The Rolling Stones will play at Slane Castle, Co Meath on Saturady 18th August. I've got my ticket. These days with internet booking and the like, concerts can be sold out in a matter of minuets, or at least within the hour. When I went on line all the 'chaep' €85.00 seats were sold. Luckily some of the more expensive, €136.00 places were still available within the seated, 'posh' enclosure. So I along with the others there will be able to rattle our jewellry while those standing out side the fence will have to make do with, applause, whistles and cat calls.
I first saw The Stones, at this same venue on a glorious sunny day in July 1982
.The Chieftans, and George Thorogood played support on that memorable occosion. Hard indeed it is to imagine that 25 yeras have elapsed since then. At that stage the band had been around for well on 20 years. Even then many critics and perhaps medics deemed the band over the hill and past their best. Perhaps they were beyond their creative best, but it didn't matter as their impressive back catalogue of music would be enough to fuel them into the 21st centuary.
So here they are in 2007, still selling out their concerts, rolling around the globe, doing what comes naturally to them, playing rock n roll and sending the fans home sweating.
There's gigs that come on stream that I consider going to, and then end up staying at home.
For the Stones, it was a case of not having to think, but just get the ticket at any price. No question about not getting inside the grounds of Lord Henry Mountcaharles gaffe at Slane on August 18th . Myself, The Stones and the rest of us only live once and what a time to have lived, and still be living in.
I'll have a report of the gig and maybe some photos, if I can smuggle a camera and a decent long lense inside the grounds shortly after the event.