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Pillow Queens kick off Irish tour at Westival

Pillow Queens kick off Irish tour at Westival

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The Westport Music and Arts Festival returns this October 23rd to 28th this year.

It’s the festival’s 49th year – an incredible run – as the West of Ireland’s longest running music and arts festival.

Pillow Queens are among the headliners at this year’s festival. The indie-rock band play Bar 23, The Castle Late Night Venue in Westport on October 25th.

It’s part of the band’s Name Your Sorrow tour which also includes:

October 25th – Westport Arts Festival

November 21st – The Crescent Concert Hall, Drogheda, IE

November 22nd – Crown Live, Wexford, IE

November 23rd – Bank Lane, Waterford, IE

November 29th – Set Theatre, Kilkenny, IE

November 30th – Dolans, Limerick, IE

December 5th – Cyprus Avenue, Cork, IE

December 6th – Mandela Hall, Belfast

December 7th – Leisureland, Galway, IE

December 13th – Vicar St. Dublin, IE



Other music acts playing Westival festival include Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Trio, John Spillane, Stop Making Sense + Westival House Band and Ukraine Ensemble along with a programme of theatre, visual art, film, literature, workshops and family events.

Selected events are ticketed, and are available online to book from westival.ie.

Full Westival Programme:

Music

Pillow Queens
The Castle Late Night Venue, Fri 25th October, 10pm

John Spillane
Town Hall, Fri 25th October, 8pm

Ukraine Ensemble
Matt Molloys, Sat 26th October

Achill Island Basking Shark Fishermen
Grove House

Westport Jazz Event
Grove House, Sat 26th October, 6pm

Westport Festival of Chamber Music Event
Grove House, Sun 27th October, 5pm

Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival Event
Clew Bay, Sat 26th October, 8pm

Theatre

Chicken
Town Hall, Sat 26th October, 8pm

Was I Not a Girl
Clew Bay, Thurs 24th October, 7pm

The Super Secret Shameful Show
Clew Bay, Sun 27th October, 6pm

Film

Stop Making Sense
Town Hall, Sun 27th October

Western Front Studios
W Cinema, Wed 23rd October

Woken Screening
W Cinema

For The Family

Boss Rob Kids
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 11am & 2pm

Kid Disco
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 2pm

Little Top Circus Skills
Clew Bay, Mon 28th October, 11am

Workshops

Forristal Woodwork
Teach Scoile, Sat 26th October, 11am

Boss Rob Adults
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 9:30pm

See Also
De La Soul

Lina Stein: Milliner Workshop
Town Hall, Sun 27th October, 11am

Melanie Whelan: Kids Workshop Illustration
Town Hall, Sat 26th October, 1pm

Elizabeth Healy: Revenant Songs
Clew Bay, Sat 26th October, 12pm

Writing

The Philosopher’s Hat Club
Savoir Fare, Fri 25th October, 6:30pm

Windows on Westport / Writer’s Walk & Workshop
The Clock Tavern, Sun 27th October, 3:30pm

Library Poetry Event
The Library, Sat 26th October, 1pm

Easkey Britton

Poetry Competition
Grove House, Thurs 24th October, 8pm

Festival Parlour Discussion
Clew Bay, Mon 28th October, 3:30pm

Kelly Michels
The Clock Tavern, Mon 28th October, 2pm

Visual Art

Custom House: Women Mayo Artists
Custom House, Wednesday 23rd October

McGings Exhibition
McGings, from Wednesday 23rd October

Fintan Friel
Town Hall, from Wednesday 23rd October

Genevieve King
Clew Bay, from Thursday 24th October

Objects That Make Us
Custom House

An Exhibition in Cornrue


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