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Marillion Weekend 2002 - Pontins, Brean Sands, England / 5-7 April 2002 |
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You can view winners of the Swap
the Band Competition, and Children's
Drawing Competition at the Official
Marillion Website. |
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Be sure to check out the Wish You Were Here 4DVD Boxed Set featuring interviews and performances from Marillion Weekends 2002 and 2003. |
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More Info from the Weekend |
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Support Bands from Marillion Weekend 2002 |
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What You Told Us about Marillion Weekend
2002 |
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Thanks so much for all the letters of
thanks - it was a great time for all! We've put together some great
quotes from the letters we've received, and also compiled a chunk
of mini-reviews that you've sent in! To get a taste of what went on,
Browse all the Reviews from the
Marillion Weekend 2002. |
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"Great vibe, friendly people and spot-on organization
over the entire weekend." Craig O'Brien |
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"The convention was a blinding
success and brought colour and hope into many a grey life." Julian |
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"It is gonna be impossible to go back to 'normal'
life after this weekend!! I've never felt so much positive energy
at the same time!!" Peter |
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"What can I say ? I'm still reeling..."
Rick Collins |
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"My husband (Steve), son (Jake) and myself have
just spent 3 of the most enjoyable days with 2000 other people, all
with the same aim, of seeing a band and listening to the music that
they love." Dawn Fenton |
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"Everyone was great, even the
person next to you in the queue. Marillion fans really are a cut above
the ordinary folks." Fraser Marshall |
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"When are tickets on sale for next year!!"
Iain Siney |
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"Thank you to everyone who organized
such an awesome event, especially the web team and the back-up crew/stage
technicians - they all deserve medals." Ruth |
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"I have just enjoyed one of the best weekends of
my life, and it's all thanks to a band that has been in my heart for
some years now." Keith Ellis |
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"Absolutely fabulous. We can
live on this for the next year." Hans Kroon and Marloes de
Wit |
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"It was a good idea to take the family, I was apprehensive
to know whether everyone would have a good time but we all did, and
I have discovered the absolute joy of listening to an emotional song
while holding a child who is listening for the first time, and enraptured...
wonderful stuff!" Jon Collins |
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"The convention was the ultimate
Marillion experience and a vibe like the one of these last few days
couldn't have happened with any other band." Simon Clarke |
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"I've already tried to explain the amazing vibe
to a non-believer today and failed miserably - you had to be there."
Mike Palmer |
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"If you didn't make it, you missed
something very special." Keith Wickenden |
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"What a weekend. Utterly unforgettable. Yesterday
at work was just so damn crap in comparison!" Steve Hill |
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"Awesome, what a weekend, back
to work today after sleeping most of yesterday, depressing reality
kicks in." Colin Ashworth |
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It was the musical experience of my lifetime and
that is partly due to the people that were there." Jeffrey
Pelletier |
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PHOTO GALLERY |
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We were lucky to have a bevy of photographers running around during the weekend snapping photos of the gigs and events that took place. Below are a selection of our favourites. |
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For another huge archive of photos, both on-stage and off, visit the Studio M Live Marillion Weekend 2002 Gallery |
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Carl Glover - FULL GALLERY |
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Freddy Billqvist - FULL GALLERY |
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Crew: Jase Birnie & Erik Nielsen - FULL GALLERY |
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Fan Factions |
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Several groups of fans came wearing their own shirts for the occasion! Here are a few of the photos we've received... |
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| The Cakey Boys - L to R: Michael Kay, John Merrick, Craig "Cakemeister" Houston, Mark Kennedy and David Dobbie! "The Pontlitz Great Escape Committee" shirts - fantastic! |
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| The 5 Freakateers - L to R: Derk van Mourik, Bart Jan van der Vorst, Herbert ter Maat, Tim van der Meer (Not Pictured: Marc Lensink) |
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