The group was founded in 1982 by Irish-born chairman John Vincent Power, with a venue called simply Mean Fiddler.
[3] After acquiring the LA2 in Charing Cross Road in 2000, they were renamed to become the Mean Fiddler Music Group.
In April 2005, they accepted a takeover bid from Hamsard Ltd,[4] a co-operative company 50.1% owned by Live Nation UK (formerly the entertainment division of Clear Channel UK but now part of Live Nation International) and 49.9% owned by Irish event organiser MCD.
In 2006, the Mean Fiddler Music Group reduced its touring and promotion activities to concentrate on running festivals.
These are a pair of annual events which take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill.