Saving J Supporting Penfold DM

Saving J, formerly Saving Judas, have been announced as the special guest support for Penfold DM in The Zoo on Friday week, June 23rd. Look out for a website launch from the lads in the not-too-distant future… The lads also headline in the Pumphouse on July 29th.

Extra Tickets For Andrea Bocelli

Extra tickets and seats have been made available for the upcoming Andrea Bocelli gig in three weeks time and they’ll be on sale, available from Roller Coaster in town, on Friday morning at 9am. Pricey tickets for the one day, ranging from €55 to €155…

WWW: Be Careful Of Your Email

Just a note to a few people I’ve seen trying to register with Irish email addresses over the past while… when you’re putting in your email, you don’t stick a WWW in front of it, it means you won’t get your activation mail and you won’t get to sign up! Just be careful, if you’re having any difficulties, give me a shout directly at this address (click)

Chat Rooms Live

The comedy festival is winding down tonight after a great weekend in town packed with crazy comedians, football, reggae, free gigs and what not so in something completely unrelated to that last statement, the chat rooms are live!

Reincarnated after a few months away, they’re now up and rocking with a few rooms to start. You can create your own rooms if you want, maybe schedule a chat with your band, go all private, or public or whatever - go knock yourself out!

Which festival is the best festival?

New poll on the site and this one is an easy one (or is it?). We want to know what festival you prefer! Ireland has built up an excellent reputation for music festivals in recent years and with several new additions this year the summer lineup is busier than every. If you’ve a spare second, cast a vote on the homepage poll and let us know what you think…

Ilya K On The Way Back

Ilya K make a welcome return to Kilkenny with a gig in The Pumphouse on Saturday June 10th. This is the third gig the band have played in Kilkenny city so far this year and is a testament to the warm response and support received from the Kilkenny audience.

Read on for more….

In a recent interview, singer Mick O’Reilly stated that from Ilya K’s point of view, along with Cork, the Kilkenny gigs have proven to be the most dynamic for the band, which is a reflection on the attitude of the young Kilkenny audience when it comes to good original music.

The band will be playing songs from their forthcoming debut album, Dark Matters, which is due for release in the autumn. There is also a spliy 7″ single on the way with another fine Waterford band, Gorbachov. This will be released in the coming weeks so stay tuned to your local press for details.

Special Guest on Saturday night is local act Jilted, another high quality and truely original outfit emergin from the thriving Kilkenny music scene. Admission is 5 bucks and doors open 9:30pm.

Check the bands website, myspace.com/ilyaktheband, for more details.

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