The last time I posted about Arthur's Day 2010 I was able to confirm venues and artists but the specifics weren't available. Since then not only have tickets gone on sale, and sold out!, but all the venues obviously had their respective artists finally confirmed. Unfortunately though, as I said, ticket sales were exceptional and many venues sold out almost straight away. Today, however, I am happy to pass on the very good news that Guinness has announced that a limited number of additional Arthur’s Day tickets for all studio venues will be released for sale at 9am tomorrow (Tuesday, 24th August) via Ticketmaster.
What could make this news any better? Guinness have also announced over 15 additional artists that have been added to the Arthur's Day line up including Manic Street Preachers, David Gray, Cathy Davey and Oscar-winning actor turned musician Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band. There have also been several new talents added to the line up such as Ty, The Courteeners, Biffy Clyro and Bitches with Wolves.
Speaking about Arthur’s Day, Manic Street Preachers said, “Some of our greatest gigs have been in Ireland; we really do have very special memories of playing there. From a tiny show for our first label Heavenly to playing Slane Castle and everything in between. The atmosphere will no doubt be amazing and we’re proud to a part of what is fast becoming one of Ireland’s biggest days of the year”.
While David Gray commented that "Coming back to Ireland is always a great experience for me and the band, particularly being back in Galway! It was amazing to be part of the celebrations last year and to support the Arthur Guinness Fund. We are really looking forward to getting the chance to play some of the new tunes as well as some old faves in such an amazing location. Cheers Arthur!"
New additions to the Arthur’s Day line up:
| Studio Artists Manic Street Preachers David Gray Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band Biffy Clyro The Courteeners Ty Cathy Davey | Pub Artists David Kitt Oliver Cole Fight Like Apes Keywest Bitches with Wolves Ryan Sheridan Carly Connor |
New Arthur's Day ArtistsOrla Flanagan, Guinness Brand Manager said, “We are excited about the new acts added to the line up. We wanted to hold back some tickets so that fans of our newly announced artists including Manic Street Preachers and David Gray got an opportunity to see their favourite bands. The real magic of Arthur’s Day is that all the studio artists will also make a surprise appearance in an Arthur’s Day pub venue. Fans that purchase pub tickets will not only see great pub artists but also see artists like Brandon Flowers, Snow Patrol or Paolo Nutini play in a pub for €5 which is an exciting element of Arthur’s Day”.
The Arthur's Day celebrations will begin at 17:59 at St James’s Gate Brewery in Dublin on 23rd September. The celebration will then continue with activities and events at various locations in Ireland and throughout Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America. The full line up now stands as follows:
| Studio Venues | Artists |
| St James’ Gate | Snow Patrol Manic Street Preachers Biffy Clyro Our Thursdays Winner |
| The Academy | Brandon Flowers Plan B José González Slow Club Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band |
| Olympia Theatre | Carbon/Silicon Cathy Davey The Chapters Our Thursdays Finalist |
| Vicar Street | The Maccabees The Hoosiers Eliza Doolittle The Courteeners |
| The Village | Kelis Tinie Tempah Example We Have Band Ty |
| Folan Quay, Galway Harbour | David Gray Newton Faulkner The Magic Numbers Sharon Shannon Our Thursdays Finalist |
| Savoy, Cork | Paolo Nutini Kt Tunstall The View Fortune O Emperor Our Thursdays Finalist |
| PUB VENUES | Each pub will also welcome a surprise performance on the night from a studio artist |
| Dublin | |
| The Baggot Inn | Heathers David Kitt |
| The Bank | Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band |
| The Brazen Head | The Shoos Sparrow and the Workshop |
| Bruxelles | Sparrow and The Workshop Heathers |
| Dakota | The Milk Bitches with Wolves |
| Doheny & Nesbitt | John Spillane The Boy Who Trapped the Sun |
| Fitzsimons | Pilotlight Ryan Sheridan |
| Flannery’s | Molotov Jukebox |
| The George | Bitches with Wolves Dirty Epics |
| Hogans | RoySeven |
| Odeon | Oliver Cole Butterfly Explosion |
| O’Donoghue’s | David Kitt The Chapters |
| Oliver St. John Gogarty’s | The High Kings Oliver Cole |
| The Palace Bar | The Boy Who Trapped the Sun John Spillane |
| Pygmalion | The Dirty 9s The Rags |
| Sinnotts | Fight Like Apes Pilotlight |
| The Stag’s Head | The Rags Ryan Sheridan |
| The Temple Bar | Broken Records The High Kings |
| Whelans | Dirty Epics Butterfly Explosion |
Galway | |
| Kelly’s | Duke Special |
| Róisín Dubh | A Band Called Wanda Plus Special Guest |
| Taaffes | Johnny Flynn Plus Special Guest |
| Tigh Cóilí | A Band Called Wanda Johnny Flynn |
Cork | |
| Crane Lane Theatre | Carly Connor Keywest |
| Old Oak | Director Simon Fagan |
| The Pavilion | Mick Flannery Simon Fagan |
| Reardens | Mick Flannery Carly Connor |
| SoHo | Keywest Director |
Further Information: Arthur Guinness Fund
The Arthur Guinness Fund supports the emerging sector of social entrepreneurship in Ireland. In April this year, Guinness assigned €1 million to ten social entrepreneurs with each of their projects receiving €100,000 and additional support and expertise from Diageo Ireland and Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. A further €1.5 million will be used to support future Irish social entrepreneurs in the coming years.
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