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  • Prince, Croke Park, June 16

    February 26, 2008 @ 6:58 pm | by Jim Carroll

    Prince is doing three European shows as part of his Greatest Hits For The Last Time tour and Dublin’s Croke Park is one of them. Tickets for the show on June 16 go on sale next week.

    • 24 Comments

    1.
    February 26, 2008
    10:53 pm

    Same night as Iggy??? AAAAGH!!!

    Whoever organises these gigs deserves to suffer …

    Comment by Niall
    2.
    February 27, 2008
    10:10 am

    i’m sorry, but is that *really* the official name of the tour?

    Comment by ivan
    3.
    February 27, 2008
    10:22 am

    Yes! Yes! YES!!!!

    Comment by Conor Furlong
    4.
    February 27, 2008
    11:05 am

    Any ideas how much these are gonna cost Jim? Probably a lot, eh…

    I’m going anyway. Was planning on seeing Iggy but if it’s the case that the two gigs clash, there’s only one winner. And it is Prince.

    Comment by Neill
    5.
    February 27, 2008
    12:39 pm

    niall - 2 different promoters. I think the clash of dates are a coincidence but then I am an innocent young fella from Tipperary

    ivan - no, the tour is actually called Greatest Hits 4 The Last Time

    Conor - yes, indeed

    Neill - Tickets from €66.50 (including booking fee) go on sale Wednesday 5 March at 8am.

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    6.
    February 27, 2008
    12:40 pm

    Savage! Tickets FROM 66 euro so you can expect Golden Circle and other such shenanigans to be a lot more than that.

    Comment by denisthemenace
    7.
    February 27, 2008
    12:52 pm

    ho hum…

    i’m going to look for a site that has a bit of a pulse and gets exciting about NEW music & artists.

    last one out close the door.

    Comment by billy lyons
    8.
    February 27, 2008
    12:54 pm

    click on this one billy boy. They’re big on new music there, dude

    Comment by Jim Carroll
    9.
    February 27, 2008
    1:10 pm

    Ha ha! Jim you scamp!

    Comment by Neill
    10.
    February 27, 2008
    1:30 pm

    Tickets on sale at 8am? Thats actually a great idea. 9am’s always a disaster.

    Comment by Peter
    11.
    February 27, 2008
    1:58 pm

    …now all we have to do is find out where he’s having his infamous all-night post-gig party/jam-session, then we can really get our funk on.

    Comment by Conor Furlong
    12.
    February 27, 2008
    2:17 pm

    haha,

    this one has way more info though ;)

    Comment by billy lyons
    13.
    February 27, 2008
    3:33 pm

    Prince, Croke Park, 16 June? Bloomin’ marvelous!

    Comment by Colette C.
    14.
    February 28, 2008
    11:32 am

    I clicked on the Hot Press site and ta-da, they finally gave me news. Steve Malkmus is playing tripod in June.

    Comment by Overfriendly Concierge
    15.
    February 28, 2008
    1:41 pm

    Where will I need to go to obtain tickets?

    Comment by Catherine
    16.
    February 28, 2008
    11:31 pm

    I SAW PRINCE TWICE IN WEMBLEY IN 1988 ON THE LOVESEXY TOUR.IT BLEW ME AWAY.THE MAN IS A GENIOUS.EVERY ONE SHOULD SEE HIM ONCE IN THEIR LIFETIME!!
    CANT WAIT!!!

    Comment by sean
    17.
    March 7, 2008
    1:22 pm

    Can I stay with someone that lives near the venue please? Im all the way in Birmingham and I can only afford flights!! Teehee

    Comment by Kate (Birmingham)
    18.
    June 7, 2008
    10:27 pm

    ive seen prince twice best i have ever been too, he is unreal, oh my god his last ever tour, i cant wait..

    Comment by sandra
    19.
    June 9, 2008
    10:26 am

    Does anyone know who is supporting Prince

    Comment by Valerie Redmond
    20.
    June 10, 2008
    11:35 am

    Has he cancelled? OH going crazy has he thought he heard on the radio that it was cancelled. Can anyone enlighten us?

    Comment by Cat
    21.
    June 10, 2008
    12:02 pm

    Yep afraid so sweetie. If you go to the MCD website you’ll see the announcement there. :-( very dissapointing

    Comment by Claire
    22.
    June 10, 2008
    12:06 pm

    From the MCD website…..
    Prince Cancels Concert
    News last updated: 10-06-2008

    It is with great disappointment that the PRINCE concert scheduled to take place at Croke Park next Monday 16th June 2008 will no longer be taking place due to reasons beyond the control of PRINCE and MCD Productions.

    While plans are underway to try and reschedule the concert for 2009, no details are confirmed at this stage thus ticket holders can obtain a full ticket refund including booking fee from their Ticketmaster point of purchase from 09.00 hrs Friday 13th June 2008.

    MCD & PRINCE wish to apologise for the inconvenience caused to the 55,161 patrons who purchased tickets, to Croke Park, their customers and all the individuals who have worked tirelessly to bring the show to Dublin.

    Comment by Claire
    23.
    June 10, 2008
    10:39 pm

    Have saw Prince 4 times before the wee man is a mega star am soo dissapointed not to see him this time.Im going to dublin anyway no point cancelling a hotel!!

    Comment by Siobhan
    24.
    June 11, 2008
    11:11 am

    Comments here now closed - discussion going on at http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2008/06/10/and-the-first-big-casualty-of-the-irish-outdoor-season-is/

    Comment by Jim Carroll

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