The Black Lips to make Irish debut

They'll be one of the first acts to grace the stage of the newly-refurbished Button Factory, the venue formerly known as the Temple Bar Music Centre.

The Black Lips formed as teenagers, when after-school friends Cole Alexander (guitar/vocals) and Jared Swilley (bass/vocals) signed up their friends Joe Bradley (drums/vocals) and Ben Eberhaugh (guitar). One of the hottest bands on the Atlanta underground, they've already made it through the tragic death of Eberhaugh in a car accident.

In the wake of the accident, the band recruited New Orleans-born Ian St. Pe and wrote a song about the experience - 'How Do You Tell A Child That Someone Has Died', which features on their debut album Good Bad Not Evil, released on September 17.

Tickets for the Button Factory show are priced €14 and are available from Ticketmaster, Road Records, City Discs, Sound Cellar and usual outlets. Support on the night is from The Things.