I have a number of cousins who are excellent footballers and we as a family do our best to go to all their games to support them. When I've held my concerts and wanted them to come along I told them that concerts are 'my Croke Park'!
Well, I recently was one of the very lucky people who got to be present at one of the most amazing spectacles that Croke Park has ever seen and there was not a football or sliotar in sight. On July 8th the band Coldplay came to Croke Park and played a gig that none of us will ever forget. This concert truly was the Arts world at its' finest. Not only was the music incredible but the visual display was out of this world. The concert began with a classical singer singing 'O Mio Babbino Caro'. This was a great way to catch the audience's attention from the outset and from there things just got better and better.
From the flashing lights on everyone's wristbands to the moment Chris Martin brought a man in a wheelchair on stage to play the harmonica, we were taken on an incredible journey with a band who clearly live for music. My favourite part of the show was when Chris Martin said that they used to play in Ireland years ago to audiences of 'basically nobody' so they were blown away by the response they were getting from the 82,000 fans in the stadium. He was genuinely so grateful to each person who came because he remembers the days of playing to almost empty halls.
This concert shows that this great country can celebrate both our national sports and music in the same great venue and this makes me proud to be Irish.
Well, I recently was one of the very lucky people who got to be present at one of the most amazing spectacles that Croke Park has ever seen and there was not a football or sliotar in sight. On July 8th the band Coldplay came to Croke Park and played a gig that none of us will ever forget. This concert truly was the Arts world at its' finest. Not only was the music incredible but the visual display was out of this world. The concert began with a classical singer singing 'O Mio Babbino Caro'. This was a great way to catch the audience's attention from the outset and from there things just got better and better.
From the flashing lights on everyone's wristbands to the moment Chris Martin brought a man in a wheelchair on stage to play the harmonica, we were taken on an incredible journey with a band who clearly live for music. My favourite part of the show was when Chris Martin said that they used to play in Ireland years ago to audiences of 'basically nobody' so they were blown away by the response they were getting from the 82,000 fans in the stadium. He was genuinely so grateful to each person who came because he remembers the days of playing to almost empty halls.
This concert shows that this great country can celebrate both our national sports and music in the same great venue and this makes me proud to be Irish.
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