. please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . july 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message mcd productions type concert promotions founder eamonn mccann denis desmond headquarters d n laoghaire dublin ireland owner denis desmond parent gaiety investments website http mcd.ie mcd productions is an irish concert promotion company . established in 1980 and headquartered in d n laoghaire co dublin . contents 1 history 2 events 3 festivals 4 venues 5 controversies 5.1 f ile slander 1995 2000 5.2 rod stewart 2005 5.3 oxegen 2006 5.4 barbra streisand 2007 5.5 prince 2008 5.6 ac dc 2009 5.7 guns n roses 2010 5.8 swedish house mafia 2012 6 other business 7 references 8 external links history edit the company was founded by eamonn mccann and denis desmond the company name mcd is made up of their initials . 1 mr mccann worked as the public face of mcd organising indoor and outdoor events in northern ireland and in relation to bar sales at events throughout ireland . mr desmond was the public face for outdoor events in the republic of ireland . 1 events edit the company has hosted u2 before 246 000 over 3 shows in croke park 135 000 for robbie williams 2003 and 107 000 for red hot chili peppers 2004 in the phoenix park to bringing together david bowie placebo and talvin singh for an event in dublin . other international acts promoted by mcd in ireland in the past include madonna the rolling stones radiohead celine dion bon jovi david bowie and fleetwood mac . citation needed mcd produced the opening and the closing ceremony for the special olympics 2003 world games in croke park the home of the gaa . the company was responsible for the gala millennium eve event in december 2000 in dublin s merrion square . citation needed festivals edit mcd productions also manages european music festivals including oxegen heineken green energy festival at dublin castle and v2005 england . venues edit mcd productions owns and operates a number of venues including the olympia the gaiety the ambassador and the academy . the gaiety and olympia theatres both play host to the annual dublin theatre festival . mcd in partnership with live nation are the parent company of english promoter festival republic and as such have an interest in festivals such as glastonbury reading and leeds festivals . controversies edit f ile slander 1995 2000 edit mcd objected to a coroner s comments about the death of a young man due to a slip and a fall into the river lee at their f ile festival in august 1995 . 2 the case was settled out of the court with the coroner making a contribution to the ispcc . rod stewart 2005 edit following one incident where a fan suffered whiplash after being struck by a football at rod stewart in 2005 the promoter was forced to pay 15 000 . the ball struck the fan directly on the crown of her head knocking her off her feet injuring her neck and shoulders leading to concussion and causing her continual headaches . she had to be taken aside and treated by medics . 3 oxegen 2006 edit the firm are involved in a legal dispute with an irish company boards.ie ltd over claims users on boards.ie had made about the camp site at oxegen 2006 . 4 users claims include alleged random violence and widespread tent burning at the event campsite a claims that mcd deny . citation needed campsite a was renamed the red campsite from oxegen 2007 onwards . citation needed a sticky notice was placed at the top of every discussion forum on boards.ie warning members not to create posts mentioning mcd or any events hosted by mcd 5 the boards warning notice was removed 30 may 2009 . barbra streisand 2007 edit mcd s july 2007 barbra streisand concert in celbridge county kildare was marred by organisational issues compounded by poor weather and the fact that venue has poor access in the first place . others reported 6 that no stewards were present to lead concert goers to their seats and when they found their seats they were already occupied . prince 2008 edit mcd s june 2008 prince concert in croke park was cancelled when 55 000 tickets sold out . mcd sued the performer for 1.66 million 7 however the case was settled for an undisclosed amount in february 2010 . 8 when this settlement was not implemented mcd were able to secure a court order allowing it to pursue prince throughout the eu for 2.2 million . 9 ac dc 2009 edit mcd s ac dc concert at punchestown racecourse on 28 june 2009 was controversial . reports were common of long queues lack of lighting at exits too few stewards barriers being pushed over and fans forced into walking 10 kilometres to the concert later expressing their rage against organisers mcd productions for failing to ensure roads were clear . 10 guns n roses 2010 edit a guns n roses concert in the o2 was controversial when axl rose stormed off stage 22 minutes into the show due to booing and plastic bottles being thrown . 11 they had arrived on stage at 10 25pm in a venue that has a 11pm curfew . they later returned to stage after a 40 minute delay with the house lights on and played until 12 52am . despite protests mcd refused to offer refunds to fans . 12 swedish house mafia 2012 edit mcd s swedish house mafia concert in phoenix park was hit with severe criticism and anger as it involved violence throughout this included 1 death widespread fights and at least two people missing for up to 24 hours and 12 stabbings of which 7 were from the one person . 13 other business edit mcd productions is involved with sponsorships corporate entertainment and marketing promotional programmes . mcd was appointed the promoter responsible for the 1999 mtv europe music awards held in dublin that year . citation needed the awards ceremony was broadcast to over one billion people worldwide . citation needed references edit a b concert promoter told ex business partner he had cancer court told . the irish times . 8 december 2010 . http archives.tcm.ie irishexaminer 2000 11 24 current ipage 8.htm mcd boss and coroner settle slander case 24 november 2000 irish examiner rod stewart fan awarded 15 000 for whiplash at dublin concert . irish independent . 30 june 2009 . mark tighe ; richard oakley 13 august 2006 . desmond s web war over oxegen attacks . the sunday times . news corporation . do not reference any mcd event or venue . boards.ie . rt radio 1 15 july 2007 mcd prince suit will hinge on email . hot press . 2008 12 16 . retrieved 2008 12 17 . prince & mcd settle concert case . rt . mcd to pursue prince over 2.2 m . the irish times . 2010 04 13 . stephen dunne ; john mooney 5 july 2009 . ac dc fans walk highway from hell at punchestown . the sunday times . news corporation . guns n roses bottled off stage in dublin . bbc . 2010 09 02 . retrieved 2010 09 02 . guns n roses show statement released . http www.irishtimes.com news crime and law courts man jailed over role in attack at swedish house mafia concert 1.1578307 http entertainment.ie music news one dead nine stabbed at swedish house mafia phoenix park concert 129830.htm external links edit official mcd site v t e t in the park df concerts mcd productions events 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 related articles oxegen the edge festival king tut s wah wah hut retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcd productions & oldid 727676612 categories entertainment companies of irelandhidden categories use irish english from september 2013all wikipedia articles written in irish englishuse dmy dates from september 2013articles that may contain original research from july 2009all articles that may contain original researchall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2009articles with unsourced statements from april 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog 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