Over 160,000 to attend Luke Combs at Slane this weekend
Country music star Luke Combs is set to perform two sold-out concerts at Slane Castle, drawing over 160,000 fans. Local authorities have implemented strict traffic management and safety protocols for the weekend event.
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American country music star Luke Combs will bring his 'My Kinda Saturday Night Tour' to Slane Castle for two nights this weekend.
This is the first time back-to-back concerts have been held at the iconic Co Meath venue.
Luke Combs will be supported by several acts, including Ty Myers and The Script.
More than 160,000 music fans are expected to attend the gigs over the weekend.
A major garda policing plan will be in operation for the duration of the weekend, including a traffic management plan.
There will be significant traffic diversions in the area for the two-day event.
At 12.30pm tomorrow, all roads into Slane will be closed.
These closures will remain until 2am Sunday when the concert is over and all patrons have left.
On Sunday, the roads into Slane will close again at 2.30pm and remain closed until 2am on Monday 20 July.
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