Well with Electric Picnic out of the way it was inevitable that some of the acts would declare their love for ireland with further gigs and the rush starts here.

Florence and the Machine will be here pre christmas after a sizzling EP performance, The venue Olympia Theatre, Tickets go on sale this friday @ €24.50 and support will be from TEMPER TRAP – She will also be in Ulster Hall (Dec 6) for €21

Rodrigo y Gabriela are back in business and gave their new and old material a polished showing in the electric arena on friday night in an epic show. the new album 11:11 will be given a good session in The Olympia Theatre on November 16th with tickets priced at €30.

Bell X1 play a one off show at the Olympia on Friday 27 November. Tickets priced from €29.00 go on sale this Thursday. should be a cracking gig as they continue to go from strength to strength, Paul Noonan announcing rather surprisingly that this was the first time they played outdoors in the door. Still shows they are garnering much more respect where your the band just before Headliners Basement Jaxx

Lisa hannigan is heading to Vicar Street on December 3rd with Tickets going on sale September 8th for €28, fresh from Main stage duty at EP. According to hotpress The XX could be joining as support, which would make for an excellent gig as the XX were brilliant at Electric Picnic

Damien Dempsey is another jumping on the post EP gig band wagon Damo will hit Civic theatre, Tallaght (dec 9) Draiocht Blanchardstown (Dec 11), Axis Theatre, Ballmun (Dec 12) The Pavillion, Dun Laoighaire (Dec 13) – Tickets are €26 for each show are go on sale September 10 (a thursday)

Julie Feeney will be in the Sugar Club on October 15th – Tickets €12 on sale 9th oct

Richmond Fontaine will be also hitting the Sugar Club 2 days later on October 17th tickets €19 on sale 9th oct, This adds to the gig in Cyprus Avenue in Cork which is October 15th for €17.50

Mick Flannery will be in Vicar Street for November 7th – Tickets €25 on sale NOW! i missed him at EP so i dont think i’ll be missing him a second time.

Mundy will be in The Button Factory on November 14th- Tickets €25 on sale 10th Oct, played a stormer at EP tho might have left some fans wanting by not playing Galway Girl, still a cracking set.

The Wailers will be hitting The Olympia on October 28th and Dolans of Limerick on Oct 29th too- Tickets €29.50 on sale NOW!

In non EP band related gig news

Arctic Monkeys return to irish soils to Belfasts Odysee arena (Nov 25th) and The O2, dublin (Nov 26th) with support from the Eagles of Death Metal, Their 3rd album ‘Humbug’ came out last month – Tickets €42.20, Presale on 9th Oct, General sale, 11th Oct

Finally – Paramore are to play The O2 Dublin on saturday 12th December, Tickets €37 for standing and €40 seated, Support on the night from You me at 6.