Emer McLysaght: Was it for this that Phil Lynott and Mick Jagger accepted Lord Henry Mountcharles’ invitation? Who cares?
The only reason I have any solid memories of that Robbie Williams show in 1999 is because Sky TV broadcast the show live and my parents were under strict instructions to tape it. There were no camera phones, no selfies and no social media. For an artist such as Harry Styles touring in 2023, every move he makes onstage is captured and broadcast – sometimes instantaneously – on TikTok.
They know that a coveted spot at the front of the barricade in the front pit gives them a better chance of an interaction with Styles and an excellent vantage point to capture content on their phones. When the footage is posted to TikTok it’s common for commenters to quip “Did you record this with your eyes?”. Phone cameras are now so high quality that it might actually be a better visual experience to watch the show through the camera’s lens.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is still on its first leg in the US and the concert memes are already ingrained in the brains of her fans in Ireland and Europe. Rather than try to crack down on streaming and recording at shows, artists are embracing the free and fervent publicity that’s driving sales of the likes of Harry at Slane or Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour.
All the technology aside though, it’s exciting that tomorrow will be the first experience of Slane for the majority of attendees. Some may not care much about the ghosts of Metallica or REM songs hanging around the castle, but they will come away appreciating the scale and enormity of making the pilgrimage to see their idol. I’ll be there, in the Bishopsgate pit, boot scooting and screaming and crying along to Matilda with everyone else around the world. I can’t wait.
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