Kaleidoscope are delighted to add Gavin Friday to their 2nd Birthday Party line up at The Button Factory this Sunday 2011, as a guest of cellist Kate Ellis. The event is curated by Cliodhna Ryan and Kate Ellis and co-produced by pop – up productions.
The Kaleidoscope 2nd Birthday party includes a world premiere by acclaimed composer David Fennessy, New Dublin Voices, works by Brahms and Gershwin as well as the Pulitzer Prize winning “Different Trains” by Steve Reich. Come, celebrate and be part of the Kaleidoscope community. The musical programme begins at 9pm and is followed by a super special AFTER HOURS SHOW.
Event Details:
Sunday December 11 2011
The Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Drinks Reception: 7:30pm
Music: 9pm
After Hours Show: 11pm (until late)
Tickets €22.50 (including booking fee) from tickets.ie
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The video for Gavin Friday’s song Able, directed by Kevin Godley and produced by Ned O’Hanlon has been nominated for an Irish Music Television (IMTV) Video Music Award in the category ‘Best Male’.
Winners will be announced at the IMTV Awards 2011 on Wednesday, 30th November at the Sugar Club in Dublin, Ireland.
(Ǎhk-to͝ong Bāy-Bi) Covered, The Achtung Baby Covers Album featuring Gavin Friday doing U2′s The Fly is now available for download worldwide* on iTunes. All proceeds will benefit Concern Worldwide’s work in famine-stricken areas of East Africa.
The album was was conceived for Q Magazine to mark their 25th Anniversary issue and coincides with the 20th Anniversary re-release of U2′s Achtung Baby. Other artists on the album include Nine Inch Nails, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode, Garbage and more.
With the support of iTunes, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) and all of the participating artists, managers & labels, all proceeds from the sale of (Ǎhk-to͝ong Bāy-Bi) Covered, will support Concern’s response to the East Africa crisis, where thousands of children have already died of hunger or related diseases and over 10 million people remain at risk.
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Gavin Friday will play live in Leuven, Belgium on February 17, 2012.
The concert takes place at Het Depot as part of the city’s Kulturama 2012 festival. Tickets cost 15/18 euro.
The show in Leuven is the fourth concert announced for Gavin’s February 2012 tour of Belgium and The Netherlands. Other shows take place in Ghent, Hasselt and Amsterdam.
