Murphy's Live bands announced

...and they are (drum roll please!): From Cork - My Evil Ex, Painting By Numbers, Setmaker and Chucklehead, from Dublin - Bravado, Superjimenez, Stagger Lee and Story of Hair, from Waterford - Gorbachov and Floyd Soul & The Wolf, from Limerick - Seneca and Walter Mitty and The Realists and finally, from Killarney - B-Movie Monster and Japan Four.
The fourteen bands were chosen from a record-breaking number of entries received from around the country and represent a wide variety of musical genres. Each band will now compete nationwide in Murphy’s Live heats, which take place in Cork, Dublin (x2), Waterford, Limerick, Killarney and Clonakilty from Jan 24th to March 6th, to qualify for the semi-finals in April 2008. From the semi-finals, two bands will be chosen to battle it out in the Grand Finale, held in Dublin in May, to win an EP release with FIFA Records worth €10,000, which includes in studio recording time, national distribution and a full music publicity campaign.

Delorentos, Fight Like Apes, Future Kings of Spain, Giveamanakick, Fred, Ilya K and Ham Sandwich will headline the series of heats, giving the competing bands the opportunity to play with some of the best live acts on the current Irish music scene.

Murphy's Live continues to build its reputation as Ireland’s most respected new band event, providing both media and industry attention for emerging Irish artists.

For more information on this year’s Murphy’s Live see www.murphyslive.com

LIVE HEATS:

THURSDAY JANUARY 24 @ AN BROG, CORK
Special Guest Performers: Fight Like Apes
My Evil Ex
Painting By Numbers

THURSDAY JANUARY 31 @ WHELANS, DUBLIN
Special Guest Performers: Future Kings of Spain
Bravado
Superjimenez

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 7 @ GEOFFS, WATERFORD
Special Guest Performers: Ilya K
Gorbachov
Floyd Soul & The Wolf

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21 @ DOLANS, LIMERICK
Special Guest Performers: Giveamanakick
Seneca
Walter Mitty and The Realists

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22 @ THE GRANARY, KILLARNEY
Special Guest Performers: Delorentos
B-Movie Monster
Japan Four

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28 @ DE BARRAS, CLONAKILTY
Special Guest Performers: Fred
Chucklehead
Setmaker

THURSDAY MARCH 6 @ CRAWDADDY, DUBLIN
Special Guest Performers: Ham Sandwich
Stagger Lee
Story of Hair