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Marillion Weekend 2005 - Butlins, Minehead, England / 11-14 March 2005 |
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Well. Was that fun or what? |
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As I said: It's always nice to have the family back together.. Huge thanks to all who attended Marillion Weekend 2005 at Minehead - my favourite so far. Never known a vibe like it (and that's against some very stiff opposition i.e. sky-high past-vibes). Most of you have written this week to say what a great time was had.. in fact, if emails were real mail, I wouldn't be able to get out from under the mail-bags to say any of this. Congratulations to all who got up and swapped the band. You were very good. And congratulations to the Cakey Boys for beating us in the quiz (bastards!). |
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The five of us still can't quite believe we managed to play for so long without forgetting any of it. I can't quite believe I can still talk and walk upright! (7 hours of music and 9 hours of autographs and chat.. not including an interview with The Independent..) AND (for the third time running) THE SUN SHONE!! |
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And now some statistics: 2700 people. No security. No backstage security. No trouble. Whatsoever. We salute you. You rock. |
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See you soon,
h, Steve, Pete, Ian, Mark |
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More Info from the Weekend |
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This year's Charity Book raised £1100 each for the following charities: www.cerebra.org.uk - for Brain Injured Children and young people; www.diabetes.org.uk - Diabetes UK is the leading charity working for
people with diabetes; www.stfrancis.org.uk - The Hospice of St. Francis is
located in a residential part of Berkhamsted and provides
palliative care to residents in the West Hertfordshire and Chiltern areas of
Buckinghamshire. Extra special thanks to Paul Baines for his wonderful matching donation. |
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Catch up on the doings of all our support acts - their Weekend 2005 Biographies are also still online! |
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What You Told Us About Marillion Weekend 2005 |
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Thanks so much for all the letters, emails, and forum posts 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 2005. |
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I would like to thank everyone I met, new and old faces, last weekend. I had more fun this convention than the last two... I wasn't aware that was possible! Lesley Smith
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Have been trying to put into words what a great time I had over the weekend, but just can't do it ! It was probably the most fun of the three conventions I've attended. Mark Kennedy |
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We both met so many wonderful people from all over the world, made a lot of new friends, got to meet the band, listened to some fabulous live music from Marillion and the support bands you invited to attend. . It was lovely to meet you and the band again, our thanks to all of you for making this a fabulous weekend, and I look forward to the next one. Mark & Mandy Green |
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Thousand million thanks for the weekend. You'll be glad I'm spreading 'the better way of life' with all my pupils at school, so there is another generation of fans coming through. Thanks for all your hard work, great vibes and smiling faces even though you must have been knackered. Tim Kendall |
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just a quick note to thank the band and everybody else who helped putting the weekend together for their efforts and hard work for making it such a success. My wife, my daughter and I had a fantastic time. Hope everyone on the organisational side enjoyed it just as much as the fans. Gary Ashton
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PHOTO GALLERY |
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We were lucky to have a few photographers running around back stage, during sound checks, and on stage during the gigs for a unique perspective of the Marillion Weekend 2005. Photos will be uploaded shortly - thanks in advance for your patience! |
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Fan Factions |
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An increasing number of groups of fans came wearing their own custom-made shirts for the occasion! Here are a few of the photos we've received... |
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| Now three years running, this website wouldn't be complete without The Cakey Boys - Mark Kennedy, John Merrick, David 'House Elf' Dobbie, Craig 'Cakemeister' Houston, Michael Kay |
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| Left to Right: Jenni Akehurst, Terry Heffernan, Tina Heffernan, Terry Akehurst. |
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| Fron Holland, " The Web Fryslân" Left to Right: Bert Stelzer, Gerianne Brenters, Rudolf Stelzer, Jettie Stelzer, Corné Brenters |
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