July 2011

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  • 07.28.11
    Revive Festival stage times revealed Revive | Comments Off
    The full breakdown has been announced for the Mundy-headlined Revive Festival, which takes place on August 6 at Thurles Racecourse. Tickets for the over 18s event cost €30.65 and are available from Ticketmaster. You'll be able to feast on: 9:30pm - Mundy 8pm - Whipping Boy 7pm - Royseven 6pm - Ryan Sheridan 5pm - Fred 4pm - O Emperor 3pm - Ham Sandwich 2pm - Bipolar Empire 1:10pm - The Flaws 12:25pm - Jester
  • 07.28.11
    Festival Tips with Celina Murphy Uncategorized | Comments Off
    Whether successfully masquerading as Midlake’s tour manager or spending the whole weekend in the porch of your WeatherMaster 3000, a great festival is always determined by the company you keep. Choosing the wrong festival buddy is a very serious matter, as anyone whose ever had to put their mate to bed at 6am or accompany their girlfriend to a Kate Nash acoustic set will happily tell you. As a general rule, a good festival buddy is slightly mad, somewhat reliable and has impeccable taste in music. He/she also spent much of his/her youth camping with his/her parents, and therefore has ...
  • 07.28.11
    Kilkenny Arts Festival is back Uncategorized | Comments Off
    The Kilkenny Arts Festival returns between August 5 and 14 with its usual selection of musical treats. Among those making their way to the Marble City are TrioVD (5); OKO (6); Guo Yue (7); Susan McKeown & Christine Tobin (7); Barry Guy & Evan Parker (8); T With The Baggies & Donal Lunny (9); Hanggai (10); Mari Kvien Brunvoll (11); Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (12); Luka Bloom (13); and The Amazing Few (14). For ticket and venue details visit www.kilkennyarts.ie.
  • 07.28.11
    City Festival for Crawdaddy Uncategorized | Comments Off
    The Crackity Jones posse have announced a new two-day city festival taking place in Crawdaddy, Dublin on August 5 and 6. Named Lost Weekend in honour of the euphemism John Lennon came up with for the 18-month bender he went on in the early ‘70s, Friday features the combined might of Kid Karate, A Plastic Rose and Identity Parade with Readers Wives, Fallen Rule and The Dead Flags taking care of the Saturday honours. Day passes are a tenner and weekend ones €15. www.crackityjonespromotions.com has all the information.
  • 07.28.11
    Fringe Festival line-up revealed ABSOLUT Fringe Festival | Comments Off
    The ABSOLUT Fringe Festival returns to the streets of Dublin from September 10 to 25 with another of its wantonly – and wonderfully – eclectic line-ups. Expected highlights include the new Macnas extravaganza, On The Edge Of Things Is A Sharp Beauty; Molly Taylor’s Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think Of You; the al fresco The Lost Fashion History Of South William Street; Veronica Dyas’ In My Bed; and Manchán Mangan’s Bás Tongue. Add in a desert island on the Liffey, a visit from a NASA artist, rock star karaoke and original music from Iceland’s FM Belfast, and it promises to ...
  • 07.26.11
    Guinness International Bluegrass Festival set for Waterford return Guinness International Bluegrass Festival | Comments Off
    Tis the season! Bluegrass fans can lap up the The 17th Guinness International Bluegrass Festival in the coastal village of Dunmore East, Co Waterford from August 25 – 28. Former festival favourites riding the waves back to the festival this year are Knotty Pine, Molly Hicks, Little Ass Birds, Bending the Strings and Desert Aces. New kids on the scene Mikey And The Scallywags from Galway will bring a homegrown vibe to the festival. The band also showed their brand of gypsy and folk-infused bluegrass at last year’s Electric Picnic. The Guinness International Bluegrass Festival is one of Ireland’s largest and longest ...
  • 07.26.11
    Bluegrass Festival for Leitrim Uncategorized | Comments Off
    The first ever Mohill Bluegrass Festival runs from August 12 - 14 in Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Confirmed acts include Southern Welfare Bluegrass Band, Woodbine and Southern Bluegrass Union. Mohill resident and musician Tommy Kelleher came up with the idea of bringing bluegrass to Leitrim.
  • 07.21.11
    Bipolar Empire and Aslan to headline SpoirtFest SpoirtFest | Comments Off
    Both a sport and music festival, SpoirtFest will also include talented local bands on the bill. The music events take place in Festival House, Old Fort Road, Ballincollig with Bipolar Empire and Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club headlining day one and Aslan on day two. As well as the music, revellers can keep fit with 7 a-side camogie tournaments, Tag Rugby and Ultimate Frisbee on offer. Former Ireland and Liverpool soccer legend John Aldridge will also lead out a John Aldridge XI including Jason McAteer to take on the Ballincollig Legends XI on July 30. Tickets for the music are €15 ...
  • 07.21.11
    More exciting acts for Electric Picnic Electric Picnic | Comments Off
    The line-up for this year's Electric Picnic extravaganza continues to swell in impressive fashion! Bob Geldof, Republic of Loose, Rubberbandits and Underworld have been added to the bill for the festival on September 2 – 4. Top international acts like M.Ward, I Am Kloot, Foster The People, The Black Angels, Mercury-nominated Everything Everything, Niki & The Dove, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have also been added to the roster. They will be joined by more home-grown acts such as Sharon Corr, Ghost Estates and Donal Dineen’s Parish. Geldof will perform songs from his back catalogue including memorable Boomtown Rats hits, ...
  • 07.20.11
    Festival Tips With Celina Murphy Festival Tips | Comments Off
    Day trippers look away now, this wee nugget of advice is for campers, caravaners and teepee-dwellers only. While earphones, a good mattress and your favourite stuffed owl Irving will all help you get a pleasant night's kip, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to catch sufficient ZZZs to last you the whole weekend. 72 hours is a hella long time to be on your feet, so make sure to take a disco nap during the afternoon to recharge those batteries. You'd be surprised at the effect a cheeky snooze can have on your energy levels come 4am.