Well here we go, a final and definitive announcement of Arthur’s Days acts. A few more absolutely class acts to tell you about so do keep reading.
It all will be taking place in just about every venue going on September 22nd, with acts like Stereophonics, Aloe Blacc, The Sister Sisters and loads more previously announced it was already quite a strong lineup. We can today confirm that we will also be treated to Paulo Nutini, The Feeling, Kelis, The Charlatans, The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon Solo), Fight Like Apes and Bell X1.
Now that’s a tasty mix of international and Irish acts. We can also tell you that if you missed out on tickets, get your game face on because EXTRA tickets are going on sale on Ticketmaster.ie from 11am tomorrow September 14th. You better have that credit card at the ready.
Don’t forget on the day to Check-In to whatever pub you are at via Facebook places and Guinness will donate €5 per Check-In to the Arthur Guinness fund up to a maximum of €500,000. All for a great cause, something we love here at GP.
Tickets are €15 for studio venues and €7.50 for the pub venue with all ticket sales proceeds going directly to the Arthur Guinness Fund.
RTE will also broadcast an hour long Arthur’s Day Highlights 2011 TV show starting at 10.45pm on the night from Dublin’s Olympia Theatre and Hopstore 13 venue at the heart of St James’s Gate Brewery. Presented by Rick Edwards and Laura Whitmore, expect, performances and interviews from some of the world’s most renowned music stars including Scissor Sisters, Stereophonics, Aloe Blacc, Yasmin, Ed Sheeran and other special guests.
| List of Confirmed Arthur’s Day Studio Acts and Venues: | |
| Hopstore 13 | Stereophonics |
| Paolo Nutini New | |
| Yasmin | |
| Vicar Street | The Charlatans New |
| BellX1 New | |
| Maverick Sabre | |
| Labrinth | |
| James Walsh | |
| Sunday Girl | |
| The Academy | Paloma Faith |
| Big Talk New | |
| Miles Kane | |
| Joshua Radin | |
| Ryan Sheridan | |
| Bitches With Wolves New | |
| The Olympia | Scissor Sisters |
| Aloe Blacc | |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Wolf Gang New | |
| Florrie | |
| The Savoy, Cork | Seasick Steve |
| The Divine Comedy New | |
| Wretch 32 | |
| Bressie | |
| Carat Barât New | |
| Ulster Hall, Belfast | The Enemy |
| Horslips New | |
| Kelis New | |
| Ash | |
| DJ Fresh | |
| Cashier No. 9 | |
| The Big Top, Limerick | Calvin Harris |
| The Feeling New | |
| Royseven | |
| Fight Like Apes New | |
| Sharon Shannon | |
List of Confirmed Arthur’s Day Pub Acts and Venues:
| Dublin | The Church -Hal -Storyfold |
| Dublin | Grand Social -A Plastic Rose -Dogz or Godz (D.O.G!) |
| Dublin | Mercantile -Storyfold -Hal |
| Dublin | The Bank -The Minutes -Bipolar Empire |
| Dublin | Bruxelles -Gareth Dunlop |
| Dublin | Oliver St John Gogarty – Molotov Jukebox – The Flaws |
| Dublin | Dakota -Dogz or Godz (D.O.G!) |
| Dublin | The Baggot Inn – Yngve and The Innocent – Windings |
| Dublin | The Stags Head -Foy Vance -Louise and The Pins |
| Dublin | O’Donoghue’s -The Flaws -A Plastic Rose |
| Dublin | The Temple Bar -Bipolar Empire -The Danger Is |
| Dublin | Doheny and Nesbitt -Louise and The Pins -Gareth Dunlop |
| Dublin | Sinnotts – Molotov Jukebox -Windings |
| Dublin | Whelan’s -East Arbor 19 -Foy Vance |
| Dublin | The Brazen Head -The Minutes – East Arbor 19 |
| Dublin | The Palace Bar -Fox Avenue Yngve and The Innocent |
| Dublin | Flannery’s -Fox Avenue -Carly Connor |
| Dublin | Market Bar -Carly Connor -The Danger Is |
| Cork | Crane Lane Theatre -The Riptide Movement – The Hot Sprockets |
| Cork | The Old Oak -The Kanyu Tree -Rooftop Anthem |
| Cork | Reardon’s -Atlantics -The Riptide Movement |
| Cork | An Brog Atlantics -The Hot Sprockets |
| Cork | The Bowery -The Kanyu Tree -Rooftop Anthem |
| Limerick | Nancy Blakes Keywest -Little Green Cars |
| Limerick | Jerry Flannery’s -Pete Du Pon -El Hombre Jokes |
| Limerick | Flannery’s Denmark Street -Maud In Cahoots Keywest |
| Limerick | Dolan’s Warehouse -Maud In Cahoots -Little Green Cars |
| Limerick | Mickey Martins -Pete Du Pon -El Hombre Jokes |
| Belfast | Errigle Inn -Furlo -The Shoos |
| Belfast | Botantic -The Antics -The Lowly Knights |
| Belfast | Empire -Furlo -The Beat Poets |
| Belfast | Cloth Ear -The Beat Poets -The Shoos |
| Belfast | Lavery’s -The Lowly Knights -The Antics |