Galway Volvo Ocean Race Festival announces musical line-up
Musos and sailors unite with a series of free gigs at next month's Galway Volvo Ocean Race Festival.
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 29 Apr 2009
Kila, The Hothouse Flowers, The Coronas, Sharon Shannon, Aslan and The Stunning are among those playing free gigs as part of the two-week Festival, which runs from May 23 to June 6.
The festival will also host street theatre, art exhibits and of course, a shedload of boats, as the international Volvo Ocean Race makes its only stop-off in Ireland when the 70-strong fleet of yachts arrive in Galway Bay on the weekend of May 23.
The full gig line-up is available at www.galwayvolvooceanrace.com.
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