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Marquee - Cork Showgrounds

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  • 20-06-2008 10:50am
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    JP Liz
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    Went to see Shayne Ward last night he came on at 9 and was finished around 10.20 not worth the ticket price. His support act was crap.

    Parking was €5.

    It took around 2 hours to leave the grounds

    The prices of food, beer etc was expensive

    Very very bad experience

    The only good point him singing Fields of Atherny


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    jamieh
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    I'm going to the Marquee tonight.....is it walking distance from town? I'm thinking I might be handier to park the car in town and walk out...avoid the long delays getting out of the marquee.


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    BeansMeansHynes
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    Ah I could hear that from my house. I was wondering who the hell was singing the Fields of Athenry.


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    JP Liz
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    jamieh wrote: »
    I'm going to the Marquee tonight.....is it walking distance from town? I'm thinking I might be handier to park the car in town and walk out...avoid the long delays getting out of the marquee.

    Yes it about 15 - 20 mins walking from City Centre


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    jamieh
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    JP Liz wrote: »
    Yes it about 15 - 20 mins walking from City Centre

    Cool....if I parked around the Clarion is it a matter of walking towards the Parc Ui Caoigh direction?


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    JP Liz
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    jamieh wrote: »
    Cool....if I parked around the Clarion is it a matter of walking towards the Parc Ui Caoigh direction?

    Yes


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    Fabio
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    Give yourself 20 minutes as a minimum just in case...

    Park by the Clarion, cross the bridge southwards, walk towards R&H Hall on the road that swerves right at the pub "Idle Hour" and follow the road until you get to a roundabout with a Shell garage right by it. Take the first exit on the left and keep walking...you'll surely see crowds around and it should be easy then!


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    jamieh
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    That's great...cheers lads!


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    Femelade
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    There is another car park down there too isnt there? I was there too Last night and there were guards directing traffic to another car park, i decided to go into the marquee area anyway and pay the €5. We left a small bit early and were gone in no time.


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    life_is_music
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    been to 50 cent, kanye west and the who over the last few years.

    2 out of 3 were shockingly ****e...

    The who kicked ass (i'm 18 but they still were class)


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    run_Forrest_run
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    life_is_music wrote: »
    been to 50 cent, kanye west and the who over the last few years.

    2 out of 3 were shockingly ****e...

    The who kicked ass (i'm 18 but they still were class)

    that's hip-hop for ya..maybe after loads of affects have been added in the studio it may sound OK but when played live it shows up what it truly is, utter drivel.


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    Mars Bar
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    Anybody going to the Meatloaf concert?


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    RebelRockChick
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    mars bar wrote: »
    Anybody going to the Meatloaf concert?

    Yep, heading along to see him. Only a week away now :)


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    Mars Bar
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    Cool. I'm not going to that one but I should be going to the one in Donegal(can't wait, my mam is coming along, she has loved him since she was 13!) . Report back and let me know how it was please!


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    razorblunt
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    Was at Clappton on Friday night parked up by The Venue bar, sorted!

    The least you could expect at any of these thing is delays getting out of the car park I was surprised to see the roads around The Marina didnt have that many cars parked, I might park down by CAB for the Jay Z gig on Wednesday.


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    chuci
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    think ill just walk in from town. anyone else heading to see massive attack?


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    run_Forrest_run
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    going to Morrissey, think i'll just walk from town..maybe hit a pub on the way before paying €5 for a plastic pint(ish) of froth.


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    akamossy
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    I went to see kanye west a couple of years ago and quite enjoyed it but i will admit that everything was very expensive and for the amount of time he played it probably wasn't worth the price. Also went to see des bishop there but he was brilliant, couldn't fault it :)


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    Dreaming-field
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    Im bringing my girlfriend to see P!nk in a few weeks. I have never been but its meant to be good


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    akamossy
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    Dreaming-field wrote: »
    Im bringing my girlfriend to see P!nk in a few weeks. I have never been but its meant to be good

    So jealous, really wanted to see her but left it too late to get tickets :( im sure she'll enjoy it, it does have a great atmosphere :D


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    wideangle
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    What is the story getting camera's in?Are they allowed now that everyone has a camera phone anyway.Heading to Massive Attack want to take a few deascent quality pictures.


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    RebelRockChick
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    wideangle wrote: »
    What is the story getting camera's in?Are they allowed now that everyone has a camera phone anyway.Heading to Massive Attack want to take a few deascent quality pictures.

    Been to the Marquee twice and have never had a problem bringing camera in. The last time someone in the queue outside asked one of the security if cameras were allowed and he said they were. Enjoy the gig.


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    wideangle
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    Thanking you for the swift reply RebelRockChick ...I will enjoy it aswell.


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    chuci
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    wideangle wrote: »
    Thanking you for the swift reply RebelRockChick ...I will enjoy it aswell.

    i hope its good.


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    Mars Bar
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    RebelRockChick wrote: »
    Been to the Marquee twice and have never had a problem bringing camera in. The last time someone in the queue outside asked one of the security if cameras were allowed and he said they were. Enjoy the gig.


    My friend was down to see Shayne Ward and she took a grand total of 460 photos of him...


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    Sephiroth_dude
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    mars bar wrote: »
    My friend was down to see Shayne Ward and she took a grand total of 460 photos of him...

    :eek:


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    nakedlykeenthen
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    It depends on who's preforming to be honest. Jay Z was there last night and batterys were taken out of camers by security when people were entering. He was very strict on not wanting any sort of recording equipment left in. At the same time with the amount of flashing that went on inside obviously some got them in. I'd say if you are bringing a good camera to get quality pics, put it well out of view if at all possible and all should be ok...


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    JP Liz
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    wideangle wrote: »
    What is the story getting camera's in?Are they allowed now that everyone has a camera phone anyway.Heading to Massive Attack want to take a few deascent quality pictures.

    Cameras are allowed

    My bag did get checked on way it but cameras were allowed


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    nakedlykeenthen
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    Ye'll see the massive white signs yourselves when ye queue to get in. Says no camers or recording equipment. Just dont advertise the fact you have one.


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    #30
    minidazzler
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    akamossy wrote: »
    So jealous, really wanted to see her but left it too late to get tickets :( im sure she'll enjoy it, it does have a great atmosphere :D

    there were a small number of tickets released a few days ago. It was not widely publicised (I think) so they may still have a few.

    I knew about them the night before they were released but my mam was getting some so I had to keep quiet!!!


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    finbarrk
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    Can the beer be brought into the marquee that they are supposed to be selling outside?


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