Thursday, May 10, 2007

Music News: Rolling Stones sold all 60,000 tickets

By Debbie McGoldrick

BRUCE Springsteen must have been pleased with the outcome of his Dublin performances last November. The Boss is due to release a new version of his CD The Seeger Sessions, and the material will be culled from performances at the Point Theatre in Dublin. A companion DVD will also be available come June 5.

In other music news, the Rolling Stones sold all 60,000 tickets for their concert at Slane Castle in Co. Meath on August 18 in just one hour. Those who didn’t get tix for the show might be able to cash in nonetheless, though.

Irish bookies Paddy Power are offering odds on which song Mick and the boys will open with. You’ll get even money if you bet on “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” but Power isn’t too sweet on “Brown Sugar,” offering a nice price of 12-1. The Irish will bet on anything, it seems!

Perhaps Power will take bets on how fast the Police will sell out their two Irish shows this fall. Sting and his mates will announce on Friday that they’ll play at Croke Park in October, capacity 80,000 for each gig.

The Sunday Business Post reports that the band will initially sell tickets for the first show only, but that a second date has also been slotted in.

Ref: Irishaboard

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