Fields of Dreams

In the last episode of the series, we hear the story of rock 'n’ roll excess - drugs, booze and living in Lillie Bordellos. We go back to the beginning, hear the U2 double header in Slane 2001 and how the rejuvenated band convinced the government to change the law to make it happen. We get the inside story of some of the biggest gigs in Irish history - and how Roy Keane ended up laying into his Ireland team mates just months before his Saipan meltdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland goes pop mad as girl and boy bands dominate the UK charts, while Riverdance emerges as a cultural force. Rock n’roll Kids singer Paul Harrington takes centre stage as he brings us back to the dizzying madness of post-Eurovision success. Plus, remember the Beat on the Street? And how the Good Friday Agreement brought music to the masses for the first time up North. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode looks at the amazing story behind Irish kids’ right of passage - the Trip to Tipp. Mary Black tells us how she avoided being arrested, we hear about how the Saw Doctors ignored Van Morrison's rules, Chris De Burgh’s topless stripper stunt and why the Happy Mondays put Fiachna O’Braonain off Glasto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode hears some amazing stories behind the 1980s charity singles, the rise of Mary Black and why Whitney Houston couldn’t top the Irish charts.We hear how a Ramone’s legend came to influence the Irish scene, the Waterboys ended up drinking whiskey and feeding lambs (at the same time), and why the Stunning’s tour manager felt compelled to assault a member of Blur. Up north, how Cher cheated death and the terror reason why Banarama gigs were cancelled.This podcast is hosted by Róisín O, and produced by Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The end of the beginning as the glut of new festivals are taken down by a combination of tragedy, money and competition. The mainly Irish line-ups become more international as fierce rivalry forces promoters to shell out huge sums on the likes of ageing rocker Chuck Berry. The Radiators from Space discuss being implicated when a man was stabbed to death at a punk festival and why a combination of heavy handed Hell’s Angels and the tragic drowning deaths of 8 men finished Lisdoonvarna.This podcast is produced by Headstuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1970s Ireland, the nation's youth were craving an escape - and music was going to provide it.Over the course of the next few decades, what had been a gigging backwater was transformed into the centre of the live entertainment universe.Fields of Dreams tells the story of that remarkable change through the trailblazers who made it happen.Narrated by singer songwriter Róisín O, this 10-part series chronicles the rise of the festival and the extraordinary local scene that saw many Irish acts touch greatness.With stories equally hilarious and infuriating, it's a portrait of success and failure and everything in between.Episodes released weekly. From the producers of the Stardust Tragedy, the Kinahans, This Is Your LOIfe and This Is Robert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.