Archive for September 7th, 2007
Rod Stewart extra date at the Belfast Odyssey Arena
Rod Stewart has just announced that he will play an Extra Date on Sunday 4th November Live at the Odyssey Arena, Tickets will go on sale this Wed 12th Sept at 9am. Tickets for the 3rd November went on sale this morning at 9am and sold out by 1pm today. Rock and Roll Hall of [Read More]
Irish comedian Maeve Higgins set to make her Vicar St debut
It’s been non-stop lately for the star of RTE’s Naked Camera, Maeve Higgins, who is now set to make her Vicar Street debut on Saturday, 10 November. After hughly successful gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August as well as a sell-out performance at the Cork [Read More]
amiina otherworldly magic music comes to Belfast
Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Hildur Ársælsdóttir, María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Sólrún Sumarlidadóttir – four Icelandic women in their mid twenties collectively known as amiina – first decided they wanted to write music together in 2004. A string quartet setup [Read More]
Josh Ritter uncanny kinship with Ireland
For someone born in Moscow, Idaho, U.S.A. has developed an uncanny kinship with Ireland. Having toured here since almost the beginning of his musical career, his live performances (both solo and with his excellent band) have become a special event in town and cities [Read More]
The Rumble Strips quartet vibrations at Auntie Annies
While the “two guitars, bass, and drums” lineup still dominates rock & roll, British quartet the take a different approach to their music with a fresh sound built around the acoustic guitar and dramatic vocal style of Charlie Waller, the soulful horn work of [Read More]
Irish storyteller Damien Dempsey brings his songs to Belfast
For the second year in a row Damien has won the award for Best Irish Male at the 2007 Meteor Awards. His 4th studio album, a big Irish summer hit, is now on worldwide release. To Hell Or Barbados‚ takes it’s title from the Sean O’Callaghan book of the same [Read More]
Kanye West to play Dublin and Belfast
The first of a chain of shows Live at the Marquee in Phoenix Park will be Kanye West on Friday 30th Nov. The Phoenix Park Marquee will be similar to the successful Marquee in Cork. Kanye West will also play live at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Sat 1st Dec. Tickets for the [Read More]
Diet Coke gets a make-over
By Andrea Clarke Photos Ryan Kennedy and Fabrizio Belluschi DIET Coke recently launched six limited edition Design Cans featuring vibrant designs from the world of fashion, textiles and art. And to celebrate Diet Coke commissioned six of Northern Ireland and Ireland’s [Read More]
Josh Ritter will be signing copies of his new album
HMV is delighted to welcome Josh Ritter to its Grafton Street store, Today Friday 7th September at 5.30pm. Josh will be signing copies of his new album ‘The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter’. ‘The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter’ catches the Idaho musician in [Read More]
Dance Festival Planetlove organisers to shell out tens of thousands on private helicopters
EXCLUSIVE By Ryan Kennedy THE organisers of PlanetLove are to shell out tens of thousands to helicopter major dance acts between a new two-venue set up for this year’s festival. A major first for the Irish dance scene, the festivals will bring WKD Planetlove to Fairyhouse [Read More]
