No concert at Slane this year
There will be no Slane concert this year, it was confirmed today.
Lord Henry Mountcharles, who owns Slane castle, confirmed the news - though he hinted that there will be an event in 2013.
Fans had speculated that Coldplay, Metallica or The Red Hot Chili Peppers might win the high profile headlining slot this year.
It is not the first time that the concert has skipped a year. There were just seven concerts in the 80s, five in the 90s and eight in the noughties.
Controversially, the 2005 concert was cancelled after Eminem withdrew to enter drug rehabilitation.
