12.04
I was the instigator and Music Director of Hertford Marquee from its opening in May 04 until a few months before it closed early in 2009. Having helped the owners transform it from a failing pool club into the ‘best rock venue of its size north of London’ (Time Out magazine), I promoted most of the shows myself for the first few years before involving outside promoters. Many of the acts featured at the venue were already big names – or have gone on to become international stars.
They include:
The Maccabees
Enter Shikari
Editors
Athlete
Dirty Pretty Things
Graham Coxon
Eddie and the Hot Rods
The Feeling
Jack Penate
The Selecter
Ed Tenpole Tudor
Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)
Lauren Harris
Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
Glasvegas
Lethal Bizzle
Scroobius Pip vs Dan le Sac
We Are Scientists
and loads and loads more!