Mean Fiddler is a United Kingdom music promoter and owner of venues. Among its interests, it runs the Reading and Leeds festivals, owns the London Astoria and has shares in the Glastonbury Festival and the Brixton Academy. The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... London Astoria The London Astoria is a music venue at 157 Charing Cross Road in London. ... The view from the stone circle on Thursday afternoon, 2004 The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Brixton Academy The Brixton Academy is a large music venue in Brixton, South London with a capacity of 4921. ...
The group was founded in 1982 by chairman Vince Power, with a venue called simply 'Mean Fiddler'. After acquiring the LA2 in 2000, it was renamed to become the current Mean Fiddler. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vince Power was born in Waterford in Ireland in the 1950s and moved to London aged 16. ...
As of April 2005, they had accepted a takeover bid from Hamsard ltd, A co-operative company 51% owned byClear Channel, a US-based media conglomerate and 49% owned by Irish Event organiser MCD. Currently being taken to the cleaners and expecting massive redundancies. Meanwhile the founder is off spending the best part of 14 million quid on egg timers in the belief that he can create perpetual motion. 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Ongoing events • Iraqi legislative election • Bill C-38 (Canada gay marriage) • Tsunami relief • Cedar Revolution in Lebanon • Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan • German Visa Affair 2005 • Expo 2005 in Nagoya, Japan • Terri Schiavo controversy • Pope John Paul II... This article is about the company. ... A media conglomerate describes companies that own large numbers of companies in various mass media such as television, radio, publishing, movies, and the Internet. ... MCD may refer to: minor civil division millicandela (mCd) Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (formerly termed minimal cerebral dysfunction, MCD) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (commonly known as Mad Cow Disease, MCD) McDonalds (stock symbol) MCD (band) a rock and roll band from Bilbao, Spain. ...
The MeanFiddler, formerly known as LA2 (London Astoria 2), is a nightclub at 165 Charing Cross Road in London, England.
The venue is owned by the MeanFiddler Music Group and is connected to the London Astoria such that the two venues can function as a single venue where needed.
In June 2006, The MeanFiddler was sold—together with the London Astoria—to property group Derwent Valley Central, who plan to convert the site to a combination of shops, flats and offices to raise money during the Olympics.
Immediate release: 6 September 2004 MeanFiddler Music Group Plc ("MeanFiddler" or the "Company") MeanFiddler Media To Launch New Mobile Music Service MeanFiddler is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement with Shazam Entertainment to offer the world's first `Tag to Download' service.
MeanFiddler has entered into a revenue sharing agreement with Shazam.
Vince Power, MeanFiddler Chairman, said, "This is a tremendous opportunity for MeanFiddler to capitalize on the most popular method of paying for legal downloads as our research indicates that sixty-seven per cent.
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