Hosted by the ever excellent Strange Victory, Cardiff’s Boy Azooga stop off at Voodoo in Belfast on Sunday, October 7. Better still, we have a pair of tickets to give away to the show. To enter, simply send your answer to the following easy peasy question to info@thethinair.net and include the subject ‘Boy Azooga – Belfast: Which Belfast band are supporting Boy Azooga on the night? Good luck!
We have a pair of tickets to give away to the launch of Sea Pinks’ new album this weekend. The Neil Brogan-fronted threesome will release their seventh album, Rockpool Blue, at Belfast’s Black Box on Friday, September 28. Support on the night comes from Music City and Fears. To be in with a chance of snapping up the tickets, e-mail info@thethinair.net with the answer to the following question: Sea Pinks are named after a coastal flower. What’s the Latin name for it? Rockpool Blue by Sea Pinks
Across September 28-29th, the hallowed halls of St. Michael’s Church in Ballina, Co. Mayo will play host to the next live installment of Other Voices. With more to be announced, Villagers, Tamino, Julien Baker, Little Green Cars, Seamus Fogarty, Maria Kelly, Elaine Mai, Malojian, Robert John Ardiff, Roe, Paddy Hanna, Montauk Hotel and EHCO will perform across the two days and nights. Tickets for the St. Michael’s Church TV recordings will be split into four ‘concerts’ – Part 1 and Part 2 on Friday September 28th and Part 1 and Part 2 on Saturday September 29th and will only be…
Returning after a ten year hiatus, Curfew Festival will take over Belfast’s Voodoo and Black Box on Thursday, July 12 for one to mighty, genre-spanning alternative to the Twelfth. Speaking about the festival, organisers Solid Choice Industries said, “A lot has happened, a lot has changed, but the reasons for it’s existence still hold as true as ever – the want and need to normalise the city of Belfast over the July marching season, specifically the 12th. There is a wide cross section of people across Northern Ireland who would rather spend their day enjoying themselves watching bands, seeing friends…
This weekend sees the second annual outing of Right Here, Right Now Festival in Cork. A three-day festival, all under the one rood of Cork Opera House, the festival will showcase all that is good in Cork city right now – the music, the culture and the people. Running from Friday 1- Sunday June 3, it’s set to be an eye-opening three days and nights celebrating the genre-spanning creative brilliance of the Rebel county. We have a pair of tickets to give away to the RHRN headliner show, featuring the Frank and Walters, Marlene Enright and Ye Vagabonds performing with the full…
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Swedish artist Joel Wästberg AKA sir Was with support from My Tribe Your Tribe at Dublin’s Workman’s Club on Friday, May 4. To enter, simply Like our Facebook page here and send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What is the title of sir Was’ full-length debut album? Good luck!
We have a pair of tickets to give away to Hoboken indie rock legends Yo La Tengo at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on Saturday, April 28. To enter, simply send your answer to the following question to info@thethinair.net: What is the title of Yo La Tengo’s third studio album? Good luck!
As part of this year’s St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin – which runs from March 15-19 – Kormac will present Equivalent Exchange at Vicar Street on Sunday, March 18. And it’s a bill not to be sniffed at: a one-off show headed by the Irish producer, DJ and composer along with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, over 30 musicians and artists including Loah, Eímear Noone, Jack O’ Rourke, Stephen James Smith, Shahab and Shayan Coohe, Maser andMoncrieff will perform. The ever excellent Ships will support on the night. All aspects of the show involve deep collaboration and celebrated urban artist Maser…
On Thursday, March 8, the likes of Lankum, New Jackson and Ships will vie for the honour of walking away with the title of Album of the Year at this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize. Fancy winning two tickets to the event at Dublin’s Vicar Street? Simply e-mail us at info@thethinair.net with the answer to the following question: Which Fionn Regan album is on the Album of the Year shortlist? The winning act of this year’s Album of the Year will receive €10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and The Irish Recorded Music…
Set to release his first solo record for nine years, Yous, on March 9, David Kitt will embark on a nine-date Irish and UK tour across March and April. The schedule looks a bit like this: March 9th – Cleere’s Theatre, Kilkenny March 11th – De Barras, West Cork, Clonakilty March 23rd – Róisín Dubh, Galway March 31st – Upstairs, Dolans, Limerick April 6th – Button Factory, Dublin April 8th – Spirit Store, Dundalk April 18th – Borderline, London, UK April 19th – Eagle Inn, Manchester, UK As it so happens, we have a pair of tickets to give away…