No Saw Docs show for Tuam this year
DESPITE a lot of wishing and hoping by local businesses and fans, The Saw Doctors have confirmed that they won’t have a concert in Tuam this year.
Thousands of fans thronged the town for the West Awake concert in Tuam in 2023 which saw the band sell-out two nights in a massive festival tent, accommodating close to 5,000 people each night.
The concerts, the first time the band had played in the town since the iconic West Awake concert in Tuam Stadium in 1991, brought a festival atmosphere to the entire town for the weekend. The muddy conditions underfoot did little to dampen the spirits of the concert goers and other attractions and shows were held in other venues in the town to coincide with the main event.
While the band had hoped to return to Tuam with a larger concert line-up this definitely won’t be happening this year, according to band manager Ollie Jennings.
He told The Tuam Herald that any concert .......
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