Galway Arts Festival has just announced that Imelda May will play the Festival Big Top on Friday, July 26 with special guests.

Tickets for the Big Top show will go on sale at 9am on Wednesday, March 13 with a limited number of Early Bird tickets available.

The announcement follows on from Monday's news that American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter is also heading west for a July 20 Big Top show.

With more major announcements expected be sure to keep an eye on HotPress.com for all the news.