The gig at the Olympia is tonight, with heaps of Irish stars taking to the stage to play Aslan tunes. Horslips, Shane McGowan, Paul Brady, Ryan Sheridan and U2 are all set to put in an appearance. Tickets have been sold out for weeks, but the show is being streamed live to over 100 bars and cinemas across the world including South Africa, Dubai, Australia, America and Canada.
Christy Dignam himself is vowing to perform even though is courageously battling cancer and proceeds from this concert will help pay his medical bills.
All the stars involved will be singing a classic Aslan track.
U2 will perform “This Is” live from their studio in New York which will be beamed to the concert at the Olympia and streamed across the world.
And Aslan’s Billy McGuinness said the band are delighted that their old rivals have signed up to support Christy.
He said: “It’s amazing – I would never have believed U2 would do something like this and we are delighted and thrilled.
“I want to thank Bono, The Edge, Adam and Larry personally as it is really nice that they are taking time out from recording their own album to help Christy.
“It has blown us all away.”
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DUBLIN CENTRAL
- Capitol Bar, Dublin
- Copan, Rathmines, Dublin
- Harry’s Bar, Stephens Green, Dublin
- Sinnotts, Stephen’s Green, Dublin
DUBLIN SURROUNDING
- Bottom of the Hill, Finglas, Dublin
- Old Mill, Tallaght, Dublin
- Paidi Og’s, Mulhuddart, Dublin
- Noggin Inn, Sallynoggin, Dublin
- Village Inn, Finglas, Dublin
CAVAN
- The Palace, Navan, Cavan
CORK
- Fir Tree Bar, Watergrasshill, Cork
- The Old Oak, Cork City
- The Woolshed Bar, Cork City
- The Brick Oven, Bantry, Cork
DERRY
- Downeys Bar, Derry
DONEGAL
- Abbey Hotel, Donegal
GALWAY
- An Caislean, Portumna, Galway
KILKENNY
- Rose of Mooncoin, Mooncoin, Kilkenny
MEATH
- Keltic Bar, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells, Meath
SLIGO
- The Belfry, Sligo
WATERFORD
- Downeys of Dungarvan, Co Waterford
WICKLOW
- Carly Tom’s, Bray, Wicklow
EUROPEAN
- Paddock Club, Frankfurt Hann, Germany
- Hennessys Bar, London, UK
INTERNATIONAL
- Mc Gettigans, Dubai at the Bonnington Towers, UAE
- Dubai World Trade Centre, DWTC, UAE
