Heads up for a four day mini-festival taking place on Wexford Street from this Wednesday to Saturday. Ones To Watch 2011 will see a buttload of new Irish acts playing over three venues: Whelan’s, Upstairs in Whelan’s and The Village. Tickets are just €10 each for four nights or €5 per night. Full lineup broken up day by day after the jump.
Acts were chosen with the help of The Paul McLoone Show on Today FM, State.ie, Tickets.ie and The Ticket. It’s like Ireland’s own Sound of 2011 poll.. eh.. no..
Here’s a gorgeous tune from Cork’s Toby Kaar:
Download: Bread by TobyKaar
WEDNESDAY JAN 13TH
Whelans Main Room
Lisa O’Neill
Ivan St John
Owensie
Whelans Upstairs
Jennifer Evans
Anthony Furey
The Man Whom
THURSDAY JAN 13TH
Whelans Main Room
Thread Pulls
Cloud Castle Lake
Great Lakes Mystery
Hunter-Gatherer
Whelans Upstairs
Guilty Optics
Toby Kaar
Catscars
Datadrip
FRIDAY JAN 14TH
Whelans Main Room
Squarehead
Shouting At Planes
Grand Pocket Orchestra
Miracle Bell
Whelans Upstairs (11.30pm doors)
Strait Laces
Hired Hands
Alarmist
Lost Chord
SATURDAY JAN 15TH
Whelans Upstairs
No Monster Club
Bill Coleman
TBC
Whelans Main Room
Heroes In Hiding
The Danger Is
The Casanova Wave
The Village
Planet Parade
This Club (Hoarsebox)
Cashier No 9
TBC
The Danger Is – EP by Lefthand Productions
No Monster Club – Slow Learner from MUSIC HALL on Vimeo.
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