Ball without 'em

"We're very disappointed that they won't now be there, but unfortunately the situation was out of our control," she says. "I think they'd have added a lot to the night. Fortunately, we've got some other really big names like Supergrass and Orbital, so it's still a strong bill."

While O'Dwyer declined to go into specifics, it's understood that the college authorities were concerned about the band's recent brushes with the law and insisted they be removed.

As exclusively revealed by hotpress.com on Friday, the people booking the Ball, the Mean Fiddler/PoD organisation, have moved So Solid's May 10th appearance to the Dublin Red Box with tickets priced €22 going on sale this week.