Review: Live at the Marquee welcomes back old friend Tommy Tiernan
Tommy Tiernan at Cork's Live at the Marquee: The guffawing crowd was hanging on his every word as he commanded the venue with his arms in the air frequently in an almost evangelical way. Picture: Ray Keogh
You could tell the audience for Tommy Tiernan’s Live at the Marquee gig was a bit more sensible than your usual summer festival attendee long before reaching the iconic blue and yellow striped tent beside the Marina.
A queue of traffic snaked its way along Centre Park Rd on Sunday evening before an amiable garda told each driver the car park was full, available only for the many who pre-booked their space ahead of the show, and directed cars towards a nearby parking area to try their luck instead.
