Photo: Remy Connolly
Info: Time to dust myself off and get back in the live music saddle, and no better place to start than at Whelan's bi-annual Ones To Watch festival of the best movers and shakers emerging on the Irish music scene. Both of last year's events were heaving with talent, and the line-up for this weekend looks equally as tasty, in addition to familiar faces I'm looking forward to seeing as many acts as possible whom I've never seen live or heard before.
Below is a Playlist to whet both your and my own appetite in advance of the wonders that are ahead, as well as the latest line-up and timetable. Tickets are €5 per night (the festival runs over four nights starting tomorrow, Thursday, 12th January) or €10 for all 4 nights, crazy value. See you there.
Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.whelanslive.com/index.php/wav-tickets/
*Note times and stages to be confirmed for Saturday & Sunday.
Thursday, 12th January:
21:00-21:30 : Katie Laffan
21:45-22:15 : LAOISE
22:30-23:00 : Brass Phantoms
23:15-23:45 : Apella
00:00-00:30 : THUMPER
Whelan's Upstairs :
20:30-21:00 : James OR
21:15-21:45 : Maria Kelly
22:00-22:30 : Pillow Queens
22:45-23:15 : Yonen
23:30-00:00 : TBC
00:15-00:45 : Kevyn
Friday, 13th January:
21:00-21:30 : RUTH
21:45-22:15 : Galants
22:30-23:00 : Darling
23.15-23.45: Kid Karate
00:00-00:30 : The Fontaines
00:45-01.15 : WOLFF
Whelan's Upstairs :
20:30-21:00 : Sun.Set.Ships
21:15-21:45 : Farah Elle
22:00-22:30 : ELE
22:45-23:15 : Hiva Oa
23:30-00:00 : Tebi Rex
00:15-00:45 : Shrug Life
01:00-01:30 : Beauty Sleep
01:45-02:15 : The Optimists
21:00-21:30 : The Burma
Saturday, 14th January:
Ódú
Bodies
brand new friend
Hot Cops
Native Ensemble
Almost Ghosts
5th Element & DOUBLESCREEN
Susie-Blue
Deep Sky Objects
Brian McGovern - Music
The Crayon Set
That Snaake
The Girl Talk
Sean OB
Sunday, 15th January:
Niamh Crowther
Sonnets and Sisters
The Periods
Sam Wickens
Emma Lou & The Agenda
FIELDS
Pine The Pilcrow
Bad Sea
Military Road
