Tom Dunne: Forget the grumblers - Harry Styles will be fab at Slane

As it Was is the perfect pop song of 2022, and Harry Styles is a worthy addition to the Slane roster

Harry Styles performing at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend in May. He plays Slane in 2023.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022 - 15:45

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

My ears bristled. Despite the fact that there had been dancing on all levels of the Dunne Family household at the announcement of Harry Styles for Slane 2023 I was already hearing mumblings of discontent.

“An insult to the acts that have gone before,” said a tweet. Twitter left it to you to imagine the bitter head shaking.