It is a former co-organiser of the annual Electric Picnic festival at Stradbally, County Laois, and also organises the Live at the Marquee event in Cork.

Jim Aiken invited numerous international artists to Ireland from the 1960s until his death, in the process of which he developed working relationships with musicians such as Johnny Cash,[1] Bob Dylan,[1] Elton John,[2] Tom Jones,[1] Cliff Richard,[2] Luciano Pavarotti,[2] Bruce Springsteen[1] and Simon and Garfunkel.

[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Aiken also promoted shows at Stormont Castle in Belfast, as well as the regular Slane Concert events in County Meath in the 1980s, featuring artists such as The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Queen, before his death in February 2007.

[14] The company has attracted artists such as Simple Minds,[14] Crosby, Stills & Nash,[14] Rod Stewart,[15] The Prodigy,[15] Kasabian[15] and Josh Ritter for the 2009 event, whilst Christy Moore performs there on a regular basis.

[15] In addition, the company held similar tented shows in Phoenix Park, Dublin, in 2007, whilst the Point Theatre (now the O2) was unavailable due to renovations.