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Little Comets added as Gomez support

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:37 +0100

With rave album reviews across the board and their recent single ‘Joanna’ getting masses of air time on National Radio and across Cool FM & Citybeat in Northern Ireland this is a band on the cusp of greatness!

FWW to play in Annies!

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:35 +0100

Fighting with Wire (or FWW) are an alternative rock and punk band hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. Having released their debut 'Man Vs Monster' in 2008 after forming in late 2003, Fighting With Wire are an explosive live force whose reputation has seen them being compared to everyone from Biffy Clyro to At The Drive In.

Duke plays a Special gig in Annies

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:32 +0100

Hailing from Belfast with a sound that is self-confessed “hobo-chic”, Duke Special - AKA the endlessly inventive Peter Wilson - is once heard, never forgotten!

The Lowly Knights in Annies!

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:30 +0100

Animal Disco are proud to announce that The Lowly Knights will play Auntie Annies on Friday 22nd July.

Stone Roses - Last Belfast Show

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:26 +0100

After 10 years The Stone Roses Experience are finally calling it a day! - THE FINAL CALLING - The Stone Roses Experience are widely regarded as the most accurate tribute to The Stone Roses

WARPAINT MAKE NI DEBUT

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:24 +0100

LA Band Warpaint have announced their debut NI show in The Spring & Airbrake this August 24th

DRI Announce Belfast Show

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:21 +0100

Punk Rockers Dirty Rotten Imbeciles make their way to the Spring & Airbrake as part of their European Tour this June

Award winning Ron Sexsmith returns

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:19 +0100

A singer-songwriter acclaimed by a galaxy of artists from Bob Dylan to Elton John, Chris Martin to Michael Bublé, Steve Earle to Lucinda Williams for his insight into the human heart and a melodic purity (to paraphrase admirer Elvis Costello) unheard since the heyday of Paul McCartney, you’ll find him straight after the Sex Pistols in any self-respecting encyclopedia of modern music.

Y & T return to the Spring this Autumn

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:17 +0100

Before Motley Crue, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica, Y&T was slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America. When the band formed in the early 1970s, little did they know they would set the standard for hard rock bands that trailed. Many of the biggest acts of the '80s became popular opening for headliners Y&T- and cut their teeth on the band, as evidenced by the Y&T mentions in tell-all books by acts such as Metallica and Motley Crue beyond these shores. Expect a full-on superclub soundtrack like no other!

Gomez back in town!!

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:13 +0100

Former Mercury Music Prize winners Gomez return to Belfast this June. Gomez release 'Whatever's On Your Mind' June 6th this year and will play a Belfast show at The Spring & Airbrake this summer on Saturday 18th June.

Jan Akkerman - has the Spring & Airbrake in focus!

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:11 +0100

Dutch guitar player Jan Akkerman (1946) did almost anything a musician could possibly do. He worked with many different musicians like BB King, Charlie Byrd, Cozy Powell, Claus Ogerman and Ice-T,

Besides being a former member of international acclaimed bands such as Brainbox and Focus and made more than a dozen solo records that showed his versatile playing without any boundaries or limitations. Whether it’s ‘Tabernakel’ (1973), the famous guitar-in-bed album ‘Jan Akkerman’ (1977) or his most recent studio outing ‘CU’ (2003), he explores and combines elements of rock, jazz, blues, classical or modern dance music and give those his own signature.

O Emperor - to visit Auntie Annies

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:09 +0100

A majestic name for an imperious band. Hailing from Waterford, O Emperor have orchestrated a multi layered, multi faceted sound that betrays their tender years and that, with one giant leap, puts them at the forefront of our brightest talent. Undertaking all the production duties themselves, the band have created Po, a debut single that ploughs a supremely confident furrow between classic American harmonic pop and the best of British alternative music. Impeccably arranged, immaculately performed behind words that evoke childhood fears and adult frustrations.

Elevate presents - Big room trance & progressive

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:06 +0100

Join us as we bring the sound of the big room to the Belfast with a line-up of some of the best recognised trance and progressive DJing and producing talent from Northern Ireland who are also making waves well beyond these shores. Expect a full-on superclub soundtrack like no other!

And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead for Limelight

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:04 +0100

And You Will Know Know Us By The Trail of Dead will play an intimate Belfast show at The Limelight this summer on Tuesday 24th May. Tickets priced £14.00 are on sale this Friday, 11 March at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.ie

DANGER, HIGH VOLTAGE! ELECTRIC SIX RETURN

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:03 +0100

Detroit rockers Electric Six will play the Spring and Airbrake, Belfast on November 25th. The band had hits with 'Gay Bar' and 'Danger! High Voltage' and grew out of the late 90's Detroit rock scene that also birthed The White Stripes and The Detroit Cobras.

Royal Bangs announced as support for Cold War Kids

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:13:01 +0100

ROYAL BANGS finally know who they are and what they’re about. In this state of reassurance, the band is eager to tour. When you’re on tour it’s nice because there’s a schedule, Schaefer says. It’s not a tough schedule, but it’s a schedule, and we're doing the only thing we've ever wanted to do.

COLD WAR KIDS RETURN TO BELFAST

Mon, 16 May 2011 15:12:55 +0100

Cold War Kids make an eagerly awaited return to Belfast with a date at The Spring & Airbrake on Wednesday 18th May. Tickets priced £15 are on sale this Thursday, 24 February at 9am from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide and online at www.ticketmaster.ie