Limerick Tattoo Convention 2020

Come Meet Some of The Top Tatoo Artists from Around the World

Limerick will be the place to be for tattoo aficionados as some 110 artists and more than 1,500 visitors converge for the 4th annual Limerick Tattoo Convention weekend on the 28-29 March 2020.

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Held for the first time in 2017, the gathering of some of the best-known tattooists in the world returns to the Great National South Court Hotel in what has become the biggest and most prestigious event of its kind in Ireland.

The extremely high standards at last year’s event drew the largest attendance of the more than 15 tattoo conventions held across the country in 2019.

This year organisers have put in even greater efforts to attract those at the leading edge of tattooing and they are expecting even larger crowds for the 2020event.

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Convention Co-Organiser and Limerick native Roy Keane, owner of Soul Addiction Tattoo Studio on Roches Street, Limerick, explained that the convention’s success has been down to targets set.

“Limerick was probably the largest urban centre that didn’t have a convention in Ireland. Along with co organisers Sylvia Butkiewicz and Thomas Skwara we wanted to address that and bring back the best of what we had seen at conventions around the world but on a smaller level, of course.”

“So, when we set about pulling the first three conventions together , we really wanted to raise the bar as high as we could and make sure our event in Limerick would be different and ultimately, better than any other convention here.  We did so principally by bringing in some of the best known artists in the world and it worked.”

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“It’s like bringing in some of the biggest and best known stars in film and tv.  When you do that, others follow to see them.  There’s no point doing the same thing as everywhere else so last year we brought in the highest calibre of artist at any Irish convention.”

“It’s not just the crowds that enjoy it; the artists do too.  On the Friday night we are taking all the artists to a traditional irish night in the Swans bar near Lough Gur and it’s a great opportunity for them to get together and catch up.  Last year, one of the most famous artists in the world told me that they had never enjoyed a vibe like it anywhere in the world.”

This year’s event see artists from 26 countries attending, among them some of the best known tattooists in the world. These include Luke Sayer, winner of E4’s Tattoo Artist of the Year; Steve Butcher coming from LA is the number one colour realism tattoo artist in the world, Thomas Carli Jarlier from France is one of the best known Black and grey realistic artists on the planet.

Jenna Kerr, who is becoming one of the most recognized female tattooist in the world for her beautiful gem like tattoos , while show host will be famous tattoo model and Sullen TV Presenter Bernadette Macias from LA while those attending will see performances from Sideshow Ramone from Belfast who performs his sideshow act around the world..

“We have a number of the top tattooists in the world at our event and the great thing about it is that it is not just for people with tattoos.  Last year a very large percentage of the attendance were people who were just curious about tattoos but not necessarily people who are going to get one.  We also have a lot going on in parallel with the event, including DJs, live bands, breakdancers, pole acrobats, magic-show and circus acts such as jugglers and hula hoop performers.  It’s very much a family affair.  In addition to all that there will be tattoo competitions throughout both days,” added Sylvia

The event is also good for the local economy with visitors coming in from abroad, particularly the UK ,mainland Europe and last year we had clients flying in from New Zealand and Canada to get tattoos from some of the top artists in the worldm as they wouldn’t be able to get an appointment with these tattooists in the US or UK.

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