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A CONVERTED vintage World War One Dodge truck will be the centre- piece of the largest music festival to hit Ennis in years.
The Amazen music festival takes over the Showgrounds on July 21 when some of the biggest names in Irish music and international dance come to town.
Among the bands already con- firmed are the Undertones, the Walls, the Revs and local heroes Bushplant.
Dance fans are also well catered for with DJs from the four corners of the globe already confirmed.
Among the names set to rock the showgrounds are Dutch duo JP and
Lady Dana, Finland’s DJ Proteus and all the way from Australia Dr Wil- lis.
The vintage Red Bull owned truck has been converted into a fully equipped DJ booth. The station will be manned by a host of top foreign and local DJs from early to late.
Complementing the outdoor DJ booth will be an indoor dance arena and outdoor live stage area.
There will also be performances from motorbike exhibitions special- ists Trialstar. Live drummers will play alongside traditional musicians and break dancers in what is one of the most diverse festivals of the Irish summer.
Organisers say the event is an ideal
family day out with plenty to see and do for young children including bouncy castles and go-karting.
The bar area will be restricted to over 18s only while there will also be an on-site food court available for anyone needing to re-fuel.
Those travelling to the festival can leave their cars in the parking facili- ties provided at the Clare Mart from where a bus service will shuttle festi- val goers to the Showgrounds.
The arduous task of co-ordinating and bringing AMF to life falls to three men, Gabriel Moloney, Kevin Mulqueen and Eric McNamara.
DJ and promoter Gabriel Molo- ney is banking on the festivals di- verse make up to attract big summer
crowds to Ennis.
He said, “We’ve had great feedback from all over the county about who’s playing and the people coming over. There’s never been a festival in Clare like this before. The response has been good. The fact that there is so many different things, drumming, live bands, exhibitions, 1s what make it such a unique festival”.