Irish rebel band The Wolfe Tones have announced details of their 60th Anniversary Concert, which takes place next year at the 3Arena.
The band have been going from strength to strength in recent weeks, first playing sold out gigs at Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann and Limerick’s Gaelic Grounds, followed by a record-breaking turn out at their Electric Picnic set over the weekend.
The Dublin natives are now set to headline the 3Arena on Saturday, October 12, 2024.
*** MAJOR SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT ***
— The Wolfe Tones 🇮🇪 (@wolfetones) September 6, 2023
THE WOLFE TONES
The 60th Anniversary Concert
Sat 12th October, 2024
3Arena, Dublin!
On Sale 10am, Friday 15th Septemberhttps://t.co/bIV7s16wC6
Join us in 2024 as we celebrate the massive achievement of 60 years of The Wolfe Tones!#wolfetones60th pic.twitter.com/zTvcKXMNce
‘Join us in 2024 as we celebrate the massive achievement of 60 years of The Wolfe Tones!’ the band shared via social media.
Following their show at Belfast festival Feile an Phobail, Wolfe Tones frontman Brian Warfield went to war with Liveline’s Joe Duffy, who accused the band of ‘glorifying slaughter.’
The discussion came following the circulation of videos on social media of concertgoers taking part in an alleged pro-IRA chant on the night, with footage showing around 10,000 fans chanting, ‘Ooh, ah, up the ‘RA.’
Appearing on Radio 1, Mr Warfield said he was ‘a little bit sick of all of this nitpicking,’ that the band had been subject to over the years over their song Celtic Symphony.
The chorus of the song features the line: ‘Ooh, ah, up the ‘RA,’ — which is largely assumed to be the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Mr Warfield said those that were offended by the lyrics were ‘misguided,’ and the words could be referring to the Egyptian Sun God Rah.
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Though Mr Warfield later confirmed he would be making a formal complaint to RTÉ against the long-standing presenter, it didn’t appear like the clash between the pair did any harm to the band’s image.
Tens of thousands of festival attendees gathered inside and outside the Electric Arena on the closing day of the annual Electric Picnic in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the group.
With the band recording the biggest ever crowd for a set at the festival’s second biggest stage, Warfield told attendees how ‘truly humbled,’ he was by the support only week following the heated Liveline appearance.
‘Well it was absolutely spectacular,’ he told the Irish Mirror, ‘I think people got their answer about the right to sing a song and I think at the end of the day, the people of Ireland have spoken.
‘The young people of Ireland have spoken in numbers that Joe Duffy could never get.’
Fans of the band took to social media in delight following the 60th Anniversary Concert announcement, with many predicting that it will be a sell-out event, with others sharing their thoughts on other venues.
One said: ‘One date won’t be enough to meet the demand.’
Another commented: ‘This will sell out.’
A third added: ‘Looking forward to the rage over this. Up the Wolfetones.’
Tickets go on sale from 10am on Friday, September 15 via Ticketmaster.
