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Fields of Dreams

Fields of Dreams

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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 every week.



From the producers of the Stardust Tragedy, the Kinahans, This Is Your LOIfe and This Is Robert.

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Episodios
  • Alternative Realities Part Two | 4

    Alternative Realities Part Two | 4
    Jul 16 2025

    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.
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    53 m
  • Alternative Realities Part One | 3

    Alternative Realities Part One | 3
    Jul 10 2025

    The astonishing rise of U2 as Irish cities become a hotbed of musical creativity in the 1980s.


    The Hothouse Flowers - labelled the hottest unsigned act on the planet at the time - discuss being "the next U2" as they came close to cracking America.


    Something Happens and the Stunning discuss life in Bono’s shadow and the pursuit of a record deal - while Aslan talk about killing their own band to save Christy Dignam’s life.

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    56 m
  • The End of the Beginning | 2

    The End of the Beginning | 2
    Jul 3 2025

    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.
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    45 m
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