Slane Castle is set to return next year – and concert organisers have revealed Oasis are top of their wish list. The Manchester-born band supported REM at Slane in 1995 and headlined in June 2009, supported by The Prodigy and Kasabian. Brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have announced they have reunited after a 15-year hiatus with a string of dates across the UK and Ireland in July and August next year, with Croke Park confirmed as the venue of choice on August 16 and 17.
But fans are speculating that more Irish dates could be announced and the son of rock aristocrat Lord Henry Mountcharles said he would love to see the feuding brothers back on stage again at the Co Meath venue. Speaking exclusively to the Irish Mirror , Alex said: “I would [love to have them play Slane Castle]. I would always be an Oasis fan anyway.
They would always be welcomed back to Slane. I was watching an interview with Noel who recounted when they played in support of REM. “It was their first outdoor show they had ever done at that time so I think Slane will always have a place in their history for that reason.
I’m a big fan of the band. Always have been since they started and I’ll never forget that gig when they supported REM and the headline show was an outstanding Slane. “But I wish them all the best for Croke Park.
If they want to come to Slane, then ‘walk on by’.” Alex recalled meeting Noel when they played at the iconic Meath venue, calling him “extremely sound” as the pair i.