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  • 06.16.10
    Planetlove, Belfast Planetlove | Comments Off
    The Planetlove Festival will take place in Belfast in September this year. Acts confirmed so far include Calvin Harris, Armin Van Buuren, Above and Beyond, Eric Prydz, Judge Jools, and many others. The event looks to be one of the premier dance festivals in Ireland this year. 10- 11 September 2010 King's Hall Showgrounds, Belfast Please see www.planetlovemusic.com for full details
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  • 06.15.10
    Glasgowbury HMV instore gigs Glasgowbury Music Festival | Comments Off
    It's onwards and upwards for the Northern festival, as they announce a unique aspect to their partnership with HMV. It will be a first for any festival as Glasgowbury plan instores in HMV Belfast and Derry this weekend ahead of the festival. LaFaro and Wonder Villains will play instores this weekend, the former playing HMV Belfast (Donegall Arcade) on Friday June 18 from 1pm while Derry wunderkids The Wonder Villains will play HMV Derry (Richmond Centre) on Saturday June 19 from 2pm. This year will once again see involvement from the BBC as Rory McConnell and his BBC Radio One Introducing ...
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  • 06.14.10
    Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine and White Lies among Belfast additions Open House Festival | Comments Off
    The Open House Festival line-up has just got even better! There have been some more very tasty additions to the Open House Festival, which is taking place across the Cathedral Quarter from September 7 to 12. These are the new shows: September 7 – White Lies, Panama Kings & ExLovers @ Festival Marquee. £18. September 8 – Iron & Wine, Low Anthem & Nathaniel Rateliff @ Festival Marquee. £18 September 9 – Modest Mouse, Kowalski, Morgan O’Kane & Ferd 4 @ The Festival Marquee. £22.50 September 10 – Nathaniel Rateliff, Captain Cameron & Matrimony @ McHugh’s Basement Bar. £10. Tickets can be ordered online from www.openhousefestival.com.
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  • 06.10.10
    The Armagh Planet Earth Festival Uncategorized | Comments Off
    The Armagh Planet Earth Festival boasts the prestigious Earth From The Air outdoor exhibition which has toured the world stopping off in cities such as Paris, London, Chicago, Sydney, Singapore. The exhibition is now bound for the first time to Ireland, arriving in Armagh. The free show is made up of a collection of large scale photographs taken by a celebrated French photographer, Yann Arthus-Bertrand to mark the Millennium and last few years. The photographs study our environment, and the impact made by man upon it, in a series of 120 stunning aerial pictures taken from around the world, and presented ...
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  • 06.10.10
    Foyle Festival 2010: Call for Entries foyle festival | Comments Off
    The 23rd annual Foyle Film Festival will take place in Derry from 19-27 November 2010. Festival organisers are now calling for entries in the four following categories: Best Irish Short Best International Short Best Animation Best Documentary Please go to www.foylefilmfestival.org for details.
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  • 06.09.10
    Ulster Festival of Art and Design Ulster Festival of Art and Design | Comments Off
    Part of the University of Ulster's End of Year show for its art and design students this year's Ulster Festival line-up includes fashion shows, print workshops, photography and art exhibitions, as well as talks and displays put on by local artists. 4- 19 June 2010 Please see www.ulsterfestival.com for more details
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  • 05.25.10
    Glasgowbury reveals first acts Glasgowbury 2009 | Comments Off
    he first batch of acts have been confirmed for this year’s Glasgowbury Festival, which takes place in Eagle’s Rock Valley, Draperstown, County Derry on July 24. The local heroes appearing include Lowly Knights, Strait Laces, Aaron Shanley, Pocket Billiards, Wonder Villains, Team Fresh, More Than Conquerors, The Last Tycoons, Axis Of, Panama Kings, A Plastic Rose, Furlo, Here Comes The Landed Gentry, Silouette, The Q, Colenso Parade, Swanee River, Fingersmith, John Edgar Voe, Chipzel, Gascan Ruckus, Triggerman, The Vals, Captain Kennedy and Jackson Cage. Tickets are priced £30 (festival only) and £40 (camping) and are available from hmvtickets.com. This year’s headlining turn will ...
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  • 05.20.10
    Glasgowbury Music Festival, Derry Glasgowbury Music Festival | Comments Off
    Run by musicians, for musicians the Glasgowbury Music Group is a not for profit organisation; ever expanding to cater the needs and wants of local communities throughout the country. The success of the festival in 2002 was the cornerstone for the ‘Small But Massive’ attitude which continues to echo through the Sperrins to this day. Word soon filtered back to the cities and the media and the Glasgowbury legend was born. But far from being a once a year celebration, Glasgowbury soon became synonymous with Northern Ireland’s music culture as a hub for musicians and artistic thinking people alike to ...
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  • 05.19.10
    Celtronic Festival, Derry Celtronic 2010 | Comments Off
    Some of the biggest names in dance music will converge on Derry at the end of June for Celtronic 2010. The acclaimed festival which take place at several venues across Derry from Wednesday June 23rd until Sunday June 27th, with house, techno, electronica, dubstep, disco, electro or drum & bass that get's you dancing, all getting a good airing. Headliners this year fest include DJ sets from Joris Voorn, Andrew Weatherall, David Holmes, Scuba, Tom Middleton and Radioactive Man while live headliners include Jon Hopkins, Phil Kieran, Boxcutter, Psycatron and Space Dimension Controller Derry 23- 27 June 2010 See www.celtronicfestival.com for more details
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