Monday 18th August


Live Shows & short artist info below, up-dates in Blue:

Ricky Tomlinson: Saturday 6 Sept, The Waterfront Hall - Tickets on sale / www.ticketmaster.ie
Nickelback / STAIND: Friday 12 September, Odyssey Arena - SOLD OUT
Barbara Dickson: Thursday 11 Sept, The Waterfront Hall, Belfast - Tickets on sale / www.ticketmaster.ie
Paul Weller: Tuesday 11 November, Odyssey Arena - Tickets on sale / www.ticketmaster.ie
PENDULUM: Monday 24 November 2008, Belfast Nugent Hall @ Kings Hall Complex - Tickets on sale / www.ticketmaster.ie
Kings Of Leon: Saturday 20 December, Odyssey Arena - SOLD OUT
Counting Crows: Sunday 21 December, Odyssey Arena, Belfast / www.ticketmaster.ie
Oasis: Wed 29 Oct, Odyssey Arena - On Sale Wed 20 Aug
Oasis: Thurs 30 Oct, Odyssey Arena - On Sale Wed 20 Aug

Kimmie Rhodes: Friday 12 Sept, The National Stadium, Dublin (special guest to Emmylou Harris)
Kimmie Rhodes: Wednesday 1 Oct. Music Station, Portstewart
Kimmie Rhodes: Thursday 2 Oct. Strule Arts Centre, Omagh

Cara Dillon: Friday 10 Oct. Derry, Millennium Forum
Cara Dillon: Saturday 11 Oct. McGrory's, Culdaff
Cara Dillon: Thursday 16 Oct. Burnavon, Cookstown
Cara Dillon: Friday 17 Oct. Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
Cara Dillon: Saturday 18 Oct. Riverside, Coleraine

Gentry Morris: Sunday 24 August, Whites Tavern, Belfast
Gentry Morris: Friday 29 August, The Black Box, Belfast

The Miami Showband: Wed 17 Sept: The Grand Opera House, Belfast
The Miami Showband: Sat 1 Nov: Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena
The Miami Showband: Sun 2 Nov: Market Place, Armagh
The Miami Showband: Thurs 6 Nov: Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
The Miami Showband: Wed 19 Nov: Courtyard Theatre, Newtownabbey
The Miami Showband: Frid 21 Nov: Millennium Forum, Derry
The Miami Showband: Sat 22 Nov: Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

The Miami Showband: the Miami have recently got back together and along with the Children Hazlewood Integrated College Belfast, have recorded a version of the Hoyt Axton song Joy to the World - in aid of the charity Children In Crossfire. The single is available on download from 18 August 2008. The band are also about to begin a full all Ireland tour, which includes The Grand Opera House on Wednesday 17 Sept.
www.childrenincrossfire.org

Gentry Morris: This 25 year old songwriter hails from Georgia and for years has toured the US with a group of friends playing anywhere that would have them. Shoe string budgets caused many curious situations and have created a plethora of interesting stories from the road. Gentry has spent the last 5 years sharpening and defining his unique sound in the musical melting pot that is Nashville, now living in Northern Ireland he is spreading his music through solo gigs and support slots, slowly building a fan base and winning over the audience at every show.
www.gentrymorris.com

Justin McGurk: One of N'Ireland most popular young singers returns with a brand new single. This re-recorded & re-mixed song is the title track from his current album The Other Side. Justin recently played at Country Fest in Dungannon and in early 2008 will support Kenny Rogers & Nancy Griffith on selected Irish dates. In early 08 Justin will be taking a full band out for his first ever theatre tour of Northern Ireland.
www.justinmcgurk.co.uk

Kimmie Rhodes: Our friend Kimmie Rhodes has been invited onto the Emmylou Harris European tour. Unfortunately no Northern Ireland date but they will be playing on September 12, 2008 at The National Stadium in Dublin. Emmylou and Kimmie are old friends and have written songs and recorded together several times in the past. One of their collaborations, “Love and Happiness For You”, was included in the Harris-Mark Knopfler duet CD “All the Road Running”. Kimmie and Emmylou also recorded that song as well as “Send Me the Sun” for Kimmie’s CD “Love Me Like a Song” on her indie label Sunbird Records. In addition, they co-wrote a song called “Ordinary Heart” which appeared in the movie “Happy Texas” and have appeared together on Austin City Limits.
www.kimmierhodes.com

Cara Dillon: Cara is back on tour in the Autumn, Northern Irish dates listed above. Look out for a new single this week, Bold Jamie, which is taken from the new DVD, The Redcastle Sessions.
www.caradillon.co.uk

Peter Gabriel's Big Blue Ball: Almost eighteen years in the making, Big Blue Ball grew from three extraordinary Recording Weeks at Real World Studios in the summers of 1991, 1992 and 1995. The project's originators and curators were Real World founder Peter Gabriel and Karl Wallinger of World Party and The Waterboys. On the album are Peter Gabriel, Natacha Atlas, Hossam Ramzy, Papa Wemba, Billy Cobham, Jah Wobble, Karl Wallinger, Sinead O’Connor, Andy White, Guo Yue, Sevara Nazarkhan, Vernon Reid, Hukwe Zawose, Rossy, Marta Sebestyen, Iarla Ó Lionáird, The Holmes Brothers and many more creative and exciting artists.

Folk Rising 2: A double CD set with 23 tracks that showcase some of the finest young folk talent from around the UK. This is the second release in the series from the people who bring you the annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards CD. The first volume, a single CD was released to some critical acclaim in 2007.

James: 07967 584573
james@jamesrollins.co.uk