(06-16-2006) Tonight: Edge in Dublin for Rory -- U2.com*

[dsmith2904]

Tonight: Edge in Dublin for Rory

Ed. Note: If any Interference.com readers attend this event and would like to share pictures and stories, please e-mail devlin@interference.com.

Edge will be in Temple Bar, Dublin tonight at the unveiling of The Rory Gallagher Guitar Sculpture.

The statue, in honour of a musician regarded as one of the greatest ever blues guitarists, will be unveiled at an outdoor public ceremony at 8.30pm at Rory Gallagher Corner, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar Dublin 2.

After the unveiling there will be a free outdoor concert on the Square. Admission is free but you need tickets. If you're in Dublin the place for tickets is Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre at 12 East Essex Street.

More information here.

--U2.com

Ticket information from RoryGallagher.com:

Admission is free but tickets are ESSENTIAL!

Tickets can be collected from the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

There is a limit of 4 tickets per person.

For further information on this event please contact Mark Walsh at 087 6825 489.

Update

U2.com has quotes and pictures from the unveiling here.

ShowBiz Ireland covers the event here.

 

[bonoishot]

Cool. Shame i missed it by a day. I fly out tommorow.

Just my luck though.

 

[RavenBlue]

Any pictures from this?

 

[dsmith2904]

Any pictures from this?

Yes! Reader Aidan sent these to me and they're pretty great.

 

[dsmith2904]

Thanks Aidan!!

 

[dsmith2904]

Some Edge Girls in PLEBA have located some other pictures online that you can view here (scroll about half-way down the page).

I imagine that ShowBiz Ireland and similar places will have more coverage Monday or so.

 

[Val]

any info on who played at the concert?

 

[RavenBlue]

Thanks for posting those pictures

Edge

 

[Carek1230]

Edge, he looks great!

 

[riderka]

Nice. Thanks for posting.