The Grand Social
35 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland
A terrific lineup at SPECTRUM this Saturday night sees a double-header of two thrilling live bands, one from Ireland, one from Finland, but both whose musicians have lit up the 12 Points stage, with all the originality and energy that the festival programme denotes.
Workman's Club
10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Wrapping up the SPECTRUM weekend on Sunday 10th March is Dublin born and based multi-instrumentalist, turntablist and sample artist Djackulate (aka Jack Dempsey McMahon), performing a unique live and improvised collaboration for SPECTRUM with special guest H-Ci (Shane O’Donovan).
Smock Alley Theatre
Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, Ireland
Returning this month, Music Current offers a unique blend of electronic performance and provides a much-needed platform for the newest contemporary electronic music rarely seen in Ireland.
Smock Alley Theatre
Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8, Ireland
Inspired by Bealtaine festival’s theme of Welcome and Hosting, Kilcock Men’s Shed Choir and Libyan singer Farah Elle come together to perform traditional sounds from Ireland and North Africa.
See the award-winning feature Float Like A Butterfly in the company of Director Carmel Winters, with a chance to talk more about the issues involved in the Q&A session that takes place immediately afterwards.
From somewhat disreputable beginnings, Bloomsday has become a street festival celebrating Joyce’s novel and its main characters Molly and Leopold Bloom.