Category : Glasgowbury News

This week sees the official launch of our official 2011 compilation CD on the cover of Hot Press magazine – Ireland wide!

Due to hit the ears of tens of thousands of people right across the island, the 17 track compilation has been compiled by Glasgowbury in association with Easy Duplication and Hot Press Magazine with support from IMRO.

The official compilation will be available on the latest issue of Hot Press due to hit shelves this Thursday 14th July with a special Northern edition available for just £2.

We are proud to announce that artists included:

1. Cashier No 9 – Goldstar

2. Mojo Fury – We Should Just Run Away

3. Wonder Villains – Oh Peter

4. Seven Summits – Burning Heart

5. Paul Shevlin – Backfire (Set Them All Alight)

6. A Plastic Rose – Kids Don’t Behave Like This

7. Colly Strings – Built To Break

8. Rams’ Pocket Radio – Coal, My Lips Are Sealed

9. Kowalski – Asleep

10. Rainy Boy Sleep – Your Face

11. Pat Dam Smyth – Candy

12. Katie & The Carnival – Went To The Fair

13. The Bonnevilles – Good Suits And Fightin Boots

14. Swanee River – Gypsy Promise

15. Dead Til Friday – The Longest Year

16. Darkest Era – The Morrigan

17. Phil Kieran – Ladybird

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We are proud to announce the introduction of our first ever comedy stage to this year’s festival.

Due to be headlined by Joe Rooney (Father Damo himself), a total of eight comedians will turn the iconic G Spot stage into the Giggle Spot for an evening of rapturous humour.

Rooney, who made his name as Father Damo in the iconic Father Ted series, will use his unique brand of humour to cap off the first ever Glasgowbury comedy stage.

Known to audiences throughout Ireland as the whistle thief, Rooney later became a household name for his portrayal of Timmy Higgins in RTE comedy Killinaskully.

Joining him for Glasgowbury’s inaugural comedy bash will be John Colleary (who also made his name on RTE by featuring on Savage Eye), Colin Geddis, Micky Barlett, Adam Laughlin, Ruaidhri Ward, Shane Todd and Sean Hegarty.

Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow said he was excited to be adding a new element to the festival.

“Comedy is something that we’ve been looking at introducing for a couple of years now and I’m excited to be able to offer that extra platform.

“Over the years we’ve tried to celebrate the best in new music and in recent years we’ve also welcomed elements of carnival and other forms of art and entertainment,” he said.

“So hopefully this will offer another platform to aspiring artists and have people smiling even more on the day.”

Glasgowbury 2011 takes place on Saturday 23^rd July and headline acts so far announced include Cashier No. 9, The Answer, Phil Kieran, LaFaro, Boxcutter, Foy Vance and Mojo Fury.

Tickets are on sale now from www.hmvtickets.com

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We are pleased to announce that Chambers Coach Hire are the official bus providers for Glasgowbury 2011.

The local service will run buses from throughout NI the evening before the festival. All you have to do is ring Chambers to book your spot! Contact the local team on 028 2764 1880.

Coming on your own? Travelling with a bunch of friends? Why not cut out the car and hop on a bus for ease and piece of mind.

Book a place and a bus will pick you up on Friday evening (July 22nd) and return you home safely on Sunday (July 24th). While in the festival arena you will also have unlimited free use of the shuttle bus service to and from the festival site.

A day return service will also take place from Belfast, leaving the city early on Saturday morning and returning later that night.

Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow said the initiative was one way of creating a positive environmental impact for the area.

“Thousands of people come to Glasgowbury every year and we want to make sure that they can get here safely and have the best possible time,” he said.

“With that in mind we’ve launched a service with Chambers that will get people here safely and on time to enjoy the festivities while also promoting public transport and having a less harmful effect of the environment.”

The services will run from all the usual hot spots such as Derry, Belfast, Coleraine, Newry etc but wherever you are just get in touch and a service will be arranged.

Most runs will be charged at £20 per person (which includes unlimited shuttle bus use within the festival arena).

In order to travel with Chambers you must book your place first. Do it now! Call them on 028 2764 1880.

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THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW EXPIRED

Our partners at the Association Of Independent Festival (AIF) have organised their annual festival survey and are encouraging festival-goers to get involved.

The short survey will gather important information that we can use to improve our services and provision.

By filling out the survey you will also enter yourself into a competition to win a pair of camping tickets to this year’s festival!

You can take part in the survey here: Official Audience Survey

A further 30 acts have joined the Glasgowbury 2011 bill which already includes headliners Cashier No. 9.

With their David Holmes produced debut album To The Death Of Fun getting its official release on June 20th, the alt-rock outfit will celebrate in style by headlining the Sperrins summer celebration.

Also previously announced for this year’s bash were acts such as The Answer, Phil Kieran, Foy Vance, LaFaro, Mojo Fury and many more.

The full line-up has now been confirmed and is included below:

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Cashier No. 9	Phil Kieran
The Answer	Foy Vance
LaFaro	Boxcutter
Rainy Boy Sleep	Mojo Fury
Axis Of	The Wonder Villains
Furlo	More Than Conquerors
The Rupture Dogs	Silhouette
Swanee River	Rams’ Pocket Radio
Deep Fried Funks DJs	Girls Names
We Are Knuckle Dragger	Event Horses
Darkest Era	Rachel Austin
Dolbro Dan	Jason Clarke
Allie Bradley	John D’Arcy
Paul Casey	Paddy Nash
Aaron Shanley	Phoenix Fire
The 1930s	Pat Dam Smyth
Elspeth	Paul Shevlin
Katie & The Carnival	Team Fresh
Pocket Billiards	Fred
Le Galaxie	A Plastic Rose
The Bonnevilles	Preacher’s Son
Kowalski	Sweet Jane
Seven Summits	Intermission
Gascan Ruckus	Kasper Rosa
Dead Til Friday The Plea	Colly Strings + Special Guests

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…Saturday 23rd July!

We are pleased to announce one of the most important dates for your diary this summer as Glasgowbury celebrates 11 years at the heart of new music.

Tickets are on sale now! Get them here: http://www.hmvtickets.co/events/3134

Or join the Mailing List to keep yourself at the coalface of all things Glasgowbury. Email mailinglist@glasgowbury.com and we’ll add you to G Force!

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We’re delighted at Glasgowbury HQ to announce our victory at the 2010 Irish Festival Awards.

The small but massive festival picked up the Best Family Festival and the Best Service Awards at the ceremony in Dublin.

Now in its third year, the annual Irish Festival Awards celebration acknowledges the hard work done by festivals up and down the country.

And in an added coup, the local festival is celebrating for holding these two awards for the last three years in a row.

Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow said he and his team were delighted that Glasgowbury had gained recognition on an Ireland wide scale.

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We’re over the moon to find ourselves once again nominated in the Irish Festival Awards.

After picking up four awards last year including the Best Small Festival and Best Line-Up crowns, Glasgowbury has been nominated in six categories for the 2010 awards.

Glasgowbury is in the running for:

• Best Small Festival
• Best Line-Up
• Best Service Award
• Family Festival Award
• Social Responsibility Award
• Best Toilets

You can vote for Glasgowbury at the Irish Festival Awards website.

Festival organiser Paddy Glasgow said he and the festival team were privileged to be recognised on a national scale for their efforts.

“It’s fantastic that these awards exist to honour the festival leaders throughout Ireland and Glasgowbury are over the moon to be considered on that level.

“It’s good to see a strong contingent of festivals from Northern Ireland now following suit at the awards and we look forward to celebrating with whoever wins.”

Voting in the awards takes place throughout December and January and the winners will be announced at the Dublin ceremony in February.

Register your support for Glasgowbury in its six categories by going to the official website.