#croke park

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THEYRE COMING BACK TO DUBLIN OMFG PLEASE PLEASE

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Some thoughts on Oasis at Croke Park in Dublin on 16th August.

I was fortunate enough to do some work for both Creation Records and Big Brother Recordings between 1994 and 2004. During this time, I reckon I saw Oasis play live around 25 times.

The atmosphere on the sunny streets and in busy pubs around Croke Park before the gig was happy bordering on giddy. A bit like going to a football match where everyone is supporting the same team and is in no doubt that they are going to win the match.

Apparently it was the late Smiley Bolger who coined the phrase “Every band becomes it’s own tribute act.”

At the risk of sounding like Jane’s Fighting Ships, this 7-piece 2025 version of Oasis is the best delivery platform I’ve ever seen for these much-loved, durable, anthemic and powerful rock/pop songs. Unshakable and laser-focused.

(It must be an odd gig for the guesting three-man brass section, who pop-up to play about 5 notes on 2 songs. That’s an awful lot of Sudoko there.)

When he sings this well, Liam Gallagher is an unbeatable blend of the whining sneer of John Lydon and the soulful, wounded pleading of John Lennon. I can’t think of anyone else who can combine these two with such conviction.

Whoever thought of hiring Joey Waronker to play drums deserves congratulations. Never before has the Oasis juggernaut been steered by such a deft pair of hands.

The footballer Didier Deschamps was famously described as a “water carrier” by his fellow Frenchman Eric Cantona. If I had to describe Bonehead’s role in this current line-up it would be bricklayer. For he’s at the heart of the foundations, tirelessly mixing and laying down the cement and sand upon which their mighty wall of sound is built. It sounds like an an oxymoron to describe him as someone who quietly goes about making a massive noise, but that’s what he does.

It was a real thrill to hear the punk-rock songs ‘Bring It On Down’ and ‘Fade Away’ played with the conviction, vigour and verve of men half their age. To borrow yet another football phrase, one from from the Norman Hunter/Chopper Harris era, they got stuck in!

When I saw them at the old Wembley Stadium in July 2000, it was apparent to me how much these then still relatively new songs already meant to a generation. “This is why people still go to see the Rolling Stones” I thought, “the music takes them back to a better place in their lives.” 25 years later, it appears the songs mean even more to that generation and to a substantial number of their children as well.

Apparently the Stones are planning to tour in 2026. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have a combined age of 161. Noel and Liam Gallagher have a combined age of 109. Oasis live in 2075? I wouldn’t rule it out.

Last word to Liam G: “Where would we all be without ‘Wonderwall’? Selling carpets or summat.”

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Supporting 1D at Croke Park, Dublin on the Where We Are tour.

23 May 2014

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#OTD in Irish History | 18 May:

1401 – John de Stanley is told that he is to be replaced as lieutenant by Thomas of Lancaster (duke of Clarence and second son of Henry IV), who is 12 or 13 years old. Lancaster’s deputy, Sir Stephen le Scrope, will effectively govern Ireland for the next few years. 1613 – James I’s Irish parliament opens in Dublin. 1798 – The 2nd Earl of Kingston is tried amid great pomp by the Irish House of…

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imagine.

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Holly Holm emerges as front-runner to fight Katie Taylor in Croke Park homecoming

Holly Holm has emerged as the new front-runner to face Katie Taylor in her homecoming fight in Croke Park in the autumn.

I know this dude would be psyched. Man was a prophet.

Also, this was the moment I knew Katie Taylor was an actual, factual star in Ireland.

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