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The group was founded in 1982 by Irish-born chairman John Vincent Power, with a venue called simply Mean Fiddler. [1] At the end of the 1980s they took control of the Reading Festival from Harold Pendleton, beginning a move into festivals. [3] After acquiring the LA2 in Charing Cross Road in 2000, they were renamed to become the Mean Fiddler ...
Power sold his stake in The Mean Fiddler Music Group plc in July 2005, and went on to set up Vince Power Music Group. [17] Power acquired one of Europe's most celebrated festivals, Benicàssim in 2005. Held in Spain, in a port town and beach resort located in Castelló, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain it is much more than just a music festival ...
The band made their Reading Festival debut in 1990, playing the Mean Fiddler stage. [7] and again in 1991. [8] The following year on Friday 28 August 1992, they supported The Wonder Stuff & The Charlatans on the main stage. [9] In 1991 the band embarked on a tour of North America with The Wonder Stuff and flew to New York on 15 September.
The Phoenix Festival was set up by John Vincent Power [1] of the Mean Fiddler Music Group in 1993 as an alternative to the established Glastonbury and Reading Festivals.It was held at Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon and was one of the first four-day festivals in Britain.
A venue also called Mean Fiddler was previously set up in Harlesden, north west London in 1982. In June 2006, the Mean Fiddler was sold — together with the London Astoria — to property group Derwent Valley Central, who planned to convert the site into a combination of shops and offices.
Village logo The Village, showing entrance. The Village is a music venue situated next to Whelan's on Wexford Street, Dublin, Ireland.Formerly a nightclub owned by Mean Fiddler, in 2003 it was turned into a music venue.
The Fiddler, Strabane. The fiddle is one of the most important instruments in the traditional repertoire of Irish traditional music. The fiddle itself is identical to the violin, however it is played differently in widely varying regional styles. In the era of sound recording some regional styles have been transmitted more widely while others ...
In 1993, Mean Fiddler Music Group purchased the venue and renamed it the London Forum. The final show at the T&C was Van Morrison on 21 March 1993. [2] From 2009-2013 the venue was named the HMV Forum. [citation needed] In 2007, MAMA & Company purchased the Forum from Mean Fiddler and spent £1.5 million on renovations, increasing the capacity ...