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Electric Picnic Stage Times

Electric Picnic Stage Times

Literally taken directly from the electric picnic website, these links will bring you to a relevant PDF or webpage detailing out the lineups for the different area’s and days at electric picnic this year

Running Orders at Electric Picnic 2008
Music Stages

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Comedy & Spoken Word

International Comedy Club Stage Line-Up
La Scala Theatre Stage Line-Up
The Word: Slam/Rap/Words Line-Up
Poetry & [...]

Magic Wands Support Black Kids @ The Academy

Magic Wands Support Black Kids @ The Academy

October 21st see’s Black Kids hitting Dublins The Academy having had a great 2008 so far including 2 rocking sets at glastonbury.

Now the Academy are proud to announce that the Magic Wands are all set to support the black kids in a double whammy gig.

The Magic Wands are a Nashville Based duo (Chris and Dexy) [...]

No Disko Update

No Disko Update

Its just been announced that opening night of the No Disko club on Fridays in the Academy, which opens September 5th will be kicked off with Guest DJ’s Niamh and Podge of Ham Sandwich and Jessie Love Action of NeoSupervital.

The Resident DJ’s Rory Fitzgerald and Anto Molly will also be on hand to spin out [...]

Tracy Chapman Announces Olympia Date

Tracy Chapman Announces Olympia Date

Tracy Chapman has today announced a tour of europe hitting 21 spots along the way including Dublins Olympia Theatre on December 8th.

Tracy is sporting a brand new album called “Our Bright Future” and gives audiences the first chance in 10 years to see her live.

Tickets go on sale Friday August 29th at 9am on sale [...]

The Academy Launches No Disko Friday night club night

The Academy Launches No Disko Friday night club night

Of late The Academy has been annoucing gigs left right and centre. Rarely does a week go by without an announcement of some of the best up and coming or established bands announcing to play Dublins newest venue.

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Its just been announced that opening night of the No Disko club on Fridays in the Academy, which [...]

Republic of Loose Announce Academy Date

Republic of Loose Announce Academy Date

They are all over the radio with the The Steady Song which is currently sitting at #15 in the irish music charts, they have been all over ireland at assorted music festivals including Oxegen, They performed at the Meteor Music Awards, They released their new album Volume IV: Johnny Pyro and the dance of evil, [...]

LoveBox Stage Times Announced

LoveBox Stage Times Announced

Its on this saturday following the likes of Muse and Lenny Kravitz in the gates of marley park this year and with just 3 days to go we have a full lineup listing for you with the stage times of the bands playing at lovebox this saturday.

The Event starts up at 2pm with 3 stages [...]

Tom Baxter for 2 Academy Dates

Tom Baxter for 2 Academy Dates

Currently Touring “Skybound” the successor album to “feather and stone”, Tom Baxter is set to follow up on shows in the olympia, the national stadium and of course the meteor music awards with a double treat for fans.

He is set to play both dates in Dublins “The Academy” with tickets a reasonable 25 euro for [...]

News Round Up

News Round Up

Here is the latest musical happenings..

Super Extra Bonus Party are to release their remix album ‘Appetite for Reconstruction’ with a gig in Andrews Lane Theatre on October 10th, Tickets €10 and the first 300 in will recieve the album free!

Belfast-based duo Oppenheimer are to play upstairs in Whelans 2nd October, tickets €12

Oasis confirm two nights [...]

Muse Enthrall Bumper Crowd

Muse Enthrall Bumper Crowd

Walking into Marlay Park under the cover of threatening clouds, you could be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into a shrunken version of Oxegen. Stage, food-vans and even toilets seem to have been lifted from the festival and driven down the road for one more chance to serve the public.

However, there was one noticeable [...]