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U2 to kick off tour at Croke Park
By Ian Kehoe
U2 will kick off their 2005 European tour next June by playing Croke Park on June 26 and 27, The Sunday Business Post can reveal. The GAA and the band's management have concluded negotiations, and U2 will play a third show, possibly on June 28, if ticket sales go well.
The stage for the venue will be located on the newly developed Hill 16, and up to 80,000 tickets will be sold for each gig.
U2 previously played two Croke Park concerts in front of a total of 120,000 fans in 1986. They also performed at the stadium during the opening of last year's Special Olympics. Under the terms of the stadium's planning permission, the GAA is entitled to hold three non-sporting events each year.
It is understood the GAA was keen to attract a big-name concert in a bid to ease the stadium's financial difficulties.
Croke Park is €98 million in debt, and the GAA will pay €5 million on interest repayments this year alone.
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By Ian Kehoe
U2 will kick off their 2005 European tour next June by playing Croke Park on June 26 and 27, The Sunday Business Post can reveal. The GAA and the band's management have concluded negotiations, and U2 will play a third show, possibly on June 28, if ticket sales go well.
The stage for the venue will be located on the newly developed Hill 16, and up to 80,000 tickets will be sold for each gig.
U2 previously played two Croke Park concerts in front of a total of 120,000 fans in 1986. They also performed at the stadium during the opening of last year's Special Olympics. Under the terms of the stadium's planning permission, the GAA is entitled to hold three non-sporting events each year.
It is understood the GAA was keen to attract a big-name concert in a bid to ease the stadium's financial difficulties.
Croke Park is €98 million in debt, and the GAA will pay €5 million on interest repayments this year alone.
http://www.sbpost.ie
Thanks to Macphisto2u!