Band of the moment The Cast of Cheers will play Dublin's Whelan's venue next Friday, December 3.

The act, whose frontman Conor Adams takes part in this year's Hot Press Round Table (see it in next week's Xmas issue!) released debut Chariot earlier this year for free. Its popularity proved that this Richter Collective act are definitely one to watch.

Tickets for next week's show are available from WaV Tickets [Lo-call 1890 200 078], City Discs, [link]www.tickets.ie[/link] and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.

[link]www.myspace.com/thecastofcheers[/link]