Just read from The Script for the secret to a musical breakthrough
Script singer Danny O'Donoghue at the launch of the Music Show which takes place in the RDS Main Hall on October 3 and 4.
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RISING Irish rock trio The Script are making Bono a bit nervous, it would seem.
After opening up for U2 at Croke Park last month, frontman Danny O'Donoghue received a card from Bono stating "this town ain't big enough for the both of us... so we'll leave", he revealed during a public interview in Dublin yesterday to launch the second annual Music Show at the RDS next month.
The three-piece band from Dublin has experienced a meteoric rise over the past year after releasing their first single 'We Cry' in April 2008.
They were the support act for Paul McCartney at three stadium concerts in America this summer, their recently released debut album 'The Script' has gone platinum several times over in both Ireland and the UK and they are currently in the midst of performing five sold-out dates at Dublin's Olympia Theatre.
Yet despite their seemingly overnight success, The Script have never forgotten their humble beginnings playing pubs in and clubs.
That's why industry-geared events like the Music Show are so important to aspiring musicians, the band's lead guitarist and vocalist Mark Sheehan told the Irish Independent yesterday.
Untapped
"I think personally this country is untapped when it comes to talent. We're the only feckin' country in the world that has a harp, a musical instrument, on our passport. We absolutely hold the literary arts and the musicians high up there," he said.
Although the band will not be able to perform during the two-day symposium due to a tour of Australia, The Script fully support the concept, he said.
The event, co-sponsored by the Irish Independent and 'Hot Press Magazine', will bring together musicians and industry professionals for a series of panel discussions, workshops and public interviews over two days on October 3 and 4.
Musicians who will perform live at the event include Sharon Corr, rising rockabilly sensation Imelda May, Republic of Loose and The Coronas.
Participants also include: Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr; Christy Moore; singer songwriter Paul Brady; film-makers Jim Sheridan and John Carney, director of Oscar-winning 'Once'; and Steve Strange, agent to Green Day, The Pixies, Eminem and Snow Patrol.
Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, at €12 for a one-day pass and €16 for the weekend.
- Allison Bray
