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THIS Irish band will support The Rolling Stones at Croke Park

It's a dream come true for the group

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The Academic have been announced as the support act for The Rolling Stones’ mega Croke Park gig.

The Irish band, which includes members Craig Fitzgerald, Dean Gavin, and Matt and Stephen Murtagh, will open for the Stones on first night of their No Filter tour on May 17.

According to Independent.ie, the band were handpicked by The Rolling Stones themselves to be their support act.

The band revealed, “We found out last week when we were on tour in Paris. Our manager called us and was like, ‘anyone who is not in the band, leave the room’. He told us over speaker phone. Minds blown. We couldn’t believe it. It was insanity.”

“Peter Aiken told us that the Stones, of all the acts that were put forward, picked us. They said they wanted an Irish band and that’s just insane, to be picked personally by them.”

“We have been lucky to support some of the most influential bands before like The Strokes but this is on another level. We’re more excited than nervous, but nerves will probably kick in on the day.”

On meeting the iconic rockers, they said, “We heard they have an entourage of about 200 people and ten trucks so it will be mayhem backstage. But we hope we get to meet them.”

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“It’s a big opportunity, to get in front of so many people. We have been playing in Ireland for so long now and to play such a big place, it can only do good. So long as we’re not terrible on stage,” they added.

Meanwhile, a host of major artists have been announced as support acts for The Rolling Stones’ European tour dates. 

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