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Garth Brooks' cancelled Dublin concerts: Refund details to be announced Garth Brooks' cancelled Dublin concerts: Government to hold hearing
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Arrangements for refunding those who bought tickets for the cancelled Garth Brooks' concerts in Dublin will be unveiled on Wednesday. Bodies involved in the row over US singer Garth Brooks' five cancelled Dublin shows have been called to appear before an Irish government committee.
About 400,000 fans had booked tickets for the five sold-out concerts, which were due to be staged from 25-29 July. The GAA, Aiken Promotions and Dublin City Council have been contacted by the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications.
Dublin City Council granted permission last week for just three of the planned concerts. It wants to establish the chain of events that led to the cancellations.
Aiken Promotions announced with "deep regret" on Tuesday that none of the concerts would go ahead. Arrangements for the refunding of 400,000 tickets for the Croke Park concerts have been revealed.
It said it had "exhausted all avenues" in relation to staging the gigs at Croke Park. The details were published on the website of Ticketmaster, which had sold the tickets:
Following the council's ruling, the US singer said he would play "all or none" of the concerts. Dublin City Council granted permission last week for just three of the country singer's planned concerts later this month, but Aiken Promotions announced on Monday that having "exhausted all avenues", none of the shows would go ahead.
Croke Park, owned by the GAA, is in a residential area in the north of the city, and some residents had threatened legal action after the initial two concerts were increased to five because of unprecedented demand.
Police confirmed on Wednesday that they were carrying out an investigation "into a small number of alleged forged signatures in relation to objections to upcoming concerts at Croke Park".
The investigation began a week ago, a spokesman said.
After the council ruled that only three concerts could go ahead, Brooks said he would play "all or none" of the concerts.
Brooks said to chose which shows to play and which not to, would be "like asking to choose one child over another".Brooks said to chose which shows to play and which not to, would be "like asking to choose one child over another".
The chief executive of Dublin's chamber of commerce has estimated that businesses in the city stand to lose 50m euros (£39.7m) in lost revenue.
Irish prime minister Enda Kenny said it was damaging to the country and the entire episode had been very badly handled.
The cancellation led to an outcry from fans, many of whom had booked hotel rooms in Dublin and made travel arrangements.
Trading Standards officer Jimmy Hughes said while many fans will get all their expenses back, others may lose out.Trading Standards officer Jimmy Hughes said while many fans will get all their expenses back, others may lose out.
"If you bought a nice little package, and you'll know it's a package because it will say come to our hotel, stay for two nights, go to see Garth, we'll maybe give you a taxi, something along those lines, you should be getting your money back," he said."If you bought a nice little package, and you'll know it's a package because it will say come to our hotel, stay for two nights, go to see Garth, we'll maybe give you a taxi, something along those lines, you should be getting your money back," he said.
"The hotel should actually have the insurance in place, but if you simply decided to buy a ticket on the train down to Dublin or on a bus down to Dublin, on a standard scheduled bus, you have no more right to a refund than somebody who is going down to watch the racing at Leopardstown.""The hotel should actually have the insurance in place, but if you simply decided to buy a ticket on the train down to Dublin or on a bus down to Dublin, on a standard scheduled bus, you have no more right to a refund than somebody who is going down to watch the racing at Leopardstown."
Residents who live near Croke Park, the GAA (Gaelic Athletic Association) stadium in north Dublin, where the concerts were due to be held had threatened legal action after the initial two concerts were increased to five because of unprecedented demand. Last week, the council said it could not reverse the decision permitting only three, but on Monday, councillors backed a motion calling for the five concerts to go ahead.
They claimed they were not consulted before the organisers announced the shows or put the tickets on sale. Lord Mayor Christy Burke said three days of talks with promoter Peter Aiken, the GAA and mediator Kieran Mulvey had failed to find a solution.
Residents had claimed they were not consulted before the organisers announced the shows or put the tickets on sale.
The council said that granting all five concerts, following on from three by One Direction in May, would have doubled the previous maximum number of concerts held at Croke Park per year.The council said that granting all five concerts, following on from three by One Direction in May, would have doubled the previous maximum number of concerts held at Croke Park per year.
Licence application
The GAA had an agreement with residents that a maximum of three concerts would be held each year in the sports venue.The GAA had an agreement with residents that a maximum of three concerts would be held each year in the sports venue.
The council said 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses.The council said 373 submissions had been received from residents, residents' groups and local businesses.
The promoters lodged an application for a licence to stage all five shows on 17 April despite not having secured formal permission from the council.The promoters lodged an application for a licence to stage all five shows on 17 April despite not having secured formal permission from the council.
This is not an unusual practice in the Republic of Ireland, but the controversy over the Garth Brooks concerts has brought the issue into the spotlight.This is not an unusual practice in the Republic of Ireland, but the controversy over the Garth Brooks concerts has brought the issue into the spotlight.
Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Enda Kenny said the cancellation of the concerts was damaging to the country and said the entire episode had been very badly handled. The concerts were supposed to mark Brooks' comeback, and the singer recently said that Ireland was the best place in the world for him and his favourite place to sing.
On Monday, Dublin City councillors backed a motion calling for the five concerts to go ahead.
Last week the council said it could not reverse the decision permitting only three.
Lost revenue
Lord Mayor Christy Burke said three days of talks with promoter Peter Aiken, the GAA and mediator Kieran Mulvey had failed to find a solution.
The chief executive of Dublin Chamber of Commerce, Gina Quin, estimated that the lost revenue to businesses in Dublin if none of the concerts went ahead would be 50m euros (£39.7m).
She said the problem lay in the planning process when it came to applying for concerts.
"These tickets were sold in February, the planning wasn't applied for until April, the decision wasn't made on that planning process, because it needs to go through due regard to allow people to appeal and put in objections, until last Thursday to only allow three of the five concerts to go ahead and that's simply too late," she said.
Garth Brooks is one of America's most famous country stars with a career that has seen him become one of the best-selling artists of all time.
The 52-year-old has recently said that Ireland was the best place in the world for him and his favourite place to sing.
He has sold more than 125m albums with hits such as The Thunder Rolls, Friends in Low Places and Unanswered Prayers.
It has been 17 years since his last concert in Dublin.It has been 17 years since his last concert in Dublin.