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Ne-Yo Live at The O2
Date: 11/02/2010
Booking Info: 0818 719 391
Location: East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay, take the tram across from the Hostel 15mins.
Detail: Following Ne-Yo's Sold Out show at The O2 Dublin in July he’s back for another unforgettable show again at The O2 on Thursday the 11th of Feb 2010. Tickets will be on sale from Thursday the 19th of November through ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. Grammy-Award winner Ne-Yo, who has impressed audiences with his talents since his 2006 with his multi-platinum, chart topping debut, In My Own Words, is fed-up with the sloppiness of current R&B. "Years ago, if you weren't wearing the right suit or have a correct crease in your pants, you couldn't even get in the door-let alone on stage to perform."
With Ne-Yo's third disc, Year of the Gentleman, the Las Vegas native and premier songwriter has constructed a suite of songs that shows exactly what he means by class. Written over the course of travels through Europe last year and influenced by his own fascination with the Rat Pack, Ne-Yo explains, "For me, the sharpness of Sammy and Sinatra is the kind of style I strive for in clothes and music. Year of the Gentleman is named in honor of those guys."
Drop Haiti's Debt - Vicar Street Concert
Date: 11/02/2010
Location: Thomas Street, just around the corner.
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Directions: A short hop from St Patrick's Cathedral
Detail: Nobody can fail to be moved by the scale of the human suffering in Haiti following the devastating earthquake, which has left hundreds of thousands of people dead, thousands more missing and millions homeless. The response from the public has been phenomenal – and the donations are urgently needed.
However, not many people understand that even as new money is pouring into Haiti to bring relief to millions in the aftermath of the earthquake disaster, the government is still paying money to the International Monetary Fund and other creditors to pay off national debts which corrupt Haitian dictators ran up in the past.
Today, Haiti still owes some US$890 million, much of it to global financial institutions, and is due to make millions in debt payments in the coming year alone. ?Supported by many leading Irish artists, Trócaire will host the Drop Haiti’s Debt concert in Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday February 11th. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards Trócaire’s relief efforts in Haiti, however the primary purpose of this concert is to raise awareness for Trócaire’s Drop Haiti’s Debt campaign. While financial assistance is of paramount importance in the immediate, in the long run Haiti will only recover and begin to build a sustainable future when its immense debt is dropped. Acts on the night will include: Cathy Davey, Julie Feeney, Villagers, The Chapters, The Chakras and many more...
Jamie T
Date: 10/02/2010
Booking Info: 01 877 9999
Location: 57 Middle Abbey Street, a 5 min walk from the Hostel.
Web: www.theacademydublin.com
Detail: Jamie T’s postponed sold out Irish dates have been rescheduled to take place at bigger venues to accommodate demand for tickets. Tickets for new Academy, Dublin are on sale now through ticketmaster and usual outlets nationwide. All tickets purchased for previous dates are fully valid.??
In a message to his fans Jamie said, “I would like to say thanks to you all for your kind messages and your patience over the last couple of months, it's been a frustrating time for all involved but I'm happy to say that we will be back on the road soon.”
The Low Anthem
Date: 08/02/2010
Location: Thomas Street, just around the corner.
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Directions: A short hop from St Patrick's Cathedral
Detail: Indie-Americana trio The Low Anthem released its 2nd full length record, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin on September 2nd to critical acclaim. The Band will now perform live @ Vicar Street on Feb 8th. All tickets are valid for Vicar Street. Tickets are €18 on now through Ticketmaster and other usual outlets nationwide.
Independently released, the record is co-produced by The Low Anthem and Jesse Lauter. Recording was done in January of 2008 in the bleak, off-season quiet of Block Island, RI. Lauter assembled a pro-quality portable recording rig which was transported by ferry out to the island and assembled in an empty summer cabin. The crackling of the woodstove and the rushing of sea breezes against the panes were the only foreign sounds the band heard. The setting was suited to the body of work.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 2010
Date: 13/02/2010
Booking Info: 01 678 7188
Location: 8 Lower Leeson Street, a 20 min walk from the Hostel.
Web: www.thesugarclub.com
Detail: Do not fear….Saturday 13th February, there is a place to retreat from the gazing doe eyed couples of Valentine’s Night.?If you’re looking for a place to escape, get your sweet self down to the Rocky Horror Picture Show in the Sugar Club.
Judging from its last sold out venture on Halloween night, all who dare venture into the realms of the Rocky are in for a treat. With a cast of miss-matched misfits performing 16 scenes from the film on stage, The Rocky Horror Picture Show comes to life, live and unabashed.
After its whirl wind success over the past three years, the show has grown from strength to strength urged on by its following of loyal fans. From audiences of 40 to 400, Rocky Horror Picture Show is alive and kicking in Dublin once again and more eager then ever to corrupt another generation [of virgins].
Dublin Chinese New Year Festival 2010
Date: 12/02/2010
Location: Dublin
Detail: From the 12th to 21st February inclusive, Dublin will celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger. For more info please visit dublincity.ie
Stephen K Amos
Date: 12/02/2010
Location: Thomas Street, just around the corner.
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Directions: A short hop from St Patrick's Cathedral
Detail: Welcome to Stephen K Amos' third solo stand-up comedy tour and the first tour to come to Ireland. He will be performing live @ Vicar St. next Feb 12th 2010. Tickets are €23 on sale now through Ticketmaster and other usual outlets nationwide.
He's back with a brand new show for 2010. It’s full to bursting with more fun, warmth, bonhomie and love than ever before. Forget the credit crunch and welcome to The Feelgood Factor!
| Event | Date | Venue | Price | Time | Tickets |
| THE AFTERMATH | 12-02-2010 | The Academy Dublin | €12 |
A 5 min walk from the Hostel.
The Aftermath are an Irish mod/pop rock band, currently based in Mullingar. They are composed of brothers Johnny (guitar, keys, vocals) and Michael Cronin (drums, percussion, samples, vocals), both of whom are originally from Longford but raised in Leeds, UK, as well as Mullingar guitarist, Justin McNabb and bassist Martin Gray. The Aftermath released their debut album, Friendlier Up Here on 25 April 2008. They have had three singles enter the Irish Singles Chart, all inside the Top 20; "One is Fun/Are You Not?" spent two weeks in the chart and peaked at number eleven, "Hollywood Remake/Need" also spent two weeks in the chart and peaked at number nineteen, whilst latest single "All I Want is For You to Be Happy" spent a week in the chart at number thirteen. All this led to the band being voted at number nine in the "Most Promising for 2007" category in the Hot Press Readers Poll.
Gubu
Date: 07/02/2010
Location: 1 Upper Exchange Street, a 5 min walk from the Hostel.
Detail: The Exchange Gallery in Temple Bar, Dublin, will present an exhibition of new work by Dublin photographer Garvan Gallagher - Gubu. The exhibition will open on February 4th 2010 at 7:30pm and will close on Sunday February 14th. Made in the summer of 2009 at Limerick City Gallery of Art, this will be the first showing of Gubu in Dublin - a comic statement on the Irish Economy. A series of short films, broken into short clips, will be presented chaotically on a circular wall of old TV sets, in which Gallagher adopts the persona of Gubu the clown. Gubu explores the new economic landscape of Ireland, stumbling in search for answers through desolate and destructive landscapes. Confused, dazed and in a hurry to rid himself of the surroundings he inhabits, he reflects on the circumstance he finds himself in.
The Dead Zoo at Large
Date: 09/02/2010
Booking Info: 01 6777444
Location: Kildare Street, a 10 min walk from the Hostel.
Web: www.museum.ie
Detail: Step back in time and savour the atmosphere of the National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, reconstructed at a new venue. This temporary exhibition fills the gap left by the closure of the 1857 building on Merrion Street. A wide selection of the 10,000 exhibits from the Merrion Street museum has been brought back into the light. Old favourites include giant deer, Spoticus the giraffe and the families of badgers, foxes and otters.
Meet out new moose and zebra and see Ireland’s Moon rock. This stone was collected in 1972 as part of the final Apollo mission and is accompanied by meteorites. These space rocks include fragments of asteroids, of Mars and the Moon and visitors can touch a piece of our solar system dating back 4.5 billion years.
The exhibition area includes spaces to get to grips with the Museum’s zoological and geological collections. You may also comment on our ideas on the future of the Museum as we present our plans for the restoration of the ‘Dead Zoo’, so beloved of generations of visitors.CHECK OUT !!!
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