Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland.

As well as horse racing, Punchestown has hosted several music events, including the annual Oxegen festival which ran from 2004-2011 and then again in 2013, while AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Eminem are among the artists to have played sold out concerts on the racecourse.

In 1982 Rory Gallagher played to over 16,000 people supported by U2, Phil Lynott, and Simple Minds.

The presence of the then Prince of Wales, Albert Edward, in 1868 further bolstered the crowds, with an estimated 5,000 travelling by train from Dublin alone.

[7][8] Radiohead also played a concert at the Punchestown Racecourse, dubbing it "Live From A Tent In Dublin".

The concert was controversial, with long queues, lack of lighting at exits and too few stewards reported, barriers being pushed over and fans, forced into walking 10 kilometres to the concert, later expressing their rage against organisers MCD Productions for failing to ensure roads were clear.

[13] Westlife lead vocalist Shane Filan played at the racecourse as a solo artist in 2017.