• Win Tickets to Lankum’s A National Disgrace at the Abbey Theatre

    August 12, 2020 - By 

    Even for an act widely known – and revered – for their forward-pushing music, Dublin quartet Lankum’s latest foray is one of their most singular yet. On Saturday, August 15th, the band presents the highly-anticipated A National Disgrace, a self-described “gradual descent into a warped, dreamworld of musical performance, theatre, winding passages, doorways, drones and existential uncertainty.” Set to stream live from the historic Abbey Theatre from 9pm, it will “revisit the power of live productions to provoke visceral and emotional responses, and explore the possibilities presented by the unfamiliar new world of virtual performance in which we find ourselves.” Accompanied by various…

  • Win Tickets To Other Voices Dingle

    November 15, 2019 - By 

    Ireland’s foremost musical TV moment is with us again as Dingle is overtaken up by Other Voices over the weekend of November 29-December 1. With tickets for the intimate TV recording available only through competition via Other Voices and partners, we’re delighted to be offering a chance to win two tickets for the Music Trail over the full weekend, as well as the St. James’ Church TV recording on Saturday night. This year’s lineup is yet another veritable who’s who of Irish music, as well as a number of international names. St. James’ Church features Editors, Whitney, Angie McMahon, SOAK, Joy Crookes, Ye Vagabonds, The Murder Capital, Jafaris & Arlo Parks – each performance at…

  • Win Tickets to Swordfishtrombones Revisited @ National Concert Hall

    October 21, 2019 - By 

    On Tuesday, October 29th, Dublin’s National Concert Hall will play true to a special one-off event commemorating Tom Waits’ seminal seventh studio album, Swordfishtrombones. Featuring a veritable dream team of musicians in Nadine Shah, Soap&Skin, Lisa O’Neill, Dorian Wood and Matthew E. White, British instrumentalist David Coulter will oversee Swordfishtrombones Revisited on the night. With a six-piece band in tow, Coulter & co. will reinterpret tracks including ‘6 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six’ and ‘In The Neighborhood’ from the critically-acclaimed 1983 album. We’re teaming up with NCH to give away a pair of tickets to the show. To enter, simply Like…

  • Win Tickets to Future Sounds Now 2 @ Masonic Hall, Belfast

    September 5, 2019 - By 

    We have a pair of tickets to the second installment of Future Sounds Now at Belfast’s Masonic Hall on Saturday, September 7th. Hosted by Touch Sensitive Records as part of Belfast Music Summer 2019, the event will feature sets from The Lost Connection (aka Locky Morris of Rare and John O’Neill of The Undertones and That Petrol Emotion) and Ai Messiah. Tickets are £7 and doors open at 8pm. To enter our competition, simply send an e-mail to info@thethinair.net with the answer to the following question. Who was the vocalist of That Petrol Emotion?

  • Win Tickets To Other Voices Belfast

    June 7, 2019 - By 

    Across June 14-16, hugely successful Irish musical institution Other Voices will team up with the 174 Trust to take over The Duncairn for another three days of musical and cultural events. With more to be announced, Snow Patrol, Ryan Vail and Elma Orkestra, The Academic, Joshua Burnside and Roe will all perform at the Duncairn on June 15th. On the same night, Bullitt Hotel will host an OV fringe show, featuring Rebekah Fitch, David C Clements, Arvo Party, New Pagans and Hot Cops. Fancy a pair of tickets to the Duncairn show? Simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What is the name of Joshua Burnside’s debut…

  • Win a Golden Ticket to Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2019

    April 15, 2019 - By 

    It defies logic how Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival consistently deliver on world-class, exceptionally diverse programmes, year after year after year. And yet, it’s something that the festival has managed, once again, for this year. Returning to the city across May 2-12, it will welcome everyone from Teenage Fanclub, Anna Calvi and Spiritualized to Jason Lytle, Lisa O’Neill and Echo & The Bunnymen. And that’s only scratching the surface (go here to delve deep into this year’s line-up, which, as ever, spans music, words & ideas, theatre, comedy, sound & vision, visual arts, and various special events.) It gives us no…

  • Win Tickets to Broken Social Scene at Vicar Street

    April 2, 2019 - By 

    Before they go on sale on Friday, we have a pair of tickets to give away to Toronto indie rock heroes Broken Social Scene at Vicar Street on Saturday, August 17. To enter, send your name and your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Released in 2001, what’s the name of Broken Social Scene’s debut studio album? Good luck!

  • Win tickets to Kathryn Joseph @ Black Box

    January 17, 2019 - By 

    We have a pair of tickets to give away to acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Kathryn Joseph at Belfast’s Black Box – taking place as part of this year’s Out to Lunch Festival – on Sunday, January 20th. To enter, simply send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net What is the title of Joseph’s debut album? Please note: doors for the show are at 3pm.