StaticNoise wrote: » The ticket company who are dealing with the event really irritate me: "Tickets are not on sale"- it should say "Sold Out" or "Available". I am uncertain as of now because I have heard that more tickets are being released- so I am unsure, thanks to that company (which will remain nameless, due to the Boards.ie rules, I believe) if they will be on sale again soon.
Sarannewrap wrote: » im a bit worried seeing as dorans has closed its doors recently,hopefully itl be back running on time,anyone else going to the dorans gig?
HorseRadish wrote: » Whats the story with the gig in the brewery? The one with Kasabian,Estelle etc. Is it a VIP job,dont see any ticket info for it.
josh59 wrote: » Spoke to someone who works in the brewery but not for Guinness themselves. Apparently tickets for this one are like the preverbial hens teeth and those attending are likely only to be on the AAAA+ list.
Randle McMurphy wrote: » where kasabian are playing for the Arthur's day celebration ????
squidgey wrote: » My question is - has anyone heard any whisperings of which headline acts are playing the smaller venues - somebody must know something!!
actuallylike wrote: » The lads in Pygmalion bar have said the they've gotten wind of who's playing the Powerscourt Centre and say it's the best act by far. Can they know this or is this just shameless self promotion?
Darragh wrote: » Just to let you know... I have the line-up in front of me for all the pubs and venues. The big big acts won't be announced until the evening. I'll post the listings tonight, post embargo AND I have tickets to give away to one of the venues
Joining previously announced artists Sir Tom Jones, Estelle, Sugababes and Kasabian at the Dublin Arthur’s Day celebrations are Born Blonde, Concerto for Constantine, David Kitt, Fiona Melady, Fionn Regan, General Fiasco, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, Leopold, Lumiere, OK Go, Oppenheimer, Paolo Nutini, Roots Manuva, Sean Paul, Sharon Shannon, Spring Break, The Coronas, The High Kings, The Infomatics, The Magic Numbers and White Belt Yellow Tag.
WithCheesePlease wrote: » Whatever happened to Noah and the Whale?? Thanks for posting the full list Darragh by the way.
Darragh wrote: » Venues:The Bank on College Green Hoarsebox; The CoronasThe Village Golden Silvers; The CoronasThe Brazen Head Eoghan Colgan; The High Kings
DUBLIN, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With just seventeen days to go until the Arthur's Day celebrations begin in Dublin on the 24th September, GUINNESS is today revealing the latest impressive line-up of artists, A-list presenters and international broadcast partners taking part, as the countdown begins to the global festivities. Around the world amazing talent will perform at Arthur's Day events including Sean Paul as headlining act at the live show in Lagos, Nigeria and The Black Eyed Peas performing at celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These remarkable global events will see over 60 artists performing more than 60 hours of live music in just one day in events in cities around the world. Joining previously announced artists Sir Tom Jones, Estelle, Razorlight, Sugababes and Kasabian at the Dublin Arthur's Day celebrations are Roots Manuva, Paolo Nutini, The Magic Numbers, OK Go and White Belt Yellow Tag, along with some of the best live acts in Ireland today including The High Kings, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, General Fiasco, Spring Break, David Kitt, and Oppenheimer. Hosting the event in Dublin will be Cat Deeley and Ronan Keating who will take to the stage in the St. James's Gate Brewery, and will be joined by Colin Murray, Michelle De Swarte and Michelle Doherty who will be presenting live from the four studio venues. The Arthur's Day celebrations will be beamed across the globe from Ireland, UK, US and Africa via broadcast partners SKY, ITV2 and DirecTV. The Arthur's Day celebrations, to mark 250 years since Arthur Guinness signed the 9,000 year lease on the St James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, will begin in the Irish capital at 17:59 local time with a toast to Arthur and carry on around the world in Lagos, Kuala Lumpur and New York. In Dublin, 33 events will take place simultaneously, including a major performance at the St James's Gate Brewery and four studio venues as well 28 intimate gigs at pubs around Dublin hosting local acts and surprise guest artists from the A-list line-up. The full line-up for Dublin studio venues and local acts for pub venues has also been announced today.* New artists announced today are: Born Blonde, Concerto for Constantine, David Kitt, Fiona Melady, Fionn Regan, General Fiasco, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club, Leopold, Lumiere, OK Go, Oppenheimer, Paolo Nutini, Roots Manuva, Sean Paul, Sharon Shannon, Spring Break, The Coronas, The High Kings, The Infomatics, The Magic Numbers and White Belt Yellow Tag. As part of the Arthur's Day celebrations The Guinness & Co. has pledged to donate 6 million euros to the Arthur Guinness Fund which will be active from September 2009. Arthur Guinness and his family were responsible for some of the most well known acts of philanthropy in Ireland and to honour and continue this legacy we are establishing this fund with the goal of enabling and empowering individuals with skills and opportunities to deliver a measured benefit to their communities.
