RDS Arena - Concerts

Concerts

Queen played at the RDS in the opening date of their 1979 Crazy Tour.

Boyzone played at the arena in 1999 and once again in their reunion in 2008.

Britney Spears played in the RDS on June 6th 2004 during The Onyx Hotel Tour, this was the last ever date of the tour as she broke her leg the week after the show.

Bruce Springsteen has played there on six tours since 1988, during "The Rising Tour" in 2003, during the "Magic Tour" in May 2008 and during the "Working on a Dream Tour" in July 2009. He will once again return to the RDS Arena on July 17 & 18, 2012 for what will be his tenth and eleventh concerts at the venue. His three sold out shows there in 2008 were seen by a total of 110,000 fans.

Michael Jackson also played his HIStory World Tour concert in July 19th 1997 in here.

Bon Jovi have played the venue many times. They played over two nights in June 2011 to over 80,000 people.

Radiohead played to 38,000 people, on June 20, 1997, which was their highest attended performance at the time.

Paul McCartney played there on his "Up and Coming Tour" on June 12, 2010 and was host to him, due to a fireworks display that couldn't be done in an indoor arena, such as the O2 Arena, which hosted his "Good Evening Europe Tour" on December 22, 2009.

U2 played here on August 27 and 28, 1993 as conclusion to the Zooropa tour, the European stadium leg of the ZooTV tour which supported the album Achtung Baby. The second show was broadcast internationally on the radio, being 15–20 minutes delayed, reportedly due to the band's generosity to the playing time of their opening bands (Scary Eire and Stereo MC's). During the opening number Zoo Station on this night, Bono altered a lyric to say "Hey child, it's alright, sleeping in my own bed tonight".

Simple Minds played the RDS on their Street Fighting Years tour, 19th August 1989.

P!nk performed at the venue on June 19,2010 during The Funhouse Summer Carnival.

Iron Maiden performed at the RDS during their Early Days tour in 2005, supported by Turbonegro and Marilyn Manson, the first time the latter had been allowed to play in Ireland.

Rod Stewart will perform at the RDS on June 29, 2013 during his Live The Life Tour whislt Neil Young and Crazy Horse will take to the stage on June 15, 2013.