If you're planning your own rock festival, it's only a matter of time before you think of heading to Sound Hire in Ranelagh.
I actually did try to organise a rock festival for my birthday once. It was going to be called "Brian-a-palooza" , I was going to get everyone I knew who was in, or knew, a band to play. I was going to have a stage, lights, mega speakers everything. I had acquired a field through a friend, lined up some acts, and through Sound Hire had found a very reasonable P.A. system.
Strangely enough, it was just the stage that I couldn't get, you have no idea how hard it is to hire a stage for less than, like, a billion euros these days. I contacted MCD, who do Oxegen and stuff, but they weren't really into massaging my ego at considerable expense. I toyed with the idea of building one, with a friend who studied wood work at school, but wood is also unbelievably expensive.
I think I might have another stab at "Brian-a-palooza" some day, maybe when I'm rich and famous some one will do it for me, but whatever way it goes I'm sure it will take me back to Sound Hire, who get four stars for catering to anyone with more than €90 and a serious desire to rock. Or in my case, have other people rock on their behalf. read more