The
Spirit Store = Music, Comedy, Gigs, Venue, Bar, Drink...
George's
Quay, Dundalk, Co. Louth +353-42-9352697
MAY
2013
Wed
22nd May Runaway
GO + Finnian
Kelleher Band + Richard
Richard
Doors 8pm - €5 Admission Runaway Go tour Ireland in May and June
2013 to support the release of their next
single ‘I Would Go’. The band visit Dundalk
before making their way further south to Cavan
and Dublin, from there west to Galway and
then south to Cork and Limerick. After that
they will travel north for three shows, one
in Belfast which sees the band play at Limelight
2, their first headline show since 2012. Derry
and finally Draperstown will see the tour
to a close.
Thu
23rd May The Riptide Movement
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
Recent accolades include three top 20 singles
and a top 20 platinum selling album 'What
about the tip jars' in 2009. Sophomore album
'Keep on keepin' on' was released to critical
acclaim in Ireland, and charted at number
6 in the official Irish album charts. In 2012,
they have rocked out to 35,000 people in the
RDS with Bon Jovi and supported Bob Dylan
in Finsbury Park in London. Within the past
year the Riptide Movement have sold out headline
shows at Whelan’s, the Academy main room and
the Olympia Theater. BUY
TICKETS ONLINE >>
Sat 25th May Africa Day Tickets €7
DL Dove and DJ Sanchez bring you the afrobeat
sound to the Spirit Store to celebrate Africa
Day.With a mixture of sounds from artists
as diverse as Bob Marley, D.banj, P- Square,you
will feel the flavour of world music and culture
to dance through the night. BUY
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Sun
26th May Mike Neilsens Ripe For Rebels
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
Arrangments of artists such as David Bowie
as you've never heard them before. This band
has held a Dublin residency for a solid year,
come see what the fuss is all about. Michael
has gained a reputation as one of the leading
guitarists in European jazz. He has performed
with international artists including; Kenny
Wheeler, Larry Coryell, Kenny Werner, Jason
Moran, Simon Nabatov, Eric Revis, Michael
Moore, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman "One of
the best and most original jazz talents ever
produced in this country" —Irish Times BUY
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Thu 30th May The
Paperboys Tickets €15 The Paperboys
fuse Mexican Son Jarocho mixed in with Irish
Jigs and Reels and a good dose of Country
and Bluegrass. It has healthy servings of
Ska, Soca and African Highlife and they
have been known to throw in a little White
Boy Reggae. Of course it also has strains
of Soul, Pop and Funk although we are by
no means a funk band. It is mostly Acoustic
although they also use electric guitars. BUY
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Fri
31st May The Lock Up Weekend
Friday Tickets €10 - Doors at 6.30pm in the
main venue for THE GAKK, PERMANENT DEJA VU, WORDS THAT
BURN, 2 MINUTES 2 MIDNIGHT, BLACK SVAN
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JUNE
2013
Sat
1st June The Lock Up Weekend
Saturday Tickets €10 - Doors at 6.30pm in
the main venue for THE ROLLERS, THE CABIN FEVER BAND, MC
WICK, BULLS ON PARADE, JOHNNY YEAHBUZZ
Sun
2nd June The Lock Up Weekend
Sunday Tickets €12 - Doors at 6.30pm in the
main venue for COBBLESTONE, PODRACER,EVIL PRESIDENTES,
THE TRAMPZ, DJ KIMBLE
Fri
7th June The
Brian Meakin Band
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
Brian has always been a blues man but it to
the Rock end of the blues that he is drawn
performing the songs of such greats as Jimi
Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and fellow Irish
man, the late great Rory Gallagher. Add into
this some Bluesy rock classics such as Led
Zepplin's "Dazed and Confused" and you have
the perfect night of brilliant guitar playing,
classic songs and a rhythm section that cradles
the whole act. BUY
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Sat
8th June Grant
Hart And The Burn/Burning Tickets €15
As one of the two primary songwriters of seminal
80?s group Hüsker Dü, Grant Hart helped shape
the sound and voice of indie rock to come,
influencing bands that followed including
Nirvana and the Pixies.After the dissolution
of the band he shared with Bob Mould for nearly
a decade, Hart went on to form Nova Mob and
then put out a handful of critically acclaimed
solo albums over the years, including Hot
Wax and Intolerance. BUY
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Sun
16th June Kevin
McAleer
Doors 8pm - Tickets €18
Kevin McAleer has been talking nonsense for
thirty years and shows little sign of stopping.
One of the founding fathers of modern stand-up,
he has influenced a whole generation of comedians
in Ireland and the UK, and his live shows
remain a master class in comic timing and
delivery. He recently showed his face again
on tv, older but not much wiser, on RTE’s
‘Our Friends in the North’ series. BUY
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Fri
21st June Luka
Bloom
Doors 8pm - Tickets €20 Luka’s reputation as one of Irelands leading
performing and recording artists is not hindered
by his stunning new release. His first release
of new material since ‘Eleven Songs’ (2009)
carries on the high standard to which Bloom
fans worldwide are accustomed. Bloom is at
the top of his game with ‘THIS NEW MORNING’.He
has a catalog of quality recordings that would
make any budding songwriter aspire to. The
combination of his melodic thought provoking
material, along with his incredible skill
in reading and connecting with his audience
on classics such as 'The City of Chicago'
and 'You couldn't have come a better time...'
makes this praise worthy. BUY
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Sat
22nd June Whole
Lotta Voltage
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10 Following their brilliant debut Spirit
Store performance in January,Whole Lotta Voltage
return for another show . “We believe that
a true AC/DC Tribute should be as close to
the look, sound and energy as the real thing.Whole
Lotta Voltage makes the audience feel that
they are watching the kings of hard rock live
at the peak of their powers in 1979 with their
notorious wild style”. BUY
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Sun
23rd June Desert
Hearts + guests
Doors 8pm - Tickets €10
As a band they've released two albums across
a career which seems to place quality ahead
of quantity. These albums came out on Rough
Trade off-shoot Tug Boat Records (Let's Get
Worse) and Glasgow / Belfast indies Gargleblast
and No Dancing (Hotsy Totsy Nagasaki). The
eagerly anticipated 3rd album ‘Enturbulation
= No Challenge‘ is released May 27th onsale. BUY
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Wed
26th June Morgan
OKane + guests
Doors 8pm - Tickets €12.50
Deeply steeped in old traditions, O'Kane treats
the banjo differently than you've heard it
before and brings a punk sensibility to his
music. Add in Zeke Healy on dobro, ( who sounds
like a mix of Ravi Shankar and Jerry Douglas),
Ferd Moyse on fiddle (Hackensaw Boys) and
Liam Crill on spoons and the sound is vibrant,
fresh, mesmerizing and joyful. The result
is an irresistibly compelling performance.
BUY
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JULY
2013
Sun 7th July John
Spillane + Guests Doors 8pm - Tickets €13.50
JOHN SPILLANE is a musician, songwriter,
performer, recording artist, storyteller,
poet, dreamer – a canvass filled with color
and brilliance. His music transports the
listener; his live performance captivates
the audience. In a world filled with strife
and upheaval, a time-out with John Spillane
is enough to ease the load a bit on anyone
lucky enough to bask in his light. The man
and his music are pure magic. BUY
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AUG
2013
Sat 10th August Davey
Arthur And Band
Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
Davey still tours extensively with The Fureys
and has done so for over 35 years. He also
delights audiences everywhere with his own
show.His band play an exciting mix of folk/Celtic
music and song and, by popular request,
Davey always includes some of The Fureys
well-loved songs, such as: "The Red Rose
Cafe" and "When you were sweet sixteen".
He is renowned as one of Ireland’s best-loved
and most successful musicians with over
40 of his compositions being recorded and
performed by some of the world’s finest
artists and bands. BUY
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SEPT
2013
Tues
24th September The
Magic Numbers Doors 8pm - Tickets €15
The band will play in the intimate surroundings
of some of most beautiful theatres, churches
and live music venues across the UK and Ireland.Alongside
all the old favourites, the band will be premiering
new material from their forthcoming fourth
album and connecting with the audience through
question-and-answer sessions. Breaking away
from the usual venues and big cities allows
the band to reach out to a new audience. BUY
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LIMITED LOCK UP WEEKEND TICKES FOR ALL
THREE NIGHTS €25
