- Music
- 03 Sep 14
The Script on the Garth Brooks debacle
Ahead of the release of their fourth album, the Dublin trio sat down with HP’s Stuart Clark to discuss emigration, gay rights and the Garth Brooks shows that never were in the new issue of Hot Press.
“I understand the problem the [Croke Park] residents had with it,” Danny proffers. “Going back to when we supported U2 there on the 360 Tour, they blocked the road because there were 400 fucking trucks coming back and forth, 24 hours a day. I’m sure over the years they’ve felt hard done by, but I’m sorry, with things as tough economically as they are, the amount of money Dublin’s lost overrides everything.”
The Script’s new album, No Sound Without Silence, hits the streets around 36 hours before they play their September 13 homecoming show in Dublin Castle, which took all of three minutes to sell out.
“We were hoping to sell it out in two minutes, so we’re pissed off!” Mark deadpans. “It’s amazing to think we can still do that after all this time. When you come back, you’re always worried, ‘Are people still going to want to come see us?’ We’re just dying to play Dublin, and wanted to do something special.”
For the full interview pick up the next issue of Hot Press, in stores tomorrow! You can also purchase it online right HERE
