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The Strypes, the Cavan blues and r’n’b band who have won the admiration of Dave Grohl and Elton John, will play the Galway Arts Festival Big Top next month.

Ireland’s ‘Queen of Rockabilly’ Imelda May will play the Galway Arts Festival Big Top on Friday July 26, joining an excellent Big Top line up that includes Grizzly Bear, Josh Ritter, and Glen Hansard.

WHEN NILE Rodgers and Chic take to the stage of the Galway Arts Festival Big Top on Thursday July 19 there are two songs that audiences will be most looking forward to - 1978 mega hit ‘Le Freak’ and the following year’s ‘Good Times’, one of the most influential pieces of music ever recorded.

As part of their double headline tour, Clive Barnes and Gavin Glass will be playing the Passionfruit Theatre, Athlone on Friday August 19.

If you haven’t been to a Clive Barnes gig — now is your chance and be assured that this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Jools Holland is excitable by nature, but when he spots a new artist who has what he considers “it,” his enthusiasm goes off the scale. To go by his reaction to Imelda May, she has “it” in spades. “I’ve got to have you on the show,” he told her after seeing her play live – and so, a couple of months ago, she duly found herself on Later With Jools Holland, wowing an audience who included Jeff Beck, Elbow, and Roots Manuva. Beck, in fact, made a point of telling Holland that he was only there to see Imelda.

ANDRE DE Moller may be a practising barrister, but meeting Ray Charles during his teens led him to his true calling in life - the blues.

Clive Barnes has committed to a long awaited gig in Cleere’s which will take place on Friday week February 17.

WHEN MICHAEL Jackson performed his heavy-rock classic ‘Beat It’ in concert, the woman playing guitar for that incendiary solo was Jennifer Batten.

The Deans blues/rock trio from Galway are set to take the small stage (or area!) in Ryans by storm tonight Friday for a gig that will leave fans yearning for more.