disappointed by a band that write such great songs and have great videos (inside a volcano!) to boot |
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By *ivmacMan
over a year ago
Castlebar |
Shane McGowan peaked years ago but yet it feels like RTE bring him out out every now and again for the views. He was great back in his prime, but I went to one of his Christmas gigs a few years ago, he was a terrible mess, sad really. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Britney Spears. "
Britney was pretty bad alright...
My most disappointing though was Paolo Nutini, I had been dying to see him live for ages. He also seemed pretty out of it. A friend of mine who worked with someone who knew him said he's a heroin addict. Made me sad |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You couldn't pay me to attend a Bruce Springsteen gig.
Im sure he is great, but the thoughts of standing and listening to the same dude sing songs for upwards of 4 hours sounds like hell on earth. "
STOPPPPPPPPP  |
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"Garth Brooks. I do not understand how people can listen to such music. Obviously never saw him in concert. Evil stuff. "
Not a Garth Brooks fan but was working at his last concert in crime park. He is a great performer and entertainer for the crowd and interacts brilliantly with them. Even came back out when most people left the last night to make it a more intimate crowd and paid the fines for the late play.
For the show alone I would go to it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Kaiser Chiefs. Put up with them because they were on a festival line up before a band I was there to see. Utter tripe, jaysus."
Lead singer is insanely annoying! |
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By *dfabMan
over a year ago
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Went to Slane when Bryan Adams headlined.
Unfortunately for him, Moby was support.
Wasn't really into Moby but for occasionally liking one or two songs.
Let's just say he knocked it out of the park. Absolutely brilliant! Much heavier than the records and can play anything. Will pay to see him again.
Bryan Adams came on and we left after 4 songs of formulaic shite |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Myself lol.
Played in a pub band in my twenty's. Thought we'd be the next bon Jovi until I saw us years later on a VCR tape a friend recorded.
Lucky escape the world ?? |
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"Myself lol.
Played in a pub band in my twenty's. Thought we'd be the next bon Jovi until I saw us years later on a VCR tape a friend recorded.
Lucky escape the world ??
Honest and "
Broke our 5 fans hearts when we called it a day lol.
Who were our girlfriend's at the time haha |
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"You couldn't pay me to attend a Bruce Springsteen gig.
Im sure he is great, but the thoughts of standing and listening to the same dude sing songs for upwards of 4 hours sounds like hell on earth.
STOPPPPPPPPP "
Best live concert ever, seen him 6 times! |
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By *athybCouple
over a year ago
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"Shakin' Stevens.
I was persuaded to go and see him back in the late eighties, not that long after he had gone off the scene. Christ he was insufferable. He complained about people who got up and danced in the aisles, people who stood at the edge of the stage, people who sang along. He lost his shit completely when a woman made it onto the stage and tried to get close to him. He threatened to cancel the concert if it happened again. I spent the rest of the night trying to get on the stage. "
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