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Music Ireland in the RDS

  • 05-10-2007 4:13pm
    #1
    colm_r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭


    http://www.musicireland.ie/
    Anyone been to this before?

    Worth a visit?


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  • #2
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    Missed it last year, think i was busy or something... might try n make it this year, im pretty sure some people from around here went


  • #3
    NeMiSiS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭NeMiSiS


    Went last year.... it was OK .. not great.
    Save your money and go to one of the big ones in the UK.
    Good on a Sunday if you have nothing better to do, but its going to be sunny, so I'd find a beer garden insted..
    TK


  • #4
    Furious-Red
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 15,827 Mod ✭✭✭✭Furious-Red


    i went last year but missed it this weekend. it was ok but for the price is pretty good to see few bands and try new equipment


  • #5
    novarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭novarock


    I went on sunday afternoon, It was ok, there was some good exhibitions, particularly the roland stand, one particular helpful individual from roland answered question about the spd-s that was bugging me for ages, good pro-tools demo's etc, but a majority of the main hall was taken up by joe soap guitar retailers. Music maker and Waltons had large areas,

    The sound for the live bands was excellent as well, would like to have seen some of the clinics, but didnt have time. What i didnt like about it was that none of the big guitar brands had any demo's (fender, marshall, gibson etc) but i guess there's more to music than guitars, would have been nice to see some top quality instruments.

    There was one kid who was there with his parents, picked up a jazz bass into a big Ashdown MAG rig, absolutely fantastic player, ended up with a big crowd around him!


  • #6
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    I missed it - I didn't even know it was on tbh :(

    But there is always http://www.musiclive.co.uk/ which is on early next month and I'm sure a couple of cheap Ryanair flights would make it an affordable day trip. I've been a few times before and it's not bad - some bargains to be had too.
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  • #7
    seaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭seaner


    novarock wrote: »
    but a majority of the main hall was taken up by joe soap guitar retailers.

    The show was trade only - so I'm not sure how you saw Joe Soap Retailers?


  • #8
    novarock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭novarock


    by that i mean Music maker, Waltons etc... a large portion of the display area was taken by them..


  • #9
    seaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 382 ✭✭seaner


    Novarock - ok.

    I went there myself - got a free ticket from a mate. pLus we were heading to the Police so I had an excuse to be in town :)
    Thought the show was great - got to see few acts and the band stage was excellent.
    Exhibitors put on a good show - some better than others!

    Spotted a mini electric guitar I'll have to get my hands on - looked deadly.


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