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Pic: Barry Rivett
Pic: David Jackson
Wired for Sound turns up the volume with Marshall Amplification Following the success of last year's Wired For Sound music exhibition at the Museum, we are delighted to announce a second show celebrating one of the biggest names in the industry – Marshall Amplification. The display will bring you closer to many rare items from the company's collection, as it celebrates its sixth decade anniversary. Wired For Sound will also be bringing back its growing selection of artefacts and rare images from The National Bowl. The show begins a three week stay at the Museum on April 9. Here's a taster of what you can expect... Linkin Park tour itinerary Linkin Park famously recorded the last date of their Projekt Revolution tour at The National Bowl. Last year we added to the collection with a fascinating selection of Milton Keynes related paraphernalia; including passes, plectrums used at the performance, schedule times and even the backstage dinner menu (spinach and feta cheese pie and grilled salmon with buerre blanc were among the choices). The so-called '2008 European Pocket Rocket' also detailed every date, flight time and hotel and other necessary info to ensure a smooth journey. 36
It's a fascinating little insight into the military style operation that goes to make sure these huge shows run like clockwork. Foo Fighters They've visited Milton Keynes three times and by their own admission have played some of their favourite ever shows at our venue. When Dave Grohl and co. played in 2011, they flew their families over and put on a bit of a special deal for VIPs backstage – their very own pub, Ye Olde Fighters Arms. Guests quaffed from special glass tankards emblazoned with the pub logo and the show dates. Unsurprisingly, these are now collectors items. T-shirts What a lot we've got. Some are faded and well-loved donations, others we've splashed out on at the shows, and they are fantastic way to sweep your eyes over the A-listers who have held court at The Bowl; from Guns N' Roses to Michael Jackson to Metallica, Bowie, Erasure, Black Sabbath, Queen, U2 and many others.
This Genesis shirt mightn't look super fancy, but if you want to get your hands on one of them now, you'll be paying £100s of pounds... Photos Our archive is full of fabulous shots from Bowl shows – including never before seen images of David Bowie, Michael Jackson, AC/DC and Black Sabbath. We'll be sharing some of these at the show. Releases Plenty of artists have recorded their dates at the venue for DVD releases, or used audio tracks on single and EP releases, and our music archive includes Bowl moments from artists including Status Quo, Queen, Linkin Park, Bon Jovi, Green Day and Gary Moore. > If you have memorabilia from The National Bowl – or from any shows in Milton Keynes – that you would donate to the Milton Keynes Music Archive, please visit FB @miltonkeyneswiredforsound
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