.Harry_Styles will be the latest in a long line of music royalty who have performed at Slane Castle jesslawrenzo looks back over four decades of the iconic Irish festival 🎸
Those are just some of the legendary acts who have graced the stage at Slane Castle in the Republic of Ireland.
Slane has become shorthand for the apex of a musician's career in Ireland and is considered a pilgrimage for many music lovers due to its top-class line-ups. "The security risks were definitely high but dad always believed in the power of music, bringing people together so they took the risk and put the show on," he told BBC News NI.
They had been touring their third album Free All Angels when they got the call offering a last-minute support slot for U2 after the Foo Fighters had pulled out."It was a very special day because Ireland had just qualified for the World Cup in 2002 and they had actually played the qualifiers on the screens right before we played."It was down to the wire and is still probably one of the best atmospheres that we've ever played in.
"But when you've got them raised up in your face it definitely gives it more of a kind of intimate, special atmosphere.""Slane is not a stadium - it's a beautiful, natural amphitheatre," he said.Artists love for Slane mixed with the energy of an Irish crowd creates a "magical experience", he added.Styles's Slane show was announced last August but was met with criticism from purists who believed he wasn't worthy of the slot.
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