• Festival Mixtape: Tanglewood Music and Arts Festival 2013

    July 29, 2013 - By 

    Taking place at the incomparably scenic surroundings of Narrow Water Castle in Warrenpoint, Tanglewood Music and Arts festival returns for its third outing on the weekend of August 3 and 4. Headlined by globetrotting North Coast post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar, the showcase also boasts a line-up including the likes of Thin Lizzy guitarist/singer-songwriter Eric Bell, electronic duo The Japanese Popstars and Belfast singer-songwriter Peter Wilson AKA Duke Special. Several up-and-coming and increasingly established homegrown acts included More Than Conquerors, Pocket Billiards and Hurdles also feature in the line-up, set to take place across four stages. With…

  • Glasgowbury festival announces end

    July 12, 2013 - By 

    The organisers of arguably Northern Ireland’s finest and most respected homegrown musical festival, Glasgowbury, have announced that this year’s festival – the thirteenth in its history – will be its last. Taking on Friday July 19 and Saturday 20 at Eagle’s Rock Valley, Draperstown, this year’s showcase – headlined by The Japanese Popstars, And So I Watch You From Afar and The Answer – will mark the transitional point where the Glasgowbury team move onto the next stage of its development. According to a press release posted on the official Glasgowbury website: “Progressing to the next stage of its forward-thinking…

  • Cut The Transmission line-up announced

    July 8, 2013 - By 

    Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Future of the Left and Fighting With Wire are amongst the acts set to play Cut The Transmission festival in Derry on September 28. Named after the Fighting With Wire track of the same name, the one-day event will mark the Derry-based, Cahir O’Doherty-fronted band’s last ever live show. With more acts yet to be announced, check out the full line-up via the poster below. Tickets – priced at £20.00 – are available to purchase from the Millenium Forum.

  • Harvest Music Festival Unveiled

    July 2, 2013 - By 

    Set to take place on Saturday, August 31st, the inaugural Harvest festival has been unveiled. Already positing itself as Northern Ireland’s ultimate outdoor festival, the first ever line-up – taking place at Grey Abbey House – will feature Hayseed Dixie (pictured), Duke Special, Gareth Dunlop, Farriers, Emerald Armada and Belfast Community Gospel Choir. Tickets for the festival – the centrepiece of Ards 1613 festival – are available to purchase here, priced at £20.00 (children under 12 go free).

  • Optimus Primavera – Day Three

    June 21, 2013 - By 

      It feels like the festival’s only just begun, but the third and final day of Optimus Primavera Sound 2013 is already here. With it comes that bittersweet feeling one only gets when facing into the last day of a great festival weekend – there’s excitement for another day full of promising live shows, but also disappointment that it’s not lasting for another day at least. The only thing that can be done, though, is to make the most of the time that’s left. So, with a timetable in one hand and a beer in the other, The Thin Air sets…

  • Belfast City Blues Festival

    June 14, 2013 - By 

    Now in it’s fifth year, the Belfast City Blues Festival is set to over 40 local and international artists performing over 3 days. With a wide range of shows taking throughout the afternoon and evening, performances from legendary artists and classic blues musicians is very much on the cards. Some of the main events taking place during the festival are as follows: A Tribute to Sam Mahood Belfast City Blues presents a tribute to Irish soul legend Sam Mahood. Move and groove to the sounds of 60’s classic soul with The Soul Foundation performing their tribute to the late Sam…

  • CultureTECH

    June 11, 2013 - By 

    A so-called ‘epic’ festival of digital technology, media and music featuring over 150 events, 100+ speakers and over 100+ acts, CultureTECH festival is very much ahead of the game in terms of its sheer forward-thinking, diversified vision. Taking place in Derry-Londonderry from September 9-15, the seven-day celebration of all things digital will combine everything from live music and gaming to industry workshops, digital art installations and film screenings. With the City of Culture platform there, ready to be taken advantage of insofar as exposure and all else is concerned, this year’s festival is shaping up to be the best to…

  • Tanglewood Music and Arts

    June 11, 2013 - By 

    Taking place in scenic, forested surroundings of Newry’s Narrow Water Castle, Tanglewood Music and Arts Festival is one of colourful and exciting homegrown music festivals out there. Back for its third year – easily with its strongest line-up to date – the festival is set to take place over two days: August 3 and 4. Some of the more established acts joining overal headliners And So I Watch You From Afar include Thin Lizzy’s Eric Bell, Duke Special, Japanese Popstars and Rams’ Pocket Radio. Up-and-coming bands including Hurdles and Hologram are also on the bill. See the full line-up below.…

  • Stendhal line-up announced

    May 20, 2013 - By 

    The line-up has been announced for this year’s Stendhal Festival of Art. Celebrating its third birthday on August 16 and 17 this year, The Bonnevilles, Little Bear and Pocket Billiards are amongst the first acts to be confirmed for the annual Limavady festival. As well as music taking place over four stages, it will also play host to a varied family programme of events for children, artwork, sculpture, a craft market, digital art installations, a fun fair and more. The first acts to be unveiled are: Paddy Casey, Mick Wilson (10CC), More Power to your Elbow, Little Bear, Trucker Diablo,…

  • Final acts announced for Glasgowbury 2013

    May 3, 2013 - By 

    The final acts confirmed to play this year’s Glasgowbury Festival have been announced. As revealed today in the Daily Mirror, funk and soul seven-piece The Dead Presidents, Derry electronic artist Ryan Vail and shimmering pop artist Silhouette will join an already impressive lineup in Draperstown. As exclusively revealed on BBC Radio Ulster programme Across The Line, the newly invigorated Jetplane Landing, rock quartet The Answer and globe-trotting post-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar will headline the event, now in its thirteenth year. Also amongst the first acts announced to play the annual “small but massive” festival are Axis Of,…