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New York Times
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Henry Mount Charles, Whose Castle Was a Mecca for Rock, Dies at 74
In 1976, Henry Mount Charles was 25 and living happily in London when his father summoned him home to Ireland to save the family castle from bankruptcy. Taking over the property, Slane Castle, with its vast expenses and minimal income, Lord Mount Charles first opened a restaurant there, the ancestral home of his aristocratic family. Then he contemplated the possibilities of the front lawn: a natural amphitheater sloping down to the Boyne River. He hit on the idea of open-air rock concerts. The first, in 1981, featured a young Irish band named U2. The next year, the Rolling Stones played for 70,000 ecstatic fans, and Mick Jagger stayed for dinner. Slane Castle, some 35 miles north of Dublin, in County Meath, became internationally known as a rock destination. Bruce Springsteen, Guns N' Roses, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Queen, Madonna, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bryan Adams, Eminem, 50 Cent, R.E.M. and Oasis all performed there, while V.I.P. concertgoers wandered in an out of the owner's 18th-century hilltop Georgian pile, resembling Downton Abbey. Lord Mount Charles, an Anglo-Irish peer turned rock 'n' roll promoter, died on June 18 in a hospital in Dublin at 74. His family said the cause was cancer. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
BBC News
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Slane Castle: Aristocrat who brought world famous music acts to Ireland dies
Lord Henry Mount Charles, whose ancestral home has played host to world famous music acts such as Queen and Bruce Springsteen, has died aged Mount Charles, who was custodian of Slane Castle in County Meath, died on Wednesday, after a "battle with cancer," his family a statement they said he left behind an "extraordinary legacy as a passionate steward of Ireland's heritage, dedicating his life to preserving Slane Castle and transforming it into a beacon of culture, music, and community"."His visionary leadership and generosity touched countless lives." The 8th Marquess Conyngham got an Industry Award at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards in 2010. World-renowned acts Lord Mount Charles became a household name in Ireland in the 1980s as some of the world's biggest music stars took to the stage at Slane Lizzy headlined the inaugural concert in the summer of Rolling Stones, Madonna, Queen, Bob Dylan, Robbie Williams, David Bowie, U2, Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Kings Of Leon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Oasis, REM and Metallica are just some of the world-renowned acts that have also headlined the venue. After a four-year hiatus, music returned to the castle when Harry Styles headlined there in 80,000 fans turned up to see the former One Direction singer and Lord Mount Charles was there to oversee the return of gigs to his castle.
