Gig news: Saint Sister, Kormac, Shonen Knife, The Slow Readers Club, Inishbofin Arts Festival & more
Celtic folk pop duo Saint Sister have announced a headline show at Unitarian Church, Dublin on Friday 27 May 2016. Tickets: €15.00 + fee on sale today from Ticketmaster.
DJ Kormac has announced an Irish and UK tour of his A/V show. Featuring a stripped-down performance of Kormac, a drummer and vocalist, the tour starts Friday in Limerick:
Friday March 11th – Limerick – Dolan’s Warehouse
Thursday March 24th – Drogheda – Fusion
Friday March 25th – TBA
Saturday March 26th – Leap – Connolly’s
Saturday April 2nd – Galway – Roisin Dubh
Friday April 8th – Belfast – McHugh’s
Friday April 22nd – London – Venue TBA
Saturday April 23rd – London – Venue TBA
Japan’s cult punk trio Shonen Knife celebrate their 35th Anniversary this year with some Irish dates in April and May.
April 30 – Dublin, Whelans
May 1 – Belfast, CQAF
May 2 – Cork, Crane Lane
UK indie electro band The Slow Readers Club are coming to The Workman’s Club on Saturday, 23 April. Tickets are just €6.
The Inishbofin Arts Festival returns from April 29th to May 1st in Galway and features I Draw Slow, Conor Walsh, Nicholas Timothy, Coda, Ye Vagabonds and Andy Irvine & Dónal Lunny.
Overhead, The Albatross‘ last gig at The Workman’s Club was cut short last time due to a power failure on the block but they are back in the venue on Saturday, 9 April to finish the job. Tickets are Pay What You Like on the door.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.