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Presents
REPUBLIC OF LOOSE
More acts announced in the coming weeks
Thursday, 21st – Monday, 25th October 2010
TICKETS ON SALE NOW

REPUBLIC OF LOOSE needs no introduction. Their albums receive rave reviews. Their concerts all sell out. They have supported the World’s biggest band U2 and of course Snow Patrol. They have performed with artists such as Sex Pistol Steve Jones and Sinead O’Connor. Sligo Live Sessions are delighted to present REPUBLIC OF LOOSE live in Concert on Sunday, 24th October 2010 at The Clarence Festival Club, Sligo.

In keeping with Sligo Live Sessions’ policy of offering top value music at very realistic prices, a limited number of Weekend Tickets to all festival performances and events which takes place on October Bank Holiday Weekend are on sale at the amazing early bird value of €75.00 per ticket.

Republic of Loose spent most of 2007 touring Europe and the US with sold out shows. A US tour with Snow Patrol preceded a series of headline gig’s in the US. In LA, the band were invited by Sex Pistol Steve Jones to perform on Jonseys Jukebox on indie.103. In late 2007 They were approached by Sinead O’Connor to produce and perform on a track from her new album. The result was the mesmerizing Curtis Mayfield cover ‘We people (who are darker than blue)’. The band debuted the track with Sinead O’Connor at the 2008 Meteor Awards.

Their eagerly anticipated third album spawned two massive hits in ‘I Like Music’ and the bands biggest single to date ‘The Steady Song’. A national tour with sold out shows across Ireland followed. This included seven nights at Dublin’s prestigious Academy (1000 capacity). At the Dublin gigs, the band were joined onstage by various special guests including Sinead O’Connor, Snow Patrol and Shane MacGowan.

2009 saw the Loose travelling back to the US for three sold out tours. They returned to Ireland to play at Oxegen 2009 and to open up for U2 at Croke Park on their 360 tour. In December 2009 Republic of Loose were nominated by Author Irvine Welsh in Q Magazines ‘Albums of the Century’. The Loose have continued to license music to various films and TV shows including NBC and MTV in the US, Dr. Who confidential on the BBC and the new Gerard Depardieu film “Bouquet Final”. The band have been heating up the airwaves across Europe and America with national airplay. Recorded in Baltimore, the new album from Republic of Loose is due for release on October 8th, with lead single ‘The Man’ released on September 24th. Their story goes from strength to strength.

REPUBLIC OF LOOSE is just one of a number of a fantastic line-up of concerts and events. The fantastic calibre of artists at this year’s Sligo Live Sessions include Grammy Award Winner Mary Chapin Carpenter and North Carolina native Tift Merritt; The Alan Kelly Quartet with Special Guest Eddi Reader, and Crooked Still; Former Commotions frontman, Lloyd Cole and The Lost Brothers; a night of swing with JERRY FISH AND THE MUDBUG CLUB, Dervish with Special Guests Moya Brennan, Cormac De Barra, Kevin Burke and Triona Ni Dhomhnaill and two Award winning Céilí bands in an Award-winning Nightclub, The Innisfree Céilí Band and The Dartry Céilí Band. More acts to be announced over the coming weeks.

Now is your chance to organise your October Bank Holiday Weekend. This year’s warm and intimate Festival will feature ALMOST 100 Events, 250 Artists, All Day Café Culture sessions, Trad Sessions, Fiddler of Dooney Competition, Street Markets, Fantastic Street Family Fun including jugglers, magicians, mime, puppets, face painting, climaxing with the hilarious World Air Fiddle Championships.
Festival goers will have the opportunity to enjoy many of the year round activities Sligo has to offer; Ireland’s best Surfing beaches, Hill and Forest walks, Seaweed baths, Boating, Fishing, Sailing, Camping, Golf, Music Archives, and an array of activities to tantalise young minds.
SLIGO LIVE SESSIONS 2010 takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend from Thursday, 21st – Monday 25th October 2010. For more details log onto www.sligolive.ie

A limited number of the popular weekend tickets to all festival events at an amazing €75 will be available. The Full Programme will be announced in the coming weeks. For more details log onto www.sligolive.ie

For further information contact:
Carmody Smith PR Tel: 01 2602664/ 086 1741882
aine@carmodysmithpr.com, niamh@carmodysmithpr.com
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