Garth Brooks and U2 have already been rumoured to play Cork’s €70m refurbished Pairc Uà Chaoimh stadium, as it will host a number of major concerts from May 2018.
Stadium Building Committee chairman, John Mullins, confirmed that plans for huge gigs at the brand new Cork stadium are definitely in place.
“We have definitive plans for concerts next year,” he said on RedFM. “In all likelihood they will be starting in May. We were too late for the summer market this year and there would have been uncertainty around certain elements of the stadium.”
“But now that we are closer to the stadium opening which is going to be at the end of June, we are confident we can provide promoters like Aiken and Desmond (MCD) what they want in terms of the ergonomics of the stadium.”
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“We will definitely have concerts next summer, starting in all likelihood in May. So watch this space.”
The 45,000 capacity stadium, which is located by the River Lee, took two years to refurbish – and the first major GAA match to be held in the stadium will be the Munster Football Final on July 2.
The old Pairc Uà Chaoimh welcomed plenty of high-profile stars since the 1980s, including Michael Jackson, U2, Prince and Bruce Springsteen.
Garth Brooks has already been linked to the stadium, as everyone knows he’s keen to return to Ireland after the controversial cancellation of his Croke Park concerts.
As well as that, U2, who will play Croke Park this year on July 22, are eager to book a major outdoor gig in Ireland for 2018 after plenty of fans were left disappointed after failing to nab tickets for their 2017 gig.
