The Superb Arthur's Day Line Up: Tickets on Sale Now
A limited number of additional Arthur’s Day tickets for all studio venues have been released for sale today, Tuesday, 24th August on www.ticketmaster.ie with proceeds from all ticket sales benefiting the Arthur Guinness Fund™.
Over 15 new artists have been added to the star studded line up that will perform on Arthur’s Day, 23rd September including rock legends Manic Street Preachers, Irish fans favourite David Gray, Dublin singer-songwriter Cathy Davey and Oscar-winning actor turned musician Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band. The new additions to the line up also include some fresh new talent making waves including revolutionary British hip hop rapper Ty, The Courteeners, Mercury Prize nominee Biffy Clyro and Bitches with Wolves. Guinness have also revealed where each of the pub artists will be play.
Speaking about the upcoming Arthur’s Day celebrations, 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”.
Over 60 artists (including Cathy Davey left) have now been announced as part of the Arthur’s Day line up on 23rd September. Pub ticket holders in Dublin, Cork and Galway are in for a very special night with fantastic pub artists hosting the celebrations in 28 pub venues plus a surprise performance from one of the amazing studio artists in the intimate surroundings of a pub.
Studio ticket holders will enjoy up to five amazing international and Irish artists performing at each studio venue including St. James’s Gate Brewery, Vicar St, The Village, The Academy, Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Folan Quay at Galway Harbour and Savoy in Cork.
NOTE: Tickets can be purchased by logging onto www.ticketmaster.ie at 9am on 24th August and for up to date venue and artist information see www.guinness.com/arthursday
Studio tickets and the outdoor Galway music event will cost €10 and the 28 pub venues will cost €5 with proceeds from all Arthur’s Day ticket sales benefiting the Arthur Guinness Fund™, which is helping Irish social entrepreneurs to deliver transformational change in communities across the island of Ireland.
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.
Arthur’s Day honours the remarkable legacy of Arthur Guinness, the pioneering brewer and philanthropist who signed the 9,000 year lease on the St. James’s Gate Brewery in 1759 and introduced GUINNESS to the world.
Arthur’s Day celebrations are strictly over 18’s events.
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