Performance 2010 at Whelan's in December

The sixth installment of the Performance festival will take place this December 27 at the Village and Whelan's, featuring 100 musical acts on six stages over a fourteen hour period. The event will be separated into two parts, with an all ages day show running from 11am until 6 pm and an 18+ night show kicking off at 7pm and lasting until 2:30am. Tickets will run you €10-€12.

The stages will be themed and featuring a wide range of genres and styles, including appearances by Mark Greaney of JJ72, Idle Time, The Echoes, Donal Quinn, and Arthur's Day contest semi-finalists The Riptorns. This year, the event is also debuting its Workshop and Clinic Stage, which will be playing host to 40-minute sessions on drums, bass, guitar, sound engineering and DJing, among other things.

For more information, check out whelanslive.com or theperformancelive.com.