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Girl Band (above) will perform at this year’s Arthur’s Day on September 26 along with other artists such as The Script, Manic Street Preachers and Emili Sande
impressive line-up: Celebrating the best in Irish creativity, music and art
Arthur’s Day celebration brings 500 music events ian begley ibegley@gazettegroup.com
Ireland is set to hold its fifth year celebrating Arthur’s Day on September 26, an international event where people from all over the world rejoice in their love of Guinness. This year, Ireland will host 500 music events taking place all over the island, which will include a line-up of some of the world’s most distinguished musicians. Some of the top-tier artists who
will perform at this year’s event will include The Script, Manic Street Preachers, The Original Rudeboys, Bobby Womack, Emili Sande, Daley, Girl Band, BOUTS, James Vincent McMorrow, Janelle Monae and many more. Alan Duggan, Dublin guitarist from Girl Band, said his fellow members and himself were asked to perform at this year’s Arthur’s Day by a booking agency in the UK. “I can imagine they noticed we were Irish and that we suited the type of
musicians they were looking for,” said Duggan. “We’re working on some new material at the moment, so it would be a nice way to try it out before we release our new single early next year. “It would be nice to play for a bigger, more different type of audience as opposed to the smaller independent gigs that we normally play.” Diageo, the company which owns Guinness, held the first-ever Arthur’s Day event back in September 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the
brewery. The day has since become an annual fixture all over the world for Irish people and lovers of Ireland to celebrate the best in Irish creativity, music and art, while also enjoying a pint of the black stuff. Arthur’s Day falls on Thursday, September 26, and ticketed events that will take place in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Belfast are priced at €10. All money raised by the Arthur’s Day event goes straight into the Arthur Guinness Projects, which funds creativity and ideas within Ireland.
Open House Dublin returns this October opening doors of over 100 great buildings not usually seen by the public. Great buildings of architectural quality, many of which are not normally open to the public, will open their door over the weekend of October 4-6. This initiative, which is free of charge, invites people to explore and understand the value of a well-designed building. The theme of Open House Dublin 2013 is 100 Great Buildings, from the obvious to the overlooked. Speaking in advance of the launch, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan (FG) said: “The idea of Open House Dublin is so simple but so powerful: to visit great buildings, in the company of an expert guide, for free. “This year’s programme features buildings that keep the city running, buildings as landmarks, buildings with surprises, buildings known mainly to small communities – truly from the obvious to the overlooked.”