Kings Of Leon, Thin Lizzy, Elbow - live at Slane
Happy birthday Slane, here's to 30 more years!
Maeve Heslin, 03 Jun 2011
The road to Slane has sadly been a bittersweet affair for the Followills. Arriving in Dublin early in the week (lest a certain pesky Icelandic volcano spoil the fun), the boys were living it up in our fair city. Tweets like: “Currently feasting, drinking & turning my teeth purple on delicious red wine. I hope they can airbrush my teeth on the big screens at Slane” – posted by Nathan – confirmed that the Southern rockers were all set for the Meath event’s 30th anniversary shindig. Sadly though, the band then received sad news, with Jared tweeting on Friday: “Just lost my uncle Cleo. My tears could fill the Mississippi River right now. I’m an absolute mess.” Though the show must go on, it was undoubtedly with heavy hearts that this famous family band took to the iconic stage.
But let’s hold our collective horses – this year’s Slane line-up was a seriously juicy affair, and an impressive roll-call of acts were waiting to entertain the masses way before the Followills’ arrival. First up, Georgia garage rockers The Whigs (who supported the Kings when they played The O2 last year) turned their speakers up to 11 for an energetic performance, before Tennessee natives Mona took to the stage to showcase their Kings-meets-U2 sound. It was Londoners White Lies, though, who really got the party started, belting out hits from both their excellent debut To Lose My Life, and follow-up Ritual, finishing off with HP fave ‘Bigger Than Us’. As ever, like an annoying child constantly demanding our attention, the Irish weather reminded us of its ominous presence with a few drops of rain, but thankfully decided to feck off once it realised that legendary rock gods Thin Lizzy were up next.
And as far as ‘coming-full-circle’ symbolism goes, it doesn’t get much better than inviting the band who performed at Slane 1.0 to return for the 30th anniversary. With Ricky Warwick on frontman duties, Lizzy showed they’ve still got what it takes when it comes to rocking out, with hits like ‘Jailbreak’, ‘The Boys Are Back In Town’, ‘Emerald’ and ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ going down a storm with revelers.
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