Whelan’s now annual Ones To Watch Festival is back next week to banish the January blues from Wednesday 8th to Saturday 11th January with 50 new Irish bands to check out over the four days in 3 venues including Whelan’s main venue, Upstairs and The Village. Tickets are €5 per day or €10 for 4 days with a free pint of Carlsberg included on any ticket.
Lineup and times
–WED 8TH
Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 Fauve Chapman
21:00-21:30 Conor Linnie
21:45-22:15 Liza Flume
22:30-23:00 Moxie
Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 Gigabyte
21:15-21:45 Miriam Donohue
22:00-22:30 Sails
22:45-23:15 Monsenior*
23:30-00:00 Keith Moss and the Tightrope Walkers*
00:15-00:45 Me And My Dog*
–THUR 9TH
Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 tbc
21:00-21:30 We Arrive Alive
21:45-22:15 Beach
22:30-23:00 The Academic
23:15-23:45 Moscow Metro
Whelan’s Upstairs:
21:15-21:45 Floor Staff
22:00-22:30 Cove
22:45-23:15 Wild Promises
23:30-00:00 Carriages*
00:15-00:45 Yellowbridge*
01:00-01:30 Oh Boland*
01:45-02:15 The Vincents*
–FRI 10TH
Whelan’s:
20:15-20:45 Swimmers
21:00-21:30 Color//Sound
21:45-22:15 RudyTrixx
22:30-23:00 Tandem Felix
23:15-23:45 Other Creatures
Whelan’s Upstairs:
20:30-21:00 Lemon
21:15-21:45 Biggle Flys Again
22:00-22:30 Race the Flux
22:45-23:15 We Town Criers
23:30-00:00 Women’s Christmas*
00:15-00:45 Plutonic Dust*
01:00-01:30 WOB*
01:45-02:15 Buffalo Sunn*
The Village**:
20:15-20:45 Punch Face Champions
21:00-21:30 Toy Soldier
21:45-22:15 Mojo Gogo
22:30-23:00 Vann Music
–SAT 11TH
Whelans:
20:15-20:45 Otherkin
21:00-21:30 Paddy Hanna
21:45-22:15 TBC
22:30-23:00 Val Normal
23:15-23:45 Overhead, The Albatross
Whelans Upstairs:
20:00-20:30 tbc
20:45-21:15 Blades Club
21:30-22:00 Amidships
22:15-22:45 My Tribe Your Tribe
23:00-23:30 Pockets
23:45-00:15 Cat Dowling
00:30-01:00 The Ground Will Shake
01:15-01:45 The Boxing Plot*
02:00-02:30 Animal Beats*
The Village**:
20:00-20:30 The North Sea
20:45-21:15 Thieves
21:30-22:00 Corner Boy
22:15-22:45 Gangs
*DUE TO CAPACITY RESTRICTIONS IN THE UPSTAIRS VENUE WE WILL STOP SELLING TICKETS ON THE DOOR AT 11:30PM.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANY ACTS PLAYING AFTER 11:30PM PLEASE ARRIVE BEFORE 11:30PM.
**ENTRY TO THE VILLAGE IS VIA THE SECRET DOOR IN WHELAN’S SMOKING AREA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO4SJ5H5b5g
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