Temple House Festival unveils first artists

Something Happens, The Saw Doctors, Andrew Strong, The Walls, Interference and DJ Wool, AKA Glen Brady, are among the first batch of names to be confirmed for the 2011 Temple House Music & Arts Festival, which returns to Ballymote in Sligo from June 10 to 12.
Voted ‘Best New European Festival’ at the recent European Festival Awards in Holland, the 5,000-capacity bash will feature over 80 live acts plus fringe events such as slam poetry and a new Irish language area, An Gaeltacht Beag, presided over by Kíla’s Ross O Snodaigh.
Three-day Early Bird tickets cost €99 if purchased before March 6, after that it’s €120 with various day and family options also available.