We’ve a pair of tickets to give away to Japanese psych-rock masters Acid Mothers Temple at Belfast’s Black Box on October 26. To be in with a chance of snapping them up, simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Acid Mothers Temple is led by which guitarist? Also, can we just say: that is the greatest promo photo of all time.
To mark the release of their exquisite new album, Painted Ruins, U.S. indie rock masters Grizzly Bear will kickstart their forthcoming European tour at Dublin’s on Wednesday, October 4 and Thursday, October 5. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to the October 4 show, simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen is also a member of which NYC band?
Leading promoters of jazz, roots and experimental music, Moving On Music will present the third annual installment of Beatroot Roots Music Week in Belfast across September 6-9. Hands down one of the most affordable and mind-expandingly well-curated series in the calendar, this year’s outing will see appearances from Daoirí Farrell, Joshua Burnside, Hejira, Cacao, Cup O’Joe, Hive Choice, Stephen James Smith and Sue Rynhart. Taking place at Crescent Arts Centre and Black Box over four days, here’s the full details: WED 6 SEPT – SUE RYNHART + CACAO (double bill) CRESCENT ARTS CENTRE, 8PM, £10 (£8 conc.) THU 7 SEPT – DAOIRÍ FARRELL support from CUP O’JOE CRESCENT ARTS CENTRE, 8PM,…
Russian feminist protest punk rock group Pussy Riot will bring their Riot Days show to Dublin’s Button Factory on Thursday, November 23 and Belfast’s Mandela Hall on Friday, November 24. Riot Days – which accompanies band member Maria Alyokhina’s written memoir of the same name – is a show marrying punk, electronica, theatre, documentary footage and protest directed by Russian theatre director Yury Muravitsky that traces the story of the band’s notorious guerilla protest and what followed in the aftermath. Fancy snapping up a pair of tickets to either the Belfast or Dublin show? Simply Like our Facebook page here and send…
Following a stellar outing last year, one of Cork’s very finest summer festival propositions, Townlands Carnival, returns across to Leades House in Macroom across the weekend of July 21-23. Amongst the nicely varied bill of acts playing this year are Rubberbandits (pictured), bona fide Irish festival heroes King Kong Company, Cork’s Ellen King ELLLL, Dublin electronic indie act Le Boom, Om Unit, Hermitage Green, Stomptown Brass, Hvmmingbird, Shookrah and My Fellow Sponges. And taking in a whole host of cross-genre artistry and performance over the three days, this year’s line-up is brilliantly bolstered by spoken word, art trail and installations, a craft village, a children’s play ahead,…
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Bon Iver at this year’s Sounds From a Safe Harbour in Cork on September 15. Fancy snapping them up? Simply send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What age is Justin Vernon? Good luck!
Featuring live sets from Scandinavian artist Loreen, Daithi and Faune – as well as DJ sets from Panti Bliss and the Mother DJs, and performances from Veda and Her Witches – Mother’s downright unmissable Pride Block Party takes over Tivoli Grounds on Saturday, June 24. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to the event, simply Like our Facebook page and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: Daithi hails from which Irish county? Good luck!
Australian electronic legends The Avalanches will make their long-awaited return to Irish shores when the stop off at Belfast’s Limelight 1 on June 15 and Dublin’s Academy on June 16. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of ticket to the Belfast show, simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What is the name of The Avalanches’ debut album? Good luck!
In partnership with our friends at Helps Musicians NI, we have two pairs of tickets to give away to this year’s frankly unmissable AVA Festival. Right up there with the country’s leading annual electronic festivals, AVA will return to Belfast’s T13 over June 2-3 with Jeff Mills & Guillaume Marmin, Ben UFO, Fatima Yamaha, Job Jobse, Moxie, New Jackson, Ryan Vail and many more. Speaking of the festival, Vail said, “Careers are being made at events like these. Direct contact to the people that live & breathe electronic music is something that any aspiring producer or DJ should take advantage…
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Mitski at Whelan’s in Dublin on June 8. To be in with a chance of snapping them up, simple Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What is the title of Mitski’s ourth studio album? Good luck!