Escape To The Planet Of The Apes is a special series of events at Charleville Castle where Fight Like Apes will be celebrating the release of their upcoming third album out on May 15th with three BYOB shindigs on the grounds of the Tullamore spot (usually home to Castlepalooza) from Thursday 21, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May.
They’ve done the hard work and organised buses from Belfast Cork, Galway, Dublin and Limerick to bring you to the gigs. There is also the promise of a mask that they’ll share online soon for printing out and winning prizes with.
Each bus needs 50 people in order to go to the gig. Tickets are €33 +fees with bus and return included that night. Show starts at 10:30pm each night. It is BYOB but no glass.
Buses leave from:
Dublin (The Customs House, Custom House Quay) @ 8pm THURS / FRI / SAT
Cork (St Patricks Quay, across from The Metropole Hotel @7pm THURS / FRI / SAT
Galway (The Cathedral) @7.30pm THURS / FRI / SAT
Limerick (Strand Hotel, Ennis Road) @7.30pm – THURS ONLY
Belfast (The Europa Hotel) @ 6.30pm – FRI ONLY
Buses will return from Charleville Castle at 1:30 / 2am each night

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