Tuesday September 6 will be etched in the diary of music fans all around the west as the Roisin Dubh welcomes new music sensations The Vaccines. This gig, starting at 9pm, has been rescheduled from March and aficionados will be hoping it is worth the wait. Drawing comparisons to The Jesus & Mary Chain and The Ramones, they describe their influences as "'50s rock 'n' roll, '60s garage and girl groups, '70s punk, '80s American hardcore, C86 and good pop music."
Formed just 14 months, the band consists of Justin Young (vocals ), Árni Hjörvar (bass ), Freddie Cowan (guitar ), and Pete Robertson (drums ). They quickly released a demo entitled ‘If You Wanna’ and its quality spurred Zane Lowe to name it as his hottest record in the world on August 18 last year. The debut album, What did you from The Vaccines? was released in March and reached number four in the UK album charts and they placed third in the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.
The band have been signed to play on the 2011 NME Awards Tour and were also nominated for an MTV Award for Best New Band of 2011.Those attending the gig in the Roisin should not be surprised to be meet some famous faces, as their debut show last year attracted the like of Alex Kapranos, Marcus Mumford, and members of White Lies and The Maccabees, and a further 200 people had to be turned away.
Tickets priced at €14 (€12 members ) are available from the Róisín Dubh and www.roisindubh.net
