Damien To Play Marley Park!

[Timeé]

I GOT HERE FIRST!!!!! DAMIEN RICE IRISH GIG!
Damien Rice is to play marley park with the rest of his band.

Got this from the Damien Rice.com newsletter


Irish gig confirmed for Marley Park Dublin

Damien and the band are confirmed to play Marley Park Dublin in Ireland on Saturday 25 August 2007.

Exclusive presale tickets go on sale on Monday 19 February 2007 at 9AM. An exclusive link for this will be sent out to those on the Damien Rice Mailing List in the next few days.

Tickets go on general sale on Friday 23 February 2007 at 9AM.

Tickets are priced at 49.50 Euro including booking fee.

[Timeé]

Come On Emmett Get It On The Newspage . Keep Your Fast-track Reputation Up!

[Closing_Doors]

Bollox. I'll probably be in the States.

[Bumpman]

Fifty quid for Damo? In Marley park... I'm not too sure about that one. maybe if he had the bellies with him.

[Dean C]

That's a lot of money!

[Bumpman]

I just realised. MCD is the company in charge of the BudRising gigs, which are always the late August Marley Park gigs. MCD aren't Aiken. So if Damien's doing gigs for MCD in late August, it stands to reason (because of the six-month rule) that he won't be doing any for Aiken before the end of February.

Or put into a sentence, he would be legally unable to host the Big Tree at the Electric Picnic this year.

[tywy]

€50! GAH! I saw him twice for that last august

[Timeé]

if its gonna be his only one in ireland this year then im more than willing to pay it.
especially because of the timing. its perfect...a nice wee outin before i grind down to a year of the Leaving Cert.

Can you explain the six month rule in more detail or is it that simple?
can once-off (promo's ? ) be excluded?

[Daniel]

and the rest of the country????
screw this.....

[Gatsby]

this doesnt sound at all appealing to me

Damien rice - Mcd - 50 euro - outdoors in a field

not that im one to give out about outdoor gigs. i love marley park gigs. but im not really in the humour for hearing him sing quiet songs in a field with irish people, it just doesnt work and been down that road before

having said that ill probably still go. hopefully theres a good line-up and he plays louder songs

[Bumpman]

Originally Posted by Timeé

Can you explain the six month rule in more detail or is it that simple?
can once-off (promo's ? ) be excluded?

Well as it was explained to me, the six-month rule is a standard part of every gig contract that exists in this country, it effectively says that when an artist plays a show, they agree not to play a show for a rival promoter for at least six months.

There is no exclusion, this definitely won't be any different. Imagine you're the head of MCD and you're trying to sell 8,000 tickets at fifty quid a go to an artist who usually plays to 500 people for a tenner each. While already chancing your arm, you're trying to rake in 400 grand on ticket sales and god knows how much more in advertising, beer and souveniers on the day. You're comfortably able to do this because they have the only Irish Damien Rice show this year all to yourself.

Would you be okay with your contractually obliged artist playing what is arguably the coolest gig in the country four days after you have your infinitely less cool gig on? Especially considering that 95% of your targeted audience would already have their Electric Picnic tickets?

Believe me, it's not about what's best for the fans...

[Timeé]

do you think at this current stage if he threw in Fionn Regan or someone that he wouldnt sell the Marley Park tickets?

[Bumpman]

Fionn Regan is still trying to sell 200 tickets for a Whelans gig, and they're ninteen euros. That gig has been onsale for a while too... I don't see how he could help shift 8,000 at fifty quid a go.

[Timeé]

haigh give me a break

EDIT: (He spent 5 minutes writin that post hes not a wealth of information just an efficient researcher!)

[Closing_Doors]

Originally Posted by Bumpman

Fionn Regan is still trying to sell 200 tickets for a Whelans gig, and they're ninteen euros. That gig has been onsale for a while too... I don't see how he could help shift 8,000 at fifty quid a go.

The fact he sucks wouldn't help either.

Marlay Park has a capacity closer to 20,000 though methinks, not 8,000!

Ignoring the fact he could choose to play the Olympia or somewhere rather than Vicar St should he want to, I can think of plenty of examples where artists have broken this so-called 6 month rule.

[Timeé]

So hes not an efficient researcher then.

I DONT SUCK!!!

[Closing_Doors]

I was talking about Fionn Regan!

[Timeé]

.....yes.......

Originally Posted by BUMPMAN

Timmy in Fionn Regan In Disguise shocker!

[administrator]

Cork's evening echo has an article on ticket touts in which it mentions:

'Ticketmaster said it is liaising closely with concert promoters to stop the touts in particular for shows by The Who and Damien Rice in Dublin and Cork this summer.'

so maybe damien will play at the Marquee Festival in Cork in June as well... although maybe not, as that's an aiken event i think...

[audity]

Originally Posted by Revelate

this doesnt sound at all appealing to me

Damien rice - Mcd - 50 euro - outdoors in a field

not that im one to give out about outdoor gigs. i love marley park gigs. but im not really in the humour for hearing him sing quiet songs in a field with irish people, it just doesnt work and been down that road before

having said that ill probably still go. hopefully theres a good line-up and he plays louder songs

Same here

[Bumpman]

Originally Posted by Closing_Doors

Marlay Park has a capacity closer to 20,000 though methinks, not 8,000!

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Since 2000 Marlay Park has become a popular music venue featuring both renowned national and international stars before an audience of around 12,000 concertgoers.

I was closer.

[Closing_Doors]

That's funny, they managed to squeeze in 17,000 for the Frames and possibly more for Radiohead. Don't trust Wikipedia.

[Bumpman]

Well in any case my estimate of them making €400,000 in ticket sales was wrong. Now it's a cool million.

[SimonWales]

Originally Posted by administrator

Cork's evening echo has an article on ticket touts in which it mentions:

'Ticketmaster said it is liaising closely with concert promoters to stop the touts in particular for shows by The Who and Damien Rice in Dublin and Cork this summer.'

so maybe damien will play at the Marquee Festival in Cork in June as well... although maybe not, as that's an aiken event i think...

The Who are doing Marlay Park w/MCD and Marquee Cork w/Aiken....so it's very possible. Dunno how it all works out with 6 month rules or whatever (if this rule exists), but it is happening.

[Bumpman]

I guess it would depend on whether it was specified in their gig contract. I couldn't see that they'd make very much money with Damien playing the Picnic four days after the Bud Rising thing though.

[Gatsby]

Originally Posted by Closing_Doors

The fact he sucks wouldn't help either.

agreed.

the frames was a great gig. plus the marley park gigs usually start early in the day and have a good few acts announced for it

only up the road from me too

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by administrator

Damien Rice in...Cork

that's better

[Bumpman]

The same number of people, but with 50% more shrill-ness.

[Nine]

I think Fionn is great

[Closing_Doors]

Originally Posted by Nine

I think Fionn is great

I can prescribe you a pill for that, should clear it right up.