Top BudRising gigs on sale now [updated]

A host of top bands, DJs and music-makers will descend on Dublin in June as part of the second annual BudRising festival.

Taking place in various city centre venues from June 1 to 7, the initial line-up promises some top quality musical fare.

Big names in smaller venues is the name of the game, with appearances from the likes Echo & The Bunnymen, Weezer, Beck and house music maestros Masters At Work.

In a new addition to the BudRising, this year's program will feature the EarlyRiser stage at Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, which will offer a platform for emerging talent and offer city workers some free lunchtime entertainment (every day but Saturday at 1pm). For details on how to be involved, check out www.budrising.ie

The BudRising Festival Club will provide a base for the festival action at the POD complex on Harcourt St. Kicking off at 6pm daily and with free admission, it will feature a free barbequee, DJs and bands.

Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster and if Weezer's track record is anything to go by - selling out Vicar St. in under 5 minutes – you'd best get out your diaries and wallets and start making some choices...

The festival program reads as follows:

Wednesday, June 1
Echo & The Bunnymen @ The Village
Roots Manuva @ The Ambassador Theatre
Whitey @ Whelan's
DJ Yoda + Dalek @ Temple Bar Music Centre [late show]

Thursday, June 2
The Hives @ The Ambassador Theatre
Towers of London @ Whelan's
Bugge Wesseltoft Trio @ Crawdaddy
Rahzel @ The Village [late show]
Richard Dorfmeister @ Temple Bar Music Centre [late show]
Arveene + Nylon DJs @ The Front Lounge [FREE late show]

Friday, June 3
Jimmy Cliff @ The Ambassador Theatre
The Departure + Editors @ Whelan's
Husky Rescue @ Crawdaddy
The Magic Numbers, Joe Chester, Jesse & Layla @ The Village
The Chalets, The Rakes + Art Brut @ Vicar St.
Masters At Work + Chromeo @ Spirit [late show]
Jacques Lu Cont @ Temple Bar Music Centre [late show]

Saturday, June 4
Monoband @ Whelan's
Duke Spirit + VHS or Beta @ Temple Bar Music Centre
Patrick Wolf @ Crawdaddy
The Glimmers + The Glass @ Temple Bar Music Centre [late show]

Sunday, June 5
Dizzee Rascal, Black Twang & Daddy G @ The Ambassador Theatre
Stephen Fretwell @ Whelan's
Beck @ Olympia Theatre
Daddy G (Massive Attack) + Ashley Beedle DJ Set @ Hogans [FREE]
Justin Robertson & Medicine8 @ Spirit [late show]
DJ Ease (Nightmares On Wax) DJ Set @ The Globe [FREE]

Monday, June 6
Tom Vek + guests @ Whelan's
Matthew Herbert Big Band + Mugison @ Vicar St.
Mainline + The Things DJ Set @ Voodoo Lounge [FREE]
The Mighty Stef @ The Cornerstone [FREE late show]
The Kills @ Temple Bar Music Centre [late show]

Tuesday, June 7
Engineers @ Temple Bar Music Centre
The La's @ The Ambassador Theatre
British Sea Power + Sons & Daughters + The Heavenly States @ The Ambassador Theatre
Buck 65 + Jose Gonzalez @ Whelan's
Weezer @ Vicar St.
DJ Scratch (The Roots) @ The Village [late show]

Log on to www.budrising.ie for more details.