'Not a hotel bed to be had in Cork city' as month of concerts at Live at the Marquee and Musgrave Park kicks off

Live at the Marquee and Musgrave Park gigs worth an estimated €40m to the local economy

Live at the Marquee will host 20 gigs over the next four weeks. Picture: David Creedon

It may be going cashless for the first time but the hugely popular Live at the Marquee concert series in Cork's docklands is set to kick off a bumper summer of live music on Leeside on Saturday that could be worth an estimated €40m to the local economy.

More than a dozen major Irish and international acts, including Rod Stewart, the Waterboys, Christy Moore, The Frames and Bell X1 are lined up to perform some 20 gigs at the docklands venue over the next four weeks.