Childish Gambino Dublin date cancelled
Childish Gambino has been forced to regretfully cancel his sold out upcoming date at The Academy due to a previously unplanned extension of his TV commitments. Unfortunately there is no replacement date as of yet.
Ticket holders can received full refund from point of purchase.
Maverick Sabre joins Kasabian lineup and Tennents Vital
Maverick Sabre and The Cribs will join Kasabian and Noel Gallaghers for a cracking days entertainment in Marley Park. The August 23rd double headliner now has four great names for your days entertainment and tickets are selling fast. €49.50 inclusive of booking fee gets you yours, on sale now from Ticketmaster.ie and outlets nationwide.
In a second piece of nice news for Mav, He will be up on August 22nd as part of The Stone Roses show for Tennents Vital 2012. He joins Florence and The Machine, Rodrigo Y Gabriella and Gerard I2 on the support bill. Joining The Foo Fighters on August 21st are The Black Keys, The Cribs, The Minutes and Trucker Diablo.
The Saw Doctors confirm Ballykeefe Amphitheatre show
An open air concert is on the cards for your August bank holiday weekend with the announcement that The Saw Doctors will be in Kilkenny to play the Ballykeeffe Amphitheatre on Saturday 4th August.
The show is to promote the bands new single I Hope You Meet Again, a track that will be featured on an upcoming RTE production, ‘For One Night Only’ with The Saw Doctors presented by Gay Byrne. Tickets for the show are €15 and go on sale Friday 20th July and are available from Kilkenny Book Centre and Ticketmaster.ie.
www.ballykeeffeamphitheatre.ie.
Pyramid back for Thurles Rugby Club show
The end of the month will see Tipperary rockers Pyramid reunite once more for a special show at Thurles Rugby Club on July 28th.
Tickets to the show are only €10 and can be purchased online from www.pyramid2012.com and if not sold out, on the night at the rugby club too. Doors at 9pm.
Dara Records to release ‘The Secret Of Living to celebrate 20th anniversary of ‘A Womans Heart’
Dara Record will release a new single ‘The Secret Of Living’ to celebrate the 20th anniversary of A Woman’s Heart. It will precede the new album ‘A Woman’s Heart – 20th Anniversary Collection’ which is due out in September.
The single is written by Eleanor McEvoy and featuring Eleanor, Sharon Shannon, Mary Coughlan, Gemma Hayes and Hermione Hennessy. It is the first single to be taken from the forthcoming album. Don’t forget you can catch the tour towards the end of August and early September at The Olympia Theatre. Tickets are on sale now from €25 including booking fee.
Tour dates at The Olympia
Wednesday 29th August
Thursday 30th August
Friday 31st August
Saturday 1st September
Sunday 2nd September
Milan Jay – The Shadows Of Footsteps
A new track just dropped online from Milan Jay and it’s a single entitled The Shadows Of Footsteps. It’s freely streaming on Soundcloud and includes a download option if you need to stick it on your local player.
You can catch Milan Jay at Indiependence on August 4th, the date of the official release of the track.
The Burning Crows coming to Dublin
UK Rockers The Burning Crows will be dropping into Dublin for a date in The Academy 2 on September 9th 2012. Tickets for this show are on sale now and are priced at €8 inclusive of booking fee and are available from Ticketmaster.ie.
Check out their video from the track Slow Up, Get Down.
Ronan O’Snodaigh
Kila’s Ronan O’Snodaigh will take you on a tour of his five solo albums over five dates in September/October/November and December as he plays each of his solo records, one each different show and reunites the musicians who helped record the material.
It starts on September 11th, then rolls into October 9th and 30th, November 20th and December 4th, all in Whelans. Doors are at 8pm and tickets are €14 in advance or €16 on the door or €55 for a ticket to all five shows. Tickets are available from wavtickets.ie.
The Stags Head Raw
This weeks Stags Head Raw will feature entertainment from Hidden Highways. As always that’s Sunday so July 22nd.
Admission is €8 and doors are at 8pm.
Meljoann heading out on Irish tour
July 21st will kickstart a busy time for electronic vocalist Meljoann. Her mini-tour will kick off in King 7 Bar on Capel Street on the 21st July (Saturday) will as yet to be announced support. It’s then over to Galway to play Paddy’s Bar on Thursday 26th July and Friday 27th July she will be a part of Knockanstockan festival.
Crow Black Chicken announce album launch
After over 100 gigs in 2011, the hard working lads in Crow Black Chicken will be back in Dublin for the release of their debut album.
‘Electric Soup’ will be released officially on July 20th in Whelans with support from Armenian prog-rock act The Bambir and indie laden sounds of Kodakid. They will be filming and releasing the gig as a live DVD, so if you fancy yourself for the a casting role, make sure you’re down the front.
Tickets for the show are €10 and are available from wavtickets.ie.
Two Inch Punch to play MUD
Mud at Twisted Pepper will play host to Two Inch Punch, Lakker and Frankie Grimes on Friday 10th August 2012.
Admission is €10/€12 and presale tickets should be available from Bodytonic.com
LTJ Bukem to play MUD
Kickstart your August bank holiday weekend the right way with MUD as LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad return to Dublin to play Twisted Pepper. Cause N Effect, Nic James & Melodee and Noise Machine will be joining them on Friday 3rd August.
Doors are at 10.30pm and admission is €15 or €12 for members. Advance Tickets from Bodytonic Store & Ticketmaster.ie.