Slane Concert

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 canceled 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. [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2001/08/18/story10640.asp "Irish Examiner"] ]

DVD and Video

*Bryan Adams: "Live at Slane Castle" (DVD)
*Red Hot Chili Peppers: "Live at Slane Castle" (DVD)
*U2: "" (DVD)
*Robbie Williams: "Live at Slane" (DVD)
*Foo Fighters: "Everywhere But Home" (UMD, partial concert)
* Queen 1986 63 min audience video

Bands who have appeared more than once

The Rolling Stones and U2 are the only bands to have headlined Slane more than once, other than U2 playing twice in one year. Several other 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
* Moby
* The Charlatans

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 concert-goers 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.Fact|date=August 2008

List of Slane lineups

1981

*Mama's Boys
*U2
*Hazel O'Connor
*Rose Tattoo
*Sweet Savage
*The Bureau
*MegahypeHeadliner
*Thin Lizzy

1982

* J Geils Band
* Chieftains
* George Thorogood and the DestroyersHeadliner
* Rolling Stones

1983

Slane Castle was refused permission to hold a concert, so the "Slane Concert" was held in the Phoenix Park Racecourse in Dublin.
* Perfect Crime
* Steel Pulse
* Big Country
* Eurythmics
* Simple MindsHeadliner
* U2

1984

*In Tua Nua
*UB40
*Santana

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

1985

Headliner
*Bruce Springsteen

1986

*Chris Rea
*Fountainhead
*The BanglesHeadliner
*Queen

1987

*Aslan
*Big Country
*The Grove

Headliner
*David Bowie

1992

*My Little Funhouse
*Faith No MoreHeadliner
*Guns N' Roses

1993

*The Blue Angels
*4 Non Blondes
*James
*Saw Doctors
*Van Morrison
*Pearl JamHeadliner
*Neil Young

1995

*Luka Bloom
*Spearhead
*Belly
*Sharon Shannon
*OasisHeadliner
*R.E.M.

1998

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

*Special Guests Manic Street Preachers

Headliner
*The Verve

1999

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

Headliner
*Robbie Williams

2000

*Macy Gray
*Muse
*Eagle Eye Cherry
*Dara
*Screaming Orphans
*Mel C
*Moby

Headliner
*Bryan Adams

2001 1st Concert

*Red Hot Chili Peppers
*Coldplay
*Kelis
*JJ72
*RelishHeadliner
*U2

2001 2nd concert

*Moby
*Ash
*Nelly Furtado
*The Walls
*Dara
*Counting Crows

Headliner
*U2

2002

*Ocean Color Scene
*Nickelback
*Counting Crows
*Doves
*The Revs
*The Charlatans Special guestsHeadliner
*Stereophonics

2003

*Halite
*Morcheeba
*Feeder
*PJ Harvey
*Queens of the Stone Age
*Foo FightersHeadliner
*Red Hot Chili Peppers

2004

*Paul Oakenfold
*Iggy Pop and the StoogesHeadliner
*Madonna

2007

Headliner
* The Rolling Stones

2009

Although not officially confirmed, it is widely expected that Oasis will be the headline act.

External links

* [http://www.slanecastle.ie/concerts.htm Official website for Slane concerts]

References