BIG BROTHER; EXCLUSIVE ANOTHER GREAT SHOWBIZ EXCLUSIVE! Oasis to rock 80,000 fans at Slane gig.Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN SHOWBIZ REPORTER SUPERSTARS Oasis will rock 80,000 fans at Slane next summer, the Irish Daily Mirror can reveal. Ireland's most spectacular outdoor venue will be back in business with the Gallagher Brothers performing on the banks of the Boyne. News of the show will be officially unveiled at a press conference at Irish Daily Mirror columnist Lord Henry Mountcharles' famous castle tomorrow. But a source close to the Wonderwall hit makers revealed last night: "They are definitely going to headline Slane - it's going to be a huge show. "Liam and Noel can't wait to join 80,000 of their fans for a monumental performance. For them this is as big as it gets. "The lads are very proud of their Irish links and all their friends and family will be there for the huge show. It's going to be their finest hour." This year's Slane concert Slane Concert (often referred as just Slane) is a concert held most years since 1981 in Slane Castle in Slane village, County Meath, in the Republic of Ireland. Slane lies between Navan and Drogheda, about 45 km northwest of Dublin. was scrapped because a big enough act couldn't be found to fill the picturesque venue. We revealed earlier how Mountcharles had turned down Bon Jovi  This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . - to the disgust of the American rocker. But Oasis will have no such problems with a catalogue of chart-topping hits to their name. They received a rousing reception when they played back-up to REM at the Boyneside venue in 1995. Anthems like Roll With It, Champagne Supernova supernova, a massive star in the latter stages of stellar evolution that suddenly contracts and then explodes, increasing its energy output as much as a billionfold. and She's Electric have made them one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. The group have made a spectacular return to the big time with their latest album, Dig Out Your Soul, rocketing straight to the top of the charts around the world. Oasis will join a glittering glit·ter n. 1. A sparkling or glistening light. 2. Brilliant or showy, often superficial attractiveness. 3. Small pieces of light-reflecting decorative material. intr.v. array of superstar names to perform at the venue over the years including U2, Robbie Williams, Madonna and the Red Hot Chili (language) CHILI - D.L. Abt. A language for systems programming, based on ALGOL 60 with extensions for structures and type declarations. ["CHILI, An Algorithmic Language for Systems Programming", CHI-1014, Chi Corp, Sep 1975] Peppers. A Slane insider said: "It's a huge coup to get Oasis to perform. It will really bring back one of the world's top music venues in style. "We needed a big name to really pack out the place and create a real buzz. Oasis will sell out and fans will be desperate to get tickets." They are definitely going to headline Slane - it's going to be a huge show CAPTION(S): THEY'RE ELECTRIC Oasis preforming and, below, crowd at Red Hot Chili Peppers gig at Slane; COLUMNIST Lord Henry |
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