The National return to Cork
So you’ve heard the news that The National will be returning to Cork this summer. To play a considerably larger venue than the first time they played here. It was December 2002 and Ireland was a different place, it’s fair to say. Dinner conversations in polite society featured phrases like “second property”, Bertie Ahern was...
The National to play Cork
And suddenly the summer seems that little bit closer… “Cult Heroes” (Trademark), Cinncinatti/Brooklyn’s The National are to make only their second ever appearance in Cork, as part of the esteemed Harmonic Presents banner at Live at the Marquee. We’ll have more on this later when we’ve settled down a bit – for now, here’s the...
The Boomtown Rats at the Marquee
The latest Live at the Marquee announcement has arrived in the shape of one of Ireland’s seminal rock n roll bands, The Boomtown Rats (looking substantially changed now from that pic over there). They don’t really need an introduction, but it’s worth reminding ourselves of some bullet points anyway. Once famously described as ‘licentious, festering...
The Specials || Live at the Marquee
The 2 Tone vibe returned to Cork last night as The Specials came back to town for the first time since a gig in The Arc in the early eighties (’81, Noise is reliably informed) and the rude boys and girls came out out of the woodwork to skank and stomp under the big top...
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Live at the Marquee, Cork, 08.06.12
Words: Peter Walsh Photos: Bríd O’Donovan Tom Petty came to Cork for his first gig here this weekend and with his band of Heartbreakers, won the hearts of a packed Marquee. Rising star (and man who was spotted wandering around the big top with local legendary resident Roy Harper before the gig), Jonathan Wilson, had...
Justice for Erol Alkan
You may have heard that the French are coming to town on June 7th. French electro duo (and maker of TOP notch tunes) Justice play Live at the Marquee in Cork that evening. And they’ve just announced a fairly special guest, DJ/Producer/Man about town Erol Alkan. Space restrictions don’t allow a full run down on...
