Music/News: 15 Jul 2009
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Guinness announce Arthur's Day line-up

Part of the brand's 250th anniversary celebrations, the September 24 gigs will feature the likes of Calvin Harris and Tom Jones.

Tom Jones, Calvin Harris (pictured), David Gray, The Kooks, Richard Hawley, Sugababes, Razorlight, The Enemy, Soul II Soul, Jamie Cullum and Kasabian are among the heavy hitters who’ll be in Dublin on September 24 for Guinness’ 250th birthday celebrations.

Spread across four venues – Tripod, Vicar St., Whelan’s and The Academy – and porter-loving pubs like Oliver St. John Gogarty’s, O’Donoghue’s, Mulligan’s and The Palace Bar, the Arthur’s Day line-up here also includes Noah & The Whale, David Holmes, The Blizzards, The Undertones, Imelda May, Hoarsebox, Mick Flannery, Reverend And The Makers, Noise Control and many more.

Tickets go on sale from Ticketmaster at 9am on July 23 priced €17.59 for the main venue gigs, and €9 for the pub trail ones. All proceeds from ticket sale go to the Arthur Guinness Fund.