ON THE ROAD: Live At The Marquee
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“It’s bizarre that Cork doesn’t have a big venue, so the marquee bridges that gap very well and these shows generate a lot of revenue for the local community...” Ed Lewis
the structure that caused a 25ft rip. All the production had to wait until we got a welder in from Dublin to literally weld the tent back together again. It was a bit of a last minute panic with bodies everywhere trying to get the gear in place but we got there. It just shows that when one thing goes wrong, everything around it can fall like dominoes.” Founded in the ’60s by Jim Aiken and now run by his son Peter, Aiken Promotions is also known as the former co-organiser of the Electric Picnic festival as well as the promoter of several major concerts at Slane Castle and Belfast’s Stormont Castle. Live At The Marquee has consistently demonstrated its ability to attract the big names. Said Lewis: “We’ve had a fantastic range of artists play in the marquee over the years, including serious megastars like The Who, Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, Robert Plant and Rod Stewart, and I suppose this would be a small gig
for them, as a sold-out crowd here is only 5,000. They’re obviously very close to the audience and they absolutely loved it. The noise of the crowd bouncing back at them from the walls of the tent is deafening! The fact that it’s a temporary structure makes it all the more special. “Although Cork has a great reputation for live music — Rory Gallagher and many famous traditional musicians came from here — it’s bizarre that the city doesn’t have a major venue, so the marquee bridges that gap very well and these shows generate a lot of revenue for the local community.”
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While Mikkel Brogaard of European Staging provided the 18m x 12m x 1.5m stage and risers, his brother Lars at Major Tom co-ordinated the supply of a Meyer Sound self-powered Milo line array system from Dublin rental firm Mikam
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Top of page: Paul Weller. Above: Megadeth, Blondie & JLS were among this year’s major attractions.
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