Strawberry Fest Enniscorthy.

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TheChevron wrote: »

Nothing ventured or gained by myself, my interest was 100 musical.

David Guetta, your getting funnier . 49.50 +booking fee to see him in Marley Park this summer. Nearly the same price as the weekend ticket for the strawberry fest. Fatboy Slim, 45 + booking fee to see him in Brighton. Keep adding acts like that and see where your ticket price will end up for a weekend. As you probably know, I would love nothing more than to see a dance based festival with big acts in this town but for many reasons it just wouldn't work.

£38.50 for Status Quo in England,we got a good deal for Strawberry Fest.Irish ticket prices are notoriously expensive when compared to other countries so fair play to the organisers for keeping costs down.
I wouldn't use the prices of Irish concerts as a benchmark as we all know they are a ripoff.
Even if we didn't get a huge name,there's plenty of Irish/UK talent to use for a dance night.My only worry is that it could potentially attract scumbags,there have been problems at some similar events around the country before.99% attending are sound but it's the 1% that gives a bad name.

St Senan

MOD Note

The Strawberry Fest/Fair is more than music to the people of Enniscorthy.

I have edited some posts here since my last post. There seem to be some posters who never contributed to the Wexford threads before just posting here as a free for all against my comments. I am very suspicious of these Names. For the other people here who dont seem to listen and take advice the DJ's were originally mentioned by another poster not me. So before all this gets out of Hand go a have a read of some previous posts before Jumping in with comments. As I stated earlier I will be sitting back for a while on this thread as a Mod it would be unfair to keep posting. But I will be keeping a close Eye on this thread so play fair with each other now kids.:D:D

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While some improvements need to be made (over zealous security & incorrect placement of the funfair) I'm happy enough with the last 2 years.
If someone had said to me a couple of years ago that we'd have internationally recognised acts playing in Enniscorthy I'd have laughed.Now it's reality & let's hope it grows to become something massive while at the same time not forgetting it's roots.Perhaps a stage with some well known acts performing free or for cheap entry in the Square as a nod to it's origins would be an idea.

I'm aware of Scallers opinions on some of the headline acts but I suppose the budget is still a problem and they got what they could afford.Even so,Status Quo are still a draw after all these years but as I said before,the only way is up.

Remember last years hoo-ha over UB40,yet they still drew a large crowd despite one posters vociferous complaints.

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Pulse8 wrote: »

Having read the amount of stupidity being touted on the Strawberry Fest FB page I then came across this thread & noticed a similar theme developing, thus my decision to reply
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I wouldn't use FB as a yardstick,I've read the comments (well most of them as some were almost illegible) Posting comments in the middle of the night usually means drunken rants so I'd pay little heed. People will always complain,I mean who brings umbrellas to a packed venue?? You wouldn't bring one to a cinema so I can't understand the complaints when they aren't allowed bring them to a music concert or packed funfair where space is a premium.I know some of the complainants and the Strawberry Fest is the only concert/festival they've ever attended so obviously they don't understand the protocol.
I'd hate to see what would happen if they had to get a flight to the States:rolleyes:

Do they want a return to the bad old days of crap music & drunken eejits fighting in the Market Square? I don't.

Scaller is merely putting forward ideas for the improvement of the Festival,no harm in that.It's normal to be suspicious of posters who suddenly appear in a thread with no previous history or contributions to it,don't sweat it,no agenda's here.

Judgement Day

I like the idea of drunken eejits fighting in the Market Square but only as long as they are closely supervised by the Gardai and the survivors locked up. A punch up between the Shinners and the Muppet's followers would be good.

St Senan

MOD Note.


Pulse8

Seeing as your user name is the same name as the company which was owned by 1 of the Strawberry Fest organisers could you please contact hello@boards.ie to verify who you are before you post here again.

Thanks
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Again I will say the StrawberryFair/Fest is more than a music concert to the towns people. It also seems that either ZERKS is a mind reader or he simply knows what I am going to type. Judgement Day seems to be also on the same wave length.

Yes Everyone is entitled to an opinion. And it is relevant when new posters on the Wexford threads are posting here to challenge other posters opinions. The organiser of the Fest were barred off these threads last year and this year by another MOD for Advertising, challenging comments that were made by other posters and hiding behind different user-names.

The people of Enniscorthy want a Festival like I do, Everyone knows big mistakes were made last year and this year regarding the organisation and the Planning of the festival. The security ruined the funfair day out for most people the main Concert and the Funfair being so close does not work. The Issuing/Non Issusing of permits and road passes was a total mess.

Now regarding my editing of posts the saying goes attack the post but not the poster. And again I will say to some people here read the posts I was not the original poster who mentioned the DJ's this year. But I will say some sort of Dance group or 90s group would do no harm at all.

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Lol @ one of the comments on StawberryFest's facebook page.

I won't embarrass the girl by including her name.This is her comment about Maverick Sabre:

Never heard of him before this gig but fair play the boy's got some tunes!! Let's get his music on some stations in the UK!!

Guess where he made it big before anyone over here heard of him?

The complaints here are minor,have a read back at the first few posts of the thread for a reminder of how bad things were before the Fair was reinvented.

TheChevron

Maverick Sabre put on a fantastic show. Very polished and professional and suited to big events. He really has come a long way. He said performing back in Wexford was "the proudest moment of my career".

I know all artists feed the crowd lines like that, and I particularly hate it when I hear "We love you Dublin" when the might be in Kildare, but it went down well all the same.

His version of "No One", who people may know from his album, was particularly good. Half way through it he hyped it up a notch with a build up and it dropped into a dubstep type track and the whole place went berserk. I took a video of it on my phone but I was moving so much it ended up as one big blur

barney 20v

What was the story with council workers closing the ross road at the weekend?
Was permission granted to close the roads ?
and if so who paid for the council workers to stand there all weekend?

kneemos

TheChevron wrote: »

Maverick Sabre put on a fantastic show. Very polished and professional and suited to big events. He really has come a long way. He said performing back in Wexford was "the proudest moment of my career".

I know all artists feed the crowd lines like that, and I particularly hate it when I hear "We love you Dublin" when the might be in Kildare, but it went down well all the same.

His version of "No One", who people may know from his album, was particularly good. Half way through it he hyped it up a notch with a build up and it dropped into a dubstep type track and the whole place went berserk. I took a video of it on my phone but I was moving so much it ended up as one big blur

Should have lived the moment. Not through a mobile phone.

mdwexford

scaller wrote: »

What was the real stingy part of the fest was people could not buy drink outside the event to bring in but had to pay €5 for a drink inside the event.
p

This has been the case at every gig and festival I have ever been to in my life.

Naggin down the jocks the way to go.

TheChevron

kneemos wrote: »

Should have lived the moment. Not through a mobile phone.

That was the problem, I lived the moment so much that the video was crap. Thanks for the tip though kneesup kneemos.

Willam Barker

Folks the moaning is just epic. Was it perfect no, I am living within 200 mt of the venue so was hit with the noise but it was over by 11.30 each night and I didn't see any trouble. An huge amount of travelers about who seemed to be heading to the fun fair not the concert.

The showgrounds is a great spot for the concert, but I'd like to see the fun fair move to the prom again. The road closure only kicked in after 6pm and was a help for us as it meant we could park at our house.

My complaints would be around the security around the roads, the Gardai (an issue I have across Ireland) need to be more robust and move people on from the roads around the grounds quicker. I really hope we see it grow next year, the Waterboy's, Christy Moore come to mind.

The fringe around the town needs improvement though, the weather did not help but he Market Square was dead but this can I think be developed.

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+1 on the lack of crowds in the Square & the idea of relocating the Funfair back to the Prom,the trading area should be moved back there aswell as it was ideal.

I see The Minutes are playing at this years Isle Of Wight Festival.

Any ideas folks for next years Fest (if it goes ahead/is held in Enniscorthy)

I've already stated that I'd like to see a dedicated night for dance music.One big name modern act to headline the Saturday night.
As stated before,move the funfair/stalls to the Prom.

jpb1974

I lived the moment so much that the video was crap

LOL

barney 20v

Willam Barker wrote: »

Folks the moaning is just epic. Was it perfect no, I am living within 200 mt of the venue so was hit with the noise but it was over by 11.30 each night and I didn't see any trouble. An huge amount of travelers about who seemed to be heading to the fun fair not the concert.

The showgrounds is a great spot for the concert, but I'd like to see the fun fair move to the prom again. The road closure only kicked in after 6pm and was a help for us as it meant we could park at our house.

My complaints would be around the security around the roads, the Gardai (an issue I have across Ireland) need to be more robust and move people on from the roads around the grounds quicker. I really hope we see it grow next year, the Waterboy's, Christy Moore come to mind.

The fringe around the town needs improvement though, the weather did not help but he Market Square was dead but this can I think be developed.

So were the roads officially closed, and if your a resident you may be able to tell me on whose authority they were closed ?
was it the town council ?

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barney 20v wrote: »

What was the story with council workers closing the ross road at the weekend?
Was permission granted to close the roads ?
and if so who paid for the council workers to stand there all weekend?

No debate on this last year,the town council workers are tasked with the job of keeping the town clean during the fair so manning a road block is no biggie.

It costs money to get roads closed so I'm sure the organisers factored this into their costings.

Would you have an issue if it was Gardai in charge of the road closures?

kneemos

Is the event making money and and does it go towards such things as road closures and overtime for council workers.Make a comment here at your peril, do'nt want my head bitten off.

allthedoyles

The events biggest sponsor is AES- Bord Na Mona .

So straight away it costs money - taxpayers money .

kneemos

allthedoyles wrote: »

The events biggest sponsor is AES- Bord Na Mona .

So straight away it costs money - taxpayers money .

Are the organisers confined to a certain type of act to suit a certain demographic then.

barney 20v

zerks wrote: »

No debate on this last year,the town council workers are tasked with the job of keeping the town clean during the fair so manning a road block is no biggie.

It costs money to get roads closed so I'm sure the organisers factored this into their costings.

Would you have an issue if it was Gardai in charge of the road closures?

No not at all, as long as the road was officially closed by the county/town council.... i do have a problem with council employees stopping traffic if the road is not officially closed though...still want to know if it was and who was paying the council workers to be there after 6 pm etc...

jpb1974

Probably old news by now but...

Today's Echo reports that MSL are pulling the plug on their involvement with the Strawberry Fest. It's reported that the business is unable to continue due to the level of debt hanging over it.

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jpb1974 wrote: »

Probably old news by now but...

Today's Echo reports that MSL are pulling the plug on their involvement with the Strawberry Fest. It's reported that the business is unable to continue due to the level of debt hanging over it.

Back to Richie Kavanagh & the usual shite we go so:(

McLoughlin

http://www.goldenplec.com/strawberry-fest-to-take-hiatus-this-year/?fb_source=pubv1

Strawberry Fest Concerts promoted by MSL Concerts are NOT going ahead this year despite claims made in local newspapers. However do not fret… we aim to make a return in 2014 so we hope to see all you party people back in action then. Don’t forget however that the traditional town festival will be in full swing the last weekend in June

TheChevron

They moaned when they had it, they'll moan cause they don't have it.

barney 20v

TheChevron wrote: »

They moaned when they had it, they'll moan cause they don't have it.

Who are "they" exactly chevron ???

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barney 20v wrote: »

Who are "they" exactly chevron ???

I think he means the militant Ross Road crew who whinged over the crowds in the area even though they(the residents) weren't really impacted upon.This was mentioned before in the thread & everyone agreed they were complaining just for the sake of complaining.

The other ones were the facebook reactionists who had nothing better to do at 5am than rant on about security etc. at the venue.These were the same faces who moaned over it being shit for years before.

It's a pity that the Fest isn't going ahead this year but I hope the 'smaller' acts that are booked for The Square will be of some kind of quality that will still attract a crowd.

Hopefully next year after the lessons that have been learned the whole thing gets up & running once more as a festival the town & the region can be proud of.

I'm off to write a begging letter to Linkin Park's management & cc it to Eminem for the craic........you never know.:)

TheChevron

barney 20v wrote: »

Who are "they" exactly chevron ???

^^^^
What he said.

TheChevron

Also I have a sneaky feeling we might see something in the showgrounds. It might not be on the same scale as the last few years, but a bit better than the square's old stuff.

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Keywest are playing in Treacys/Benedicts on 16th Feb as part of fundraising for the StrawberryFest.
The comittee are also looking for younger people to get involved & become part of the organising.

Got the above details from the Slaney News.

TheChevron

zerks wrote: »

Keywest are playing in Treacys/Benedicts on 16th Feb as part of fundraising for the StrawberryFest.
The comittee are also looking for younger people to get involved & become part of the organising.

Got the above details from the Slaney News.

I seen that on facebook but it perplexes me a bit.

Pay a medium sized Irish band a decent fee for a performance and maybe break even off the door at best. I can't see this generating much funds unless the band are playing for free.

I hope it goes well though and I hope the get the funds to put on a half decent show this year.

mdwexford

Disappointing really enjoyed the Friday last year.

Cantona's Collars

The Strawberry Fest is returning to the Prom.The yard behind Murphy's Cash & Carry will be used for the live music which will include The Original Rude Boys,Delorentos,Cry Before Dawn,The Barley Mob & more.Best thing is it's free entry but I reckon tickets will have to be issued to control numbers.

Dates are 28,29 & 30 June 2013.
Thank fcuk there's no mention of Richie Kavanagh etc.

Maybe it's me looking back with rose tinted glasses but it was great when it was in the Abbey Square/Prom area.

slippy wicket

zerks wrote: »

The Strawberry Fest is returning to the Prom.The yard behind Murphy's Cash & Carry will be used for the live music which will include The Original Rude Boys,Delorentos,Cry Before Dawn,The Barley Mob & more.Best thing is it's free entry but I reckon tickets will have to be issued to control numbers.

Dates are 28,29 & 30 June 2013.
Thank fcuk there's no mention of Richie Kavanagh etc.

Maybe it's me looking back with rose tinted glasses but it was great when it was in the Abbey Square/Prom area.

Sometimes you have to back before you can go forward , eh.
At least there will be no mud bath this year.

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Navarre came up with a good idea of having it just outside the town,but with this years scaled back festival perhaps the Prom is the best place.It'll advertise itself to those passing through the town via the N11.
For the past few years anyone travelling from Dublin southbound or visa versa wouldn't have even known anything was on in the town.

I just hope nobody comes up with the idea of sticking the amusements right outside the gates of where the music will be.It was an unmitigated disaster for the last 2 years.

kneemos

zerks wrote: »

The Strawberry Fest is returning to the Prom.The yard behind Murphy's Cash & Carry will be used for the live music which will include The Original Rude Boys,Delorentos,Cry Before Dawn,The Barley Mob & more.Best thing is it's free entry but I reckon tickets will have to be issued to control numbers.

Dates are 28,29 & 30 June 2013.
Thank fcuk there's no mention of Richie Kavanagh etc.

Maybe it's me looking back with rose tinted glasses but it was great when it was in the Abbey Square/Prom area.

Decent enough line up for a free concert.

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One week to go,spotted the advertising floating in the river,good idea.

Strange how speaking to people around the town that so little of them actually know anything about this years 'fest,99% didn't even know it was on the Prom and many actually replied with "where's Herbie Murphy's yard?" You'd swear the place sprung out of the ground last week.

allthedoyles

There are also floating signs in the Slaney

TheChevron

zerks wrote: »

One week to go,spotted the advertising floating in the river,good idea.

Strange how speaking to people around the town that so little of them actually know anything about this years 'fest,99% didn't even know it was on the Prom and many actually replied with "where's Herbie Murphy's yard?" You'd swear the place sprung out of the ground last week.

Shockingly bad advertising/notification tbf. The flyer/brochure is barely out, and only on facebook. I have not seen on hard copy.

The website is a shambles also. http://www.strawberryfestival.ie/
Anyone who enjoyed dissecting the Enniscorthy Tourism website would have a field day over there. They should rename the website to www.404notfound.com

Having said that I'm really looking forward to that weekend and I hope the weather stays fine now.

TheChevron

Here are 2 fringe events taking place over the weekend if anyone fancies a bit of house music. No Cover charge at either.
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MT Cranium's forecast for next week:

OUTLOOK ... Several quite warm and dry days appear likely mid to late week with highs near or a little above normal in the lower 20s with potential to reach 24 C in eastern and inland southern counties as wind direction will be generally west to southwest. Rather breezy at times in the north, fairly light winds in the south. This should all make a rather un-summer-like weekend a distant memory by the start of the following weekend which could be at least a grade better if not several.

Anything less than a monsoon would have been an improvement on last years weather but that forecast looks great.

kneemos

zerks wrote: »

MT Cranium's forecast for next week:



Anything less than a monsoon would have been an improvement on last years weather but that forecast looks great.

A lot of could's and should's in there.ME are predicting a warm but changable second half of the week.

kneemos

See the floating sign attempting an escape this morning.

kneemos

kneemos wrote: »

See the floating sign attempting an escape this morning.

It's ok slaney rescue are on the job.

TheChevron

kneemos wrote: »

See the floating sign attempting an escape this morning.

That low bridge has come in useful for something

TheChevron

From the Official Strawberry Festival Facebook page:

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!
THE FIRST ROUND OF TICKETS FOR THE FESTIVAL CONCERTS ARE NOW SOLD OUT!!
Please do NOT go to Treacys Hotel or Byrnes Pet Supplies for tickets as they are now SOLD OUT
SECOND ROUND OF TICKETS WILL AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS:
From the OFFICIAL FESTIVAL KIOSKS on the PROMENADE on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY from 10am-12pm and from 5pm-6pm

Judgement Day

The "boys and girls" DJ is back bellowing away in the Market Square and I can't make up mind whether to have the windows open for air or the shutters across to keep the noise out. Looked out the back of the house to see one of the town drunks urinating under the archway beside Rackards - in full view of a small girl who was with an adult busking outside the old Dunne's Stores. The weekend can only get better.

allthedoyles

Just heard on the radio that there may be no dogs allowed in the concert arena , area .
Well I mean , there will probably be many dogs at the festival , but sure they would'nt be interested in the music .:)

haron

when did it come about that you needed tickets to hear the music on the prom? there was no mention on the website or brochure

McLoughlin

haron wrote: »

when did it come about that you needed tickets to hear the music on the prom? there was no mention on the website or brochure

It was mentioned ages ago that free tickets had to be claimed to manage crowd numbers.