Jim Carroll

• Festivals Live music Music business SHM 2012
• October 24, 2012, 09:43

It’s a case of no more parklife for Live Nation. The giant live music company have decided to quit promoting shows at London’s Hyde Park citing such issues as noise problems, crowd safety considerations and unrealistic revenue assumptions. The company …

• SHM 2012
• September 10, 2012, 09:08

It’s the story which refuses to go away. Last week, concert promoters MCD issued a hefty report on what happened – and didn’t happen – before, during and after the Swedish House Mafia show in the Phoenix Park in July. …

• Banter SHM 2012
• September 6, 2012, 10:19

Banter is coming home. After a summer spent yakking up and down the country – thanks to everyone who was involved in our sessions at Limerick’s Make A Move festival, Donegal’s Earagail Arts Festival, the Galway Arts Festival and the …

• Festivals Ireland Live music SHM 2012 Society
• August 28, 2012, 09:28

You could hear the sigh of relief from SoCoDu all over the city on Saturday night. In the end, the world did not come to an end with mad-out-of-it David Guetta and Tom Jones’ fans rampaging through the suburbs. In …

• Festivals Live music Music business SHM 2012
• August 8, 2012, 08:53

It’s just over a month since that infamous series of gigs in the Phoenix Park and the domestic music business story of the summer just keeps on trucking. The very publication of the letter from the Garda Commissioner on their …

• Festivals Legal SHM 2012
• July 25, 2012, 08:52

An events licence for a series of concerts at Dublin’s Marlay Park next month has been granted, subject to 53 conditions. The application for an outdoor event licence was granted by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on May 29, before the …

• Festivals Live music Music business SHM 2012
• July 17, 2012, 08:48

When you are planning a large-scale public event which will attract a significant audience, there’s a lengthy and detailed process in place which must be adhered to by the event organiser. This planning process applies to everything from gardening events …

• Festivals Ireland SHM 2012 Society
• July 13, 2012, 09:09

It was a classic Irish summer news story. Last weekend’s trio of shows in the Phoenix Park created headlines which had nothing to do with the fluff and froth which usually accompanies mainstream media music coverage. When the news desk …