Hopes that Garth Brooks concerts may go ahead
Peter Aiken of Aiken promotions released a letter under an hour ago in which he says he can't begin to tell how badly his heart is breaking right now and that to play for 400,000 people would be a dream but to tell 160,000 of those that they are not welcome to his shows would be a nightmare. Garth Brooks has told promoter Peter Aiken that if there is any chance that the five planned concerts can be salvaged and "nobody is being let down" then he can proceed as planned until the refunds begin" Meanwhile The fallout from the cancellation of the gigs is continuing to be felt far and wide.. Ticketmaster has issued details of how tickets bought can be returned, with money for those bought over the phone, online or on mobile being automatically returned to the card used. Aiken Promotions, the GAA and Dublin City Council have been called in for a hearing of the Oireachtas Tourism Committee tomorrow. Meanwhile Dublin City Council's reasons for refusing a licence for the five gigs has been described as very weak Niall Stokes Editor of Hot Press Magazine told the Neil Prendeville Show that he believes a small group of residents living around Croke Park are holding 330,000 Irish fans to ransom Click PLAY to hear audio
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